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Weather Forecasts sailaway78 at 8:12am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1604 Have been watching the weather pretty close for the raft up this weekend. The NOAA forecast is for N
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:10am 03.18.09 Bigger Boats 8/3913 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are t
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:04am 03.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4511 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are
Lightning and sailboats Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 25/6569 Hello, I know this is very long, but I wanted to share the experience that leads to the questions
Headsets and Mics? windward54 at 7:29am 03.18.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/5388 Spring is just around the corner and so is better weather. In fact, the first day of Spring is Frida
Painting and Cleaning a Prop (1) Earl S at 6:48am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8438 Last year I installed a new Maxi prop along with a new Yanmar engine. When the boat was pulled for w
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:39am 03.18.09 S2 4/7002 We put my new (1985) 7.9 in the water on Saturday. I immediately noticed that lifting the daggerboa
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:37am 03.18.09 S2 0/1 We
OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (1) Warren Milberg at 6:17am 03.18.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1534 OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (TAKEN) This item (see Item 2 below) is the "Safety Switch Lock" used to c
Sail kits Nereussailor at 6:03am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1419 Has anyone ever bought a sail kit from sailrite and sewn their own sails? or ever purchased a sail m
Boat paint scratching easily! nameaneh at 8:04pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2258 I recently finished painting my boat with Glidden's Poly Floor and Porch paint and it's been about 4
Time to start planning. Benny at 7:42pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2116 Last year we went to see the Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from the Potomac River in our trust
REAL Sailing Stimulus Package Andy1237 at 7:40pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1645 Could you could qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a sailboat? Here is the catch-You ha
Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5327 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2264 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1553 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1672 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4280 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo
Replacing 2003 Bavaria 44 Portlight Lenses & Seals La Bestia at 2:15pm 03.17.09 Bavaria 4/6093 Hello: I'll like to replace all lenses and seals on the portlights of my 2003 Bavaria 44. It has
My new BOAT BUDDY (1) Merry Prankster at 12:26pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1630 Another rainy day, sigh. I got out my sewing machine and a pair of scissors and converted my 5 gal.

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Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:51am 02.06.22
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:47am 02.06.22 Real food for real thought.
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:47am 02.06.22 There are several issues to consider. The current carried by the wire should be what determines t
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? leo310 at 8:46am 02.06.22 You have to remember that the breaker panel is to protect the wire to the device and if required a f
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) (2) fjcattleco at 8:38am 02.06.22 Well, I worked on pulling the for screws to get the masthead off. I was hesitant to pull off the en
Used Parts Stores Online sail sfbay at 8:31am 02.06.22 No...........Depends on what you want to purchase. What used equipment are you looking for? If you
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? rgranger at 8:18am 02.06.22 There are several issues to consider. The current carried by the wire should be what determines th
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 7:16am 02.06.22 We'll probably keep our first trip south to about 10 days Considering the amount of territory you
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:12am 02.06.22 202413
Genoa question jssailem at 5:56am 02.06.22 With all light weight sails, keeping them in good working condition takes: Knowing their limits Reg
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 5:27am 02.06.22 As stated the first challenge is clearing customs. In October, there were few to nearly no boats cr
Hunter 35.5 Dingy Davits DLLawrence at 5:11am 02.06.22 Our Legend 35.5 has Martek 370's installed on it. Love them, look good, work great.
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Jim Legere at 4:14am 02.06.22 Your Kenyon spar has two sheaves for headsail halyards, a sheave below the tang for the inner forest
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Joe at 4:13am 02.06.22 Joe, Thanks for the tip, but it is not for use in California. Why? All the oceans are connecte
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Joe at 3:10am 02.06.22 My preference is to install an external spinnaker halyard on a masthead crane. Keeping it external
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Rick486 at 2:46am 02.06.22 I changed both filters on my 4JH4E for 14 years and never once had a problem. 1. Before you do anyth
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Kings Gambit at 11:20pm 02.05.22 He said that the planned route is by way of the southern Gulf Islands. Perhaps access the Islands vi
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Paul Mermelstein at 10:13pm 02.05.22 I used to do all that on my 4JH3E until a mechanic that I trust told me Yanmars don't need to be ble
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) SoSound at 9:28pm 02.05.22 Why not clear in at the first possible opportunity (if you are required to actually stop in person),

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