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Asym sheet blocks (2) jsalley at 5:58pm 06.20.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1370 Flew my new Doyle APC asym today for the first time - what a blast! 7 knots boat speed with 9 knots
Jib downhaul Fredn56 at 12:56pm 06.20.13 Catalina 22 6/2343 I am rigging a jib downhaul, and need advice on where to run the line back to the cockpit. Should i
Smart regulator GWG at 12:40pm 06.20.13 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3354 Is it possible and practical to modify the standard Yanmar 80 amp alternator with internal regulator
keel haul control line GregMartin22hunter at 11:10am 06.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/782 I'm installing a new line for my new keel for my Hunter 22. Should the line be rope or steel? How lo
stuffing box service alans at 10:50am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2413 hi, has any one repacked the stuffing box while in the water. seems like theres not enough room too
Mast Raising Problem herbertziegler at 10:50am 06.20.13 Catalina 22 20/3006 I recently purchased this boat and it the first time I have tried to raise the mast since I took it
Speaking of 'Telltales' Need help to find a link Flyboy69 at 10:43am 06.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3738 There was a link here at one time, I think... about trimming sails and steering relative to behaviou
Hunter 216 hydraulic lift and rudder ggrusso at 10:40am 06.20.13 Smaller Boats 1/1101 I am currently looking to buy a Hunter 216 but my concern is with the hydraulic lift and the rudder.
Pumping from all 3 water tanks DAVID BLOCH at 10:33am 06.20.13 Big Boats 2/757 We rarely pump from our three water tanks, since in the marina we're always connected to city water.
V22-forestay question QuinnMcColly at 9:51am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2788 Hello all! My wife and I wanted to rig our 'new to us' Macgregor V22. The problem we encounted was t
curious about battery charger specs rgarrison@gmail.com at 9:49am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1323 I recently bought a used Cat 30. There is a 5 amp battery charger installed charging 3 batteries. It
Multi-tester shemandr at 9:37am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1604 Both my multi testers are kaput. I need a new one and would like to get a decent one that is easy t
chemical dehumidifiers kpgraci at 9:21am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2021 I bought some of those damp-rid closet dehumidifiers, the ones that come on a hanger and have a plas
VolvoPenta D2-40B Elect. Diag. Needed crzhors at 8:36am 06.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1341 Hello from the jungle, Can anyone lend info on finding a Electrical Schematic for the 2007 D2-40B wi
Depth offset on 2012 H(e)33 Serena1 at 7:39am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1315 I would like to know what the distance is from the depth transducer to the bottom of the keel on a 2
Collecting tools to keep onboard IH82BL8 at 7:29am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 36/3609 I want to keep tools on the boat, separate from my tools at home. Initially I thought I'd buy a bas
Mainsail telltales gettinthere at 7:26am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1021 Looking for some best practice advice for attaching telltails to the edge of our dacron mainsail. Se
VC 17 bottom paint cruising for season in Florida Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:38am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3194 I'm thinking about taking our 356 down to Charlotte Harbor for the winter from Kentucky Lake. I nee
Rolling Ball - V22 Snoopi at 6:30am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1047 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Mac V22 - Rolling Ball Snoopi at 6:29am 06.20.13 Parts Search 0/3508 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre

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Salinity tester stickinthemud57 at 6:11pm 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Davidasailor26 at 6:04pm 01.24.23
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 5:03pm 01.24.23
Slip n slide! rgranger at 4:53pm 01.24.23 It had the chemical structure for Mestranol, the active ingredient in birth control pills. SICK!
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 4:47pm 01.24.23 Hi Jeff. Had a similar problem many years ago and wrote an article about it here: Hunter 42 Owner Mo
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:42pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type?
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:27pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? Th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Orbweaver at 4:12pm 01.24.23 Yea...I think this qualifies as a SPOT. (St---- Previous Owner Trick).
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Orbweaver at 4:08pm 01.24.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Head Discharge Pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 01.24.23 Any suggestions? Yes. The make of the head and what you've done so far to determine the cause of
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 3:59pm 01.24.23 Yeah Dow Chemicals When I was in college studying Chemistry we had a Department open house. So we
Teak Rub Rail (1) Gene Neill at 3:57pm 01.24.23 I happen to have a spare one. It's 1 1/4" high, 11/32" thick at the top.
Slip n slide! rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 That sounds like a slogan for a drug company! ;) Yeah Dow Chemicals
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 :facepalm:
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 rgranger at 3:33pm 01.24.23 The swept back spreaders is why you dont need a back stay on the H26. The sails splits on the H26 a
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Justin_NSA at 3:32pm 01.24.23 Did you get a motor and trailer with it?
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Richard19068 at 3:13pm 01.24.23 Assuming I found an OEM mast and boom, would the sails matter as much? As much as what?
Bermuda dLj at 3:10pm 01.24.23 As the Gulfstream makes its own weather, a "weather window" can be a bit deceiving. Once you are ou
Bermuda dLj at 3:06pm 01.24.23 The Schengen clock starts when you enter the Azores and would stop if you entered another territory
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 12:38pm 01.24.23 Having successfully built a couple hobby fish tanks in another life it was surprising to find that s

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