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Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:21am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 16/436 I have to try to remove the original specifications numbers that are painted (printed?) on common PV
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery Maine Sail at 10:48am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 4/387 Happy 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery.. TkyF976hAxo
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design ...3TacksontheWater at 10:01am 05.10.24 Catalina 22 3/361 Do I ever wish that someone made a smaller self tailing winch. The smallest one is the Andersen 12 S
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 9:28am 05.10.24 Sails Call Lounge 13/515 This weekend promises to be an exciting. SPECIAL STATEMENT - Northern Light Show ?? May 10 2024
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? jssailem at 9:01am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/12 This weekend promises to be an exciting solar event. NOAA Headlines: "Major Sun Storm Alert!"
Are you ready... Mother's Day Weekend ALERT. jssailem at 8:39am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/11 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/major-sun-storm-alert.1249939420
Another Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.10.24 Weather and Forecasting 8/532 We got the alert on May 5th and knew that CME or Coronal Mass Ejection was aimed at the Earth. Thos
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 Hoatsy at 8:29am 05.10.24 Newport 1/121 Helloooooooo! My partner bought me a 1978 Newport 17 that's a little rough around the edges. One of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 3:54pm 05.09.24 S2 4/187
Weather forecasting and Racing. (2) jssailem at 11:16am 05.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/122 I have been experimenting with LuckGrib as a software (MAC based program) to improve my sailing expe
Berth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jcreamer at 11:08am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/750 We are looking at a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I have not spent any time in a berth that is athwartships (is
Hot water tank colin59 at 9:03am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/452 Hi, have a 2000 H290 and started up the water system after launch and noticed rusty colored water l
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:27am 05.09.24 Big Boats 11/522 On the Port Side of my 2000 340, under the access folding seat is a Whale Manual Bilge Pump. It has
SD 20 Sail-drive help circa1971la at 7:01pm 05.08.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/293
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 (1) dinomium at 2:51pm 05.08.24 Trailer Sailors 5/469 So I just got a Catalina 30 so my 23.2 and trailer will have to be put up for sale soon and I am loo
To cut or not to cut pushpit fred1diver at 2:42pm 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/297 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise to
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? mjp83 at 11:34am 05.08.24 Smaller Boats 5/441 Hi, we restored a 1981 C22 just to find out we would like a larger boat. We mainly trailer to the
hunter 49 wing keel dimensions? Zencra at 11:07am 05.08.24 Big Boats 1/168 Hi, I'm in Aruba and close to being hauled out. I need to know the width of the winged keel and tryi
O'day 23-2 Topping lift hasspacher at 10:11am 05.08.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/315
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 8:58am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 9/358 I picked up an H23 for cheap money last fall. Over the winter some water got into the boat. I intend

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Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? MitchM at 5:19pm 07.12.24 excellent ideas, thank you all. I have been running AGM s as house batteries in m
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin quadrille38 at 5:18pm 07.12.24
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? dlochner at 5:08pm 07.12.24 Forget the float senders. Get yourself a couple of Gobius Cs. https://gobiusc.com
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 5:06pm 07.12.24 Ah, please elaborate! I was thinking of a bunch of coats of Cetol natural followed by a couple of
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 5:03pm 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 4:53pm 07.12.24 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
electric windlass Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 07.12.24 Forgive me for my attitude; No forgiveness required. These guys never cease to amaze ALL OF US.
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 rgranger at 4:47pm 07.12.24 Can you take measurements from your existing arch?
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:43pm 07.12.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:28pm 07.12.24 DO YOUR HOMEWORK and run the numbers for a properly sized cable from your house bank to the windlas
Unusual stuffing box Tally Ho at 3:05pm 07.12.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confiden
charging problem with new batterie jviss at 2:24pm 07.12.24 Wow, do you really mean 3000 Ah?
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 1:56pm 07.12.24 Tell us more - What kind of batteries? (What chemistry, sizes, etc.) When you say you upgraded the b
charging problem with new batterie JamesG161 at 1:52pm 07.12.24 What battery charging System do you have? Jim...
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 1:36pm 07.12.24 Will take the advice
Moody Deck Saloon 48 shemandr at 1:09pm 07.12.24 Traditionalist blue water sailors might baulk at the large windows in the salon for blue water passa
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) twodzusfittings at 12:42pm 07.12.24 225979 Put them underneath the center section of the table in line with the pedestal guard tubes.
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 11:26am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol thinwater at 11:10am 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:49am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard

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