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Made it to Avalon, long slow trip. caguy at 11:37pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1508 Well. I made it to catalina. Got here about 830 . Motored the whole way , when was about 8 to 10 kno
Oday 222 Time to Sail: 25minutes Someyawhoo at 9:37pm 07.02.12 Day Sailers 3/1901 How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching t
Bow and Stern LED Lights, Battery Operated JKCMBOAT at 9:24pm 07.02.12 Smaller Boats 3/2397 Does any one have any experience and know of good bow / stern, battery operated, LED lights? Are th
Repair Marlow Winches Frank B at 6:17pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/944 I have disassembled my Marlow 23 winches and am having problems getting them to properly work when r
Wheel autopilot for 1995 MKII 36 rbtrinkle at 5:43pm 07.02.12 Big Boats 7/3112 Hey all, We are shopping for autopilots. We would like to put a wheel pilot on. We have found a RA
waterballast drain lubrication lcook at 5:27pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1389 The drain valve on the stern of my boat is quite stiff. It is a 2002 and I have just bought it. Mayb
Shopping for a new outboard CAMK36 at 5:17pm 07.02.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/3177 I need to replace my outboard. I have a 19' Oday. What HP and which make is recommended? I ap
Entering the US for the short term Kordie at 4:40pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1706 O my Australian registered Boat is currently in Ensenada. I plan on joining the Baja Ha Ha this yea
Adding Air Conditioning thaeni at 4:24pm 07.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6101 Looking for some information on adding Air to a 1992 33.5 Hunter. 1. What size unit will it take to
Foam and Cushions - So Maine/NH Seacoast Gail R at 3:20pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1730 I have a friend (really!) who is looking for someone to replace the foam and cushions on their boat
Best Epoxy for daggerboard repair (1) dawg2 at 3:16pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1763 I just pulled the daggerbard out of my '88 26D. The leading edge looks fine. The trailing edge has s
Where to get a new mast pulley for a Gannet? (1) rtz at 3:10pm 07.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1686 This is the top mast pulley(sheave box?) from an O` Day Gannet. Pulley is 3/4" dia, rivet spacing i
New H306 Owners bigbrownpilot at 2:33pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1660 All, Just wanted everyone to know we did buy the 2003 H306 at Lake Lanier. She will be re-christ
Pearson 27 Hatch Trim lance56 at 2:32pm 07.02.12 Pearson 3/1976 I need to replace the teak trim on the front of the plastic sliding hatch entrance. Where can I buy
What is the black tank in the lazarette of a Pearson 27 lance56 at 2:30pm 07.02.12 Pearson 5/3456 I realize the water tank is in the bow, the diesel tank is in the aft cabin along with the holding t
Cockpit seat storage 3hr tourguide at 1:41pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6170 Everyone, Although there is a lot of space in the laz of my 26S, I find it somewhat difficult to a
Practical Sailor Magazine Image Request practicalsailor at 1:26pm 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1278 Dear Beneteau Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its used sai
Hose between Cockpit Scupper & Through-Hull Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:17pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2529 We noticed water in the engine bilge :eek: Traced it to a breach in the (VERY) hard rubber 3 to 4" (
Inspecting an '87 26d willsnow at 1:15pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3499 Sorry, I tried looking through stickies and searching but didn't really find what I was looking for.
Slow sailing speed Hunter 356 prob? Jimongee at 1:04pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7118 Thanks to all of you who helped me solve my Yanmar "fai9lure to prime dilemma." It is up and runnin

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Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 8:59pm 01.29.23 Welcome to the site @ScottRPh . Not entirely clear here. I can picture your wanting to install
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 8:56pm 01.29.23 The overboard discharge hose leads directly to the discharge thru hull. No macerated pump in the li
Holding tank discharge hose question Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 01.29.23 Welcome to the site @ScottRPh . r wanting to install the first valve at the tank outlet. I was th
And this is? smokey73 at 8:35pm 01.29.23 Interesting, NFPA 780 has a very detailed chapter on "Protection of Watercraft." I had not read it
And this is? smokey73 at 7:36pm 01.29.23 NFPA 780 has a chapter on watercraft: Chapter 10 "Protection for Watercraft" I wonder if the ABYC
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 7:19pm 01.29.23 So when you're out sailing and your inverter is running your microwave, your ground and neutral are
And this is? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16pm 01.29.23 ....There is an NFPA standard for lightning protection that may not be exactly applicable for a sai
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 7:14pm 01.29.23 The neutral/ground bonding only happens at the power source So when you're out sailing and your in
When to do Clean up - SPRING? stickinthemud57 at 7:04pm 01.29.23 Nope. Not Pete Seegar Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every pur
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dlochner at 6:55pm 01.29.23 Oh right, he wrote it... I just always remember the Byrds rendition... dj Most of us only rememb
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dLj at 6:50pm 01.29.23 Pete Seegar. :) Oh right, he wrote it... I just always remember the Byrds rendition... dj
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 6:45pm 01.29.23 I would think that the bonding of neutral to ground would be done on the boat itself - much like th
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dlochner at 6:40pm 01.29.23 Perhaps the Byrds, "Turn, Turn, turn" ;) dj Pete Seegar. :)
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? PaulK at 6:29pm 01.29.23 The sun does shine sometimes and the wind blows enough to have them both power an autopilot. If ther
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! dLj at 6:25pm 01.29.23 It's all about the glue... dj
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 6:05pm 01.29.23 I would think that the bonding of neutral to ground would be done on the boat itself - much like th
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 6:01pm 01.29.23 ground and neutral together, something that should be the case in a marine power source. I would
Stale Forum mermike at 5:51pm 01.29.23 Will do John. Holy cats, you've had a journey. Here's hoping for a speedy and successful conclusion.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 5:50pm 01.29.23 Honda eu200i Just a FYI - it's been brought to my attention that the Honda's don't tie the ground
Stale Forum jssailem at 5:47pm 01.29.23 Way to go. Congrats on the retirement. While your out there light a candle and chase this cold away

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