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Towing, Mexico to USA (1) Delezynski at 5:52pm 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 9/3405 Hi all, Not to long ago, Jill and I bought a new trailer for Guenevere. She was in Guaymas Mexico
Victron anomoly gettinthere at 5:26pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1850 I have a 900 amp house bank. The Victron monitor was reading 74% state of charge and consumed energy
1978 25ft O'Day Merus at 4:59pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 10/8822 Hey people, I'm in the process of buying a 78 25ft o'day, it will be my first boat. Any advices Woul
2012 Ensign Nationals justsomeguy at 4:22pm 08.13.12 Racing 0/3989 2012 Ensign (Inter)Nationals Hey, I got to sail with Take (Tah-kay) yesterday! He'll be crewing on
Redoing the interior of 1976 Catalina 27 DianaAndBob at 3:07pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/22347 Hi! We have just acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 in pretty rough condition, and I need a little guidance
Inside repair of fiberglass & plywood deck John Connolly at 2:39pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1527 Inside the cabin, I have some areas in the "ceiling" of a sailboat where moisture has caused some co
Fresh water pressure problems fambarstow at 2:30pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/884 The Galley faucet has little pressure while the Head faucet works fine. Both run off the same pump?
Really Good Mast Tuning Guide JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:28pm 08.13.12 Catalina 310 0/1215 I was doing a little internet surfing at work and found a good video and guide from Selden Masts on
Dripless Shaft Seal vs Dripless packing billt1 at 1:16pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7315 My engine is supposed to be left in neutral when I sail (Perkings with Borg-Warner trans.) that rul
crew to florida or ICW (1) Dragon Fly at 1:09pm 08.13.12 Bigger Boats 0/1049 IN OCTOBER, looking for help sailing an Oday 28' from Maine down to florida, eventually, or at least
All is right with one little corner of the world. Roger Long at 1:02pm 08.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/8336 I'm now sure that the engine is running properly and my faith in it is restored. This afternoon, Mi
O'day 20 with hobby cat equipment Sastevenson at 12:56pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 0/933 Hey all, I recently purchased my first boat. It's a 20' and it's current mast and sails are from
Tachometer Question Yanmar 20QM20 pelicanj45 at 12:53pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/6317
Oday 25 headsail Zephyr2 at 12:35pm 08.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1441 I recently purchased an Oday 25. The previous owner told me that rarely used the jib. When I took
310 starting problems jimbesikof at 12:25pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1068 I have an problem getting the starter to connect. The problem happen randomly. I turn the key on and
Generator shuts down chasmoyer at 12:06pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2658 This weekend at anchor I started my Kohler 8.5 Kw generator and after 20 seconds I realized I had no
Rigging coach4111 at 11:54am 08.13.12 Chrysler 0/2081 Chrysler C-13 Mast to boom rigging.. goose neck pin ' main sail tack.. Thanks...Don
Cradle Specs FreshwaterSailer at 11:40am 08.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1098 What are the specs for making a cradle for a Beneteau Moorings 38 (1992)?
What does sailing "Tender" mean? joes new addiction at 10:57am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4845 The guy in the dock 3 down from me is selling his boat, a Rhodes 22'. For sheets and giggles I was l
Help! missing boat on Lake Erie Jumpstart at 10:55am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3641 My friend needs help locating his boat which is adrift somewhere in eastern Lake Erie. The boat is a

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H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 6:26am 01.10.23 Take a look at Chicago screws for step one : epending on how thick the bulkhead is and the load of
Contessa 32 Owners ... Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:23am 01.10.23
Contessa 32 Owners ... Kings Gambit at 6:23am 01.10.23
help on hunter 34 keel pan (2) kloudie1 at 5:55am 01.10.23 Yep, looks like someone went kinda out of the lines with a cutter.. The false bilge has been removed
help on hunter 34 keel pan RoyS at 5:50am 01.10.23 What diochner said.
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:45am 01.10.23 With my C30 tall rig, in wind lf 18 knots, I sail at the same speed through water with or without th
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:31am 01.10.23 In the past I had slab reefed with the typical drop haulard, tighten fore and aft reef lines and ret
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 01.10.23 Besides the shroud cover plates, another area to look at is the cockpit drain accessible by removing
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:19am 01.10.23 trimming the main is exactly the same whether it is reefed or not. As mentioned before on the fores
Beneteau house-starter battery switches SycloneDriver at 5:02am 01.10.23 It seems that the house bank is also the starting bank under normal circumstances. That should be f
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) dlochner at 4:55am 01.10.23 Somebody went at it with a cut off wheel and an angle grinder. The why really isn't important, the w
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement jssailem at 4:24am 01.10.23 https://manualib.top/manual/138220/Raymarine-St60-Tridata.html?page=37#manual This might help.
Contessa 32 Owners ... Joe at 4:05am 01.10.23 Way back whehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Aebin, Tania Aebi sailed a Contessa 26 around the w
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement (1) frimi_captain at 4:00am 01.10.23 Looking on the Raytheon website it appears the instrument with similar capability is the I50 Tridata
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Joe at 2:39am 01.10.23 I suggest checking out a high quality rigging company like www.rigrite.com. I've linked a "spars" s
help on hunter 34 keel pan MFD at 12:06am 01.10.23 Also - looking at your original pics. I would be concerned about long term separation of the hull m
help on hunter 34 keel pan MFD at 11:22pm 01.09.23 I do not know, and hopefully some other H34 owners will be able chime in, but my hunch is that this
Solenoid Switch on the Battery Switch Panel, What Activates It? MFD at 9:39pm 01.09.23 Hi All, not the exact same use case to test but I happened to have the start battery out in preparat
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 7:43pm 01.09.23
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin MFD at 7:37pm 01.09.23 Quick follow up - got bored and this thread got me motivated to start prepping for digging into prep

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