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Sell my M17 and get a Hobie Sailing Kayak? (3) sailingandsuch at 1:00pm 11.26.13 Ask All Sailors 19/7659 Yes, that is what I am thinking I may want to do..... Should I sell my beloved Montgomery 17 and ge
rewiring my mast Jim Eller at 12:48pm 11.26.13 Catalina 22 2/1079 I just ordered a new wiring harness for my catalina 22. I am assuming that I an use a couple of str
Sail mag DJN51 at 12:11pm 11.26.13 Ask All Sailors 29/3638 Just got my new issue of Sail mag,Look forward to getting it to kill the winter blues.After going th
Water in engine oil ronjh28 at 11:27am 11.26.13 Catalina 30 5/2857 Hi, have a Catalina 30 1981 with the 2 cyl. diesel. During hard healing water will back flow into th
Linear drive for a legend 35.5 windwagon at 9:35am 11.26.13 Big Boats 13/3619 I am thinking of upgrading my Raymarine wheel pilot to a new "type 1" linear drive. If you have upgr
1976 Colubmia T-26 ncsailor634 at 8:11am 11.26.13 Columbia 2/2961 I recently purchased a 1976 Columbia T-26. I am looking for information on making or buying a mast
Gorgeous Seattle Sunday SVPardonMyFrench at 7:26am 11.26.13 Big Boats 8/1446 We had an amazing weekend in seattle, here's a short video on my single handed sail sunday afternoon
Line Cutter Long Story at 3:55am 11.26.13 Catalina 310 7/2329 Has anyone added one of the different line cutting devices to the prop shaft? If so I am intereste
class racing rules for Venture 21 MacGyverTx at 6:31pm 11.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4738 Anyone aware of information on class racing rules for the Venture 21 or Macgregor 21?
A Little Push heritage at 5:17pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2000 Sometimes you just need a little push to get going: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehafNSZM-84
Yamaha 9.9 doesn't fit H26 mount space (1) Chiriqui at 4:40pm 11.25.13 Smaller Boats 14/1832 I'm 5+ months getting a motor to Panama. Its a long story. I really depend on a motor against 15 ft
Oc352 Refinishing Cockpit Seats knot smart at 3:07pm 11.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/5469 hello all, its time to refinish the seating in the cockpit which I presume to be teak. My questio
Unsafe condition with BZ products MPPT500 Charge controller (1) emergpa1 at 2:56pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/6402 I have a problem that is causing an unsafe situation aboard my boat that is persisting despite my ef
Engine access hatch BJ2008 at 12:55pm 11.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1020 I have a 1981 Catalina 27 with the 5411 diesel engine. Access to the engine is limited. Has anyone e
Hunter 34 Bilge Pump Issue Steve Olson at 12:04pm 11.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2305 I woke up to hear my bilge pump running. I inspected the bilge to find enough water inside to prope
Storing Spinnaker Pole Off the Deck wufibugs at 12:01pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4179 I have been toying with the idea of finding a jib car track to to mount forward side of the mast to
Cockpit drain throughhulls Found at Sea at 11:48am 11.25.13 Big Boats 16/1712 I've been trying to locate a plumbing schematic for my H34 in order to determine the location of the
Windlass not working on oceanis 31 chuckbuck at 9:17am 11.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2636 Hey everyone, This is the first boat I've owned with an electronic windlass. It's a 2008 model wit
Intellicast Marine Weather maps JohnS at 8:36am 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 0/981 I usually just use intellicast for general weather reports (e.g. "Will I need a rain coat?"). I'm su
Boat Insurance Warren Milberg at 6:09am 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1145 I've owned boats for over 40 years. All were insured, to one extent or another, mostly through Boat

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cant identify my venture2? rgranger at 3:25am 07.04.23 Still will need photos to help
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 07.04.23 Maybe some PTFE or silicone lubricant on the threads to keep it from binding up so much?
Engineering Issues Rick486 at 3:10am 07.04.23 Fatigue failure of a welded joint
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Rick486 at 2:48am 07.04.23 My forward opening hatch is a Bomar 1080-10A with a single support arm. Manufactured in 1998 and in
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Joe at 1:20am 07.04.23 Ralph, I wish I had constructive insight regarding the hatch issue. However, I will congratulate yo
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 12:25am 07.04.23 How much solar do you have? Edit: And how large is your charger? Is it connected to the start batt
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything JamesG161 at 12:15am 07.04.23 Bomar 1080-10A Mine is Bomar 1011-10 with 2 openers.;) I guess , just like your accumulator, shor
Fuel (In)Efficiency SFS at 11:43pm 07.03.23 Many diesel engines burn between 0.38 and 0.45 pounds of fuel per hour for each horsepower developed
Engineering Issues SoSound at 10:33pm 07.03.23 I saw this video this morning and wondered, how did the park safety team miss this on their AM insp
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 9:24pm 07.03.23 Sure. 2
35s5 Backstay Adjuster (3) Hollyberry at 9:08pm 07.03.23 We have a 3-part cascade in wire with a 6 part tackle on that.. with the cleating block up high for
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jon hansen at 9:04pm 07.03.23 how many souls onboard? .... if i'm aloud to ask :)
Roller furling: where do I start? KCofKC at 8:27pm 07.03.23 There is more to a furler than just the furler. Most likely you will also have to make an adjustmen
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) Michael Davis at 8:14pm 07.03.23 Current Destination is Lunenburg NS. Home of the Blue Nose
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery stephen_i_w at 8:11pm 07.03.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago, I
35s5 Backstay Adjuster Mechone at 7:54pm 07.03.23 Your Boat originally came with a Barbarossa mechanical backstay that uses winch handle......try Eba
Schaefer traveller q's dlochner at 7:34pm 07.03.23 Back in the day when your boat was built the bearings in traveller cars were not captive meaning the
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? PaulK at 7:29pm 07.03.23 The Mercury and Blue Jay are NOT the same boat. You do NOT want a Blue Jay to sail singlehanded. It
Identifying switch under nav station??? ron2photo at 6:44pm 07.03.23 Thank you, i will give it a try. What a weird place to put a switch.
shore power female-end fell in the water Egovos at 5:21pm 07.03.23 Yes I'll check the receptacle also

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