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End of the year sail garymalmgren at 3:14am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 1/307 I am in Japan and near Matsushima, which is the number one tourist spot in north Honshu (main island
Which Transducer Hole? StanleyJ at 3:09am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1376 My old ST30 depth transducer did not work. I have purchased a ST60 depth instrument and ordered a n
3700 (or similar) cabin top handrails forbin at 9:44pm 01.01.21 Tartan 5/1363 One of the cabin top teak handrails has a little bit of movement at one of the attachment points...y
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 7:31pm 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 66/10633 I am starting the process of learning (I hope) how to complete some splices. I have watched YT's
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Rickeypilot at 6:47pm 01.01.21 Trailer Sailors 12/2503 New guy here. What is best for an eclipse (21 ft). A tiller or wheel for steering?
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye (4) Gott654 at 3:23pm 01.01.21 Catalina 22 26/2476
Best Manual Windlas for Oday 34 and where to put it. Pados at 11:19am 01.01.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/684 Hi there trying to decide on a windlass for my 34, have decided on a manual and am familiar with the
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? David Walsh at 9:38am 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2137 Hi All, I'm looking at getting to running rigging and I was looking at the manual and I see a refer
Battery Switches asalotto at 6:43am 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2048 My boat has two house batteries wired in parallel, plus a starter battery. For the house needs, I ca
Small ACP hull bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 01.01.21 Smaller Boats 3/732 Does anyone know the specific anti fouling paint to safely use on the ACP or plastic hulls?
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 jsheek at 9:56pm 12.31.20 Trailer Sailors 19/1791 I need to have my Catalina 25 moved from one lake to another. I need to hire a moving company becaus
2021 Rich Stidger at 8:59pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 7/964 HNY to all. May 2021 bring us all peaceful beam reaches. We deserve them.
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover Grace Note at 7:17pm 12.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2132 My "new" Mac 1994 swing keel boat came with the cover for the pop-top. It has a line around the b
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! (1) BlowMeAway at 7:14pm 12.31.20 Sails Call Lounge 18/1539 I seriously doubt it! All I want to do is get back to our bareboat charters in the BVI. I just got a
New Hunter 38 owner (1) kbgunn at 5:38pm 12.31.20 Big Boats 3/945 I just purchased a 2006 Hunter 38. Moving up from a Catalina 30. I had a Catalina 22 prior to the Ca
Explains a LOT (3) sailme88 at 5:38pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 7/661 Three pics.. Today I had my Hurth transmission pulled out for either a rebuild or replacement. Dur
Auto Pilot Waltsailor at 3:07pm 12.31.20 Big Boats 20/2805 I am looking to install an auto pilot on my 386. Right now Im considering a CPT wheel pilot. Can a
Ice Chest Insulation ontherocks83 at 12:27pm 12.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3079 I have a 1984 C30 and am looking to insulate the Ice Chest. Currently the factory insulation / lack
Electric Cooler Wiring ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 21/3123 I am going to be purchasing a Dometic electric cooler for my Catalina 30 before the spring. Dometi
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 10:30am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 30/3584 I just recently took ownership of a Hunter 28.5. It has a Merriman pedestal that does not have a bra

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Anchor rode thinwater at 7:07pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good I used 100' of 1/4-inch G4 on m
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (2) jssailem at 6:50pm 11.13.24 Watt Cycle is marketing some 100AHr that are nearly drop-in units. You will need proper charging cap
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 6:26pm 11.13.24 If it was just the head gasket, I would pull the head myself, take it to the mechanic for valve wor
Anchor rode Captain Larry-DH at 6:12pm 11.13.24 You mentioned you have a small anchor locker so I suggest 1/4" G40 or G43 chain spliced to 8-plait 1
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 5:37pm 11.13.24 How many hours on the engine? If you're planning on sailing for another 20 years, it may not be a
Anchor rode jssailem at 5:37pm 11.13.24 Do you know the size the windlass gypsy uses?
Anchor rode kappykaplan at 4:34pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good You don't need 5/16" chain; 1/
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dLj at 4:26pm 11.13.24 I put that same motor on my 8 foot Trinka. You may want an extension so you can sit on the middle se
Anchor rode HD74 at 4:18pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good
Question about solar panels and batteries. mermike at 3:57pm 11.13.24 Charlie Wing's book is also excellent.
Question about solar panels and batteries. Johann at 3:44pm 11.13.24 Great advice here. Another good resource from Nigel Calder is his Mechanical and Electrical manual.
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dlochner at 3:41pm 11.13.24 Looks close enough to me.
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 3:23pm 11.13.24 I am thinking it is about 3 inches long. The picture above shows the length. Also, I had plenty of
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Tally Ho at 3:16pm 11.13.24 If it was just the head gasket, I would pull the head myself, take it to the mechanic for valve work
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan kappykaplan at 3:07pm 11.13.24 How many hours on the engine? If you're planning on sailing for another 20 years, it may not be a b
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 1:43pm 11.13.24 I'm getting the Newsletter (In English - it's so much easier). They are pretty good at hitting the
Question about solar panels and batteries. dlochner at 1:27pm 11.13.24 As others have said, too many variables to give any kind of a reasonable answer and you don't want t
Question about solar panels and batteries. JoeWhite at 1:15pm 11.13.24 Before you start your trip, at the dock with no shore power, turn on all the instruments that you w
Question about solar panels and batteries. DArcy at 1:05pm 11.13.24 That's a very open question with a lot of variables. The fist thing, maybe the most important for yo
Question about solar panels and batteries. kappykaplan at 12:39pm 11.13.24 What is the size (amp hours) for the house bank? How many solar panels and what is their wattage?

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