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Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 7:51am 06.12.22 Musings With Maine Sail 28/7482 This is a question about proper grounding of the start and house batteries. Is this the proper conn
Paper Charts Tayana at 5:27am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 5/866
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 10:02pm 06.11.22 Big Boats 6/1119 Hey all, how are the chain plates constructed, and how can we (or can we) inspect them? It seems lik
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 8:20pm 06.11.22 Destinations 8/1971 Looking for any local tips End-July launching from Traverse City area with daughters 13,15 hoping t
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (4) ricksoth at 7:07pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1149 I hoisted the spinnaker that came with my Cal 27 today in near zero wind with the tack tied to the a
New jib sail ? Ingram at 5:52pm 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 9/1044 What is the best size for the roller furling jib/genoa sail on a H26 100%, 110%,120% ?
Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1264
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2536 Apparently, I am having a new corrosion problem. Diver told me this week that my shaft zinc was co
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 10:54am 06.11.22 Catalina 310 9/1136 Hello fellow 315 owners! I was sailing yesterday in 10 kts, with slightly reefed main and slightly
Waterline Width CHris F at 8:49am 06.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/627 I am getting a new trailer for my O'Day 20 - does anyone know the waterline width of an O'Day 20. I
Epoxy questions (2) jaysweet at 7:46am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1057 I have 3 different projects which will require epoxy, and I'd like to save money by just buying one
The Death of a Boat MikeHoncho at 7:07am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/887 Qe5-bPiz2wA Happened a couple days ago in Spain. The supply ship had a malfunction and was stuck in
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 6:12am 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 4/419 Hi - I found delaminated fiberglass on bulkhead in bow (just aft of sealed flotation foam). I cut so
Balsa in a 1994 Hunter H26 Mergatroid at 6:08am 06.11.22 Trailer Sailors 2/481 I have a 1994 Hunter H26. There is a soft spot to the port side of the mast tabernacle. Is there b
Prop Efficiency Halvern at 8:59pm 06.10.22 S2 7/1195 I have a 1979 11A, and recently when I had her on the hard (actually as we lifted her) observed ther
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 5:36pm 06.10.22 Other Sailboats 2/674 Has anyone ever fixed an arch beneath a deck stepped mast? I have a Bristol 24 that I am replacing t
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 ChrisHunter at 1:03pm 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1173 I need to replace the hose from the toilet to the holding tank on my 1992 Hunter 30. Would like to
Battery bank question (1) Jon Elliott at 11:23am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 21/1624 Hello everyone. I have a Pearson 36.2 with two Deka Marine dual purpose / deep cycle batteries conne
23.5 spreader kit travelingjerryb at 11:03am 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/393 I just installed the US Spars spreader kit for my Hunter 23.5. Do I tighten the spreader cap clamps
Where Is Your Battery Charger? mikeracca at 10:55am 06.10.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1779

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The fog of shore mermike at 7:48am 08.05.24 I dunno, I used to enjoy shooting ILS approaches to minimums. I'm a little weird that way. I ran m
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you (1) American_Mainsail at 7:44am 08.05.24 I've noticed on these Shark Bite fittings that it's helpful to fully seat the PEX pipe, then pull ba
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . JoeWhite at 7:17am 08.05.24 Yes, and I rub lanoline on battery terminals to keep corrosion in check and I use rechargables to av
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? thinwater at 7:08am 08.05.24 So when does corrosion and hose separation due to ethanol occur? Corrosion. Ethanol draws water i
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Johann at 6:47am 08.05.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass Tally Ho at 6:40am 08.05.24 You guys may be right. It could well be salvaged. It has lost all its oil and more recently has g
Rudder Removal (5) American_Mainsail at 6:02am 08.05.24 Hi James, I understand that the rudder configuration is very similar to my boat (a 44AC). It's pret
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 4:24am 08.05.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are th
Using the aft stay sailme88 at 3:33am 08.05.24 I'd be leery about attaching anything to stays and shrouds that adds any vibration. Having said tha
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:22am 08.05.24 No lubrication is used. Flush with fresh water. You do not have to lower the mast if you can climb
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:14am 08.05.24 Which furling unit do you have? I suggest lowering the mast. A photo of the drum location would
Using the aft stay kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.05.24 Use a couple of small blocks attached to the stay with small hose clamps.
Yanmar 2gm engine died marcham at 12:52am 08.05.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. Where is th
Yanmar 2gm engine died Hayden Watson at 12:36am 08.05.24 One thing that no one has mentioned is that a low pressure state can also be from too much oil. If
Yanmar 2gm engine died Leeward Rail at 9:56pm 08.04.24 Checked oil level a week before and it was fine. "The wing was fine a minute ago... until it fell
Yanmar 2gm engine died higgs at 9:04pm 08.04.24 Don't assume the oil light and the engine dyeing are related. Running any engine at full throttle p
The fog of shore jssailem at 8:57pm 08.04.24 I have always maintained a healthy respect for fog. It was ingrained in my youth. My dad, returning
The fog of shore higgs at 8:39pm 08.04.24 Milwaukee to Racine back in the 70's. There was no GPS or Loran. RFs were being used by some, but
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 08.04.24 226581 You have been asked repeatedly for the oil level after the alarm incident and no reply. I
Invest 97L jssailem at 8:14pm 08.04.24

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