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Tire size rbaevergreen at 7:16pm 08.14.20 Trailer Sailors 6/1044 My dry rotten tires are marked 5.30/4.50-12. Is that aka 5.30-12? 4 lug rims.
US Coast Guard Shallow Water Aids to Navigation Survey WayneH at 6:43pm 08.14.20 Ask All Sailors 1/347 So the USCG is asking for input for interested parties for Shallow Water (<12feet) Aids TO Navigatio
Securing the mast at the base (3) Mskidk at 5:40pm 08.14.20 Catalina 22 4/985 When I stepped the mast I slid the metal rod that was internal at the base of the mast into the groo
What GPS unit fits this mount? (2) SailingIsGood at 11:49am 08.14.20 Parts Search 10/746 I need help identifying an old GPS mount to find out what model GPS unit fits it. Otherwise, I'll re
Thru Hull Fittings Abarb at 10:24am 08.14.20 Ask All Sailors 8/597 Hi: I'm a looking at a SJ 30' sailboat and the owner says he's replaced the thru hulls with high qu
Cockpit Table AmyH at 10:13am 08.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/596 Looking for a cockpit table for a Hunter 450 passage. Texas location but open to shipping from other
1990 Hunter 30T Keel Joint and Mast Compression Issues? (6) JDE at 9:32am 08.14.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/867 Hello! I'm looking at a 1990 H30T that has been sitting on it's trailer for 3 years. It has been a f
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 wdonovan at 7:58am 08.14.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/596 Taking delivery of the boat next week and the first thing I noticed in the cockpit was the boat want
Genoa Clew Ring (1) Lee Hadjiosif at 3:53am 08.14.20 Ask All Sailors 24/3159 I'm ordering a new genoa 120% and the sailmaker is offering me a number or clew options. One is the
Early morning sunlight (2) Brian D at 9:03pm 08.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/363 When the sun rises it shines through some shuttered windows. Sometimes the light is just too perfect
Rudder Post/Bildge Area (2) meestergomez at 7:19pm 08.13.20 Lancer 1/1589 Check out these photos and let me know what ya think of how to repair this. I've had the boat a long
new sheets/halyards needed johnCartelli at 6:24pm 08.13.20 Sirius 21/22 4/1044 just purchased a 81 Sirius21 and there are no halyards or sheets. it came with a main sail, genoa, a
Remote Pressure Tank and Expansion Tanks. jviss at 5:11pm 08.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 9/1887 This is interesting. I have a Westerbeke with a remote coolant pressure tank because the water heat
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends johnCartelli at 5:05pm 08.13.20 Parts Search 6/941 I just purchased a Sirius 21 and found the plastic stay holder in the end of one of the Mast stando
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Kent Saturday at 4:32pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1464 1. I have a H25 and have been searching for a small dinghy. Any suggestions? The only storage would
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 3:19pm 08.13.20 Destinations 10/1027 I was down in the harbor yesterday working on my boat, and stopped to chat with a live aboard acqain
This is a test. Please ignore. Ross S at 2:52pm 08.13.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/459 I'm having trouble posting to the trailer sailor forum and I'm checking to see if I have the same tr
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 (1) Dr. D at 1:49pm 08.13.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/922 I entered a number of waypoints this morning into my B'G Zeus3 chartplotter. They are saved, as they
Hunter 216 Chain Plate Glenn8732 at 12:56pm 08.13.20 Smaller Boats 12/1476 Has anyone done any modification or stiffening of chain plate on the Hunter 216. I was out in some
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot DrJudyB at 12:51pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/378 Hi All, I'm looking for a boat in Los Angeles that has a CDI furler for a photoshoot. Preferably

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Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 8:42am 12.07.23 for $11 I bought it. I tried it on a number of jars in my refrigerator and could not get it to work
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 8:17am 12.07.23 Without that statement your picture is very confusing. That is why in my Post #2 above I added the
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 8:11am 12.07.23 One other Chemical Fact... The Earth continues to make new Lead each day. Most Radioactive Eleme
Lead Acid Batteries BarryL at 7:55am 12.07.23 Hello, You need to add this statement to your first picture: An unwanted (and unfortunate) side re
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? RitSim at 7:49am 12.07.23 The cushions can be cleaned by taking the covers off. Place the foam on a deck and soak with soapy
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 7:32am 12.07.23 The problem is air quality and a fan seems like a cheaper faster better way to fix it than changin
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (4) william24424 at 7:30am 12.07.23 Finished fixed port light replacement yesterday...just have to screw on trim pieces. Original crazed
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:59am 12.07.23 It's impossible to eliminate any odor(s) unless the source(s) are found and eliminated, because as l
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 kloudie1 at 6:44am 12.07.23 The pump itself is rated for 30 gallons per hour and 1200 PSI .. Asking it to flow a good bit more (
Lead Acid Batteries rgranger at 6:37am 12.07.23 This is the reason you need a Regulated Battery Charger. Correct!:beer: Were we talking about c
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 6:02am 12.07.23 It does not pick up an electron and become a neutral hydrogen atom. Using @rgranger Over Cell Bal
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 5:49am 12.07.23 the reaction they're showing is indeed hydrolysis; which occurs when the battery is overcharged. T
Lead Acid Batteries American_Mainsail at 5:34am 12.07.23 This diagram is VERY not correct. Actually I think it might be the diagram for the hydrolysis of w
hello colin59 at 4:55am 12.07.23 sounds great CHP. have you ever dropped the rudder? we have a 1/2 in gap from the sked to the top of
Lead Acid Batteries (1) rgranger at 4:54am 12.07.23 t. Actually I think it might be the diagram for the hydrolysis of water and has nothing to do wit
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim JamesG161 at 3:31am 12.07.23 As the paddle hwheel spins faster, it generates a higher voltage Actually it sends pulses of const
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 3:14am 12.07.23 One other Chemical Fact... The Earth continues to make new Lead each day. Jim... PS: No new Lit
H37 Cutter mast Cocoa Beach Sailor at 12:43am 12.07.23 I have just purchased Jolly Roger a 1985 37 cutter. She has the original Hank on and I'm hunting for
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 9:10pm 12.06.23 I say that because if your problem is with the sanitation system, as it appears to be, then anythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Alan Gomes at 8:42pm 12.06.23 not sure why you say that , displacing smelly stale moldy dank cabin air can only help. My compani

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