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Electric cooler drains battery when on shore power? Boatnic at 7:36am 06.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/3403 Hi, I assumed the ice chest type cooler (Mobicool T45) was running from the shore power when docked.
porta pottie suction hose JS13113 at 5:18am 06.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1249 I have been reading lots of good info here for some time now. i now have a ? Recently I purchased
Traveler Install (6) ancbob at 5:11am 06.26.14 Catalina 22 0/676 Successfully installed a traveler kit from CD last night. A couple of thoughts The first thing I d
Interior Layouts of Catalina 27 SailEastTenn at 10:39pm 06.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/5055 I have seen a lot of information on traditional and dinette interiors. But I saw a brochure on the C
Hanging shelf Egrief at 8:49pm 06.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/807 I own a Hunter 290 which I recently purchased. When I was looking at other boats, some had an after
Irwin Citation 39 Refrigeration AaronInAustin at 8:22pm 06.25.14 Irwin 1/2321 Hi, I just bought a 1979 Irwin Citation 39 that has passive refrigeration. The box is 8.29 cu ft.
How to refinish cabin floor (photo attached) (1) Michal at 5:56pm 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1936 Hi everyone, I need to refinish floor on my S2 9.2A, the old finish is almost gone. Can somebody
Quick anchor windlass problems Captpete12 at 4:47pm 06.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4208 This might be of interest to some. My windlass was not working and the previous owner never used it
animated knot tying lessons for boaties pupluv at 4:42pm 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1239 http://www.animatedknots.com/indexboating.php I'm especially impressed with the eye spice, the im
Jib conversion; Is it realistic? Jerry Shenkman at 4:42pm 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2991 My new (to me) '85 O'Day 192 is still sitting in my driveway but now the mast is up so I can see wha
Need Boat Trailer For Mac 26m pewwind at 4:13pm 06.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/593 I am in the market for a boat trailer for my 2006 26M, either galvanized or aluminum. pewwind
jib furler on Mac25? pupluv at 3:47pm 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/576 I keep my Mac 25, Event Horizon, in a mast-up lot on a trailer so all I need to do to launch her is
jib furler on Mac25 pupluv at 3:47pm 06.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1207 I keep my Mac 25, Event Horizon, in a mast-up lot on a trailer so all I need to do to launch her is
Leach and foot line adjustments 25yearslater at 3:22pm 06.25.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/8025 Well I'm to the point of scratching a bald spot on my head with trying to figure out proper leach an
Sailcover for furled jib? pupluv at 3:20pm 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3032 I bought a Windrose 18 well used. It has a furling jibsheet but I'm not sure I trust the UV protecti
Tach Problems jdhohmann at 3:03pm 06.25.14 Big Boats 0/604 My tach pick-up has rusted out on me, and short of removing motor just to replace the sensor, becaus
Hunter 43 Legend front window/windshield replacement evinrudejim at 2:15pm 06.25.14 Big Boats 26/5184 I need to replace the windshield on my 1991 43 Legend because it has a large L-shaped crack from som
Universal Diesel tach is wonky Skipper at 12:47pm 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/700 It's been this way since I bought the boat. Engine is Universal M-18. Sometimes the tach reads ac
so i hit a rock... (1) willsnow at 12:18pm 06.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1216 Checked a out new lake yesterday. Motoring into a little bay, I made hard contact with a submerged r
headliner Hunt45cc at 11:53am 06.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/508 Does anyone know how to remove the headliner in a 2001 45CC?

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Have you tested your PFD? Johnb at 5:07pm 07.23.23 What does that mean? Holy cow, how can you forbid anything? You look really stern and say "Don't
Have you tested your PFD? jviss at 4:48pm 07.23.23 I totally forbid the use of life jackets in chlorinated water. What does that mean? Holy cow, how
Have you tested your PFD? jviss at 4:45pm 07.23.23 Decades ago when I was constantly buying sailing magazines, I noticed a big difference between the
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger (1) Hollyberry at 4:30pm 07.23.23 Well, as happens at my age I had a couple of things backwards. I did have a fixed bracket version bu
Have you tested your PFD? Johnb at 4:27pm 07.23.23 I totally forbid the use of life jackets in chlorinated water.
CHI-MAC today shemandr at 3:30pm 07.23.23 Jon, where are you following this? I might have added to your list of conditions - wicked thunder
Faulty Fuel Gauge Robert J Miller at 3:21pm 07.23.23 Anybody know where and how to access the fuel tank on a 1999 Beneteau 311?
Jacklines and Tethers Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 07.23.23 Dynema is a blend of high density polyethylene and polyester. Dynema line can be purchased with a p
Jacklines and Tethers DayDreamer41 at 2:59pm 07.23.23 After reading the article posted here on Jack lines and tethers I am quite certain that using jack l
Wrapping my boat question MikeHoncho at 2:19pm 07.23.23 Consider it a temporary solution that, in my opinion, would be a significant deterrent for resale.
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 2:09pm 07.23.23 still a non stop spinnaker run
Universal diesel M18 Oil Change JoeWhite at 1:19pm 07.23.23 I use a pump with the hose. You will find that, unless you extend the hose and let it drain into a c
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 1:19pm 07.23.23 I appreciate the durability of the gloss finish and there is consensus that it improves the life of
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 07.23.23
Jacklines and Tethers capta at 1:01pm 07.23.23 Personally, the only time I've used a tether is when I'm going out a bowsprit in heavy weather. Howe
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 12:16pm 07.23.23
Universal diesel M18 Oil Change RitSim at 11:41am 07.23.23 My previous M25 had a drain fitting on the bottom of the oil pan for oil changes. The loose end of
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:37am 07.23.23 Leaking at nearly every tube, was the comment YIPES :yikes: ! You must be running around in batt
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 11:35am 07.23.23 The Whale manual indicates: d out in ANSI B1.20.1 Creating a leak free NPT connection involves the
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? (1) rgranger at 11:12am 07.23.23 Shouldn't have taken the red pill. I thought it was a tic tac... Mama say... never turn down a br

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