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Wing sail - new and revolutionary, or is it? Bosman at 10:49am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1862 For those of you who watch America's Cup, you most likely remember how the BMW Oracle trimaran used
Main Sail for O'day 25 alangroskopf at 10:48am 02.15.13 Parts Search 1/3841 I am looking for a used Main Sail for an O'day 25' center board boat until I can come up with the ca
Automatic Bilge Pump Cycling? druid at 10:38am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 16/5836 I just bought a Rule Automatic bilge pump, and I'm a bit concerned about the way it works. Apparentl
Lazarette latches (1) paulj at 10:06am 02.15.13 Catalina 310 5/3598 Replaced all leg shagging exterior lazarette latches with this ss flush mount pull ring. Looking
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... Skip Gundlach at 7:36am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2478 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... Any boat, if it's been modified greatly, and/or if it's sat up
Sea Water Pump not pumping! Kenny C at 7:14am 02.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 11/6100 This is for a 1982 Universal M-30 with a Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump. Last weekend started the engi
Wind machine seadaddler at 5:37am 02.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1084 My wind machine has been acting up for about a year now and was stopping and than would start workin
hard starting John R at 4:56am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1888 A few months ago I posted about having found some algae in my (diesel) fuel. I got rid of the fuel a
Remotron gas driven space heater john Gerard at 3:52am 02.15.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/5925 Doing up a Broom 30 which I recently purchased and it has a Remotron heater which previous owner d
Miami Strictly Sail Show CYQK at 3:07am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1347 Hello from Miami Well, this sure as heck beats -35 degrees!!!!!! FLL Bill thanks for the recomen
Trailer Tires & Wheels sumrvl at 7:52pm 02.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1340 My MacG 1981 trailer has tires sized L78 15. I am thinking these are maybe the origimal tires, but s
$1 boat. jfrench at 7:41pm 02.14.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/10763 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/3616882373.html 1981 Cat 22 broken keel cable, no trai
20006 Hunter 25 mast struts acwku at 6:27pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 6/1711 I went to check on my boat today which is covered for the winter with the mast up. I discovered that
H450 outboard motor lift Captain Brian at 6:09pm 02.14.13 Big Boats 1/796 Hey guys. I looked at a St Croix outboard motor crane/lift. Has anyone out there installed one on
SSB Receiver bobtigar at 5:27pm 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3614 A friend gave me a SI-TEX Receiver Model #HF3/HF3M. I have no manual or instruction sheets with the
replacing mainsail halyard tallpall51 at 4:43pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 4/1144 hi guys, i need help replacing mainsail halyard on a 25.5 hunter. thx, paul
replacing mainsail halyard help tallpall51 at 4:41pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/1398 hi guys, help me please. i have a idea but it may not be correct. best/easiest way to replace mainsa
French vessel registration numbers Ed Caldwell at 3:42pm 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1492 The USCG is being obstinate about needing a registration number on the Sea Service form used to docu
how to step mast capitolamike at 1:16pm 02.14.13 Day Sailers 9/2265 A friend of mine just was given an 79 O'Day 22 that has always been in the water. He wants to bring
Heading to Greece for a week. Suggestions? Jackdaw at 12:33pm 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2574 We're off. The Admiral and I are off for a week in Greece, sailing a Pogo 12.50. It will be cool wea

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Cape may 663 bridge clearance jssailem at 7:11pm 06.22.22 Not true Dave. You were correct for your experience. What I intended to say was the boat owner mus
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Scott T-Bird at 7:04pm 06.22.22 When the bridges crossing the ICW were built some of the field engineering was off a little and the
Knotmeter jssailem at 7:04pm 06.22.22 It makes sense. I was inverse.
Fridge time-on measurement Stu Jackson at 6:47pm 06.22.22 Mark, do you have an ammeter in your panel? Turn off everything else for 1/2 or an hour and do as S
Cape may 663 bridge clearance dlochner at 6:34pm 06.22.22 It is great to get others observations/experiences. Trust your own calculations when it comes to na
Fridge time-on measurement Don S/V ILLusion at 6:33pm 06.22.22 Assuming what you really want to know is the draw over a specific period rather than simply on/off i
Knotmeter Hello Below at 6:26pm 06.22.22
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 (2) rhiggins at 6:22pm 06.22.22 Pulled my tank this evening. Previous owner tried to repair the aluminum tank with fiberglass. If a
Fridge time-on measurement PaulK at 6:00pm 06.22.22 Take 30 minutes of your day. Measure the cycle time on and off during this time. Multiple this by 4
Cape may 663 bridge clearance jssailem at 5:56pm 06.22.22 It is great to get others observations/experiences. Trust your own calculations when it comes to nav
Fridge time-on measurement Steve_Catalina at 5:55pm 06.22.22 Take 30 minutes of your day. Measure the cycle time on and off during this time. Multiple this by 48
Knotmeter jssailem at 5:54pm 06.22.22 Ok DArcy.... how I worked the problem. I know it is old hat to write the problem on the board. Would
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 5:27pm 06.22.22 Very nice! I like: A) that leather wheel cover B) the wheel brake Did you add those yourself?
Bow Thruster didn't work - cannot be activated miraculix at 5:02pm 06.22.22 The relay would only make sense if the only time terminal #86 went hot with the engine running and
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 4:27pm 06.22.22
Fridge time-on measurement Johnb at 4:27pm 06.22.22 By knowing how many ampere-hours (about 35) are delivered and the typical current (about 5 amps) I h
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. (1) Epic1969 at 4:24pm 06.22.22 It Floats! But more importantly steel centerboard moves freely!
Fridge time-on measurement DayDreamer41 at 4:05pm 06.22.22 Couldn't it be done with a Hobbs hour meter in parrallel with the circuit? Edit - I guess you have
Fridge time-on measurement Rich Stidger at 4:01pm 06.22.22
Outboard Battery Charging JoeWhite at 3:49pm 06.22.22 Rectifier simply means diode. It makes the current flow only in one direction. They do not regulate

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