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Islander 55 wilbersailor at 12:32pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3948 I'm in California and I am refinishing an Islander 55 sailboat interior. Only a few of these hulls
Partial shading - two panels - two controllers (4) walt at 11:32am 01.01.14 Musings With Maine Sail 24/10326 I did a little experiment recently that might be interesting regarding multiple solar panels and par
Converting starboard water tank to diesel tank cooper at 10:06am 01.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1312 Hi, has anyone converted their starboard water tank to a diesel tank. We have a water maker and woul
Type of wood used in the interior JST123 at 9:22am 01.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1053 Well the winter projects are under way. I am trying to determine the type of wood used on the interi
Need help from Crazy Dave tgrass462 at 9:13am 01.01.14 Smaller Boats 3/774 Dave - is the 260 set up for a roller Furling head sail? I know a lot of them have these head sails
Specs krantala at 7:06am 01.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/724 I am going to be getting a 1976 o'day 25 shortly and am starting to gather info concerning parts tha
Oceanis 390 Baby Stay jmartis at 6:06am 01.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3518 We have an Oceanis 390 that is rigged with a Baby Stay forward of the mast. We also have a small ha
first 30e holding tank location? TORVAL83 at 3:53am 01.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1128 Hello We've recently bought our first boat, a 1983 beneteau first 30e. We don't really know our way
34-36' boats with full showers, Head?? wide beam? centerline at 10:58pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 25/20002 at what size do sailboats start becoming equipped with a full shower that you can stand up and turn
Reminiscing about some boats Les at 9:29pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 21/6525 January 2014 The time between Christmas and New Years on the Sailboatowners list normally is a sl
Happy New Years Sailors RECESS at 8:39pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/818 I hope 2014 brings you fair winds and following seas. Here's to our wives and girlfriends.....
Houston, we have a prob..the inverter wants to kill me. (1) Chris Patterson at 6:39pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1813 I know what you're thinking. Finally, there is a God. But it's not over yet, it only tried. Seriousl
Covers slowdog at 6:07pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 3/810 We took off the seat covers to wash them and can't get the cushions back in the covers . Looking ho
Garmin g2 chart for BVIs Winkfish at 5:28pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2362 Hello, all. Happy New Year! At the beginning of March, my wife, my son, and I are going to barebo
Thanks to Mainsail seadaddler at 5:24pm 12.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/587 Well I am back from visiting for XMAS up NY and went to the boat today and installed the new cutlass
Outboard Motor for Ranger 20 TallRanger at 5:00pm 12.31.13 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/11357 Hello, Recently bought a Ranger 20. Looking for advice on the right outboard motor for it. Specifica
Replace life lines Wknuckles at 4:12pm 12.31.13 Catalina 30 13/2963 Who should I order new lifelines from. I plan on installing them myself.
lead keel bent eddiep5560 at 3:38pm 12.31.13 Big Boats 2/1903 has anyone had to have their keel straighten? what was the process?
weeping rudder Jared1048 at 3:29pm 12.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2349 A few months ago when I was re-painting the bottom noticed that the rudder was leaking a little bit.
Removing Mainsail HELP chrisings at 3:04pm 12.31.13 Catalina 30 9/6776 Hoping the kind folks here can help me out. Finally closed on our '83 Cat 30 TRBS. I have to head up

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Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 03.18.23 What size battery do you currently have (e.g. group 24, 27, 31)? If what you have is large enough fo
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 9:32am 03.18.23 Collinite and the 3m products are really popular. TotalBoat.com has TotalBuff which is also a good p
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 9:20am 03.18.23
Grounding log WI Rigger at 9:00am 03.18.23 Dave, What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originat
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep circa1971la at 9:00am 03.18.23
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wi
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 03.18.23 We have a similar color topsides gelcoat and way too much experience buffing out gelcoat scratches.
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 8:49am 03.18.23 Wet sanding will take out some the smaller shallower blemishes, but not the deeper ones. Wet sanding
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:44am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wit
Grounding log dlochner at 8:42am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) dLj at 8:30am 03.18.23 Its simple: don't use 'ball valves' or 'gate valves' of any sort. You need a seacock that, by defin
Passport Renewal Hello Below at 8:07am 03.18.23 Also a Washington State Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) maybe the ticket. Washington State Enhanced
Grounding log WI Rigger at 7:53am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. Th
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 03.18.23
37C Deck flexing from stanchions kappykaplan at 7:49am 03.18.23 DianaOfBurlington, went back through my records and found the receipt from August 2015. "Measure, c
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 7:47am 03.18.23 The consensus is that a grounded mast can direct a hit directly to ground (water). Not sure trying t
Halyards and Such Mike8074 at 7:35am 03.18.23 Good advice, team. Thanks for the thoughtful replies.
Outboard for a Widgeon? BVLew at 7:22am 03.18.23 Thanks for the feedback, very helpful.
Macerators Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.18.23 In the factory setup on my Catalina, the macerator is screwed into a PVC "T" fitting at the tank ou

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