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Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 10:42am 01.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/5318 Anyone else experiencing issues with Firefly batteries prematurely failing? In 2019 I started kicki
Hatch cover needed for 23ft O'Day tmeade1041 at 9:43am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/410 The hatch cover has been damaged and needs to be repaired or replaced for my 1981 23 ft Oday. I hav
H26 Centerboard Play (1) Chiriqui at 8:39am 01.31.22 Smaller Boats 10/738 I have the boat up in the air in a sling. Some fiberglass and jell coating was applied to seal the c
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 3:31am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1513 Hi everyone. I have a question. I have a 1978 Chrysler 26 that my wife and I refitted. We strippe
removing fuel tank SJN at 9:18pm 01.30.22 Catalina 310 7/1677 Buried behind a webasto heater, the autopilot arm and its associated bracing, and I think prohibited
New smaller boat. (6) Light air at 5:50pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 12/1531 I was looking for a backup boat and one that would fit on the little 100-acre lake that borders my f
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (2) DeniseO30 at 3:27pm 01.30.22 Big Boats 18/1741 On my boat, the AC intake is half-inch and improperly. installed I have a new 3/4" sea valve prepp
Alternative to Raritan C.P. (1) Hello Below at 1:19pm 01.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1274 Normally we would cross the border to the US a half a dozen times a year to see family and friends a
Boat jacks/stands V.Carter at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2449 :)Hello everyone. Happy New Year! I've been on Amazon, Craigslist, ' Ebay but I've decided to ask th
H240 mast type sf50 at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 8/873 I have a 1998 H240 and need to replace some of the standing rigging, specifically D1 and V1 however
New 22 Owner Sail Jake at 12:14pm 01.30.22 Sirius 21/22 7/1759 Hi Sailors! Cold in Ohio, gets down to about 0 deg f almost every night! I'm looking foreword to war
Yanmar impeller replacement (1) DinghySailor at 9:33am 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4529 Yesterday, I decided to replace the impeller on my Yanmar 3HMF to establish a maintenance baseline f
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing (1) sailing H386 at 7:31am 01.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/976 Does anyone know where to find the housing for the yanmar motor controls on a H386 The bezel is an j
Aux fuel tank on H50 (1) Gianni65 at 4:02am 01.30.22 Big Boats 11/1261 Hello. I've an Hunter 50 2007 equipped with 3 water tanks, two port and one starboard, this latter
Wee bits (2) Joe Blizzard at 4:47pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 6/795 I have this little windex that was made to strap onto a mast with a plastic bracket and bungee arran
Combined solar and turbine controller SimonNZ at 2:56pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 8/860 Hi there We're in the process of buying a Beneteau with solar panel and twin wind turbines. Is the
After the storm blows thru Crusty Ol Salt at 1:33pm 01.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/663 The Nor'easter pounding the Northern East coast and New England has passed over Hampton Roads and th
LP Tank Certification sunlover at 1:27pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 7/622 Just filled my LP tanks (yeah, cold here in Florida). They refused one tank as it's out of certifi
1974 Alden Dolphin 47 kj4fec at 1:08pm 01.29.22 Alden General Chat 5/7113 We purchased hull #9 and am going to restore her. We have created a Facebook page to follow thw pro
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (1) John Marrone at 12:52pm 01.29.22 Catalina 22 30/1733 This Boat Design (New Design Dinette) we have incorporates a Fuel Compartment Box that is part of th

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A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves thinwater at 9:17pm 07.17.24 Another method, that I have never heard of but would be very simple, strong, and fast. Pull about
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 7:33pm 07.17.24 StarBoard won't rot, or suffer from water incursion. Buy it once and never worry about it.
C&C 32 (1) Tally Ho at 7:25pm 07.17.24 Do you know the brand of pedestal? Edson is very prolific and I found this data sheet for a C&C 32
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 6:53pm 07.17.24 Why not use plywood? Just epoxy glue pieces together to get the thickness you want. It will be stron
Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 6:16pm 07.17.24 Peggie, My holding tank is 17 gallons. After three weekends it was pretty full. Pump-out took
Combining two chain shots? Rich Stidger at 5:19pm 07.17.24 I have combined two lengths of chain for years using the two-part link with pins that are peened for
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 5:16pm 07.17.24 An excellent choice is black locust. Should be available in the Erie area. dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Rick D at 4:54pm 07.17.24 Should be an easy fix with a sleeve and weld. BTW, as I recall, there was not "much" tension on the
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Rick D at 4:52pm 07.17.24 I just did similar using a hot glue glue gun and needle and thread.
Combining two chain shots? jssailem at 4:51pm 07.17.24 two shots? Would that be Cointreau and Tequila?
Stray current in the water Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 07.17.24 Now that I think about it of course the voltmeter should have more resistance than the circuit. The
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:22pm 07.17.24 A voltmeter has extremely high resistance so as to have minimal impact the circuit. Now that I th
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (2) Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.17.24
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 07.17.24 chain is rust free and few years old! Go stainless!! So I know the fears of the weakest link and
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 2:44pm 07.17.24 By "trip", I meant enough bias voltage to bring the diodes into conduction mode, but I get what you
To swivel or not to swivel Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 07.17.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:20pm 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:19pm 07.17.24 The First Footprint of man on the MOON. m...
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 1:58pm 07.17.24 One option for the rebuild would be to use tongue-and-groove ipe decking, which is widely available.
To swivel or not to swivel NYSail at 1:47pm 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load

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