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I'm going to do some biggish jobs tomorrow; how should I not die while doing this? - RESOLVED HanBan at 5:13pm 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 49/2857 Hi Guys! OK, so I have a couple of days off and I'm going to jump in and try a couple of jobs tomor
New coaming boxes for my boat (2) HukilauMike at 1:53pm 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/2818 I've drilled holes in my boat before to install new hardware and the like, but before this past week
Islander 36 propane tank location. BobHorn at 12:40pm 05.09.18 Islander 0/1081 Looking to buy a 36 and wondering where the propane locker might be. Thanks, Bob
Islander 36 water tanks BobHorn at 12:10pm 05.09.18 Islander 4/2040 Looking at an Islander 36. It has two water deckfills. Does that mean it has two water tanks? Capaci
Hunter 34, or C&C 34? (2) Simon Sexton at 10:22am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 17/5188 A Little Competition, Which one would you pick, and why? Hunter 34
Rudder tube shims ChrisCall at 9:44am 05.09.18 Catalina 30 3/1739 I have another question related to my rudder shaft on my 1989 catalina wing keel . I've got some sid
First 36.7 zinc confusion jarcher at 9:33am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1541 I bought my 2004 First 36.7 last September, and it spent the winter in the water. I hauled Monday an
80A alternator for Yanmar 3YM in the UK Rob Heath at 9:11am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/554 Hi Has anyone recently purchased an 80A alternator for a Yanmar 3YM in the UK? If so where from, an
3rd leisure battery for Oceanis 37: where? Rob Heath at 9:09am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/707 Hi I would like to put a 3rd leisure/domestic battery on my 3 cabin Oceanis 37. I am not looking fo
H34 Muffler Fast Ed at 8:53am 05.09.18 Big Boats 8/1267 Hey Y'all, I ran my boat today and I found some drops of water next to the sea cock. So I decided t
Battery Life DAVA390 at 8:29am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2310 In May 2013 I bought a deep cycle battery ( I think group 24, will confirm tonight when I see it. Po
Windlass unhinged schoolboy at 8:04am 05.09.18 S2 6/1163 I was itching to spend 3 nights on the boat, sailing about and finding nice coves...BBQ. I opted to
Starter woes PotomacDaysailer at 7:58am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 36/1660 I went to take my still-new-to-me Seafarer 29 "Blue Moon" out the other day and the ignition failed
Looking for delivery crew. Expenses paid. Cross 34 trimaran. Port Lavaca to Lake Ontario Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 9/768 Boat belongs to a Canadian neighbor, who is trying to get it back home. Was damaged in Hurricane Ike
Bumpers for a 260 Iowasail at 6:11am 05.09.18 Smaller Boats 1/546 We have purchased a Hunter 260 1998 and would like to protect her near docks etc and wondered if any
Any idea what this is? (3) Whatsit at 5:55am 05.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1261
Mast reinforcement Question... KeukaSailer at 5:41am 05.09.18 Day Sailers 8/1158 Ok...this a a hypothetical question. My 146 mast has a light ding in the mast about half way up and
What is a true "trailer"able? DockH at 5:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 46/5637 I'm selling my Abbott22 fin keel (3'10" draft) to acquire a trailerable SV to reduce dockage costs a
260 bumper recommendation Iowasail at 4:57am 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/496 We just purchased a 1998 260 and would like to protect her when docking etc. and also would like to
C27 Mast Step Position Ajay73 at 2:51am 05.09.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1585 I have a 1980 C27 which I think may have been the first year with the sea hood. I would like someon

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Battery combiner, is this best? JamesG161 at 10:08am 03.02.24 Xantrex Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I h
Midship spring line cleat on 315 SJN at 9:39am 03.02.24 Easy. No added holes. Get cleats that fit onto the genoa track.
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 9:37am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Drop Keel LesCayere at 9:30am 03.02.24 Gloucester yachts Gloucester 22 ManualsManualsLibhttps://www.manualslib.com Got it Thank You
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 9:19am 03.02.24 1. I am hoping to move up to somewhere between a 28 and 34 ft boat by the end of this year or spri
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? danooxnard at 9:04am 03.02.24
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:56am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:48am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:43am 03.02.24 Just install a 15A outlet and box onto the AC wire that fed the old charger. Easy peasy..
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 8:40am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Bon Voyage! kloudie1 at 8:33am 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Siamese at 8:27am 03.02.24 Looking at the pictures is making me queasy. And what is the condition of the deck coring? Nope...
Battery combiner, is this best? (1) Rick Webb at 8:27am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Bon Voyage! Terry Cox at 8:23am 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to keep
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? PaulK at 8:12am 03.02.24 Buying new rigging, sails, and a motor for a "free" boat that needs a summer's worth of work before
Bon Voyage! PaulK at 8:06am 03.02.24 After 40 years of work, mostly in the railroad business, today was RETIREMENT day! At work, the te
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:01am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute b
Bon Voyage! jssailem at 7:24am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 7:12am 03.02.24 The Interstate Battery in the photo is made by East Penn. Their batteries are among the better affor
Snow falling on Cedars jssailem at 7:11am 03.02.24 Beautiful @SoSound ! It has been awhile since I played on slopes like that.

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