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Docking Technique Motivation Terry Cox at 8:00pm 05.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/1149 A lively discussion is going on in another forum that deals with docking. One person advised to neve
Looking for paint tints and flateners njlarry at 7:53pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/587 Someone recently posted here his pet peeve about caulk only coming in large containers, mine is the
Reverse Cycle Heat Water Temp Monterey385 at 7:41pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/464 Our current water temperature is about 51F. Should a standard 16K reverse cycle air conditioner/hea
The strangest sailboat design I ever saw (1) RussC at 7:10pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4176 I'm sure not in the market for another boat, but still can't help browsing CL once in a wile. I did
mac 224 venture sailnewbie at 6:23pm 05.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/713 where is typical water leak areas thru hull, we had ours out the other day for about 4hrs and had ab
ST1000 Autohelm display not working kimelmore at 6:15pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 7/538 Does anyone have an insight into fixing the display on an Autohelm Auto pilot display? It doesn't di
Dead leaf stains priariesailor at 6:11pm 05.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/888 Deck and cockpit got covered with dead leaves last Fall and then it rained. Mucho staining and tiles
suggestion for getting reply for "radio check" tadd5181 at 5:33pm 05.02.16 Big Boats 42/6148 I am in San Diego. Using channel 9, I ask for a "radio check" plus giving my location and almost n
New Boat! (2) TortolaTim at 5:24pm 05.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1081 I found a boat! Patience pays off, I purchased a nice and clean '88, hull #14735 this weekend here i
Sea Trial Update kimelmore at 5:10pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 8/633 Took the Catalina 380 out for a Sea Trial in San Diego harbor Sunday. I'm sure our handling of the b
Hose Identification (1) Scott2 at 5:08pm 05.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/865 Hi everyone! I just bought a 1994 Catalina C270 LE and the surveyor said I should replace a hose on
What is Automatic Packet/Position Reporting System (APRS) and why should I want it? BayMan at 4:53pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 1/500 I just took delivery of my new-to-me boat. It has a standard VHF radio but it also has a Kenwood T
bangig swinging keel mc 22..need advice alfred gamil at 3:47pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 7/893 After so many trials and improvements on the pivot hole of the keel I finally decided to add two was
1978...good buy or should I run perfdavid at 2:35pm 05.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1489 Hello, I need some expert opinions from people who know about this. (Hopefully the link works to see
st1000+ fred1diver at 12:05pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/414 I have the chance to buy a used ray marine ST1000+ at a very decent price. I don't know much about t
In Hot Water because my wife does not have any! Babette04 at 11:28am 05.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1192 I get hot water from my heater when plugged into shore power. I do not get hot water under way, and
Stanchion base cap...removal for 34 Oceanis (1) WhiteNow at 11:13am 05.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2092 I've removed the hex screw in photo that removes the stanchion then there's a short male end protru
Junk boats left to die frankies56 at 10:58am 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 9/919 Hello all. yesterday on my power boat went cruising on the icw in st augustine. they the city made
Correct Thimbles for Eye Splices in Heat-set Dyneema? CloudDiver at 10:51am 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/4079 Just in case anyone was wondering... yes, I'm crazy. Now that we have that established... yes, I'm
CNG refill source in Texas?? davjonLegend at 9:39am 05.02.16 Big Boats 31/3035 I haven't found any place that can refill my onboard CNG tank (Texas Gulf coast). Lots of places to

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:25am 09.02.23 ..., I am reluctant to go lithium due to the complexity and expense. These boats run the thruster o
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett BigEasy at 10:23am 09.02.23 Bummed out Parrothead here. Jimmy cut his teeth in New Orleans French Quarter before moving on to N
H49/50 battery replacement (2) Hayden Watson at 10:18am 09.02.23 If you opt to go with 6v golf carts, I found that two 8d's side by side take up the exact same footp
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:14am 09.02.23 In my motorhome, I replaced (6) 215Ah golf cart batteries with a total usable capacity at just over
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett kloudie1 at 10:03am 09.02.23 Pretty much all the lyrics/poetry in "Jimmy Dreams"
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett kloudie1 at 9:56am 09.02.23 Indeed! Jimmy used to perform at LSU here in Baton Rouge..A few of my buds and I would take a small
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett JamesG161 at 9:26am 09.02.23 He was born near me in Pascagoula MS. Showing one video just for Him... WakZJNn_0mQ RIP "the Pira
Blown exhast Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 09.02.23 Any idea what the red mixing fitting is made of ? Almost looks like some form of ceramic coating wh
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 8:25am 09.02.23 Personally I wouldn't write off lithium I converted my boat last winter to lithium. I replaced my 3
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 8:18am 09.02.23 Hello Rardi, Thanks for that info and tip. Luckily the pedestal area appears solid on our boat. Al
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 8:02am 09.02.23 Thanks. That's sounds like a good place to start. They are only $6 at our local Chandlery.
Oday Flying Saucer help Sailor Sue at 7:49am 09.02.23 Interesting looking boat, and if the brochure is accurate it should be interesting to sail on a plan
Blown exhast (1) twodzusfittings at 7:48am 09.02.23 I got super lucky when by chance I was working (cleaning) in the engine compartment. I had jammed my
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 SVAngelina at 6:56am 09.02.23
DC panel led indicator stopped working Beau Jacques at 6:54am 09.02.23 I have a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 351 ( in the UK ) - and one of my red switch panel indicators failed
Trailer plans needed dmax at 6:53am 09.02.23 Google is your friend: https://www.triumphboats.com/how-to-build-a-boat-trailer https://fabplans.com
Car Accident kappykaplan at 6:09am 09.02.23 when the light turns green I count to five and 'clear' the intersection before proceeding I do pre
Car Accident jviss at 6:07am 09.02.23 You know, it's interesting, when I'm on my motorcycle, when the light turns green I count to five an
Car Accident jviss at 6:06am 09.02.23
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place (1) twodzusfittings at 6:06am 09.02.23 Looks good.. I see that your raw water intake is set up the same way that mine used to be. It was c

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