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Kickin' butt in the transat! (1) Jackdaw at 8:43am 11.03.15 Racing 13/3236 My good friend Charly Fernbach is currently in 3rd place, sailing a series Pogo Mini! Even better, m
Mid80s 40' upgrades formrteki at 5:09am 11.03.15 Big Boats 1/1201 We own a 1985 Hunter 40 and are beginning her transformation from weekender to live aboard. What hav
Mast-head spinnaker for h30? Scott19770 at 9:07pm 11.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/694 I have a '93 H30T - a fractional rigged boat. I have been looking for an ASYM that is bigger than w
Picking gc batteries GonzoF1 at 6:21pm 11.02.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1895 Proud new owner of a 42' Navigator, but the battery system is based on three 8D flooded cells from B
Looking for new hull 'yamaha' hull decal Mat at 5:07pm 11.02.15 Yamaha 3/1312 Does anyone know where I might get two new plastic decals for the hull?
Cape cod 17 catboat Rodbone at 4:01pm 11.02.15 Trailer Sailors 11/7156 I'm looking for my next project (about to sell a 74 Herreshoff Eagle I've worked on for two years) a
Vhf thru cabin top solution (finally) jmczzz at 3:50pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 15/969 For those that haven't discovered these yet. here is a link that is the best solutuon I've found Jam
Membrane source capta at 2:15pm 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 0/277 Has anyone found a source other than the R/O manufacturers for R/O membranes that is reasonably pric
My hunter 140 probs ! (3) sailorboy871 at 2:13pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 14/5193 116727 116728 116729 Hunter140... been abused AND neglected for years.. I'm an old man who Still wa
Shut off cable lube/replace? marchem at 2:10pm 11.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 11/1223 The shut off cable on our Catalina 310, Universal 25XPB diesel is real stiff and hard to move. I tr
Thru hull replacement "fail" (2) Chris & Lenore at 1:39pm 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1016 Thought some of you might find this interesting or even funny. Our "new to us a year ago" boat had
Sliding galley mrudman850 at 1:27pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 0/352 Just bought #7575 (1977) and want to redo the galley. Gotten to the point where everything is out b
Bright work refinishing and spider cracks DanaT at 1:15pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 4/1453 As I plan for spring repairs the two that stand out is the bright work needs total refinishing and t
Oday 20 cabin ventilation DanaT at 1:08pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 11/2154 I've cleaned out all the gear and junk in the cabin and now had more time to inspect what I've got m
Best place to sell used catalina 22 parts- like a keel Bino at 1:08pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 9/2794 I have several parts, that are left over from combining two Catalinas. One I had to junk. Any sugges
Jackdaw strikes again! Brian S at 11:21am 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 5/688 Based on Jackdaw's recommendation, I ordered up some Amazing Roll-Off cleaner. Or, as I like to call
Faster hot water RoyS at 8:27am 11.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1045 Wondering if anyone has attempted to install an automotive type thermostat and associated housing to
So i think i bought the wrong alternator (6) pateco at 8:26am 11.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 23/5698 Decided I was going to upgrade my alternator on my 2GM from 35 amp to 80 amp. Shopped around online,
Compression post - again (1) reeder at 7:45am 11.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1316 I've read the threads, searched the net, and still have questions about the best way to approach rep
Drivetrain upgrades DaveJ at 6:54am 11.02.15 Catalina 310 23/6602 I had trouble with my drivetrain this summer (525 hours), sometimes my transmission did not go into

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Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 5:24am 01.20.24 This assumes there is not a blocking diode on the cables that prevents charging the battery from th
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 5:17am 01.20.24 As @davidasailor said, just don't take the jump cables off until you shut down the engine. The alte
Replace Radar sailme88 at 4:55am 01.20.24 I upgraded from a Furuno gray monochrome screen to a Raymarine digital color Chartplotter with rad
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:38am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 4:36am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 4:31am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the altern
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 01.20.24 I agree - sounds good. Be sure not to disconnect the jump pack until you shut the engine down, or yo
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 3:37am 01.20.24
Replace Radar jssailem at 3:18am 01.20.24 I read the review when it came out. For less than $2500 these systems are very helpful in providing
Testing out my jump starter... jssailem at 2:07am 01.20.24 Sounds like a logical approach. Positive to positive. Negative to negative. Like sticking a new batt
Selden mast information marcham at 8:31pm 01.19.24 Did you check near the base of the mast?
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel FastOlson at 6:37pm 01.19.24 Why are you suggesting the Yanmar? Is that what you have available (what model)? How do the dimen
Odd Yanmar issue MitchM at 6:12pm 01.19.24 If I was in jail in a foreign land, and getting free depended on my solving why your engine
Odd Yanmar issue ggrizzard at 6:07pm 01.19.24 Caveat: I know nothing about the engine or the fire suppression system under discussion* Here's an*
Odd Yanmar issue (1) quadrille38 at 5:47pm 01.19.24 I don't mean to stray too far off the topic of the thread, but I still don't really understand how
150 genoa vs 135 (1) Dalliance at 4:27pm 01.19.24 I often solo sail and always liked my old 150 for light wind days, but I hated the pour visibility.
Raritan Superflush SBO Police Bot at 3:19pm 01.19.24 Thread is closed.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) SailingLoto at 3:08pm 01.19.24 15F and sunny with a light wind at the Lake of the Ozarks Missouri
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) Tally Ho at 2:40pm 01.19.24
Weather at your location currently and photo? LakeShark at 2:24pm 01.19.24 You walked your boat three miles?! That's impressive! :laugh: It sure wood be in the snow! I don'

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