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Solar Panels Blane at 1:43pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2889 Being from Florida it's all about the sunshine and solar. I have read that you can buy solar panels
Engine compartment (1) paulj at 12:33pm 04.15.13 Catalina 310 14/2661 Looking at this area for storing engine spare parts or start battery location. paulj :troll:
Deck cleaning and restoration cbyl at 12:05pm 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/863 I purchased a 1967 O'Day Tempest last year and am looking to brighten the deck. Has faded badly over
Reasonable Canvas guy in Annapolis? Skipper at 11:54am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 41/6024 I'm educated, experienced, and talented at what I do. So why is it that a guy who sews canvas is ent
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 (1) karmadog at 11:36am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 5/1597 Hi all! I want to add a bimini top to my Cat22, but I have the main sheet release about two feet
Manuel Hunter 280 in French fredvanbochoven at 10:12am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1103 Hi there all Hunter sailors all over the world. Proud owner of a 1996 Hunter 280 based in the South
The GRAND Plan. Good or Bad idea mdsdurango at 9:49am 04.15.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4467
Universal diesel engine wiring harness jcb2 at 9:44am 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1409 I have an O'Day 31 and just pulled my Universal diesel (M18) out to remove the prop shaft. In doing
Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2339 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've
Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3663 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2722 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1200 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9444 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/998 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1972 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1739 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3564 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2965 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1271 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2885 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat

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Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 9:51am 04.19.23 Nice boat Joe. That is the kind of boat I love to teach sailing in. It is simple to use. I would dr
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 9:48am 04.19.23 I used to own a 170 and loved that little boat. We decided to get something less "tippy" for the gr
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 9:48am 04.19.23 SKOTBRO, It's apparent from the photos of the bottom that this boat has been beached a lot, which i
What is this plug on the transom? DArcy at 9:47am 04.19.23 I added a plug like that for the small 7W solar panel I used on my previous boat.
What is this plug on the transom? jon hansen at 9:46am 04.19.23 it's for a hand held spot light for the helmsman. say, finding bouys at night. however, good way to
New 170 sailor (8) SKOTBRO at 9:41am 04.19.23 I just bought a 2005 170. I used to sail sunfish as a kid and was pretty good at it, but I'm a litt
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? dlochner at 9:39am 04.19.23 @Terry Cox noted the color of the bronze is pink. This is a bad sign as it indicates the zinc in the
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 04.19.23 Yes, yes, yes, you're quite right. This discussion did not go well at all from people who should ha
What is this plug on the transom? (1) jssailem at 9:37am 04.19.23 Looks like a plug that's a DC power source :plus:
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? jssailem at 9:34am 04.19.23 Justin choose a day when the TEMP TIME is above the cure time. Check the boat hull is at the proper
What is this plug on the transom? Will Gilmore at 9:34am 04.19.23 I don't know too much about it, but could it be for a stern mounted radio antenna? Maybe the DC pow
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 (1) jssailem at 9:31am 04.19.23 Roger. I want to start with the understanding - I know you love your boat. Letting the freezer co
Need help to recognize a part NYSail at 9:31am 04.19.23 My anchor roller has the holes for the pins, however I don't use them. I lash the anchor in place an
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 9:12am 04.19.23 Now that the smoke has cleared. wledge about his pump. Good luck... Jim... Your comments are h
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Project_Mayhem at 9:09am 04.19.23 If you replace the window and frame with plexi then there's nothing for the interior trim to fasten
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country acrobatique at 9:03am 04.19.23 We have friends who have had a Canadian registered boat in the Eastern Caribbean for the last 20+ y
What is this plug on the transom? kappykaplan at 9:03am 04.19.23 Looks like a plug that's a DC power source for something that was once on the boat.
New sail advice needed jssailem at 8:58am 04.19.23 :plus: Assure the rig is complete. All halyards and rigging tuned and ready to hoist a sail (i.e. th
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS SuzyOneSock at 8:56am 04.19.23 Exactly! I told him the original trim would look better than any aftermarket flexible trim. I don't
New sail advice needed kappykaplan at 8:48am 04.19.23 Yeah, I suppose I kind of figured. :thumbup:

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