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AGM Batteries Hardhead at 11:07am 08.17.18 Catalina 22 20/4065 Anyone have an opinion on AGM batteries? I currently have 2 Optima AGM group 27 deep cycle batter
The things you don't remember you said Jackdaw at 11:04am 08.17.18 Racing 18/2270 During races I talk to other boats all the time, and usually don't remember much of it unless someth
Heading to the Lake! (2) w4swk at 10:50am 08.17.18 Catalina 22 7/758 We are heading out to the lake for the weekend. This trip will provide opportunity to test the new s
1998 Hunter 340 V-birth for baby tanner belden at 11:28pm 08.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/880 I have a 10 month old son and my wife and I just purchased our first sailboat; a 1998 Hunter 340. Fi
Clogged Sanitation Hose Terry Cox at 7:55pm 08.16.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 98/20324 Aft electric toilet will not send the bowl contents to the tank. Disconnected the hose from the toil
Cockpit Anchor Light jviss at 6:37pm 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 57/7493 I used to have a nice, D-battery powered light I'd hang from the boom as an anchor light in crowded
Surveyor recommendations for Annapolis, MD Franklin at 2:27pm 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 11/3432 The broker recommended Steve Sanders so to be safe, I would like to find somebody really good that i
H260 Mainsail Luff Tension - lug lube? Jeff Gray at 11:03am 08.16.18 Smaller Boats 9/668 Hi there H260 or similar owners... Anybody else have trouble getting enough tension on the main hal
Where to get the best price - Windlass for Beneteau SVMusic at 10:29am 08.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/4965 We have a Beneteau Oceanis 40CC that currently has a Horizontal, on-deck, electric,heavy duty windla
New Cockpit Light (3) w4swk at 10:00am 08.16.18 Catalina 22 11/981 We have been looking for a small, simple LED light to hang in the cockpit at night when we are out a
Simple LED Conversion (6) w4swk at 9:46am 08.16.18 Catalina 22 31/4711 If this has been covered, please accept my apology. I did a search and couldn't find this particular
Engine rpm light bulb out - what type? Pat T at 8:29am 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 4/568 My rpm light went out on the engine panel. You don't notice this until you have to sail at night. I
Hurricane Lane JamesG161 at 6:48am 08.16.18 Weather and Forecasting 13/1767 As noted in the previous post on TS Kristy... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/ts
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 6:32am 08.16.18 Weather and Forecasting 1/667 A point of INVESTigation is showing up 750 miles East South East of the Windward Islands It is loca
Two broken jib sheets within 5 minutes of each other! danstanford at 4:59am 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2780 Best race start of the year right on the line on time and second over from the boat end of the line,
Paging all sailors Meriachee at 8:35pm 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 30/2439 Did @Kermit fall into a frying pan someplace?
V berth venting question Fullajoy at 8:02pm 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 7/969
Catalina 250 Wing trailer SeaRags at 8:00pm 08.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/4059 Hi, I currently own a Catalina 250 wing keel. I've recently decided I want to do some traveling to
Sub Tropical Storm Ernesto JamesG161 at 3:14pm 08.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/867 This NON-tropical storm is located several hundred miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. It i
Number of batteries? RNC725 at 2:51pm 08.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/772 How many batteries originally came on a 2002 Hunter 326 please?

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Purchase questions 38 ldd at 6:15pm 09.24.24 Thanks Ralph, I was thinking probably up to 2 grand for the engine work. That is using the new prici
Purchase questions 38 Ralph Johnstone at 5:58pm 09.24.24 I would also have a mechanic go through the engine with a fine tooth comb. That's where the money w
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 5:48pm 09.24.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) aftica_1 at 5:33pm 09.24.24 Are they requiring that the blisters be fixed and bottom painted or just that the bottom paint be d
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? (1) walmsleyc at 5:23pm 09.24.24 227717 Hard to see, but that white thing is one zip tie (another at the other end, maybe another in
Treatment for portlight gaskets Terry Cox at 5:15pm 09.24.24 I've used a silicone gel on ours to keep them pliable and sealed for years. Pool supply stores carry
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 5:15pm 09.24.24 It did seem like a weird reason. They haven't been paid by me yet, they just said that if I soda bl
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 5:08pm 09.24.24 It means they are trying to bleed you for money. There is ZERO safety issue here. If you wanted the
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) David W at 4:48pm 09.24.24 I called them again today and asked if they can just seal the blisters that are already open, ignor
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kappykaplan at 4:44pm 09.24.24 JamesG161 and jssailem, what do your sources tell you about the predicted hook to the West after TS/
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dLj at 4:30pm 09.24.24 That doesn't sound too bad, and if the boat was closer I wouldn't mind doing the work myself. Think
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 4:09pm 09.24.24 What a shame. When I had my Crown 34, the surveyor said there were blisters and then my insurance c
Starter motor burned up? Stu Jackson at 3:55pm 09.24.24 The ammeter overloads and slows down recharging as well and there is an upgrade for that as well. I
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 3:50pm 09.24.24 I will check invoice and see. at this point, we took the boat out for two straight months, and we ne
Fan inside fridge/icebox jmarty32 at 3:45pm 09.24.24 Hi everyone and thank you for all the information. As a new boat owner all the info from this commun
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 3:25pm 09.24.24 Great answer! thanks big easy!!!
Extra line from boom...what is it? dlochner at 3:15pm 09.24.24 Garhauer has double blocks with a cam cleat. Its 4:1 but small 2" dia blocks. I'm thinking this m
Purchase questions 38 BigEasy at 3:15pm 09.24.24 If you really like the boat and a survey is satisfactory, renegotiate the price to include cleaning
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 3:04pm 09.24.24 it sounded suspect to me as the cause but I had no other explanation so I thought it's worth asking
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 3:03pm 09.24.24 For this application you'll want a fiddle block, these have the 2 sheaves vertically aligned and ar

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