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Windlass for Legend 37... ag123 at 4:00pm 06.12.13 Big Boats 2/823 Hi All, can anyone tell me what type of windlass do I need for my Legend 37?
Islander 34 Companionway Door RoboSol at 3:34pm 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 2/864 Hi All, I'm a nubie to the forums and have read a few posts which I've enjoyed. I'm looking for plan
Fiberglass blisters canderson1867 at 2:48pm 06.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1282 I was wondering how blisters affect the structural strength of a boat if the are above the water lin
Air Conditioner Smell cooper at 2:47pm 06.12.13 Big Boats 6/1102 Hi, Our air conditioner unit in the fwd cabin has started to give a smell of ammonia/pee. I have emp
New boat christening Mikem at 12:10pm 06.12.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 3/3707 Does anybody have a script or protocol for christening a boat? One of our HAPS members is bringing
cat 30 speedo registering "0" rgarrison@gmail.com at 12:05pm 06.12.13 Catalina 30 4/1400 I am a newbie to this boat, just bought it. The speedo is erratic and I suspect it relates to a foul
Placement of halyard winches on Yam 25 cabin top alturaam at 12:04pm 06.12.13 Yamaha 4/1848 Can any of you felow Yamaha 25 owners explain why the halyard winches on the cabin top (both port an
Skonvand johanssen at 11:49am 06.12.13 Smaller Boats 5/994 I am wondering how to avoid having the rudder hit the outboard motor prop when steering to the right
New guy on the dock Raven-n-Trisha at 11:01am 06.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2189 Good Afternoon, I have found my self a very nice 33 hunter 1983 cherubini that someone was trying
oil change jumpphx at 9:36am 06.12.13 Big Boats 4/1102 Just purchased 88 Legend and is time for oil change, do I need to access through the dip stick tube?
AC: ELCI vs. GFI outlets marchem at 9:31am 06.12.13 Musings With Maine Sail 17/10164 I'm looking at upgrading the double pole AC breaker on our 82 Catalina 27 with a real AC panel. I'v
Bilge pump switch choice MSter at 9:04am 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2087 I want/need to upgrade the Bilge pump and switch. Our 88 Sabre with CB, has a non functioning automa
Fram Fuel filters for Yanmar 3jh2e rfrye1 at 7:27am 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 43/8506 I have a couple spare Fram spin/on secondary fuel filters in my inventory. I know how this forum lik
Ponderings! (1) Nodak7 at 7:23am 06.12.13 Big Boats 5/1079 Ok I was looking at this picture of a new Hunter 40 being lowered into the water. As you can see it
Look Out! (1) Roger Long at 7:07am 06.12.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/4943 All you folks down there south of New England in the mid Atlantic: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_
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Leaking Fresh Water Tank - Advice needed RonRelyea at 6:33am 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1652 okay, so last year's pin hole is now a bona fide gusher ... time to do something about the fresh wat
Rebuilding Sherwod Raw Water Pump Bob4203 at 6:24am 06.12.13 Catalina 30 10/2510 I ran a thread here several months ago about my Sherwood Raw Water pump weeping droplets of water (i
Lake Ontario sailors Ken Palmer at 6:10am 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1030 Hi everyone. I have recently changed my website with a different format. Now I need feedback from L
O'Day 37 muffler davidm at 5:22am 06.12.13 Bigger Boats 4/1066 I have just brought the boat back to Toronto to sell it, after having it in the Bahamas and the Cari

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Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 1:04pm 05.04.23 @Salty Jack We did strike the boom, all lines, etc. while motoring back to the ramp following a race
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Roland5048 at 1:00pm 05.04.23 I found out ten years in that the previous owner sank her off the coat of Westport. Hit a rock with
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 12:55pm 05.04.23 Yipes! 15 minutes is record time! 45 minutes is about the average time for set up and take down as
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:45pm 05.04.23 Aircraft Spruce is now selling LiFePO4 batts. They have a very bold disclaimer that these are not F
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 jviss at 12:36pm 05.04.23 I would avoid any sort of carpet. You could paint the floor with a non-aggressive non skid... If y
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 jviss at 12:35pm 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Erics
Cat 30 Windlass jviss at 12:34pm 05.04.23 The Mk. I Catalina 36 is similar. Mine had a vertical capstan windlass which I loved, a Maxwell-Nil
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:13pm 05.04.23 Well, I have a minute. 2017 study: https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-16-17.pdf In a nutshell:
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:07pm 05.04.23 I just blasted through that article, skipping much as I have to run. However, it appears she does n
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:03pm 05.04.23 Ok, thanks for the observation.
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 12:00pm 05.04.23 I was thinking. If I installed a vertical windlass aft of the locker, could not I feed the rode back
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 11:59am 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (1) Hollyberry at 11:56am 05.04.23 Beautiful! What boat is this?:) Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a t
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 11:47am 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:32am 05.04.23 This could be likely. I will investigate further. Is there any way to test the wire at the inverter
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 11:30am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:22am 05.04.23 You guys are fast, thank you! I'll report back.
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:18am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 11:10am 05.04.23 First thing to do would be to check and see if the inverter output wires are connected properly at t

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