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Bavaria 41 anchor sizing boaterbob at 3:27pm 03.26.25 Bavaria 5/192 Currently I have a CQR 35 lb. Too frequent dragging for me. Want to upsize to what? CQR 45?? change
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 2:22pm 03.26.25 Musings With Maine Sail 3/195 On an externally regulated alternator without a dedicated place to attach a temperature sensor, wher
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? Foswick at 1:46pm 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 9/253 Well, probably not, but it is interesting that we are starting to see new boats with a short-gaff ri
Pearson 36 3HM35F engine mount replacement advice Marty Pearson36 at 12:15pm 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 1/119 Any advice on how to change engine mounts on Pearson 36 3HM35F. One of the mounts is accessible. The
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 9:27am 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 16/382 Has anyone dealt with Cliffside Sails? I ordered a mainsail from them right after the first of the
WACKY Wednesday...... (1) sailme88 at 5:30am 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 0/126 230518
Folding Cart Foswick at 3:36pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 14/336 I was just complaining about how far out we are at our marina, in another thread. Made me remember I
Galley table ideas fred1diver at 2:22pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 16/243
Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? azambella at 2:00pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 5/170 I have an old Nissan 2 cycle outboard motor and want to identify it. The "TAG" has worn off so the
DIY Remote Monitoring System (1) Foswick at 1:27pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 15/361 Last fall, I designed a system that allows me to remotely monitor conditions on my boat. I'm not the
Looking for Sweet 16 owners FulhamKC at 1:18pm 03.25.25 Trailer Sailors 0/64 I am the Vice Commodore for the Sweet 16 Sailing Association and am building a database of all the S
Replacing a cutlass bearing Marty Pearson36 at 12:25pm 03.25.25 Pearson 4/174 Hi everyone. New to this site. Was going to attempt to replace cutlass bearing on my 1989 Pearson 36
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail rickr104 at 12:13pm 03.25.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/272 Hello - I will be adding netting to my lifelines to keep my dog onboard. I'd like to anchor the bo
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:14am 03.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 32/563 Do diesel engines that are used as dedicated land based generators run at very high rpm's? What is
macerator install new location gene thompson at 7:09am 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 3/117 Can I install my new replacement macerator in a new location that would be higher than the holding t
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 1:03am 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 11/270 My current boat has a 360-degree anchor light that also can be used as a 225-degree steaming light.
Sense 43 Florian at 11:25pm 03.24.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/116 Hi to everyone here, I just joined this forum and here is my first question: I am planing to buy a S
1986 Hunter 23 mast crutch alternatives? Andrew125i at 10:10pm 03.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/128
NEW Direct Drive motors stalling on boat lift ucan at 7:47pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 0/82 This is a new lift for a 35' Gemini catamaran sailboat. Boat dry weight is 9.800 lbs, and the lift
Anyone have experience with New Glass or NuFinish? Randall Schmidt at 7:09pm 03.24.25 Ask An Oday Owner 2/167 Sounds like a product I used ten+ years ago that you wipe on an old dull fiberglass finish to give i

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Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 7:32am 04.02.25 Doesn't sound like enough to need to even thinking about draining. What engine?
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (2) majorkong1 at 7:09am 04.02.25 Thank you. Below are some photos of the trailer and extension. This is the only place where I could
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Timm R Oday25 at 7:00am 04.02.25 Off the top of my head I'm going to say pretty close to the 46" . As you already found out the angle
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame JamesG161 at 6:41am 04.02.25 I spray painted my old ones to match. Jim...
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame (1) sailcapt340 at 6:18am 04.02.25 Are you asking about this type of interior frames?
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! BigEasy at 6:09am 04.02.25 Those look like isolated grounds, so my guess would be that the rectifier has two ground terminals
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame Project_Mayhem at 6:05am 04.02.25 Pics? What's the issue with your current frames?
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:03am 04.02.25 A common misconception about keel bolt torque is to torque to the bolt's specifcation. Torquing to
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 04.02.25 Here's an article that explains the Battery Sense wire and why it is important and how to wire it c
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:00am 04.02.25 Well, they did not use a torque wrench at all. Unfortunately, the Insurance stated it needs to be f
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! colemj at 5:56am 04.02.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on H
Keel Bolts dlochner at 5:53am 04.02.25 A common misconception about keel bolt torque is to torque to the bolt's specifcation. Torquing to t
Lithium cold storage question dlochner at 5:47am 04.02.25 I want to convert my lead bank to Lithium. The potential problem is my jan-feb temps can approach
Lithium cold storage question ice breaker at 5:30am 04.02.25 Unfortunately not. Thanks for the idea.
Need New Spreader Bracket and Spreader for 1982 H25 DianaOfBurlington at 5:26am 04.02.25 The spreader brackets being pop-riveted on is a good way to hide several nightmares. When I re-built
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 dlochner at 4:58am 04.02.25 When designing critical systems on a boat, redundancy is important. Having the start battery serve a
Hunter 23 cloth color jssailem at 4:58am 04.02.25 @ggrizzard knows his colors. Pacific Blue is a popular color choice among boat owners. There are two
Sailbrite Teak Oil Sealer - second coat? justsomeguy at 2:26am 04.02.25 I'm going with the old "once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and
Keel Bolts teacherspet at 2:23am 04.02.25 They sheared off the bolt because they incorrectly assumed that they were dealing with something li
Refresh teak - exterior kappykaplan at 2:00am 04.02.25 Very nice! :beer:

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