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Cabin heater for a trailerable boat Chief RA at 12:45pm 10.11.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1536 Winter is coming at us fast and I am curious what type of portable style heaters you sailors are usi
Stability curve Diver960 at 12:16pm 10.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4106 G'day gents. I finally have a day to do whatever I want (Admiral being kind to me today), and I've
Hunter 29.5 Seafurl JHS at 9:34am 10.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/791 Does anyone know if the seafurl on a 1994 Hunter 29.5 is a 700,800,900SL? I dropped a part from the
size of battery bank original design eamaral at 7:52am 10.11.14 Big Boats 7/1342 I have a 2002 Hunter 340 my original batteries have been changed out to optima's my boat yard doesn'
My Boat's 15 Minutes of Fame, news at 11. (1) Anonymous 121765 at 7:05am 10.11.14 Ask All Sailors 30/4035 Two years ago this happened. Down here in the Tampa Bay area, a bizarre couple whose children th
Filling fuel tank - when is it full.... John_F at 6:47am 10.11.14 Ask All Sailors 29/9727 OK, really dumb question. I don't trust my fuel gauge so I keep track of my fuel usage. When I
Loose gudgeon ryegirl61 at 4:46am 10.11.14 Bigger Boats 1/823 We need to tighten up the bolts holding the gudgeon - can't access them because they are behind the
Replacing Roller Furling line ryegirl61 at 4:41am 10.11.14 Bigger Boats 2/2977 Can anyone advise as to how we can replace the frayed roller furling line? We've been told that the
Oceanis 41 - quarterberth vs. full size? cymeyer at 4:40am 10.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2748 Looked at 41 foot boats at the Annapolis Show. The Oceanis 41 is a beautiful boat but we were curio
Best GPS device? Barnacle_Bob at 10:33pm 10.10.14 Catalina 22 11/3081 It's finally sailing season! ... here in Arizona. The weather has cooled down enough to spend time
Marine Surveyor Recommendation Ted at 8:38pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1257 I have some interest in an out of state boat but unfortunately the broker handling the boat is not r
Oday 23 surprise rogjack2 at 6:40pm 10.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/917 With ideas from Francis and Scott on eagles wings I went to the boat I am considering buying to eval
Cost of owning a C-310 Sky Cruiser at 6:27pm 10.10.14 Catalina 310 26/5811 Hi, I'm hoping someone here is an accountant or maybe just really likes crunching numbers. I realiz
O'day Logo's (1) tcwaltz at 5:44pm 10.10.14 Bigger Boats 15/6086 Not sure if anyone has done this but I've recreated the O'day logo's in Adobe Illustrator (can port
does this look right? (1) SenecaDaze at 3:38pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1974 haul out today and aft end of keel supporting boat, you can pass your hand under the front of keel s
Winter Storage Kent + Jane Overbeck at 2:31pm 10.10.14 Smaller Boats 2/1302 I have a C-22 that is now stored under a pole barn. It will not get wet except from blowing mist, f
H-34 Backsplash (2) kloudie1 at 2:12pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1192 Got my backsplash done. I wanted to protect the new cushions/upholstry. Found those neat holders . H
Sponsored Trailer Sailor Cruise Flordia Keys? HillbillyWanderer at 1:50pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1001 I am wanting to take my C22 down to the Keys this winter for a couple weeks this winter. I went to
Cleaning / CLearing Freshwater Lines 1983 H31 (1) pateco at 12:43pm 10.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1428 I have a 1983 Hunter 31, and the Jabsco freshwater pump was not functioning. It made noise, but did
Lightning protection CapnGrumpyBreeches at 11:46am 10.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2172 Im sure this topic has been brought up countless times. But What is the general feeling on lightnin

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Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 10:16am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 2
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:09am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 25
Removing Treadmaster decking Hollyberry at 9:56am 07.24.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:17am 07.24.23 I have a 2 gallon accumulator. I love it. :)
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:11am 07.24.23 I think of winters in New England, lots of muddy and salty ice and slush on the bottom of the car,
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:08am 07.24.23 We need some kind of new discovery or invention, like liquid Coulombs, or something. Maybe gasolin
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:05am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:59am 07.24.23 Solar is getting more efficient and so is wind. Even at 100% efficiency, how many square feet (squ
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:54am 07.24.23 We could have the range issue for electric cars solved now if we had battery swaping stations. I t
Wrapping my boat question Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.24.23 I had my motorcycle tank & plastic wrapped. Getting it off when it showed its age was a bitch. I ca
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Scott T-Bird at 8:49am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Removing Treadmaster decking FastOlson at 8:36am 07.24.23 You are going to have to refinish that deck surface anyway, and this is a good time to epoxy-re-pot
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 8:34am 07.24.23 Thank you all for your input, suggestions and what is on your boat and working for you. I now consid
Wrapping my boat question stickinthemud57 at 8:32am 07.24.23 That does look very slick. Definitely sets your boat apart. Have you ever had to remove any sections
Removing Treadmaster decking rgranger at 8:21am 07.24.23 The Treadmaster was put down with epoxy. :yikes::thumbsdown::yikes::thumbsdown::yikes: If it is
Hunter brown hull stripe. rgranger at 8:17am 07.24.23 Are you talking about the boot stripe? On my H26 it was vinyl (just like pin stripes on a car). S
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 8:14am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats po
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:07am 07.24.23 218144
Have you tested your PFD? BarryL at 8:03am 07.24.23 Hi, There is lots of good information in these posts. My only suggestion is that that if you're m
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:03am 07.24.23 218142218142218142 We wrapped our 2000 VOYAGE 37' CAT 3 years ago. It's not a full wrap but does cov

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