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Standard Horizon CP150 Mounting (2) duck21 at 10:02am 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 1/620 Hello, My boat came with a Standard Horizon CP150 GPS/Chartplotter mounted on a bracket attached to
HAS ANYBODY UPGRADED ENGINE MONITORING - YANMAR 3JH2E ? planoron at 7:14am 09.03.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1652 I am upgrading my Hunter 380 to do some cruising. Currently all I have are couple of idiot lights f
Cabin paint question Mr Fox at 5:55am 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2349 Hey everybody- My boat at one point had a layer of paint applied with zero prep over the old paint.
Big repair Hunter 260 (2) RolfSail at 5:09am 09.03.20 Smaller Boats 5/950 Help! Had a major mishap resulting in a cracked hull about three feet from the bow on the very botto
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Brian D at 4:44pm 09.02.20 Sails Call Lounge 22/2925 If you ever served in the US Navy or US Marines you may have heard this song especially during funer
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 2:21pm 09.02.20 Big Boats 5/1195 Has anyone done this? I am tired of the lifelines hanging in the water or the cockpit. Looking to
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment Larry737 at 12:36pm 09.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1167 After returning from a day sail with about two hours of engine run time (Volvo/Penta MD20-40D) I not
OC 48 window leaking hmurmur at 10:14am 09.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/663 Oceanis 48 My 2016 Oceanis windows have started to leak. The starboard side windows are separating f
Sloppy shifting lever (1) Team118 at 10:04am 09.02.20 Catalina 30 1/764 Hi guys, Been a hectic summer. For everyone I am sure. I spent all of March, April and May (and Ju
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? Tedd at 9:53am 09.02.20 Trailer Sailors 8/821 I'm posting this here instead of the Destinations forum on the assumption that only trailer sailors
Water heater Mirwin at 7:44am 09.02.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1911 Hey all, hope you are staying safe during this troubling time. Our water heater is also leaking. I
Alternator charging for lithium batteries Benny17441 at 7:22am 09.02.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1726 From our RV friends I found this article. CHARGING DIY CAMPER BATTERIES WITH A B2B (BATTERY TO BATT
Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) balbontin at 5:32am 09.02.20 Parts Search 4/1012 Hi - Looking for a used main sail (in-mast furling) for a Beneteau 411. Please text or call at 1.30
Hurricane Nana <--- TS Nana (2) JamesG161 at 5:08am 09.02.20 Weather and Forecasting 1/802 This storm is in the Hot Caribbean but is moving fast West. It may bring high winds to Belize tomorr
Epoxy on wood G0ri11@ at 11:30pm 09.01.20 Ask All Sailors 6/792
Hot Water Heater Leaking... GingerSailors at 9:11pm 09.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3103
Leaks in 1986 Catalina 30 MK1 sailnski at 6:56pm 09.01.20 Catalina 30 4/1781 I am close to purchasing a 1986 Catalina 30 MK1, which has a few unresolved leaks. Research on this
Block size for Outhaul (2) Capri at 6:22pm 09.01.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1771 Hi, everyone. I have a 1981 O'day 22 and the outhaul as supplied is lackluster. No block was used an
Winter Cover for a 2007 33 mytime at 5:38pm 09.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/857 Anyone have a winter cover or dealt with Kinder Industries for one? They want $3300. for a Boom Tent
H311987, Installing fuel level sensor Northshore at 4:48pm 09.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/666 I'm considering installing a fuel level sensor, possibly later a sensor for the waste tank and then

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Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 12.05.24 Aha.. I may not have been talking about the same thing as you but its an interesting idea brought
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. Boanerges at 12:54pm 12.05.24 Nah, I'm not taking any material off the bottom of the mast that would in any way shorten it. I got
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. dLj at 12:22pm 12.05.24 Looking good! I look forward to seeing how it goes under sail. dj
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 12:21pm 12.05.24 Neither Solomons nor Cove Point Wx Buoys showed any significant wind gusts; however, Gooses Reef (sl
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:58am 12.05.24 Combining them is fairly common, however, if your are a purist, there are two compromises with doing
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 10:59am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harne
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 10:58am 12.05.24 I have installed: Vesper Marine XB-8000 AIS Transponder Vesper VHF/AIS antenna splitter Standard Ho
What is this mystery line? DArcy at 10:30am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harnes
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 10:00am 12.05.24 Before cutting any, make sure you have sufficient adjustment/takeup in your rigging
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 9:59am 12.05.24 i don't think the mast foot is an issue if it fits the plate. The in/out material bends could be fi
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 9:40am 12.05.24 As a rock climber (as many hours in the air as sailing, and that is a LOT of both) I have a complete
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 9:40am 12.05.24 You can use a hole saw without the pilot bit. You just have to cut a hole the diameter of the hole
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 9:03am 12.05.24 I have considered my forstner bits because they do stay in place, but the center will enter the spa
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities pgandw at 7:16am 12.05.24 The shore side of the Outer Banks is forecast 1-2ft above ground level (minor flooding potential) du
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:03am 12.05.24 The event is likely to subside by evening. What's been happening on the east shore of the Bay? Ther
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 6:50am 12.05.24 I did some looking around from Baltimore down to the Potomac. Looks like Point Lookout, (near Potom
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel walt at 6:06am 12.05.24 Aha.. I may not have been talking about the same thing as you but its an interesting idea brought u
Best stronger jack plate mount Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 12.05.24 Assuming your O'Day 28 is similar to my 25... That wedge is a huge help in getting the motor low eno
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 5:40am 12.05.24 Test 2 Very satisfied with the progress. gary yyFfGvGPJco
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question dlochner at 3:33am 12.05.24 Booms are engineered to withstand the forces applied to it. Shifing from mid-boom to end boom sheeti

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