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Thank you all azambella at 6:31pm 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 3/471 Thank you all for the endless supply of great information I wish you all a very happy holiday and a
Brown sludge water in bilge (2) Sandfly at 3:22pm 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 16/4023 Discovered this unpleasantness inside the bilge today. I'm hoping its not from a leaky holding tank.
Purchased 79 Oday 30, and 22 year old title shows G & L Marine as the "Make" , how dio I check the hull number mralph8795 at 1:23pm 12.04.20 Bigger Boats 0/40 How can I get the title changed to reflect the make to be Oday? How can I check the hull number with
1979 Oday hull number ID/ Title shows make as G & L Marine on a 22 year old title??? mralph8795 at 1:14pm 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/288 I recentlt purchased a 1979 Oday 30' and the title shows G ' L Marine as the make on the title, how
Catalina 27 (1980) port cockpit locker Paul&Keary at 1:00pm 12.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1715 Hello all, We just purchased our first sailboat, a 1980 Cat 27 Tall Rig, traditional layout. I've no
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? michaelapk at 11:31am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1411 I'm in the process of doing a refit on my '86 Ericson 30+ including updating electronics. I am likel
4JH3E fuel cut-off solenoid Valiant1 at 9:55am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/720 When running my Yanmar 4JH3E (2000 year), is it possible that the electric fuel cutoff solenoid coul
Hacked? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:57am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 41/2942 Recently, Phil Herring advised to change passwords. Some may have while others not. SUGGEST YOU D
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 7:43am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 92/6910 Hello all boat owners. I just purchased a 1979 Legnos Mystic 30 cutter! It looks to be in very good
Catalina 38 vince.landseadal at 5:41am 12.04.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2002
Need new motor throttle Erbardy at 4:05am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 4/462 Any advice on a side mount outboard motor throttle? I would like to to be flush (low profile) and i
trailer specs SailingLoto at 7:12pm 12.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/867 I am sure the same or similar questions have been asked. I have acquired an S2 8.0 this spring I wo
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? greatbluedepths at 7:10pm 12.03.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1381 So I ran aground and scraped up the bottom of the fin keel, decent 1/2"+ gouge in there. There don'
ST1000 Tiller Autopilot installation Beneteau First 20 Gerryknight99 at 5:58pm 12.03.20 Trailer Sailors 8/1218 Has anyone successfully installed one of these on a Beneteau First 20. If so. How was the 18" dimens
Hunt for a 310 Don Martens at 3:10pm 12.03.20 Catalina 310 11/1310 After looking at 30's, 34's, 310, and 36, my wife and I have narrowed our boat search to a 310. See
Catalina 27 sail question hdelorenzi at 2:46pm 12.03.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/873
Cockpit cushions Leein207 at 8:06am 12.03.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/935
Adding shore power? NINEv2 at 7:57am 12.03.20 Smaller Boats 10/1489 I'm looking at a couple boats to buy for the upcoming season, and some don't have a shore power conn
C310 main sheet to helm position? Grip at 7:37am 12.03.20 Catalina 310 15/2291 Hey hey. Is it possible to run the main sheet to the helm position? Perhaps some sort of German rig
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? rpwillia at 7:06am 12.03.20 Ask All Sailors 42/3818 I saw a mention and in Youtube videos it looks like there are two sails sewn together with the cuts

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150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 9:54am 01.08.24 Suspect you will enjoy the change. A little easier to handle. Quicker to tack. Unless your 150 is ex
Tabernacle design (1) shemandr at 9:50am 01.08.24 Here a version of a hinge that keeps the off the deck for towing. Probably pretty easy to do. I to
So long 2023... Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 01.08.24 The season started out nicely enough but my heart attack while staying on the boat over the July 4th
Help with a new sail Scott T-Bird at 9:14am 01.08.24 The end of that threaded ss pin simply bonded to the aluminum gooseneck and he sheared the pin while
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 01.08.24 The blue plugs (and stripes on the cables) are for the backbone and the white plugs (and cables) are
Cover for Hunter 39 tfox2069 at 8:28am 01.08.24 Greg, Thanks once again for your help. As mentioned, the best for quality and price was Leon Canva
Tabernacle design patbratton at 8:05am 01.08.24 Why would adding a tabernacle require a compression post? The boat was designed with a beam across
What's the purpose for these slots? Jkutyna at 6:59am 01.08.24 Looking at your picture, that is slightly different. I was on my boat this Saturday attempting to s
Help with a new sail (1) rgranger at 6:36am 01.08.24 If you decide to replace it, Dwyer still sells that end cap for the goose neck
Help with a new sail (1) Morgan donor at 4:58am 01.08.24 Threaded stainless bolts, in aluminum threads, doused in saltwater creates corrosion. Old mariners p
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 4:39am 01.08.24 After working well 2 or 3 times, the Espar (D5, 12 V) failed to start up, making a weird grinding n
Help with a new sail jssailem at 4:10am 01.08.24 @NOLA looking at the condition of the SS pin, fractured near the last threads, and the rust on the o
Help with a new sail justsomeguy at 1:52am 01.08.24 the photographer You're being quite generous.
New Electronics - Is this about right? jssailem at 1:19am 01.08.24 :plus: @marcham The SeatalkNG manual will explain load balance. Each power load (ie display, wire)
Espar hydronic heating system jssailem at 1:06am 01.08.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 11:46pm 01.07.24 for now I have ordered one of these: Amazon.com: MarineNow Analog to NMEA 2000 signal converter : Au
Espar hydronic heating system Mark Maulden at 11:45pm 01.07.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:36pm 01.07.24 Hi there I am trying to achieve the same with my Yanmar engine, also analog. what interface are y
So long 2023... BigEasy at 11:35pm 01.07.24 Definitely need to make sailing a higher priority in 2024. Lingering medical issue had me somewhat
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:34pm 01.07.24 Do you have temp and pressure gauges or just alarms? They are fed from different sensors.

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