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Lake Lanier, Georgia Diesel (Mechanic) Recommendations Bob4203 at 6:12am 02.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/747 I am planning on pulling out in late March (Aqualand yard) for a cutlass bearing replacement and dri
Ranger 28 Mast Section Wanted 3-8 Feet (1) eusjim1 at 11:17pm 02.10.16 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1374 It is a standard Kenyon MORC 4060 4" x 6" spar grite.com/Spars/Kenyon_Spars/4060-MORC.html
Does it make any sense Hello Below at 8:28pm 02.10.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1351 I understand the potential benefit of balancing a battery bank by feeding positive and negative from
Allmand 31 Tall Rig EcOHolMeS26 at 4:50pm 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1291 The guy, Chris, who replied to my sailboat for sale ad, gave an email address that is invalid. It i
High tech racing photos. Delezynski at 3:28pm 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 2/633 Hi all, I would like to ask for a bit of help. I am trying to do a short video to post on Youtube.
6" Orbital Pneumatic Sander for hull Windtherapy at 2:10pm 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1387 I have to ask...has anybody used a pneumatic orbital sander for hull finishing? If so, where did yo
San Diego Sailing Flamingo1 at 10:22am 02.10.16 Catalina 22 9/4870 We are going to be spending a week in Mission Beach in April and I am planning to bring my C-22 over
Trailer winch pulling power Charisma at 8:52am 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1716 Morning all. I need to replace the winch on our Hunter 26 trailer. Can someone please tell me what p
TES 246 Versus - coming to Canada in 2nd half of 2016 (1) Bosman at 8:20am 02.10.16 Trailer Sailors 12/6585 Hmm...so I think I got very good motivator to put up our S27 for sale towards the end of this sailin
Test Brian D at 5:20am 02.10.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/876 @Phil Herring @hawk232 @Leeward Rail Thought I would try it here since no one is watching this threa
Discovery Island Cruise - 2005 Terry Cox at 8:06pm 02.09.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/853 It was an overcast day with showers June 27 when the first of two boats, a 44-foot Hunter Passage 42
Hunter 28.5 Shoal Draft keel dimensions ddrewry at 6:41pm 02.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/805 I'm still looking for a used shoal draft keel but I may have found someone who is willing to manufac
What is Inside the Arch Sailgunner at 6:29pm 02.09.16 Big Boats 11/3421 I tried to run a pair of wires inside the arch tube on my 2000 410 and there is something blocking t
302 Autopilot Mackaroni at 5:26pm 02.09.16 Bigger Boats 3/928 I was curious if anyone has installed an autopilot in the 302, and if so, what and where did you ins
Mounting a TV to cabin bulkhead (2) NiceBeny at 5:20pm 02.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/7679 http:///Users/gregclausen/Pictures/iPhoto Library.photolibrary/Previews/2016/02/09/20160209-165943/x
Xantrex TrueCharge2 Remote not working RonRelyea at 2:19pm 02.09.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3313 My Xantrex charger is working fine but .... I just installed the remote for the TrueCharge2. On p
Need help with a new Cat22 Warax at 10:47am 02.09.16 Catalina 22 10/1154 Hi everyone! I'm looking for some help! I've bought a Catalina 22 ( sail number 2567), no serial num
Static Electricity JohnVTX at 10:09am 02.09.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1919 Any solution to the static electricity I generate everytime I take my sail cover on or off?
2002 Hunter 34 Jimleon at 9:24am 02.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1195 Hi, Looking at a 2002 Hunter 34. What concerns should I have and what issues should be aware of? Tha
Racing Rules App (2) Jackdaw at 8:53am 02.09.16 Racing 3/863 For anyone with an iOS device, US Sailing sells a GREAT rules app. It contains all the rules hotlink

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Captain Larry-DH at 9:04am 01.23.24 Thank you! This was my first time doing any significant work with plastic this soft. Good call on t
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 8:58am 01.23.24 I have also witnessed this reflected light phenomena from both the Navy ships as well as when sailin
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? agrunsky at 8:55am 01.23.24 I represent the fairer sex. I have a Catalina 320 and sail single handed with a husband that has P
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud (2) dmax at 8:19am 01.23.24 I have completely redone my chainplates which I believe are similar to yours, namely Nav-Tec u-bolt
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( smokey73 at 8:15am 01.23.24 As you said @Screen Saver, that is an old failure just waiting to cause loosing the mast :yikes:. J
Strange phenomena seen while boating? Claude L.-Auger at 8:09am 01.23.24 One night, on watch during what we had called the graveyard shift (12:00 to 03:00) on a trip from MA
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 8:03am 01.23.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:55am 01.23.24 No cruisers party Bad!!
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 7:55am 01.23.24 I SUPPOSE that the jump pack could have in line diodes or something that prevented power from going
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:54am 01.23.24 If you were looking for a rocket ship with four 500hp engines on the back and a bank full of cash yo
Strange phenomena seen while boating? (1) thinwater at 7:50am 01.23.24 The standing waves from tidal bores in rivers. https://saltwire.imgix.net/Tidal_Bore_1.JPG?cs=srgb&
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 7:33am 01.23.24 Why do you consider that wasteful? dj My tongue was firmly in my cheek. When I first began discu
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? dLj at 7:25am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster. Why do
Testing out my jump starter... BarryL at 6:57am 01.23.24 Hey, I am not an electrical engineer but I sometimes play one when on boats. When you have an exte
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Captain Larry-DH at 6:54am 01.23.24 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful beca
Strange phenomena seen while boating? kloudie1 at 6:22am 01.23.24 I have seen the torpedoes of light that were pretty freaky, but figured out that dolphins swimming a
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 6:15am 01.23.24 Would the manufacturer of said jumper have designed into it a fail safe system to insure this type o
Noisy boats All U Get at 6:11am 01.23.24 Liquid soap on the dock lines will help.
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.24 1. Quite true but ONLY when the engine is running. Which "batteries?" Assume you meant boat batt
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 5:49am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster.

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