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Wind generator All U Get at 5:50am 01.08.17 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2221 Hi Maine Sail, It appears to me that when our wind generator is running we lose or not produce powe
Propeller Shaft Length? Michael Davis at 6:54pm 01.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/565 Just purchased a 1984 First38s5. Looks like it will need a new shaft and cutlass bearing on the next
304 vrs 316 stainless sailnewbie at 4:44pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3796 I have a mac 224 and want to replace my turnbuckles, i sail only in fresh water. 304 turnbuckles i c
I've just purchased my first Cat. 27' Sloop Rey3475 at 4:03pm 01.07.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1096 I've owned quite a few sailboats, but at the age 71 I needed a smaller and more easily managed singl
Lithium Battery for Trolling Motor - H216 Ranger Paul18578 at 2:01pm 01.07.17 Smaller Boats 2/636 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 10/1162 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 7/1398 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 15/1687 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 50/5050 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 19/4624 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 60/8405 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 7/2572 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 13/2980 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 10/1326 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 5/3218 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 6/1147 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 27/3118 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 15/1751 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 16/5008 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 21/1967 I own a Beneteau 323 and it is time for new sails. My boat came with a 116% headsail and I am thinki

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Maybe we have earned it Hayden Watson at 8:24pm 05.06.24 What is your forecast for 11-12 for the RWR and 13-20 for a cruise. It looks like it will be sunny,
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 8:01pm 05.06.24 224622
over starting line early DArcy at 7:54pm 05.06.24 This is just the I flag rule. It is unfortunate they don't always fly the flag, but if the sailing i
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 6:45pm 05.06.24
over starting line early Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 05.06.24
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank Rick D at 6:34pm 05.06.24 I'd check with the maker / distributor. They are a large commercial supplier, so they should have a
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Tally Ho at 6:00pm 05.06.24
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR SBeare at 5:50pm 05.06.24 I have a 2006 Hunter 44cc with the original Raymarine C80 chartplotter, GPS, radar, and autopilot.
over starting line early Rodsails at 5:44pm 05.06.24 In a mixed fleet I think trying to dip the line can be dangers because you have a fleet of boats beh
Should prop spin in Reverse? (1) Tally Ho at 4:58pm 05.06.24 Many thanks to you guys for your comments. I can report that I sailed this morning in fairly light
Deck Hardware Neddimg heritage at 4:36pm 05.06.24 You could squirt some Gorilla hot glue around the base of the hardware. Should last through the sai
Roller Furling system Recs Barnacle Bill at 4:18pm 05.06.24 For a boat as small as yours, there are only a few possibilities. CDI is a good product and probabl
Roller Furling system Recs Barnacle Bill at 4:07pm 05.06.24 By "Roller System", just guessing here, you mean a system to furl your foresail (jib/genoa)? If so
Deckfill CAP from CD question jonelli at 4:04pm 05.06.24 My guess is yes. But you can ask by sending a Question to the Owner of the site. Most parts are n
Metal Boxes from the Past kappykaplan at 3:36pm 05.06.24 All of the above... I'm OLD! :laugh: They left out the 35mm film containers :plus::plus::plus:
Rode hard and put away wet kappykaplan at 3:35pm 05.06.24 check to make sure the crew did most of the above properly :cool: :plus:
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 3:31pm 05.06.24 Unlike the voids you saw, this one is intentional, and it is perfectly dry. It is a pre-made fiber
Deckfill CAP from CD question JamesG161 at 3:28pm 05.06.24 Jim, do those Fill caps you linked fit the existing OEM deck plates? My guess is yes. But you can
Deckfill CAP from CD question dlochner at 3:22pm 05.06.24 Some deck fills are in precarious positions, so one must be careful. Chains just get in the way. If
Bilge Pump in Keel? rgranger at 2:49pm 05.06.24 More than one person has used too long screws that resulted in a great volume of salty ..... lang

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