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Rust Never Sleeps. (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:12am 09.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 35/2588 Back in 2019 I had extensive work done on my 2003 Catalina 310, including replacing the exhaust elbo
Not a BOGO, but close Jackdaw at 5:57am 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 1/561 WM skipped their BOGO on Lewmar winches this year, but Defender is coming very close with this curre
Remove Hunter 28.5 Mast SirMichael at 5:53am 09.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/819 The coax up to my antenna failed inside the mast And I have lighting problems (bulbs?) but being cau
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:52am 09.16.20 Catalina 22 11/1224 Hello Cat 22's. New owner, first post. I purchased my Boat in Tulsa OK. Attempted to trailer home
On the beach (1) Jackdaw at 5:43am 09.16.20 Racing 6/869 A report from a Dutch friend of mine. A fine read of race report, with an unexpected ending early s
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? Captain.Olives at 1:03am 09.16.20 Catalina 30 8/1491 Shopping hard for a C30 MKii or MKiii. I am length limited in my San Francisco slip, and know that
O'Day 222 - end of another great sailing season in the Midwest, Lake Pewaukee, WI (5) Waitewigmailcom at 8:16pm 09.15.20 Day Sailers 2/559 184982184978184979184981
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? ThinkingAboutIt89077 at 5:19pm 09.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1275 Everyone - new to the Forum. Studying right now for ASA 101. Looking into the future, I hope to st
Cunningham Rigging CurtisC at 4:21pm 09.15.20 Catalina 30 7/1533 I plan to add a cunningham to my Cat 30 TM with the control line lead back to the cockpit. There is
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (2) karwas at 4:02pm 09.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1618 Hello, I am new to this forum, and I could not find answer for my question anywhere, including arc
Yanmar stalling issue mpassero at 12:52pm 09.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 20/5423 Hi there, Wondering if anyone has had similar issues with their Yanmar 3YM30 stalling out? Purchas
outboard motor tgrayson at 11:52am 09.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1059 have a chance to get a new 6 hp mercury outboard short shaft at a reduced price, hoping i can use it
In-Boom Furling AlastairLC at 11:30am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1205 Has anybody had experience with in-boom mainsail furling? I've heard that in-mast furling can cause
First 235 Winch Swap (5) cb32863 at 11:04am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 5/666 So it seemed that no matter what I did, my port Lewmar 16ST winch was a bit "grabby". Wouldn't spin
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? LakeShark at 10:20am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 66/5046 I wanted to start a conversation amongst those who have been around a while about the ASA courses.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings dennisv at 9:46am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 49/3433 Fellow sailors' All of my sailing experience has been based on the boat beings docked in a marina.
SV Preston Point rescue IASailor at 8:50am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 24/1726 As a lake/river sailor, this story has many lessons for myself and probably others. What do we think
Torqeedo on C22 Tfahey at 7:18am 09.15.20 Catalina 22 3/707 Has anybody replaced their outboard with a Torqeedo ? If so what has been your experience
87 Hunter 28.5 reefing the jib Shaw_2112 at 6:44am 09.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/721 I'm new to this so please bear with me. Can another 28.5 owner explain to me how to reef the jib? I
Frigoboat Brahmany at 9:56pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1071 Hi, I think the Frigoboat compressor speed controller has failed. Currently the compressor is runnin

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Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, MFD at 3:24pm 12.16.23 Resurrecting an old post with my 2 cents. Last summer my alternator failed on the start of a long p
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 3:21pm 12.16.23 $30 worth of Tea-Gel will last you a lifetime, unless you drop the canister overboard. Don't ask, yo
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 3:08pm 12.16.23 Last question on this topic: The MHT article on best practices for anode installation points out the
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:02pm 12.16.23 When looking at an item on Sailrite, click on a single item. Scroll down a bit to Description - Docu
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 3:01pm 12.16.23 I usualy run from 175 to 190. It gets close to 200 if I push it hard and the sea water is warm. W
How's my hull? Not Too Shabby at 2:53pm 12.16.23 All good points. Thank you for the tips, again.
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 12:44pm 12.16.23 When we go sailing, we think we're sailing a boat, how foolish of us. We are really sailing a floati
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 12:41pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 11:55am 12.16.23 The only prep work here is to be absolutely positive that the spot(s) where the anode(s) are attach
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 11:43am 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 11:17am 12.16.23 No... Galvanic isolation refers to the separation of an electrical circuit to eliminate stray curr
Clog in sanitation outlet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 12.16.23 Muriatic acid--available from any hardware store--will work and costs a lot less than SewClean. How
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water jssailem at 10:30am 12.16.23 OK.. Lets agree to talk in common terms. A Zinc is a specific piece of metal. An Anode is the metal
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 10:28am 12.16.23 dLj's conclusion is one that is shared by almost all sailors. I have been reading about wind gener
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 12.16.23 Should I strip the newly painted prop and polish to bare metal? The water will make short work of
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 10:13am 12.16.23 First, in freshwater you will need to use magnesium, not zinc anodes. If the boat is gaining on its
Solar power systems Stu Jackson at 9:42am 12.16.23 the output was ... very unimpressive. Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting
Yanmar question Stu Jackson at 9:09am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Yanmar question kloudie1 at 8:58am 12.16.23 The only powerplants that I've encountered that shared transmission and engine oil were on motorcycl
Solar power systems dLj at 8:33am 12.16.23 Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting wind on my boat (mostly for liveaboard w

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