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Manual rbdods at 10:43am 05.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3284 I'm looking for a copy of the Beneteau 281 manual, or a scanned version would be great too
bouncy trailer for a 25 Ritdog at 10:35am 05.25.12 Day Sailers 3/1534 I have an Oday 25, centerboard keel on a double axle trailer. Getting it to the harbor and back , th
Thrown Out of Town! (1) Roger Long at 10:13am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/4878 It finally happened. After over 5500 miles, I made a town too hot for me. In a seaside commun
hunter 460 holding tanks lorisjohnson at 8:21am 05.25.12 Big Boats 2/1504 My forward holding tank leaks at the intake and exit to the macerator. It looks like the hoses have
New Interior upholstry (2) brentjen at 8:16am 05.25.12 Bigger Boats 5/1667 I had posed a question on the cost of interior upholstry refinishing some months ago and I wanted to
Change of Sail Drive Oil Bobbaynton at 7:02am 05.25.12 Bavaria 7/5049 I always change the sail drive oil during the annual haulout. For various reasons, this year I will
Anybody want a boat . . . . cheap! (2) Ed Schenck at 6:08am 05.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3788 Got up at 0530 to be at the boat by 0800. Figured I had about six more hours of work on the mast af
Under the Furler (3) njwtech at 6:07am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1888 I have a CDI furler on my Watkins and it works pretty well, but I have a concern. When I got the bo
Boom Vangs and loose foot mains? neilmcc at 5:31am 05.25.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6706 How much difference does adjustment of the boom vang make to the shape of a loose footed sail?
Latest Print Cruising Story Roger Long at 5:29am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1802 The last cruising story I wrote before becoming a completely degenerate boat bum just came out in th
Smoking Trailer Wheel Bearing-Bearing Buddy LordNelson at 5:27am 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5852 On the way to the launch ramp one of my wheel bearings started smoking. I managed to crawl into a ne
Radar Problem shemandr at 4:41am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1176 I fired up my RayMarine Radar scanned last weekend to test it. At first it worked fine. But after
Hull Drain Hole ? (2) miamitreasurehunter at 8:48pm 05.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2817 Hello, I am restoring a 32' Columbia Sabre. I have never seen her in the water, and she is dry docke
oars on 21 ft. instead of motor Tbone102 at 8:31pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/9437 i heard that due to its narrow hull and low freeboard its possible to install oars and oar locks ins
Tiller on macgregor 26? Treecutter at 8:17pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3164 I am considering the purchase of a Macgregor 26 with very few options and using a 5 hp motor. I like
Universal Starter two sailors at 8:13pm 05.24.12 Bigger Boats 3/1403 After increasing clicks before turnover I gave up and pulled the 30 year old starter. Since I was to
A few steps closer :) c_witch at 7:59pm 05.24.12 Trailer Sailors 18/5156 Well we are getting closer all the time. We tried to fire up the outboard 2 days ago and no go disco
H41 - DS or AC? Spcharby at 7:13pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 7/1789 Other than looks and main cabin head room, are there any differences than need to be considered befo
Sails Graysailor at 7:10pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 0/882 I currently have heavy weather sails from Doyle. I am starting to get into racing. As the winds are
Mast wires ParamourII at 7:04pm 05.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1420 We just stepped our mast a week ago and my ST40 wind is not working I suspect the issue is the conn

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New sailing toy for Christmas Rich Stidger at 8:33pm 01.02.23 Now at a glance you will be able to see how many hours before you get off the sand bar you ran upon.
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 8:24pm 01.02.23 The movie "WaterWorld" come to mind See my "critique" four posts before yours...
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 8:04pm 01.02.23
Any sailor peppers out there? shemandr at 7:48pm 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:44pm 01.02.23 The following is from a Google search. The stoichometric air/fuel ratio for diesel is about 14.6:1 v
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:43pm 01.02.23 The decimal point is really important. .5c is 50% of the battery capacity, 5c is 500% of battery ca
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 7:31pm 01.02.23 What's the engine model ... Is that a 3-year old inboard or outboard engine? Hello it is Beta Ma
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 7:23pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 01.02.23 Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35 X the minimum air required for perfect combustion ? No, it is by
Catalina 30 topping lift line length captcoho at 7:16pm 01.02.23 It would depend where you take the line on the boom. Originally it comes off the block to a small cl
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:08pm 01.02.23 I think that it would be hard to beat a Hunter 260 or a 26. I settled on a Hunter 240 but she is a l
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:08pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the h
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 01.02.23 Another way to deal with low temperatures is just to not charge when it is cold which is what I do o
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 6:40pm 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but
Raymarine Axiom tfox2069 at 6:26pm 01.02.23
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 6:00pm 01.02.23 Correct. Charge acceptance rates are commonly stated as a percentage, expressed as a decimal, of th
Any sailor peppers out there? garymalmgren at 5:54pm 01.02.23 And there I was for years thinking it was, " Put a LION in a coconut"
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? jssailem at 5:54pm 01.02.23 CrossCut Hardwoods in Portland OR has some Marine plywood I am considering using. AquaTek and Hydro
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 5:53pm 01.02.23 Ok First you will need to decide where to locate the traveler. It seems the hatch is in the way. Yo
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) jssailem at 5:40pm 01.02.23 How about a blow up canvas image of thisuter as a screen saver

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