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A roundup of 2022 garymalmgren at 5:19am 12.21.22 Ask All Sailors 4/602 Here is a fun roundup of dinghy cruising on the East coast of Australia. Merry Christmas and Happy N
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? smo10018 at 6:06pm 12.20.22 C&C 4/1632 Hi all hoping someone can tell me what the Air Draft of a C'C 40-2 is? The one I am looking at has
Has Anyone Used a KC-2W box for NMEA0183/NMEA2000 Conversion dkinzer at 5:44pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 0/355 I'm considering getting a KC-2W converter box to convert the NMEA0183 DSC position reports that my V
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE (1) jssailem at 2:06pm 12.20.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1333 We are preparing for that solar day when the length of dark time is it's longest. The earth tilts th
Marina Advice Timm R Oday25 at 1:52pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1508 It's early inthe winter season I realize . I've already been looking at a longterm "retirement " boa
All Sailors Alansails at 11:39am 12.20.22 Catalina 310 4/1298 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy our sport and be safe! Thanks for sharing your expertise w
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 10:50am 12.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 43/5915 I hav a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 2GMF Yanmar I'm sure the same age. She's hard to start when it just a
Electrical system william24424 at 8:30am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 9/782 Electrical system ' reasons? As a coastal cruiser/racer, occasional weekender I've used the followi
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:01am 12.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1639 Hi Guys I have 1987 hunter 40 ft legend with a Ynamar 4jh-e engine Problem is the boats inner s
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:20am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1512 So my 1985 Pearson 303 is gonna need some extra gear for safety ect to cross... Im all ears
Beyond USA insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:10am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/516 Hey guys MERRY CHRISTMAS to all... So the plan is to sail away to Bahamas next summer. Now the boai
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Captain Larry-DH at 9:07pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5978 I just watched a very good how-to video on this. Vmm5KUT8sQ8 I plan to do the same thing as shown i
Ignore this thread - created by mistake Captain Larry-DH at 9:06pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/30 Moderator - please delete
E80 Chart Plotter Replaced with Axiom+ 12 (3) dkinzer at 5:28pm 12.19.22 Big Boats 0/1273 I finished the installation, a few days ago, of a new MFD on our H41AC. It's a Raymarine Axiom+ 12 r
Height of boat on trailer DocMB at 7:38am 12.19.22 Catalina 22 5/1073 How tall does the Catalina 22 with a swing keel sits on a trailer with the boom stowed on a crutch?
H34 wire routing into the mast hunter34austin at 7:15am 12.19.22 Big Boats 4/972 I know there are a couple of posts already on the topic of Hunter 34 mast wiring but what I couldn't
Wooden Boat Maker (2) jssailem at 12:14pm 12.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 1/1049 Sitting around while my body battles this Covid thing, I took some time exploring boat building indi
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control genezown at 10:13am 12.18.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1708
170 Repair Question Tater at 7:41am 12.18.22 Day Sailers 6/2215 I have a few cracks to fix. I am not familiar with Plexus. I am familiar with Bondo. Is Bondo resin
Need used furling system for S-28 Piotr at 7:13am 12.18.22 Sabre Sailboats 2/1289 Hi, All. I'm looking for a used furling system for my S-28. My old Code 0 system needs a new torsion

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MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal dlochner at 9:20am 03.16.25 This is exactly the wrong place to put a fuse. The fuse is there to protect the wire, thus it needs
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 9:07am 03.16.25 I'm of a similar opinion regarding using the blog feature to share where we are. I have heard that
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? WayneH at 8:56am 03.16.25 After the dick moves Garmin made on my Nuvi and my GPS78 and the GPS that came with the big boat, I
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? SkiingSailor at 8:55am 03.16.25 I certainly do not have any Garmin stuff and my Navionic's subscription ended 2-3 years ago. I have
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 dmax at 8:39am 03.16.25 Catalina didn't tend to change things like chainplate positions and such, very likely the '79 one wo
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 8:22am 03.16.25 That's fine in the sense that there is nothing wrong with it. However, the fuse is supposed to be o
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore dLj at 8:19am 03.16.25 The best part is getting to sail often! Very nice. When I winterize my boat, I throw a couple gallo
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal jssailem at 8:17am 03.16.25 The ABYC recommendation is to put the MBRF fuse within 7" of the power source. This would be the Bat
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 w4swk at 7:41am 03.16.25 This shows the mast specs: CATALINA 25 - sailboatdata If you haven't already, you could ask here:
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 dmax at 7:28am 03.16.25 This shows the mast specs: CATALINA 25 - sailboatdata If you haven't already, you could ask here: A
Bimini ideas jesgatt at 6:55am 03.16.25 I have a boom sail already, but I was thinking something that can be used when sailing especially fo
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? JBP-PA at 6:53am 03.16.25 I use active captain primarily for harbor reviews on Lake Erie. The last time I checked, NoForeignL
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 5:41am 03.16.25 Is Active Captain even still around? I haven't seen or heard of it in couple of years. The reason
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore (3) Walsh0575 at 5:41am 03.16.25 OP update: Jan - March So all in all it's been a great winter of sailing in New England! From my las
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line dlochner at 3:51am 03.16.25 There is a fair amount of force on the clew when reefed at least as much as with a full sail because
Bimini ideas Will Gilmore at 12:58am 03.16.25 I would go with a simple boom tent. Maybe it hooks easily and simply to a couple of telescoping boa
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 10:37pm 03.15.25 Twenty five years, very nice. That says a lot for the 240. Thanks so much for sharing.
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line jssailem at 7:45pm 03.15.25
Bimini ideas jssailem at 5:54pm 03.15.25
pearson 33-2 halyards (1) jssailem at 5:49pm 03.15.25 There is a difference between sheaves for wire rip halyards and rope halyards. cts that difference b

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