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Florida sailing lessons ? Sparrow496 at 9:21pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2411 My wife and I will be in Florida mid December (actual dates to be confirmed) and would like to take
New guy with some questions... Nrmlspeed at 8:55pm 10.23.12 Catalina 22 16/2677 Well, I am pretty much a self taught sailor in my 22 and I am still figuring out quite a bit. The
Water collecting under floor in galley and cabin Euphoria1984 at 8:50pm 10.23.12 Big Boats 3/2572 I have a Hunter 34ft 1984 which has some leaks from window seals and vented loop (which I am repairi
Catalina 22 external outhaul question 101 Nrmlspeed at 8:34pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6842 Well, I am pretty much a self taught sailor in my 22 and I am still figuring out quite a bit. The r
fuel fill Blitz at 8:13pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4736 Got a new perko (chrome plated bronze I think) fuel fill to replaced exactly the current fuel fill d
Totally not boat related, but... (1) Mdboatbum at 7:46pm 10.23.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/29427 A plea for facebook likes. for my brother's BBQ sauce. He's been making homemade BBQ sauce since I
Trailering an H25 Randalf at 7:14pm 10.23.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1134 I need to move my '82 H25 from Canyon Lake TX to my home 90 miles away ASAP. I have the trailer tha
Westerbeke Manufacturer? Chris Patterson at 6:46pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1817 So, anybody out there know who makes a Westerbeke? Specifically the 30B Three? If I decide not to ro
Renovation rear bedroom O'DAY 37 CC (4) R�gis at 6:09pm 10.23.12 Bigger Boats 17/3028
Interior Stain and Varnish rpwillia at 5:15pm 10.23.12 Catalina 310 3/1849 Anyone know what the color is and what type of varnish to get. When I saw Warren Pandy at Catalina l
Cabin side sagging... (1) qfrasier at 5:03pm 10.23.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2871 It appears that the starboard side of my cabin is sagging, causing the side to bow out, and the wind
O'Day 22 Bilge Water PATBUZZARD at 4:46pm 10.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/7215 I am completely new to this so please forgive me if this is a dumb question: I just pumped 10 gallo
Prop shaft alignment Ron-Anne at 4:08pm 10.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2489 We recently purchased a 1990 Hunter 30 while she sat in the water and when we got her on the hard, w
Milwaukee to Fresh Creek Bahamas Panta Rei at 3:27pm 10.23.12 Destinations 16/15037 I've just completed a refurb project on an O'day 39. See O'day bigger boats here: http://forums.oda
Can you winterize deisel without running engine? West Indies 38 at 3:02pm 10.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3892 We have just aquired a 1980 Heritage West Indies 38 with a Perkins 4-108. boat is on the hard and du
Yanmar Water Pump rebuild Warren Milberg at 2:35pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/9067 Anyone have step-by-step instructions for replacing the seals in a Yanmar 2GM20f water pump. Mine h
Boat rental???? ( charter ) chances r at 1:49pm 10.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/890 Ahoy, I own a 2007 38 ft Hunter here in (getting cold now ) Ont Canada. looking to sail in the Flo
best thru hull for water line application Rodd at 11:08am 10.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3241 I need to replace some old plastic thru hulls that are located in my boot stripe, about an inch abov
Propane Shower rgranger at 10:01am 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 21/5331 I ran across this online... probably not practical on my small boat but what do you think about some
Clogged thru-hulls Rodd at 8:41am 10.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 9/6574 Maine- I have not had my boat out hauled for several years now. Now that I am on the hard, I noti

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Engineless.... Terry Cox at 4:56am 11.14.22 Mariners have sailed their engineless ships for eons, but usually had crews that kept them in safe w
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 11.14.22 @Brian M H23 said it very well. Thank you
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 11.14.22 Hunter 260 had an option for a marine head with a 20 gallon holding tank. The tank has a vent. No m
Mystery O-ring Crazy Dave Condon at 4:33am 11.14.22 A private message was sent to the poster with no response back. The deck portion of the boat inclu
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:27am 11.14.22
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:26am 11.14.22 some thoughts for sailing on lake michigan: jon thanks Jon. Those were well explained thoughts.
Engineless.... dlochner at 4:18am 11.14.22 The watermaker won't make much water without a diesel running to make electricity. Have you checked
Engineless.... kloudie1 at 4:07am 11.14.22 Yup. If you plan to primarily daysail coastally, an aux engine is probably your best choice, especi
Engineless.... garymalmgren at 4:05am 11.14.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engine
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Baby Sea Wolf at 2:31am 11.14.22 I end up taking the entire unit out. So I can fix that condensation problem because of poor build q
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Maine Sail at 2:12am 11.14.22 I would suggest startin your research here: https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated*
Engineless.... Joe at 1:12am 11.14.22 Josh Slocum sailed around the world without an engine or a watermaker. More recently, so have the Pa
Garhauer sale Dalliance at 11:42pm 11.13.22
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my pla
Engineless.... jssailem at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Choices are between a rebuild diesel or a desalinator. Why do you need either of these selections?
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (1) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 11.13.22 I have my 108Ah Ample Power alternator setup so that it outputs 60A max and on my two 10-days cruise
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 11.13.22 I've looked into it and the cost would be around $1700 with alternator, regulator and replacement p
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 7:51pm 11.13.22 Thanx for all the input... I think a little more research is in order as to the length of the track
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery mermike at 7:46pm 11.13.22 I suggest you replace the ANL fuse with a Class T. The ANL does not have sufficient interrupt capaci
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 7:35pm 11.13.22 Thanks! Added to the list of projects to prioritize. Since this is topside, will wait till in the

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