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Interesting Custom Catalina (1) Rick D at 10:04am 10.16.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1147 141941 I was looking across the dock on a pretty morning and noticed this Catalina. A 40 I think but
2003 Hunter 356 New Battery Charger (1) CharlieSea at 9:41am 10.16.17 Big Boats 8/1654 Want to change the ProMariner ProTech 1230 with a new ProNauticP 1240P. Need a bit of more umph and
Draining the fridge Dennis Thomas at 9:23am 10.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4836 Recently bought an 2003 Oceanis 311. I have the original manuals but cannot figure out how to drain
Wreck of the S.S. Minnow JamesG161 at 8:29am 10.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/4654 On this fateful day in 1962, if not for the Fearless Crew, the S.S. Minnow would have been lost!:cla
Following the dream J. Stephen at 8:27am 10.16.17 Pearson 12/2292 Hi, folks-name is Stephen. I retired from the Army in 2009 after 43 years and now it is my turn. A
Surviving a cold water dunk Ken Cross at 6:46am 10.16.17 Ask All Sailors 10/877 Some new to me cold water information. This link was sent through our local Hunter Owner's associ
Hunter 410 with Standard Battery Charger Don Lucas at 5:45am 10.16.17 Big Boats 12/1755 I'm going to help a dockmate with a 2000 Hunter 410 that has the standard factory 30 amp battery cha
Cruising speed Lisa at 4:17am 10.16.17 Catalina 310 44/6275 The only thing standing between us and a 310 is some barnacles, we hope. Did our see trial on the 3
Alternate auxillary power (3) Ken13559 at 7:53pm 10.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1664 In event of no wind and a faulty inboard diesel, here my last ditch effort in getting the boat going
Angle of forestay CloudDiver at 5:48pm 10.15.17 Catalina 22 9/2196 Does anyone know what the angle of the forestay is relative to the mast? I'm trying to place a piec
Not listed in Owner Directory? Tedd at 5:09pm 10.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/819 I don't seem to be listed in the Owner Directory. Do I have to do something to register there? I loo
Hp needed for boat johngmaurer at 4:57pm 10.15.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1201 Hi, new to the boating community. I am an owner of a 29 Cal Jensen. The current Atomic 4 engine on i
Tohatsu 6 Sailpro Bogs and Quits Under Load RJD at 3:23pm 10.15.17 Catalina 22 28/8178 Went out for a sail today and while motoring out, my three year old Tohatsu 6 Sailpro abruptly quit
Hunter 23.5 Rudder Downhaul Auto Release System (2) evan709 at 3:00pm 10.15.17 Smaller Boats 6/3209 Just finished a good season of sailing and now starting off-season projects. My rudder is heavy and
Sailing Firefly on Seneca 10/15/17 agprice22 at 12:16pm 10.15.17 Ask All Sailors 8/577
Shower sump gfrazzle at 11:12am 10.15.17 Big Boats 6/2645 2007 41DS aft shower sump pump runs but drains very slowly if at all. Shower water is also draining
OIL Changes.. ugh sailme88 at 6:05am 10.15.17 Other Sailboats 16/2720 It's that time of year here in the northeast. Boats come out of the water and get prepped for that
Block Loads Tedd at 10:01pm 10.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2789 I'm planning to buy some new blocks and I'm wondering how to determine the load rating I need. Can a
Season's Over...Freedom from my mind! BlowMeAway at 5:28pm 10.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/768 Found the perfect song for the end of our season. Keeps me going until Spring. Sunlights another day
Antifreeze color Lisa at 3:23pm 10.14.17 Catalina 310 40/8141 we did a sea trial today on a 310 we put on offer in on. One concern was there was an orange brown

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Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 07.30.24 There's a difference between a mechanical and solid state relay. An SSR doesn't draw as much power t
Autopilot setup (2) duck21 at 7:29am 07.30.24 My 376 is setup with a sterndrive unit in the aft port side locker. The previous owner modified (cu
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 07.30.24 Having a convenient store location is no longer convenient. There is nothing convenient about wande
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 7:04am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defini
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system CYQK at 6:54am 07.30.24 Right now i have the fan set to direct air right on the cold plate and it seems to work the best Yes
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:48am 07.30.24 Indeed, this past weekend I deployed my sails directly into the reef. However, we had already motor
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 6:39am 07.30.24 As others have mentioned, tying the buntlines to the boom is not recommended as it is too easy to g
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:28am 07.30.24 @Ward H -- Thank you for this outline -- this is very helpful. I don't have a block at the at the c
renewing headliner Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 07.30.24 I'm in the middle of redoing the fabric wall lining on my boat. We started out using the 3M stuff, r
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 6:19am 07.30.24 Solution attached : reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 07.30.24 A solid state relay might allow you to turn on a fan when the compressor turns on as it only draws 1
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system jviss at 6:14am 07.30.24 What would you like to use to control the fan? Perhaps temperature? If so, you can get an Inkbird
West Marine Inventory jviss at 6:02am 07.30.24 Private equity tends to buy existing businesses, often funding the purchase by taking on debt, then
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renewing headliner Tally Ho at 5:49am 07.30.24 How about rubber cement? You can brush it on. I would probably vote for the spray, but if you d
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Autopilot setup Tally Ho at 5:45am 07.30.24 Neither.
West Marine Inventory Project_Mayhem at 5:44am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is a
Couple found dead in life raft American_Mainsail at 5:33am 07.30.24 Having seen what happens to a shorted lead acid battery and compared it to the letter from the ABYC

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