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AIS GPS Location Bob S at 1:09pm 03.27.19 Ask All Sailors 4/556 The Defender Warehouse sale is here and I am ordering a Vesper XB-8000 at a great price. I have to f
C22 Cockpit Drains JackHeaston at 9:07am 03.27.19 Catalina 22 15/3586 Wanting to put cockpit drains in the transom of 1984 C22 Boat on its trailer a few hours away. Does
Iron Keel prepping and fairing and painting markwbird at 8:49am 03.27.19 Ask All Sailors 18/5934 I'm fiddin' to haul my H34 for a bottom job. (I'm doing it) and I want to grind the keel down to bar
New barrier coat? refish at 7:29am 03.27.19 Ask All Sailors 50/3971 Beneteau 331 (2003) just hauled for annual maintenance including bottom paint. Yard says, "After loo
Genoa size Flip Rutledge at 7:10am 03.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1265 I am looking at replacing the jib on my Hunter 31. I am looking for advice on the size genoa to get.
Navionics VS NV Charts Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 03.27.19 Ask All Sailors 1/987 I'm new to the world of marine navigation and was looking for some opinions from those who have actu
Rollers w/o Tipping Plymouth Sailor at 4:43am 03.27.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1280 Fellow sailors/boaters, any suggestions on the best roller for oil/alkyd based paint? I used one a
External alternator regulator seadaddler at 3:45am 03.27.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/474 Have a friend with 36 cat not charging and has one of those max external reg and what to check to fi
Boat lines and rigging Canonshooternb at 8:13pm 03.26.19 Big Boats 11/1512 I know there is so many variations and personal preferences on line types and sizing but would like
Anyone Actually Cut up a Sailboat for Disposal? Rick Webb at 6:48pm 03.26.19 Ask All Sailors 31/3220 Our youth sailing program may be disposing of a boat to make way for a donation to our program. Cutt
Crazy way to design alternator charging?(Hunter 45CC) S/V Talisa at 4:31pm 03.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1784 Hi, On my Hunter 45CC, the factory saw fit to insert a solenoid between the house and starter batter
Slips available at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Ca Brian D at 4:29pm 03.26.19 Ask All Sailors 5/499 I know this is not an "Ask All Sailors" but I just wanted to inform anyone that there are slips avai
I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter 280 with a water intake cooling question Little Kai at 8:41am 03.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 10/657 Where can I find/locate the cap for the water strainer/filter so I can look and insure there isn't a
Boom mounted hammock? Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 03.26.19 Ask All Sailors 12/3327 Is the forestay strong enough to support 220+ lbs hanging off of the boom?
Slight Bulge In My Batteries (1) GonzoF1 at 7:14am 03.26.19 Musings With Maine Sail 41/5011 I was topping off our GC-2 batteries this weekend and found an every-so-slight bulge in the battery'
Anyone in the Bahamas from here now? Sumner at 6:44am 03.26.19 Destinations 19/2992 We have been in the Bahamas for about a month now. Left the boatyard on Florida's west coast Feb. 1
Support Yachts dlochner at 4:39am 03.26.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/599 As we think about spring outfitting, here's one item that we all need. I think I'll go with the encl
Car Navigation Deck on Boat MightyMike at 4:25am 03.26.19 Ask All Sailors 30/1755 If there is an answer to this question, I will find it here. I have an after market auto Alpine DV
Water damage on cabin floor and table jeffschulz at 8:09pm 03.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 13/2508 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 which had rain water leaking down the mast pole into the cabin. It damaged
Raymarine RL70C chartplotter mister_j at 7:01pm 03.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1304

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SANTANA 23? NUBOAT?? at 11:44am 09.01.23 Glad the issue didn't mess you up!!
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting Davidasailor26 at 11:44am 09.01.23 Trying to transmit without an antenna is generally not advisable as it could damage the radio. The r
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting arcadiahunter28 at 11:41am 09.01.23
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting Davidasailor26 at 11:15am 09.01.23 Maybe voltage drop in the supply line when the current draw goes up? Check all connections and try t
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting arcadiahunter28 at 11:13am 09.01.23
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:16am 09.01.23 Could you please direct me to your "Joker Valve 101" treatise ? I'll do better than that...I'll pos
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:07am 09.01.23 Plug the outlet to the macerator pump and remove the pump. As for hoses, the ONLY hose I recommend
DC panel led indicator stopped working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 09.01.23 If your Bene DC panel is anything like my Hunter DC panel, I've lost something like 3 LED's over the
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 09.01.23 Correct. One sea water drain and two AF drains :
Stowing Winch Handles (1) jviss at 9:15am 09.01.23 FWIW, my two "new" winch handles - bought used on eBay for $85 for the pair, purchased parts from Ha
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa (1) jssailem at 9:07am 09.01.23 1) good for low wind conditions typical on inland lakes 2) easier to deploy than raising the main w
30T Wing Keel Width Justin_NSA at 9:02am 09.01.23 I was out in the boat yard visiting my 30T a few days ago. We are in a drought so it's on the traile
Cyclades / Moorings 51.5 jssailem at 8:50am 09.01.23 Seems the experience you desire.. by being on the boat for several days with an opportunity to exper
H380 settee table installation (1) sailcapt340 at 8:48am 09.01.23
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour kloudie1 at 8:32am 09.01.23 As a mechanic might say, "aim the parts cannon at it and hope ya hit the right one" Not a good diagn
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump jssailem at 8:27am 09.01.23 That is a personal "your boat" decision. If this will always be an inland lake boat it is a reasona
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump kloudie1 at 8:21am 09.01.23 And it is always the captain's responsibility ! :yikes:
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:21am 09.01.23 Thanks - does replacing that T fitting with a 90 degree elbow and just removing all of the other hos
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump jssailem at 8:17am 09.01.23 Doesn't that virtually ensure that those hoses are full of old waste? Yuck. Yes It is a possibilit
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 8:02am 09.01.23 Peerless states their USA made ACCO chain is HDG. Is this not true? I imagine it's true. Do they p

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