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Advice on choosing next boat Mike H. at 10:49am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4704 We sold our 94 Hunter Vision 36 last month. We're banking money and starting to shop for a new boat
Testing my anchor and mast lights while mast is down fourwhitesocks at 9:12am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 33/6075 Ok so my mast is down for the winter, how can I test (after installing new bulbs of course) the ligh
Eboat All U Get at 6:58am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/546 Hi all, Has anyone got a hang of how to use Active Captains Eboat cards? Sounds like a great idea b
Dear Santa.... Curious Sailor at 7:51pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 33/2874 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Dear Santa... Curious Sailor at 7:47pm 12.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/97 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Pearson 33 discussion isesseg at 7:14pm 12.16.15 Pearson 8/8058 Hello Pearson 33 owners... I would like to get your impressions on the 33 (circa 1972)... Particul
Oceanis 400 Fuel Tank Replacement Steve Day22178 at 6:43pm 12.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1615 Well, it's happened. It has been 20 years since my Oceanis 400 was built and I recently discovered a
Standing Rigging/Taking down the mast - help a newbie out... (1) lovetorenovate at 3:23pm 12.16.15 Big Boats 8/3141 I guess I'm way over my head in this boat purchase (1986 Hunter 34), perhaps I should have heeded th
1986 Catalina 30 TR JohnVTX at 3:07pm 12.16.15 Catalina 30 2/833 Should there be a slight forward rack in the mast?
Main Sheet setup for Javelin (2) John Stevens at 2:11pm 12.16.15 Day Sailers 11/6680 Is this the correct way to rig the main sheet for the Javelin? Also, what are the cleats for just f
What to do with extra halyard davidmhull at 12:49pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2535 When my boat was first sold it had a conventional halyard for the main and the jib. A Harken roller
fuel hose ID on 3GM30F, 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 12:42pm 12.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/834 Anybody know the fuel hose ID typically used on this engine? Want to order some to have on hand for
Choosing GPS Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 53/6646 How do you do it? The choices seem endless. Model numbers go on forever and it seems difficult to
Barrier coat.....time between coats kito at 5:17am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 2/391 I am looking for advice. My project boat came with 2 coats of barrier coating but was never painted.
Lagoon 1998 410 part needed (1) unrille at 7:27pm 12.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/438 the latch to open the windless hatch.
Painting inside the cabin mark rocco at 6:46pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 7/3929 At the end of the month i will be pulling my boat out of the water. So for the next two months i wil
Outboard Options Cincy020 at 5:52pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 35/3888 After this past summer, considering buying a new outboard. Started the summer with a '93 long shaft
New Owner 1985 Catalina 30 JohnVTX at 3:20pm 12.15.15 Catalina 30 1/730 Well today I moved up from my Sirius 21 to a Catalina 30 tall rig. Biggest boat I have owned is a Ca
DST800 mounting issues/options indimini at 12:30pm 12.15.15 S2 1/778 Now that the boat's out of the water I am trying to figure out where to mount my new DST800 transduc
My next boat sailaway78 at 11:07am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 8/710 Soon as I win the powerball, and it's at least 150 mil. :) http://www.shuttleworthdesign.com/adastr

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Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 1:23pm 12.09.23 Seiches usually occur with a frontal passage. Strong winds push water across the lake causing the la
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 1:11pm 12.09.23 Yeah, I've never noticed their effects on current, as I've only noticed the effect when docked. We
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 12:37pm 12.09.23 Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depending on where you are and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 12:16pm 12.09.23 If the battery company says 14.4 is fine, then go with it. If you are concerned about alternator tem
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 12:12pm 12.09.23 ULTRA-FAST CHARGING DL rapid charge technology allows for charging speeds of 45 minutes (80 Amps). R
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Davidasailor26 at 12:12pm 12.09.23 hen we've sailed where there were tidal currents (Maine and Rhode Island), we used the current and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 11:55am 12.09.23 2.5.4 Battery charger On the engine is an alternator generating 40 Amp 12V. This current is rectifi
Cockpit Locker Size? PMK at 11:49am 12.09.23 The cockpit locker opening is 15.5 inches wide, 22 inches long on the inside edge and 30.5 inches lo
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:38am 12.09.23 2.5.4 Battery charger On the engine is an alternator generating 40 Amp 12V. This current is rectifie
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:32am 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App jssailem at 11:26am 12.09.23 I can understand this logic. There really are no reliable short cuts to safe navigation. I operate
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Stu Jackson at 11:09am 12.09.23 DeepZoom Is very helpful to show the currents up in our neck of the woods. But try this exercise
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:00am 12.09.23
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 10:59am 12.09.23 What should I do about the other alternator? It is charging a Dakota 65 ah 1000 cca lithium startin
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 10:55am 12.09.23 I don't think this is an issue. Your start battery has a very very low depth of discharge after havi
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:37am 12.09.23 Now that we have been running on our lithium batteries for a while, a new concern has come up. While
Tidal Currents Trip planner App (2) jssailem at 10:26am 12.09.23 @Tedd Lay out a simple route. This one is for a passage through Deception Passage, Using OpenCPN wit
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Michael Davis at 10:10am 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Captain Larry-DH at 9:58am 12.09.23 I have been using an Tidal Currents trip planner for a few years. It's an app where you plug in you
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 8:43am 12.09.23 And no tidal currents! Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depen

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