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423 saloon dinette conversion to bed Riverdaze at 2:36pm 11.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/933 I just took ownership of a 2007 two cabin 423. There is no filler cushion on board but I do see the
Hunter 49 Spreader Height tkwhalen at 1:50pm 11.15.22 Big Boats 0/428 Hoping to get an answer with driving 2.5 hours to the boat. Does anybody know how far off the deck t
Racing Boat ID (5) Project_Mayhem at 11:32am 11.15.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1018 I spotted this at the yard. Sharp looking boat. Anyone know what kind it is? The one next to it is m
Boat Launch and Trailer Parking (1) hattha at 11:17am 11.15.22 Trailer Sailors 2/21 I have a 3BR / 2BA unit available for rent that is on the gulf side in Perdido Key. We have a privat
Shirt Exchange (4) Marmalade at 11:11am 11.15.22 Ask All Sailors 0/425 Have some leftover crew shirts from this year, and was wondering anyone would be interested in a shi
Racor 110A ivieto at 9:48am 11.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 1/827
H26 Trailer Keel Tray dleddy at 9:31am 11.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1055
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 7:38am 11.15.22 Mid-Size Boats 14/2927 Does anyone have any sage advice on how to maintain the teak interior on a Hunter 320 (or similar ve
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose (2) artboas at 11:29pm 11.14.22 Big Boats 15/1977 So,, as noted on another post, I decided to strip out all my really smelly Sani hose. I ran into a c
O'Day 30 Barnacle Phil at 8:55pm 11.14.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1044
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? Steve L22188 at 7:50pm 11.14.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1417 Went to the boat to winterize it this afternoon. After just two days shy of 9 years my two 12-volt
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 3:12pm 11.14.22 Catalina 310 3/1324 For the recently delivered C315 owners can you confirm the yanmar engine model number (21hp) and th
Selden / Furlex 100s - "Outer Hub" (Part B14) rhiggins at 11:13am 11.14.22 Parts Search 4/957 Fortunately this plastic part failed at the dock. I found one website (Mauripro Sailing) that appea
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 9:52pm 11.13.22 Ask All Sailors 57/4615 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anothe
Mystic to Quincy Russell26 at 4:18pm 11.13.22 Destinations 15/2163 Planning a maiden voyage from Mystic to Quincy Ma. Any suggestions on course. Have 4 days to do this
Garhauer sale Cederholm at 1:32pm 11.13.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1035
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 7:14am 11.13.22 Big Boats 29/4506 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my plan
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (2) AllenC57 at 3:17am 11.13.22 Catalina 310 7/2150 The latest addition to my boat was this 560 Ah LiFePo4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate ) battery build. It c
C310 Vertical Windlass Refit (6) AllenC57 at 2:26am 11.13.22 Catalina 310 2/1081 The windlass that came with the 310 was nearly useless to me (only slightly better than not having o
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 8:40pm 11.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 33/4271 Hey all, I'm trying to figure out the coolant on our new to us Westerbeke 42. I want to do a coolant

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H340 'Wobbly Wheel' (2) sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 01.03.25
Shore Tender jssailem at 2:27pm 01.03.25 Looks like a better option than what you first proposed. "Thoughts?" was your query. You really nee
Shore Tender jpiombo67 at 1:20pm 01.03.25 Interesting, it was only $329 when I looked at it on Amazon. It is far better than the first on yo
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 dlochner at 1:13pm 01.03.25 I'm not a big fan of leaving electric lights and heating devices plugged in and turned when the boat
Vendee Globe 2024! PaulK at 1:13pm 01.03.25 With 4000 miles to go there's about 100 miles separating first and second place. Dailn has recapture
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Rich 35.5 at 1:10pm 01.03.25 I have shore power Incandescent bulbs are getting hard to find in the US, and the 200W heat lamp
Shore Tender dlochner at 1:10pm 01.03.25 Interesting, it was only $329 when I looked at it on Amazon. It is far better than the first on you
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 12:55pm 01.03.25 Sodebo now approaching Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean at about 34 knots, 200-some miles ahe
Shore Tender (1) jpiombo67 at 12:52pm 01.03.25 Saw this one on Amazon. $350 Thoughts? Just using it to go from anchorage to shore.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 jssailem at 12:34pm 01.03.25 will set up a light on a thermostat Use an Incandescent or a halogen light bulb. LEDs do not put o
Rotating Furling Drum jssailem at 12:30pm 01.03.25 I think you can hold the mast in place, tying the jib halyard to the bow, undue the forestay and rot
Knot for Docking in BC jssailem at 12:26pm 01.03.25 Happy New Year Stu. Happy New Year to you as well, Ted. I'm looking forward to doing some docking t
Knot for Docking in BC jssailem at 12:25pm 01.03.25 Yes
Knot for Docking in BC Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.03.25 Do an internet search on docking with bull rails. There are many video how-tos out there.
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? grevelle at 11:23am 01.03.25 Hi Mark - The efficiency improvement is ~5-8% of the field amps, so about 5 watts savings for a typi
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 11:08am 01.03.25 Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the fur
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 10:54am 01.03.25 I have shore power and will set up a light on a thermostat. I will also re-install two access covers
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 10:19am 01.03.25 Thanks, John, I'll try that. It sounds a bit like a trucker's hitch, is that right?
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Irish NC at 10:14am 01.03.25 Thanks for the welcome and quick response. I ran 12v directly to the solenoid and it ran the motor.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 BarryL at 9:57am 01.03.25 Hi, Do you have shore power? If so, hanging a 60W incandescent light in the engine compartment shou

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