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Wonky impeller on knot meter Carole at 6:37pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1603 Does anybody know why the impeller on my knot meter is attracting metal particles which stop it from
30'O'Day top speed?? Captainron1 at 6:32pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 10/6749 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me what sort of speed I should get out of my 30' O'day?? I have new
110 or 135 genoa jasrclark at 6:18pm 08.06.12 Catalina 30 10/2952 Does anyone know where I can find a used 110 or 135 furling genoa #6 foil? Thanks in advance.
Satin Cetol or Gloss? e714753 at 5:54pm 08.06.12 Catalina 22 8/5331 Do I use the satin finish cetol or the gloss finish? It seems from the directions that the gloss is
Pearson flyer owners manual fitzy at 5:23pm 08.06.12 Pearson 0/1588 Well my father and I are now the proud owners of a 1981 Pearson Flyer. can anyone help us find an or
bought a OD 28" Dragon Fly at 5:10pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 9/2279 shake down cruise yesterday in the fog off castine me,. she handled well, pointed well, and i
What is this device on my fresh water system? (1) Dempsey00 at 5:07pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2830 Hello All, I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. The PO installed a pressurized freshwater system
cleaning walker bay tubes dutchy at 4:11pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2131 The floatation tubes on my 8' Walker Bay dinghy has pitch, tar and a golden glaze on the tops of the
Mariner centerboard won't drop 1brhoads at 3:59pm 08.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4477 I have a Mariner CB on a bay in Down East Maine. Sailing has been great this year--very little fog.
Overboard! Roger Long at 3:34pm 08.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 26/8203 Barring something completely unexpected, Strider will go back in the water tomorrow afternoon. Afte
solar exaust fan performance proof? doehunter at 2:21pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1782 I have one of those Nicro, Day/Night solar powered vent fans. I can't hear or even feel it running
Oceanis 41 zoya at 2:00pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1576 I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 mid-october, shoal keel, 3-cab/2-head version which will be
Globe Impeller Update (5) Maine Sail at 1:51pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6740 A few weeks ago someone asked about my Globe impeller I had installed. Well, I finally checked on it
new solar panel and controller install, finally! (3) doehunter at 1:44pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1885 I had 50 watts installed last year and it was good enough until I installed the refrigerator. After
Illinois River to Mississippi robfmcc at 1:24pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1018 Supposed to be heading to Chicago to meet a friend doing the Great Loop. I've heard rumors that the
New to me Venture 21 Trailer questions Model 70 at 12:46pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/938 I need to switch this boat to another trailer as the current (maybe not original) trailer has some s
Wind Generator on a H34 feltensteingw at 12:44pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 2/1247 I'm trying to ready my '84 H34 for the cruise down to the islands and can't seem to find a way to mo
Electric Toilet For 89 Hunter 37.5 mesadaveb at 12:35pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 1/946 anybody installed an electric or foot pump type toiilet in a 1989 Hunter Legend 37.5? I hate that Ja
How not to go swimming kielboatsa at 12:15pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 33/5631 I am posting this so that hopefully some may learn from my mistake. Yesterday I went out with guests
Hunter 23.5 main sail battens Cape Charles at 11:50am 08.06.12 Smaller Boats 6/4510 New owner, 1993 23.5, rookie question - my main sail does not have any battens, so what size should

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can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Tally Ho at 7:11am 02.25.23 Just don't catch the Lazyjacks when a gust flips the sail in mid hoist. You maybe getting that new
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 6:50am 02.25.23 Tons of great advice above. The only thing I'd add in about autorouting I didn't see is be very care
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:44am 02.25.23 Get it soon this one is listed to be gone 31 May 2023 https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/14500.pdf Or th
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:39am 02.25.23 Here is a site that might be helpful. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/find-charts.html
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) jssailem at 6:36am 02.25.23 At one time the Hobbs Meter was the standard for keeping a log of engine time. They were electromec
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:24am 02.25.23 You can also get openCPN and all the US charts for free.
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:22am 02.25.23 Richardson's is about the only game in town for Lake Erie chart books, but it is good as far as char
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 6:07am 02.25.23
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 5:28am 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richardso
advice on auto chart plotter seadaddler at 5:16am 02.25.23 I have older C-80 as a chart plotter and I also have iPad with Navionics as backup and at the helm
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 5:12am 02.25.23 Hi everyone, Thank you all for your input. I learned a lot processing all the information you have
Another anchor (rode) thread thinwater at 5:08am 02.25.23 3-strand is about 30% more abrasion resistant, based on side-by-side testing on rock. For me that se
Raymarine C90W seadaddler at 5:02am 02.25.23 Well I have had the C-80 repaired by a Raymarine dealer and they repaired it twice but they replaced
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Edubb at 4:47am 02.25.23 There is an excellent company that makes custom panels utilizing VDO products,. I have been to his
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? shemandr at 4:38am 02.25.23 You guys need Spring!
Another anchor (rode) thread Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 02.25.23 We have chain and 3 strand. The 3 strand has never given us any trouble (although our anchor locker
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 02.25.23 I have a 3YM30 and I don't have any pictures of the engine instrument panel Does it look like this
Funny Friday!!! (3) Will Gilmore at 12:27am 02.25.23 213311 Snoopy has a long history of sailing. 213313 And is always happy to share his knowledge. 21
Raymarine C90W BigEasy at 9:51pm 02.24.23
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 8:13pm 02.24.23 Welcome Back to SBO. Appears you have left Alaska for Nampa ID. Now with the Catalina 27 you will b

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