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Boat Wiring Ducati at 3:34pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2048 Last fall just before haul-out I took photos of all of the wiring connections for the mast. I looks
Clearing the decks Roger Long at 3:00pm 05.12.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5387 I signed the papers today to sell the business I started in 1986, a quarter of a century ago. That
Almost ready to splash. (4) geehaw at 1:14pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1479 Well the boats bottom is painted the rest cleaned and shiny. No more white butt when ya sit on her.
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:39pm 05.12.11 Catalina 30 7/2692 I'm rebuilding my M-15 and would really like to find someone who is re-engining and would like to se
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:36pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/938 Rebuilding my engine and would like to buy an engine for parts...anybody re-engining? Thanks, Jim
Insurance Agreed or ???? rhythmsurfer at 12:08pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5615 Now that we have been pouring more and more money into our "boat on the hill." I have decided to get
Alternator Question? simplicity at 12:00pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4120 I am rewiring some of the electrical in my O'Day 34 and want to know if its a problem to wire my alt
Bareboat in Greece rfrye1 at 11:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1501 Considering a bareboat in greece (athens area). Other than Sunsail ' Moorings, does anyone have expe
Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee dennisp at 11:32am 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1308 Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee for retirement. Plan to bring my Hunter 306 from Alex
no turnbuckle on 9.2A forestay? bugbitten at 11:26am 05.12.11 S2 3/1702 I've recently purchased a '80 9.2A and and working through various issues. Bear with me, as I am new
zee in cedros..... zeehag at 10:53am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2402 with starter failure-- is under repair and will be leaving very soon for cabo and mazatlan--- spot
Furler Fairlead/Bullseye highdesertM26 at 10:19am 05.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1749 Where does everyone mount the first fairlead/bullseye coming out of the furler? I've scoured the in
app for boat movement? bstaff2 at 10:10am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1903 Hi, Does anyone know of an app (Android preferrably) using GPS (or whatever) for sensing an anchor d
What port brand is this (2) inquiztr at 9:44am 05.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2142 I was wondering if anyone could help me find a replacement plastic pane for this window. It is on my
Blue Sea Terminal Fuses - Heads up Rick486 at 8:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2480 Be aware that installation of the Blue Sea terminal fuses, while a great product and a worthwhile sa
310 Interior gpd955 at 8:32am 05.12.11 Catalina 310 3/2368 What's everyone using to clean up/protect the interior wood on their 310's. I used to use lemon oi
Wednesday Night Races (1) kpgraci at 8:13am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2990 Tagged along with the WNR crowd - why has no one told me about this before? What a blast, totally en
Hull Cleaning for H-216 bobbened444 at 7:23am 05.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/1450 I would be interested in what people have used to clean their ACP hulls, such as I have in my Hunter
Propane on a boat Smitty at 6:26am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3874 My 1986 Cal 28 has a propane stove with the tank located in an aft lazerrette. The compartment is v
Keel Bolt Torque Karen at 6:07am 05.12.11 Pearson 1/1807 Hi, Anyone know the paramaters for Pearson 34 keel bolt torque? We are replacing the aluminum pla

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Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 6:48am 06.08.22 Calibration can be ruled out. What brand of prop? Maxprop? Did you disasseble the prop to greas
Water leak from my keel joint kloudie1 at 6:41am 06.08.22 Had a problem after smacking an unmarked underwater pipe.. Re-torqued the bolts and resealed the joi
Buff buff buff Parsons at 6:40am 06.08.22 Nice. I found that the buffer somehow accumulates electricity as it runs, so it keeps getting heavi
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 dlochner at 6:39am 06.08.22 When motoring in areas with no current or tide the SOG and knot meter speed are the same. Since I a
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 6:33am 06.08.22 How fast does it go under sail? Try a close or beam reach in 10 to 12 knots. You should be able t
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 6:33am 06.08.22 Great. I ordered it. This hole is so small that when I pumped up the boat and sprayed the suds, th
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 6:29am 06.08.22 How different are the two measures, SOG and knot meter speed? The calibration could have changed o
traveller change/upgrade jimlf at 6:29am 06.08.22 ill get i photo out soon
1977 S2 Yacht 8.0 Mast type? I really need a step! Sonofthesea77 at 6:17am 06.08.22 Lol! Where are you?....
Cracked hull stickinthemud57 at 6:04am 06.08.22 Wow! I'm impressed! You must be the talk of the neighborhood (not to mention a constant source of wo
Wire Size kappykaplan at 5:36am 06.08.22 That being said, I did pull some out of the boat from the previous owner. Yeah, me too, 15 seasons
Wire Size rlongfield at 5:34am 06.08.22 The marine safety standards do not allow wire nuts . they also require a mechanical connection eg:
Wire Size rlongfield at 5:31am 06.08.22 Wire nuts have no place on a boat. Correct! My wire nut comment was in reference to my work with
Wire Size Maine Sail at 5:28am 06.08.22 The marine safety standards do not allow wire nuts . they also require a mechanical connection eg: c
Wire Size rlongfield at 5:27am 06.08.22 Gauge of wire for what application ? You question cannot be answered without more information. Th
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 shemandr at 5:26am 06.08.22 How fast does it go under sail? Try a close or beam reach in 10 to 12 knots. You should be able to
Wire Size kappykaplan at 5:22am 06.08.22 Correct! My wire nut comment was in reference to my work with AC wires, soldiering for my small DC
Wire Size rlongfield at 5:21am 06.08.22 Wire nuts have no place on a boat. Correct! My wire nut comment was in reference to my work with
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 dlochner at 5:19am 06.08.22 How different are the two measures, SOG and knot meter speed? The calibration could have changed or
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 5:19am 06.08.22 I had a similar leak on my Catalina 22. it turned out to be the joint between hull and deck behind

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