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White smoke Bob at 7:48am 07.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1482 I have white smoke coming from my exhaust. Universal 5411 diesel. I assume this is from a blown head
1982 O'Day 28 Design Year DanF at 7:46am 07.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1090 I would like to enter a classic boat race and the requirement is that the boat must have been design
Hatch board Michel at 7:23am 07.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/918 I need to replace the hatch boards on a 1975 c22, does anyone know if I can use birch plywood and if
Battery isolation ltinsay at 6:57am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1409 In my Beneteau 400, I have to turn off the house battery (and turn ON starting) in order to start of
Tropical Storm Cindy sailaway78 at 6:54am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 3/871 How did those of you on the Gulf Coast fare with the passing of Cindy. I got caught away from home,
HOW STABLE IS SHE? KIP at 6:21am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/942 HOW "STABLE" ARE THE 31'S WITH THE SHOAL DRAFT KEEL W/SWING KEEL? HOW CAN I FIGURE THIS OUT? I HAVE
Windlass Larry/American Dream at 5:52am 07.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/781 I own a 1988 30'Cat, tall rig with bowsprit and would like to install a windlass. Picking the anchor
Round guage suppliers??? Royster at 5:42am 07.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/784 We are in the market to replace the guages. I see Simrad and others make square sets. Does anyone kn
Centerboard on 212 Doug at 5:42am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 0/673 I moor my Hunter 212 June to Oct here in New England. By the time I pull for the season the line co
Preventer with a snubber Don Guillette at 5:38am 07.08.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/2188 Mates: Yesterday, after having lunch at my favorite place in Alamitos Bay, Ca I took a dock stroll a
Tipping over Ann St Peter at 5:35am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 5/1091 We are new to sailing. We have a H25. I don't want to go over, but do like to a good heel. Is the
Laptop recommendation for on-board use? Derek Rowell at 4:57am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 5/998 It's time to retire my ancient 500MHz laptop. I'm looking for an inexpensive laptop for navigation
Great tiller control Dick Westwood at 4:45am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/986 This is such a great product that I thought I'd give it a plug. Tillerlock from CanSail. It's a comp
Buying a chartplotter Ana at 4:32am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1247 Hi, excuse my english. My husband and I own a Columbia 36, we are interest in buying our first char
Removing quarter-berth panel Stephen OBrien at 3:57am 07.08.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1276 I need to remove the quarter-berth panel to replace my muffler. My question is, does that panel pro
Capri 22 -Mast raising system, Bottom Painting Paul R. at 3:36am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 5/2160 I am intereste in kmowing if anyone makes a mast raining system for a Capri 22- if not has anyone fa
RETROFIT MAC 26D walter at 3:30am 07.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/888 Thanks, I have looked at IDASailor they ask $250 or $ 280 for tall one, is the extra money worth it?
H25.5 -- How to remove original faucet? Bob at 3:01am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 3/757 I want to replace the faucets on my H25.5 but can't figure it out. Can't see any fasteners, tried tu
Jerry A.--- how well does your Toyota pull 170? gball at 2:56am 07.08.05 Day Sailers 5/1068 Jerry A., I saw your nice posts about your new 170. Nice flag mount too!I see that you're apparen
On the mast or on a pole rsn48 at 2:21am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/788 So I just purchased the JRC 1800CP colour radar and chart plotter and am having some trouble decidin

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Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question BarryL at 12:59pm 02.06.21 OK. I'm moving on.
Hunter 28.5 Identifying fixture aft of Jib/Genoa winch ggrizzard at 12:52pm 02.06.21 They may be the attachment points for a "Wheel Pilot". Over time they wear out and are discarded/st
Bow damage repair Don S/V ILLusion at 12:31pm 02.06.21 Some pictures may help get some reliable advice. Generally, if the damage is in the glass, grind it
Bow damage repair dlochner at 12:29pm 02.06.21 Use gelcoat to seal the underlying fiberglass. After that a little barrier coat and then bottom pain
Cargo Ship snaps in half JohnShannon at 12:24pm 02.06.21 Benefit of the DSC radio, is it will keep its head even as you lose yours, and put out a good positi
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question sailormanbigd at 12:04pm 02.06.21 Geez! First off its not my first sailboat! @nd it comes with great sail inventory. If you can't addr
Stern tube hose JoeWhite at 12:03pm 02.06.21 Delochner has a good point. If the hose is longer it will twist easier and potentially ki prematurel
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal Michael Davis at 12:03pm 02.06.21
Stern tube hose dlochner at 11:42am 02.06.21 While you have this all apart, take the time to check the shaft to see if it is still straight. Bron
Winter sailing (2) SailingLoto at 11:06am 02.06.21 Pulled out the little boat. Everyone is emptied out and covered up for the upcoming cold snap. It
Pedestal table night light Beneteau 343 2007 helmfam at 9:58am 02.06.21 Most likely yours is like mine. Comes from Barnegat Light Marine Products. See this: Cockpit Light
Hunter 28.5 Identifying fixture aft of Jib/Genoa winch sail sfbay at 9:47am 02.06.21 It does not look functional. I would remove them and fill the holes as described in this youtube vid
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question Davidasailor26 at 9:29am 02.06.21 OpenMarine now recommends the RPi 4 for OpenPlotter. I agree with DArcy though that for the price it
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question DArcy at 9:22am 02.06.21 I'd suggest only using a Raspberry Pi with OpenCPN dedicated to navigation and not use it for entert
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question Davidasailor26 at 9:21am 02.06.21
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question jon hansen at 8:52am 02.06.21 "it's all Greek to me" .... but for me, the first thing i add to a new to me sailboat are new sail
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question shemandr at 8:44am 02.06.21 I think I've reached a new nadir in my long slide into obsolescence. I not only cannot answer the
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time Meriachee at 8:30am 02.06.21 Floating one on and off the trailer isn't hard, but you need to take the time to set it up or get it
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question sail sfbay at 7:36am 02.06.21 ................What else do I need for my 30ft Mystic 30 sailboat "system"?............ What sailb
Transmission Fluid sail sfbay at 7:14am 02.06.21 You can purchase 1 quart container of ATF. You might find this thread helpful on selecting ATF flui

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