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Can you splice Transducer wire? Depth Sounder question. (4) Sock Puppet at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4725 My boat has a transducer for the depth sounder mounted on the bottom of the hull. It was wired to t
Smart Gauge Installation dlochner at 5:22pm 07.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/5351 Greetings, Looking for thoughts about installing a Balmar Smart Gauge. The gauge is going to be i
Fabric Spray "Paint" for old cabin cushions? rmwac at 5:16pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 3/1842 We have an '84 Catalina 30 with the fabulous 80's tan 'Plaid' pattern. The cushions are in excellen
What's an "end tie"? pupluv at 4:33pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5084 Please forgive my ignorance but what is an "end tie"? I think it's like a slip except there's a floa
need opinons on annapolis sail shops DAVA390 at 3:34pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1214 Purchased a 1988 Precision 23 last spring. Previous owner bought a new main from Scott sails in Anna
Unusual hot/cold water problem IH82BL8 at 12:55pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/653 This weekend I recommissioned my fresh water storage tank and water heater. I filled them and turne
Best hatch lens adhesive / sealant ? sailfree20770 at 12:38pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 32/17900 From what I've read so far, the 3 best options for plastic lens sealants are: 3M 4000 Dow Corning 79
Cheoy Lee/ Luders 36 Primary Winch Bracket Needed RaccoonTOF at 12:14pm 07.13.14 Parts Search 0/1072 Hurricane Arthur claimed the starboard primary winch on my 1975 Cheoy Lee/Luders 36 ketch. We recov
How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? (1) Pat Hooyman at 12:11pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1075 I want to replace the incandescent bulbs on my 38 with LED's. I cannot figure out how to get the len
Tips or Suggestions for Mounting Tiller Pilot Ward H at 11:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 16/6307 Just bought a Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot. Spent about an hour measuring, remeasuring, second gu
What is this wooden clamp-like accessory? (1) flagbag at 10:16am 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2218 Can anyone help identify this wooden clamp like accessory we found in a a '77 Oday Day Sailer II. Ab
Speed Loss michaeel at 9:55am 07.13.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 19/2916 Recently replaced the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3YM20. The engine runs great as normal with no sign
Kenyon boom internal lines question jtmccue at 9:06am 07.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1016 I wanted to replace the tired and worn outlhaul line on the H28.5. A wire comes out the boom aft s
Flat winter cover for a B311 amayers at 8:14am 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/911 I'm going to need a winter cover for my B311 and saw an interesting cover this winter that was flat
H 26 mystery inspection plate and wet floor by galley (1) abk at 7:58am 07.13.14 Smaller Boats 1/777 The floor by the galley is squishy. Water seeps out from under the wood and collectis the corner the
VENUS Sailboats?? colinhulse at 7:08am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1899 I am going to look at a Venus 46 on Saturday. I know little about them! Designed in New Z and built
main sheet controls sailorsteve1 at 7:00am 07.13.14 Smaller Boats 2/718 the only thing i dont really like about my capri 18 is the mainsheet controls. has anyone made a cha
Success (2) All U Get at 6:57am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 3/821 Hi all, A year ago I found a part kicking around in our boat and posted a picture to get some hel
Auto helm dark sailinitisme at 6:55am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/905 Does anyone have any suggestions on getting a Ray Marine ST6002 going again? She's got power, but co
Maiden voyage (6) vthardhatdiver at 5:57am 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/897 I want to thank you all for sharing your knowledge. Finally got on the water with my family for an a

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rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:07pm 05.04.23 I just blasted through that article, skipping much as I have to run. However, it appears she does n
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:03pm 05.04.23 Ok, thanks for the observation.
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 12:00pm 05.04.23 I was thinking. If I installed a vertical windlass aft of the locker, could not I feed the rode back
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 11:59am 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (1) Hollyberry at 11:56am 05.04.23 Beautiful! What boat is this?:) Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a t
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 11:47am 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:32am 05.04.23 This could be likely. I will investigate further. Is there any way to test the wire at the inverter
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 11:30am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:22am 05.04.23 You guys are fast, thank you! I'll report back.
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:18am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 11:10am 05.04.23 First thing to do would be to check and see if the inverter output wires are connected properly at t
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:06am 05.04.23 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe
Reverse Polarity JoeWhite at 11:06am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 10:18am 05.04.23 If you like doing this sort of thing it's great fun. . :) awesome job. But I have too many things
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (2) Mark15231 at 10:15am 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Ericso
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:15am 05.04.23 also get the impression from Peggie that you'll get an indication as to when your joker valve start
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 10:11am 05.04.23 When I do we'll dinghy by to say hi. Please do! I don't know that I'd be sailing to Cisco, it's k
Third summer, boat wont sail LakeShark at 10:03am 05.04.23 Do any of those spare-parts boats have a spare keel? Many do. Racers if they have room and are o
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 10:01am 05.04.23 What material keel, some googling showed the keel is fiberglass...

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