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Rookie needs some help pat5884 at 8:15am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6317 So I bought my '82 Catlina 22 about 1 year ago. Never sailed or owned a boat so I am still figuring
Fresh water intake on a 1978 Hunter 27 perezall at 8:08am 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1957 Hi Folks, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 27 and cannot locate the fresh water intake for the water
two shrouds on one chainplate (2) njl at 8:03am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3672 I have two shrouds connecting to a chainplate in an awkward way and would like to fix it. The heavie
questions about my mac 222 newsailor72 at 7:30am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/846 questions about my mac 22 It's a 1974 so I believe the swing keel is cast iron, have some questions
Need to replace my mainsheet - What type of splice at end? dknape at 7:17am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5315 Okay, so I went out and enjoyed the boat on Saturday, but ran into an issue where a section of my ma
Replacing masthead sheaves Dmac336 at 7:12am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1183 it is becoming apparent that my main halyard masthead sheave is cracked as my new halyard is becomin
Surfing with a Mac r.oril at 6:56am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/970 'We had planned a trip to Santa Barbara, SBYC, and had hoped to sail 3 days. Damn WINDS!! We did g
GPS Problem lehigh375 at 6:42am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2055 Went out yesterday and my Garmin 545 did not work. It would give me the time, voltage, and I could
Cabin top thru bolt Hole covers (?) (3) abaragones at 5:51am 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1053 Hi, by any chance someone here knows where can I get these covers for the cabin top thru bolt in my
Leaks 37c med2463 at 5:30am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1203 Finally after 2 yrs have the boat w/no leaks. When we bought the boat, it had many leaks. Fixed mo
connecting rudder to outboat sailboat738 at 4:03am 05.27.12 Smaller Boats 10/2605 just bought a 96 23.5 but just moving from it to my slip was very hairy having to use both the ou
Catalina 400 wing keel width Marinetech at 3:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/1739 Hi Just purchased a 1998 Catalina 400 hull 146, and now need it shipped from Annapolis MD to Newfou
Jackstay securing points? H336 neilmcc at 1:00am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 The jackstays on our H336 had been removed prior to us taking her over. I have the stays but I am no
Below forward berth (1) paulj at 10:31pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 10/1942 I was visiting the area under the foward berth and to my surprise....... paulj :troll:
What's this hardware? (1) Faris at 9:05pm 05.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1373 This sits right in the middle of the fore deck of my recently-acquired Catalina 27. I assumed it wa
Repair a cast iron Keel Tumbleweedtaylor at 8:51pm 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3893 I just dropped my keel on a Mac 25. The cast iron keel looks like the surface of the moon after clea
First Solo Sail! Ward H at 8:26pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2947 Weather report for today was sun and 5 to 8 mph winds. Sounded like a good day for my first sail in
engine clean in boat ironhors42 at 7:53pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1138 I am thinking of cleaning my engine in the boat with gunk before changing oil, oil filter,and trans
C27 How to fix/ use head (1) trasel at 6:12pm 05.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1664 My new to me 1983 Cat 27 has a Wilcox, Crittenden Div manual head that I can't seem to get funtionin
Inexpensive Bottom Paint OK If Boat On Lift? Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:59pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1579 Bought a Hunter 23 in good shape. Boat will be on a lift. Bottom needs to be repainted. Can I get a

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Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 8:01pm 04.16.22 You CANNOT use an ACR with LFP.. I just read Maine Sail's article about ACR's and think I might ha
Speaker installation higgs at 7:59pm 04.16.22 I have always just used normal stereo speaker wire you can buy anywhere. Used it on all my boats fo
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:45pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max Check ou
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:29pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max Why is t
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 7:20pm 04.16.22 Denise030. - I agree there are many types of valves etc. which is why manufacturers have catalogs
Speaker installation jssailem at 7:20pm 04.16.22 This might work https://www.wiringdepot.com/tinned-marine-wire-14-ga-100-ft-spool.aspx
Adding a third battery to the system Stu Jackson at 6:45pm 04.16.22 Here are some wiring diagrams and discussion for you. The key is to understand how to wire the 1-2-
1978 Yamaha fresh water tank lid Ameseys at 6:44pm 04.16.22 I think about the people who built our boats. I feel like they are riding with me every time I go ou
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:30pm 04.16.22 204485 Happy Easter
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing jaysweet at 6:23pm 04.16.22 Hi, I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem but thought I'd ask here
Will you be ready for sailing? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:07pm 04.16.22 Nope. Head sail on back order. Motor mounts disappeared in Ohio 10 days ago. Still not sure abou
Anchor locker leaks jaysweet at 6:05pm 04.16.22 Ralph, Well, that's interesting. I mean, depressing, but interesting. The main difference is that i
Water Heater Discharge (1) DeniseO30 at 6:03pm 04.16.22 Boat systems are low-tech. When DIYers and manufacturers try to "improve" things get more complica
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 6:00pm 04.16.22
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 04.16.22 I have sailed with hank on (with no downhaul), slotted foil without a furling drum, and a furler. Th
Adding a third battery to the system fred1diver at 5:44pm 04.16.22 Ok, so I will go with the 2 golf cart batteries, I will need to make a platform for the second batte
Water Heater Discharge DeniseO30 at 5:35pm 04.16.22 There are 2 types of valves being discussed here. Just want to make sure people are clear. 1 Tcv -t
Will you be ready for sailing? (3) Tally Ho at 5:27pm 04.16.22
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Davidasailor26 at 5:23pm 04.16.22 Is the washers and nuts that are included from places like blue sea etc. stainless or tinned? If th
Adding a third battery to the system (2) Tally Ho at 5:21pm 04.16.22

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