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Silly Question Swan at 3:05pm 02.28.12 S2 6/1323 We are (hopefully) getting closer to purchasing our S2 8.5 and I'm searching for a dingy. My questi
Recommendations on auto-furler for Catalina 30 longterm at 2:38pm 02.28.12 Catalina 30 11/2810 I just got my boat home today, motored it to the marina (zero wind), and have decided that, rather t
sulfated battery? patman70 at 2:20pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1393 I have a 6 month old walmart marine battery ' I store it on the boat for emergencies ' I keep a sola
Rub Rail Screw Seepage (1) Nodak7 at 1:44pm 02.28.12 Big Boats 14/3885 OK getting set up for the spring work list and one item I have on my list is to repair a very slight
NASA Splice standard Grasshopp at 1:05pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2780 Came across this in my daily reading. http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-n
Bubbles in fuel? Stephen Trapani at 12:48pm 02.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/2733 Does it make sense that my Yanmar 2QM15 would get tiny bubbles in the fuel that would prevent me fro
Sufficient solar power? rhythm and brews at 12:42pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 3/1518 Hello all. Im a newbie to the group so forgive any dumb questions I have. I wanted to get som vali
Winch mountings Reggie Collette at 11:10am 02.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1133 My 1981 Catalina does not have bulkhead winches mounted for the jib and main halyard. Since I have
Chain Plate Question Propnut30 at 9:48am 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 Ok Im still In afghanistan and am about to order some hardware for the MAC. I wanted to replace the
leaking companionway 33.5 '93 psherwin at 8:55am 02.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1648 Discovered dry rot of very poor choice of wood by Hunter. They had anchored the tool tray in the mo
How to sell a boat MrBill_FLL at 8:45am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2587 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-WE...1a4e6c80#v4-37 sorry, I couldn't resist...
40 horse mercury AtlanticAl at 8:42am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1225 My neighbour, just asked me if i could change the impeller, on his 4 year old, forty horse mercury o
boom length Larry O at 8:28am 02.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/932 Hello, becuse my boat and manual are two thousand miles away I have this easily answered question.
Gps Wiring Question JimLor at 7:10am 02.28.12 Pearson 1/1063 I intend to install a Garmin 546s (w/o transducer for now) and am curious about the wiring. I instal
Clear View mavourneen at 6:56am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1080 I have a wind breaker on my new 1987 27LE Oday. It has some clear well almost clear plastic panels.
Tug stuck beneath NH bridge Soundbounder at 6:30am 02.28.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/6392 The tug Eugenia Moran rescuing the stricken tug Miss Stacy, which became trapped below the Memorial
1917 Herreshoff Found in NH Soundbounder at 6:22am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1680 Peter Sterrett of Herreshoff Yacht Sales reports that a previously unknown Buzzards Bay 15 has been
FYI your GPS Alan at 6:19am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3052 Although boaters view the Federal Communications Commission's recent vote to revoke approval of a n
Saw some interesting boats last Saturday (4) caguy at 9:38pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2474
Asymetrical Spinnaker on Fractional Rig syoun10 at 9:37pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/7984 I'm very disappointed with the performance of the A-sym spinnaker I bought for my 2007 Hunter 33.

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Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 7:58am 03.22.22 In January 2020 we purchased a Honda 5hp OB for our dinghy. Due to changes in plans from Covid, we d
whisker pole Simon Sexton at 7:52am 03.22.22 I.M.O.: Make sure you don't buy a telescoping whisker pole. Weather and salt will work its way int
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailcrazy1 at 7:38am 03.22.22 We have a Yanmar 4JH-TE, and the raw water pump is on the opposite side of our eng access.....we usu
Leave the refrigerator on or off? BigEasy at 7:37am 03.22.22 Mine stays on 24/7. I like cold beverages and ice when onboard. Minimal power consumption and cost
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats dmax at 7:34am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc.
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? John T1594 at 7:33am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix this
Catalina 30 Table/hardware dmax at 7:31am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Brass
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 7:29am 03.22.22 Yes! It would be cool if CPT would offer just the drive components so you could interface it to a
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 John T1594 at 7:29am 03.22.22 Regarding my factory installed windlass, as in the photo above. I had about twenty+ feet of chain a
Forever to Charge - What's This? cagreen75 at 7:14am 03.22.22 Well, @cagreen75 I hear what you are saying. I'm just trying to see what I have, and then make a d
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? (1) waterman30 at 7:12am 03.22.22 Here is what I have now for tray. Will be replacing after upcoming launch.
Leave the refrigerator on or off? sail sfbay at 7:01am 03.22.22 You are going to get different answers on this one as it depends on whether you pay for power at you
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 6:45am 03.22.22
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 6:44am 03.22.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:39am 03.22.22 The Pearson 303 has a shallow draft and air draft of well under 65 feet, there should be few if any
whisker pole Ward H at 6:35am 03.22.22 I have a 6'-12' Forespar whisker available. Aluminum ends. Came off a 25 O'day. May be a little
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 6:23am 03.22.22 Well, @cagreen75 I hear what you are saying. I'm just trying to see what I have, and then make a de
Forever to Charge - What's This? cagreen75 at 6:07am 03.22.22 I have over the years experienced many problems with batteries, especially older batteries, where th
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions Parsons at 5:45am 03.22.22 Under 5 foot Draft on Atlantic ICW should not be an issue, but that said you will go aground in mud/
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 5:41am 03.22.22 Gloves.... that would be pretty low on my list, but since you're getting into sailing for sure, g

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