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423 saloon dinette conversion to bed Riverdaze at 2:36pm 11.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/855 I just took ownership of a 2007 two cabin 423. There is no filler cushion on board but I do see the
Hunter 49 Spreader Height tkwhalen at 1:50pm 11.15.22 Big Boats 0/370 Hoping to get an answer with driving 2.5 hours to the boat. Does anybody know how far off the deck t
Racing Boat ID (5) Project_Mayhem at 11:32am 11.15.22 Ask All Sailors 9/864 I spotted this at the yard. Sharp looking boat. Anyone know what kind it is? The one next to it is m
Boat Launch and Trailer Parking (1) hattha at 11:17am 11.15.22 Trailer Sailors 2/21 I have a 3BR / 2BA unit available for rent that is on the gulf side in Perdido Key. We have a privat
Shirt Exchange (4) Marmalade at 11:11am 11.15.22 Ask All Sailors 0/383 Have some leftover crew shirts from this year, and was wondering anyone would be interested in a shi
Racor 110A ivieto at 9:48am 11.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 1/799
H26 Trailer Keel Tray dleddy at 9:31am 11.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/849
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 7:38am 11.15.22 Mid-Size Boats 14/2578 Does anyone have any sage advice on how to maintain the teak interior on a Hunter 320 (or similar ve
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose (2) artboas at 11:29pm 11.14.22 Big Boats 15/1647 So,, as noted on another post, I decided to strip out all my really smelly Sani hose. I ran into a c
O'Day 30 Barnacle Phil at 8:55pm 11.14.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/997
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? Steve L22188 at 7:50pm 11.14.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1190 Went to the boat to winterize it this afternoon. After just two days shy of 9 years my two 12-volt
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 3:12pm 11.14.22 Catalina 310 3/1179 For the recently delivered C315 owners can you confirm the yanmar engine model number (21hp) and th
Selden / Furlex 100s - "Outer Hub" (Part B14) rhiggins at 11:13am 11.14.22 Parts Search 4/877 Fortunately this plastic part failed at the dock. I found one website (Mauripro Sailing) that appea
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 9:52pm 11.13.22 Ask All Sailors 57/3925 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anothe
Mystic to Quincy Russell26 at 4:18pm 11.13.22 Destinations 15/2025 Planning a maiden voyage from Mystic to Quincy Ma. Any suggestions on course. Have 4 days to do this
Garhauer sale Cederholm at 1:32pm 11.13.22 Ask All Sailors 8/966
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 7:14am 11.13.22 Big Boats 29/3985 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my plan
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (2) AllenC57 at 3:17am 11.13.22 Catalina 310 7/1797 The latest addition to my boat was this 560 Ah LiFePo4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate ) battery build. It c
C310 Vertical Windlass Refit (6) AllenC57 at 2:26am 11.13.22 Catalina 310 2/1021 The windlass that came with the 310 was nearly useless to me (only slightly better than not having o
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 8:40pm 11.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 33/3766 Hey all, I'm trying to figure out the coolant on our new to us Westerbeke 42. I want to do a coolant

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Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 8:20pm 08.24.24 Nice bit of history. Something that always "peeves me" is when someone say ends a radio transmissi
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 08.24.24 So, I take it that the risk of fire during charging or otherwise is less, may be considerably less,
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. MikeHoncho at 8:12pm 08.24.24
Tachometer Fluctuation kloudie1 at 7:51pm 08.24.24 There are two multi wire connectors in the harness between the sensor and the tachometer. Clean and
Treadmill alternative for the boat. jssailem at 7:37pm 08.24.24 That is clever. Now if you attach wires to the output maybe you could use the effort to help charge
HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:32pm 08.24.24 Oh boy, well lets see. Thx appreciate your response.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 7:08pm 08.24.24 We have also been looking at this. It takes no electricity to run it and the resistance is by Magne
HULL SCRATCHES Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.24.24 Hate to rain on your parade but it can't be done. The unaffected areas or "unscratched areas" consi
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From smokey73 at 6:49pm 08.24.24 Nice bit of history. Something that always "peeves me" is when someone say ends a radio transmissio
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Tally Ho at 6:27pm 08.24.24 That was an interesting bit of history. But I would expect that sort of post in the middle of a col
HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 5:42pm 08.24.24 Not clear if you are showing scratches through the blue paint and into the white gel coat below or
Repair leading edge keel Ralph Johnstone at 5:31pm 08.24.24 What type of resin ......................... polyester or epoxy ?
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From kappykaplan at 4:43pm 08.24.24 As a career Navy guy, that was a great read. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Loose hardware for spreader dLj at 4:08pm 08.24.24 If the current threads are compromised due to age/corrosion/use/whatever and you don't want to go to
Tachometer Fluctuation Johnb at 3:54pm 08.24.24 I spray the contacts with Deoxit D5. It has given me excellent results but I have no idea if it is
Tachometer Fluctuation dlochner at 3:30pm 08.24.24 But not going to be happy. When was any sailor happy fixing OEM crap? :biggrin: Just think how
What's inside the VHF antenna can Don S/V ILLusion at 3:17pm 08.24.24 quick and dirty way to check coil is a simple continuity test.
Tachometer Fluctuation sailcapt340 at 3:14pm 08.24.24
Loose hardware for spreader kappykaplan at 3:12pm 08.24.24 Blue loctite or Tef-gel on the scews. :plus:
Knotmeter replacement blank kappykaplan at 3:11pm 08.24.24 I'd just leave the blanking plug in the hole. If the cutout for the paddle wheel bugs you fill it w

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