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Hey bird experts ... (1) Gene Neill at 8:49pm 11.23.18 Sails Call Lounge 45/3434 We were anchored in the boondocks the other night, playing gin rummy in the cabin, when I heard this
House Battery compartment size Hunter 430 Navicula at 7:43pm 11.23.18 Big Boats 5/911 can anyone tell me how deep the house bank compartment on a hunter 430 is?? I am thinking of replaci
Timing Gabor15908 at 2:19pm 11.23.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1352 Talking about changing oil and fuel filters....what is the thinking about this? At the beginning of
MPPT controllers..... NYSail at 7:44am 11.23.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2804 hello all... So this winter I plan on installing solar panels on my boat. Right now it looks like I
Hardest Part Of Learning To Sail Don Guillette at 6:35am 11.23.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 73/17792 Sadly, the sailing season is over now for many of the lister's on this forum. The forum will now go
Early 80s H22 resource? fourwinds at 12:56am 11.23.18 Smaller Boats 8/618 In the process of urchasing a 1981 H22, what is the best resource for these boats? Is there a yahoo
1989 28.5 Toe Rail (1) thetone at 11:59pm 11.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 6/2350 Can anyone tell me where to a section of toe rail for a 1989 Hunter 28.5?
Jib Sheets...Ugh. Simon Sexton at 9:39pm 11.22.18 Ask All Sailors 32/3307 Hey Everyone, Good evening! I hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and are enjoying you
Large deck hole under bow navigation light - options? (1) hoosierdoc at 3:10pm 11.22.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1120 I removed my bow navigation light that was very loose. Turns out it was held in place by sticky tape
Buffleheads Are Back! Kings Gambit at 1:00pm 11.22.18 Destinations 3/1197
I'm worried about the temperature. HanBan at 11:51am 11.22.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/2842 Hi guys, Once again I'm wondering if you can give me advice based on your experience please. My 323
Charger recommendations for C30 Hayden Watson at 9:24am 11.22.18 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1983 Any recommendations for a new charger for a C30. I currently have one 4D lifeline with 210 ah. whe
Happy Thanksgiving To All DayDreamer41 at 4:31am 11.22.18 Ask All Sailors 8/739 May you and your family have a beautifully Blessed day today and always Lord, please do fill my hea
Happy Turkey Day (1) Jacktar at 5:44pm 11.21.18 Catalina 22 1/437 To all my fellow Catalina 22 owners, even those with new design and sports and capris from a 1983 Ol
Replacing the holding tank on a Bristol 38.8 JimT2 at 5:24pm 11.21.18 Bristol 0/2404 I would like to have ~30 gallons capacity. I plan on removing the factory original 15 gallon fiberg
Trogear Bowsprit? Gunni at 4:46pm 11.21.18 Ask All Sailors 11/2977 Anyone done an install on the Trogear bowsprit? Maybe the most elegant, well designed sprit I have
Mold/Teak Kerrymorganandersen at 4:25pm 11.21.18 Ask All Sailors 40/5048 I have stumbled upon a skipper 20 with a sagging headliner. I removed headliner to find the whole ca
Spinnaker Bail whittem at 3:36pm 11.21.18 Catalina 310 7/1925 I am attempting to design a spinnaker bail extension for my CAT 310. I need the mast head weldment d
Need source for shore power cord Dr. D at 2:29pm 11.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 83/17610 My new Beneteau came with two shore power cords which have a 30 amp fitting for the shore plug in an
New Venture 222 owner jimrichey at 1:42pm 11.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/692 Has anyone ever put a "floor" in their boat? I have a 22 foot Venture and the floor is the V-bottom

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Circuit Breaker issue? Hello Below at 9:26am 10.14.24 Remembering of course to isolate the AC and always use a volt meter to confirm there is no AC (power
Towing a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:16am 10.14.24 Follow @BobSail imput as it is valuable information. Thank you sir
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 9:04am 10.14.24 Are you dropping the keel just for backing plates and are you sure that's necessary? No. I suspec
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 10.14.24 Possibly, yes. BUT it doesn't mean you'll be able to get it off five years down the road. I'd sugg
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 9:01am 10.14.24
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 9:01am 10.14.24 I like it. Will try next trip and post results.
Circuit Breaker issue? JoeWhite at 8:51am 10.14.24 Bypass the circuit breaker temporarily by removing the wires from circuit breaker and connecting the
Circuit Breaker issue? kappykaplan at 8:31am 10.14.24 Do breaker internals go bad? Yes, but I don't know enough to tell you that those are the symptoms
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 8:06am 10.14.24 I sometimes type faster than I think and autocorrekt doesn't always no whut eye mint.
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife BigEasy at 7:54am 10.14.24
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 7:25am 10.14.24 They do have claws. Just not large . . .
Looking for a trailer for my Catalina 25 swing keel Stu Jackson at 7:22am 10.14.24 Do you know these skippers? https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 6:56am 10.14.24
Looking for a trailer for my Catalina 25 swing keel chimowoody at 6:55am 10.14.24 thank you! i called Triad and the price was more than i was thinking i should pay but they are very
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 6:47am 10.14.24 They do have claws.
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (1) JamesG161 at 6:43am 10.14.24 Made a trip to LI/CT last month. One stop I couldn't pass up Louisiana Lobster....
Keel bolt nut size Bob_S at 6:36am 10.14.24 Dose anyone know the size of the keel bolt nuts on a 272 On my '83 Oday28 The bolts are 3/4" and t
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" odaydokay at 6:30am 10.14.24 This in from Depco' tech. Makes me feel a tad better.......I guess. I am not sure why the impeller
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 6:22am 10.14.24 New impeller, thermostat, oil and oil filter, plus new gaskets for exhaust manifold and thermostat,
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 5:40am 10.14.24 get the coat on for our morning hike in Acadia Stay warm!

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