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sails littlescoop at 7:18pm 08.24.12 Catalina 22 5/1588 Looking for a 100 or 110 jib for sail...I live in Monterey California
B393 Questions (Fresh water and waste tank) BCDurbin at 7:08pm 08.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/6537 Well we finally got our '03 393 delivered to our home in SE VA. All manuals and some extras include
Loose Footed Main - Which Side of the Boom? Sam Salter at 6:26pm 08.24.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/6236 What side of the boom should a loose footed mainsail hang? One theory was that on the leeward side
Need help identifying 14 foot O'day (4) ErinM32 at 5:26pm 08.24.12 Day Sailers 15/6709 Hi, My dad and I are trying to restore an older O'day day sailer. We haven't been able to find a
Reanodizing mast? 25yearslater at 4:50pm 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 27/9232 Hi gang. Has anyone had their mast reanodized? What type of pricing did you get? The RigRite #8 i
Stupid filters. Chris Patterson at 4:29pm 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1702 On my Westerbeke, I have a small fuel filter mounted on the engine proper, it came from the factory
Stays and shrouds size of wire Emory M at 2:40pm 08.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1101 Afternoon, I need to know wire size for my fore and back stays,also the shrouds. I have right now a
O'day Mariner or O'day 20? rwilliams125 at 2:20pm 08.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1563 Hi all, I've been looking at O'day Mariners for a while and have just started considering the O'day
Harken Winches cmead at 1:30pm 08.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1043 I have a 1994 Hunter 28 and have never, ever done anything to the self-tailing winches adorning the
Back to Boating Roger Long at 1:08pm 08.24.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3158 I finished the varnishing this morning and cleaned up the boat. She can leave the dock any time aft
Refreshments PERCHER at 1:02pm 08.24.12 Big Boats 7/1761 We have struggled with bringing cases of various types of sodas on board and then having to deal wit
O'day 20 rigging Sastevenson at 12:35pm 08.24.12 Day Sailers 1/1629 Hello all, I need to replace some shrouds on my oday. I was wondering what the breaking strength
40.5 Holding Tank replacement hun4449 at 12:19pm 08.24.12 Big Boats 4/1184 Have tried to contact Triple M Plastics for new holding tank. Complete radio silence on both phone a
reefing mainsail Tom G at 12:15pm 08.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1106 Hi, First post. I have an '83 Macgregor 25. I have limited experience. My question is about reefing
40.5 Holding Tank replacement hun4449 at 12:07pm 08.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1148 Have been trying to reach out to Triple M plastics to order new holding tank for 1995, 40.5. Numerou
Beating, but not going anywhere? Bennito at 10:15am 08.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/1588 Hi All! Second season now of sailing on our '81 Hunter 27, and its been amazing. Last weekend we t
Peggie Hall Head Mistress Archives Stu Jackson at 9:17am 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1555 Phil advised me: Peggie's forum was moved out of Featured Contributors and into Shared Forums where
376 wine glass rack minnella at 8:42am 08.24.12 Big Boats 2/1060 Does anyone know where to purchase and what make and model wine glass fits in the rack above the gal
Question on Original Ground tackle for early 2000 era boats? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:34am 08.24.12 Big Boats 7/1772 My 2000 Passage 450 has the original Simpson Lawrence windlass, Delta anchor, 30ft chain, and 250ft
Cone of uncertainty approaching kpgraci at 7:38am 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3694 Isaac has the gulf coast in the crosshairs so I have to decide - pull the boat or not. A cat 1 hitt

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600 Watt Inverter Fred at 11:20am 05.15.22 My estimate was based on 2 x #2AWG x 6ft cable @$4.36/ft = $52; 150A (Blue Sea) circuit breaker/swit
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Stu Jackson at 11:15am 05.15.22 1. As a power guy I just hate seeing the charging rate of less than 5 amps, @ 13.4 volts when th
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 05.15.22 I thought about modifying the factory alternator for external regulation but I really hate to do th
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Maine Sail at 10:15am 05.15.22 If you're on a budget a Balmar 6-series(YANMAR 3.15" saddle-mount). is your best option.. https://m
Tide App Fail WayneH at 9:40am 05.15.22 when I was typing too fast. This gets me in trouble ALL the time. An old work buddy used to comp
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 05.15.22 David, Tell more about your Smart Shunt. It appears that you might have 2 shunts. All that data
Electric motors for sailboat jssailem at 9:29am 05.15.22 If you only care about short distance use, why not get a small electric outboard?
Can you identify this Throttle Controller? AJ23793 at 9:12am 05.15.22 Wow! Thank you so very much, @Calif. Ted! You guys are amazing!!
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar SycloneDriver at 9:00am 05.15.22 David, Tell more about your Smart Shunt. It appears that you might have 2 shunts. All that data i
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Craig Meredith at 8:59am 05.15.22 Wonderful information. Thanks and I am sure I will be back.
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Geoff E at 8:35am 05.15.22 It's a diesel Hydronic Heater, Model D5WSC. I figured it out. I removed the stern propane locker a
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 8:28am 05.15.22 Thanks all for your suggestions. It turns out the spherical water tank inside the water heater is a
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:27am 05.15.22
Edson brake install! Growl at 8:17am 05.15.22 Yep, I know, thanks for talking sense into me, but, Every time I turn something breaks or needs repl
Edson brake install! BOSSailor at 8:09am 05.15.22 Not sure about the throttle but yes you should absolutely clean the surface the brake shoes ride on.
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:08am 05.15.22
AC voltmeter replacement (1) leo310 at 8:08am 05.15.22 I installed one of these as I can now see what is going on just like the battery monitor.
Edson brake install! Growl at 8:04am 05.15.22 I still have no idea where the Phillips socket went???
Edson brake install! Growl at 8:03am 05.15.22
Rearming an inflatable life vest All U Get at 7:45am 05.15.22 Buying rearming kits is like buying pantyhose, too many choices. You have to know the model of the

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