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Yacht Insurance renewal up 20%!! Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 05.13.15 Ask All Sailors 38/3691 Yikes! I wish my income had gone up 20% to match. Has anyone else seen this kind of increase since
DIY galley alternatives Monheganlover at 5:37pm 05.13.15 Catalina 22 22/9180 I have a '77 C-22. I am not finding much use for the sliding galley, at least not enough to compens
New rudder clarsen at 4:11pm 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/637 Need a new rudder on our 381. Any recommendations?
Bottom Paint Deleted member 117556 at 1:58pm 05.13.15 Catalina 310 6/1457 Hey All, Having the first bottom job done since I own my 310 and am using Petit Ultima SR 60 as is t
Vision-32 mainsail gate Bill23009 at 1:53pm 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1438 I have lost the mainsale gate on my Isomat mast of my 1990 Vision-32. I have been trying to find a r
Solar Power Installed (4) Regular Guy at 1:43pm 05.13.15 Smaller Boats 1/719 To support my board batteries when off shore power I installed one of those flexible solar Photo-Fle
Forward hatch sandpiper10471 at 1:36pm 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1179 Any 37C owners have ready access to the interior (liner) dimensions of the forward hatch over the V-
O'Day 15 help 02809bristol at 12:05pm 05.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/6026 Hello, Our family just adopted a O'Day 15. Needs a little work but should be sailing soon. Are t
Keel bolt leaks on a Hunter 23 Colorado Mountain Sailor at 10:35am 05.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 Has anyone fixed a keel bolt leak on a 1986 Hunter 23?
Custom woodwork (2) surfer100p at 10:16am 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1110 This my custom mohogany wood work. I'm getting into furniture and custom woodwork. Does anyone know
Destination San Diego Bay Kings Gambit at 7:14am 05.13.15 Destinations 15/4091 Going to do something new over Memorial Day Weekend; an overnight transit from Ventura Harbor to San
"New" kicker... braol at 6:36am 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/696 Well, my adventures into diesel repair (1979 Yanmar SB8) continue. Traced my lack of starting to no
Beneteau 36cc or 361 anchor wash down tomfoolery at 4:34am 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1340 I would like to run a wash down hose to the anchor locker. Do any 36 cc or 361 owners know if or how
Need help identifying Daysailer year RenntechE60AMG at 11:57pm 05.12.15 Day Sailers 9/6828 I just recently purchased an O'Day Daysailer 17 for $350 including trailer, 3 sets of sails, mast, k
Waterpump is leaking clausjepsen at 11:46pm 05.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/772 My volvo md 2030 is leaking tiny drops from the back side of the waterpump after I changed the impel
centerboard line Diana24061 at 11:28pm 05.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/664 I need help on the best line to use for raising and lower the centerboard on my Hunter 23.5. I unde
companionway lock (2) Jack at 10:17pm 05.12.15 Ask All Sailors 20/6125 Hi all... Has anyone else snapped off their key in the lock of the companionway hatch board? I
Lowering the table in the cabin clausjepsen at 10:01pm 05.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1008 I have a Oceanis 361 and it looks as if the table in form and hight will fit with the starboard sofa
Starting Yanmar Diesel Harry1110 at 8:48pm 05.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/5231 Trying to start the Yanmar Diesel on my Hunter 30 after being in dry storage for two years. Any sugg
Thru-hull transducer Lusitano at 8:30pm 05.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 50/7334 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 and my question is: Where should I drill a hole for my depth thru-hull trans

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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
Beneteau Spare Parts SoSound at 8:37am 12.09.23 Did you purchase the Sense from a U.S. dealer? Are you still in the U.S., and only the boat in Euro
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 (3) VFR750 at 8:15am 12.09.23 I am not putting an Atlantic Tower arch on my 315. The problem: the seats overhang the cockpit and
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tedd at 8:01am 12.09.23 OPENCPN is a free software that shows the affects of the tide on your route.based on a timeline tha
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 dlochner at 7:50am 12.09.23 Thank you SO MUCH for this info and the video. Both are so helpful. The boating community is aweso
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 kloudie1 at 7:36am 12.09.23 In addition, I didn't include the brine bypass flow in my thinking (with a nip of Sailor Jerry) My
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 7:13am 12.09.23 Having completed all of the locks on the Erie Canal (except for the one going to Seneca Lake) and h
Hollow Transom Surprise dlochner at 7:00am 12.09.23 What you are seeing is pretty common and is a function of how boats are built. There are 4 major com
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 dlochner at 6:43am 12.09.23 Having completed all of the locks on the Erie Canal (except for the one going to Seneca Lake) and ha
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 6:33am 12.09.23 Thank you BVlew! Let's connect this summer. Love to see your 30! Fair winds. Jack
Lead Acid Batteries dLj at 6:26am 12.09.23 While the article was an interesting overview, what I've still never seen well explained is the sulf
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 BVLew at 6:23am 12.09.23 Coming in late, but FYI: I have a 1978 C-30 in Ithaca, Atomic 4, 2 blade folding prop, does fine for
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