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Balmar SG-200 Question Ward H at 8:03pm 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1159 I recently installed a Balmar SG-200 battery monitor. I understand the monitor readings will gain in
Passage 42 rudder post mbaker at 5:51pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 0/361 I'm having my '93 Passage 42 rudder rebuilt. While its out of the boat I'm replacing the boot seal
Mooring recommendations???? sbcwolff at 5:38pm 04.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1909 We have a mooring spot at our local river (St. Croix, Wisconsin), but have to set up our anchor syst
Anacortes to San Francisco Mike H. at 4:15pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 5/582 Has anyone made this passage? Looks like about a seven day trip at six knots. Did you harbor hop or
Gratitude and indebtiness . . . Red_Dog at 3:53pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1381 I spend a great deal of my time here not logged-in, but skimming through topics and reading those th
rudder post and tube lube Golden Road at 3:25pm 04.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/3217 I dropped my rudder for maintenance on my 82 O'day 30 and I'm wondering what grease/lube was used. T
Anchor chain bow protector (2) Rltgold at 1:31pm 04.08.19 Catalina 22 7/1330 I've never been crazy about drawing my chain rode up and down my bow toe rail so I decided to do som
Propane Storage on 80's First 42 ? Mitch Witt at 12:49pm 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/429 I would be interested in hearing from all First 38 and First 42 owners on how they have dealt with p
Passageway Slider Sailgunner at 12:32pm 04.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/539 My passageway slider is hard to move unless it gets wet and is lubricated. Has anyone found a way to
I hate intermittent problems - batt charger not starting up Ed Caldwell at 11:05am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2266 Xantrex Trucharge 40, now about 14 years old, replaced as part of a lightning repair on this 20 year
2014 Expedition 4WD, Which mode is recommended? Shorefun at 10:31am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 6/845 So I am new to sailboats. Had a sit on top ski in the 90's and an F250 pickup. The 250 was manual hu
A take on Maine Sail's packing 'tool' (2) Solstice at 10:30am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/880
a little wind, a little hail, a lot of wind, a lot of hail (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/818 Raced Pardon My French, my H40.5 this weekend in a Seattle classic benefit race called the Blakely R
Solar vent location Scandium at 9:51am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 2/1023 I want to install a solar fan/vent in my seaward 23. What's the best location? Cabin is small so air
Roller Furl Problem JayOnTheBay at 8:55am 04.08.19 Catalina 22 4/1254 I have an '88 C-22 with a Harken roller furl system. The Jib on it is a 135. Recently I did some rep
C-400 cruising update Valiant1 at 8:03am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/1317 After 2 years cruising the Caribbean and 21,750 sea miles under the lead keel of my '01 C-400, it wa
Hank-on sail size lingerfeltja at 7:45am 04.08.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/706 My furler was damaged while the boat was being taken out at the end of last season. I have had cont
Hunter 41 stearing problem ronhardin at 7:43am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/490 New problem on my 41Hunter AC Before haul out with bottom paint cutlass bearing and packing gland se
Seeking opinions on living and sailing around Clearwater Banooma at 7:39am 04.08.19 Destinations 63/9419 My Florida native wife is growing less and less tolerant of NJ winters, and has lately been very ene
Inverter for a Bus dwcory at 6:11am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/750 This question has nothing to do with boats, but rather, for a bus. Let me explain.... I have some

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Moisture prevention.... Cest La Vie at 5:23pm 12.11.24 +1 for DampRid. My boat is in a hot, humid environment- have used the large bucket with DampRid cry
Moisture prevention.... stephen_i_w at 5:09pm 12.11.24 I use DampRid I hang 4 of them when I cover my boat for the season.
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 4:54pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. pgandw at 4:39pm 12.11.24 I also have an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus on my 19ft Mariner that replaced a Honda 5hp that would n
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? pgandw at 4:19pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Loose wires in mast ok? capta at 4:08pm 12.11.24 Yeah i hear ya. I suspect some of my wires had broken free because my boat was a hell of a racket
Acrylic to replace wood pgandw at 4:04pm 12.11.24 My main hatch on my 19ft Mariner has 1/4" plexiglass (perhaps a different smoked clear material) pan
Moisture prevention.... nightowle at 3:18pm 12.11.24 You can use a small dehumidifier in the cabin. It can run the accumulated water out through a tube i
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) Hello Below at 2:16pm 12.11.24 John, in comparison to other years, this year I have been a complete angel.
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Tally Ho at 2:07pm 12.11.24 Do they do the work in house or send it out? I am not sure now that you ask. I think they do it t
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 2:07pm 12.11.24 If I wanted to be sure about the height of the water in the boat, I would use a water level. This i
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 2:03pm 12.11.24 I don't need to meet official chart carriage requirements and I have 2 other forms of charts on boar
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 12.11.24
Moisture prevention.... dmax at 1:52pm 12.11.24 Ah, generally you want as much air movement as possible.
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 1:49pm 12.11.24 No, im just want to prevent moisture from causing mold, ect while im living aboard I'd say ventila
Moisture prevention.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:47pm 12.11.24 Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 1:45pm 12.11.24 Moisture may also come from underneath in which case one of the under ventilation type pads often us
Moisture prevention.... dmax at 1:31pm 12.11.24 Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized g
Gasparilla... The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:35pm 12.11.24 Gasparilla Sound is a very small, shallow sound adjacent to the ICW that runs up the west side of C
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Tally Ho at 12:27pm 12.11.24 You could use some binoculars to take a look at the antenna/cable connection to see if it looks conn

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