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Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S George_NJ at 6:29am 06.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2990 This is information I was trying to find when I was looking for a motor so I just wanted to put it o
St Mary's River, Florida/Georgia Hydro Therapy at 5:37am 06.17.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1303
Yanmar starting problem bart at 4:39am 06.17.20 Big Boats 7/1740 The engine in my boat,a Yanmar 4JH4ae, is getting air into the system requiring me to open the throt
Macregor 26X Autohelm Bi Data replacement (1) Pobinr at 4:19am 06.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/620 Hello I need a replacement for Autohelm Bi Data in my MacGregor 26X I understand these units are no
26X Trailer Miketn at 4:14am 06.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/794 My original trailer needs to be replaced. Any suggestions that won't break the bank? Thanks, Mike
Innovative Storage Ideas? miketcook at 3:58am 06.17.20 Catalina 30 4/1383 Am sure this has been talked about, but unsure what to search under... New to me boat. Closet near
Backing a Hunter 26 into its slip MySong at 3:26am 06.17.20 Smaller Boats 17/2801 I often take friends out on my Hunter 26. Everyone complains about how hard it is to climb off the d
Rigging tension method greg_m at 1:03am 06.17.20 Catalina 22 6/2220 I am unable to purchase a tension gauge or import one at any reasonable cost for me here in SA. So i
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak (1) Ken D C at 9:40pm 06.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1687 Hi there just purchased a 1994 Legend 40.5 Love the boat but molded-in-hull starboard water tank li
Help with old plumbing (2) MightyMike at 6:59pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 28/2784 Can anybody tell me what these are? The black ones screw together, the white ones appear to just sna
Where install battery charger C25? kjdoyle1 at 6:54pm 06.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1295 Wondering where the best spot is to mount the battery charger on a C25. Any suggestions/advice?
Part ID on Hunter 260 Steve Gross at 4:10pm 06.16.20 Smaller Boats 8/878 I have a question about a couple of blocks on the deck on the port side of the hatch. In the manual
Lower rudder bearings HD74 at 4:05pm 06.16.20 Big Boats 3/848 Yesterday when sailing my 1999 hunter 340 I noticed a sound which seemed to be coming from the rudde
Furling Genoa - ownres manual says 'not designed for reefing' Unremarcable at 3:26pm 06.16.20 Day Sailers 9/3319 Finally got a copy of the owners manual for an o'day 222. It says that the furling system for the Ge
Fitting jacklines with a pop top srimes at 3:24pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 24/3193 Any advise on mounting jacklines on a boat with a pop top?I want them inboard as much as possible to
Lehr outboard fred1diver at 2:11pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1343
Ferrule with Euro style LeslieTroyer at 1:14pm 06.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2673 Do ferrules help or hurt when using euro style terminal blocks. Especially with sizes 20ga and smal
Beneteau First 35s5 1993 deck construction TButler at 1:01pm 06.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1241 This site first-35s5-lead-keel lists the deck construction as: Sandwich fiberglass polyester Assume
Got to buy new Furler Mhkent at 12:56pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 11/932 I have a 1983 Irwin Citation 34 that I have completely refurbished bow to stern. I just found out I
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Sunken Treasure Grumps at 4:12am 01.18.25 Who is paying the cost to raise and transport it? Seems like that alone would be a significant frac
Sunken Treasure colemj at 3:50am 01.18.25 Who is paying the cost to raise and transport it? Seems like that alone would be a significant frac
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 3:40am 01.18.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the wood
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 3:39am 01.18.25 If refrigeration is considered "core" usage, then even an "efficient" one will not fit within an 80A
windlass installation need your suggestions sailme88 at 3:22am 01.18.25 Whatever you do, stay away from MAXWELL... there is no support...
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 01.18.25 This. When a new post is reactivated by someone, responders don't always notice how old the thread'
Sailing courses in Thailand (5) Will Gilmore at 12:37am 01.18.25 229400 As you can see in the fly-over simulation, that was the Red River we were over. I could see
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 12:04am 01.18.25 Always. -Will
windlass installation need your suggestions kknddandy at 10:42pm 01.17.25 Thanks, Terry. The current windlass is still functional, but its condition is far from ideal, which
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 10:32pm 01.17.25 Thanks Dave. I have 270 watts of Sunpower semi flexible solar panels so far which i have not insta
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 9:16pm 01.17.25 Thanks dj. Well i'd like to sail south from southern California in a few years when im done refitt
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 7:34pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any
Dorade covers? capta at 7:24pm 01.17.25 Our dorade boxes had bronze screw in caps where the funnels screw in, for when we went offshore. Whe
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 7:16pm 01.17.25 Thank you for the feedback. I have an asymmetrical spinnaker for the down wind legs.
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. capta at 7:11pm 01.17.25 Beautiful boats. An older woman acquaintance of ours cruised a very similar boat around the Antilles
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 6:51pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any s
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:42pm 01.17.25 Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore po
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:36pm 01.17.25 The case ground is for a DC fault, not AC. It has nothing to do with GFCI either. A DC fault (int
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:30pm 01.17.25 How about a more holistic conversation about what you have for sailing plans and onboard systems?
Sailing courses in Thailand dlochner at 5:47pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post

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