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Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 1:50pm 09.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 11/1610 234225 This one will be a Hurricane soon. Dammit Jim..
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 1:06pm 09.04.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/2457 I know one of the criticisms here is that people come for advice and then run away without feedback.
Furler top swivel blowout (4) cshawnwilson at 9:22am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1088 Sailing along nicely on a perfect day in New England, when all of a sudden my jib starts dropping ou
Hunter 30: Running new cables from mast step to electrical panel? Kurt K at 7:50am 09.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1145 Hello, I am looking to run new electrical cables ' coax from the mast step to the electrical panel o
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Feodoros27 at 2:32am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 25/2160
Motoring mast (1) morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25 Catalina 22 4/791 Just made up a better small motoring mast, it's a modified version of a previous one I had. Wired up
Looking at 82' Catalina 25 Aksaildog at 5:37pm 09.03.25 Smaller Boats 5/1515 New to boat ownership and some community advice would be appreciated. $3000, never been in salt wate
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 2:46pm 09.03.25 Day Sailers 21/2481 We have an '84 Oday 23-2, and last summer I noticed that I was having issues keeping the standing ri
Tether Pocket Foswick at 2:02pm 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 12/827 I was just getting ready to make one, but I figure they must already exist, somewhere ... When wear
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount BlueberryHill at 1:03pm 09.03.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/688 Looks like I need to replace my engine mounts, they are 5 inches on center with a 5/8 inch stud. Rep
Marine grade wire ferrules NYSail at 11:42am 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 2/592
More on the Catalina Acquisition dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/1193 Consolidation continues in the American yacht building industry. Tripp Designs signs on to design a
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? azambella at 4:09pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 13/919 Does anyone use a Honda 2.5 hp (4. cycle ) outboard? Does anyone else have thee issues? It has let
Fuel usage (5) Tally Ho at 3:13pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 10/981 So I am going out for a few days on the hook next week, and decided to fill my diesel tank since I w
Rusted Trailer Extension ddox at 11:32am 09.02.25 Smaller Boats 14/857 Hi, I just purchased a 1987 Capri 18, the boat is in good shape but the trailer is a bit rusty. In p
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 09.02.25 Engines and Propulsion 12/968 Curious what some opinions might be. My friend has a 30ft sailboat with an electric engine. Engi
Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago (2) jssailem at 9:29am 09.02.25 Weather and Forecasting 7/776 234177 Twenty years ago, a storm named Katrina made landfall, for the second time, on the Mississip
Adhesive for non-skid that wont affect color? Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 11/622 I have a partially open transom which occasionally lets water come in. With colder weather and large
Hunter 49 Door handles (1) Screen Saver at 8:01pm 09.01.25 Big Boats 4/506 High just wondering what others are doing when the spring breaks on the door handle. The weight of t
Hunter 26 topping lift American Girl at 2:33pm 09.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/304 Could someone please tell me exactly how the topping lift for a 1994 Hunter 26 is supposed to be rig

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Winter tarp size Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 12.30.25 Yes. No matter how well you tie the tarp down from the edges it will fail. Wind will always get und
How to install your floor on your wall. (1) Will Gilmore at 7:55am 12.30.25 I have come very close to building things in my basement shop that would not fit through the door.
VHF Radio use SteveHughessails at 7:45am 12.30.25 Appreciate that, maybe different in Canada? I am being told I will be fined if I use that radio. A q
VHF Radio use kappykaplan at 7:42am 12.30.25 License for VHF marine radios on recreational boats is not required. If you're on a pleasure craft
How to install your floor on your wall. thinwater at 7:09am 12.30.25 I hear you - I'm in the midst of getting the towns permission to put in a shed on my property so th
Winter tarp size PaulK at 6:32am 12.30.25 Would suggest using several smaller tarps, overlapped, to make them easier (lighter) to install. On
Winter tarp size (3) Tally Ho at 6:22am 12.30.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 JR19454 at 5:50am 12.30.25 @marcham - Thanks for the detailed info. My 2014 H50 AC electrical system is mostly OEM, but I'm st
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? colemj at 4:03am 12.30.25 An inverter has NO MOVING PARTS TO WEAR. No gears, bearings , oil pumps, piston rings. It has NO D
Boxing Day in Australia. danstanford at 3:44am 12.30.25 Does anyone know if the Palm Beach XI, nee Wild Oats XI, entered? There was a write up posted some
Winter tarp size east coaster at 3:31am 12.30.25 I have used a net over my 310 tarp to stop/reduce the tarp billowing and flapping. One the tarp is i
Micron Extra SPC review marcham at 1:45am 12.30.25 Thanks for the report. In the PNW we have good luck with micron CSC. 2 coats last about 30 months. Y
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? garymalmgren at 12:16am 12.30.25 RE: My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 yea
Barometric Pressure statements, do you agree? Stu Jackson at 9:00pm 12.29.25 In general, your observations are appropriate. Short time large drops of the barometer indicate bad
Winter tarp size dlochner at 7:21pm 12.29.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
Winter tarp size Project_Mayhem at 7:05pm 12.29.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
2004 Beneteau 331 TimFromLI at 7:01pm 12.29.25 I have 5 tanks and the pickup in each is an inch or so above the bottom. I put a Tee in the hose rig
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:33pm 12.29.25 right now the skiing is a bit..........crowded Ski-buck = 0.25 boat-bucks, less expensive, but sti
How to install your floor on your wall. dLj at 2:41pm 12.29.25 Now that I'm mostly retired, I get some joy out of fabricating stuff from scrap, even when I could
Winter tarp size ShawnL at 2:15pm 12.29.25 100% agree with @dlochner. You want the tarp long enough that you can do a nice fold at the bow and

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