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Battery reccomendation (1) artboas at 8:26pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 2/1220 Ok, so I'm going to reccomend a product, cause it really works, and I'm very impressed. I replace
winterizing the water system sailaway_H36 at 8:06pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 25/4832 I am planning to winterize my water system for the first time. I need to disconnect the water pipe f
The Official "What Did You Do To Your Mac Today" Thread! Sock Puppet at 7:08pm 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2201/301533 I've found threads like this to be a ton of fun, and very informative! Post up here with your lat
wheel auto pilot, only one? Geoff K at 6:49pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3607 Searching for a wheel auto pilot I can find only Raymarine. Have all the others dropped out of the c
Sailing up Hudson c and c 30 at 6:07pm 09.28.13 Destinations 6/2846 I am taking my boat from the long island sound to haverstraw on the hudson. We will spend a night a
Have found a nasty soft spot in the aft cabin on our 361 Sean&Lou at 5:32pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2655 G'day Sean here with a first time post. Have enjoyed reading all the great posts. But now have a rea
adding fuel gauge raye at 5:19pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1143 I have a B38M-1991 vintage type with no fuel gauge- I am the kind of guy that would rather look at a
3 new questions..one old boat! puddlejockey at 2:59pm 09.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1348 Hi all, After my first season on our "new" 82 h27, I'm finding the basics of sailing coming back to
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... Skip Gundlach at 1:45pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 1/901 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... When we left you, we'd arrived at Fernandina
Help on a water problem requested (1) tadd5181 at 1:33pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 9/1199 My Passage 420 has a plastic water bottle, with a hose running to the "radiator cap". The bottle is
Refinishing top side and cabin JFisher at 8:27am 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1803 I'm brand new to sailing. I literally know nothing about it. I am absolutely fascinated by sailing a
Catalina 30 cushion size Lost Parent at 8:19am 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/997 Sorry for doing this again but i need the cushion length for the starboard settee bottom cushion
Keep or remove running backs when converting to a sloop? Pilotocopilot at 6:40am 09.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1462 As i will be removing the cutter rig on our 37 leaving it as a sloop, is there any reason in keeping
1980 7.3 sole Dan DeNeal at 5:46am 09.28.13 S2 2/1211 The sole of my boat is covered with a short nap almost commercial looking carpet. It appears to be p
Electrolysis on rear Keel bolt? Buoydog at 4:50am 09.28.13 Big Boats 3/1561 I am a new owner of a Hunter 1984, 34. shortly before I put the boat on the hard I noticed some wh
New to me P-18 dc78212 at 10:51pm 09.27.13 Precision 1/14241 Well after several weeks of trying to figure out if I even wanted to buy a boat... as the saying goe
Table Rock Lake and Branson Mo? Caish at 8:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4909 I was just up at Branson and looking at Table Rock, i could not help but think what a great place t
Spreaders on a Caliber 28 angle up or down? Larry Askins at 8:36pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1273 I've had my Caliber 28 out of the water for a few years. Just relaunching her and can't remember wh
Pole Dance (2) DAVA390 at 7:32pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1087 First time in last few trips out, light wind, calm, empty river. We put out the whisker pole for the
Extendo trailer ... Not so much! Kermit at 6:54pm 09.27.13 Smaller Boats 15/2108 We bought a 1999 H260 with an extending trailer with surge brakes on all 4 wheels. The previous own

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Possible SmartPlug problem jssailem at 2:15pm 05.31.23 I am a believer in the Smart Plug as a tool to minimize your boating risks.
Mast rewire Ward H at 2:12pm 05.31.23 www.marinebeam.com. All of their LEDs have been tested and will not interfere with other electroni
Possible SmartPlug problem (1) Ward H at 1:51pm 05.31.23 I bought a Smart Plug at the 2018 Annapolis Fall Boat Show after talking to @jssailem about the adva
G-Flex Question - Curing Time Mechone at 1:22pm 05.31.23 Know many including myself it's shit no good for keel joint wait until you haul ,you would be bett
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 1:07pm 05.31.23 Dmax can you please give me the dimensions of the press? How long are the threaded rods? How far apa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? ggrizzard at 1:00pm 05.31.23 The good news is that, with a lead keel, you don't have to worry about rust removal and special mit
Possible SmartPlug problem BigEasy at 12:20pm 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the f
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Scott B at 11:35am 05.31.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
Possible SmartPlug problem dlochner at 10:32am 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the fa
Possible SmartPlug problem Ward H at 10:21am 05.31.23 When @jssailem , @LeslieTroyer and I were sailing a few years back we met up in a marina in Vancouve
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 10:10am 05.31.23 Thanks Andrew. It is a fun route. Never the same. Often boring spiced up with excitement. A challen
G-Flex Question - Curing Time Johnb at 10:02am 05.31.23 Hi all, Turns out what I was seeing was just amine blush. Thank you for all the advice! Please t
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 9:45am 05.31.23 Very Helpful, Thanks
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 9:38am 05.31.23 216262
Harken Jib Sail Furler Ward H at 9:29am 05.31.23 The number of wraps will not be boat specific. You could check the manual for your Harken furler but
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:25am 05.31.23 Hello I wanted to update a give the info that I found out about my problem. There is a brass plate t
Merit 22 owners dLj at 9:23am 05.31.23 Now for sailing stories... dj
Sealing shaft-log options dlochner at 8:45am 05.31.23 Dave, how is creating an epoxy plug inside the tube just past (behind) the stuffing box cap replac
Merit 22 owners (1) emh56 at 8:38am 05.31.23 Got the mast up on the Merit 22 this weekend for the first time! We also built an a-frame ginpole s
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 8:33am 05.31.23 Thanks Andrew. It is a fun route. Never the same. Often boring spiced up with excitement. A challeng

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