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Meals, Cooking and Galley life aboard smaller boats.... centerline at 4:37am 07.18.13 Ask All Sailors 61/14012 I am a guy that enjoys cooking as much as I do eating and for many years I have enjoyed the boating
Under Sink Water Filter med2463 at 12:19am 07.18.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2080 We are installing a new galley countertop, sink and faucet on our boat. While doing that want to in
Coming in this evening on SF Bay. (2) Hartley at 10:01pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1215 I got tired of working on the boat this evening, so I went out to Ferry Point (Point Richmond) and t
sail repair trainmanjess at 9:12pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1366 hello all I have developed a problem... I need some repairs done to my mainsail... I am not in a p
hunter 22 trailer Dave Ritter at 9:09pm 07.17.13 Smaller Boats 10/3188 I have an 81 hunter 22 with a swing keel sitting on a magic tilt trailer. I am rebuilding the trail
1980 Bayliner dlblake32 at 7:39pm 07.17.13 Other Sailboats 0/3029 I have a 1980 (or so) Bayliner 18' that is hull # BLBM44A80380. My local sailboat shop said I could
Solar power richiewil at 7:23pm 07.17.13 Smaller Boats 7/1949 What size solar power should I install? I have two deep cell batteries and I am out most weekends.
rollerfurler for a 30' oday tacocapa at 7:05pm 07.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/714 am looking for a roller furler and jib for a oday 30' call 1-315-769-3267 or 315-250-0370 ask for B
Lido 14 sailor mark at 6:45pm 07.17.13 Trailer Sailors 5/3580 Hi guys..Im considering buying a Lido 14.I don't know much about her but I believe she is 1994 with
Sticking mainsail bnewt at 5:23pm 07.17.13 Catalina 30 13/2723 New to the forums. Just bought my first boat and all is very new to me. Need advice on what to use t
Mac 19 Tntimbo at 5:09pm 07.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2933 I have found a Mac 19 in very nice condition and am seriously thinking about pulling the trigger. It
Hey Keith RECESS at 4:26pm 07.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/770 How has the summer been on the IP?
I dont know the terminology (1) Oblivionboyj at 3:51pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2399 I was wondering if there is a name for the small fixture that the anchor chain passes through to get
Prop Walk dancan51 at 3:25pm 07.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2875 I have just purchased a 1984 Hunter 31. I cannot back the boat out the the dock and turn the stern t
minifish daggerboard Ferne Winborne at 3:09pm 07.17.13 AMF 4/9149 Anyone know the dimensions of a minifish daggerboard or where I can buy one. This is about a 1977 mo
removing prop shaft H27 (2006) afelkey at 2:35pm 07.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1002 What is the easiest way to remove the prop shaft, drop rudder or pull strut? Ended up dropping the
main sail problems cgusto at 1:15pm 07.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2916 I have recently purchased 2008 Beneteau 343. When pulling out the main sail it gets hung up at the
Angles through line organizers nestorph at 12:54pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1625 I'm about to install some line organizers on my deck and am working with some time spacing. Are the
What size boat? Udacha at 12:24pm 07.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1573 Hello All, I have been on a quest for several months to find the right size cruising sailboat. Hu
Reefing Setup on H310 KenK13623 at 11:37am 07.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1203 I have a 2000 H310 (bought it about 6 years ago) that has 2 reef points on the main with 2 reef line

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Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:59am 01.31.23 Finally stopped raining so I could uncover the boat and take a photo of the new flush mounted CNLink
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? jssailem at 8:58am 01.31.23 With all the interest in Lithium Batteries, perhaps a hi-tech fire blanket should be considered. He
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:51am 01.31.23 I forgot to mention that even though the CNLinko plug connectors say they are waterproof I have been
Quality Deck electrical connectors Rltgold at 8:44am 01.31.23 Project_Mayhem, Thanks for the link to the study, I looked it over briefly and need to sit down and
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 8:37am 01.31.23 Observations from investigating a lot of car and airplane fires over the years and looking at a few
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! (3) sailcapt340 at 8:24am 01.31.23
And this is? walt at 8:07am 01.31.23 Jim, correct about surge from being plugged into a marina AC. True for your boat or home. This artic
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 7:52am 01.31.23 That is excellent advice. Where should one test fire extinguishers? It feels like a bad idea to disc
And this is? (1) JamesG161 at 7:32am 01.31.23 per a ABYC standard, that has merged with their Electrical Standard. The Potection Zone is this kn
And this is? stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 01.31.23 ^^^ Maybe the most authoritative, evidence-based post on the subject I have seen in this thread. Esp
Mast cleat ckreitlein at 7:26am 01.31.23 I am pleased to report I found the exact cleats ... at US SPARS, Gainesville, Fl...$18 each....
Spinnaker on Hunter e33 rbrentsaunders at 7:03am 01.31.23 Hi @rbrentsaunders Congrats on the new boat! The manual for your boat is here: Link to manual On pa
And this is? (2) walt at 6:51am 01.31.23 My .02 FYI, "grounding" the mast does not mean you need to have a chunk of bare metal in the water.
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? BigEasy at 6:49am 01.31.23 What CO2 extinguishers are you using? Quick search reveals prices over $200 for a 5 lb CO2 model.
Quality Deck electrical connectors JBP-PA at 6:47am 01.31.23 CNLinko looks very promising, thank you. I share your love of the Sea Dog connectors, especially the
Hunter Logo Removal Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 01.31.23 Having never done it, I can only defer to those who have described their method which was the pruden
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:16am 01.31.23 Strongly suggest that everyone actually try using an extinguisher Often people use them wrong in
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? RoyS at 6:15am 01.31.23 With regard to 12 VDC electrical fires: Many boats have poor to non-existent fusing on their batteri
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:12am 01.31.23 Boat size matters... On my wee little boat, I have 3 small ABC, on our previous 38 footer, we had
deck latch rgranger at 6:05am 01.31.23 Do you have any pictures?

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