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So what are you? (1) Brian D at 1:03pm 07.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 19/1348 181977
Keel Bolts BillGr at 12:37pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1234 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian fixed keel bolt. I will be hauling the boat around 7/19/20 and wo
Oday Widgeon Mooring Cover? willadley at 12:05pm 07.05.20 Day Sailers 4/1181 Hi all, I recently acquired an Oday Widgeon and am having trouble finding a mooring cover. I would
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 12:05pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/4317 I installed this hose when I converted my hand pumps to pressure water 25 years ago (3/4") and over
Beneteau Bilge Pics Talisker at 11:18am 07.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1412 Looking for some pictures of your bilge! Ideally Beneteau 361 2001 ish vintage
The fuel tank H37C pbknowles at 11:10am 07.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1352 The fuel tank is under the quarter berth and both the tanks under the settees are water correct? Th
Shadow #417 video? (3) Bolander at 10:55am 07.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 2/375
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 10:07am 07.05.20 Destinations 27/2553 Well, I've hinted about our sailboat purchase and now it's official. Andante II is a Catalina 320 t
New marine nav app searching for BETA users (2) jradasaurus at 9:04am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 0/301 As a prefix- hoping to not have this post removed for self promotion. I will not post the name of my
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Dhamil6490 at 8:42am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 13/3896 I saw a video clip of a small sailboat (Seaward 17) that had a kicker attached directly on the tille
How scared should I be? Ziggler at 8:32am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 3/819 1986 Morgan 323. I know these original electrical system components aren't ideal and could likely be
bowsprit for H31 fupls at 9:14pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1065 I want to install a bowsprit on foredeck. Please share your experience if anyone of you made it.
Hunter 340 Salon Table Nan340 at 7:09pm 07.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/540 We own a 1999 Hunter 340 and have not needed to lower the salon table until now. Can someone provide
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 Drhive at 5:00pm 07.04.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2235 Hi. The Maxwell Windlass (VW500) on my Catalina 34MK2, while still working, has become a liability,
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 3:31pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 29/5080 Catalina 27 1985 with M18 Universal engine starts and sounds normal.. When I shift into forward or r
Can someone identify this furling drum? (2) BOSSailor at 1:04pm 07.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/638 I'm trying to locate the owner's manual for my furling system. I can't find any sort of tag or manuf
Turning block replacement questions (2) BOSSailor at 12:46pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 19/2103 Hey All, I'm trying to replace the original turning blocks on my 1990 H30. Clearly they've seen bet
Ferrules on shore power wires with SmartPlug? Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 07.04.20 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1900
Steering Wheel Cover (1) sail sfbay at 9:53am 07.04.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2289 Has anyone installed a leather cover on a your steering wheel and low long did it take you? I purch
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? Kings Gambit at 8:46am 07.04.20 Ask All Sailors 48/4434

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voltage drop with deck light only LloydB at 11:54am 04.04.24 Just off hand looks like a ground fault. So if you begin checking for that you will probably find ou
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 04.04.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger LloydB at 11:19am 04.04.24 What's a slip ring? Probably not but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) Hello Below at 10:34am 04.04.24 Pricey little beggars but I have used these chain markers for 12 years and never lost a one. A gues
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 10:28am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 9:47am 04.04.24 Do you have a spare anchoring system? Never used ours yet, but then again you never know when it mi
Cleaning foam cushions? william24424 at 9:31am 04.04.24
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler jssailem at 9:16am 04.04.24 Interesting project. From your location I suspect you are lake sailing. The use of your engine is mi
Solar / lithium question Stu Jackson at 9:10am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of bat
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 9:05am 04.04.24 No Internet forum can substitute for on site inspection. :biggrin:
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler (3) jssailem at 9:03am 04.04.24 Like Michael, I had to decide about the shaft after I got the engine out of my boat.. It was a slam
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Scott T-Bird at 8:45am 04.04.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears that
Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 8:40am 04.04.24 Nice Call @thinwater . Solid advice for @cstan . And I like the new Avatar.. Your boat sailing fla
O'day 192 tidal mooring jssailem at 8:36am 04.04.24 the keel just barely touches the soft sand at the lowest tide. This will do a wonderful job of cle
Cleaning foam cushions? Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 04.04.24 Yes, replace foam. You don't want to... yet part of you understands you must. Also I'd suggest to c
Solar / lithium question Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 04.04.24 What voltage do the batteries read in the morning after discharging all night? Why do you run air c
Solar / lithium question Johann at 7:37am 04.04.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then W
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 04.04.24 Thanks. Like I said, it could be excess marine putty that may have separated but the good news no
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 7:27am 04.04.24 @pgandw Thanks for the info. I'm pretty familiar with the theory. Just haven't done it yet. Pretty

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