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Holding plate refer system capta at 2:02pm 12.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1030 Has anyone using a holding plate refer system come up with a solution for stopping all the water tha
A very cheap DIY HD TV idea.. (2) End80 at 12:48pm 12.24.15 Ask All Sailors 22/3007 Hello, My name is Rich. I'm a new owner of a Grampian 26, it's my first sailboat. Anyway, I'm playin
Pearson 27 Electrical Wiring to the Mast SubVet at 11:50am 12.24.15 Pearson 2/1149 So... It seems that I only have two wires running up to the mast area in the cabin - certainly not e
Adding an alternator to outboard grtlakes at 10:49am 12.24.15 Ask All Sailors 6/10268 Hey guys, I'm looking for guidence through a video or some instructional page on how to add an alt
Quicky fix sailaway78 at 8:14am 12.24.15 Ask All Sailors 24/1976 It's been raining off an don here for days and days. Went out to check stuff on the boat yesterday,
Universal M25 Engine parts About Time2 at 7:43am 12.24.15 Catalina 30 17/8765 Hello all, This is my 3rd season with my boat. I have a 1986 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25 engine
Dashing through the waves! (2) 31seahorse at 7:14am 12.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1057 Hello List Members, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. December 22 was a beautiful, wind
Pop top winches gkmoore at 6:24am 12.24.15 Catalina 22 14/3431 Hello all, and thanks for the many tips I have garnered here. I have a 1982 Catalina 22, just finish
Everything You Ever Needed to Know CaptDon01 at 6:01am 12.24.15 Catalina 22 11/1577 I don't know how many are aware of this new resource on the National C-22 web site to help you find
We need more RV's and the general public to tkwhalen at 7:03pm 12.23.15 Big Boats 22/2999 We need more RV's and the general public to buy more specialty marine products to hopefully drive co
noaa christmas carol DAVA390 at 5:39pm 12.23.15 Ask All Sailors 5/751 trying to find it to let admiral hear, where was it?
Java - Wishing Merry Christmas James Seamans at 3:41pm 12.23.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1124 to Everyone. May your up coming year be a good one.... BTW, I'm still here on earth though it is b
Roller Furler for H34 H3newdog at 6:29am 12.23.15 Big Boats 6/1487 I must have the only H34 without roller furling, need to change that, any one have recommendations/c
Rebuilding 1984 H37C sailor832 at 6:12am 12.23.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1571 I am trying find out where I might get a starboard aft cleat or drawings for one. This looks to hav
binoculars which ones to buy? redhead78 at 6:00am 12.23.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2220 Hi all Merry Christmas, hope you are enjoying the spring weather. Admiral is going to get me Binocs
Lookin for advice blunt at 12:11am 12.23.15 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2380 We have a 1980 h33.the headsail is on a furler and I am looking to get it down off the furler? I bel
Flying a Geniker with roller furling JohnVTX at 6:58pm 12.22.15 Catalina 30 18/3833 Let's see the hookups for your geniker with roller furling.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:04pm 12.22.15 Ask All Sailors 8/827 A very special thanks to Phil and the HOW gang for this site which has become an invaluable tool to
Best depth sounder and compass for H26? CHSN WND at 3:58pm 12.22.15 Smaller Boats 8/1363 The Uniden QT-206 depth sounder that came on my '96 H26 has become hard to read, particularly in day
Javelin-First Sail (2) John Stevens at 3:00pm 12.22.15 Day Sailers 7/2031 Got out for a test sail on the 69 Javelin today. A lot of adjustments to make and things to fix but

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Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:35am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. Many people do this, however, the
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 7:30am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. They only need a fraction of an amp s
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:18am 11.02.23 Thanks Dave - Theres quite a voltage drop on the cable run which will be 120ft (30ft up the mast +
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:17am 11.02.23 Keeping with a marine theme: A lady of the evening sees a man walking up from the fuel dock, approa
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) PK123 at 7:13am 11.02.23 Use a minimum of 16ga wire, not so much for the current carrying capacity, but for the strength. T
MaxProp prop dlochner at 7:13am 11.02.23 In my experience, beneficial claims of improved handling and reduced prop walk were greatly exagger
Elk Grass focus group discussions jssailem at 7:04am 11.02.23
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light PK123 at 6:58am 11.02.23 @JBP-PA ....Im thinking on similar lines - to use two duplex sheathed cables to each light fitting
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 11.02.23 yes water is being discharged at a fairly large volume it seems to me. I like your suggestion about
MaxProp prop Rafael8008 at 6:39am 11.02.23 I switched to a 3 bladed, Max-Prop 3 summers ago on my Hunter 376. In my experience, beneficial clai
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? MikeHoncho at 6:31am 11.02.23 You need to research the specific battery you have to know the amp/hr rating (20hrs) and the chargin
MaxProp prop jssailem at 6:27am 11.02.23 prop efficiency affects one of the big three fundamentals on a sailboat in my opinion, those three
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:23am 11.02.23 Thanks again Dave! Yes that was a work-in-progress photo. The batteries are since restrained wit
Elk Grass focus group discussions MikeHoncho at 6:14am 11.02.23 While diving all over the south Puget sound, the only place I have seen eel grass is at depths of 10
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 6:13am 11.02.23 For many boats that are performance oriented and/or have class associations the forestay length is o
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. JBP-PA at 6:04am 11.02.23 I've used the Evercoat Gel Coat Repair kit that includes gel coat paste and several pigments. It's
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:55am 11.02.23 I used one cable for the top of the mast (2 wire in my case, I do not have a tricolor on top) , and
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:46am 11.02.23 Use continous or double length mouse/ messenger wires. That way if your messenger to wire connection
Elk Grass focus group discussions (1) RoyS at 5:10am 11.02.23 In Boston Harbor there is an anchorage at Peddocks Island that has been used by sailors since the Pi
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 5:08am 11.02.23 motor is unable to start as it has been removed from engine bay and is resting in salon area. I w

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