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Polishing and replenishing Gregg9020 at 9:29am 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1386 We have a couple of older Venture 25's, one white hull, and the other is a light blue, the white on
1983 Catalina 25' Information Etch at 7:18am 04.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5008 Hello all, I am new to the website and currently own a 18' Capri. I will be looking at a 1983 Catali
Question for anyone that has replaced all their bulkheads 48dodge at 8:55am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1952 I'm trying to get an idea of how many sheets of plywood I need to replace all of my bulkheads and re
delorme lt-20 etrex legend and seaclear II txtowman at 8:35am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2370 I need instructions on interfacing either of these for a vista laptop that only has usb no serial po
picture Bill C320, Papillon at 8:16am 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2075 How do you attach a picture to a reply? It used to be very obvious on the old site. Probably is sti
Spooky Weather sailaway78 at 8:09am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1878 This weather is downright spooky. Was plenty warm here yesterday, going to be in the 30's tonight,
K6 KPH Special Event Bob Poff at 7:35am 04.06.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3672 I received this via our local club email list. Sure would be cool to work them from the boat. I won
Walker Bay 8 MoonSailer at 7:24am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1432 I have a walker bay 8 dinghy and want something a little larger. The Pelican Scorpio and some other
old radar not functioning - solution too simple? Banooma at 6:46am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3410 I bought my boat with a Raymarine radome and Autohelm radar display, plus wind, speed, and depth met
What to use to hold centerboard? 48dodge at 6:00am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1285 What glue/caulk should I use to hold the two wedges in place that hold the centerboard up? Also sho
steering cable adjustment question Jim at 4:50am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2997 I noticed my steering cable was lose on mt C36 MK II. It is an Edson rig. How do I adjust the cabl
Furlex yanked Deadline at 4:36am 04.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1674 A burly rugby player inadvertently pulled my jib furling line out of the Furlex drum, and I can't fi
Leak in head under sink earlkeim at 3:44am 04.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1386 I have found a leak in the cabinet under my sink in the head. I think the port light above the sink
Correct Prop Size bobtigar at 3:34am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6081 I konw there must be a formula for determining the correct prop size/pitch for an inboard engine on
Islander 29 owner's association gseto at 11:43pm 04.05.09 Islander 8/11547 Anyone know of one?
Galley Mods oreana123 at 10:40pm 04.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2307 I started my galley mods today. I removed a lot of the previous owner's woodwork that I felt is not
Full Size Brand New Charts Se Ak; Columbia River stephenronning at 10:27pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I wound up with some charts. Brand new. 4 SE AK and two from Oregon Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Clr Run Through My Outboard/cool Longshaft Swap Today ;) (1) stephenronning at 10:17pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2031 Hello group. I did a cool project today. I bought a honda 75 '80 for my new kicker. she's been garag
My thru hull repair (5) Scott T-Bird at 9:04pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6058 This thru hull is at the bow for the head discharge and it appears to be a 1-1/4" thru hull. The fi
Sailboat Owner Survey Phil Herring at 8:47pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6088 Hey, remember that survey many of you completed last spring? We asked you to rank your current an

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1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Stu Jackson at 11:34am 03.02.22 but I personally wouldn't worry about that. I'd clean it up and give it a couple of coats of bottom
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 10:58am 03.02.22 Can't quite tell is the relay fried on the outside looks like it may be. I would not go out and bu
Dometic AC needs capacitor JoeWhite at 10:40am 03.02.22 Yes, external relay can be used. If you are confident with the impedance of the coil and contact rat
Precision 23 Trailer sail sfbay at 10:37am 03.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find a rental trailer, consider buying a used sailboat trailer
PNW Current Atlas App Hello Below at 10:27am 03.02.22 Wondering what people's thoughts are on the PNW Current Atlas app. It looks like I downloaded it an
Dometic AC needs capacitor (1) kbgunn at 10:26am 03.02.22 I have narrowed it down to the compressor relay on the control board. Compressor was getting 0v when
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 03.02.22 My old log books show that hull speed was easy obtained at approximately 3800 rpms No other issues
New Battery power flare replacement kloudie1 at 10:03am 03.02.22 Last year, I bought a Sirius, the red one .. There was a good article in Practical Sailor last year.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! (1) Maine Sail at 10:00am 03.02.22 Markel insurance: https://pbase.com/mainecruising/image/172389857.jpg
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Johann at 9:52am 03.02.22 Are you an ABYC member? If so what membership level, if you don't mind me asking? No, I just try
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Crazy Dave Condon at 9:23am 03.02.22 could not tell if the winch stand was moved back to support the bow of the boat during transport. Is
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 9:21am 03.02.22 I see zero indication Lithionics will not be insurable when TE-13 becomes a full standard. At half
New Battery power flare replacement jviss at 9:20am 03.02.22 Which make and model?
Precision 23 Trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 9:15am 03.02.22 although out of buisness for new boat, it is my understanding that the office number is still in use
Morse or no morse Brian D at 8:58am 03.02.22 From Wikipedia on CQ... "In English-speaking countries, the origin of the abbreviation was popular
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Johann at 8:54am 03.02.22 Perhaps domestically produced LifePo4 battery manufacturers are aware of upcoming insurance issues
Two disconnected stories may give your pause the next time you are out on the water. jeepbluetj at 8:41am 03.02.22 Last weekend there was the biggest pod of dolphins I've ever seen about 2 miles outside of Dana. Not
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 8:18am 03.02.22 I think they are referring to organic chemistry, not organic farming.
Any known concerns with this specific motor? kloudie1 at 8:15am 03.02.22 Couple of other things: new water pump impeller Check the points for gap and cleanliness.. (If not e
Two disconnected stories may give your pause the next time you are out on the water. Calif. Ted at 8:14am 03.02.22 First you can just hear them and see a disturbance on the water like an approaching squall, then the

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