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Diesel Fuel bawlmer at 7:56am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1035 I would like to thank Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard in Annapolis for accepting my pint of diesel fuel for
Rainmaker never recovered by Gunboat? agprice22 at 6:34am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1242 I read in an article in Sail magazine that Rainmaker, the Gunboat 55, abandoned off NC last year was
New sails, were they worth it? flynhi4u at 6:32am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1987 We have been sailing with our new sails on our Hunter 20 now for almost a month so it is time to ans
Coleman Powerchill good find (1) agprice22 at 6:29am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1061 found this at Walmart last night for $35.00 leman-40-Quart-PowerChill-Thermoelectric-Cooler-with-Pow
Been making it out in the evenings. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 6:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 20/1460 Just getting to know the ole girl. Making it out in the evenings.
first sail on my new old cat dobrosailor at 4:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 11/1112 as i noted with my trailer issues in another post. I did finally get a chance to sail my new old 19
Turning ball keel dobrosailor at 3:31am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 1/701 is there anyone besides CD that sells the brass turning ball? I found their prices routinely 2X of o
Wash down pump plumbed to head water intake? MattObjects at 7:47pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 41/8968 I have a 12v sea water wash down pump I am planning to install to rinse off anchor rode and chain be
A/C in Hunter 37.5 - Generator ddrewry at 7:05pm 05.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/570 I need to add A/C to my Hunter 37.5. How many units do you have of what size and where are they mou
New to Diesel Volvo MD 2020 goofeyfoot at 6:27pm 05.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1494 I bought s sailboat today with a Volvo MD 2020 diesel. First thing I want to do is change all oil, f
Compas deviation fred1diver at 5:57pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1221 hey everyone, Quick question, it's,m'y first Time out this year and I've noticed major differences b
Toilet paper question kimelmore at 5:46pm 05.24.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 45/5309 Ok here is the scoop or..pp if you wish Repositioned the new to us Catalina 380 from San Diego to
ProMariner ProNauticP Charger Settings dlochner at 4:27pm 05.24.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4513 The battery bank is 4 Dekka GC15s with a ProNauticP 1250 charger. Dekka recommends the following ch
Supposed 'ugliest' sailboat produced... (6) SwitchintoglideIII at 3:42pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2793 123852123853123854
Fuse size for 24 ga wire Gsmith at 2:40pm 05.24.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1065 I purchased LED strip lights from Marinebeam to replace florescent fixtures, the new lights each dra
Sail Batten Size for 1981 22ft. Capri at 12:55pm 05.24.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/399 My Neil Pryde mainsail didn't come with battens. I know there are two 24" and one 30" but could some
Boat/Sail Insignia (1) tgrady at 12:31pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1438 Anybody know what boat this insignia is to?
raw water Boxie at 11:40am 05.24.16 Catalina 30 9/1249 Hi all. The other day my engine (universal 25) was running and I forgot to open raw water valve and
ST 4000 Autopilot No display Constant Alarm white2236 at 10:51am 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2770 Just bought a new (to me) 1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 That has an Autohelm ST 4000. When I turn on the b
Engine Intake thru hull size ChrisCall at 10:04am 05.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/691 what size should the thru hull be to engine intake on catalina 30 with a universal m25xp engine?

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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
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:52am 03.14.24 It sounds like you verified everything is good on the raw water side, except I'm not sure how you v
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? dlochner at 11:04am 03.14.24
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:00am 03.14.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Simple Anchor rode markings Bob S at 10:55am 03.14.24 I have 100' of chain and 200' of nylon. We usually anchor in 15' plus 5' of freeboard so it's pretty
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler NYSail at 10:54am 03.14.24 I am assuming this is for the cabin top as I would think an aft arch typically used for solar panels

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