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External regulation Newport Bob at 10:01am 03.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 21/11210 Main Sail, I have been reading your articles on battery charging, etc. - thanks for taking the time
Sailing Beaufort (5) dgreen1991 at 9:58am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 17/1801 Some pictures of me sailing, grilling and watching Judge Judy anchored in Bass Creek. Bass Creek is
keel blister need help! (1) brizad13 at 9:33am 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2842 i noticed a huge blister in my keel after this cold winter. i thought this keel was solid lead? has
Roller Furling help Golfdad75 at 9:04am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/796 Do I need to keep tension on my furling line when I unfurl. The only thing I can think of to keep th
led anchor light opinions? richk at 8:55am 03.24.14 Big Boats 6/1089 considering switching....opinions?
Battery Switch POPS701TURF at 8:29am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/837 I Have A 2006 Hunter 28. With My Diesel Engine Running Is It "safe" To Change The Battery Switch B
Mile 0 to Beaufort, NC (10) Roger Long at 8:26am 03.24.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3090 Cruising with a beautiful woman and the love of your life certainly does play havoc with the serious
Florida Sailboat Homes ITMaster at 8:14am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 42/5402 We are looking to explore some retirement options. Giving some thought about relocating to Florida
Avoid Knock-downs cslewis1 at 8:07am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 0/725 From my years as a Navy Sail Instructor, here are my three simple rules to avoid knock-downs when yo
What refigeration unit? B473 at 7:54am 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/601 I just bought a 2005, Oceanis 473 and the refrigeration unit was removed. The plates are there just
DS30 Depth Sounder cslewis1 at 7:44am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 0/624 Can the DS30 be turned off at the unit or only at the circuit board? I recently bought a 1988 C22 an
Fridge knob (1) Michael Meyer at 7:42am 03.24.14 Catalina 310 3/976 Anyone have a source to buy the push button fridge knob? It's the the top loading door knob. Show
blame the fabric hatchboard/companionway cover centerline at 7:35am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2565 the past two months since I bought the boat, ive been dealing with moisture in it. the hull sweats
Looking for engine compartment foam material. (1) emergpa1 at 7:23am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1126 There is a foam material that was lining the hatch cover of the engine compartment on my Island Pack
wind or solar Hickdog at 7:16am 03.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1814 Thinking of adding a charging system to my 26.5 Hunter. my requirements are basic ,Radio, depth and
Catalina 400 prop walk JBS at 6:10am 03.24.14 Big Boats 12/3406 HI all I got a shock when i went to move my 400 in reverse. Prop walk out the wahzoo. My mediocre
Tips for shooting video Sailm8 at 4:58am 03.24.14 Sails Call Lounge 8/16116 These are suggestions for shooting better video. Feel free to add since this is by no means a compl
Cheoy Lee 44 TiOlivier at 3:11am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 0/768 Hello everybody, I'm looking for information about Perry Cheoy Lee 44 CC Ketch, thanks for your opin
link to up-to-date COLREGS??? centerline at 11:24pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 3/825 could someone point me towards a link to UPDATED AND CURRENT copy of the COLREGS? Thank you
Kayaking from boat. Q22 at 9:54pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 11/1488 Does anybody ever kayak off of there boat.Up here in Northern Ca.there is not much water in our loca

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Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 jssailem at 6:14am 04.19.23 Roger. Last year about this time the freezer was a problem. Did it resolve then? Electrical issues
Hunter 326 Compression post finish JBP-PA at 6:12am 04.19.23 Some very unusual ideas: 1. Polish it then acid etch design into it. Ink the design to make it look
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 6:11am 04.19.23 Resurrecting this old thread with an update. :) Scrapped those batteries. Trojan SCS200's are back
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country jviss at 5:20am 04.19.23 I confess I know nothing about this, but find these situations interesting - like, a "stump the boat
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country dlochner at 5:03am 04.19.23 Welcome to SBO. The USCG documentation is only available to US Citizens. Thus, when you purchase th
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 4:08am 04.19.23 I am just putting the original trim back in. it is in good shape. this picture is what you see whe
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Calif. Ted at 9:15pm 04.18.23 Vinyl cover like a Catalina ? Compression Post Cover, Vinyl w/ Zipper
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity Stu Jackson at 9:15pm 04.18.23 What's your issue with the bar? Why do you need to go on someone elses boat? I did the bar on my
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 04.18.23 Stupid question posed to a questionable source. You were actually expectring something more meaning
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 04.18.23 Maybe you could put this a little simpler, where is the last place where you can positively detect c
Hunter 326 Compression post finish (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 04.18.23 Is this typical for Hunters? Sorry, but not for a 1999 as shown for mine below : a sore thumb. F
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Joeswift at 8:36pm 04.18.23 Wasn't expecting so many replies so fast. I use a minnkota trolling motor for docking and launching.
More efficient way to clean gears? Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 04.18.23
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 8:21pm 04.18.23 I once walked into a masters Biochem final with a broken leg. The prof didn't recognize me and asked
Rust color in Antifreeze Tom J at 8:00pm 04.18.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help.
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Project_Mayhem at 7:52pm 04.18.23 trim? This is one of the main things that's stopped me from going to plexi/lexan
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Hayden Watson at 7:52pm 04.18.23 Did you cut those lovely corners with a jigsaw? When I did mine, I used a benchtop band saw to rou
Replacing cabin bow access board on Hunter 240 Arnie53 at 7:48pm 04.18.23 I ended up getting a sheet of dry erase board from Lowes and used Elmers wood glue to laminate it to
Sunbird Battery Box Project_Mayhem at 7:47pm 04.18.23 I have a pair of jeans that developed holes on the legs when they were washed, after moving my batt

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