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Reverse Ghsgolf at 10:26am 02.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1466 I have a Cat 30'. I adjusted the linkage but still can't get it to "cluck" going into reverse. Any i
Adding a boom vang Indysailor at 9:59am 02.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/9387 Hi all, I may add a boom vang to my 23 this year and am wondering how others have set theirs up. I'v
How much foam? Where should it be? jeanmarc109 at 9:24am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1037 Yet another newbie question I bought My Mac 25 1987 from the family of the previous owner; he has p
Stern light. (1) Chris Patterson at 9:12am 02.09.12 Catalina 22 7/2445 I realize in the scheme of things, this may seem insignificant, but my stern light was M.I.A. upon r
Maritime accidents ifmdalvey at 8:41am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1537 I have attached a link that shows 7 different videos of maritime incidents. Although most of them ar
Cal 31' Ports/hatches seadude61 at 8:39am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 Hi There, Any words of wisdom, please advise regarding possible replacing of the two forward port
How to rig? jeanmarc109 at 7:46am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2354 This may be an overly simple question but I have searched as high and as low as u can to find clear
Making a Sail-Pack... (4) Sumner at 7:40am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4669 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-main/01-15-12-53-Sail%20Pack.jpg Ruth and I finis
Telltales Jack at 6:49am 02.09.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5348 Hi Don, We have a fractional rig with in mast furling, so the main power for the boat is the mainsai
Sequitur Heading to Cape Town Today Sequitur at 6:46am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 I have just posted an update to our blog at: After Cape Horn
Anyone has change out their spreaders? How about a mainsheet MoondancerFL at 5:59am 02.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1756 I am restauring my '79 catalina 30 tall rig. I just had my spreaders remade in the original wood and
Cheoy Lee 35 Review Soundbounder at 1:39am 02.09.12 Other Sailboats 0/3592 Cheoy Lee 35 Lion Class Nice used-boat review in Soundings: Designer Arthur Robb, a native New
Anchoring at sea jorgefife at 10:06pm 02.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10708 Not that I am likely to cross the ocean and be confronted with the question: how does one stop a boa
Slipping Rope Clutch nick at 7:25pm 02.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5674 I've got Spinlock XAS triple rope clutches (which are standard) on my 2004 H33. The one on the main
Sailboat Maintenance Flowchart (1) RichH at 7:06pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/13184 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/384626_10150399466623254_691993253_8547348_1913090
23.5 boom vang av8erdunn at 6:34pm 02.08.12 Smaller Boats 6/1888 I am wondering if my 23.5 has a boom vang on it. Does anyone have pics of theirs? I have had this b
Sheet sizes for 25? ebsail at 4:30pm 02.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6751 For an O Day 25. Anyone know off the top of their head, the diameter and length jib sheets for a 13
Replacement of cabin lights Bobbaynton at 4:29pm 02.08.12 Bavaria 8/10629 Have any of fellow Bavaria owners replaced the original cabin lights with LEDs? I believe the lights
What is a "fully charged" battery? Charles Erwin at 4:07pm 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/6001 In order to have relaible information from any battery monitor, one needs to know when the battery i
Seen in Saint Marys (4) Roger Long at 2:30pm 02.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4319 First: The strangest liveaboard I have seen yet. http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/Strang

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Maine Sail at 2:12am 11.14.22 I would suggest startin your research here: https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated*
Engineless.... Joe at 1:12am 11.14.22 Josh Slocum sailed around the world without an engine or a watermaker. More recently, so have the Pa
Garhauer sale Dalliance at 11:42pm 11.13.22
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my pla
Engineless.... jssailem at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Choices are between a rebuild diesel or a desalinator. Why do you need either of these selections?
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (1) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 11.13.22 I have my 108Ah Ample Power alternator setup so that it outputs 60A max and on my two 10-days cruise
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 11.13.22 I've looked into it and the cost would be around $1700 with alternator, regulator and replacement p
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 7:51pm 11.13.22 Thanx for all the input... I think a little more research is in order as to the length of the track
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery mermike at 7:46pm 11.13.22 I suggest you replace the ANL fuse with a Class T. The ANL does not have sufficient interrupt capaci
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 7:35pm 11.13.22 Thanks! Added to the list of projects to prioritize. Since this is topside, will wait till in the
C22 Pop Top Assist Leeward Rail at 7:15pm 11.13.22 Stingy Sailor also sells a kit. He may be able to help. If you buy a kit, get his. Better quality
C22 Pop Top Assist Leeward Rail at 7:14pm 11.13.22 Great, will see if I can find that. Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 6:21pm 11.13.22 Sounds good, I'll take a few measurements, and try out some containers. Thanks!
Mystic to Quincy Hello Below at 5:36pm 11.13.22 Here is a link to an old post in reverse direction. Maiden Voyage - Quincy, MA to Mystic, CT
Mystic to Quincy Don S/V ILLusion at 5:13pm 11.13.22 Been through the canal many times, always timed to coincide with the favorable tide. Lots of options
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) priopel at 4:50pm 11.13.22 I couldn't attach this pic to the above message so am posting it here.
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:48pm 11.13.22 Hurray! After installing a 12v pump, I now have water coming out the exhaust. Because the water
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 4:35pm 11.13.22 good ideas... I also drilled 3/8" holes in the seat back - the lowest point of the inside of the sea
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 4:25pm 11.13.22 Since Brian's boat is pre-1982, he has no flat surface for a traveler molded on the cabin top. He wi
35s5 replace windows Linca at 4:19pm 11.13.22 That's interesting to hear. Many thanks again.

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