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Balmar 7-series 80a alternator at Defender Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1578 Defender is blowing these out at $299.00. They are single foot 1" mounts. Sorry I got the last 2".
From Moultrie to Charleston Via the Cooper River (1) dgreen1991 at 8:24pm 02.14.14 Catalina 22 5/1573 If you live in South Carolina and wanted to do this it was a fun trip. I would like to do this trip
Rules burnswelds at 5:56pm 02.14.14 Catalina 30 1/763 Hello all, what are the guidelines on posting items for sale? Thankyou ,,Shannon
Another Sailing Video From 2001 (1) dgreen1991 at 3:37pm 02.14.14 Catalina 22 3/825 Just completed editing another video. 2001, A Year of Beautiful Places and Great Sailing. George
cheap LED nagivation lights pupluv at 1:58pm 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 31/7359 Has anyone tried these cheap LED navigation lights? http://www.ebay.com/itm/271325847975?_trksid=p2
aft storage locker drainage rgarrison@gmail.com at 1:16pm 02.14.14 Catalina 30 4/1860 I have a 1980 Catalina 30. It does not have drainage in the aft cockpit storage locker. Has anyone m
want to put ports on our h 23 pinky at 12:45pm 02.14.14 Smaller Boats 2/805 we want to put ports on our h23 just wanted to see if anyone has done it and if its even possable on
Homemade mast? Anyone attempt this? BAHAMARCG at 10:33am 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 36/5701 I have an 25' American sloop, got it for a very good price,but it has a broken mast. Has anyone att
boat us vs merkel insurance duality at 10:02am 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1540 i know that the topic was recently discussed of the change of the boat us underwriting. i understand
2002 Beneteau 331 Mast Height tommoran5555 at 9:40am 02.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4544 Can anyone tell me for sure what the factory mast height is for a 2002 Beneteau 331 with centerboard
Take a Break From Shoveling Snow Ariel at 7:46am 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 2/859 Last week I posted a story about a fair wind sail to NYC. This week you can rest your arms from shov
The Loss of a 37 Cutter (1) Jim Legere at 6:49am 02.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2162 I was very sad to come across this article yesterday. Sadder still than the loss of the boat is the
ray triducer digby sailor at 1:45am 02.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/764 Opinions on new raymarine triducer (depth.speed.temp) seems better to me to have a single transducer
Newbie at shaft tighting question (1) PGIJon at 7:48pm 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/698 In order to remove the built up corrosion, I sprayed on an anti-corrosive on the stuffing box/Shaft
Mini crutch phxfan at 5:57pm 02.13.14 Catalina 22 11/1422 Any one out there with 22 on trailer and put baby crutches under sternof trauler so no tip up of bo
40.5 aft bilge area tvangrove at 4:34pm 02.13.14 Big Boats 7/1237 The access to the forward part of the 40.5 bilge is easy and since I have a dripless stuffing box, I
Lewmar Electric Winch Conversion in Hunter 376/380? bigbrownpilot at 2:00pm 02.13.14 Big Boats 35/9858 Has anyone converted the Lewmar 44 winch to electric in their Hunter 376 or 380? Cost? Issues? Pr
Looking for O'Day 19 Electrical Advice lsmarden at 1:58pm 02.13.14 Day Sailers 5/4196 For those with an O'Day 19 Weekender, what do you have for an electrical system? I have a 1981 O'
Throttle lever / cable replacement for a 1999 Hunter 410 2discover at 1:35pm 02.13.14 Big Boats 3/1433 Hi Shifting the throttle lever on my H410 is stiff, the lever shows some wear and corrosion and I co
My Babies (1) rgranger at 11:59am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 27/2213 Looking out the window at my two babies... That is a Balboa 26 in the greenhouse and a 1976 Hobie 1

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Fuel (In)Efficiency (1) Hayden Watson at 9:13am 07.04.23 This is a spreadsheet from a C42 I found on a forum somewhere and thought it revealing. This guy di
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 07.04.23 In terms of size for a fuel leak, that's huge :yikes: ! Maybe wrap every possible leak source with
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement CABixler at 8:53am 07.04.23 Thank you! Interesting and such a low price point.
Fuel (In)Efficiency BTreanor at 8:48am 07.04.23 Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated. The engine is M25-XP. I'll definitely keep a spreadshe
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 8:31am 07.04.23 Update on SSRod popping. Once we got a little calm in Cozumel anchorage, I was able to use a Loos PT
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (3) Rich Stidger at 8:19am 07.04.23 UPDATE AGAIN: After sitting on a mooring for 3 days with no engine running, I found a pool of fuel u
Engineering Issues RitSim at 8:19am 07.04.23 so this is going to be interesting. Root cause could be bad weld that propagated, Bad material, p
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power JoeWhite at 8:14am 07.04.23 When this happens, run the engine and see if the compressor turns on. You can do this at the dock wi
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Rich Stidger at 8:09am 07.04.23 @Ralph Johnstone , I have the same problem with several of my hatches. I will be watching your thre
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 8:04am 07.04.23
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 8:04am 07.04.23 Thanks, Greg, Definitely not dual power--we only have a refrigeration breaker on the DC side, and w
HAPPY 4th of JULY... INDEPENDENCE DAY kappykaplan at 7:55am 07.04.23 The same to you, John. :beer:
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Tally Ho at 7:55am 07.04.23
Fuel (In)Efficiency Stu Jackson at 7:46am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, I've b
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Stu Jackson at 7:43am 07.04.23 I hate to see people spend hard earned money foolishly. Batteries seem to be one area where this oc
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 7:34am 07.04.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tally Ho at 7:29am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 7:23am 07.04.23 Thanks for the responses. Your solutions seem to be working for you and your sailing style. While
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? patbratton at 7:22am 07.04.23 I learned to sail at YMCA Camp Lakewood, Potosi, Missouri. I started on a small pram and moved up t
Engineering Issues jssailem at 7:15am 07.04.23 Spoken like a true Pirate of the Caribbean...

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