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H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 7:10pm 12.05.21 Mid-Size Boats 17/2146 So I got some free time and started the charger change. First step clean up what the previous owne
Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System DBG21661 at 4:56pm 12.05.21 Bristol 2/2117 I've just purchased a 1984 Bristol 38.8, and now I have some chores to do. She has the original Uni
Dink on davits Capt Andy at 3:27pm 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/811 Does anyone know the availability of hardware to attach to an air floor dinghy that will allow the d
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? Shorefun at 12:28pm 12.05.21 Day Sailers 3/440 I know I can get them for $8 ea here. I am curious if they are from something else and they can be b
What do you store on-deck? Phil Herring at 10:25am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 36/3400 Most of us want to carry some big stuff aboard, either for long voyages or simple convenience at anc
Christening the WET DOG (5) patbratton at 9:25am 12.05.21 Smaller Boats 7/926 Yesterday, Saturday, 12-4-21, we christened the WET DOG. The whole family was there with some friend
self tacking jib stephen covey at 8:18am 12.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3947 I just purchased a new Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 which was ordered with a traditional genoa. I had a sel
SeaSprite 23. (10) ScottMac at 7:58am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1880
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) CaptainRan at 10:09pm 12.04.21 Smaller Boats 10/983 I am redesigning the crutch mount. I would like to remove the bolts in the old cutch mount (shown in
Solar Eclipse for Penguins jssailem at 12:43pm 12.04.21 Weather and Forecasting 1/621 Yes today is the day, for you to be in Antarctica if your enjoy watching the total solar eclipse.
Third Propulsion Option Plymouth Sailor at 8:05am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1505 Dear Fellow Sailors: Question if I may: Has anyone covered themselves from issues with an inboard m
Getting cables to reach bus bar (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1303 One of my winter projects will be to replace our Beneteau master ground interrupt switch with a grou
BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Bluenose at 4:54am 12.04.21 Bristol 2/605 BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Does any one know the actual weight of the ballast in a Bristol 24?
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 6:22pm 12.03.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2080 Do I need to replace little hatch and inside little lid cover?
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement J Spry at 1:36pm 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/471 Hi Everyone, I am replacing my throttle and shit cable. Does anyone know what the length are or what
What color for your Bimini? Andiamo 34 at 10:51am 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2699 We have dark blue canvas that has been on the boat a couple past its prime, but the color still look
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 8:45am 12.03.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/1166 This was somewhat one of those Covid projects that got a fair amount of use last winter in Arizona b
A couple trailering questions waterman30 at 5:24am 12.03.21 Smaller Boats 19/1278 I am looking at a Hunter 240 vs a 260. I have a Ram 1500 with V8. Which would you rather trailer - t
H34 chainplate revisited. (5) HelloOutThere at 6:01pm 12.02.21 Big Boats 15/1889 Thought I'd post pics of my attempt at chain plate removal. First describing the rod removal.... L
hydraulic backstay rebuild TimFromLI at 5:39pm 12.02.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1466 I have a navtec hydraulic backstay that is in need of a rebuild, a local shop gave me an estimate o

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Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 03.26.24 I lived in St Pete for 12 yr, sailed the SW coast in my Pearson 30 for 11 of them. Pearson 30 is a 5
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:58am 03.26.24 Tugs were used to get the ship from the dock to the waterway, at which the ship was under its own po
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 03.26.24 Not clear (to me) from reporting if tugs ARE or ARE NOT required when transiting that channel. One
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:53am 03.26.24 I listened to one report that the ship had a power outage. Then tried to reverse (Thats the black sm
Fridge: 12V or DC BarryL at 7:52am 03.26.24 Hello, Congratulations on the new boat. I have a SO 409, very similar to your 419. I'm very happy w
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 7:44am 03.26.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inst
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel william24424 at 7:16am 03.26.24 Similar situation I was sailing in wider channel pinned up against buoy, made the starboard to starb
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . dLj at 7:11am 03.26.24 What a major disaster. My heart goes out to all involved. dj
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.26.24 Really remarkable and big news in the Chesapeake area. This was the Francis Scott Key I695 bridge o
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:21am 03.26.24 In more detail - the question you are asking will often fall into the engineering realm of "fitness
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:44am 03.26.24 Rough to the touch sounds like improper use of cleaning or lack of polishing. Yes, rough to the tou
outboard hoisting (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 03.26.24 That design will work to lift the motor, but when you swing the arm forward to move the motor to th
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 4:55am 03.26.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 3:27am 03.26.24 Thank you Jim for taking the time to speak with me on the phone. I appreciate you taking the time to
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 3:24am 03.26.24 Thanks for your input, much appreciated. Just for context - the bottom is clean, the wheel center (
Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic

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