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San Juan 28 Blowboat at 1:04pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2203 As my wife and I continue our rather low key boat search...trying to decide on timing and stuff...I
Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues MFD at 12:47pm 07.03.21 Big Boats 2/493 Hey All, So I have been working around this since (second owner) got the boat about 5 years ago. Bot
Outboard Motor conundrum. Alouette at 12:25pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/870 I presently own a 1973 Catalina 27' and use an outboard as my motor. Would like to up grade to a 4
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part beefneck at 12:10pm 07.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1019
origo 2000 knobs Don Crowther at 12:00pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 7/889 I'm looking for replacement knobs for our stove. One broke off this week. I did see some but I can't
Hello hvac&r tech at 11:05am 07.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/601 New to the forum, I have a 40.1 on order. Wish me luck!
Best plan to replace a jib t track standup block? (1) itscalvin at 10:31am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 1/332 I have an Oday 19 that has a cracked standup block. It's on a 15mm track. I haven't had any luck fin
How strong is the rigid solar panel? NYSail at 9:30am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 0/484
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 8:32am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 47/4378 https://www.thelog.com/local/commissioners-approve-8-week-pause-for-in-water-hull-cleaning-in-shelte
LED Anchor Light KZW at 7:17am 07.03.21 Catalina 310 14/2970 Any recommendations/ sources for an LED anchor light on the C-310?
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed econnors at 6:22am 07.03.21 Catalina 22 7/1325 My 1987 Cat 22 cockpit has chalky-to-touch status all over. White dust rubbing off on hands, skin an
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 6:20am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 33/10539 What is the proper wrench/tool to loosen both the lock nut and tighten the packing nut for a stuffin
Portable solar panels??? Ken Cross at 6:17am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 3/649 We rarely need to charge other than shore power because we don't often go more than one night where
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 5:20am 07.03.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/1692
Bleach in water tanks NYSail at 5:16am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/12057 Hello all. So every season I thoroughly clean my water tanks using bleach with several good rinses.
Roller furling failure 1123581321 at 3:38am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1670 I was sailing in 20 -25 kts and my furling line came loose. I had no way to furling the sail. What i
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:04pm 07.02.21 Sirius 21/22 36/8762 Second season on a Sirius 21 and I'm trying to get it better dialed-in this year now that we've lear
Arguing with insurance company JeffM at 2:08pm 07.02.21 Ask All Sailors 34/5074 Last year was not the greatest, and for us, it was especially bad as far as sailing. We are on an in
1996 26X foresail rigging jjmcp2 at 2:00pm 07.02.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/767 I'm looking for someone that could help ( I would pay for physical presence) rigging the foresail on
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Wm. Gill at 10:34am 07.02.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2272 I missed this in my original measurement, and planning. I am making a custom mounting platform for

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Possible deck issue? arf145 at 12:18pm 04.16.25 If you awaken folks by dangling an interesting boat problem in front of them, it's nice if you give
Lithium battery question Bob S at 12:18pm 04.16.25 Make sure you run the sense wire directly to the batteries, and remember that the negative wire on
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Tom J at 11:27am 04.16.25 You wouldn't necessarily have to mount the Racor in the engine compartment. My C310 had it mounted
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 11:25am 04.16.25 When you have raised the sail, the sail should hold the boom in place. This will give you your best
Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 11:23am 04.16.25 On my Montgomery 15, I did not have spreaders. The shrouds were loose, yet when the mast was raised,
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! pgandw at 11:23am 04.16.25 On your photo of the masthead, the backstay attaches to a pin on the rear of the mast crane. On my
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question kappykaplan at 11:20am 04.16.25 If i had it wrong, I assume bad things would have happened quickly - is that right? Oh, yeah!!! Y
Lithium battery question jssailem at 11:10am 04.16.25 Looking at your Vatrer battery specs: 300Ahr Vatrer Batteries Charge Voltage 14.2V-14.6V Max
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question AndyL at 11:02am 04.16.25 Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I got the polarity right, the tube has been on for a few m
Lithium battery question colemj at 10:41am 04.16.25 This is what I was looking for! Sounds like a good starting point. Charging LFP highly depends o
Leak source found in removable deck panel sailcapt340 at 10:41am 04.16.25
Lithium battery question dlochner at 10:30am 04.16.25 My windlass has an 80a breaker on it. It's factory set that it can only be used if the engine is ru
Lithium battery question Bob S at 10:12am 04.16.25 Make sure the Max Discharge rate for the LFP batteries is high enough to start the engine. Many LFP
Waste valve state position? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:09am 04.16.25 If you're referring to the tank discharge thru-hull, it should always be kept CLOSED except when in
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:57am 04.16.25 I'm not a fan of two vents...larger vent line, yes, but aeration instead of a second vent. That doe
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 9:55am 04.16.25 Quick update The dyneema loops to the blocks are done as well as the loop to secure the line. Just n
Leak source found in removable deck panel Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 04.16.25
Possible deck issue? dLj at 9:32am 04.16.25 Well, long story short, after a deeper inspection the state of the stanchions were the least of my
Lithium battery question colemj at 9:30am 04.16.25
Lithium battery question dlochner at 9:22am 04.16.25 I've never had a 614. Back in the day when I had 4 GC batteries I used an ARS-5 which was more than

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