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LiFePo4 drop in replacement batteries njl at 5:42pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4015 What do you guys think of all these new "drop-in Lead Acid replacement" LiFePo4 batteries? Brands in
1984 222 outboard bracket kdmjme at 5:24pm 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/832 Hi, does anybody know the original outboard motor bracket model? I'm looking to replace with somethi
Hunter 38 rudder post material question Picaro at 4:22pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/710 Does anyone know what Hunter means when they say the rudder post is composite on the Hunter 38? It c
Dropped the steaming light wire (oops) rkuris at 3:30pm 02.25.15 Catalina 30 9/1887 The old steaming light had given up the ghost, so I went up the mast to replace it. During the proce
Square Footage twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 10/1235 I could use your help in calculating how much bottom paint I will need. The coverage on the paint bu
Dropping the Hook Etiquette Brian D at 1:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 25/6524 Suppose one is boating up a coast/waterway and on the chart the next marina has an area for anchorin
replacing wheel and installing a tiller Grefyne at 1:26pm 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1160 Hi, I want to replace the steering wheel with a tiller on a 281. Has anyone done that? Thanks, Scott
Prudent Speed in Low Visibility kloudie1 at 1:08pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 39/3633 So this guy was going a prudent speed in the fog.. and keeping a good lookout, just as the COLREGS s
Insurance quote redhead78 at 12:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1766 Hi all, spring is just around the corner..I have insurance with a co I won't mention by name initial
Hull ID no. question 19' Weekender oliversdad at 11:58am 02.25.15 Day Sailers 6/1876 I'm missing a digit on the transom HIN. It looks as if it has blistered off and can't be read. Does
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:42am 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 0/37 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:40am 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3474 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Manual Bilge Pump benfirst at 9:15am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1946 My manual bilge pump on my First 30E needs to be either rebuilt or replaced. The problem is that it
Chinese Knock Off Solar Panels (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:05am 02.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2073 Here is an excellent article about comparing the real deal Solbian with genuine SunPower Cells vs th
Beneteau Sail Seminar bob_pattison at 7:58am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1176 Just a note for Beneteau Owners in New England looking for an end to winter... Prestige Yacht Sales
Opening passageway to forward compartment davidmhull at 7:57am 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1594 I have an Oday 22 that I am refurbishing. The opening leading to the forward compartment is really t
Offshore Cruising LMatthews svCamelot at 6:42am 02.25.15 Lancer 4/1994 Hello; New (to me) 30' Lancer owner. Intention is to Blue Water Sail at sea up to a month at a tim
Cockpit table wflowe2 at 6:22am 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1243 Has anyone tried the Lagun cockpit table hardware? If so, what do you think? Bill Catalina 320 #1146
Yanmar Diesel hours hlanni1 at 4:03am 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6120 I am new to this site so any advice or opinions are welcome. I am in the process of purchasing a use
O'Day 32 keel extension modification Brian.bean at 8:49pm 02.24.15 Bigger Boats 3/2835 Has anyone looked into the possibility of lengthening the O'Oay 32 winged keel? I think it would hav

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Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) rgranger at 3:15am 09.25.23 220242
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland (1) rgranger at 3:06am 09.25.23
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter LloydB at 12:15am 09.25.23 I am theoretically opposed to adding a point of failure in between two perfectly good radios and one
Deck paint recommendations Hayden Watson at 11:54pm 09.24.23 As long as you have not worn through the gelcoat, you can buff it. I buffed my nonskid last year us
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 11:07pm 09.24.23 How would you know these things.. Kermit.. You been practicing chemistry in your spare time?
Deck paint recommendations RSHunter27 at 10:51pm 09.24.23 This picture shows some examples of the surface. I know the dark areas look like dirt, but it is de
Navionics price increasing sesmith at 7:35pm 09.24.23 Thanks for the heads up. I just renewed mine today even thought it won't time out until Dec. Now i
23.5 unsinkable??? Johann at 6:40pm 09.24.23 Several years ago, a friend and I tried to sink a 25' sailboat hull. Dang thing would not go down.
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. dlochner at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Dropping the keel is probably not necessary. If it becomes necessary to drop the keel, it can be don
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting li
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders Kirby at 6:27pm 09.24.23 Thanks everyone! Got the part from Cape Cod Shipbuilding. Had a great sail on Thursday.
Rabbit starts PaulK at 6:19pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting lin
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat (7) ...3TacksontheWater at 5:59pm 09.24.23 Well, progress is being made, albeit very slowly. Why, you may ask ties directly into my New Halyard
Legend 43 stock propellor baycloud at 5:16pm 09.24.23 I have a 1996 37.5. I am a fan of 3 bladed props as when in high wind situations the two bladed pr
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 5:14pm 09.24.23 Once I get her in a sling, I will update progress here. Thanks everyone for their helpful suggestio
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 3:14pm 09.24.23 I had a 2007 Capri 22 before my 2017 Cat275. The Capri was a great lake boat. when I moved to the co
Deck paint recommendations (1) Nashville_Blues at 3:02pm 09.24.23 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painte
Deck paint recommendations Nashville_Blues at 2:59pm 09.24.23 You are absolutely right, once painted you can't go back. And perhaps it has already been painted.
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 2:38pm 09.24.23 As the gulper pump can run even if dry, is it even necessary to use the drain box? Just hook it up t
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 1:55pm 09.24.23 I found this video of Deception Pass. It was taken on a fairly low flood current but does show how

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