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Eletrical Overload ... sometimes BrontideRob at 1:16pm 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2215 I could use some guidance on what to troubleshoot. In a nutshell, turning on some circuits with s
Experiences in rough seas and high winds? Bungalow Bill at 11:42am 12.30.14 Trailer Sailors 18/7882 I am would like to hear some first hand accounts of how much wind and rough seas some have you have
AH800 Autohelm for Christmas - now want to modify Daveinet at 10:20am 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 22/9207 OK, so DW got me a new toy for Christmas. A used AH800 Autohelm. So now I can go sailing by myself
Catalina 25 advice tooltime63 at 10:04am 12.30.14 Smaller Boats 12/9961 Looking for buying advice. My GF ' I are new to sailing. She owns an Oday 16ft today which we have s
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island Terry Cox at 9:18am 12.30.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/4454 Belle-Vie and her crew has spent many a times during all seasons at Friday Harbor. It offers the vis
Happy new year Prime Time at 8:33pm 12.29.14 Bristol 0/1551 Happy new year to all my fellow Bristol enthusiasts!
Catalina Rudder Jdaniel343 at 7:30pm 12.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1182 Does any one have any idea what the weight of a 1977 Catalina 27 original rudder might be?
cheoy lee trainmanjess at 7:00pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 27/9734 hello all happy holidays to all my wife and I made the descission, we are selling the Morgan 3
Is a 9.9 too much motor for a Com Pac 16? KevinSeise at 6:15pm 12.29.14 Com-Pac 12/5338 I have a 1978 CP-16. Right now, I have a 45 pound electric trolling motor. Someone is offering me
Furlex 100-S SEAMATE II at 5:06pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4375 I have tried, but I am unable to obtain any help from Selden, or the dealers I've contacted, on this
O'Day 23 Main sheet running rigging fbond at 4:19pm 12.29.14 Day Sailers 12/5777 ?Help!! I have recently purchased an O'Day 23. I need information on how the running rigging on th
What do you call the "Radiator Cap" on a marine diesel? Tally Ho at 3:21pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5717 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F engine in my O'Day 322, and the cap on the cooling tank (anti-freeze) needs t
How to protect my ASA Log Book? Can you recommend a case? CoolHandLuke at 1:39pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1571 I just received my certs from the ASA for finishing 103/104 courses. I'm guarding my ASA Log Book
Uh Oh, boredom, spray paint and tarp... (3) Hogheaven at 10:20am 12.29.14 Catalina 30 1/2037 Hi, We wanted to make a seat out of our cooler for the cabin table and noticed that the far back
Ductless air conditioning mgraham at 10:01am 12.29.14 Catalina 30 25/14312 I am considering adding a ductless air system on my Catalina 30.Any comments or advice would be welc
How to stop Barnacles from attaching to Styrofoam? McIntoshUSA at 8:22am 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1277 I am looking at making a floating dock out of Styrofoam blocks for my dinghy. Is there a method/subs
Should I or Shouldn't I? Kper at 8:13am 12.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1916 We currently own a Catalina 25 and even though we have gone through the entire boat and it's in grea
Installing a tiller on a 1987 272 (1) Northern Star at 8:01am 12.29.14 Bigger Boats 8/1898 Hello, I own a 1987 Oday 272, equipped with a Wheel, and I consider removing it to install a tille
Teak Oil Outside lpolliard at 7:58am 12.29.14 Catalina 22 8/3030 Looks like my 22 bright work is treated with teak oil and not varnish. What are the pros and cons?
Shakedown Cruise a Complete Success pateco at 7:09am 12.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1128 Had a great sail yesterday. First time out on the Stargazer, and all went smoothly. https://fbcdn

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1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 3:43pm 10.12.23 BABU is going on the hard next week. I've identified 7 1" keel bolts. Hunter's torquing specificati
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:27pm 10.12.23 Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" which is 1/4" shorter than T105s at 11.15" tall. @Kupe Your Nort
When to tack dlochner at 3:10pm 10.12.23 A contrarian opinion here. Walker is the epitome of OCD when it comes to sailing. Yes, he has well d
Water tank leak Allan12210 at 2:14pm 10.12.23 [QUOTE="Ralph Johnstone, post: 1801396, member: 73635" Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of th
When to tack jssailem at 1:38pm 10.12.23 SI did and article about Dr. Stuart Walker... It starts: He is sailing on the Severn River near Ann
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 1:37pm 10.12.23 Using a tablet in place of an old chartplotter sounds like a great solution, the price is certainly
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) jssailem at 1:32pm 10.12.23 So true Dave...:biggrin: On that trip we had a plastic dust pan and a NJ resident with skills at sno
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (7) jssailem at 1:25pm 10.12.23 For example... In Windy I can capture a map area. Select 2 points (as in this example 1 off the NW c
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:48pm 10.12.23 maybe corrupt or missing data in the chart itself? Mastering the chart downloading process is a ch
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it. ;)
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:42pm 10.12.23 That was SO bad. :plus: -Will
Catalina 30 Survey Ward H at 12:11pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 12:03pm 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them. Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" whi
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 11:06am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 11:05am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi

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