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Which Downwind Spinnaker? Ducati at 4:10am 01.29.12 Ask All Sailors 15/7446 When sailing (racing) downwind which sail is faster, a conventional spinnaker or an asymmetric spinn
O'day 22 Stock Up 4 Coastal Cruise? David S at 11:36pm 01.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5972 Hi Folks, I would like to stock up for a cruise from Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor to Fl Keys. I hav
Adding temperature gauge JURA at 9:56pm 01.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/6238 Could anyone tell me how I can add a temperature gauge to my yanmar 2qm15. I would like to keep my w
Temperature gauge for 2m15 JURA at 9:32pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1545 What would be involved in adding a temperature gauge to a yanmar 2qm15 I would like to keep the idio
Back on the water (1) sfgary at 7:20pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1322 Today was my first day back on the bay since I lost reverse a few months ago. It was a beautiful day
Macgregor V222 Setup (5) Goose34 at 6:44pm 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4478 Im in the starting phase of a complete restoration of a Macgregor V222. The boat came with everythin
Peppermint Rats shipwreck66 at 4:56pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4832 Well, the peppermint oil seems to work. I put peppermint-oil soaked cottonballs in the cabin and no
... thinking about selling... gabriel.donnelly at 4:32pm 01.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1349 ok, I know what your probably thinking... -I don't really want to sell the KnottyGirl but the lake h
Boat Trailer Design Gudenuph at 3:40pm 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7567 I got to thinking. Now my head hurts! Seriously though, why support the boat on a trailer with the
water at bottom of post Navicula at 2:55pm 01.28.12 Big Boats 1/1166 hi...............its been raining very good here in toronto..........I went to the boat today and no
Off-Center Anchoring atwhite2 at 2:27pm 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3636 I just returned from the Chicago Strictly Sail show with waves in my eyes and wind blowing in my hai
Shaft Repacking Recommendations? Tom L at 1:35pm 01.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2567 At the end of my last sail for the season back in November, I noticed the drive shaft on my '94 Hunt
1976 S2 8.0C portlights Surfagoody at 1:25pm 01.28.12 S2 2/1606 Howzit everybody, Looking high and low for replacements for 1976 S2 8.0C portlights. Originals ar
LBA MLampner at 1:20pm 01.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3067 Peggy, pulled the old head today and to my surprise everything went very well. The toilet unbolted w
cat 250 wk winch sgarber at 10:38am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 2/1636 Just bought a 97 c250wk and are looking forward to sailing it. I would say that most of my sailing w
Dimensions of Hunter 260 Genoa jimfrankelly at 9:30am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1267 Does anyone have the measurements for the standard Genoa for the Hunter 260 ?? Thankyou
Impeller replacement on 361 w/ westerbeke 30b (1) mmdesmith at 9:20am 01.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3698 Anybody tried this and have any advice? I've mastered the oil changes but am now venturing into new
Washdown pump install on a 44/426 captainpat at 8:39am 01.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1603 Looking to add an anchor washdown pump to my Hunter 426/44 aft. I would like to get installation de
Thru-hull Hole Problem, Maybe GorillaToast at 8:19am 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5074 I have two holes in my hull where failed depth and speed transducers used to be. Neither worked; the
Keel nut galvanic damage or corrosion? (2) BillyK at 7:59am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2321 Pulled on of the rusty nuts off of the keel bolts and found this after wirebrushing. Is this rust d

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rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 3:52pm 03.14.22 I connect to VRM What's VRM?
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Johann at 3:35pm 03.14.22 For a sailboat you would just need to have your boat charger (which, of course, controls your sola
Looking for artists for a logo Apex at 3:25pm 03.14.22 I have one under commission As we speak....coworkers wife is fresh in graphic design.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DArcy at 3:23pm 03.14.22 My experience with Lithium batteries is with an electric bike but it brings up a "management " issu
Beneteau 423 toe rail ron2photo at 3:01pm 03.14.22 I have a 2016 Beneteau 38 Oceanis. The toe rail is plastic not teak. check closely
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 3:01pm 03.14.22 OK, so I was at the boat today and the work on the underside of the deck/fwd chainplates is going we
Sailing and restoring #9874 (4) AaronD at 2:44pm 03.14.22 Tohatsu Sailpro Additions A couple small additions to our ~2010 Tohatsu 6hp Sailpro that others mig
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DCGULL at 2:41pm 03.14.22 Sorry, it COULD be taken wrong. I love LiFePO4- because of the 4 x's storage capacity in 1/2 the wei
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 2:30pm 03.14.22 Besides, we're very busy trying to fit a round peg into a square hull with LiFePO4. I'd like to un
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DCGULL at 2:25pm 03.14.22 Well written, considered & appropriate. For another thread. AND, I agree with you. Thanks for the ra
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer smokey73 at 2:22pm 03.14.22 Agreed - I'll delete. Don't feel like stating another thread. Thanks though. @jviss You may ne
How to cleaning halyard on the boat jviss at 2:20pm 03.14.22 Attach a "messenger" line to the halyard and remove the entire line, if possible. If not, because
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer smokey73 at 2:16pm 03.14.22 Please don't turn this thread into an argument over EV's vs. ICEs, etc. Start a new thread in Sail
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Joe at 2:13pm 03.14.22 Attach a "messenger" line to the halyard and remove the entire line, if possible. If not, because y
Bottom scrubbing issue Joe at 2:06pm 03.14.22 It's going to be difficult to clean the bottom without diving so you can actually see the results.
Thoughts on replacing 1-1/2-inch hose with 1-inch hose jviss at 1:43pm 03.14.22 I'm by no means an expert on this, but here's my thought, anyway. First, there was probably a rea
Decal Questions pclarksurf at 1:26pm 03.14.22 Nice name - unique and easy to pronounce. My rules have always been: Four syllables, or fewer Not
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? Robert D at 1:21pm 03.14.22 Hey mikeracca, I wanted to use aluminum but had no practical way of cutting it into the shape I nee
Thoughts on replacing 1-1/2-inch hose with 1-inch hose rgranger at 1:00pm 03.14.22 Makes sense to me but... I don't have much experience with mercerator pumps.
Decal Questions (1) mrreg at 12:03pm 03.14.22 You definitely need to have a naming ceremony....check the "rules" on line via a google search. It'

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