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Fresh Water Accumulator Analysis JamesG161 at 2:05pm 07.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4186
Latch and spike whisker pole rigging? (1) BlowMeAway at 8:22am 07.23.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1507 Last weekend I discovered a whisker pole hanging off the cabin ceiling in the rear quarter berth. Th
Smelly cushions Karyon at 6:09am 07.23.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1281 Our V birth cushions have a bit of that musty smell from being wet. I was thinking of taking the cov
Good 6" CFL recessed light replacement? dmk at 6:05am 07.23.16 Big Boats 2/608 Hi everyone, on my Hunter 49 I have these weak 6" round CFL recessed lights that are original. I'm l
Main sail down haul????? woodster at 5:45am 07.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/2826 have had some comments from some on this subject and was wondering if anyone is doing this.....is it
Let's say you sold your boat to one of your good friends............. kito at 5:12am 07.23.16 Ask All Sailors 80/9433 Just wondering what the proper etiquette is when you sell a boat well below the going price to a goo
Raymarine DST800 Adventure RickSegal at 10:53pm 07.22.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2122 Greetings fellow Beneteau owners; This is not specific to our boats but I thought I would write up w
Help with topping lift Armyaviation at 10:13pm 07.22.16 Trailer Sailors 19/4370 I have a 21 ft American fiberglass that I want to add a topping lift to. The way my mainsail is, if
macerator paulj at 10:07pm 07.22.16 Catalina 310 23/4018 Best macerator for replacement of model 18590-2092? paulj :hook2:
Tides and Currents Jim Hawkins at 8:31pm 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 33/1330 *Spoiler Alert - I don't know if anyone else does this but I like the idea of ending a thread with g
Marina plug in. Karyon at 7:50pm 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2123 Next week we are towing our boat to Flathead lake , and we booked a slip at the marina. The slip has
Settee Table? Alansails at 7:12pm 07.22.16 Catalina 310 1/740 Has anyone designed/installed/built a small table top attached to the backside of the galley on the
Torn between a MacGregor 26' and the Seaward 26', please help me decide Watersdale@mac.com at 1:22pm 07.22.16 Trailer Sailors 15/6579 I am looking to purchase a used MacGregor 26' or a used Hake Seaward 26RK. I like the MacGregor for
Bolt rope size for C30 boom? patrickkidd at 12:32pm 07.22.16 Catalina 30 3/1148 Hi there! I am having a stack pack with lazy jacks made by Mauri Pro Sailing and they need to know
Lowrance600c lee oakley at 11:55am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/327 Well lets see if anyone can tell me about a Lowrance600c! I have found a complete unit for 165 bucks
Downsizing Mike8193 at 11:37am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 20/3786 Thinking of downsizing. Sailing a 32 footer on Lake Michigan. Short season, expenses and maintenance
H34 Haylard and Mainsheet Block replacement? (5) Adrock1.8t at 7:46am 07.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/903 Hey guys, new to the forums here. I just purchased a 1983 H34 this week and have some questions on r
How to re-attach Mast Step to Mast? (3) Erik Ostergaard at 6:56am 07.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3438 It's partly my fault for not having the stay wires tight enough...but the mast on my 79 O'day Javeli
Questions for you Lake Michigan Sailors kito at 6:24am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2488 It looks like my plans to move my H30 to the NC coast have changed. I will be moving to west central
Water pump short cycling dziedzicmj at 5:25am 07.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3394 I have a standard water pump (for fresh water) in my Catalina C270. This season I noticed that the p

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How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.29.24 Becareful when buying Northstar Batteries and any TPPL batteries. Many of them are designed for use
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:05am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 7:40am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Bat
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 7:35am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-8
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 03.29.24 @MKennon I will be glad to talk with you about trailering and mast raising tips based on my involv
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 5:27am 03.29.24 ...To me, having monsters like this operating at 8+ knots speed in restricted waters is asking for
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? mermike at 5:23am 03.29.24 You might add your specific location. Port Townsend has every skilled trade that you need for a woo

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