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Garmin 78sc dscribner at 9:43am 06.10.15 Ask All Sailors 5/894 I don't know if anybody is shopping for this model but I noticed it was on sale over at Worst Marine
Darkness descends but we're not there yet! Kings Gambit at 9:19am 06.10.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1642 I recently made an overnight passage down the coast of Southern California of about 150 n.mi.--a fai
Suggested 12-volt drink blender Bob4203 at 9:04am 06.10.15 Catalina 30 9/1032 Before I start the great search on what is out there on the market for 12 volt blenders, I thought I
Suggestions for New style Cooler/Step improvements ? Leeward Rail at 6:54am 06.10.15 Catalina 22 14/3745 The Cooler/Step on our boat is usable but showing it's age. The current same model Coleman Cooler i
New home page today for Beneteau and Mac Phil Herring at 5:25am 06.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/964 We're going to begin installing the new home page and nav bar today on the Beneteau and Macgregor si
New Owner - Steep Epoxy Learning Curve CRichardsDSX at 4:59am 06.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1432 G'Morning All! Recently came into a project boat, and the learning curve on the epoxy is kicking
Need a new fresh water gauge star302 at 2:44am 06.10.15 Big Boats 13/2016 Hi, We own a Hunter356 2002..Our gauges are on one panel and are digital and have never worked. W
Cast Iron Keel Repair docschreiber at 6:54pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 15/7167 I have a '72 Coronado 23-2 that I recently purchased. My intention was to buy a "ready-to-sail" boa
Valuation help MLampner at 6:26pm 06.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1040 Love my 77 Hunter 30, but I am going to be relocating to an area where it's time for a smaller boat
2009 B37 with 29 hp Yanmar (2) Vegas at 4:06pm 06.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/985 Trying to find the original hour meter on this boat. Was the ORIGINAL hour meter a digital one in
Help please! timlc1963 at 3:42pm 06.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2070 I just got a Mac 26X and I absolutely know nothing about sailing at all. But I'm trying to learn. Th
centerboard fix - more information (1) rickkinross at 3:23pm 06.09.15 Day Sailers 3/1050 Hi, I have the well known centerboard leak and saw this post on one of the forums and would like a
2GM20F Engine overheating admorton at 2:52pm 06.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 33/4601 I have a Hunter 28.5 with a 2GM20F Yanmar engine. I can't seem to solve my overheating problem with
Gasoline Transfer Pump (1) SqPeg at 2:31pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1351 I have a gas can in a swim platform locker that I want to transfer fuel from, up to an outboard on t
Packing Gland Jdaniel343 at 2:16pm 06.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1828 I have a 77 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. I purchased the boat recently and just got it in the water
Packing Gland Jdaniel343 at 2:15pm 06.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1093 I have a 77 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. I purchased the boat recently and just got it in the water
Bare boat charter olegedelman at 1:51pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/762 i am pretty sure i will put a boat into charter in the Caribbean, so i am looking for 3 people who a
C-22 NATIONAL's COMING UP SOON! CaptDon01 at 1:50pm 06.09.15 Catalina 22 0/478 HOSTED BY C-22 FLEET-20 JULY 17-22, PORTLAND OREGON Don't sit on the fence to much longer or it w
Just got my first Catalina (1) cudamank at 1:36pm 06.09.15 Smaller Boats 3/1721 Hi All, new here, and just purchased a 1982 Catalina 25 fixed keel. Looking forward to getting some
varnish thinned with acetone? Richard19068 at 1:07pm 06.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4926 Good news bad news. The wife said she would put on the third coat of varnish Monday while I was a

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Electrical Gremlins skunther at 9:10am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would make
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:05am 07.11.23
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 9:04am 07.11.23 If the companionway is wide enought you could have the hinges attach to a side board that would slid
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.11.23 Congrats!.. A resident of our island also just bought one of these (brought it down from Great Slave
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 8:59am 07.11.23 I made my doors out of starboard. I have hooks so I can hold them open while sailing. Also have a h
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:58am 07.11.23 It sounds very time consuming, but maybe a worthwhile thing? It can be time consuming, but in my o
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:58am 07.11.23 ... but I am not seeing the downside to inserting it immediately before executing a tack. They do
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 8:53am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.
Found On Deck rgranger at 8:52am 07.11.23 It looks like you can get a drone at Walmart for $50 https://www.walmart.com/ip/AUOSHI-Mini-Foldabl
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:52am 07.11.23 It's a West Marine WCU-15, rated at 75 amps. The house breaker was formerly a 100amp breaker instea
Electrical Gremlins (1) skunther at 8:48am 07.11.23 How many amps is your battery charger rated to output? That seems the most likely culprit. It's a
Winch handle safe use Davidasailor26 at 8:48am 07.11.23
Life (sailing) after heart attack. WayneH at 8:47am 07.11.23 Hang in there, Scott. There is sailing afterwards. InReach has the evac service. I haven't signed up
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 8:45am 07.11.23 I have not read the specs. If it's rated for use in diesels it should say that. Although I'm not
Winch handle safe use Stu Jackson at 8:35am 07.11.23 It all depends on hard hard the wind is blowing. I've done both, and I admit I have left the handl
Life (sailing) after heart attack. (5) rgranger at 8:33am 07.11.23 @rgranger , I do have In-Reach ... I would be very interested to learn if they have the same ser
Coolant Recommendation? SycloneDriver at 8:26am 07.11.23 I have not read the specs. If it's rated for use in diesels it should say that. Although I'm not u
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 8:21am 07.11.23 Diesel engines often require a additive that prevents cavitation pitting of the cylinder sleeves.
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? jssailem at 8:20am 07.11.23 Creases happen in sails based on how they are stored. Things to check Is the sail to the top of the
Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 8:19am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.

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