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Block Island Race Week 2015 Andrew Burton at 8:17am 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1762 As I sit here in my living room, bracing for the first "Storm of the Century" this year, what could
Identify Furling Unit Apex at 8:06am 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 0/663 edit: Google is a wonderful thing, I was able to identify the previous posted pictures to find the
Cost of new cushions Leprecaun at 7:51am 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 13/6045 Hello all, I am thinking about replacing the cushions on my 1988 Newport sloop. V berth, port ' st
Soldboats.com search Ted at 10:27pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1025 Does anyone have access to do a search for me on Soldboats.com? I would be happy to pay for your ser
Toe Rail Jdaniel343 at 9:11pm 01.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3396 I have a 1977 Catalina 27. I would like to add aluminum toe rail extrusion to the top of the existin
Stuck valve & why 2 head gaskets nlneilson at 8:02pm 01.24.15 Catalina 30 14/4900 Started tinkering with the Atomic 4 engine in the boat I recently bought. No compression in the bac
UhOh Boredom again, steel, teak and a welder (3) Hogheaven at 6:24pm 01.24.15 Catalina 30 4/1462 We got a generator to run the AC/Heat, TV, Blender, etc. But where to put it?:neutral: The port
Replace seal (2) FlimFlamII at 6:19pm 01.24.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/3074 I have to replace this seal but have almost no room to loosen the coupling. Does anyone have any ide
max power bow thruster problem friesen at 5:45pm 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/3925 I have a 2007 Beneteau B40, with a Max Power CT 80 bow thruster. It has worked very well since ne
Myth busters DianaOfBurlington at 5:11pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 136/21351 Has this been done before? Saw it recently on the Yachting and Boating World bulletin boards-- Wha
Deep cycle batteries sailor5017 at 5:03pm 01.24.15 Big Boats 3/1027 anyone have experience with crown deep cycles . satisfied? Thax
Outboard water impeller, how often to change? Bad Obsession at 4:52pm 01.24.15 Trailer Sailors 33/19817 How often do you replace your outboard water pump impeller? How often do you re lubricate your lowe
Engine cool air blower cam at 4:51pm 01.24.15 Catalina 310 10/2935 Hi all this is Cam of Western Australia I gave a 2005 c310. The other day I switched on my blower. T
Change lens on Lewmar hatch (1) John R at 4:22pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 4/6075 The lenses (I think that's what you'd call them) on my Lewmar hatches are badly crazed and one of th
Deep cycle batteries sailor5017 at 4:11pm 01.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/703 Has any one had any experience with Crown deep cycle batteries. I am replacing house bank this yea
Lazy Bag vs. Lazy Jacks rnelson010 at 3:37pm 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3482 wrbeglin and all, I saw this exact conversation from a couple years ago. I have a 2005 323 and the L
What's the best way to cut a mast ppm411 at 1:57pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 30/9806 The holes are worn on the bottom of my mast on my '74 Catalina 22. The plan is to cut an inch off t
* Marine Battery Use Survey * Maine Sail at 1:32pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 71/9313 Hi All, I am working on a few articles for marine publications and would like to gather some data
How are mast messenger lines rigged? (1) TropicalSeattle at 1:26pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/4068 I have some messenger lines rigged inside my mast as seen in the picture. The gray line going up is
Davits? JDREHER at 1:12pm 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1125 I just bought a 1995 Oceanis 440 and am interested in cruising the Great Lakes this next summer. I a

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Water in the bilge isaksp00 at 6:30pm 10.05.23 I'd check if the hose that drains the anchor locker to the through hull has pulled off a fitting or
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking ggrizzard at 5:45pm 10.05.23 I think the breaker that is tripping is internal to the A/C unit and not something that most of us
Water in the bilge ggrizzard at 5:40pm 10.05.23 Three bilge compartments, no waiting? Hmmm. If you add water to one of them, see if the water migr
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.05.23 Even without cooling water it will work and cool for a few minutes before it gets too hot, then an
Rudder Post & Bearings for Hunter 45cc John Benson at 5:31pm 10.05.23 New rudder is currently being fabricated. The plastic/nylon bearings inside the tube have been damag
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 4:52pm 10.05.23 I have forgotten how many times I laid a Lido 14, Laser or the FD over while racing in my youth. If
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 4:45pm 10.05.23 Thanks @Davidasailor26 . It is always good to see the rules applied in a way that recognizes good se
Second Triton2 dlochner at 4:27pm 10.05.23 Yes, we have 2 Triton 2 displays. Very easy, add a drop T to the network, connect the drop line to t
Starter switch sporadically engages starter mermike at 4:19pm 10.05.23 I can assure those who are still wondering about this problem that the solution is to replace the wi
Water in the bilge Don S/V ILLusion at 4:13pm 10.05.23 . I inspected the access under the v-berth and it was dry. The water did not come in from above t
Second Triton2 Mechone at 3:46pm 10.05.23 I installed a veratron go data , nmea 2000, low level bluetooth cheap 120 bucks . download the app f
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 3:26pm 10.05.23 I sent the poster a private message but will keep you posted what occurs. It is his choice if he wa
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 3:17pm 10.05.23 :huh: Yeah, I suppose that is open to a number of interpretations. It's just that I have been surp
Second Triton2 Apex at 3:17pm 10.05.23 I have 2 tritobs above the companionway, one with wind info, the 2nd boat and water data. Eazy peaz
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 10.05.23 I don't use Magic Eraser. I tried it and was not satisfied with the effort and results. I use LA Awe
Rudder Post & Bearings for Hunter 45cc Tally Ho at 3:00pm 10.05.23 Having run aground, the rudder post for my 2010 Hunter 45cc has been damaged beyond repair. Any sug
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 2:54pm 10.05.23 . Thats not what I wanted to hear at all! But in my defense, it was chalking a bit now and it had
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Captain Larry-DH at 2:44pm 10.05.23 Unfortunately, you abraded off the surface layer of the fabric with Magic Erasor and chemically atta
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking capta at 2:10pm 10.05.23 Sounds to me you have lost cooling water flow. Even without cooling water it will work and cool for
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 2:00pm 10.05.23 Measure voltage on 12v input cable to the starter cable while starter button is pressed. It should

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