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Lithium Battery for Trolling Motor - H216 Ranger Paul18578 at 2:01pm 01.07.17 Smaller Boats 2/588 I drive my H216 with a lightweight trolling motor and lead acid battery. It works fine for launch/r
Reco's for external regulators John61CT at 1:13pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1011 I've got an old Balmar 94-160A I picked up for $120 (tell me a good deal please!) on the way via slo
Mastervolt DC-DC Converter John61CT at 1:07pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1112 Good quality brand, correct? I've got a chance to buy a 12-12v IVO 8772, rated 20A NOS $60 Must b
Removal of forward water tank Seahorse24 at 10:39am 01.07.17 Trailer Sailors 15/1085 My son suggested we cut up the old water tank located in the bow so we can remove it. The tank is 44
PNW Cold Weather Full Circle 473 at 10:32am 01.07.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 50/3149 What are you locals doing to protect your boats in this unusual weather? I was surprised to find th
Towing weight? shemandr at 9:50am 01.07.17 Trailer Sailors 19/3900 It's snowing and I'm considering looking at a sailboat/trailer. I would need to transport it over 1
Tongue too light sailnewbie at 9:35am 01.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 60/6184 On my mac 224 i keep my yamaha 9.9 on while towing therefore making tongue a bit to lite for comfort
ST4000 vs ST4000+ Autohelm freeheelbillie at 9:01am 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2198 The LCD went bad in my ST4000 display head and I found http://www.ebay.com/itm/182410813103?ul_noapp
Boat Stripe little breeze at 7:27am 01.07.17 Catalina 22 13/2074 Hello everyone , First off I have to tell you all thanks for all the technical contributions that h
How to correctly coil line.... Slartibartfass at 6:01am 01.07.17 Catalina 22 10/930 http://www.apsltd.com/aps-advisor/coil-braided-sailboat-lines-expert-advice/?utm_source=AdvisorTestB
GEICO Marine Insurance claim experience? Vegas at 5:07am 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1774 I'm in the process of switching from AIG to GEICO marine insurance. I'd be interested in any bad exp
Santana 25 Rigging Specs needed Peter Hammond at 11:03pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/769 Hello. I have purchased a neglected 1974 Santana 25 and am looking for the rigging specs.
Yanmar Transmission 1993 Hunter 40.5 rogeronguam at 9:35pm 01.06.17 Big Boats 27/2315 Hi, I need a new (remanufactured) engine for my 93 Hunter 40.5. I have verified the engine is a Ya
Good entry-level portable heater? patrickkidd at 6:07pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1266 Hi! I am looking for a starter unit to heat my Catalina 30's cabin overnight before I drop $1000 on
BOOM KICKER WITH A ROTATING MAST Jerry Zitterkopf at 4:04pm 01.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3680 I recently purchased a Boom Kicker (BK) for my 2009 M. After the fact I spoke with Blue Water Yach
NE new323owner at 2:44pm 01.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1455 I own a Beneteau 323 and it is time for new sails. My boat came with a 116% headsail and I am thinki
Torn From the Pages of "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2479 This is truly one of the most unbelievable things I have come across in engine maintenance and I wou
Minnesota! LakeShark at 1:03pm 01.06.17 Catalina 22 58/4159 Just wondering how many other Minnesota C22 sailors we have out there. I figured since it's cold an
Where to sell my Hunter 420 on the Gulf coast Persy at 12:22pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/865 I'm going to be selling my 2001 Hunter 420 this year and wondering where the best place to sell her
Smarter than I thought... Kermit at 10:46am 01.06.17 Trailer Sailors 8/859 I did something yesterday I'm quite proud of. @Crazy Dave Condon and I put my boom with sail attache

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Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 05.09.23 This was used on my boat, OEM, to coat connections. https://www.amazon.com/Star-brite-Liquid-Elect
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 05.09.23 I have measured the solenoid current on my 3QM30 and it is almost exactly 20 amps. Thanks! Good t
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump jviss at 10:57am 05.09.23 Accessible. You keep us'ing that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. 1. he use
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna dlochner at 10:54am 05.09.23 The value of a VHF is in an emergency when you need to communicate the emergency to as many vessels
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 10:52am 05.09.23 The really low wattage panels, i.e., under 50 watts won't really charge a battery they will maintai
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 9:56am 05.09.23 @Tedd That's a beautiful boat! @ShalomOrchard Smaller boats for beginners often results in better
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump Stu Jackson at 9:56am 05.09.23 https://c320.org The folks here ^^^ are the experts on C320s 'cuz that's all they do.
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump DonScribner at 9:30am 05.09.23
Part identification Joe at 9:27am 05.09.23 It's a can of ginger beer and a stick with a metal holder and broken string.
Catalina 320 exhaust water hose lengths DonScribner at 9:19am 05.09.23 Look around online and you'll find either somebody selling the unused portion of what they purchased
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Joe at 9:18am 05.09.23 I have had a vhf antenna similar to what you are intending for as long as I have owned this boat, 25
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? Project_Mayhem at 9:11am 05.09.23 start the butyl squeeze It won't squeeze much. I used it on one of my window frames. Three years l
Adding Speed jssailem at 9:07am 05.09.23 Dan, Depending on where you placed the Depth transducer you may be able to install the duel Airmar u
Lost the job roller furler halyard Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 05.09.23 If I had a 20' boat I'd drop the mast. It's possible to do it by hand without anyone's help. I would
Lost the job roller furler halyard jssailem at 8:57am 05.09.23 Mast on an Oday 20 is 32ft in the air, 400lb ballast. Climbing a mast by a 200lb male would be ill a
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 8:53am 05.09.23 VHF range is affected by the height of the antenna above the water...think of it as "line of sight"
Adding Speed Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 05.09.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience jssailem at 8:44am 05.09.23 Unlike Jon with his sail locker full :clap:... (long time ago, when someone else paid the bills, I e
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 8:37am 05.09.23 Looks like they have a 3', 4', and 8' available antennas for this system. https://defender.com/en_
Part identification Jacktar at 7:49am 05.09.23 Two man lift pole for moving logs

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