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Racing-Etchells-PHRF-J24 Alexsip at 12:25pm 04.07.15 Ask All Sailors 6/5573 Hello. I currently sail a 1974 Catalina 22 (not my own boat) as PHRF in Yucatan, Mexico. I've been l
Hunter 23 Power Maintenance omnivox42 at 11:06am 04.07.15 Smaller Boats 15/2161 Howdy. My wife and I got our first boat! Score, right? I grew up with boats and she has not however
Jib Sheet Turning Block-Rail Mounted ???? (2) caltom at 8:55am 04.07.15 Catalina 30 20/7157 I recently had a local sail maker at my Catalina 30. One point of interest for me was the Jib Sheet
Adding Coolant to 272 Pat at 8:00am 04.07.15 Bigger Boats 6/846 This may be a crazy question so forgive. The 272 has a 10 hp Westerbeke diesel...also has an coola
15 percent discount for on-line Beneteau USA part orders Jackdaw at 7:49am 04.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1441 Not sure how long it is going to last, but for now there is a 15% discount for part orders placed on
Dingy grows grass! Prevention concepts? Chief RA at 7:30am 04.07.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3024 After leaving my dingy in the salt water for 4 months I could have mowed the grass that grew on the
5411 Water Pump seal Bruce Adams at 6:56am 04.07.15 Catalina 30 0/824 My Catalina 30's Universal 5411's water pump is leaking for first time in thirty years. Does any on
1985 Fabric Interior kperks at 6:05am 04.07.15 S2 9/1820 I just closed on a 1985 S2 11a and have been working on reconditioning the interior. The head liner
Mainsail for Hunter 30 HSMCh30 at 4:43am 04.07.15 Parts Search 2/1777 Help preserve an important part of Maryland history and promote sailing on the Chesapeake. Historic
H34 Split Backstay Mark48 at 9:01pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 17/1844 I was working on my boat today, and started wondering where others hook the backstay. I have been h
shallow water sailing electronics High Plains Drifter at 7:18pm 04.06.15 Trailer Sailors 31/5827 I have recently purchased MACGREGOR 26S and am eagerly awaiting my maiden voyage. I have spent a gre
Compression post rotten (3) Alctel at 7:09pm 04.06.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1966 While my mast is down, I took off the teak casing on the compression post and jabbed the wood undern
swing keels shouldnt stay in the water? piedpiperIII at 6:36pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 17/2527 I read that swing keels should not stay in the water long time is this true? I also read that people
Changing keel on Hunter 28.5 bjmileham at 6:36pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1096 I'm moving my Hunter 28.5 from TX to FL. Apparently my 6' keel is going to be a problem, so I was th
my mast crutch (3) piedpiperIII at 6:25pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 6/1182 This is what I came up with
1986 Hunter 34 "My First Big Sailboat" chrisrezba at 6:22pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 18/2112 My boat doesn't have a tachometer. Is this uncommon for a diesel ? I don't even see where it should
changing halyards from steel piedpiperIII at 5:25pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 10/1788 is there an advantage or not to change my external steel halyards to internal rope? My 89 was this w
Shower in Hunter 33 (1) Dannotti at 4:18pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2048 I have a 2010 Hunter 33. That we bought last November. We have sailed short trips and have not used
Texas Coast Sailind and Anchorage TXGulfcoaster at 3:52pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 10/2779 Has anyone sailed south of Galveston and entered Matagorda Bay from the Gulf? There is an island - B
Hurth KZW at 3:40pm 04.06.15 Catalina 310 9/1182 Like many C-310 owners, I have a Hurth ZF 5M transmission. Question: What transmission fluid sho

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Any sailor peppers out there? shemandr at 7:48pm 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:44pm 01.02.23 The following is from a Google search. The stoichometric air/fuel ratio for diesel is about 14.6:1 v
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:43pm 01.02.23 The decimal point is really important. .5c is 50% of the battery capacity, 5c is 500% of battery ca
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 7:31pm 01.02.23 What's the engine model ... Is that a 3-year old inboard or outboard engine? Hello it is Beta Ma
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 7:23pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 01.02.23 Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35 X the minimum air required for perfect combustion ? No, it is by
Catalina 30 topping lift line length captcoho at 7:16pm 01.02.23 It would depend where you take the line on the boom. Originally it comes off the block to a small cl
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:08pm 01.02.23 I think that it would be hard to beat a Hunter 260 or a 26. I settled on a Hunter 240 but she is a l
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:08pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the h
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 01.02.23 Another way to deal with low temperatures is just to not charge when it is cold which is what I do o
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 6:40pm 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but
Raymarine Axiom tfox2069 at 6:26pm 01.02.23
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 6:00pm 01.02.23 Correct. Charge acceptance rates are commonly stated as a percentage, expressed as a decimal, of th
Any sailor peppers out there? garymalmgren at 5:54pm 01.02.23 And there I was for years thinking it was, " Put a LION in a coconut"
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? jssailem at 5:54pm 01.02.23 CrossCut Hardwoods in Portland OR has some Marine plywood I am considering using. AquaTek and Hydro
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 5:53pm 01.02.23 Ok First you will need to decide where to locate the traveler. It seems the hatch is in the way. Yo
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) jssailem at 5:40pm 01.02.23 How about a blow up canvas image of thisuter as a screen saver
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:38pm 01.02.23 Macerator - masticator, is there a difference? And what's that other one that rhymes with masticat
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location (1) Sailor Arny at 5:32pm 01.02.23 Added a Selden retractable bowsprit, and GX15 top down furler with line aft on my H44C. I have no
New sailing toy for Christmas rgranger at 5:30pm 01.02.23

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