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Jump starter off house battery KandD at 1:08pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1112 I don't see why not, but can I jump-start my diesel battery from my house bank? Last summer durin
Pettit Antifouling paint for inflatables Bob S at 12:29pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1516 Just a quick question to anyone that's used bottom paint on their dinghy? I'm reading the can for pr
tachometer type for 1985 C38????? oceandreams at 11:47am 04.30.12 Big Boats 6/1967 Hello, I had a wire come loose in my instrument panel and basically melt my engine wiring harness.
First Post as a owner! Sail Shackles, Sail questions... (1) bailing bucket at 10:58am 04.30.12 Day Sailers 14/3419 This will be my first post a new sailboat owner! I recently purchased a 1976 O'Day 25 and now is my
Dare I cut out some cockpit deck bear62041 at 10:47am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3483 My 1986 222 has a great storage area inside the cabin, aft of the step, aft of the centerboard halya
Latest pics of my custom H190 (5) tampastockman at 10:45am 04.30.12 Smaller Boats 7/1492 Here are yet more pics. Some are duplicates from previous post just to put them all together. The fi
How hard to check 3YM30 HX? Ken Honeycutt at 10:00am 04.30.12 Big Boats 3/903 Making my pre launch spring commissioning yesterday and discovered I had lost two impeller blades so
Jackline paulj at 9:16am 04.30.12 Catalina 310 0/1314 http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-04-24#.T56djqvy9q1 paulj
Black Gold (1) kloudie1 at 9:09am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1634 Got tax return .. went out and bought 4 new Yanmar motor mounts .. average price $116.85 each (diffe
Keel Shackle mbailey17 at 9:04am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1094 Just recently Bought a 85 Mac 22 and doing a little work on her, mostly cosmetic stuff, bottom paint
Testing engine sensors wahoo42 at 9:03am 04.30.12 Big Boats 1/951 How does one go about checking engine sensors and gauges. I have a Passage 42 with a 4JH2-TE Yanmar
Sinking of the Aegean Hunter 376 noprob2 at 8:29am 04.30.12 Big Boats 0/1988 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/30/11466954-gone-through-a-blender-no-signs-of-distress-be
What magazines do you read? Kermit at 7:53am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 28/3439 I just got a solicitation from "Soundings" magazine for a 12-month rate of $20.00. They don't offer
Replacement Navigation Lights ggooch at 7:09am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6048 I am replacing the original navigation lights on my 1982 MacGregor 25 and need a little advice. The
Ice box drain and Pirate defense gun RECESS at 7:04am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1870 Just thought I would put out there an idea we stole from a fellow sailor. Our icebox uses a Jebsco h
Rudder richk at 6:42am 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1027 My boat (1988 H35 Legend) is currently hauled and I am prepping it for launch in two weeks. I notic
22oday doug brown at 5:39am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2361 hi , i got a 22ft oday sailboat, i need to find out how to hook up the main, so i can let the sail s
Leaking bilge Deadline at 3:18am 04.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1168 My Hunter 320 is ten years old and pristine. But now one of my keel bolts is leaking. I estimate a q
Inner Child Toy Boat Question? Sail123 at 12:49am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2377 Who here used to have toy boats in the bathtub as a kid? I am taking a bath and I just finished a
Goodbye, H23 (1) Brian M H23 at 11:27pm 04.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/1778 I know I haven't been very active lately, but some of you might remember me. In any case, I figured

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Pesky Otters jssailem at 10:41am 12.31.22 When I had my boat in Seattle's Fisherman's Marina, just down the dock from Deadliest Catch boats Wi
Orca shemandr at 10:35am 12.31.22 The main feature that I would find useful is the route planning off the boat. I couldn't do that wi
Older sailers jssailem at 10:34am 12.31.22 Age is a number. Mine is currently 72. My head says I am younger than the number. My body mostly agr
Older sailers Joe at 10:13am 12.31.22 This thread really touches me, as it has so many others that hang out here. Maybe it's the New Year
Pesky Otters (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 12.31.22 Was that the otters or the others? Nope, that was the otters. The aftermath looked like a bunch
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Tater at 10:01am 12.31.22
Older sailers cymeyer at 9:55am 12.31.22 I am wondering how many senior citizens are still sailing. I am going to turn 74 this summer and st
Older sailers thinwater at 9:17am 12.31.22 Don't give up on singlehanding. Instead, break it down to where you are never doing 2 things and onc
Raymarine Axiom (2) Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 12.31.22 Or you can go the more DIY way and attach sensors to get some data directly from the engine and log
Older sailers john6206 at 9:01am 12.31.22
Pesky Otters Mark Maulden at 8:56am 12.31.22 I leave the stereo on a talk-radio station.
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease JoeWhite at 8:20am 12.31.22 I use lanocoat in the stuffing box. It becomes soft when the shaft turns and when cools completely s
Older sailers Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 12.31.22 Underwent heart surgery in 2018 at age 74, yet still singlehanded my 34 down the St-Lawrence River a
Pesky Otters Jacktar at 8:06am 12.31.22 Mothballs keep the wasps out of underdeck areas on boats too.
Pesky Otters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 12.31.22 Squirrels also hate mothvballs
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 12.31.22 My timing was poor. I just got back into sailing in 2022, and just turned 65. I am trying to make up
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Tally Ho at 7:50am 12.31.22 Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore.
Pesky Otters kloudie1 at 7:26am 12.31.22 The alligators here keep the otters pretty much at bay! :yikes:
Older sailers kloudie1 at 7:23am 12.31.22 Turning 75 in 2 days.. Just about fully recovered from a knee replacement..I usually go out for a sa
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 7:16am 12.31.22

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