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Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 4:08pm 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1280 We've got a Garmin anemometer/vain tied into our plotter. (I will look up the model when my wife wak
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner Dadawada at 3:47pm 06.17.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/538 Participated as the potential buyer in part 1 of the survey of a 373 I'm looking at. In general, thi
Finally On the Water (1) Foswick at 3:40pm 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 2/278 After a slow start, this year, we are finally out. Will probably be cruising around for a few weeks.
Centerboard repair on a Widgeon NaomiMartin at 12:58pm 06.17.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/438 I recently purchased a used Widgeon, year unknown but possibly late 1950's early 1960's. The line wh
How to stop false 100% battery status (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 9:35am 06.17.25 Musings With Maine Sail 35/3779 I am trying to finish up with some upgrades to my electrical system and wanted to cast a few questio
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 8:48am 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1059 I have a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 381 and just purchased it last September. I moved it with the help of
Catalina 30 MKIII Stern Through Hulls Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 06.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/871 The manual that came with my C30 was not updated by Catalina. I'm wondering what the three through h
Boarding ladder threads fred1diver at 3:55am 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1015 Hello again everyone our boarding ladder is wonderful in length but it is only bare SS rungs, not
Windlass Wiring Fault (1) Foswick at 11:30pm 06.16.25 Ask All Sailors 6/472 Please double-check my thinking on this: My windlass uses this solenoid which seems to be wired acc
Inboard engine questions john6206 at 3:15pm 06.16.25 Mid-Size Boats 27/2080 Hey everyone, Sorry I have so many rookie questions. Five days into boat ownership and the learnin
Starter motor issues Feo23 at 3:11pm 06.16.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/627 I've got a 94 Hunter 29.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F with a bad starter. It had been starting just fine b
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries HoosierSailor at 1:22pm 06.16.25 Big Boats 18/1741 Recently upgraded the inverter/charger and added battery capacity. I initially thought that it might
Weekend pics (3) pclarksurf at 10:37am 06.16.25 Catalina 22 0/308 We tease ourselves at work-- "pics or it didn't happen" My contribution to: you can actually s
Yanmar motor mounts shawanaga at 10:05am 06.16.25 Big Boats 8/692 Hello I have a 1990 35.5 Yanmar 3gm30f I was looking at the front of the engine and the bottom of th
Trailer bunks (1) newsailor72 at 7:32am 06.16.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/558 I think my trailer bunks need replacing ? I think they make some indents on the bottom of the hull.
Interior Timber 'options' - 1999 H340 markymac1961 at 3:38am 06.16.25 Big Boats 8/674 Hi Folks, I've noticed on interior pics of other H340's around '99 build, there seems to be 2 diffe
Anchor roller fred1diver at 6:28pm 06.15.25 Ask All Sailors 14/975 Hello all What are your thoughts on adding an anchor roller on my Pearson P30? At the moment the anc
Vintage Marine head, wc, toilet (1) KingTriton at 11:23am 06.15.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/714 Hi, first of all, sorry if my english is not perfect. My father passed a few months ago and I have s
How to add a circuit to a X-Yacht (1) rpwillia at 7:53am 06.15.25 Ask All Sailors 4/555 Helping a friend with a new to him X-Yacht and trying to put the new radar and helm electronic on se
2025 O'Day Rendezvous / Canceled LouisMK at 8:34pm 06.14.25 Bigger Boats 10/1096

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Are you into a project boat? JBP-PA at 10:36am 11.06.25 Love Boatworks Today. I stopped watching much while he moved to Michigan and am happy to see he has
The Bank Manager ver 3 JBP-PA at 10:29am 11.06.25 Here is what Battleborn has to say. https://battlebornbatteries.com/pouch-vs-prismatic-vs-cylindric
The Bank Manager ver 3 JBP-PA at 10:20am 11.06.25 LFP batteries used to all use prismatic cells (they have individual cases that provide mechanical pr
The Bank Manager ver 3 Hayden Watson at 8:53am 11.06.25 There is one other viable option to prevent alternator damage, use an Alternator Protection Device.
Garboard drain plug Project_Mayhem at 8:45am 11.06.25 Id put a small dam in the luff track and a boot on the outside. 20ish gallons seems excessive for a
Stuck in the mud Project_Mayhem at 8:44am 11.06.25
Stuck in the mud Project_Mayhem at 8:40am 11.06.25 I think the bill would exceed the value of the boat by ten times or more. If the owner was paying
Restoring An Oxidized Hull rardiH36 at 8:40am 11.06.25 To follow up on shemander's Post#6, I also noted that the OP referenced power washing. On this, ju
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) (2) kloudie1 at 8:29am 11.06.25 Don't know about "adorable" but I had a fun time getting this old Evinrude running after a bajillion
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 mveerman at 8:21am 11.06.25 I just went to the boat this morning, and unfortunately there's still a steady drip out of that pipe
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view kloudie1 at 8:21am 11.06.25 This page has some good stuff: Aurora Dashboard (Experimental) \| NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction
The Bank Manager ver 3 kloudie1 at 8:16am 11.06.25 Yup and the minis aren't all the same dimensions..
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view rgranger at 8:16am 11.06.25 ... may bring the lights of the North into view. ... How far south are we estimating...?:thumbup:
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) rgranger at 8:13am 11.06.25 Is adorable an okay word to use when describing an OB?:tongue:
Garboard drain plug jssailem at 7:04am 11.06.25 I will however look for ideas on solving the problem of water in the mast Are you sure it is comin
Hunter 212 Mast Step Replacement (1) CaptainStealth at 6:04am 11.06.25 I recently purcahsed a Hunter 212 sailboat and upon purchasing it I knew there was a large crack in
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 11.06.25 My O'Day 25 had a Groco ball valve. I replaced it when the boat turned 46yo with the same model for
looking to add goal post to my tandem axle trailer for my 97 Mac26X. Project_Mayhem at 5:50am 11.06.25 No, I sold the boat. I made it out of Unistrut for the base, a couple of pipe flanges and nipples an
Garboard drain plug Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 11.06.25 Drill a pilot hole from inside the bilge to outside to determine the location. If you get it wrong,
How do you keep rear bedding/mattresses from getting wet from water dripping down companionway entrance when raining? Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 11.06.25 Hang a piece of cloth just in front of the mattress like privacy curtain There could be a drain "ho

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