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Adding refrigeration on an O'day 35 DannyS at 4:31am 02.22.16 Bigger Boats 25/5550 I'm starting to think about adding refrigeration to one of the ice boxes on our boat. Currently, we
mac venture 24' sail question sailnewbie at 1:15am 02.22.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2790 this may sound silly but to someone who knows nothing about sailing it doesn't. im looking for a use
Sail Trim Versus Rudder Deflection larrywalk at 9:04pm 02.21.16 Racing 7/2183 Having calibrated the rudder deflection of my Oceanis 381, I was wondering how much weather helm one
Vital Oxide?????????? sail_MN at 5:49pm 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 Anybody ever use this stuff? I am on a serious mission to rid my boat of the infamous "Boat Smell"!
Getting out allen-deckard at 4:34pm 02.21.16 Catalina 22 12/1372 well guys after 6 years of enjoyment I believe I'm going to be letting go of my 1987. Not sure if I
Bored Winter Sailors...Graphic Challenge (2) BlowMeAway at 4:31pm 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 33/2115 Hello Fellow Bored, Winterized, Sailors, with graphic art experience... I'd like to offer a challeng
Good Old Boat Windtherapy at 4:22pm 02.21.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1154 Got my Good Old Boat March/April yesterday. Read through it and found two things that came into que
Westerbeke 10-2 won't start cbourne200 at 3:48pm 02.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 33/7644 Make that Westerbeke 10-2 - can't find a way to change Subject... 72 yesterday. Plans to spend aft*
vinyl windshield repair sailsail at 2:59pm 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/559 we need to repair two slits in our vinyl windshield.....and also add a piece of vinyl to the existin
Aluminum Anodes Alec at 2:34pm 02.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3723 I recently moved my boat to a new marina where the water is brackish and it seemed logical to switch
Solar panel (5) Deleted member 117556 at 2:13pm 02.21.16 Catalina 310 22/6366 Several months ago I posted a question about solar vs a generator and got plenty of opinions which i
Engine Instrument Pod Replaceme Jtacqua at 1:19pm 02.21.16 Catalina 310 6/3587 Hello all, Hope 2016 brings you a happy and safe boating season. This past weekend I noticed that
forestay length and ballast tank mod on 26M fortunare at 12:41pm 02.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/905 I'm looking for a used genoa for my 26M. It has a new furling jib but thought a genoa might be nice
Supporting O'Day 23 for painting ClintonLakeSailor at 12:13pm 02.21.16 Day Sailers 3/1817 Hi all, I have a 23 O'Day and I want to paint the bottom. I plan on parking it in the driveway and w
Seaward Chainplate Leak Repair Jolly Seaward at 11:49am 02.21.16 Trailer Sailors 25/4059 Hello . . .new to the forum. Looking for anyone who has repaired their Seaward 25 chain plates . .l
H306 Aft Cabin Leakage Bedouin at 8:30am 02.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/952 Good morning! So, while checking on Bedouin while she's on the hard I noticed some leakage in the a
Seaward Slipper 17 pre-purchase ?? Donovan at 7:45am 02.21.16 Day Sailers 2/2983 Looking at a first boat. It is a 1984 Slipper 17 with shallow fin keel. Boat seems to show well. Min
Need to find this fuse...lost it so don't know type... (1) Boatman1710 at 5:38am 02.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2077 I have a 1989 Hunter 34'. There is a 120 VAC Load Center control panel just above the chart table on
Replace fixed salon portlights with ones that open. daviddiscenza at 4:56am 02.21.16 Newport 2/1740 Hello. I purchased a 1985 33' Newport late last year. She's in great shape but I'd like to make some
Celestial Navigation, part2: Sextant Apex at 4:44am 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1515 Based on the previous thread, I wonder about the various sextants out there. Besides the Plastic Da

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NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 8:02am 02.07.24 The issue is the sonar frequency, the closer the frequencies are, the greater the chance of interfer
What's a Flying Sail? And is it right for you? dlochner at 7:54am 02.07.24 Flying sail or flying jib is an old term and refers to the foremost jib that flys in front of the bo
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. jssailem at 7:04am 02.07.24
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Scott T-Bird at 6:51am 02.07.24 You may run into issues/interference running two depth transducers at the same time if they are ne
Furler Replacement Issue tailboom at 6:02am 02.07.24 Great suggestions, thanks!
Furler Replacement Issue danooxnard at 4:37am 02.07.24 I installed a new Ff2 on my cat 22 two years ago and love it. I would replace forestay and not mess
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02am 02.07.24 @patbratton Just make sure the main use of the struts are for stabilizing the mast so it will not
nav pod vhf mounting Tally Ho at 11:33pm 02.06.24 We have the later version, the V60 with 2 H60 wireless remotes. The B&G remotes have a battery life
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Ward H at 9:06pm 02.06.24 So, my depth transducer and speed paddle are pretty old Raymarine. (3 prong pretty sure its Sea Tal
nav pod vhf mounting dlochner at 6:55pm 02.06.24 I have a B&G V50 VHF and the H50 remote unit. I chose this pair several years ago because the radi
nav pod vhf mounting Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 02.06.24
The Show Must Go On Tally Ho at 5:46pm 02.06.24 I was offered 2 free tickets today for the Seattle show but passed on them. There aren't very many
nav pod vhf mounting Tally Ho at 5:43pm 02.06.24 I have a B&G V50 VHF and the H50 remote unit. I chose this pair several years ago because the radio
Hunter misleading weights Crusty Ol Salt at 4:26pm 02.06.24 It all adds up 1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds and waste water weighs the same. 1 gallon of di
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. MitchM at 11:06am 02.06.24 Be very careful regarding the title. the only seller who can convey good title is the human or
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 02.06.24 Ok made some good progress over the weekend and think I have a plan:) So, my depth transducer and
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move WayneH at 10:16am 02.06.24 https://www.segersmarine.com/chico-marina I assume you are here Actually, we are here. It used to
The Show Must Go On jssailem at 10:05am 02.06.24 Yes there are changes. Yet there is much that is the same. Vendors with new gadgets ie. Radars, sona
The Show Must Go On kappykaplan at 9:41am 02.06.24 TSA Pre Check. Shorter lines, leave your shoes on, faster screening. :plus:
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. (1) dkinzer at 9:29am 02.06.24 So I could get a converter to sea talk ng and then another to get it to nmea2000 You don't need a

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