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To get rid of a rusty, filled propane tank (1) chitradurga at 10:09am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 24/18127 The propane tank locker on my new used boat contains a rusty, but movable 5-lb tank made in 1993 (se
Battery Advice Gardnera at 9:45am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 17/2297 I recently bought a 23.5 Hunter and I would like some advice on the best house battery to purchase.
What's wrong with this pic? (2) dale4643 at 9:32am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2218 1985 Mac22 I bought this last year. Original Macgregor trailer and from all indication it appears (l
Building a fiberglass frame (PICS) (1) Picflight at 8:31am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1372 Hello, I am building a fiberglass frame, 2" wide, it is actually a mold which will turn out to be a
Looking for Canadian Maritimes Charts sully75 at 8:26am 04.30.14 Parts Search 0/1865 Hi All, I'm looking for some charts for a trip this summer in the Canadian Maritimes (Nova Scotia
Unexpectedly Home Roger Long at 8:02am 04.30.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4668 Sitting here, waiting out the rain in a perfect spot for this weather, anchored in Croton, NY; I sud
Best Way to Manage Batteries as a Liveaboard at a Slip JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:57am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2737 Hey MS. I hope your not getting too overworked with spring commissioning. I recently installed a
Chain for a 5/16 Lofrans Royal sully75 at 7:48am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1907 Hello all, I have a new-to-me Lofrans Royal manual windlass. I need to buy some chain. Would
Winterizing Nightmares/Airmar Transducer Cable Replacement sully75 at 7:37am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4743 Couple of questions 1) I hate to admit this, but I did minimal effort to winterize my boat last w
bimini top covers jaycrawford97 at 6:10am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1019 anyone know where to order bimini top cover with zipper? tried BWY and they don't have a stock one.
could it be my glow plug ? eamaral at 5:22am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1165 I tried starting my yanmar yesterday and after waiting 20 seconds with my key turned to the on posit
TV on 410 Don Lucas at 4:44am 04.30.14 Big Boats 3/1101 Anyone with a TV on their 410? Where did you install it (got a picture)? There is a a breaker on the
Stability information documentation Cuna Mara at 4:42am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 14/1774 I'm in the process of registering my 1979 Hunter 25 with Transport Canada's Small Vessel Compliance
Tillet pilot to I phone hewebb at 4:30am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 0/872 I just finished installing a Simrad TP 22 tiller pilot. Is there any way to connect it to a waypoin
H27 Mast Diameter? braol at 9:30pm 04.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1467 I've searched the forums and online. The height of the mast is all I can find. Any H27 owner with
Heaving to Happy Together at 8:27pm 04.29.14 Big Boats 15/3235 As anyone tried this with BR rig. I am fascinated by it when reading books about sailors that deploy
Fixing her up George W at 8:19pm 04.29.14 Catalina 22 28/3314 We got a great Catalina 22 mid March. The gentleman we got her from had completed many high quality
Currents Ap gettinthere at 7:05pm 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 0/597 Anyone know what happened to the Currents Ap? It is an android ap by a company named yoyana. It was
26x open transom Jansen at 6:36pm 04.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1682 We are considering buying a 1996 MacGregor 26X and are concerned with the open transom. We had a 19
Bomar hatch leaks DAVA390 at 6:11pm 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4596 Today and tomorrow are monsoon days here, when I got home from work I crawled up in the boat to chec

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Electrical Gremlins skunther at 9:10am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would make
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:05am 07.11.23
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 9:04am 07.11.23 If the companionway is wide enought you could have the hinges attach to a side board that would slid
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.11.23 Congrats!.. A resident of our island also just bought one of these (brought it down from Great Slave
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 8:59am 07.11.23 I made my doors out of starboard. I have hooks so I can hold them open while sailing. Also have a h
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:58am 07.11.23 It sounds very time consuming, but maybe a worthwhile thing? It can be time consuming, but in my o
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:58am 07.11.23 ... but I am not seeing the downside to inserting it immediately before executing a tack. They do
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 8:53am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.
Found On Deck rgranger at 8:52am 07.11.23 It looks like you can get a drone at Walmart for $50 https://www.walmart.com/ip/AUOSHI-Mini-Foldabl
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:52am 07.11.23 It's a West Marine WCU-15, rated at 75 amps. The house breaker was formerly a 100amp breaker instea
Electrical Gremlins (1) skunther at 8:48am 07.11.23 How many amps is your battery charger rated to output? That seems the most likely culprit. It's a
Winch handle safe use Davidasailor26 at 8:48am 07.11.23
Life (sailing) after heart attack. WayneH at 8:47am 07.11.23 Hang in there, Scott. There is sailing afterwards. InReach has the evac service. I haven't signed up
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 8:45am 07.11.23 I have not read the specs. If it's rated for use in diesels it should say that. Although I'm not
Winch handle safe use Stu Jackson at 8:35am 07.11.23 It all depends on hard hard the wind is blowing. I've done both, and I admit I have left the handl
Life (sailing) after heart attack. (5) rgranger at 8:33am 07.11.23 @rgranger , I do have In-Reach ... I would be very interested to learn if they have the same ser
Coolant Recommendation? SycloneDriver at 8:26am 07.11.23 I have not read the specs. If it's rated for use in diesels it should say that. Although I'm not u
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 8:21am 07.11.23 Diesel engines often require a additive that prevents cavitation pitting of the cylinder sleeves.
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? jssailem at 8:20am 07.11.23 Creases happen in sails based on how they are stored. Things to check Is the sail to the top of the
Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 8:19am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.

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