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Charging Amperage at dock SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:47am 07.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/697 When I dock my boat and attach to shore power (30 Amps), I set my Xantrex charger to the lowest sett
New sails, at least new for me !!! Barry B. at 10:27am 07.17.14 Catalina 22 2/676 Recently I bid on a set of 3 sails for a C22 on Ebay. The seller had a buy it now price of $200, and
Another Powerboat rams a Sailboat John Nantz at 10:27am 07.17.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2676 Last night, July 16th, on Lake Washington offshore from Seattle, a powerboat rams a sailboat resulti
Replacing Boom Gooseneck Assembly 22 Oday (1) mylesjiii at 10:12am 07.17.14 Day Sailers 2/1193 Does anyone know how to replace a gooseneck assembly? The old one is bent and just about broken and
Must listen sailaway78 at 9:31am 07.17.14 Sails Call Lounge 4/5774 http://www.worldwidephotographersassoc.com/welcome
3 GM 30 copper crush washer size - injector holdech at 6:45am 07.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/10488 Curious if anyone knows the millimetre size of the copper crush washers on the fuel line to injector
update-Jim Seamons Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 07.17.14 Ask All Sailors 24/2558 Jim is currently moored temp. at Solomons and plans to return to his slip on Saturday. Joan and Jim
Max winds seas for Day Sailer II flagbag at 6:10am 07.17.14 Day Sailers 10/6424 Hi.. wondering what you experienced sailers would say is the maximum winds ' seas for 16'9" Day Sail
Passing on the pleasure Guardian at 2:33am 07.17.14 Catalina 22 4/999 How good is the feeling of knowing that all those years of sailing up and down the northern coast of
old boat, older seaman jmczzz at 7:59pm 07.16.14 Catalina 22 6/964 Well, I think this boat will be my last. It is a sturdy little craft this 1972 Catalina 22. I really
Winches rsotomayor at 7:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1130 Need to replace the stripper rings on a Lewmar 40 self tailing winch. The top cover is supposed to
Electriacal Problem rgnewleaf at 7:08pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 1/1019 After haul out and back in the water at the dock, without shore power. I turned on the macerator pu
Gaff rigged mainsail help Kestle at 6:55pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/729 I am sailing this weekend on a gaff rigged boat, and it has been years since I handled the main on o
Bought 2 of these solar panels Jared1048 at 5:48pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1207 The cost on these are half of what the Kyocera 140 watt panel is. Hopefully the quality is just as g
schooner39 schooner39 at 5:38pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/658 Can any one tell me where I can refill my CNG bottle in northern California; specifically, in the ea
Passage 42 holding tank reotime at 5:30pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 12/3143 Has anyone replaced their 35 gallon holding tank on a Passage 42. If so, what materials and could y
Before I drill holes in my boat, (1) Ward H at 4:58pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1695 is this a bad location for a single loop hand hold? We dock bow in and get on the boat via a sho
Chesapeake Sailors Wanted! Doc_holiday at 3:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1526 The Sippy cup is coming up for the night of aug 1 into the morning of the 2nd. It's a family friendl
Do I need a backing block? (2) judsonj at 3:37pm 07.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1370 Hey Folks, I have a V22 that is newish to me. I have been out a few times and love the boat. I al
Need new Bimini cover njlarry at 3:19pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1263 While sailing up the Delaware Bay the Bimini top cover decided to go for a swim. Now need a replacem

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What about our Medicine? jssailem at 10:34pm 07.29.23 Congrats Clay. Quite an adventure in the boat buying process. Happy days to put the experience in th
Review please Cal 39 jssailem at 10:04pm 07.29.23 Crevice corrosion is no laughing matter. It is visible if you look. Rust stains are a give away. M
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:49pm 07.29.23 Teaching can be approached from at least two directions. Do as I say. See there it works. Or Do t
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (5) Ralph Johnstone at 9:47pm 07.29.23 I think the leak is spraying so much fuel on the engine and inside the engine cover, fuel on hoses,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 9:30pm 07.29.23 Buy up his tools. Build a shop. Call it a school. Deduct the costs. Provide a non profit space for
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 8:58pm 07.29.23 Thanks a lot, Digger. It looks like this will solve my problem. Did you find that the stock mast cr
Lewmar V700 Windlass Hayden Watson at 8:55pm 07.29.23 Maxwell makes there VW10 series windlass that is a vertical windlass without the chain pipe so that
Delayed start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 07.29.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location (2) nramsey at 7:43pm 07.29.23 Here are a couple of shots. Excuse the messy background. We're about to head out and this lazarett
Delayed start. Davidasailor26 at 7:20pm 07.29.23 This is a recommended procedure when starting an engine which has not been run for a few weeks. Yo
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 6:45pm 07.29.23 The question is whether the Cal 39 has the dreaded mild steel mast support beam (or "bird," as they
Lewmar V700 Windlass dlochner at 6:23pm 07.29.23 Here is one installation that I saw. Any thoughts? Did not require modifications to the anchor lock
Newbie Sohl at 6:20pm 07.29.23 I'm currently selling my Potter 19 and have moved up to a "new" (to us) Seaward 26RK. I dearly love
Merit 22 owners sloughsailer at 5:58pm 07.29.23 Thanks a lot, Digger. It looks like this will solve my problem. Did you find that the stock mast cru
Lewmar V700 Windlass (1) Fred at 5:57pm 07.29.23 Here is one installation that I saw. Any thoughts? Did not require modifications to the anchor locke
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 5:40pm 07.29.23 BTW, I'm looking at this because I want a whole house hot water system. Not interested in the shower
Solar water heat exchanger Johnb at 5:36pm 07.29.23 The solar heaters mentioned in posts 6 and 7 above would work but for what it is worth I have used:
Review please Cal 39 Alan Gomes at 5:24pm 07.29.23 Thanks for the confirmation on the "keel stepped mast" There was a post about Cals and how there wa
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 4:32pm 07.29.23 Thanks for the confirmation on the "keel stepped mast" There was a post about Cals and how there was
Selden - Furling Main GibbyGibstone at 4:27pm 07.29.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need t

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