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Thrifty DIY Battery Combiner jviss at 1:18pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 15/2304 I just thought I'd share this. I haven't built one yet. You can get a programmable low voltage dis
Pawl Oil jviss at 1:06pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 24/5597 This is a sequel to the "Winch Grease" thread. Harken Pawl Oil is list priced at $12.20 for a 50ml
Sailboat Lightning Protection Lubber No More! at 11:35am 07.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 46/5769 I've read about setting up a boat for lightning protection in a number of books. Does anyone have an
Matching Gel Coat colors (1) Rltgold at 11:17am 07.11.18 Catalina 22 0/556 Matching gel coat colors on your boat can be very challenging but with the right color tints it can
Elite / (Kerie Feeling?) Apex at 11:07am 07.11.18 Other Sailboats 2/1371 I am perusing the internets and came across a lovely looking cruiser, Elite 364. PHRF around 120, p
How to Check for Signal From Masthead Wind Instrument? GorillaToast at 10:57am 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 23/7117 B'G wind indicator connected to Zeus 2 mfd NMEA 2000 buss, continuous cable thru mast to buss Connec
Sunbrella Dodger "shrinking"? rfrye1 at 9:33am 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 3/720 Good Morning, My dodger is pulling back where it connects/snaps to the front side below the Ising gl
Trailer for O'Day 222 DonStack at 9:25am 07.11.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/837 I am going to need a trailer to move my 222 from 1 body of water to another. I don't have my own tra
Volvo Penta 2002 Engine Anode Location (3) JRacer at 8:49am 07.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/9878 Wanting to replace the anode (zinc) in my First 310's Volvo Penta 2002 engine. I am presuming that i
Racor pre-filter location Renegade135 at 8:18am 07.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 21/4284 This may not be the right forum, but I have a fuel filter location question. The motor is an old but
Beneteau & Seascape cb32863 at 8:05am 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1632 Beneteau has acquired 60% of Seascape shares. Not much info on the whole thing but, the original own
Solar panel connection-need advice Jimongee at 7:55am 07.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2535 We are currently sailing our 2002 356 in the Great Lakes for the summer. To help battery life while
Kayaks on a 26S. Russ Ward at 7:08am 07.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/975 My son and I are planning a trip to the Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands soon and he wants to
Shrouds too long Yoop sloop at 6:55am 07.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/704 I recently bought a hunter 216 and the lower and upper shrouds are about a foot too long to connect
Pearson 39-2 CB loose? Foxie at 6:15am 07.11.18 Pearson 16/3966 I just joined this forum so hello everyone, last spring I bought hull #4 a 1987 39-2 inMd and brough
'73 transom motor mount holes repair (7) Sacto Dave at 9:52pm 07.10.18 Catalina 22 25/2828 153533 I coated the inside of each hole first with thinned epoxy, then 404 adhesive filler thickene
Add a cam cleat and centerboard cleat. Nightowl415 at 8:20pm 07.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/539 Just purchased a 1978 Oday 20 and need to rig for single handed sailing. The current jam cleats don
Forward/neutral/reverse reinesj1 at 8:13pm 07.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/706 Hi, I own a Hunter 376 1997 sailboat. I will like your recommendation. When I am under sail power an
Changing motor mounts M-25XPB (2) Wanderwind36 at 8:07pm 07.10.18 Big Boats 1/1119 Addressing neglected maintenance on our 1987 Catalina 36. The boat was re-powered 2003. This weekend
Checklist for Saildrives (1) DennisonBerwick at 7:34pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 0/730 If you have a saildrive, you may find this 6-page Checklist for Saildrives useful. Covers Maintenan

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How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? PaulK at 5:36pm 09.15.24 You definitely need a better method of securing the tack of your mainsail. While a ram's horn might
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33pm 09.15.24 Tie the strap so it cannot slip on you
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds JJLK at 5:14pm 09.15.24 Hello!! We just bought a Y36. Sailed her around Spain from north (Vizcay Gulf) to the Balearic Isla
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (1) SteveHughessails at 4:42pm 09.15.24 Thanks Dave We shared the same concerns. I am happy to report that the lift went very well. Next tim
Back on the water again..... scouper at 4:39pm 09.15.24 Your main is very high. Could you talk about this?
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Terry Cox at 4:09pm 09.15.24
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 3:50pm 09.15.24 @SteveHughessails What I am concerned with is tilting one end. The weight on the end with the ot
Keel paint BigEasy at 3:28pm 09.15.24
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A TimFromLI at 3:16pm 09.15.24 Mann or wix they are both quality filters the real question is.. is it compatable.
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 3:06pm 09.15.24
Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 2:58pm 09.15.24 I don't recall and I don't have access to the boat. It is about 2 ft by 4 ft. Maybe around 45 watts?
Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 2:50pm 09.15.24 How many watts is your panel? The Tohotsu has an output of 60 watts (5 amps) when running over half
Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 2:46pm 09.15.24 My 8hp Honda wouldn't do much to charge the battery especially since I didn't run it for long period
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 2:42pm 09.15.24 I had found nowhere that gave detailed information on potential health issues from the urine side.
Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 2:34pm 09.15.24 I stumbled across this mast guide idea a bit ago. Simple yet effective and quick on and off. Worki
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:31pm 09.15.24 Check out Totalboat.com. They have excellent chemicals and fiberglass for this type of stuff. Also,
Fresh Water Leak jssailem at 1:22pm 09.15.24
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 12:35pm 09.15.24 I believe in saving money, as well as the next sailor. The specifications for the above-number pump
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? LloydB at 12:20pm 09.15.24 Just off hand I'm thinking that keel stepped mast would not be usually found on a steel sailboat but
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 11:44am 09.15.24 I found another article that recounts the history of Prohibition and the way boat bootleggers kept t

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