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Another battery charger question Doug Thrift at 3:59am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/959 New to me H27 2008. Turned on the battery charger at AC panel today, first time, and the charger bu
Pearson 23C mast weight Ke4bml at 12:45am 07.20.20 Ask All Sailors 1/667 Anyone familiar with the cat rig 23' Pearson and the weight of the mast? I have to remove the mast,
New to me Edel 665 (2) stickers11 at 10:59pm 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1105 First post - hello everyone. Finally got myself my first boat. Was looking to go a bit bigger, but
Beneteau 331 batteries sf34dtw at 8:40pm 07.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2136 Sorry if this has been asked 1000 times! Need new batteries. That are both 6 year old AGM now. Do I
Trailer tongue weight Revv up at 6:50pm 07.19.20 Trailer Sailors 31/4044
Engine vibration garyskip30 at 3:13pm 07.19.20 Catalina 30 4/873 I have a 1983 30 ft Catalina. I get a lot of engine vibration above 1400 rpm. The prop shaft is not
Sailing an AeroRig (1) Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 32/9448 Over the years, I have seen several threads reporting the sighting of boats with a very strange unst
Alternator issue bodaflack at 12:35pm 07.19.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/1650 We are having a problem with belt tension and noticed our alternator seems loose. To our surprise t
272 owners: what weight and style of anchor do you have? LazurusLong at 6:09am 07.19.20 Bigger Boats 4/1248 Hey all! Our 1986 272's anchor is stored in the anchor locker. It looks like 5/16 galvanized chain.
Catalina 27 stern rail mod? CGwill at 4:39am 07.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1769
Where is the Autopilot ? henris at 1:56am 07.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/799 On my Hunter 45DS, I would like to access the motor of my Raymarine autopilot. Where the access ? to
Where is the AutoPilot ? henris at 1:50am 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 0/25 Cancelled
Solar.... getting volts but no amps???? NYSail at 12:13am 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 39/7361 Hello all so playing with new boat stuff. I hooked up a 175 watt panel yesterday.Did a basic progra
What are these? (1) dhmetheny at 8:46pm 07.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/735 182560Ok there are one of these plates on each side of the cockpit on my Olympic Dolphin 23. I am ne
Catalina 310 Chainplates removal? CowboyWay at 5:54pm 07.18.20 Catalina 310 7/1631 As a new c310 owner, I'm starting to rebed all 6 of the chainplates. Each of the three on each side
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway (6) withintheruins14 at 5:37pm 07.18.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2819 I am stripping my sailboat's bottom back down to the gelcoat. I'm new to sailing and have a few ques
Wanted: ODay 19 Daysailer Mast patriot007 at 3:12pm 07.18.20 Day Sailers 2/856 Restoring decent Daysailer. Mast is bent or deeply dented probably not Repairable. Need to replace i
Pearson 303 mast length? STXCUTTTER at 3:03pm 07.18.20 Pearson 4/1717 Good day all I'm hoping someone can answer this question for me.. I'm tasked with sleeving a 303 mas
maybe 3 lays of paint on hull..what to use? daveywonder at 2:44pm 07.18.20 Ask All Sailors 5/351 bought a 23 ft. catalina 75'...great shape except old 3 layers of paint,,,what can I use to soften?
Reefing tips ontherocks83 at 1:19pm 07.18.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2771 When I was out sailing a week ago we were beating into 20-25 knots of wind. Even with the traveler t

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Osmosis BigEasy at 9:30pm 09.19.24 I bought a 1988 sailboat that had widespread small blisters. The repair yard stripped the gelcoat
Osmosis Kings Gambit at 9:23pm 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 8:28pm 09.19.24 If you read Maine Sail's writings, he advises directing the alternator current and all other chargi
Osmosis higgs at 8:23pm 09.19.24 Run
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard higgs at 8:21pm 09.19.24 Legal action against the surveyor is a consideration. If the boat has hundreds of blisters he shoul
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (2) Belzoni at 8:15pm 09.19.24 If you have a catastrophically damaged battery or battery bank, you will not ever want to combine a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Foswick at 7:37pm 09.19.24 I just want to point out, I can't think of any examples of a boat sinking from blisters. True, not
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dlochner at 6:57pm 09.19.24 This is the internet and of course you will receive many conflicting answers and "experts". One caus
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Crusty Ol Salt at 6:32pm 09.19.24 Polarized wrap around sunglasses. These block the glare from almost all directions and reduce the a
Osmosis Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.19.24 I am in the process of buying a sailboat and just had it surveyed. what kind of sailboat? The man
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (6) jssailem at 6:23pm 09.19.24 My 50-year-old boat has blisters. There, I said it. The first step in recovery is acknowledging that
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Scott T-Bird at 6:10pm 09.19.24 Also, I see that you are changing over to the DCP type switch for the isolation between house and st
Entering Canade with children. Hello Below at 5:50pm 09.19.24 Hayden. Just to followup on this old post, how did your daughter and family make out with their trip
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Scott T-Bird at 5:44pm 09.19.24 If you read Maine Sail's writings, he advises directing the alternator current and all other chargin
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 (2) pclarksurf at 5:04pm 09.19.24 Measure! pretty good chance the gap in the keel head is not symmetrical port to starboard. I ma
Adding a Bimini (1) Justin_NSA at 4:59pm 09.19.24 One thing to keep in mind is height. It's a good chance if you're not careful, it will interfere wit
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 4:45pm 09.19.24 I know this is a bit of a tangent, but I am a serious tea enthusiast, so I try to stomp out this my
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Justin_NSA at 4:39pm 09.19.24 But if you really need to be able to disconnect/reconnect then I would use bullet type connectors a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.19.24 If you fix it properly, you should not need to do much, except maintain your bottom paint. I am in
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 4:25pm 09.19.24 As a short term fix, this might be the best option. The big question asked earlier, was just the ol

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