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Anyone know where to ge a BUZZ BEER jssailem at 11:17am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/524 Right on the heels of "Drink a Beer Day" :beer:we see National Coffee Day 29 September and InterNati
Any golfers on this board? Rick486 at 11:08am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 39/2407 Did you follow the Ryder Cup competition? I was so disgusted by the American golfers performance I j
Stainless Steel Rivet Size for boom cap? jjsbiggs at 11:08am 09.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/461 Does anyone know what size stainless steel rivets I need to secure the cap on the end of the boom on
Sherwood Pump "weeping" water odaydokay at 10:44am 09.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/1752 This summer I put an impeller in this old style Sherwood pump (OE on my Oday 85) after seeing weak w
Battery Water Level Randall Schmidt at 7:20am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 28/3477 I had my local shop (Zimmerman Marine at Herrington Harbor North in Deale MD) replace two batteries
Water Pressure Problem jviss at 6:31am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 30/3799 Summary: Jabsco 36800 pump won't always shut off. O.K., guy and gals, put on your thinking caps! (
Pop-top hatch dog issue (3) Hardhead at 6:17am 09.30.18 Catalina 22 4/982 I'm having an issue where the bottom clasp of the forward starboard hatch dog on my 1987 is flexing
Newbie here RNC725 at 5:54am 09.30.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/634 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
O'Day 272 Rubrail cbourne200 at 7:48pm 09.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/579 On the recent Gordon hurricane non-event, my stern doc line parted and allowed my boat to swing into
Engine stall donniebaird at 7:19pm 09.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 16/870 Good evening. I have a Catalina 28, over Labor Day Weekend, I took my fiancee and her sister and a
2002 Catalina with M35B Universal bertram at 7:12pm 09.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/785 My engine has started to stall for no apparent reason. The waterfuel separator is clear, other inl
Rounding sequence (5) Jackdaw at 6:58pm 09.29.18 Racing 22/1847
Newbie here RNC725 at 6:57pm 09.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/552 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
Passage 42 keel joint crack (1) Wanderwind at 3:48pm 09.29.18 Big Boats 18/2215 Hello everyone, Two years ago I posted about a crack in the keel joint of a Passage 42 I was consid
Finally crawled under my hull... Shorefun at 3:28pm 09.29.18 Day Sailers 2/552 I just got some time today to crawl under the hull of my 170. The hull looks great. Just the 3" lon
West Pacific Storm is named... (1) JamesG161 at 12:52pm 09.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/363 I just had to post this here and not in the Weather and Forecasting forum. Wait for the Name...
PTC 21 East Pacific JamesG161 at 12:42pm 09.29.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/389 This Potential Tropical Cyclone 21 will become the 21st name, Sergio soon. It and Rosa formed furthe
Water regularly in the bilge sailnski at 12:21pm 09.29.18 Catalina 30 19/3703 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Catalina 30 as my first keelboat. The current owner says there i
The real damage from current leakage (2) Skipper at 9:12am 09.29.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1269 See pics. This is a drive shaft from a 35(ish) foot Tiara express in our harbor. Snapped like a tw
B361 third reef line Spindrift (Canada) at 8:01am 09.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1012 My B361 has ports on the luff end of the boom to allow 2 reef lines, but not a third, despite there

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Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Tally Ho at 3:57pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:32pm 08.13.23 We use the eWincher to raise the main sail, hoist the dinghy on deck. Raise and lower the outboard
Weather vane dlochner at 3:28pm 08.13.23 How does it point? Do you have a photo?
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 3:26pm 08.13.23 Ha, ha, that's a good way of looking at it. I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 3:19pm 08.13.23 Having the sandblasters is nice. I got a small cheap one and it took forever. I went at my keel firs
Rechargeable jviss at 3:16pm 08.13.23 I assume you mean "reliable?" I recommend against an electric pump. A good foot pump works great a
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:05pm 08.13.23 The eWincher works on all 5 of my winches, that's $400 for 5 electric winches. Or I could go with 5
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? jviss at 3:02pm 08.13.23 It's hard to believe that a 51 year old sail is still serviceable! But if it is, good for you! S
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 08.13.23 The answer to question 3 is actually Maybe. Is the water clean or dirty? If it's dirty, the answer
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 2:58pm 08.13.23 An eWincher, at around $2,100, is close enough to a Harken 35.2 electric at $2,900 that I would pro
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:54pm 08.13.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:53pm 08.13.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:47pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 2:46pm 08.13.23 It is all a matter of priorities. A nice eWincher costs less than a week in a nursing home. :cool:
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:43pm 08.13.23 Thanks for the quick reply! Wow, that's an odd place to mount it. Maybe you can find a better pla
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:41pm 08.13.23 Thanks for the quick reply! Wow, that's an odd place to mount it. Maybe you can find a better plac
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 2:39pm 08.13.23 Well, it can certainly be hardwired-in. If you are not knowledgable about this have a professional
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 2:33pm 08.13.23 I think I will significantly increase my sailing life if I can somehow afford a power halyard winch
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:27pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 2:22pm 08.13.23 @john6206 the question you ask is a very personal one that really only you can answer. What do you

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