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Cutlass Bearing aka Prop Shaft Bearing patricia01 at 12:26pm 07.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1278 I have a 2003 Beneteau 243 and want to replace the cutlass bearing but am not sure what size to orde
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 4... Skip Gundlach at 12:20pm 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/843 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 4... My apologies for the late posting - we, among
Cat 28 mk II wing keel too tender? losey at 12:16pm 07.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1173 I'm considering purchase of a 1994 Catalina 28 mk II with a wing keel. I am a bit concerned about ho
1988 McGregger 26' transom plug alabamaranger at 11:13am 07.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1689 I am looking at a 1988 McGregger 26'. The question I was wondering is the threaded plug on the botto
Gate Eye SEAMATE II at 10:56am 07.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/842 Does anyone know if the life line gate eyes on a Hunter 320 are 1/4 or 5/16 x 24 thread?
Bridge Question kpgraci at 10:39am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1490 If with mast up I can easily pass under a drawbridge do I still need to hail the bridge operator? :c
2014 Cruiser Challenge XV? CaptDon01 at 10:34am 07.15.13 Catalina 22 0/1418 The annual "Cruiser Challenge" just ended. This race started out as a grudge match between the West
Needed Choke Cable ECARP at 10:07am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1303 I have been searching for a 13' foot choke cable for my Tartan 34. The 12'foot one that NAPA has is
"Get the camera" lokiii at 9:02am 07.15.13 Day Sailers 1/1164 Since I'm logged in, thought I'd share. I was sailing by myself in Morro Bay yesterday and headi
Engine Hour meter HOBOS at 8:46am 07.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6883 Digital display for hour engine hour meter not working. Wondering about most likely cause. Sending
Replacing mast step on O'Day 222 bischopj at 8:33am 07.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1167 Hi, I have an O'Day 222 with a Z-spar mast step. I broke the aluminum casing and need to replace it.
Accessing Barnegat Inlet from ICW Randy6414 at 8:27am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1371 In the next week or so I may be moving a boat from Tom's River, New Jersey to Southern New Jersey.
Switching Gas Tanks Problem-Or is it just me? foursail22701 at 8:12am 07.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 11/2650 It's happened again. Ran out of fuel this weekend and tried to move the fuel line from tank 1 (empt
down angle transmission carengin at 8:05am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/983 I am buying a new yanmar 21hp that according to the seller could only come with a 8 degree down angl
Hunter 320 life line size SEAMATE II at 8:00am 07.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1475 does anyone know the size of the life line on a 2001 Hunter 320?
Failure to launch - with a happy ending. kpgraci at 7:29am 07.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1065 So much for my planning skills. Got everything ready, checked tides, checked weather, packed up the
G-10 Meriachee at 6:55am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1548 Last week I sent an inquiry to McMaster-Carr about obtaining a piece of G-10 so that I could build a
Trident 101 vs. Shields 101 Sanitation Hose Rick D at 6:19am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/7679 I am replacing my aft sanitation hoses since they have become calcified too bad to redeem. The origi
Sailing pictures (2) jorg027 at 6:06am 07.15.13 Smaller Boats 2/942 My son took a great photo of our 23, Teachers Pet, yesterday from his jet ski. I figured I could use
Loose Footed Rigging DockH at 6:02am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/828 Acquired a Rhodes 22 1978 with in mast furling loose footed. Might have been an upgrade. No instruct

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Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 11:35am 01.30.23 Here's some data I collected last year. The batteries were 2 Group 31 Firefly batteries with a char
And this is? walt at 11:26am 01.30.23 Grounding your Sailboat, reduces your chances of a direct strike. I dont think this is true. Ground
Seattle area surveyors. Terry Cox at 11:25am 01.30.23 Anyone care to recommend a surveyor for a 1978 34ft sailboat? Hired Global Marine Surveyors, Inc.
Oday 25 portlights (2) racenmotorsports at 11:25am 01.30.23 Sorry for the long delay but here is an update on the portlights. We actually put the portlights in
And this is? Zom-B-Land at 11:23am 01.30.23 Howdy Jim. Any info is appreciated. Thanks zom-b on my friends??
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? BigEasy at 11:20am 01.30.23 Just did a fire webinar on Saturday AM. Following is a listing of on board fire sources from highest
And this is? JamesG161 at 11:12am 01.30.23 That is what I was always taught as well as don't hang on to the stays or metal rigging. What is yo
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? jssailem at 11:03am 01.30.23 Dry Chemical and a FIRE BLANKET. If most fires are oil or gas, then you need to be able to "TURN O
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? kappykaplan at 10:57am 01.30.23 Dry chemical in my galley.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source (1) dlochner at 10:49am 01.30.23 Good point - but when running a generator with it's inherence fuel consumption, I'm always looking
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:38am 01.30.23 The charger has to match the battery chemistry. A 20 amp charger is adequate for a couple of Group
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? dlochner at 10:37am 01.30.23 Prayer - easy cleanup; effective? Very affective once the fire reaches the waterline. We have a
Seattle area surveyors. jssailem at 10:30am 01.30.23 Here is a listing of Accredited Marine Surveyor's https://www.marinesurvey.org/surveyors/united-sta
And this is? (2) walt at 10:30am 01.30.23 Curious if those standards differentiate between salt and fresh water? For example, the square foot
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:26am 01.30.23 Having a bit of a problem following this thread just between you and me. However if I was charging
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sail sfbay at 10:20am 01.30.23 sailpablo.......a new cruising laminate furling mainsail will mitigate jamming in my experience on m
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 10:19am 01.30.23 Did you insure the charger you had was compatible for use with a litium battery? I looked into conv
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 10:17am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source LloydB at 10:16am 01.30.23 Having a bit of a problem following this thread just between you and me. However if I was charging a
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source tfox2069 at 10:06am 01.30.23 I considered converting a Honda generator to run off of propane, but in our area the only places I c

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