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Puyallup or bust redteledrew at 5:04pm 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 1/360 Ended
Funny noise from AB compressor LeslieTroyer at 4:17pm 03.30.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/1027
Center board question? bready at 3:01pm 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 22/1644 When your boat is docked for a period of time is it better for the boat to have the center board rai
H260 New Porthole Question rk1sails at 1:45pm 03.30.19 Smaller Boats 9/864 I finally received the 2 complete operating portholes I ordered for my H260. (It took forever to get
Fuel solenoid on 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381? Brad Cross at 10:34am 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/928 There is a chrome push/pull switch above the preheat and start buttons on my Captains control panel
Electric Outboard Chris Flanagan at 10:22am 03.30.19 Smaller Boats 12/1161 I am considering replacing (but keeping) a 1997 Honda 8hp for my Hunter 235 with a Toqeedo 1003 (sti
373 propane locker capacity ToddS at 6:30am 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1832 I'm looking to buy a new propane tank (or two) and I'm wondering how big I can go and still have it
Harlan Marine Art shemandr at 5:24am 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 4/520 We were in St. Augustine yesterday and I was pulled into a gallery with this brightly colored styliz
deep water jon hansen at 1:17am 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 14/877 i just read that lake michigan and lake huron will be a foot higher over datum this summer than last
What to do with used sails? RakeAndToe at 9:17pm 03.29.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/2527 My parents have a huge pile of used sails from the family weeknight race boat, a Catalina 27 (normal
Aqua signal series 25 combo mast headache/ fore deck light bulb conversation question? Capt Robbie at 5:55pm 03.29.19 Ask All Sailors 22/5267 Three years ago installed a new Aqua signal series 25 combo mast head / fore deck light. Fore deck
Water ballast Lcd123 at 12:23pm 03.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/741
Converting Main Sail to loose foot JRT at 11:58am 03.29.19 Catalina 310 55/14060 I think the biggest disappoint I have with my future 310 right now is that I really fell in love wit
Penetrol Plymouth Sailor at 8:22am 03.29.19 Ask All Sailors 2/919 Anyone used Penetrol on oil based top side paint before? How were your results?
O'DAY soundproofing njlarry at 7:49am 03.29.19 Bigger Boats 21/2731 Did a search on sound proofing but only found lots of discussion on type of materials. Really wonder
Wow, a mysterious beauty (3) Skipper at 6:45am 03.29.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2846 Saw this in the shipyard docks in Newport Beach last week. The pictures cannot portray her perfecti
Counter top ice maker chp at 6:44am 03.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2096 We do a one week trip to the North Channel every year. I have 2, 5 day coolers which work pretty goo
Hauling my 28.5 Peter Olsen at 6:43am 03.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/887 Good morning, I have an 1986 Hunter 28.5 and am taking her to the Glades Boat yard this Wednesday 4/
Furling Mains About to go into the water? bob_pattison at 5:17am 03.29.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1577 All, Over the last year I have run into an issue that has surfaced again and again and I think it is
Oceanair blinds Slipin Away at 3:55am 03.29.19 Big Boats 5/2454 Any information on how to remove the Oceanair Blinds in the main cabin ports for cleaning. It appea

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Solar Voltage Johann at 8:10am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:06am 08.12.24 ~$25/ft?!?!!!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!? Keep in mind that Ralph pays in Canadian currency so that converts to
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 8:03am 08.12.24 there appears to be a recessed area under the locker (where the red funnel is), where you can drill
Solar Voltage (1) Hello Below at 8:01am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 7:56am 08.12.24 Is that locker vented? Important question. How of you plan to address the accumulation of gas vapo
Putting a hole in the transom American_Mainsail at 7:32am 08.12.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pe
Putting a hole in the transom BigEasy at 7:21am 08.12.24 Does anyone have experience of running fuel lines through the transom? What is best practice/equipm
Solar Voltage dLj at 7:04am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach th
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 08.12.24 I think this is a pretty common problem. One of my two cockpit drains cracked at the threads, and w
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 08.12.24 Why not just abandon the Whale stuff and go to NPT stuff that's compatible with Scanvik? I have S
Putting a hole in the transom (1) Jorob at 6:29am 08.12.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pea
E-scooters jviss at 6:21am 08.12.24 Lock: Why I Use This Lock On My Bicycle - Kryptonite Evolution Chain Lock (Series 4) Kryptonite E
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Joe at 6:13am 08.12.24 If it's socal coast....... a dock. Pretty much your only choice.... I understand Florida has evolve
ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig tkwhalen at 6:12am 08.12.24 All very helpful advice and the bridge videos are down right fun to watch. I've been reading ICW gui
E-scooters jviss at 6:10am 08.12.24 I can charge onboard even at anchor as I have an inverter, fortunately. I got a lock recommended
Putting a hole in the transom Joe at 6:07am 08.12.24 You don't need to drill holes for the fuel lines. But even if you decide you need the hole. it's e
Alternator heat - how serious? Maine Sail at 5:57am 08.12.24 I'm pretty sure the regulator is always active since I was reading it when laying in bed (it's moun
E-scooters degas at 5:57am 08.12.24 After giving up on a folding bicycle because it was too heavy and awkward for my cockpit locker, I r
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 5:49am 08.12.24 I think this is the exact thing I bought, but they don't call is Solar Guard anymore, apparently, 't
The Sewing Machine Thread (1) jviss at 5:38am 08.12.24 Hi Ward, thanks for the detailed reply! You're way ahead of me on this. The thread I bought is Sup

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