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Lazarette lock for H23 Chris14830 at 5:59pm 06.27.13 Smaller Boats 4/982 Hi, has anyone put a lock of some kind on the lazarette hatch on a Hunter 23? I'll be using some pub
Inboard Perkins 30HP Diesel Overheating (6) damoses1 at 5:52pm 06.27.13 Ask All Sailors 41/10873 Hello everyone. My name is David and I'm fairly new to sailing. My wife and I have owned our boat
Got to love West Marine Jim Seamans at 4:52pm 06.27.13 Ask All Sailors 30/4429 Was there on Wednesday to pick up a couple of items. Trying to price match... Sorry sir we only pr
Pearson 39-2 manual cromer at 3:51pm 06.27.13 Pearson 4/4306 Does anyone have a manual for a 1987-1991 Pearson 39-2? I just purchased a 1989 model that doesn't
No, I'm Not Kidding........... (1) Maine Sail at 2:22pm 06.27.13 Ask All Sailors 28/3429 If a picture is worth a thousand words this one is worth 10k.....:D ("I don't think my battery monit
New to Sailing Uno Mast at 2:17pm 06.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1428 Hello everyone. I've spent a lot of time reading posts on this website in hopes of being prepared.
Looking for SoCal C-22's for NEW FLEET! CaptDon01 at 11:30am 06.27.13 Catalina 22 3/761 OK, you live in the SoCal area, and wondering where are the other C-22's? What are they doing? Who
Tuning my V25 Rigging RonRock at 8:45am 06.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1099 I finally got my new forestay and Johnson lever installed. Now I am having a difficult time getting
The "To-Do" List Just Got Bigger JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:34am 06.27.13 Catalina 310 6/1913
Bridge Height Restrictions jebit at 8:06am 06.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1622 We are considering the purchase of a home on Lake Wylie. Can you tell me about any bridges across th
Fire Destroyed Hunter 26 Trailer jsd6410 at 6:59am 06.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/757 Lost my 1995 Hunter 26 trailer in the Black Forest CO fire. Good news is the boat wasn't on the tra
7 Aboard US Schooner Missing merlinuxo at 6:16am 06.27.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1325 Hope they show up! http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/aboard-us-schooner-missing-south-pa
Handheld VHF radio Ted at 5:52am 06.27.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4762 I am ready to replace my handheld VHF radio. I'm considering the Standard Horizon HX851 which has a
Tanzer 28 sewage tank Manureva at 5:29am 06.27.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/3167 Anybody had issue with these tank. It look like fibreglass , should i try patching the drip and whic
transporting the outboard Wayne Steinhour at 3:56am 06.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1204 I have been transporting my outboard in the back of my pickup because I am nervous about the thought
PLB w GPS time delay JohnShannon at 11:13pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1609 So I am thinking of getting a PLB with integrated GPS, I am interested in the ACR 375+ model. This
Boot Line Question (1) Hamsandwich at 10:53pm 06.26.13 Catalina 22 12/2425 Ok all you C-22 Gurus I have a question, may be a stupid question, but I never painted a boat before
C-22 Nationals Road Trip Thoughts (7) CaptDon01 at 7:53pm 06.26.13 Catalina 22 1/747 Finally home from the C-22 Nationals! We pulled in late last night and were too tired to un-pack eve
H34 complete refit Guillaume C. at 7:29pm 06.26.13 Big Boats 11/2178 Here's an interesting one! http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1986/Hunter-Hunter-34-2547219/Miami/FL
Changing st40 to st60 Dutchess at 6:49pm 06.26.13 Big Boats 13/4374 I want to change my old st40 to st60. The problem is the old head units have three wires from a ray

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Sunbird Battery Box Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 04.18.23 If a battery can hold in acid+water, then theoretically it should be able to keep water out Floode
Buying new sails ShawnL at 3:17pm 04.18.23 I second Rolly Tasker and thesailwarehouse.com. I purchased a new 110 jib from them when I bought m
More efficient way to clean gears? smokey73 at 3:15pm 04.18.23 Just to clarify: Are you suggesting that SuperLube PTFE grease would be a good substitute for the L
Sunbird Battery Box Project_Mayhem at 3:11pm 04.18.23 How are you planning on charging this battery? That will also have an influence on how you install i
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:11pm 04.18.23 214755
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? ShawnL at 3:08pm 04.18.23 I had a similar incident 2 years ago when I hauled out for the season. Boat wasn't far enough forwa
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 3:08pm 04.18.23 Most of them are probably 12"x24-30". The big one is like 36-40"x16". If I go to the yard tomorrow I
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Maine Sail at 2:59pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:) Mostly ripping out stumps.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? kappykaplan at 2:55pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Davidasailor26 at 2:54pm 04.18.23
Pumpin up those fenders! kappykaplan at 2:53pm 04.18.23 How large is "very large"? Got a photo?
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:34pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement jviss at 2:20pm 04.18.23 changing the timing belt every 3 years What if you only run the engine 100 hours a year?
Best glue to adhere peeling numbers to dacron mainsail. Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 04.18.23 I would send an email to or call Sailrite. If anyone is willing to give out this information, and po
Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 1:55pm 04.18.23 If I was going to install a battery it would be inside the cuddy. It would be near the center boar
More efficient way to clean gears? sailcapt340 at 1:54pm 04.18.23 Not having seen a picture of what your gears look like and the amount of grease you are trying to cl
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 1:34pm 04.18.23 I think I might have just passed the decade mark. I'm pretty disappointed, I'd hoped ONE of you wou
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:29pm 04.18.23 What are you powering with this battery? if using it for a motor, how far do you travel per outing?
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Scott T-Bird at 1:25pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:)
More efficient way to clean gears? Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 04.18.23 I think I might have just passed the decade mark. I'm pretty disappointed, I'd hoped ONE of you wou

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