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DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:20am 07.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3711
Origo 2500E Alcohol Stove DCourteau at 8:04am 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/918 Hello! I need some assistance. I have an origo 2500E alcohol stove. The burner control slider has
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 7:05am 07.10.23 Big Boats 14/2833 Have boards for the companion way but really think I want doors, just want to see what people have d
Oday 19 deck drain hose mm2347 at 6:42am 07.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 0/455 Anybody know of a source for deck drain hoses?
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? (1) BTC1984 at 5:59pm 07.09.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1473 217683 at idle the boat was fine and leaving the marina was fine but when I increased the RPMs I hea
New owner Ventura County (2) BulldogTim62 at 5:09pm 07.09.23 Catalina 22 6/883 Hey from Tim, after 6 months of YouTube and research, finally at the age of 62 just took possession
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 4:42pm 07.09.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/2094 I am considering purchasing a 1997 Hunter 310. Currently the boat is not well set for single handin
Swing Keel/Bolts in keel locker (3) Redwood707 at 2:40pm 07.09.23 Trailer Sailors 1/826 So I have a new to me Laguna Windrose 18 that Im ready to put in the water for the first time. My qu
Prestolite alternator??? (3) SycloneDriver at 10:32am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1297 I'm working on a 1980 Catalina 38. The boat is in rough shape. We been working mostly on getting
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Scott T-Bird at 9:59am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 38/3839 I was fortunate to survive to see the 4th. On Monday morning, Sue and I woke up on the boat in our
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? (1) jviss at 7:16am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1044 Greetings, I have a combination steaming and foredeck light. I think it may be a Forespar, but I'm
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Fleet at 4:10am 07.09.23 Catalina 310 7/1431 Owners manual isn't definitive on whether we have a ground plate and if our mast is connected to the
Starting battery fred1diver at 4:03am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2489 Good Sunday morning everyone. last year I changed both my batteries to deep cycle, one of them is a
Gooseneck shive search (2) PeteT at 8:40pm 07.08.23 Catalina 30 9/1148 I just re- stepped the mast and am kicking myself for not handling the boom. Outhaul has no purchase
1960 Tylercraft T-24 (2) Han Solo at 11:41am 07.08.23 Trailer Sailors 7/1512 Just bought a 1960 Tylercraft T-24 on eBay sight unseen. Anyone here owns one, owned one or sailed o
1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 11:31am 07.08.23 C&C 6/1331 I am in the market for a new vessel and I am considering a 79 c'c with a center board. I had not con
Oday 192 (1986) replace teak cabin hatch rails. tuna boat captain at 11:00am 07.08.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/816 I have the new tea rails but don't see how to remove old rails. The cabin ceiling is covered with he
1200 nm Completed (2) knappytime at 10:46am 07.08.23 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1081 Thought I would just post a quick note. Just completed moving Somniatis II from Bellingham WA to Se
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 10:35am 07.08.23 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1461 I am installing a new windlass on Somniatis II. I'm planning to run the chain through a hawse pipe
What brand transducer is this? (6) Ben16737 at 6:00am 07.08.23 Ask All Sailors 6/666 The display for my sounder used to have a cover to protect it when not in use, but that cover broke

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What size winch rgranger at 11:45am 07.23.25 Doh :facepalm:
Intermittent Aternator Light rgranger at 11:44am 07.23.25 Speaking from ignorance and riffing off of @dlochner & @Don S/V ILLusion ... Is your "alternator" li
Raise the boom rgranger at 11:39am 07.23.25 The thing about using the topping lift is that you will fatten up the sail. That is fine if you are
Marina Maneuvers Foswick at 11:38am 07.23.25
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out Charles Erwin at 11:36am 07.23.25 Coverage is The US San Juan Islands The Canadian Gulf Islands The Eastern Juan de Fuca Strait, and
Marina Maneuvers Foswick at 11:30am 07.23.25 If there were a bollard or even cleat in the area your crew stood on the dock, you could maybe doub
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out Foswick at 11:22am 07.23.25 Thanks! I took a look and ended up not installing it because it looks like this is just the informat
Marina Maneuvers shemandr at 11:20am 07.23.25 If there were a bollard or even cleat in the area your crew stood on the dock, you could maybe doubl
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out Charles Erwin at 11:06am 07.23.25 Assume you have an iphone? If so try this app ?PNW Current Atlas
Trouble in the Aft Compartment - Cherubini 30 Access + Rudder Stuffing Work Dalliance at 10:52am 07.23.25
Intermittent Aternator Light Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 07.23.25 My understand is that idiot light indicates voltage. Check schematic to verify. Absent info about m
What size winch dlochner at 10:38am 07.23.25 For sheet winches, pretty much the smallest ones will be fine, that would be a Lewmar 8 or equivalen
Intermittent Aternator Light dlochner at 10:36am 07.23.25 Odds are there is an issue in the wiring harness. Check for continuity on the leads to make sure the
Raise the boom patrickfarley at 10:35am 07.23.25 Topping lift works great for now. It makes the area a little to small for the sail. I will get a pi
What size winch fred1diver at 9:53am 07.23.25 Not sure which which he is looking for? But I think he wants winches for the foresail
What size winch rgranger at 9:50am 07.23.25 according to sailboat data dot com (WINDROSE 24 - sailboatdata) you have a 700# keel. I would w
Raise the boom shemandr at 9:50am 07.23.25 I'm aware of booms being raised. I'm thinking about one on a Ranger 26. I think in that case the s
New to the forum mhessick at 9:42am 07.23.25 Thanks. We met another couple who live on a boat in Mexico during the winter but sail a Cat 22 in t
Trouble in the Aft Compartment - Cherubini 30 Access + Rudder Stuffing Work testingthewaters91 at 9:06am 07.23.25 No help, but a comment: The hose does not look that bad in the picture.. I see an old label from wh
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification kloudie1 at 8:24am 07.23.25 Another option is to find exactly where the leak is, remove the "leak-off" manifold and take it to a

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