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Boom Vang Captn TJ at 6:56pm 07.23.13 Racing 3/4924 We have mid boom sheeting on our masthead rigged 42. Because of the location of the mainsheet travel
Swing Keel 1st Timer MacGreg at 6:30pm 07.23.13 Balboa 2/4960 I just got a 1969 Balboa 20 swing keel. She is my first swing keel and have zero idea how to operate
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:54pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2379 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:53pm 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1604 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:52pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/10429 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Sea Fever Roger Long at 5:27pm 07.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/5192 All you readers waiting for me to do something, anything; get out your John Mansfield and other roma
Catalina 30 lazarette size Lost Parent at 4:32pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1445 I live quite a ways away from my boat and need the size of the opening in the port cockpit locker of
Sailing Kona HI frimi_captain at 4:05pm 07.23.13 Destinations 0/1893 Renting a boat in Kona a 22 footer. Looking for crew for a couple of Day sails. Sailing August 15
catalina27 transfer to salt water rblack27 at 3:11pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1679 My '85 Catalina 27 (TallRig), with diesel inboard, has been berthed on a deep, rocky freshwater lak
Foul stench from vent after flush ????? Teakfreak at 2:59pm 07.23.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5154 A foul cloud of odor envelopes my boat from back cockpit to flybridge after every flush. Not only a
Sunday Sail.... Cayuga Lake Dan Hill at 2:48pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/944 Went for a day sail and the wind piped up some fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJwW81FQTU'fea
50mm2 capta at 1:03pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1550 I have just spent a huge amount of time on the internet trying to find the US electric cable gauge e
question about 3m 4200 newsailor72 at 11:36am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4167 I read that an opened tube will not last more than a couple days, is this true? and will storing it
Stupid Boom Vang Question BigEasy at 11:27am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1719 I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 10:40am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 0/988 boom drooping so low it lays on transome - javelin - any ideas - tks tom
pool noodles for mooring dlewis812 at 10:04am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4021 trying ways to prevent the mooring lines from getting tangled. many at the marina have the floats w
Autopilot/chartplotter hook-up wcletien at 9:45am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1352 I just installed a Raymarine SmartPilot X-5 and would like to connect my Garmin 492 Chartplotter to
What size ice chest fits in the galley? abk at 8:55am 07.23.13 Smaller Boats 2/1721 It's a 1996 H26 and there is no ice chest. I forgot to measure it and the boat is some distance awa
Mac 25 Cradle redbranchwarrior at 8:08am 07.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1352 I just bought an '86 Mac 25 and have it sitting in my yard on the trailer. I had supposed my first j
How to restore exposed components in-place (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:01am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1858 This might not be boat or model specific (Cat 27), but I want to restore the items shown below. What

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Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Mac Smith at 9:10am 05.08.23 I've never heard of a boat sinking because of blisters, and been sailing 24 years. I had only 2 on
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Bad Obsession at 8:52am 05.08.23 Damn good article! Mainesail has always been an amazing resource.
Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor Hello Below at 8:52am 05.08.23 Contact Doug Dykens. He knows everything about your engjne The post is a little thin on details bu
Bottom Chip Repair captcoho at 8:35am 05.08.23
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions morbidfollower at 8:29am 05.08.23 I have a 2022 Tohatsu 6hp 25" as others have mentioned. Only have used it for about a year but it is
Hunter 240 mast replacement Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 05.08.23 Ask the spar manufacturer if they have a sleeve kit to repair your mast
Acrylic portlight question Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 05.08.23 Forgot to mention, 4200/5200 are not compatible with Acrylic. One material will eat away at the othe
Acrylic portlight question Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 05.08.23 Which window? Below is a video for a frame less install. He used VHB to hold it in place while the a
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 8:00am 05.08.23 Then you should be good to go. Enjoy! THANKS!!!!! :-)
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Sailavie1 at 7:47am 05.08.23 Good to hear you got it fully up. Yes, those shackles tend to bind when lifting the mast. I loosely
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 7:34am 05.08.23 See lot's of guys using these: 14 ft. Reach, Type I, 250 lb. Portable Telescoping Ladder (harborfr
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 05.08.23 I learned early on that it's best to order stuff with just enough time to order another one should t
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 05.08.23 @Tedd That's a beautiful boat! @ShalomOrchard Smaller boats for beginners often results in better s
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger dlochner at 7:25am 05.08.23 In battery health there are 2 factors to consider, State of Charge (SOC) and Capacity (Balmar calls
Bilge pump wowes!!! jviss at 7:18am 05.08.23 https://www.fisheriessupply.com/jabsco-330-gph-medium-duty-diaphragm-bilge-deckwash-pump/36680-2000
Bilge pump wowes!!! JoeWhite at 7:09am 05.08.23 My be the pump is running dry. Raise the external switch and see if that helps.
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger jviss at 7:04am 05.08.23 Edit: Batteries are F expensive!!!!!!! Last time I bought a battery for a little econo-box car I t*
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? jssailem at 6:59am 05.08.23 Fuel starvation is a usual suspect. Fuel, air, compression are the keys needed to make your engine r
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger JamesG161 at 6:53am 05.08.23 Batteries are F expensive!!!!!!! Last time I bought a battery for a little econo-box car I think i*
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger jviss at 6:37am 05.08.23 Unlike people, even dead batteries can look good. Quote of the day.

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