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Overnighting in Northeast US fasttalker372 at 2:48pm 02.17.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4456 Hello everyone. I became new member a few months ago and have really been enjoying all the advice a
Home Built Swing Stove merlinuxo at 2:36pm 02.17.13 Trailer Sailors 13/8819 I thought this was cool. The stove isn't home built but the gimbal is. http://lezliesworld.blogspot.
Looking for flotilla buddies heading south Bonzai at 1:21pm 02.17.13 Destinations 3/2329 Still getting trip south together...wanting to head to Abaco in the next 2 or 3 wks from Brunswick a
Mounting a transducer (2) Doc_holiday at 11:54am 02.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3603 I mentioned a while ago that Santa brought me a new garmin GPS / fish- depth finder for Chrsitmas. I
Is a Catalina 30 a good cruising boat for the Carribbean? larry7072 at 11:01am 02.17.13 Catalina 30 34/33627 My dream is to eventually snowbird in the US Virgin Islands in about 5 years. I have been sailing a
New Head (2) PrairieSchnooer at 10:14am 02.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1499 It's time to replace the head on my 78 h27. There was an old self contained Sealand Traveller type
Universal Atomic 4511 scurvydogtoo at 8:58am 02.17.13 Catalina 30 15/4428 I recently purchased a 1979 Catalina 30 with an Universal Atomic, 2 cylinder, diesel, Model 5411.
ac power from engine (1) nybor at 8:37am 02.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/4052 first off, please excuse my ignorance. just bought it and am slowly learning the ropes (oops, sheets
Question On Cruising Zoom767 at 5:10am 02.17.13 Big Boats 10/1927 Good Day, I've just put on a Michigan MP 17RH11 3-blade propeller on my Legend 35.5 because I want
Teak toe rail refinishing pcjrusso at 3:27am 02.17.13 Ask All Sailors 14/16097 I have an Oday 34. I Need to refinish the teak toe rail I am looking for some ideas. Last season as
Advice on buying an 18'-20' Sailboat Ryanpoletis at 10:29pm 02.16.13 Smaller Boats 19/6400 I'm new to posting to this forum and would like some direction on a Trailerable sailboat purchase.
LED light replacement (2) Coriolisbc at 8:20pm 02.16.13 Catalina 30 11/2422 Hi All; Went to the boat show and saw these cool lights, so I went foe as I install them
Any recommendations for gel batteries? jgortych at 7:04pm 02.16.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/2887 I am looking to replace my acid-based batteries with gel-based batteries and am hoping someone can p
Wire/rope Halyard to all rope + SBO Store Questions Cool Beans at 6:22pm 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3164 I want to replace the Starboard Jib Halyard on my Ranger 33. It is unusable and just tied off to th
Question for MaineSail re: AGM batteries Ivan at 5:07pm 02.16.13 Big Boats 1/1162 I just read your great article on "battery orientation" on your site. Very informative. However, a
Keel Protector - Keel-X carboman at 4:58pm 02.16.13 Smaller Boats 3/1441 I am looking at this for the bottom of my Hunter 23' keel. http://www.linex.com/pages/2010/light_i
Best cruising RPM therobesons at 4:47pm 02.16.13 Big Boats 4/1617 My Stock 1999 Hunter passage 420 has the stock 3 blade cruising prop. Does anyone know the red line
Cracked Hull/Deck raul bandas at 4:41pm 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 33/11146 Last week I purchased a beautiful 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 311. The original owner kept it in excellen
Hull Cracked / Deck Damaged - Beneteau 311 raul bandas at 4:11pm 02.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 67/36980 Dear Beneteau Oceanis 311 Colleagues, Last week I purchased a 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 311. The origin
Wind advisory? Nope Prob's. (1) emergpa1 at 3:23pm 02.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1747 Wind advisory; gusting to 30, we experienced gust of 25, with an average wind speed of around 18. Sa

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POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.04.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 8:51am 03.04.23 What Peggy said. (For newcomers, Peggy is the wonderful expert on all such questions - truly our Hea
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:45am 03.04.23 $13 and no noise.
In search of the driest bilge possible Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 03.04.23 If the AC unit were high enough, is it possible to install a small 3/8" thru hull below the floor b
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. jssailem at 8:33am 03.04.23 Nice followup Douglas.
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 8:32am 03.04.23 I raised and lowered the mast on my Montgomery 15 trailer boat all the time when at the house. Perf
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:28am 03.04.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. Never had or seen an AC unit o
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26am 03.04.23 The "water tank" is the flush water reservoir in the potty. Odorlos Odorlos --available from RV s
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Alan Gomes at 8:23am 03.04.23 Thanks for the reply! When I mean fresh water I mean the tank that supplies water when you pump bef
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 8:18am 03.04.23 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. What have you do
Boat hook shemandr at 8:07am 03.04.23 And a whisker pole!
DIY leather steering wheel cover project jssailem at 8:07am 03.04.23 @Caboteur how much cord did it take to cover a given distance of the wheel.. Say 1 meter. What kno
Hunter 240 cover Crusty Ol Salt at 8:05am 03.04.23 Rats, they have a 260 pattern; no 240. The search goes on. Ospreys return this month! Woodyvv Giv
Longitudinal prop crack jssailem at 7:49am 03.04.23 He PK123 Sure looks like you are having your challenges with your old new to you boat. The first pic
In search of the driest bilge possible Tally Ho at 7:43am 03.04.23
DIY leather steering wheel cover project Justin_NSA at 7:35am 03.04.23 I like both methods and my leather needs replacement soon. What to do....:what:
Boat hook (1) All U Get at 7:35am 03.04.23 I fixed the boat hook with a shoulder bolt, (AKA many names for the bolt).
Leveling a boat on land Siamese at 7:34am 03.04.23 I wouldn't trust the mast plate. Seems like it could easily be off a couple degrees. Ditto for the
In search of the driest bilge possible Hello Below at 7:20am 03.04.23 The only thing in our bilge is dust. :plus:
In search of the driest bilge possible dmax at 7:18am 03.04.23 Check out this DIY system, he's worked out some of the details, it's on my project list: Build Your

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