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Eliminating Bumpers While Exiting & Entering Home Berth (3) sail sfbay at 5:53pm 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1071 Attached are photos of my berth fender installation. I secured one Plastimo fender on the upwind st
Winch Handle Repair Kit ToddS at 5:35pm 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3211 So I have what I consider to be "standard" locking Lewmar 10" winch handles... chromed bronze... per
1994 Catalina 28 how many gallons is water heater tank? CFitz at 3:19pm 10.26.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/876 It's our first time winterizing ... just wondering how many gallons the hot water tank is.
Leaking shroud connection Chuck Powell at 2:43pm 10.26.19 Bigger Boats 4/796 I own a 1987 O'Day 272LE. I noticed the boat interior bulkhead has been beefed up where the shroud c
Merit 22 review (3) RussC at 12:28pm 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 3/5437 After nearly 2 months of refurbishing the Merit, and rebuilding a new trailer to fit it, the weather
Coupling removal (2) Elizabeth at 10:22am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 22/6669 Hello, I am a new lady sailor. I am trying to change the staffing box in my hunter 40 legend but af
Retubing RIB gettinthere at 9:50am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1856 My AB is pretty well worn at the bow, beyond repair. Surfing the net, I can't find any DIY posts fo
Sailing/Tacking at anchor ontherocks83 at 9:43am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2416 On my last C30 I noticed that when anchored in high winds she would start sailing at anchor and begi
Forward birth leak Dani Girl at 8:52am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 5/755 Hi All, I have a leak in the forward birth, starboard side, 10" forward of the port light on the sid
Tow Boat US scuba201 at 8:41am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/911 What plans do y'all recommend?
Sequoia on the Move dlochner at 7:38am 10.26.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/828 How do you move a 100 year old 104 ft long boat? Very carefully with a big trailer. yQ56x3-1m54
B&R Boat Inner Chainplate Don Lucas at 5:52am 10.26.19 Big Boats 3/1363 What is the inner chainplate on the B'R rigged boats attachment construction to the hull? I can see
Used Motor Oil as Fuel SailMaster at 11:51pm 10.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1295
Virtual channel markers (2) garymalmgren at 9:55pm 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1453 Yes. Nothing there to see but markers that are shown on AIS as V-AIS markers. The following post is
New Hunter 260 Sails kenfunhog at 4:02pm 10.25.19 Smaller Boats 9/1936 I am looking to replace my 12 year old Hunter 260 Sails. Has anyone replaced your sails? Where did
Stove for Catalina 270 Elissatoo at 3:09pm 10.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1417 I am looking to either replace or rebuild the stove on my Catalina 270. Are there any suggestions
water pump hoses peterbud at 2:55pm 10.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/614 i have a Oberthorp 202-908 waterpump and want to replace the hoses from both the thru hull and back
Sabre 28 cruising speed sailmandan at 1:52pm 10.25.19 Sabre Sailboats 12/3773 First post. I have #579 Sabre 28...love the boat. Engine is Westerbeke 13 and prop is 2 blade 14x10.
Hunter 18 bottom paint? (2) mark2 at 10:36am 10.25.19 Day Sailers 6/1286 Just purchased this used 18 that appears to have been painted with a thick, textured material that i
Odd behavior during pump-out OS2Dude at 7:23am 10.25.19 Catalina 30 10/1498 Our 1985 Catalina 30 has an electric macerating head that pumps directly into the OEM holding tank.

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Group 24 starter battery marcham at 11:15pm 06.11.24 Why is it hard staring? The bigger battery may mask a bigger problem... hard starting means more cu
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 10:41pm 06.11.24
Group 24 starter battery marcham at 10:16pm 06.11.24 CCA and group size are directly related. Why do you need 1000 CCA? My 3JH3 starts easily with a grou
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 10:04pm 06.11.24
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? stickinthemud57 at 9:16pm 06.11.24 Beautiful tiller. Spar varnish, Try to avoid applying when it's too hold or cold or in high humidity
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Stu Jackson at 8:31pm 06.11.24 For all C34 skippers, the forum is here and there is a ton of information specific to C34s in the te
Cat310 Engine bed DaveJ at 6:25pm 06.11.24 2001, hull 160, no plate and original engine and transmission. If the tranny was changed and the geo
Group 24 starter battery Alan Gomes at 6:11pm 06.11.24 Dyno has a good reputation, even here on the right coast. Their website is a little short on constr
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? Siamese at 5:58pm 06.11.24 Just good 'ol varnish. Epiphanes or whatever else suits your fancy. Half a dozen coats or so. Mak
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? shemandr at 5:56pm 06.11.24 Also get a cover for it. About 1% of the UV damage occurs while sailing.
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 06.11.24 An absolute piece of art. If it were mine, I would preserve it forever such as these stairs which h
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project shemandr at 5:08pm 06.11.24 Looks good! How did you restore the deck nonskid?
rigging tension colin59 at 4:58pm 06.11.24 thanks , have those manuals but no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the te
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Tally Ho at 4:57pm 06.11.24 Great photos, and that bow section looks great! On the photo with the aluminum plate, I assume that
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) rgranger at 4:25pm 06.11.24 De nada
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) ChrisVR1994 at 4:24pm 06.11.24
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 3:52pm 06.11.24 Next time you get to Seattle stop at Dyno Batteries 4248 23rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199 I find the p
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 3:37pm 06.11.24 Next time you get to Seattle stop at Dyno Batteries 4248 23rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199 I find the
tidy traveller options jssailem at 3:26pm 06.11.24 the Spinlock PXR cam cleats These as @Ward H says, are an elegant solution to your problem. :plus:
Failed Traveler Part jssailem at 3:21pm 06.11.24 That looks like a great fix.

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