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Dock Lines Nereussailor at 2:13pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3069 I need to buy some new dock lines, and am on a little bit of a budget. I don't want to skimp, but I
Nice Weekend sail Bad Obsession at 1:43pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2337 We made it! I took my fiancee on her first overnight trip on my boat and it was a success despite a
tiller wobble jcwlbw at 1:07pm 05.02.10 Smaller Boats 5/1995 The tiller on my H26 wobbles at the attachment to the rudder. It appears the plastic on either side
"Blue water", 30ft+ recommendations Skipper at 12:35pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7505 I have been looking for a 30-33 ft cruiser that will sail fast(ish) and be on the upper end of seawo
Stuff Tom Hoffman at 11:47am 05.02.10 Trailer Sailors 15/3968 Hi Everyone, Finally yesterday, I managed to get the boat cleaned out and the mast off and down o
Hatch Knobs jorgefife at 11:19am 05.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2254 I want to remove the hatch knobs (Bomar) that are attached to the lifting part (the ones who secure
Ensenada Race 2010 Rick D at 11:01am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2483 Did any of you guys do the Newport Beach to Ensenada BC race this year? There were 217 boats entere
Pump for A/C betzhunter at 9:41am 05.02.10 Big Boats 2/1176 We just purchased a 1984 Hunter 34' a few weeks ago and we are doing some updates and clean up to th
Manual & Auto Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Shut down Ron McCoy at 9:02am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2733 For those of you who have both the auto (red push button) engine shut down and a manual (pull/push)
For your use - A nice, clean C30 interior layout (1) SailingWebGuy at 8:46am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/2547 I whipped this up this morning. Needed a general interior layout...one that I could scale up and it
Help me complete the diagram!...please (1) SailingWebGuy at 7:55am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/1675 I need a little guidance on wiring up my boat. I should also mention that I have no idea what I'm d
26S weather helm - replace Genoa with jib? MaCS70 at 7:52am 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4096 Hello Everyone! The old story: a 26S with a strong tendency of weather helm. I have a 150% Genoa
Same battery type with ACR? Berndahle at 7:00am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1801 I'm planning on running my two 4D AGM batteries in parallel as my house bank on switch #1 and adding
Varnish Woes sandpiper10471 at 6:53am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2643 The teak strips beside my companionway were beautiful varnished gold but as the finish was getting a
Repair for Apelco radio bobby g at 6:28am 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1927 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5. The radio that came withe the boat is the Apelco 5160. Finally crapped
Another electrical Dilema. Help! Prime Time at 7:49pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2562 Hi, Maybe some of you have had this problem. I have 6 x 6 volt power tech agm batteries wired a
Thru Hull Replacement foolproof at 6:33pm 05.01.10 Catalina 30 27/9557 Hello all: I have a 1976 C30 with, you guessed it, gate valves and steel nipples for thru hulls.
36.7 Dacron Sails - Looking To Buy Ducati at 6:05pm 05.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1334 Looking to buy lightly used Dacron sails for a 36.7. Main + 140-150 Genoa Regards
Swing keel versus dagger keel John Chivers at 6:00pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3753 (Just to be upfront, I lied....I don't own a sailboat yet.....but soon!) We are looking for a newer
cockpit wiring ? gwhite at 5:13pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1105 Anybody had luck chasing wires from the wheel area to he AC/DC panel, I'm trying to run wires for a

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Anchor rollers sail sfbay at 4:44pm 05.26.22 Welcome to the forum!! What are the dimensions of roller outside to outside (looks like 3.5" or 4")
FYI Jim Legere at 4:43pm 05.26.22 Congratulations John. Somewhere up there your dad is smiling. Nice job on a pretty boat!
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training dkinzer at 4:38pm 05.26.22 Thanks. I'm aware of Passion Yachts ASA 106 course - we bought our boat working with them. The timin
Spring 2022 Finally Launched (1) DayDreamer41 at 4:06pm 05.26.22 @Tally Ho South end of Lake Michigan with a breeze coming in from the North makes for an extreemly i
Spring 2022 Finally Launched Tally Ho at 3:56pm 05.26.22
Dealing with wind shear Don Guillette at 3:45pm 05.26.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 3:42pm 05.26.22 @Maine Sail Do you have any suggestions as to the max current that I should set my Ample 105 which i
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 3:39pm 05.26.22 Yes, what I'm saying is that mine isn't doing that. Interesting. What is your set absorption volt
Cheap crib board source found! ShawnL at 2:57pm 05.26.22 As soon as I started reading, I was going to say -- "try old cutting boards". In my opinion it's a
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training AaronD at 2:37pm 05.26.22 Passion Yachts sailing school includes a bar crossing in the ASA 106 course (weather permitting). I
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 2:01pm 05.26.22 It is not the regulator that is tapering off the current. That is caused by the batteries internal
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 1:58pm 05.26.22 We made huge improvements to these alts and got them to run significantly cooler Please, tell me h
Remote Monitoring with Security Camera Maine Sail at 1:55pm 05.26.22
Remote Monitoring with Security Camera Tally Ho at 1:43pm 05.26.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 1:25pm 05.26.22 Yikes! I have an Ample Alternator rated 125A. I have run it continuously (mistakenly) with a 100A
Shore Power Light Bulb scarletmoffett at 1:13pm 05.26.22 Hey, never done a replacement bulb for shore power panels, I believe you can't try to install any bu
Stumpah question of the day ! Maine Sail at 12:48pm 05.26.22
FYI (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:28am 05.26.22 205688
Stumpah question of the day ! kloudie1 at 11:19am 05.26.22 Yup, typically, a flat strap with two holes would go across the clamp and extend so you could fasten
Stumpah question of the day ! Calif. Ted at 11:16am 05.26.22 Those are rail mount clamps for a Lifesling hard case.

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