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Securing the mast at the base (3) Mskidk at 5:40pm 08.14.20 Catalina 22 4/1354 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 10/1339 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 8/798 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 3/808 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 5/1194 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 5/844 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 24/4420 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 1/442 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 1/1936 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 4/1486 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 10/3347 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 6/1203 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 19/1958 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 10/1380 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) 2/584 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 7/1449 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 12/1944 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 3/485 Hi All, I'm looking for a boat in Los Angeles that has a CDI furler for a photoshoot. Preferably
What is wrong with this roller furler? (1) IASailor at 12:39pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1780 This roller furler was installed on my Siracco 15 when I brought it. It works fine but has no furlin
My first sailing video .... shemandr at 12:31pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 8/650 So..... I've been wondering if I was going to post this video or not. It is of a 6 day trip from St

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Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 12:46pm 11.29.24 Moral. Stop water from getting in under the fiberglass. :biggrin: And...... just like That. We're
Battery reconditioning? ShawnL at 12:45pm 11.29.24 You can pressure wash the interior of a trailer sailor -- I did it last year to my Catalina 22. Too
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 12:31pm 11.29.24 This is the reason (when I had my cruising cat) that I looked at power economy instead of a bigger
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Windpilot at 12:03pm 11.29.24 Looks like there's a few horizontal laying tanks you could buy for that purpose though. https://www
Soft Deck Safety jssailem at 11:12am 11.29.24 "Soft decks" are caused by the lack of internal support between the outer and inner layers of fiberg
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel thinwater at 10:41am 11.29.24 And if your home slip only has 30A then all that work will be useless. It is not a great idea. Ju
Battery reconditioning? thinwater at 10:33am 11.29.24 I think he means rainwater, so very low conductivity. It is a trailer boat. If the caps were tight,
Battery reconditioning? Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 11.29.24 Can you put a new slurry of acid and water in there? This of course is assuming that the plates are
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 10:24am 11.29.24 The boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time. Please clarify this stat
Soft Deck Safety Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 11.29.24 Are you just "asking for a friend"? :( I would imagine that it would slowly spread, but have not ha
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 10:02am 11.29.24 If there's existing rot/wet core, then the fittings are rebedded, does the rot spread and if so, ho
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 9:59am 11.29.24 Another option which may work is adding a Victron Multiplus inverter/charger to power your outlets.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 11.29.24 The document is very helpful. What's even better with that document, if you're having trouble fal
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Stu Jackson at 9:27am 11.29.24 Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. And if your home slip only has 30A then all t
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 9:11am 11.29.24 For anyone that needs this information, the center-to-center dimension of the rails is 9-1/2". The
Battery reconditioning? dlochner at 8:52am 11.29.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or salt
Battery reconditioning? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 11.29.24
Battery reconditioning? jssailem at 8:22am 11.29.24 You said: " boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time." I am going to sug
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (3) jssailem at 8:14am 11.29.24 It is Friday. Lets try to create an outlook... Cold series of weather fronts interspersed with cold
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (2) jssailem at 7:52am 11.29.24 It is Friday... Forecast for the PacificNW is all about the Pacific High Pressure cell that has take

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