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Tank Sensors rpwillia at 6:02pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 2/1523 I recall someone posting about adding a sensor to their water tank and perhaps as well to their hold
Stuffing box help Mookie B at 5:02pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2118 I've been going over my boat with a "fine tooth comb" in preps for a trip down the ICW from Norfolk
Bomar forward hatch service cl8on at 4:30pm 07.11.11 Catalina 22 0/1320 Hello All! I have an '88 MKII wing keel with a bomar aluminum trapezoidal forward hatch. I've rece
storage in a dried up wet slip alisah at 4:26pm 07.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1763 Just bought my first boat, a Catalina 25, and LOVE it. However, we are experiencing a severe drought
steering pedistal cable bracket Dave Huitema at 4:22pm 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1340 looking for a replacement for my steering pedistal shift and throttle bracket. It is on a 1985 31' h
Lazarette Hatch Siamese at 3:54pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2291 Gotta love the nice big lazarette on the 309. Too bad they goofed a little on the method to secure
Waste Basket Siamese at 3:43pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2489 Stray Cat, aka hull no. 82 is on a 3 week cruise on Lake Michigan right now. I already knew the was
deck fitting swivel block 4boxs69 at 3:35pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 2/1519 deck fitting swivel foot step we have a 23.5 hunter sailboat. In a storm the swivel foot step deck
single lever throttle/shift control stx203 at 3:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1090 my original throttle cable snapped at the control head end on my '77 ODay 25 with inboard. I'm tryin
Casco Bay Gossip Roger Long at 3:09pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2031 Does anyone know anything about the large sailboat that went ashore on the outside of Ram Island yes
Pedestal inserts sailcapt340 at 2:40pm 07.11.11 Big Boats 1/1266 On a 2000 340...Does anyone know where to get insert (Ice box, container, storage box) that is in th
Sailing Pet Peeves...can we keep out of the War Room? BobM at 2:35pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 87/19806 My personal pet peeves, as a sailor, are: (1) Why it is acceptable to place lobster pots in the mi
Will this work? (1) jemicha at 2:07pm 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3328 I am currently fitting a new holding tank and head into a 1969 Ericson 26 sailboat, and thought I wo
Water pump woes bobjames at 1:24pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 12/3055 We spent a week on the boat at the end of June sailing across Lake Erie to Canada and back with a fe
Single axle trailer JamesO256 at 12:25pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 4/1334 I have a 1983 22ft does anyone else use single axle trailer. Need to find out what ply tires you use
additional storage for the C27 jcottert at 11:47am 07.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1821 I have a new (used!!) 1989 C27 and find the space for storage to be quite limited. As I moved down f
Were You Born An A-HOLE? BrianW at 11:34am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6360 Last week, my wife, some old friends, and I were privileged to watch the final launching of the Spac
In-mast furling system problem realkoalat at 11:26am 07.11.11 Big Boats 8/2912 Our boat, a Hunter 466, has a stock in-mast furling system. We have recently replaced the continuous
Mast foot, sealant or boot? saltysailor at 11:18am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2439 Although I don't see any leaks from the cabin this mast must be leaking at least when I'm hosing off
322 leaking hatches mikenovit at 11:04am 07.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1980 I have tried all kinds of solutions (recaulked 3 times, added gasket, etc.) but still I get water co

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Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 10:37am 09.05.22
Windlass Power Source Hayden Watson at 10:28am 09.05.22 One thing to note in this discussion about ACR's and Isolators is that the ACR is only a good choice
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 10:25am 09.05.22
Windlass Power Source Davidasailor26 at 10:17am 09.05.22 The voltage drop is caused by the diodes that do the splitting/isolation. These diodes will cause
Windlass Power Source Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 09.05.22 Another data point - Retrieving my anchor yesterday took my house bank from 58.7% SOC to 57.7%. On m
Windlass Power Source Hayden Watson at 10:09am 09.05.22 Thank you John for responding. The issue was as to which battery bank to get the power for the wind
windless (1) capta at 9:46am 09.05.22 If you find yourself windless, I can get you all the sailboat fuel you need at a very good price.
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 09.05.22 But if the clock has an alkaline battery I would remove that to prevent it from leaking. Just to c
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.05.22 Alcohol is liquid to about -120C so you should be good for MOST Canadian winters. for the winter.
Windlass Power Source (1) dlochner at 9:20am 09.05.22 I just got my first boat with an electric windlass and I've been worrying about that very thing, so
Hunter Europa transom bung Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 09.05.22 Glad that's cleared up.
Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 9:00am 09.05.22 I put a bore scope camera into main halyard mast hole. Looks like 3/4 in PVC. This might be a chal
Windlass Power Source Tedd at 8:53am 09.05.22
Hunter 326 running rigging sail sfbay at 8:43am 09.05.22 9.5 -10mm (3/8") low stretch is fine for your length sailboat. This article recommends 8-10 mm for
Bottom Paint Clarification colb218 at 8:36am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.
Windlass Power Source dlochner at 8:29am 09.05.22 Second Star's windlass is wired to a Positive Bus Bar before the battery switch. All of the charging
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 8:23am 09.05.22 Beautiful scenic water. Kind of explains why boats developed so many different sails. Trying to capt
Hunter 326 running rigging RobAL at 8:22am 09.05.22 One more question on this topic - for some reason the main sail halyard spec isn't in my manual, my
Bottom Paint Clarification dlochner at 8:13am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.
Windlass Power Source jssailem at 8:13am 09.05.22 The Studer MBI 100/3 is using a diode/capacitor technology. This is different from the BlueSea ACR w

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