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Bridge height ICW St Mile 943 (1) jmoorman54 at 10:32am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1234 Hi gang, FYI the 65' bridge at Webasso FL (just north of M945) has been allowing barely 63' clearanc
Old Kevlar Racing Sail: 2 Seasons ... or 2 Outings? (1) rardiH36 at 10:16am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1559 Wondering what the SBO community thinks will be the life-span of the headsail pictured. My typical o
Emergency Tiller System DIGIUSTO at 9:39am 04.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3342 I have a Hunter 27 Year 2007. Does it have an Emergency Tiller System? Hunter 27-2014 list an Em
Any Cat 22's heading to the BEER Cruise? HillbillyWanderer at 9:36am 04.21.14 Catalina 22 12/1435 I am planning and hoping to go to the BEER Cruise in Penscola FL this June and was wondering if anyb
Black transmission oil geoffschultz at 9:27am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 26/6041 I just changed the transmission oil on my Yanmar's KM3A and it was black. Normally it looks like n
Stuffingbox ??? 7sailing7 at 8:39am 04.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/800 Well the other day my neighbor asked me how often I adjusted my stuffing box. I said what ?? He said
Newbie heading to the B.E.E.R Cruise! Questions? HillbillyWanderer at 8:37am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2180 I am planning on heading out to the BEER Cruise this June and have so much planning and prep work in
Attention Lake Superior sailors! Jackdaw at 8:36am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/703
Equalization, is this the solution? FourPoints at 8:35am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2117 I charge my batteries almost exclusively off Solar through a Genasun GV-4 controller, the only other
Fresh water sys experts - SuperStor Effervescence Skipper at 7:31am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1496 Just commissioned the domestic water system for Spring 2 weeks ago. I had drained the system for win
12vdc power to ray marine course computer st60???? woodster at 7:27am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/951 ok after reading the manual from ray marine i still dont have a clue what size conductors , breakers
Your solutions to sea water odors in toilet intake? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07am 04.21.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2948 (reposted in "ask all sailors") Have any of you installed a separate water tank to supply fresh wat
Your solutions to sea water odors in toilet intake? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1052 Have any of you installed a separate water tank to supply fresh water to flush a sea water toilet?
is it okay to walk on the hatch roof? gitpicker2007 at 6:51am 04.21.14 Catalina 22 15/1875 I know this may sound stupid, but is the roof of the hatchway, the sliding part designed to bear the
320 Galley faucet water line size? Scooter2368 at 6:37am 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/918 We are purchasing a Catalina 320 and the galley faucet has a leak where the line comes into the fauc
Fresh Water Vent Issue? rafip at 6:13am 04.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/855 I have cleaned and resealed my water tank on my 1985 H31 as per some previous posts in the forum. A
Canal Barge All U Get at 4:44am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/664 Hi all, We had the Amara Zee next to us this weekend, interesting sail design. http://sailingb
trailer sailing a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 4:03am 04.21.14 Smaller Boats 24/9615 i wonder if trailer sailing (rigging every time i sail) a capri 18 is feasible or is the rigging too
Venture Pop-up dodger install EnginesForward at 2:45am 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1661 I just bought a 1972 Venture, It came with a dodger which had never been used. The anchor points an
Galley Cockpit Pass Through wufibugs at 9:06pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1001 The PO did a nice installation of some instruments on the outer wall between the galley and the cock

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Insurance question Benny17441 at 9:26pm 05.15.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Is the boat going to stay in Milwaukee all year r
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, w
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 05.15.23
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 05.15.23 did it to correct for the Coriolis Effect. I knew it was something like that.
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 05.15.23 Dave's going to smack me if I'm wrong, but I think that sitting the hull on the stands without the k
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:07pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, wh
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pus
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hello Below at 8:55pm 05.15.23 Navonics shows less than a foot at the entrance at zero tide.
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 8:55pm 05.15.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 05.15.23 I don't know. With a shoal draft retractable keel and behind the break water, it probably wouldn't
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (2) MikeHoncho at 8:48pm 05.15.23 215700
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 8:47pm 05.15.23
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 8:46pm 05.15.23 No Flex really made a dissference in my system. I just removed it all for a composting toilet and t
Engine compartment ventilation Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 05.15.23 I have my blower ducting set up about the same as yours because with my fully sound insulated compar
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives MikeHoncho at 8:28pm 05.15.23 No Flex really made a difference in my system. I just removed it all for a composting toilet and the
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40pm 05.15.23 I'm a big fan of NoFlex because it not only prevents odor out the vent, but also dissolves sludge on
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 7:19pm 05.15.23 This gave me tremendous broadcast and reception without having to install a fixed transceiver and a
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna captcoho at 6:55pm 05.15.23 Appreciate the feedback everyone. I do not have a conduit going thru the mast currently, for those
Cleaning Shore Power Cord SycloneDriver at 6:41pm 05.15.23 How about a "magic eraser"?
Reverse Polarity SycloneDriver at 6:36pm 05.15.23 The "reverse polarity" indicator isn't really accurate. What it really should say is "voltage on ne

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