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solar power load vs charge excel sheet doehunter at 2:12pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1128 I was actually looking around the forums to see what I could find on the Raymarine ST 1000 autopilot
New Owner Bart34 at 1:22pm 07.15.11 Lancer 1/1463 Hello everyone. I am a new owner of a 76 Lancer 25. This is my first sailboat and my family and I
fried alternator? javelin at 12:50pm 07.15.11 Catalina 30 5/1696 My grandson, 10, inadvertedly shut off the main switch from all to off WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.
I got a new toy yesterday! doehunter at 12:13pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2222 I bought a Ray Marine ST1000 auto pilot. I haven't been to my boat with it yet so I have no plan on
swingkeelcable michaelstar at 10:42am 07.15.11 Smaller Boats 1/1232 anyone have to replace the cable for a swingkeel? have tried getting to the attachment point on the
Fastening to the Boom or mast John rolka at 7:18am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6952 One of my projects this weekend is to install a topping lift, 2 weeks ago I nearly dropped the boom
Davits for 400 MK II Chip2007 at 6:35am 07.15.11 Big Boats 3/2510 We have a 2001 400 MK II and would like to add davits. Would appreciate any information on what work
Formosa 41 Formosa41ketch at 5:22am 07.15.11 Other Sailboats 4/6598 Trying to survive a refit on our Formosa 41. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Rocking and Rolling RAD at 4:52am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3669 I'm in a marina for the weekend on the Hudson River in NJ and the surge from the river traffic has t
Sailboat Hire in New England? esterhazyinoz at 4:31am 07.15.11 Day Sailers 0/1380 My wife amd I will be in the NY/NJ/ New England area come this late Sept, early October. We will ra
Port Townsend to Port Angeles mschoap at 10:00pm 07.14.11 Destinations 4/6302 What do you think of this area for sailing in late August? Any travel advice would be appreciated. H
Hunter 54 rebuild update (interior) CharlieCobra at 8:45pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3307 It's been a while since I posted up progress on the Hunter but it was a ton of work. Here are some b
Heater bypass (3) paulj at 7:45pm 07.14.11 Catalina 310 6/2289 Ray I think we have the same unit for heater bypass system. Have you found a metal replacement f
Hunter 34 shoal vs deep keel stevestk at 7:21pm 07.14.11 Big Boats 11/5418 I've been looking at older Hunter 34's (80's if it matters). Can someone tell me the difference in h
Whats your favorite marina in Solomons Md? Marc Bergmueller at 7:09pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3611 Hi, looking to go to Solomons next week and looking for a better, cleaner, more family friendly plac
need trailer jaygilmer1 at 6:22pm 07.14.11 Lancer 1/1647 Need trailer for 28 foot Lancer. Any suggestions? Live in Tn.
New Owner, Hull Strength Question (1) Zee at 6:06pm 07.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3160 I am new to sailing. I purchased my first sailboat this summer, a 1973 22' Venture. I have read th
need a window jtallen2489 at 4:45pm 07.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1743 I am looking for a tinted plexiglass window for the starboard side of the cabin for my 1987 O'day 40
Swing Keel Cable Humming tcarloni71 at 4:29pm 07.14.11 Catalina 22 14/6734 While I am sailing the cable to my swing keel hums from vibration. I don't let it down all the way
Best Battery Application Red Ryder at 4:23pm 07.14.11 Day Sailers 11/2536 I am sure that this topic has been discussed before, if so I apologize ahead of time: however; I hav

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MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 Leeward Rail at 5:25pm 09.28.22 recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I rep
Anchor self-deploys Kings Gambit at 5:21pm 09.28.22 Job of the windlass is to lower and raise chain and/or nylon warp; not hold the boat against the for
Anchor self-deploys Siamese at 5:17pm 09.28.22 Can't rely on the windlass to secure the anchor. I have a carabiner attached to a line...clips onto
Anchor self-deploys Kings Gambit at 5:05pm 09.28.22 Of course, anchor shank should be kept fixed or locked in place until anchoring so it cannot deploy
Invest 98L smokey73 at 5:01pm 09.28.22 Anybody know how often and when they update the models?
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

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