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Help with Electrical power question RWSlater at 3:43am 06.05.12 Big Boats 5/1320 I have a 42 Passage with two 30 amp power cables coming into the boat. When I was at the marina in
moving the foresail up the mast. alllrite at 11:21pm 06.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1942 ya, great seaman title. I have a 26s with a 150% non stolk genoa. It's a milar? sail with a furl
Mast cable Tricia at 9:54pm 06.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1887 I'm replacing my mast cable and only need 3 wires. The West Marine catalog has triplex cable but say
RPM's Dropping Steph at 8:17pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2723 On my Cal 28 with Westerbeck 13, my RPM's intermittantly drop from 2800 to 2200 then come back up.
docking bridles returning sailors at 7:38pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2492 We have noticed several slips in our marina that have bridles to make docking a much easier task. Ca
Tidal Grid? (5) SitkaChum at 7:30pm 06.04.12 Catalina 30 5/5290 Hey, First, a quick intro - I'm a newbie sailor and have been stalking the boards the last 9 months
H23, Water Under Floor of Porta Potty - Old Post carboman at 7:11pm 06.04.12 Smaller Boats 1/1148 Someone posted some good info on locating the source of a leak that was causing water to accumulate
Named on the trailer and ready to lauch c_witch at 6:46pm 06.04.12 Trailer Sailors 6/2434 Okie dokie. 'Privateer' is now on her trailer and ready to be hauled over to Musquidoboit Harbour an
1979 O'Day 23 Mast Mount Support Beam Jclark29 at 5:03pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1579 What type of wood is the 2x4 support beam under the mast mount made from? What have people used in
What type and how many AC BTUs for a 27' Watkins akeegan at 5:02pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 16/6436 Hello y'all, I would like to install an economical (Frys, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.), free-standing
old hood 705 furler MORNING LIGHT at 4:33pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1062 I have on my boat a old 705 hood furler consisting in a continuous loop that goes around but that I
Drainage into Bilge Dmac336 at 4:20pm 06.04.12 Big Boats 4/2558 Been trying to uncover source of bilge water (and my search has led me to question how a 336 drains)
I cannot even spell electricity tsiptom at 4:10pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1171 I have a 1977 O'Day and had several toggle switches break, for the running lights, etc. Not paying
looking for a sender MORNING LIGHT at 4:09pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/874 My fuel tank sender went out, i want to replace it on my catalina capri 91 but it is different of al
For Jackdaw .... clear your message inbox. RichH at 3:33pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1278 Your 'full' message box cant receive messages .... its full. Empty it if you want a response to you
Hunter 426/44/45 remote windlass wiring Dave112 at 3:30pm 06.04.12 Big Boats 4/1342 Has anyone with a Hunter 426/44/45 installed a switch at the helm to control the windlass - if so ho
Saved $1300.00 on replacement Isolation Transformer Ron McCoy at 2:04pm 06.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1264 On our Hunter 386 (2004 model), Hunter Marine installed two 30 amp Charles Marine isolation transfor
10000 boat names zingerz350r at 1:45pm 06.04.12 Sails Call Lounge 13/7723 I tried to add my boat name to the 10000 Boat Names site, the site says it will be posted in twenty
Propshaft thru hull Forever Wild at 1:12pm 06.04.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/4723 I need to replace my propshaft thru hull but I can not find any online. It's the piece that holds th
What a difference! DannyS at 12:31pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1688 I know this has been discussed at great length many times but I'm a latecomer to the LED conversion.

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Invest 98L shemandr at 4:31pm 09.28.22 I don't want to get into the TWC hype, which is prodigious, and has been for years, but I agree with
Boom kicker or topping lift? (3) FDL S2 at 4:03pm 09.28.22 Some pics of the boom mount, entire boom kicker and vang, and the mast mount
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dLj at 3:49pm 09.28.22 In order to provide useful input, I would need a lot more details about what you are doing, what you
HELP Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 09.28.22
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 pclarksurf at 3:22pm 09.28.22 fingers crossed-- cringing at at the Naples storm surge
HELP (1) pclarksurf at 3:18pm 09.28.22 Just a note when you come back to make a permanent installation -- especially where you need a screw
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.28.22 No damage reported at the marina. Great to hear from you. We were all praying you were ok. Jim.
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint Artey1 at 2:55pm 09.28.22 Search the forum, several of us have had to deal with this. Not for the faint of heart and does invo
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Artey1 at 2:49pm 09.28.22 I did 3/8 but then I stripped the core out out of about half the line. The cover is plenty strong an
Boom kicker or topping lift? FDL S2 at 2:37pm 09.28.22
Anchor self-deploys JoeWhite at 2:13pm 09.28.22 Same happened to me with the wired remote that I had designed and installed. In my case the hand hel
Invest 98L Don S/V ILLusion at 2:03pm 09.28.22 Seems except for the small area directly hit by the 50 mile eye, not much damage. My suggestion for
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dlochner at 1:58pm 09.28.22 You might find the work done by SV Panope helpful. https://www.youtube.com/user/flygoodwin
Folding Prop? Stu Jackson at 1:42pm 09.28.22 I've done 6 back and forth emails with Flex-O-Fold. I don't want to have the wrong prop with an ove
Invest 98L shemandr at 1:37pm 09.28.22 The report from the East Coast is a good deal better. We had numerous tornado warnings last pm- som
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Stu Jackson at 1:33pm 09.28.22 Hope you find some folks. But you do not need to post twice in different forums. Here's why: they
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 1:30pm 09.28.22 Contact Flex-O-Fold ? I've done 6 back and forth emails with Flex-O-Fold. I don't want to have th
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project challengerjdb at 1:19pm 09.28.22 Thank you @dlochner! I'll reach out to @thinwater @tfox2069 We are a different project. Have not
Invest 98L Roland5048 at 1:06pm 09.28.22 But for the Grace of God go I. I am in the Port Richey area just about ten miles north of Tarpon Sp
Really weird water tank sensor issue Laid-back at 1:05pm 09.28.22 I have the same problem with the sensor in a port water tank. It also showed no change when moving t

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