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Alternator problems murrayabbott at 4:00pm 08.21.21 Big Boats 11/1845 I had a Balmar 165 amp with an external Balmar 615 installed about a year and a bit ago. It was fine
Forgive me sub-forum, for I have sinned Leeward Rail at 3:11pm 08.21.21 Catalina 22 5/771
NEW SAILS twodzusfittings at 2:43pm 08.21.21 Bigger Boats 11/1902 My new main sail arrived today. It's loose footed, versus my original bolt roped. Looking up the dif
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Ralph Johnstone at 12:50pm 08.21.21 Ask All Sailors 50/8877 I recently became involved in a discussion here about bottom paint and was called out for stating th
Hunter 31 Main sail luff. Dennis Kitchen at 11:42am 08.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 4/1022 Can any mid 80's owners or former owners of Hunter 31 explain the rationale behind the strange lower
Oday 272 LE Bulkhead and bilge water (2) Walther001 at 11:09am 08.21.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/871
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? flightlead404 at 10:56am 08.21.21 Big Boats 11/2876 I'm hoping to have a complete new bimini/dodger made prior to moving south in November. Currently h
Active Solar Vents for original Bomar hatches - Recommendations? (1) PCannonSr1 at 10:24am 08.21.21 The Cherubini Hunters 1/669 I want to install an active solar vent for both of my original Bomar hatches. These have reinforced
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running (1) Rob Heath at 9:57am 08.21.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/4757 I have the standard Volvo Penta Stern Gland seal on my Beneteau Oceanis 37, with a 25mm shaft and 43
Making use floor grid space H34 (&others DeniseO30 at 8:57am 08.21.21 Big Boats 2/689 Been thinking about the spaces and the grid system underneath the sole IE floors, I want to add a st
What do you do while stuck awaiting outside repairs? jssailem at 8:27am 08.21.21 Ask All Sailors 2/402 It has been a love/hate affair with the 10 windows on SV Hadley. After 48 years the seals failed, we
Best of Luck kloudie1 at 8:22am 08.21.21 Weather and Forecasting 8/1204 Hoping that the storm does not make too much of a mess for you folks up in the northeast.. Get all t
Creature comforts (10) BC Bernie at 8:04am 08.21.21 Catalina 310 5/1924 Thought I would share a bit and encourage others. Updating electronics project: My VHF did not have
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION twodzusfittings at 7:53am 08.21.21 Bigger Boats 14/6533 After completing a good cleaning, applying lubricant and rebuilding my winches, upon re installing t
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel (1) Bogart at 12:54am 08.21.21 Big Boats 8/1795 Hi all. The indicator lights on the 230V/50Hz side of my panel have failed. Has anyone experienced t
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use ricksoth at 8:39pm 08.20.21 Ask All Sailors 2/570 My Cal 27 has an old hot water heater that works on 120v only now. It had a heat-exchanger for engin
26D windows..... kendyoozed at 7:41pm 08.20.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1013 I know blue water has the early 26 windows that are more rounded. My boat is a 1988 but has the more
Sheer vs steering currents Davidasailor26 at 7:32pm 08.20.21 Weather and Forecasting 5/1489 As I watch the discussions of tropical systems like Grace and Henri one thing is not that clear to m
Main sheet rigging (2) SeaDogRun at 4:08pm 08.20.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/6259
South and middle Puget Sound (5) Ken Cross at 3:10pm 08.20.21 Destinations 12/1971 We left on August 7th from Everett and so far we have been to Kingston, Winslow, Blake Island, Port

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Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Rick Webb at 5:02pm 04.25.25 For those of you in the affected area PLEASE respond to the CG they actually listen. We had the sa
Sail Shape colemj at 4:59pm 04.25.25 The halyard isn't going to tighten much more because the bolt rope has shrunk. That can be eased, a
Transducer heritage at 4:50pm 04.25.25 You can probably find the right transducer for your boat, but the Data Marine display is the weak li
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Rick Webb at 4:50pm 04.25.25 3 welders in Pensacola Florida looked at the mast at Zern's rigging and say they can't fix the mast
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? Windpilot at 4:11pm 04.25.25 Something happened, but not from sailing. I have a 410 with those struts, I lost a strut mid Pacific
Transducer Foswick at 3:50pm 04.25.25 I have no idea about availability and cost. So, this isn't advice - just something to think about. I
C&C 32 Foswick at 3:45pm 04.25.25 In aviation, the saying is, "All takeoffs are optional. All landings are mandatory." Every time I ig
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Foswick at 3:40pm 04.25.25 Yeah, I ordered a new screw last night. Now I know I can get the old one out. This has been a thorn
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 04.25.25 The main problem with the high idle was that it was frequently slow to go into gear, Congratulatio
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? chuckwayne at 3:25pm 04.25.25 FYI... my visual inspection doesn't show any other obvious damage and the rigging tension appears e
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B dLj at 3:13pm 04.25.25 Now that's a nice end result! Don't forget to lock it down with that nut ;) dj
Transducer kappykaplan at 3:10pm 04.25.25 The transducer I need is for a DataMarine knot meter. Definitely an AirMar unit. Here are the par
C&C 32 dLj at 3:08pm 04.25.25 A healthy respect for Michigan is not a bad thing. As with ocean sailing - do not sail to a schedu
Sail Shape Tally Ho at 3:04pm 04.25.25 You need to pull in the mainsheet (a lot it seems). With no traveller or vang, the only adjustmen
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 2:56pm 04.25.25 Had John at my boat - I'm impressed..of course the final assessment will be when I get my new main s
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Tally Ho at 2:56pm 04.25.25 Perseverance pays off! Nicely done. Do you plan to replace the screw? Greg
C&C 32 john6206 at 2:53pm 04.25.25 @Tally Ho Thanks Greg
C&C 32 Foswick at 2:41pm 04.25.25 I'm 90% super excited about that, 10% terrified. I think that is a good ratio.
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B (1) Foswick at 2:37pm 04.25.25 Hoozah! I did some research and came across the suggestion to try Vampliers. Seems like I used to ha
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Foswick at 2:27pm 04.25.25 Is the head on the top or bottom of that screw? Which end broke off? Or is that the lock nut on

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