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So as with nice weather i was able to unwrap the boat a little to do some work. Im ripping out every
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Just bought a Garmin 546s GPS for my 1988 Catalina 34 sloop. I would like to use an in-hull transduc
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What is the single best or your favorite upgrade you have done to your boat?
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Going to the Punta Gorda boat parade tonight and first time will have a front row seat as all the
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hi can anyone tell which petrol tank to buy for my 240 the larger the better or factory fitted i hav
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hi i have just bought a 240 which needs a petrol tank for the tohatsu 5 hp outboard does anyone know
Chris Patterson at 6:20am 12.21.13
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The big question: No MMSI outside of US waters? I finally broke down from the worrying wife badgerin
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Just bought a 2001 Beneteau 361 and want to install a windlass. Any suggestions on what type and man
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How do I maintain a battery with charge, above sole boards for emergency use of bilge pump and radio
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Pulled out the original 5 seacocks and through hull fittings, where to buy new ones? I hate to give
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I was looking at a solo challenge sight. One of the requirements is to have a manual bilge pump inst
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I'm about to purchase a 1993 Hunter 30. It seems in very good shape, except that there's no emergen
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Need source for winch parts
jviss at 4:59pm 07.15.23
But with a vice, a drill press will be faster. I doubt it. It would be much harder to center the
Need source for winch parts
jviss at 4:56pm 07.15.23
But with a vice, a drill press will be faster. Can't imagine a press without a vice. Vise, not vic
Need source for winch parts
thinwater at 4:54pm 07.15.23
A lathe is the right tool for that! How would you bore a hole properly to sleeve it on a drill pre
Ground?
Don S/V ILLusion at 4:39pm 07.15.23
So, assuming that it's a ground or bonding wire, where should I run it or extend it to? Guessing w
Ground?
danm1 at 4:34pm 07.15.23
So, assuming that it's a ground or bonding wire, where should I run it or extend it to?
Ground?
Tally Ho at 4:26pm 07.15.23
Looks like the green wire in my boat that connects / bonds the mast, chain plates, thru hulls, keel.
I60 wind
Tally Ho at 4:24pm 07.15.23
I like having wind instruments on my boat, but I usually sail in the early spring without them until
Ground?
danm1 at 4:16pm 07.15.23
I am the third owner so anything is possible. In any case, you would think it connected to something
simple wind/weather app for iphone
Tally Ho at 4:14pm 07.15.23
Wind forecasts where I sail (Penobscot Bay, ME) are next to useless. Order of magnitude (relativel
off to the races
jon hansen at 4:06pm 07.15.23
did 9 chi-mac back in the nineties. what i learned was it beat the snot out of my beautiful old bo
Setting up H310 for single handing
Ed Caldwell at 3:36pm 07.15.23
Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed
Broker related question
Tally Ho at 3:17pm 07.15.23
I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
off to the races
PaulK at 3:14pm 07.15.23
Setting up H310 for single handing
GALakesailor at 3:06pm 07.15.23
My 340 is set up the same as the 310. The two winches aft of the arch are designed as spinnaker wi
Setting up H310 for single handing
GALakesailor at 3:00pm 07.15.23
Thanks to all. I was going to go with the Autopilot solution...but as it turned out the seller had
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
kappykaplan at 3:00pm 07.15.23
For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
shemandr at 2:52pm 07.15.23
For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
Ward H at 2:24pm 07.15.23
Also with heading or course up you can set the plotter to keep the boat on the bottom third of the
off to the races
jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.15.23
well, they just lost their wind. prolly from that band of rain that went through laying down a dome
Broker related question
JamesG161 at 2:02pm 07.15.23
If you want do your own shopping, here is the Blue Book Value, banks use. https://www.jdpower.com/b

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