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Draw Bridge Etiquette Windborne at 1:56pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 53/7523 John's Pass Bridge spans two Florida barrier islands in west central Florida along busy Gulf Bouleva
Christmas present for Sailor father who has everything. patrickkidd at 1:00pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 32/2402 Hi there! I need Christmas present suggestions for a J/35 and Oceansport 35 owner who already has ev
Chalky residue on sail forbin at 12:08pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1102 Hey, In November I took the jib off the furler in preparation for a storm that never materialized,
Block Replacement (1) jen passos at 10:55am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1185 Hi, We bought a 1999 36cc and are in need of replacing blocks. I have bought two that had to be ada
Anodes wyctoronto at 9:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 5/560 I'm hoping to get to salt water mid-season 2017. What to do about bottom paint and anodes. Was think
Vendee Globe boat in trouble cb32863 at 8:26am 12.19.16 Racing 35/4042 Hitting a container at 17kts or so does a bit of damage. http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/17287/t
Replacing roller furler WoodyB at 7:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/728 I have to replace the furler on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would appreciate suggestions. My insurance adj
Which exhaust hose to use IH82BL8 at 5:09am 12.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1574 I'm replacing my exhaust hoses. Which of these are the correct material to use? I will verify the
Inverter location 351 Mechone at 4:45am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/939 Installing a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter . Does anyone have a factory installed inverter and
1984 Hunter 31 Fuel Gauge/sending unit & Holding tank sending unit. Glenn2002 at 9:01pm 12.18.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1064 We have been working on getting the fuel gauge to work, but no luck. It looks like I need to replace
catalina 270 bilge tom.p.brown at 6:55pm 12.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/726 hello, I just bought a 1994 Cat 270 2 days ago. I noticed there is a bilge in the cabin in the space
Venture 17 seems too high on trailer (1) sasjzl at 4:44pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1838 Hi all, I am the proud owner as of a few days ago of a Venture 17 built in 1973. It has been upgra
Lemon juice All U Get at 4:10am 10.12.20 Ask All Sailors 68/20512 Hi all, Our rafting mate was spraying his boat with lemon juice and the ICW Stain was running off.
mac 22 keel won't go all the way down (2) pulsewave at 3:32pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1705 Hi all, I have a Macgregor 22 and I can winch the keel down about 33 turns (with the lock bolt in).
Truly watertight electrical connection (1) Pilgrimtex at 2:01pm 12.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3854 While making a passage from Galveston to Tampa Bay in our Beneteau Oceanis 37; We spent 4.5 days in
Lewmar 50ST "circlip" removal (1) Wanderwind at 11:50am 12.18.16 Big Boats 10/1604 Hello everyone, I'm trying to lubricate my Lewmar 50ST primary winches (1994 Hunter Passage 42). T
Replace ST4000 Mk2 AutoPilot Belt (4) KZW at 10:26am 12.18.16 Catalina 310 6/3820 A month ago, my Raymarine ST4000 autopilot stopped auto piloting. It was obvious the belt was the pr
Need a ST4000 Autopilot control John Pergamo at 8:12am 12.18.16 Parts Search 0/649 Hi Does anyone have a ST 4000 head. I think its from the 90's. Its black. Thanks
Washer/dryer in one RWSlater at 7:56am 12.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1658 Can anyone provide manufacturer(s), and model number(s) for the all-in-one washer dryer units for sa
Battery Woes... Skip Gundlach at 7:38am 12.18.16 Ask All Sailors 19/2080 Battery Woes... Well, Dang! I installed new Deka L16 batteries (4x370AH, bank 740AH in April 2014.

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new mulitbank battery charger experiences (1) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct?
new mulitbank battery charger experiences DArcy at 1:34pm 02.15.24 I have the same setup as @jssailem, Sterling Pro charging the house bank and an ACR charging the sta
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 02.15.24 Our cradle is great for the annual haul out and storage through the winter on Lake Erie. But if you
Boating with osteoporosis David in Sandusky at 12:31pm 02.15.24 About this time, I would be installing an electric anchor windlass.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 12:14pm 02.15.24 Fair enough, and as you say add in an inverter of possibly dubious quality, possibly with inadequate
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar (2) JBP-PA at 11:50am 02.15.24 I've had it three years so far, but my 22 liter is much smaller than any of the dual zone dometics.
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment dlochner at 11:39am 02.15.24 Here's the correct URL: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h30-replacing-skeg-with-spade-rud
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 11:34am 02.15.24 And yea, for SailRite to put right on their website that it doesn't work with inverters and then no
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 11:25am 02.15.24 While high quality oscilloscopes are not practical, you can get a handheld 2Ch one with signal gener
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment ggrizzard at 10:49am 02.15.24 Lloyd, I can't seem to 'follow' the track to the thread you listed. Any specific locale? Thanks, G.
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 02.15.24
Solar powered vents Rick D at 9:46am 02.15.24 I replaced mine with another 4" NICRO (SS) about four years ago. They quit making a spacer for hatch
Boating with osteoporosis buddybear at 9:40am 02.15.24 Welcome to the club, Mark. I feel your pain. I. too, have some major lumbar issues severe enough
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA Stu Jackson at 9:30am 02.15.24 Looks interesting and is a rare opportunity for this type of information. Another great bit of raci
removing trailer from boat in driveway (3) RussC at 8:52am 02.15.24 lower the tongue of the trailer to the ground place cribbing under the stearn raise the tongue of th
2001 Beneteau 381 jssailem at 8:36am 02.15.24 Looking at Sailboat Data shares this info. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-381-beneteau L
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. JamesG161 at 7:34am 02.15.24 The Summary will be in format like this. 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season - Mid Season + Final Jim..
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. JamesG161 at 7:29am 02.15.24 You will still be able to access the buoy data, just via text or internet instead. Even SeaTow has
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar twodzusfittings at 7:22am 02.15.24 @JBP-PA Thanks for this info. It sure helps. How long have you had the Alpicool. I have been told,
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:08am 02.15.24 Hey, Here is what is on the NDBC Site: This service is being discontinued due to the low volume of

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