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Sandpiper 565 Aussie piper 565 at 6:10am 10.27.13 Other Sailboats 2/10418 i know piper 565 isnt a big production boat ,but if any one out there has one i would like to hear f
82 H25 Portholes Mr Mac at 5:48am 10.27.13 Smaller Boats 1/697 Yesterday, while cleaning the boat, my wife asked me something I had no answer for. Can we simply c
O'Day 31 (2) Clintsurfs at 5:10am 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2249 Hello folks, I recently purchased my first sailboat - a 1984 Silver Anniversary O'Day 31. She's a be
Another Anemometer question DougM at 4:58am 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1814 When the yard guys steeped my mast last spring they accidentally bent the anemometer shaft about 30
Rigging a Daysailor2 jpuglio at 4:27am 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1308 My son and I just picked up a 1973 daysailor we were looking for so e diagrams for rigging it Thank
Just some sites for the new and old timebandit at 10:52pm 10.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1101 I was cleaning out my favorites, you know the ones that do not exist any more and ran across this on
Trailer loftyideas at 10:01pm 10.26.13 Columbia 0/1152 I live in Kansas and may be acquiring a 24' Challenger in San Diego but it has no trailer. Does the
Any Ideas for Securing Companionway? BWagner at 9:09pm 10.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2173 We are in the process of getting ready to head to the Bahamas and then south from there to the Carib
Keel Bolt weeping SMACGW at 7:47pm 10.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1197 Does anyone have the torque specs for the keel bolts on a Hunter Cherubini 33, 1983? The aft most bo
Yanmar 4JH2TE ?? eianm at 7:37pm 10.26.13 Big Boats 6/2622 I was told by my mechanic that this Yanmar 4JH2TE does not have any internal anodes- is this correc
Keel bolt torque specs SMACGW at 7:13pm 10.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1660 Does anyone have the torque specs for the keel bolts on a Hunter Cherubini 33, 1983? The aft most bo
New Main (3) c130king at 6:24pm 10.26.13 Catalina 310 6/1277 Just thought I would share pictures of my new main sail. Got the Genoa about 3 months ago. Main we
Anemometer is sluggish Windborne at 6:06pm 10.26.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5201 I have an older Raymarine ST60 wind vane and anemometer. The owner's handbook is dated 1999. The ane
Anyone ever rerget their C22 purchase? azguy at 4:23pm 10.26.13 Catalina 22 28/4696 I'm trying to become a 1st time boat owner and have gone around looking at C22, C25's and a C27. I w
Guess my sailing season is over... (1) holdech at 4:03pm 10.26.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2050 This is from early this morning. Slushy snow coming down. Just got the boat back to the house yester
clogged raw water intake splax at 3:39pm 10.26.13 Big Boats 8/4177 Well, I went to take the boat out and it seemed OK for a while until I increase the RPMs. It then to
Removing Baby Stays during winter lay-up captcoho at 1:39pm 10.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1445 Any thoughts about removing the baby stays while on the hard during winter storage. It would make co
Single-handing YVRguy at 12:17pm 10.26.13 Ask All Sailors 29/4842 So I've had my first boat for close to a year now and I feel pretty comfortable and competent (but n
Gone green (1) paulj at 11:54am 10.26.13 Catalina 310 2/1179 Another day of practice.......... Next......... hook up steering. paulj
First San Diego C-22 Fleet Meeting! CaptDon01 at 10:51am 10.26.13 Catalina 22 0/630 I wanted to invite all the C-22 owners in the San Diego area and beyond to attend our first C-22 Fle

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Convert Ice to Fridge Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 08.25.22 I have gotten mine down to less than 50 Ah per day without changing the factory insulation on my 198
Convert Ice to Fridge SycloneDriver at 6:06pm 08.25.22 I converted my old Beneteau 285. It wasn't that difficult and I loved having cold beverages waiting
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 6:06pm 08.25.22 I am very proud of the work I have done, but life has a bad habit of kicking me when things start g
Seawater pump for A/C SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 08.25.22
Convert Ice to Fridge Stu Jackson at 5:48pm 08.25.22 60+/- amps per day 60 AMP HOURS per day is what Don meant. Better insulation can reduce it. A fr
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 5:36pm 08.25.22 Mike, you must be very proud of your work. She will be a shiny new penny when done. Cheers, Mike
Hunter 466 - Floor layout Mikem at 5:07pm 08.25.22 Why does the deck need replacing. I have a 2003 H466 and the deck is perfect.
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 5:05pm 08.25.22 Mike, you must be very proud of your work. She will be a shiny new penny when done. Cheers, Mike
Convert Ice to Fridge Don S/V ILLusion at 4:36pm 08.25.22 60+/- amps per day is the conventional wisdom depending on efficacy of insulation. Add cost of addit
Convert Ice to Fridge sail sfbay at 4:34pm 08.25.22 Do an internet search on "converting a sailboat icebox to refrigerator" like this one: Conversion Ki
What bimini top works with a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222? sail sfbay at 3:51pm 08.25.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Simple......take measurementsjust m
Sail modifications Siamese at 3:08pm 08.25.22 Does this client have an aversion to sail makers?
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( brockangelo at 2:47pm 08.25.22
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( jon hansen at 2:46pm 08.25.22 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/learn_the_ropes brock used the term correctly
Sail modifications fred1diver at 2:39pm 08.25.22 I can't help but wonder if it would be more cost effective to simply trade your sail for one that
Sail modifications kappykaplan at 2:28pm 08.25.22 Maybe call Bacon Sails or one of the other used sail lofts and ask them that question. :plus:
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( Thaniel at 2:01pm 08.25.22 You mean "lines". :tongue: Makes me think of this: Qf1q1Gex-2M:56 .....And before you know it yo
Seawater pump for A/C JamesG161 at 1:35pm 08.25.22 After a phone call, I think @4Winds AC unit is working well, for now. Jim...
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed shemandr at 1:09pm 08.25.22 I donated my Sailfish to a local yacht club for sailing lessons. It was too heavy for much other us
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU (1) Alfa at 12:50pm 08.25.22 One more thing: If the stern tube in your boat is supplied with sea water from the Yanmar heat excha

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