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S/V Delos Scott T-Bird at 9:03am 07.28.14 Ask All Sailors 7/5180 I grew a little weary of Untie the Lines maintenance and problem solving, but I'm hoping to see some
Propane, CNG, or electric? Polidori3 at 8:20am 07.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/824 Hi Everyone, I'm new to the boating world as I just purchased a 1983 34ft Hunter. The Hunter curr
replacement curtains Found at Sea at 7:14am 07.28.14 Big Boats 1/1044 Can anyone recommend a source to purchase replacement curtains for my 1987 C36? They are the old pl
Dampness in hanging locker JohnandCat at 7:10am 07.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/746 Our boat is new to us. All is well, except we are getting some (minor) water drips in the port aft c
Deck paint rblevens at 6:32am 07.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1136 Hi folks- the more I work on this boat- the more I don't know... I am working on the deck- filling
Changing head pump njlarry at 6:21am 07.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3684 Hello all, I'm about to replace the pump mechanism on my Jabsco head. Any tips on keeping any mess
fuel lift pump died newboatowner at 5:13am 07.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1770 Hope that all of you are in the water, sailing and enjoying the summer. I, unfortunately have not b
What are these lines for? (1) Ritdog at 5:11am 07.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2251 This is a sail off a Cal 22 , I think (box logo red on top, blue on bottom, "C22" in box). It has
Universal M-18 /M-25 alternator bracket upgrade Richard19068 at 9:30pm 07.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 39/9794 I have a Universal M-18. In looking for a small oil leak I found a hairline crack under the alterna
A few pics from the North Channel (2) holdech at 8:08pm 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/980 Sailing with the Trailersailors - North Channel, Lake Huron. Still one of the best places we have ev
Catalina 34 vs 36? jimm22n at 7:37pm 07.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4380
Catalina 34 vs 36? jimm22n at 7:36pm 07.27.14 Big Boats 6/8451
Circle in roof (3) Akapeterc at 7:11pm 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/926 On the roof in my aft cabin of my Hunter 44 DS I have this circular in dent in my roof anyone got an
exhaust riser insulation Cat36Amoore at 7:04pm 07.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/2109 I need to replace the insulation on my universal diesel 5411exhaust riser Any clues where to purc
Cal 34 Mast unstepped in storm dgmacdougall at 7:01pm 07.27.14 Cal 2/1555 My mast caught up with a J30. Broke his mast and my came down after back stay broke in a storm. Not
Cockpit drains go where? Sunday Sailor at 6:37pm 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/846 I see water under the drain.Where does this water go? If it is to the bilge, then I can't seem to dr
what are these lines for? (1) Ritdog at 6:29pm 07.27.14 Catalina 22 2/896 Can anybody tell me what the lines on this sail are for? The are small at the foot, and get bigg
Question 2 - Gavanic Isolator tkwhalen at 6:06pm 07.27.14 Big Boats 3/816 Question 2 - Galvanic Isolator I have a galvanic isolator alarm going off. A thorough check of all
Question 1 - Electric Head Splashback tkwhalen at 5:58pm 07.27.14 Big Boats 4/888 I have Raritan electric heads that I installed a few years ago and they have worked flawlessly until
Propane solenoid removal thomasg101 at 5:25pm 07.27.14 Catalina 310 10/1729 Has anyone removed the builder installed propane solenoid? In our boat the stainless phillips head

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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 11:02am 08.02.23 I trailered and sailed the Montgomery 15 for 18 years. Terrific boat, very easy to solo sail a bit s
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 10:54am 08.02.23 All of these boat in a size less than 30ft are easy to sail solo. With skill you can likely solo sai
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (9) rgranger at 10:53am 08.02.23 Good info... So you mentioned swimming off of your boat... and solo sailing...so here are two more
Battery Confusion.. jssailem at 10:48am 08.02.23 Led lights are A great modification to the traditional lights used in boats from 80's. @JoeWhite
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather jssailem at 10:29am 08.02.23 It is weather forecasting...:cool: We can bat 500 :yikes: and be better than most. :biggrin:
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 10:20am 08.02.23 According to the AB manual that John linked to, there is over-voltage protection, but it is at 17v.
Applying Cetol question JamesG161 at 10:14am 08.02.23 @Ralph Johnstone has the best things to use on Teak and its final finishing. He has pictures too.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 10:08am 08.02.23 Just in from Dave... "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Jim and John
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 10:07am 08.02.23 Damn straight!
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 10:03am 08.02.23 @jssailem and I spent several hours today on skirting the weather issues. @dLj is now on the correc
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 10:02am 08.02.23 Hello all... ... I also suspect something to do with the high Float Voltage (have seen on Danfoss s
Battery Confusion.. Timm R Oday25 at 9:56am 08.02.23 While I agree with everything that's been already posted , I humbly offer a few thoughts . Our 12 vo
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Hayden Watson at 9:55am 08.02.23 Interesting, Hayden - I had tried straight across, but the boat still either moved away from the wi
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure AndreInPortland at 9:50am 08.02.23 It's definitely frustrating that they have a clear manufacturing defect. I just called Ruddercraft a
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 9:49am 08.02.23 Revisiting this idea... and following up on what @jssailem said... I think we could be more helpfu
VHF Handheld Timm R Oday25 at 9:45am 08.02.23 Batteries plus has custom built several battery packs for me .Very reasonable prices .
VHF Handheld smokey73 at 9:21am 08.02.23 I had an old Ray100 handheld. I sent the battery pack to a "battery rebuild service" and they made m
VHF Handheld rgranger at 9:16am 08.02.23 If you know an electronics gearhead, you could get them to replace the batteries in your beloved Un
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 9:16am 08.02.23 Here we go, let's hope for good luck and mother nature's blessing! Absolutely! :beer:
Applying Cetol question rgranger at 9:15am 08.02.23 I ran across this article a while back. I'm not endorsing... just passing this along https://www.p

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