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Video tours of the Bavaria 32 & 45 Cruisers abk at 4:26pm 05.01.12 Bavaria 0/1959 I just was at the new spring Sailboat Show on April 27th and added these 2 new Bavaria Yachts to my
brand new holding tank redhead78 at 3:45pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1501 Hi all I am just about finished up with my new holding tank install. @ things, one I used the white
Best wiring for battery switch Phil P at 2:45pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4685 My newly acquired 91 Hunter 375 has both a 12-volt starter battery and two 6-volt house batteries. A
What would you do if this happened? Don Guillette at 2:44pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/13181 My good friend Stu J is always reading my mind!! It isn't easy to think up topics that lead to a dis
new here (2) john in ny at 2:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1597 Just wanted to say hi to you all.my name is john and i have a 75 v222.
Video of my overnighter last weekend! sailingandsuch at 1:58pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2430 Last weekend I took my Montgomery 17 on a shakedown cruise before my trip to the Florida Keys and ma
coaxial cable redhead78 at 1:41pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1785 Hi all, I am rewiring, and need to run a new coax in the mast. I have approx a 55' run, can I use RG
Easily steppable mast, shoal draft and a motor. FlashGumby at 1:31pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4400 I grew up with Lasers, Sunfish and Hobies and eventually lived aboard a 38 ft Panda in San Francisco
Next on the Bucket List...Celestial Navigation gpd955 at 1:01pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1994 I've been focusing less on the career, since I am on the dowside of it now, and spending more time o
The good old days... (1) Maine Sail at 12:59pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2177 A buddy just posted a pic I thought was looooong gone. In fact I was having a discussion with anothe
Best Hunter 340 prop rope cutter wavehunter at 12:38pm 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/937 Hi All, Need to fit a rope cutter to prop shaft of Hunter 340 ? What is effective and also an easy f
One Good Answer Don Guillette at 12:13pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4911 A Florida shipmate called me today regarding a situation that happened to a dockmate friend. The fri
updating mast and jack plate Doncolombel at 12:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1210 I'm interested in swapping out my 2 piece mast and jack plate to the new style mast and jack plate o
Running Rigging Through Traveler Support dsturdy at 11:53am 05.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1647 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 TR and would like to bring the main halyard, and other control lines from
Race Ratings and Outboards Charles94 at 11:14am 05.01.12 Racing 3/7273 Base Ratings for racing require boats be equiped will all standard equipment ie strpping the interio
Spartan Marine Hardware out of business?? Ted at 10:54am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1969 I've been trying to contact a real live person at Spartan Marine Hardware with no success. Nobody ha
Stack Pack Scherzando at 10:31am 05.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1897 Has anyone installed a stack pack on their Oday?
Sam's Batteries Ron20324 at 10:15am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1942 Okay, so a guy walks in to Sam's club with exactly $300 to buy 2 batteries to replace his size 31's.
Buying a Spinnaker, need advice, thanks. azdawgfan at 10:07am 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1151
GPS Wiring Thru Pedestal JimLor at 9:48am 05.01.12 Pearson 4/3306 Ok, got the toilet in, replaced a transducer, got the boat in the water, and have actually gone out

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Ice Box Conversion Quandary Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 01.13.23 If the switch is on you have o-ohms and 2000-rpm. If the switch is off, you have 1500-ohm and 3500
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Hayden Watson at 8:58am 01.13.23 Wow 180, yeah since I can't look into the tube from right I'm taking it off. Engine has 650 hours b
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 8:53am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg Just in case
VHF Cabling and Connectors Leeward Rail at 8:38am 01.13.23 I recently replaced the coaxial cable to the masthead antenna using LMR400UF equivalent. https://abr
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 8:38am 01.13.23 The most important characteristic is the impedance, it must be 50 ohm coax. For such as short distan
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 8:35am 01.13.23 I really only plan on locking it in "destabilizing" conditions, or at anchor if the anti-clunk featu
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:32am 01.13.23 Hopefully only a couple more years. We went to the yard a couple of weeks ago, took one look at the
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:28am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 8:15am 01.13.23 Good price on plywood. Likely to work fine for a few years. How long do you think you will own the b
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 8:12am 01.13.23 but it's starting to snowball. Welcome to the wonderful world of Boat Project Repair creep.
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VHF Cabling and Connectors JamesG161 at 7:57am 01.13.23 It depends on the connection type too. This is 15ft from Lowes with a good brand name too. https:/
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 7:57am 01.13.23 one foot of 1.75" will cost me $30-40 after shipping. Does anyone out there have some extra (new or
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:55am 01.13.23 There is a lot of buildup in there with the broken zinc that you will want to remove. over time th
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 01.13.23 I'll be replacing the cabling from the radio to the deck. I'm guessing it's a 15ft run. Interested i
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:53am 01.13.23 What happens when you undo the hoses and loosen the two bolts circled? or fuel pump and filer on bo
VHF Cabling and Connectors Don S/V ILLusion at 7:51am 01.13.23 My suggestion is to NOT buy coax or the PL259 connectors from Amazon or other generic online sources
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 01.13.23 I'll be using some leftover marine plywood I have on hand, but that's good to know. My local home de
Ice Box Conversion Quandary (1) Hayden Watson at 7:49am 01.13.23 There are also a bunch of very nice stand-alone 12v fridge/freezers. I have both the ice box conver
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 01.13.23 Dayco's website states that their automotive cooling hoses can't be used with oil. Unfortunately it

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