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Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2071 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2899 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1769 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2187 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3245 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3595 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/531 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7772 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/9306 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1643 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3276 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha
Silly Racor Drain Valve question wonkodsane at 5:37am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1001 Hi all, hope the spring is finding you well. What's the OD size of the drain valve's outlet nipple
23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/1032 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/889 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin
Questions on Vacuum Toilets (1) FlushedAway at 8:30pm 04.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6290 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...
How is the jib halyard supposed to be tied off? CapitalistSailor at 6:37pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2652 Hello forum, I purchased a Beneteau 311 last year, and I love the boat. The boat was fully rigged
Owatrol Gel Coat Restorer Wmaraines at 6:31pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5591 This product supposedly restores the faded gelcoat over all colors does not work on white. Anyone us
Iron keel primer question Gunni at 5:11pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5443 I have a few small spots of rust on my iron keel. A 1 qt. epoxy primer pack hull primer would be wa
rigging sailorsteve1 at 5:00pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 18/4145 let me check if this is correct. before i step the mast on my capri 18, i loosen the backstay a bit.
Mast-up lot in Long Beach, Wilmington, San Pedro? pupluv at 4:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2655 Previous I got very good feedback when I asked about slips in Long Beach, Wilmington, and San Pedro

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New Campbell Sailer Prop fstbttms at 1:03pm 08.05.23 Maybe it's too late but French boats have a particular prop attachment system that you should be awa
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 1:01pm 08.05.23 To be honest, I never disconnect mine, so it's not really an issue for me. Were I to do so, I would
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? dlochner at 12:16pm 08.05.23 Recently researched generators. All the brands are now using Kubota blocks. The most reasonable one
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info thedepartedham at 11:48am 08.05.23
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:43am 08.05.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 11:36am 08.05.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My b
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery jonelli at 11:27am 08.05.23 I might add that I had already replaced the trailer connectors, ignition switch, push button for st
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info Stu Jackson at 10:56am 08.05.23 Ask here: Catalina28 groups.io Group I know you're new to Catalina, but it bears repeating: In ad
Heave To Question Stu Jackson at 10:51am 08.05.23 initiate a heave to from a port tack, which results in being hove to on a starboard tack Before
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 10:11am 08.05.23 Can the plastic block be reversed, and does the other side have the same recess? If there were a r
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection Crazy Dave Condon at 9:21am 08.05.23 As a former dealer, I use to attach the forestay to the elevated hole in front. Looking at the fore
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 9:01am 08.05.23 Someone posted this drill as a beast (also expensive) that he says can crank 220# up his 65' mast...
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice High Current at 8:40am 08.05.23 Yikes! Glad you and your boat are OK. The ignition switch issue sounds like a loose jam nut. Unles
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 8:11am 08.05.23 @Tally Ho , you're welcome!
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 8:03am 08.05.23 Tallyho has a Corinthian Series DMI. Maybe because it is a Corinthian Performance Series? I don't
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 kloudie1 at 7:52am 08.05.23 1000 mile. No data diagnosis :yikes:.... Overheated scoured piston and rings and possibly cylinder w
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37am 08.05.23 Andrew, you've over-complicated something that's really very simple! And you're using a lot more o
170 Motor Mount Fasteners isaksp00 at 7:19am 08.05.23 Can the plastic block be reversed, and does the other side have the same recess?
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 7:15am 08.05.23 Greg, When the main reaches full height does the drill try to twist out of your hand or does it jus
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:08am 08.05.23 Greg, When the main reaches full height does the drill try to twist out of your hand or does it just

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