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Do your turns! Jackdaw at 8:14am 12.29.19 Racing 5/934 For the 2nd time in the last few years, the podium at the Sydney-Hobart has been stirred by a P/S pr
Above water thru hull fittings / valves NYSail at 6:17am 12.29.19 Ask All Sailors 32/5828 For Above waterline discharge thru hull fittings, what type of shut off valves are typical?? My last
I-Beam Replacement Project Summary (10) MikeHoncho at 9:32pm 12.28.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1250 I bought the boat 3 years ago knowing the I -Beam was needing replacement. I have been battling a wa
Generator Installation Waltsailor at 7:35pm 12.28.19 Big Boats 12/2569 I want to install a diesel generator in my 386 and need some insights and photos from others who hav
Ethanol Free Gas App/Website jmce1587 at 7:14pm 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1493
raymarine tiller pilot fred1diver at 5:17pm 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1481 hey everybody, in my new to me boat I have a tiller pilot, what do I need to use the nmea 0183 plug?
Any 450,456 or 466 owners discovery at 2:15pm 12.28.19 Big Boats 1/509 Looking for someone interested in a great deal on a new furling main for our rigs. Seller has two qu
EV-100 install Bob135711 at 2:03pm 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2732 I am at Seabrook Marina, Houston Can a I get a good recommendation for a reliable someone with profe
Yanmar winterizing Voyager1 at 12:56pm 12.28.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2153 I have a yanmar 2gm20f and to winterize the engine I run 4 or 5 gallons of antifreeze through the en
Local knowledge Stratus3 at 11:36am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1448 Hi All, this is going to be a very obvious newbie question. Looking at a cruising guide and and the
Mast step crutch. jackhartjr at 10:20am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/668 Hi folks, I have an Oday 22. Looking for a picture of what folks use to help raise the mast please!
Researching mystery San Diego Family of 4 whose Sea Dreamer sailboat disappeared south of Hawaii in 1989 (3) stormstoppers at 6:47am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 28/8512 I'm trying to learn about a missing family of 4 that disappeared south of Hawaii in August of 1989.
M-18 exhaust haze in engine compartment pcadkins at 12:20am 12.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1731 Hello all. new to the forum. I have done a search and guess I am the only one with this problem. I
alcohol or propane, the age old question fred1diver at 2:30pm 12.27.19 Ask All Sailors 51/7050 hey everybody, getting my thoughts together for the next sailing season, I know I have a lot of work
Tiller replacement fred1diver at 5:47am 12.27.19 Grampian 2/1622 Hey everyone, anyone know where I can get a nice wood tiller, at the moment Cool Whip has an alumini
cabin floor needs replacing, plus the sole fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.26.19 Grampian 1/1125 hey everyone, just back from another visit to my new to me 1975 Grampian 26. I knew I needed to repl
Rebedding rear strapeyes and winches. (1) Russ Ward at 2:22pm 12.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1165 I am working on repairing some leaks from above and am rebedding most of the deck hardware. I have q
Hunter 35.5 port stern rail sasafil at 1:34pm 12.26.19 Parts Search 1/703 Looking for a stern rail port side for my 1990 Hunter 35.5 legend. I'm in NE Florida.
35.5 Legend standing rigging replacement sasafil at 11:45am 12.26.19 Big Boats 4/1237 Anybody out there replaced standing rigging on 35.5 Legend to tell me the approximate cost. Much app
TWO OR THREE BLADE PROP twodzusfittings at 11:17am 12.26.19 Bigger Boats 18/2656 What differences will I experience? Speed, handling, Fuel consumption, lower revolutions? What do fo

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Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 superiorsailor at 4:30pm 08.10.24
PROP BLADE PREP (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 08.10.24 After discussing this with my prop manufacturer, I too went naked YIPES :yikes: ! Ralph, I beli
PROP BLADE PREP jviss at 3:44pm 08.10.24 I never used anything before, other than cleaning the prop every year, but this year I sprayed it wi
Solar Voltage Johann at 3:33pm 08.10.24 The part that is not evident in your analysis is the battery's resistance. There is still 500 watts
PROP BLADE PREP BigEasy at 3:21pm 08.10.24 Ralph, I believe we live in a promised land regarding many things, including sea temperature, espec
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik LloydB at 3:12pm 08.10.24 Take a picture
PROP BLADE PREP (1) jssailem at 2:50pm 08.10.24 Ralph, I believe we live in a promised land regarding many things, including sea temperature, especi
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 2:19pm 08.10.24 Double. At least the 2005+ models. Greg
PROP BLADE PREP (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:48pm 08.10.24 Yipes ! With all that work and expense, I find it far cheaper and easier to have someone standing
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 08.10.24 Same as I do for my first 250 ft. of nylon rode. Keep sweeping it from side to side to help it dow
Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 1:00pm 08.10.24 Nice alliteration. Yeah, I spent about an hour working on that one. AI finally authored it ;)
Get my engine running. Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 08.10.24 Maybe fat fingered on the phone. Nice alliteration.
Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 12:41pm 08.10.24 Hmm, didn't consciously post that. Not sure what happened... Maybe fat fingered on the phone.
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 12:30pm 08.10.24 A few pictures pleas would help I introduced that boat years ago. When you post pictures, post
Small brass screw Crazy Dave Condon at 12:22pm 08.10.24 Check the boom gooseneck. At the mast
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:12pm 08.10.24 Is the 33 mast single or two sets of spreaders? I c it remember as it was long ago since introducin
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Captain Larry-DH at 12:11pm 08.10.24 While I don't negate the value of back up systems, I prefer to design systems to prevent the need f
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 (2) BigEasy at 11:42am 08.10.24 The anchor light on my 2012 oceanis 37 has failed. Ideally I would like to change the whole light f
Solar Voltage (3) thinwater at 11:32am 08.10.24 I don't know if this will help or confuse: The maximum power point is at about 16.5 V on this panel
PROP BLADE PREP BigEasy at 11:28am 08.10.24 What do you do? A step by step process explanation along with branding product recommendations wou

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