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Experiences in rough seas and high winds? Bungalow Bill at 11:42am 12.30.14 Trailer Sailors 18/7879 I am would like to hear some first hand accounts of how much wind and rough seas some have you have
AH800 Autohelm for Christmas - now want to modify Daveinet at 10:20am 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 22/9206 OK, so DW got me a new toy for Christmas. A used AH800 Autohelm. So now I can go sailing by myself
Catalina 25 advice tooltime63 at 10:04am 12.30.14 Smaller Boats 12/9958 Looking for buying advice. My GF ' I are new to sailing. She owns an Oday 16ft today which we have s
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island Terry Cox at 9:18am 12.30.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/4453 Belle-Vie and her crew has spent many a times during all seasons at Friday Harbor. It offers the vis
Happy new year Prime Time at 8:33pm 12.29.14 Bristol 0/1550 Happy new year to all my fellow Bristol enthusiasts!
Catalina Rudder Jdaniel343 at 7:30pm 12.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1182 Does any one have any idea what the weight of a 1977 Catalina 27 original rudder might be?
cheoy lee trainmanjess at 7:00pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 27/9732 hello all happy holidays to all my wife and I made the descission, we are selling the Morgan 3
Is a 9.9 too much motor for a Com Pac 16? KevinSeise at 6:15pm 12.29.14 Com-Pac 12/5335 I have a 1978 CP-16. Right now, I have a 45 pound electric trolling motor. Someone is offering me
Furlex 100-S SEAMATE II at 5:06pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4374 I have tried, but I am unable to obtain any help from Selden, or the dealers I've contacted, on this
O'Day 23 Main sheet running rigging fbond at 4:19pm 12.29.14 Day Sailers 12/5776 ?Help!! I have recently purchased an O'Day 23. I need information on how the running rigging on th
What do you call the "Radiator Cap" on a marine diesel? Tally Ho at 3:21pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5716 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F engine in my O'Day 322, and the cap on the cooling tank (anti-freeze) needs t
How to protect my ASA Log Book? Can you recommend a case? CoolHandLuke at 1:39pm 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1571 I just received my certs from the ASA for finishing 103/104 courses. I'm guarding my ASA Log Book
Uh Oh, boredom, spray paint and tarp... (3) Hogheaven at 10:20am 12.29.14 Catalina 30 1/2036 Hi, We wanted to make a seat out of our cooler for the cabin table and noticed that the far back
Ductless air conditioning mgraham at 10:01am 12.29.14 Catalina 30 25/14308 I am considering adding a ductless air system on my Catalina 30.Any comments or advice would be welc
How to stop Barnacles from attaching to Styrofoam? McIntoshUSA at 8:22am 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1277 I am looking at making a floating dock out of Styrofoam blocks for my dinghy. Is there a method/subs
Should I or Shouldn't I? Kper at 8:13am 12.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1915 We currently own a Catalina 25 and even though we have gone through the entire boat and it's in grea
Installing a tiller on a 1987 272 (1) Northern Star at 8:01am 12.29.14 Bigger Boats 8/1898 Hello, I own a 1987 Oday 272, equipped with a Wheel, and I consider removing it to install a tille
Teak Oil Outside lpolliard at 7:58am 12.29.14 Catalina 22 8/3029 Looks like my 22 bright work is treated with teak oil and not varnish. What are the pros and cons?
Shakedown Cruise a Complete Success pateco at 7:09am 12.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1128 Had a great sail yesterday. First time out on the Stargazer, and all went smoothly. https://fbcdn
'84 H31 holding tank IH82BL8 at 7:01am 12.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1088 I've come to the conclusion that the head smell in my boat is the result of a leaking seal on the ho

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) stephen_i_w at 9:21am 10.12.23 220669 This shows a part of the North Channel of Lake Huron. It illustrates one issue I have with O
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 9:11am 10.12.23 ... and sometimes bystanders would clap when I entered because it didn't look like it would fit. W
Precision 23 dock size Calif. Ted at 9:03am 10.12.23 Floating docks and long waitlists are the norm here. I was on a 10 year waitlist and got called afte
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? tfox2069 at 7:58am 10.12.23 When I had to remove 4D batteries from my 356 I used a spare 3 part mainsheet with becket and cam.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dmax at 7:47am 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them.
Catalina 30 Survey dmax at 7:45am 10.12.23 A 1985 will have a plywood core in the keel stub, where the keel boats are - this is not a problem u
Water tank leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 10.12.23 Your tank is polyethylene...and unfortunately there is no "glue" or sealant that will bond to PE per
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (3) ddines at 7:05am 10.12.23 Congrats on tracking down the problem, good detective work. I am writing to inform other who have th
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 6:36am 10.12.23 Yes. I've lived on an inland lake on an island all my life. I never think of tides. Yeah. That would
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 6:15am 10.12.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 4:13am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable.
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 4:05am 10.12.23 I wasn't aware the earlier O'Days had no centerboard . That's one thing I really like about this for
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation garymalmgren at 2:49am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try dLj at 2:44am 10.12.23 I started the way most of us start any new project... I did a web search for OpenCPN and quickly fo
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:39am 10.12.23 I just login and it works. I have an Android phone and tablet, it also works on my iPad and when I
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (2) FreedomCrawler at 2:21am 10.12.23 @patbratton @Monsterfish @FreedomCrawler Look at my response in general Hunterowners Looks like a
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats FreedomCrawler at 2:19am 10.12.23

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