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Where can I find a copy of the current Mariner 19 Class Rules? DrJudyB at 12:16pm 05.11.17 Day Sailers 6/1436 Could somebody please give me a link to the current Class Rules for the Mariner 19? I seem to have
Replacing Portlights Oceanis 321 Jason Wheatley at 11:09am 05.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2493 Does anyone have any recommendations or ones I should not get. Plan on getting some this week leani
What does this mean? "*Not for sale to US citizens while in US waters" rgranger at 10:35am 05.11.17 Ask All Sailors 9/635 So... sometimes when I'm bored I go look at boat ads.... (I know I'm not the only one) and I found t
New batteries and charging plans irwin37 at 8:39am 05.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1060 Would appreciate advice on my plan to replace my batteries and add a charging device to keep them to
Pearson 39-2 Emergency Tiller Cover inprin at 8:39am 05.11.17 Pearson 3/1029 My plastic, pry out deckplate over the emergency tiller on stern seat is about done and has started
changing blocks on jib sheet willsnow at 12:52am 05.11.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/1744 Hey guys, One of my last spring projects is a little deck clean up, involving some new clutches and
Bombardier 4.8 4.8 newbie at 8:49pm 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2766 Looking for manual for Bombardier 4.8. Any copies or original. New to this boat and sailing and need
Engine Control Panel Issues Scott2 at 8:09pm 05.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2313 Hi All, I posted this on the C270 Yahoo group also.... Just looking for a little guidance: Since I
Question about raw water pump on 3QM30 (2) sailnc at 8:06pm 05.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3838 Pump has had a slow leak for the past year, gradually worsening -- I need to bite the bullet and eit
Teak wood replacement Catalina 30 1989 PaulV at 6:38pm 05.10.17 Catalina 30 5/2169 Looking for the small teak wood that runs on the side of the boat that is just for looks. It looks
1989 Catalina 30 Propella Shaft Strut Hull Possible Repair? (3) rickmds at 6:06pm 05.10.17 Catalina 30 2/2127 Hi I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and am stripping20+ years of bottom paint down to the gel coat. In the
360 degree video Jackdaw at 5:50pm 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 30/1360 This spring I bought a cheap ($200) 360 video camera. I'm still figuring out how it works and how to
H26 Forestay Connection (1) Doug J at 5:48pm 05.10.17 Smaller Boats 41/3454 On my H26 the previous owner had connected the forestay to the u-bolt at the bow. But I'm wondering
2GM20F Cooling Fresh Water Pump replacement thetone at 4:43pm 05.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/367 My 1989 2GM20F cooling fresh water pump started making noise so I've decided to replace it. I am hea
mac 26d Captaindon1991 at 3:41pm 05.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1047 This is my first post to the forum been reading and learning alot of great info on here. I have onl
Rent a sailboat JRT at 2:50pm 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/875 My family is looking to rent a large sailboat the middle of July some where on the gulf from Alabama
Nice photo of an Alden Challenger by Tyler Fields. (1) TomY at 2:35pm 05.10.17 Alden General Chat 5/2121 I'm a fan of Tyler's work. He shoots boats; on the water, in sheds being worked on and in his travel
Cockpit Size Willie G at 1:36pm 05.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3445 Hello: I am re-entering the sailing world after 30 year, hobies and 22 ft day sailors as a child and
Pulled the trigger montigre at 1:11pm 05.10.17 Pearson 7/1227 Well, I gone and done it now..... I was out and about looking at boats--I've been soft looking for
Hauling out h26 Astrozombie at 12:21pm 05.10.17 Smaller Boats 4/481 Just wondering if it's safe to do a haul out for bottom job with the h26 water ballast. I would rele

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Single private mooring rentals rgranger at 5:43am 11.24.23
raymarine connections jssailem at 5:33am 11.24.23 Hi. In simple terms, Your Axiom 9 gets the transducer data over the Seatalk network. You need to plu
Mounting a motor sbrogden at 4:57am 11.24.23 Electric with a small gel cell battery would be my recommendation. Do some research on how to measu
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 4:57am 11.24.23 Epoch batteries are the current darling of the internet in large part because Panbo and MaineSail ga
Rudder slack jssailem at 4:43am 11.24.23 :plus: What Greg said.
Mounting a motor Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 11.23.23 Electric with a small gel cell battery would be my recommendation. Do some research on how to measur
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:43pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.23.23 Your hardware is excellent stuff. I'll second that after @i3DGear supplied a couple of rollers fo
MARINE GROWTH Sunbird22358 at 9:09pm 11.23.23 OK, I have used a "Single-Season Ablative" in the past, Petit "NEPTUNE" I think it was, Interlux Fib
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Alan Gomes at 8:52pm 11.23.23 Photo 3011 gives me the willies. This is an extremely dangerous installation. You would do well to r
Jib sheet block Sunbird22358 at 8:49pm 11.23.23 Rope vs Sheet, well technically, the sheet is made of "rope", so I knew what he meant! Traditionally
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 8:22pm 11.23.23 The dedicated sense wire alone is worth its weight in gold. Please go for the better regulator.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 8:20pm 11.23.23 Oh. That is great news. After our last discussion, right before you left on winter holiday, I got th
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 11.23.23 This definition makes it sound like water and a boat weight the same per cubic foot No, rather the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 11.23.23 If the charging profiles are the same an ACR or FET based isolator should work fine. In the last it
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 6:25pm 11.23.23 I suggest you simply move your house circuits to the LFP and leave the existing FLA as a starting b
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 6:18pm 11.23.23 Sounds very plausible, thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember (1) Tally Ho at 6:15pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 6:09pm 11.23.23 I often hear this said. Out of curiosity, what do you use for a charge profile for FLA and LFP? O
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? shemandr at 6:09pm 11.23.23 Ahh, and what about fuel?

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