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Tablet navigation jenquay at 9:20pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 75/15485 Has anyone had experience using a tablet for GPS navigation? Specifically the Nexus 7? If so, have y
Looking Surveyor in/near Charleston SC drtsr1 at 6:45pm 11.22.13 Big Boats 1/744 Looking recommendation for a top notch Sailboat Surveyor in/near Charleston SC
Destin sailing troutman at 6:43pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2042 I plan to sail in the Destin area next month. Can anyone enlighten me on what to expect? I know th
1979 Hunter 30 Roller Fuller markc1976 at 6:04pm 11.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/987 Hi Everyone, I am again turning my attention to the money pit When I bought this hunter 4 years a
Oil Everywhere!!! Nereussailor at 5:45pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1471 I have a Yanmar 2GM in my Hunter 30. I'm not sure what all work was done to it before I owned it, bu
Question Regarding Installing Solbian panels on a bimini? firehoser75 at 4:38pm 11.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/6123 I have read several threads regarding solar, and in particular the Solbian flexible panel threads...
Redford`s Boat DAVA390 at 4:09pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 29/3778 Going with friends to see "All is lost" tomorrow. Someone in the group will surely ask me "What is t
Chartplotter mount Percy at 1:10pm 11.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1292 This spring I want to mount my new Lowrance chartplotter to the binacle guard on my '85 Hunter 31. I
Commercial Plug for SailboatOwners store Jim Seamans at 12:52pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1460 These guys (and Bly) are first rate. Have ordered a bunch of stuff over the last few weeks and they
Tough to pump PaulRuth2009 at 10:59am 11.22.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/7884 I recently upgraded our dry cabin in Alaska with a Fynspray pump, WS60, all brass. Within three week
Selden sprit Meriachee at 9:44am 11.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1239 The emails keep coming in for the Selden sprits on sale. Has anybody actually installed one? If so,
outboard mbeil53 at 8:47am 11.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1235 I just bought a 1985 macgregor 25. The boat is in great shape. The motor, 5hp honda, seems kind of
anyone ever seen these used? allen-deckard at 6:31am 11.22.13 Catalina 22 3/856 http://dockshock.com thought these would be pretty cool to replace whips. never seen them befo
Thermostat chusansail at 6:00am 11.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1598 I have a 2qm20 original sea water engine converted some years ago to fresh water. Need a new thermos
Interesting first cruise. 2sticks at 3:47am 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1925 Thought I'd post some details of the first cruise aboard Fairwinds, our recently purchased Oday 32.
Batteries ehudm at 7:49pm 11.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1525 It seems like my batteries are dying. should I restore them with battery restore liquid, does it wo
Engine Oil Pressure and Electronic Fuel Pump Interface RobertLangdirect at 7:47pm 11.21.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1224 I ask "All Sailors" this question hoping that from the thousands who read this, a few of you will kn
Previous Owner / Previous Boat Name Search JBurbidge1 at 7:16pm 11.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1100 A few years back, I was given a Rhodes 19, which had previously sat in dry storage for a number of y
Outhaul bnewt at 6:18pm 11.21.13 Catalina 30 2/1123 Having trouble removing the end caps on the boom to replace the outhaul cable. Has anyone conquered
do people still use a compass? troutman at 5:35pm 11.21.13 Ask All Sailors 130/15776 My boat does not have a compass but I plan to install a Danforth Saturn A149 that I traded for. I p

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Adding Speed jssailem at 9:07am 05.09.23 Dan, Depending on where you placed the Depth transducer you may be able to install the duel Airmar u
Lost the job roller furler halyard Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 05.09.23 If I had a 20' boat I'd drop the mast. It's possible to do it by hand without anyone's help. I would
Lost the job roller furler halyard jssailem at 8:57am 05.09.23 Mast on an Oday 20 is 32ft in the air, 400lb ballast. Climbing a mast by a 200lb male would be ill a
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 8:53am 05.09.23 VHF range is affected by the height of the antenna above the water...think of it as "line of sight"
Adding Speed Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 05.09.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience jssailem at 8:44am 05.09.23 Unlike Jon with his sail locker full :clap:... (long time ago, when someone else paid the bills, I e
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 8:37am 05.09.23 Looks like they have a 3', 4', and 8' available antennas for this system. https://defender.com/en_
Part identification Jacktar at 7:49am 05.09.23 Two man lift pole for moving logs
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:30am 05.09.23 Also check out the Rhodes 22 The Rhodes 22 was one of the boats I was considering before I bought
Part identification Hollyberry at 7:26am 05.09.23 Could be a small whisker pole... a spar for a string hammock?.. dimensions?
Self Tacking Jib Experience FastOlson at 7:23am 05.09.23 https://support.seldenmast.com/en/press_releases/self_tacking_jib_systems.html At least two boats in
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? (1) Tedd at 7:13am 05.09.23 I'm inclined to think that the issue of LOA is a classic case of the same term being used in differe
Part identification kloudie1 at 7:06am 05.09.23 Welcome Cisco! Two guesses: Gaff for a smaller gaff rigged sailboat, or it could be a whisker or sp
Custom screen hatch board chriscampbell at 6:55am 05.09.23 Very nicely done. I will have to copy it. @patbratton Pro tip - I think those hatch boards are cu
Custom screen hatch board patbratton at 6:47am 05.09.23 Very nicely done. I will have to copy it.
Electric terminal block Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 05.09.23 What about utilizing two panel circuits in parallel to handle the solenoid if it is indeed pulling 2
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:32am 05.09.23 Waffle House has been on the hard for going on a year and a half +/-. The battery just sat in the bo
depth transducer and plumbing issue (1) sailcapt340 at 5:56am 05.09.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience skob1014 at 5:47am 05.09.23 Turns out Selden doesn't sell them anymore -- they said there wasn't enough interest in them. Seems
depth transducer and plumbing issue seadaddler at 4:58am 05.09.23

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