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Looking for Batt Lug crimper to borrow or rent Solstice at 4:46am 06.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1350 Anyone in the greater Boston area have a proper Battery Lug crimping tool (FTZ or similar) with Dies
Chart Plotter installation Birchy at 4:29am 06.19.13 Catalina 310 4/1167 Just purchased a Garmin GPSMAP 541. Need to install and wire for power. Suggestions or guidance appr
Purchasing 45CC Gatch30 at 4:16am 06.19.13 Big Boats 6/1339 I am coming very close to purchasing a 2008 45CC that has never been commissioned. The dealer has be
MaGregor 25 Towing Question salexander at 2:17am 06.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1578 I recently purchased a MaGregor 25 and was wondering if I would be able to tow it with a 4 cylinder
Heavy Wind Sailing on Oday 25 geehaw at 10:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1460 I was wondering what other Oday 25 owners use for sail configuration in winds over 25 MPH? Last week
Questions about side to side play in my swing keel tkiss13 at 8:42pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1120 I have a 1981 McGregor 25 and I'm curious to see if anyone else has any play in the swing keel movin
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 8:12pm 06.18.13 Destinations 0/1895 Launched our 26m in lake tahoe. Experiencing some rigging problems especially with furler. Should a
Looking for a Yanmar 120 key billmind at 7:51pm 06.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/2298 I just acquired a 1978 S2-9.2A with a 1978 vintage Yanmar YSB12 deisel. I have only one key for it.
8 hp long shaft motor CCrane2299 at 7:42pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 4/713 I have put my 2.5 Suzuki on my boat. It is more than adequate for what I use it for. I now have the
door hardware raye at 7:01pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1670 We have just purchased a 1991 Beneteau 38M, a few questions. Do I leave the batteries switched on al
Hunter 22 or 216 Owner Chuck_Linda at 6:53pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 5/880 I'm looking for a Hunter 22 (2011 or newer) or a Hunter 216 owner in the Northern Michigan area. We
max pro prop install e swartz at 6:32pm 06.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1096 i have a 35 hp yanmar in an 88 hunter 37.5 legend where do i set the x mark on a max prop 3 blade pl
Just a little braggin' (3) Team118 at 5:45pm 06.18.13 Catalina 30 4/994 On my first cruise this spring, I stupidly took the boat out in 25+ kt winds and 4-6' seas. Certainl
O'Day 35 cabin cushions Ron10215 at 5:28pm 06.18.13 Bigger Boats 1/746 Need a couple replacement buttons for the setee cushions. They are original in great shape and are N
Battery Box Scott B at 5:19pm 06.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/12064 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
H260 cockpit table Gypsea Kids at 4:29pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/733 Any H260 owners have the plans or photos of the previous models (H26) cockpit table? We'd like to i
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 4:14pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/781 Have launched the boat on lake tahoe . However am experiencing rigging problems particularly with f
Solar? phxfan at 4:06pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 14/2312 New to me old to you how many watts solar to keep my 1 deep cycle going...Only run mp3 player, it la
Mainsail Traveller julian h at 3:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1106 I have an Oday 27, my Mainsail Traveller has always been in front of the main cabin hatchway. Has an
bilge pump cockpit handle jmhenry at 3:09pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1276 I purchased an '88 Pearson 31 last year. It was missing the bilge pump handle for the cockpit. I've

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Stopping engine jviss at 10:45am 07.25.22 Definitely shut engine down before turning the key. Have you killed the diodes in your alternator
How soon is to soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:32am 07.25.22
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad DArcy at 10:31am 07.25.22 Years ago we made this trip in the heat of summer. We found good relief by blocking the cockpit sc
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 10:20am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk NYSail at 10:13am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, th
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring mgrouch at 10:01am 07.25.22 You can give a try to BBN Marine OS. There are more options for monitoring dashboards. Via NodeRed,
Spinnaker Halyard. Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 07.25.22 That is halyard wrap and the only way to prevent it is to keep the halyard away from the halyard swi
How soon is to soon? Hollyberry at 9:47am 07.25.22 If your interim 'storage' location is remote from where you live, on-the-hard makes more sense once
Stopping engine kappykaplan at 9:44am 07.25.22 I don't think it's a decompression handle - rather a fuel stop handle. I have one that I pull, then
Stopping engine Scott T-Bird at 9:44am 07.25.22 Definitely shut engine down before turning the key. Have you killed the diodes in your alternator y
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 9:44am 07.25.22 I couldn't find a single device that is all of a ratcheting block with stantion mount and ratchetin
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 07.25.22 In my experience, it doesn't take long to find a suitable boat unless you are extremely picky. So t
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.25.22 It's never too soon! It's almost always too late! :biggrin: I don't really understand your intent
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 9:17am 07.25.22 well, now that j111 is not the winner. not anything. and so it goes:banghead:
How soon is to soon? dlochner at 9:12am 07.25.22 It is never too early to look for the retirement boat. You may start today and find it tomorrow or i
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 07.25.22 On a Catalina 30? Or are you sailing a larger boat now? I think the stability of a Catalina 30 wou
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:06am 07.25.22 I would contact SBO for the part. Looks to me like it's made of cast aluminum and cracked due to loa
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 8:58am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? first change will be a
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Windpilot at 8:36am 07.25.22 Contact Allan at Seatek in long Beach for the part, maybe he can recommend a rigger that can replace
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:08am 07.25.22

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