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Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System DBG21661 at 4:56pm 12.05.21 Bristol 2/2707 I've just purchased a 1984 Bristol 38.8, and now I have some chores to do. She has the original Uni
Dink on davits Capt Andy at 3:27pm 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 Does anyone know the availability of hardware to attach to an air floor dinghy that will allow the d
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? Shorefun at 12:28pm 12.05.21 Day Sailers 3/927 I know I can get them for $8 ea here. I am curious if they are from something else and they can be b
What do you store on-deck? Phil Herring at 10:25am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 36/5491 Most of us want to carry some big stuff aboard, either for long voyages or simple convenience at anc
Christening the WET DOG (5) patbratton at 9:25am 12.05.21 Smaller Boats 7/1332 Yesterday, Saturday, 12-4-21, we christened the WET DOG. The whole family was there with some friend
self tacking jib stephen covey at 8:18am 12.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/6122 I just purchased a new Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 which was ordered with a traditional genoa. I had a sel
SeaSprite 23. (10) ScottMac at 7:58am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3067
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) CaptainRan at 10:09pm 12.04.21 Smaller Boats 10/1356 I am redesigning the crutch mount. I would like to remove the bolts in the old cutch mount (shown in
Solar Eclipse for Penguins jssailem at 12:43pm 12.04.21 Weather and Forecasting 1/897 Yes today is the day, for you to be in Antarctica if your enjoy watching the total solar eclipse.
Third Propulsion Option Plymouth Sailor at 8:05am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2613 Dear Fellow Sailors: Question if I may: Has anyone covered themselves from issues with an inboard m
Getting cables to reach bus bar (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2118 One of my winter projects will be to replace our Beneteau master ground interrupt switch with a grou
BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Bluenose at 4:54am 12.04.21 Bristol 2/1022 BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Does any one know the actual weight of the ballast in a Bristol 24?
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 6:22pm 12.03.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3394 Do I need to replace little hatch and inside little lid cover?
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement J Spry at 1:36pm 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/597 Hi Everyone, I am replacing my throttle and shit cable. Does anyone know what the length are or what
What color for your Bimini? Andiamo 34 at 10:51am 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 19/4740 We have dark blue canvas that has been on the boat a couple past its prime, but the color still look
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 8:45am 12.03.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/2902 This was somewhat one of those Covid projects that got a fair amount of use last winter in Arizona b
A couple trailering questions waterman30 at 5:24am 12.03.21 Smaller Boats 19/1770 I am looking at a Hunter 240 vs a 260. I have a Ram 1500 with V8. Which would you rather trailer - t
H34 chainplate revisited. (5) HelloOutThere at 6:01pm 12.02.21 Big Boats 15/3284 Thought I'd post pics of my attempt at chain plate removal. First describing the rod removal.... L
hydraulic backstay rebuild TimFromLI at 5:39pm 12.02.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2898 I have a navtec hydraulic backstay that is in need of a rebuild, a local shop gave me an estimate o
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat BigDawgz at 4:57pm 12.02.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1677 Hi All, I'm a long time sailor, first year owner of a 40 Hunter, now in a cradle at Lake Erie. I ha

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Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 11:18am 07.09.25
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge dlochner at 10:50am 07.09.25 Glad we can help out. I have a 1250, the manual is the same, so I did RTFM. ;) :beer:
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 10:45am 07.09.25 There is a Power Level Adjustment. Did you change this? If you did, put it back to 100%. Do you ha
Whisker Pole Part Sought LLoyd B at 10:28am 07.09.25 I didn't know there was a difference between a whisker pole and a spinnaker pole until your question
Small draw on starter battery Benny17441 at 9:47am 07.09.25 Don't fix it, if it isn't broken. If your batteries are performing to your satisfaction forget abou
1977 Macgregor Venture 25 - Is there a bilge pump from factory? Benny17441 at 9:29am 07.09.25 To answer your question, do you need to have a working bilge pump before conducting a float test, th
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge dlochner at 9:28am 07.09.25
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge Davidasailor26 at 9:21am 07.09.25 When 340 AH of AGM are deeply discharged they should be able to take the full amount of current the
Is my new keel winch broken Benny17441 at 9:07am 07.09.25 Yes that winch Rachets in both direction. From the product description there should be no action t
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" dmax at 9:02am 07.09.25 They came on the main when I bought the boat and were in excellent shape so I had them put on my new
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 07.09.25 Looks good ...................... so far. Good luck with it. If you think of it, I'd appreciate
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 8:53am 07.09.25 The ProNautic has output for 3 batteries, how many outputs are you using? Are the AGMs wired in par
Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 8:51am 07.09.25 I switched from Geico/Boat US in 2021. I had no claims for over 12 years with Boat US, but then Ge
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 8:47am 07.09.25 It will help to also know at what voltage you see this max. charge current 13.0 V. (I updated th
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge dlochner at 8:31am 07.09.25 The ProNautic has output for 3 batteries, how many outputs are you using? Are the AGMs wired in para
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge Don S/V ILLusion at 8:28am 07.09.25 It will help to also know at what voltage you see this max. charge current
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 8:26am 07.09.25
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Timm R Oday25 at 7:43am 07.09.25 We have a 135% genoa on a FF4 CDI . The luff tape doesn't feed very well into the slot . We've been
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS North Texas Sailor at 7:43am 07.09.25 Ive never had that problem before but boy we have some ducks that love our our dock. duck poop up a
What Model Laguna? Timm R Oday25 at 7:34am 07.09.25 For some reason that boat "appears " very long . I'd say 26 feet at least .

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