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who has taken a small boat to the Bahamas campuscab at 3:25am 03.18.13 Trailer Sailors 29/9598 I want to go from Florida to The West End in May. I want to trailer my Cal 20 down and will need mar
Pearson 303 StarGazer II gets its new crew (4) MRStarGazer at 11:16pm 03.17.13 Pearson 5/2728 Pearson 303 StarGazer II gets its new look HI everyone.. Thought I would share my new logo's with
Need a good electrician in San Diego ASAP Levin at 9:38pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2093 Hello all, So tonight I took my boat out for a very short motor and when I got back to the dock
Procuring of a Rudder and Tiller cobis2798 at 7:53pm 03.17.13 Catalina 22 3/1013 So my friends and I (all teenagers) recently salvaged a (1985?) Catalina 22 foot sailboat in the are
AM / FM Antenna Ted at 7:42pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/9780 I would like to add an AM / FM antenna to the music system on my boat. I would like to have somethin
Stuffing Box leaking (1) kingsailor at 7:33pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 4/1947 62240.vBThe locking nut on my stuffing box is frozen in place and I have a leak while standing still
What do you do with a broken keel ? (1) AnchorDragger at 7:07pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 23/12970 On Saturday my Wavelength 24 went aground on rocks. Wave action pounded the keel until about 12 inc
'87 Oday 272 fuel system cbourne200 at 7:06pm 03.17.13 Bigger Boats 29/7877 Saturday we powered out of marina, but when wind died later in afternoon, Westerbeje 10-2 wouldn't s
B361 and Volvo Shaft Seal grease and burp? (1) luken7 at 6:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/8757 Evening all. I've been searching across the web regarding the Volvo shaft seal and the need to greas
port windows trainmanjess at 6:02pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1379 hello all i was out on my Mac25 today.. i was taking measurements and looking over the hull and de
new windows glenn and Ina hanson at 5:47pm 03.17.13 Catalina 30 6/1995 I bought new windows for my cat 30 last spring. I got the idea from this forum. I love the new windo
Catalina 36 mkI hull to deck joint. sails at 5:45pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 1/2141 i'm considering purchasing a 1983 Catalina 36. There is several feet of cracks in the gel coat on t
Racing a 1985 Hunter 23 with a code zero hi1cotton at 5:34pm 03.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/962 I bought this boat 2 years ago. I race it in Colorado. The first thing I did was sand the bottom smo
Hunter 37.5 legend Mast Georgieboy at 4:58pm 03.17.13 Parts Search 1/1640 I just wanted to mention to all - I am looking for a mast and boom for a 38 ft Hunter. If anyone kno
Hanging Out in Portsmouth, VA. (4) Roger Long at 4:40pm 03.17.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5274 I ran down to Portsmouth on Friday and discovered a great town where I had a nice dinner before head
thru hull plug stevieb at 3:52pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3616 I am restoring a 24' sloop. I removed the old toilet and would like to plug up the thru hulls. Rathe
forestay length? mac 25... centerline at 3:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/857 what is the original forestay length on a mac25? I am going to replace it with 5/32 and it needs t
Halyard line Keith3981 at 2:48pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 I have a 22' Catalina, I am getting ready to change the main sail halyard line. Does anyone know the
Size Boom Tent BLue Dream at 2:13pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1010 Could someone give me the measurements -length and width- for a boom tent for a Beneteau 50. Hav
Retirement: boat or condo? Pat T at 2:06pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 34/5877 Contemplating retirement with the Admiral which is a few years away. Will probably stay in Illinois

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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
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 10:06am 01.30.23 Certainly without a powerful vang the lack of a traveler would be a deal breaker for me... OTOH lo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:04am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 9:50am 01.30.23 Thanks to all who responded. Mains are not cheap so I really wanted to get what I need this time ar
I'm changing out my batteries Benny17441 at 9:31am 01.30.23 If those are your only power needs I think you may be wasting money on much excess power The rule o
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Bob S at 9:24am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a 4
Beneteau First 24 Question Hollyberry at 9:22am 01.30.23 Certainly without a powerful vang the lack of a traveler would be a deal breaker for me... OTOH loa
Hunter 380 waste tank (1) George Braun at 9:16am 01.30.23 here is what we were faced with - picture taken down through the starboard stern locker. Haven't com
Hunter 380 waste tank CAVU at 9:10am 01.30.23 Thanks for the info. I am trying to get an inspection camera to view the bottom of that fitting, and
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Benny17441 at 9:03am 01.30.23 Good anchorages at Egmont Key and up the Manatee River. Other is downtown St. Petersburg in front
Hunter 380 waste tank George Braun at 8:55am 01.30.23 we have a 2008 36, pretty close in design of the stern. waste tank was installed before deck went on
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 01.30.23 If you don't mind, please share your finding as the mechanical end of these things always interests
lithium battery conversion Boatdog41 at 8:45am 01.30.23 Did you insure the charger you had was compatible for use with a litium battery? I looked into conve
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 8:44am 01.30.23 Remember that every job you estimate for time will be at least 5X as long..... Yea that's about ri
Hunter 41ac Keel question Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 01.30.23 Upon retirement I think Hunter switched back to cast iron due to the cost of lead Yipes, what yea
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 8:36am 01.30.23 I find it is the time I've got to schedule, otherwise it will be mid summer and I'm still on the ha
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion Leeward Rail at 8:36am 01.30.23 What did standard Horizon say about fixing the ds-1 display ?

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