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Propane conversion worth it? tmiller1116 at 8:32am 01.14.13 Catalina 30 11/5830 We live aboard an '83 Catalina 30'. We have an alcohol stove/oven (Origo 6000) which works fine...
MArine Air Water circulation kjretlaw at 7:50am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1939 I have an issue with my AC unit, every time I clean out the screen for the seawater pump it fails to
Engine Cleaning, Heat Exchanger & Altenator (8) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:19am 01.14.13 Catalina 310 36/9857 Engine Cleaning, Heat Exchanger ' Alternator The Engine in General So here is what my engine looked
Solbian SL80L x2 or x3, Genasun vs. Morningstar controller marujo.sortudo at 6:09am 01.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2889 I am looking at installing 2 or even 3 Solbian SL80L panels to provide solar for my 220 Ah Concorde
SSB Install on a Boat with No Back Stay? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:59am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 32/6797 I am interested in learning more about Ham and SSB radios. Most of the time from what I have seen th
Dodger for a 320 garethreeves at 4:26am 01.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1378 Can anyone give me details on where I could find a dodger for my 320 like the one on this boat http:
any ideas for a moonraker 26 Ryder and clets moonraker 26 at 1:11am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1435 I am the an owner of a moonraker 26 an I have a very short rudder so I can't point highenough for r
Replacing and inboard with an outboard Lazysailer at 1:08am 01.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/10452 Hi All, I'm new to this forum and sailing and have had some bad luck with my inboard 8.5hp yanmar
More buyers than sellers? obsailor at 7:58pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3287 I lost my boat in Sandy and have been looking in the NY/Conn/RI area for a replacement and found sel
Post compression help hummingbirdbassist at 7:06pm 01.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10281 Any one in the severna park area of md( near Annapolis) got any free time and know how on fixing a m
Elec plug slowdog at 6:50pm 01.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1821 What kind of plug do you use to hook up a elec start outboard to the battery so that you can remove
New 322 owner with some some questions.. Second Wind at 6:42pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 6/1797 Some of these might sound silly, but I hope to get your help- 1) in the head is a storage box of so
Meet SBO: Dave (3) Phil Herring at 6:31pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2626 Dave's sailing experience began at age 11 at camp Nor'wester in the San Juan Islands, sailing Corona
Stanchions gfrazzle at 6:00pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 0/736 Anybody know offhand the diameter of the stanchions on a 41DS? I need to order a bracket and I am aw
Blasting the hull with walnut shells McZube at 5:34pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/6436 My boat is a Hunter 31 with an 11' beam. Any idea how many hours it will take to blast the bottom u
Great collection of manuals merlinuxo at 5:15pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1327 I don't know who put this together but he or she did all of us a great service. http://www.fujiyacht
The Log of the Record Run (1) Roger Long at 5:13pm 01.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/8106 I think that title is already taken for a poem or song about the Schooner Ernestina but I sure feel
Marinium Fuel, Water and Holding Tank Caps (2) Euphoria2011 at 4:28pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1400 Hello, I have 3 deck ports that say Marinium on them and I was thinking I might look into getting ne
End Slip? unclemoey at 4:08pm 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1608 Hello, the harbor has offered me an end slip for my father's 42' sailboat. I don't have too much of
RN300 gps raymarine (2) Navicula at 3:45pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 3/4203 I have this RN 300 Raymarine GPS that I want to use with my standard Horizion VHF with AIS.........a

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Lifeline Replacement thinwater at 8:40pm 01.18.23 I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the shorter lifespan compared to bare stainless. If y
Lifeline Replacement Richard19068 at 8:29pm 01.18.23 I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the shorter lifespan compared to bare stainless. Good
Lifeline Replacement dlochner at 7:44pm 01.18.23 I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the shorter lifespan compared to bare stainless. Good
B361 Sail Inventory Tally Ho at 7:30pm 01.18.23 Thanks for the feedback. I should have thought to capture the sails while sea trialing but overloo
Lifeline Replacement dkinzer at 7:15pm 01.18.23 Have you considered Dyneema or other HMPE rope? I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the sh
Lifeline Replacement Richard19068 at 7:11pm 01.18.23 Have you considered Dyneema or other HMPE rope?
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 01.18.23 The charger only got to 5 amps before it started quickly dropping to float. Full disclosure I flip
Lifeline Replacement dkinzer at 6:56pm 01.18.23 @jssailem: DId you have your lifelines made at a West Marine in the Seattle area? I requested a quot
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Davidasailor26 at 6:53pm 01.18.23 Beneteau also took away public access to their comprehensive parts website recently. To be fair yo
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data dlochner at 6:51pm 01.18.23 Interesting. The charger only got to 5 amps before it started quickly dropping to float. I think y
Lifeline Replacement dlochner at 6:44pm 01.18.23 Visually, I don't think you will notice the difference after the first day.
Lifeline Replacement jssailem at 6:35pm 01.18.23
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 6:27pm 01.18.23 By plug up I mean to put gorilla tape on them. Have an open hole at the high point and a second hole
Lifeline Replacement Dalliance at 6:22pm 01.18.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month dmdiehl64 at 6:20pm 01.18.23 There are certainly creative work arounds as Slider suggests but not sure the benefit. This is unfor
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:20pm 01.18.23 Oh my. Is he doing his own power connection tap?
Reefing Sail Trim Ward H at 5:15pm 01.18.23
VHF Cabling and Connectors Maine Sail at 4:36pm 01.18.23 This May Help Easy VHF terminations
Single handing FDL S2 at 3:43pm 01.18.23
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Philthy at 3:13pm 01.18.23 Thanks Rgranger. I'll give the dry lube a go. Hi Dave. I look forward to making direct contact wi

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