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Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1527 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/8386 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in
hunter 28 coastal vs offshore sail2011 at 6:50pm 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/8011 i'm planning a cruise from nyc to va beach about 30mi off coast. at the end of AUG'12. 2 sailors a
Foul Smell ad meliora at 6:11pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3789 Hi good evening, I have (family has) a hunter 49 and it sits more than she sails :( - I just recentl
chain plate deck covers - 11.0A and others? Mark Maulden at 5:33pm 07.31.12 S2 8/1828 I had to pull the chain plate deck covers off to reseal the chain plates. I found washers under the
Sell it or scrap it (1) All U Get at 5:25pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1533 Hi all, I just replaced the Wilcox Critenden head and wondered if I should scrap it or sell it. The
Reverse steering Fairhaven at 4:33pm 07.31.12 Bristol 6/9145 I am totally frustrated with my inability to steer to starboard in my Beneteau. Bought a new three B
Tying up at new dock (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:13pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2178 Hi all, I have a question about docking. I have a hunter 310, and an L shaped dock at the end of my
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 1:25pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1467 We have a 2000 Beneteau 361 and a Whitlock steering unit on ... we would like to stow the wheel when
Wanted, map card, N.C./S.C.-Garmin 182C Chris Patterson at 1:13pm 07.31.12 Parts Search 0/3068 The title about says it all. Some scoundrel liberated my map card from my 182C. So I could use anoth
Rope Repair Slow Mo^cean at 1:10pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2746 My jib halyard's outer braid seperated from the inner strand, and is now about a foot shorter than t
Gas Strut/Pop Top mod RonRock at 12:30pm 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2108 I am ready to do the mod to my 79 Venture 25. I have read many of the previous threads on the forum,
Stupid propane tank question - tare weight jviss at 12:23pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/8171 I found the specs for my propane tanks, which are 11 lb. capacity steel tanks made by Trident, model
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 12:19pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1307 we have a 361 Beneteau 2000. we have a Whit-Lock steering system. we would like to take off the wh
Salt in propane locker jviss at 12:18pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1055 My 1984 Catalina 36 has a propane locker for 2 11 lb. steel propane bottles. I don't know if the lo
Solar Doug J at 11:36am 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/8040 I have a question for the electrical guru's (Walt :)). Okay, I know this topic has been discussed
Wireless Wind Instruments Beneteau 321 at 10:43am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2868 Has anyone had any experience with the TacTick wireless wind system?
Blower? sailliny at 9:42am 07.31.12 Catalina 310 5/1983 Just wanted to know do any of you run the blower before starting the engine? My understanding is
Best way to attach the side shelves and over head storage? (3) joes new addiction at 8:21am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2756 I had thought of moving up to a bigger boat or at least one with more, "creature comforts" than my P
Smile confusion fox islander at 6:34am 07.31.12 Catalina 30 6/7022 OK so over in "Big Boats" there's a post on the "smile" and as I've heard before the smile is caused

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And this is? Zom-B-Land at 11:23am 01.30.23 Howdy Jim. Any info is appreciated. Thanks zom-b on my friends??
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? BigEasy at 11:20am 01.30.23 Just did a fire webinar on Saturday AM. Following is a listing of on board fire sources from highest
And this is? JamesG161 at 11:12am 01.30.23 That is what I was always taught as well as don't hang on to the stays or metal rigging. What is yo
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? jssailem at 11:03am 01.30.23 Dry Chemical and a FIRE BLANKET. If most fires are oil or gas, then you need to be able to "TURN O
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? kappykaplan at 10:57am 01.30.23 Dry chemical in my galley.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source (1) dlochner at 10:49am 01.30.23 Good point - but when running a generator with it's inherence fuel consumption, I'm always looking
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:38am 01.30.23 The charger has to match the battery chemistry. A 20 amp charger is adequate for a couple of Group
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? dlochner at 10:37am 01.30.23 Prayer - easy cleanup; effective? Very affective once the fire reaches the waterline. We have a
Seattle area surveyors. jssailem at 10:30am 01.30.23 Here is a listing of Accredited Marine Surveyor's https://www.marinesurvey.org/surveyors/united-sta
And this is? (2) walt at 10:30am 01.30.23 Curious if those standards differentiate between salt and fresh water? For example, the square foot
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:26am 01.30.23 Having a bit of a problem following this thread just between you and me. However if I was charging
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sail sfbay at 10:20am 01.30.23 sailpablo.......a new cruising laminate furling mainsail will mitigate jamming in my experience on m
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 10:19am 01.30.23 Did you insure the charger you had was compatible for use with a litium battery? I looked into conv
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 10:17am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source LloydB at 10:16am 01.30.23 Having a bit of a problem following this thread just between you and me. However if I was charging a
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source tfox2069 at 10:06am 01.30.23 I considered converting a Honda generator to run off of propane, but in our area the only places I c
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 10:06am 01.30.23 Certainly without a powerful vang the lack of a traveler would be a deal breaker for me... OTOH lo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:04am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 9:50am 01.30.23 Thanks to all who responded. Mains are not cheap so I really wanted to get what I need this time ar
I'm changing out my batteries Benny17441 at 9:31am 01.30.23 If those are your only power needs I think you may be wasting money on much excess power The rule o

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