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trailer tire update, Nankang CW-25 Radial Tire - 205R14C 109/107R, 16 months later TortugasRoyal at 6:05am 04.02.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 Nankang CW-25 Radial Tire - 205R14C 109/107R After 16 months and over 6 thousand miles of trailerin
Spare halyards.... 423 NYSail at 5:39am 04.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/788 Hello all..... My new to me 423 has no spare halyards and I find this to be a problem if I ever nee
79 H30 Starboard Cabin Locker Drain tomgrigsby at 4:19am 04.02.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/617 The speed log is in the aft end of my starboard locker, and I ship about a gallon of water every tim
PNW - I want to tour your Hunter Legend, 376, 380 Borg at 1:00am 04.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/814 I've never owned a sailboat and am looking to purchase one this year. I've gravitated towards the H
Westerbeke paint Meriachee at 12:47am 04.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/1913 Has anybody found a match for the red used on a Westerbeke?
motor hoist for o'day 34 njlarry at 9:09pm 04.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/559 As anyone mounted an outboard motor hoist on their 34/35 stern pulpit? Curious where you found the
Thruster battery switch tbilyeu at 7:08pm 04.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/744 i have a 2014 Oceanis 45 which is now on a cradle. I am getting ready to launch and was reconnecting
What's a quick and easy way to... MaryEllaRose at 5:18pm 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 34/4835 ...remove masking tape that was left on the hull for years? It's the blue stuff... The PO left it on
How much of the boat's weight... MaryEllaRose at 5:12pm 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2660 ... should rest on the keel and how much should be on the jack stands when putting the boat on the h
Changing Batteries Scott2 at 4:45pm 04.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/3632 Greetings Fellow Sailors, I bought a 1994 Catalina C270LE last year and would like to change the ba
Painting my Hull Hunter 31 at 1:08pm 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 18/3424 I know this has gone around the block many times but I never seem to get it clear. I have a 31Hunter
Doubt That Any Of Us Will Be Splashing a Boat This Big This Spring rardiH36 at 11:56am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 4/510 After quite a few years in the planning stages -- And then 1.5 years of actual dry-land construction
Buying a new Windlass mcrow33 at 10:18am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 6/701 I am looking to replace my manual windlass for an electric windlass. I have 5/16 BBB all chain rode.
Compression post Jacomo Sailor at 9:36am 04.01.17 Catalina 22 11/3089 Has anyone removed the compression post from a pre-85 C22? Just wondering how it is attached. I kn
Alternator connection to batteries (3) PAC3142 at 9:29am 04.01.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/16019 I'm moving my batteries from the stern locker to under the aft berth to get more locker space, be ab
New Owner of 2013 Oceanis 41 DPCman69 at 9:12am 04.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2488 Hi, Just purchased a 3 cabin layout Oceanis 41. I would appreciate any help form other owners with
Marine how to, great new site njlarry at 8:42am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 3/620 I haven't seen this discussed here but I just noticed that Maine Sails www.marinehowto.com web blog
Bilge hoses, check valves, and smell marchem at 7:21am 04.01.17 Catalina 310 12/1998 Our C310 has a 3/4" bilge hose on an electric pump with a check valve and strainer (no idea who inst
Fresh Pow! Maine Sail at 5:52am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 5/616 Unfortunately, for the boating season, this is not an April fools pic... While we are extending our
Split back stay adjuster C22BC at 5:34am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1645 I've just ordered the pieces for a split backstay adjuster , went off the owners manual diagram . As

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House Battery Upgrade Help (1) JBP-PA at 4:50am 03.15.24 Lithium Marine Batteries For Boats - 2024 Lithium Battery Technology And Bluetooth To Phone App And
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 4:33am 03.15.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charge
Replacing C 310 fuel tank SJN at 10:07pm 03.14.24 The company that did the work, wonderful people. Seventh Wave Marine, Sequim WA, 360 808 0505
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:58pm 03.14.24 @JBP-PA When you say "replaceable BMS," are you talking about an external BMS, or something else? I
Descaling Yanmar 2GM (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 03.14.24 I can tell you a lot more about it without even seeing it first hand : If it's 26 years old, it is
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.14.24 I found an angel disguised as a expert with fuel systems willing to take on the project. You may
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help MFD at 8:42pm 03.14.24 I have one of the Yacht Devices NMEA2000<=>WiFi units. It was pretty straightforward to setup. It
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:35pm 03.14.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charger
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 8:12pm 03.14.24 Adding to @Davidasailor26's questions, what type of battery monitoring system do you have? First,
Found a 2003 C310 Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 03.14.24 Figure out why your 3 year old batteries are going bad first, before you throw more money at the AGM
How do you clean through hull while in water? Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 03.14.24 Yes, foam had been there because part of it remained. Didn't seem to do any obvious damage. I have
And I Complain About 12' Tides Tally Ho at 5:53pm 03.14.24 My wife is Canadian, and her uncle lives on the Bay of Funday. It is on my retirement list to get u
Exhaust hose size adapter Tally Ho at 5:49pm 03.14.24 Can you buy a silicone hose that is tapered to fit properly on both ends? I think I have seen hose
House Battery Upgrade Help Tally Ho at 5:28pm 03.14.24 I agree with the golf cart battery idea. I have the same GC2 Duracell batteries that @Tally Ho has
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help AaronD at 4:41pm 03.14.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons, i
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Richard19068 at 2:54pm 03.14.24
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Richard19068 at 2:49pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 2:15pm 03.14.24 Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an absolute necessity. Previous owner may ha
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:24pm 03.14.24 plus foam air filter had disappeared. Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an ab

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