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Beneteau 473 - Help Bilge Pump Selection CharlesWashburn at 12:35pm 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4033 Hello, Our survey for our recent purchase of a 2002 B-473 identified that we should increase the vol
Freshwater marina for the summer Jerry75 at 10:27am 03.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1222 I am going to be putting my MAC 26S in a freshwater lake marina for the summer. My question is what
O'Day 23 Spinnaker Pole Black Squall at 9:54am 03.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/681 I'm rigging the O'Day 23 I purchased last summer to fly a spinnaker. Can anyone provide details on t
Couple's Dream Trip --- and keels falling off rgranger at 9:40am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2964 We all probably remember the recent story of the couple who ran aground on their first landfall of t
Quick Rider R3 Windlass Experience (2) geoffschultz at 9:35am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 0/712 I'm anchored at Lighthouse Reef in Belize, which is about 30 miles offshore ' my Muir VR1000R012E wi
Annual Costs for Club Racer (1) Jumpstart at 9:11am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 47/4706 I just did my taxes and my wife showed me the annual costs for our 30 foot J/92. Yikes! I consider o
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 8:50am 03.30.18 Catalina 275 21/4431 I ordered one at the Annapolis Boat Show last fall and have a tentative April 16 delivery date--gett
Removing Old Polyglow.....here is a good solution! Pat at 8:24am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 7/3094 We bought the 272 LE in Dec. of 1986.....In the spring of 1987 someone suggested we use polyglow on
Replacing Chainplates (2) Jim 5757 at 8:11am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2370 I've finally decided it's time to replace the 45 year old chainplates on our Morgan 28OI. These are
Where to connect the negative solar cable? (1) onlinelee at 5:24am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 2/580 Hi Friends, Im just about to do my first solar install and hoped you guys could confirm what I thin
1984 Beneteau First 32 Ron Toivonen at 4:58am 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1228 Does anyone have a manual for a Beneteau First 32 they are willing to share or know where I can find
V berth insert for Hunter 30T Cpt.Rog at 4:41pm 03.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/966 Hi guys, I bought a Hunter 30T and found out that the V berth insert was missing. I know this is a
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Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From (1) JamesG161 at 12:56pm 08.25.24 "Roger" came from the Wireless days or the letter R = Received. "dit dah dit" normally sent 2 time
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Ralph Johnstone at 12:55pm 08.25.24 Why not run a temporary #16 or smaller from the sensor to the new gauge and leave it taped up to ens
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 12:49pm 08.25.24 I purchased a non-yanmar sender and gauge to install as described in post #9. When I hooked up the
What's inside the VHF antenna can jviss at 12:40pm 08.25.24 They will also have an Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) which is pretty definitive for determining antenna
What's inside the VHF antenna can JoeWhite at 12:07pm 08.25.24 Continuity test failing does not indicate a failed antenna. My antenna has a capacitor in series wit
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 12:03pm 08.25.24 No it doesn't. Now you're just being contrary. For example, if someone tells me "go to "A" dock
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Rick Webb at 11:42am 08.25.24 In Air Force radio vernacular, clicks on the mic button take the place of all sorts of responses.
HULL SCRATCHES Charles Erwin at 11:07am 08.25.24 If this is gel coat - not paint - then here is how it is done. There's A Hole In My Boat~ Gelcoat Co
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 10:57am 08.25.24 I think it depends upon context. No it doesn't.
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From dLj at 10:56am 08.25.24 Maybe it's just me but I think that in order for 'over and out' to be offensive it requires a prequ
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 08.25.24 I continue to be amazed at some of these "How do I tie my shoelaces, do I put the socks on first?"
Treadmill alternative for the boat. LloydB at 10:26am 08.25.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From smokey73 at 10:03am 08.25.24 @dLj How we used it in the Navy too. "Over" is used why you are in an "active conversation" with o
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Stu Jackson at 9:58am 08.25.24 On our Origo, I used a FORK. Just hold the bread (horizontally - flat) over the flame. Pretend you
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From LloydB at 9:40am 08.25.24 Maybe it's just me but I think that in order for 'over and out' to be offensive it requires a preque
What's inside the VHF antenna can dlochner at 9:05am 08.25.24 If the wire is broken, it will not work as desired. If you can transmit a signal and be heard by an
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine (1) jssailem at 8:59am 08.25.24 If you do not have it yet, this manual may help. Page 11 gives a run down of the major maintenance
What's inside the VHF antenna can jssailem at 8:46am 08.25.24 Oh, the mystery of electronics. Here is a brief on a VHF Coil that might illuminate your quandary.
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 8:43am 08.25.24 For one to say "over and out" is simply rude. It basically said, I'm listening, but not really beca
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Ward H at 8:32am 08.25.24 dj, I agree.

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