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V berth bulkheads 25/26 John Stevens at 10:13am 10.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2204 How much stability do the V berth bulkheads provide? Can they be removed? Are they just for keeping
Cracked galley countertops chicagodave at 8:27am 10.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1966 Buying a 2004 Beneteau 423 (2) What type of material is recommended to replace the chronic cracks t
YachtWeather vs. PocketGrib Apps - different forecasts? down_shift at 7:57am 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1441 Planning a leisurely sail from Herring Bay to Knapps Narrows or Oxford this weekend. At 2p on Sat
Strange Electrical Issue (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:20am 10.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 31/14678
Strange Electrical Issue (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:19am 10.24.14 Catalina 310 13/6613
Cockpit location of RAM and speaker rbringle at 5:06am 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2554 My Standard Horizon VHF radio is in the cabin on my Gulf 29. I would now like to add a RAM mic and
Dock water attachment Akapeterc at 4:28am 10.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1123 My Hunter 44DS has a water attachment on the stern to connect a hose to a tap at the marina. Is ther
Winter Cover for Cat 30 T.R. Steve k at 2:46am 10.24.14 Catalina 30 2/1424 I purchased a 1988 Cat 30 MKII in August. The former owner had a canvas cover for winter storage. Tu
Looking for a part. (1) JoeD at 8:32pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1268 Hi am rebuilding my Universal 5432 which is a Kubota V1501 block. Need what they call a knock bolt.
3D Printed Model of a Sailboat rpwillia at 7:51pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3723 Saw on Sailing Anarchy there was a guy printing 3D sailboats from the CAD drawings at the Annapolis
Anyone modified their Crane? Added a rpwillia at 7:32pm 10.23.14 Catalina 310 2/972 I did re-position my spinnaker halyard to come out of the top sheave and added a block to the crane
Water pump failure (2) njlarry at 7:11pm 10.23.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/1679 Looks like I need a new pump. These pics are of a Sherwood with only 99 hrs on the engine. The engin
Swing keel weight Terryl754 at 6:56pm 10.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3676 I have a 78 venture 25. Looked it up on sailboatdata.com and it listed the swing keel weight as 800
What is the best way to raise my weight in a Bosun Chair? McIntoshUSA at 5:51pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 19/6760 My neighbor has a Bosun Chair, but it's not easy for him to raise my weight with my winch. I underst
Thoughts on Flexible Water Tanks Bad Obsession at 5:13pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1920 Next spring I am doing some more refit. One project deals with the water tank situation on my boat.
ElectroSan System MMcD at 5:09pm 10.23.14 S2 13/3649 We just bought a S2 9.2 center cockpit. We are looking to replace the ElectroSan marine head system
Are early eightyish oday 28's any good Hobieandy at 4:12pm 10.23.14 Bigger Boats 24/11935 I am considering a 1981 oday 28 for 1500. Can anyone tell me what kind of keel it has and if it i
tranny damper plate valcour at 4:12pm 10.23.14 Catalina 310 10/3214 Lots of recent info on past replacements of damper plate M-25b xpb. I have some rattling noise at i
Double ended mooring Rick J B at 4:00pm 10.23.14 Big Boats 0/1083 Hi ! I'm planning to go on a double ended mooring with our Catalina 42 Mk2 in Orange county -USA.
Anyone heard of Iona? SocalSailor at 2:37pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 5/5479 I am looking seriously at buying a larger boat. I looked over a 30 ft listed near me. It is an Ion

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Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 1:38pm 07.27.23 It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. That is puzzling!
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Dr. D at 12:51pm 07.27.23 Do you have a copy of the bill of sale from the boats you owned? Seems that would be proof of knowle
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 12:45pm 07.27.23 My original post has an error. It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. There w
Battery Confusion.. (1) Tally Ho at 12:44pm 07.27.23 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I
Battery Confusion.. jviss at 12:37pm 07.27.23 Would be helpful to know how you charge. It I was solving that I'd look for a single LiFePo4 batter
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:34pm 07.27.23 https://www.skywayyachtworks.com https://crowleys.com
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:26pm 07.27.23 either skyway yacht works, or crowleys, they are a couple blocks apart, last chance before bridges.
Battery Confusion.. JoeWhite at 11:22am 07.27.23 Installing a 100 watt flexible solar panel and charger is a good idea when shore power is not availa
Battery Confusion.. Richard19068 at 11:19am 07.27.23 +1 on Don S/V ILLusion's response Also, you will want to know how many amps your fan(s) and lights
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 11:15am 07.27.23 The forestay spot did not have anything imbedded. I was disappointed. They used large washers. It se
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 11:08am 07.27.23 the sails are toast. add $5,000.00 to your buy in price. just keeping it real! old IOR boats ne
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Thaniel at 11:02am 07.27.23 From the website: "Customers must show a valid sailboat operator's certificate or sail card to rent
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Richard19068 at 11:00am 07.27.23 From the website: "Customers must show a valid sailboat operator's certificate or sail card to rent
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:56am 07.27.23 Thanks. Leaning toward the two deep cycle...given my usage. Best. T.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Thaniel at 10:53am 07.27.23 Now that is potentially reasonable. Since this is only a temporary solution, I don't want to go inv
Battery Confusion.. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 07.27.23 Whoever told you that (keep the switch on both) is wrong. You just experienced why - you depleted bo
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 10:30am 07.27.23 A photo or two would help us help you. That said, the deck generally does not provide structural s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 10:19am 07.27.23 I tried to enhance the gasket. It sounds like your faceplate gasket. Is this right? NOT a good id
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 10:16am 07.27.23 @Windpilot , I saw you had some valuable insight regarding deck fittings and tapping the embedded al
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 10:13am 07.27.23 congratulations!

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