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Trailering with the motor lbyonkers at 2:49pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 4/1399 I have replaced the original motor mount with an adjustable one. I attached it with a 3/16 x 12 x 12
Bimini for 1977 22' Oday captined at 2:02pm 04.25.12 Day Sailers 3/4301 Cheapest way to install a Bimini on a 22' Oday 1977, any ideas, does anyone have one, so I can get s
Hunter 25.5 help Jeremy21515 at 1:51pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3156 Model 25.5 I am preping this boat after having laid it up for 14 years. My son took it to the Abacos
Recommend an engine compartment blower smoothsailing at 1:41pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7275 Hi All, I'm looking to replace my engine compartment blower. It's old and draws much to much cur
Wanted: Navico DS200 & DL200 instruments (1) achassell at 1:38pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2814 Having just launched our Catalina 27 for the season, I've discovered that I can't use the sensors fr
Correct torque for hose clamps bobtigar at 12:32pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/9949 Anyone have any idea the proper torque for hose clamps? Bob
Trip report - The big tow home (1) Jackdaw at 12:10pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2149 Last weekend we headed down to Arkansas to get Blue J and bring her back to Minnesota. Beyond it bei
Can rollers be replaced on old Schaefer genoa cars? (1) mark_swart at 11:18am 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1740 My 1986 S2 has what I'm guessing are the original Schaefer twin sheet genoa leads (similar to curren
Towing a Hunter 26 weight and trailer Questions... abk at 10:35am 04.25.12 Trailer Sailors 9/10278 I may buy the boat listed in the post title (1994 Hunter 26 wb). I have a 1999 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 L s
Deadrise Angle on a Hunter 410 DAVID BLOCH at 10:20am 04.25.12 Big Boats 1/1092 Anyone know the Deadrise Angle of this hull? I'm adding a digital sonar transducer and they have 2
Hunter 376 Whitlock steering cable Hoomalie at 9:21am 04.25.12 Big Boats 4/2029 Yesterday I broke a link in the Whitlock steering cable chain. Access seems limited for repair or re
Re-routing condensate from bilge jackzimmerman at 8:42am 04.25.12 Big Boats 9/2103 I have a 1999 H380 and the thawing freezer/refrigerator water and the Air Conditioner condensate dra
replacing companionway sliding hatch CNein001 at 6:43am 04.25.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/10444 Please offer any wisdom. I need to replace my companionway sliding hatch. I have looked around, an
in hull transducer, 1979 O'day 23 Alex Sosangelis at 6:16am 04.25.12 Day Sailers 11/2780 Good morning: My first post, just picked up the boat. Found a faria sounder with in hull transduc
Sailing under bare poles Trinkka at 5:26am 04.25.12 Day Sailers 5/5243 Has anyone ever experimented running downwind in a strong wind with no sails up? You may be surprise
Packing - Stuffing Box Long Story at 4:18am 04.25.12 Catalina 310 3/2261 I have stayed with the traditional stuffing box, for reasons we could debate till the cows come home
Stuck stuffing box hose hugeone at 3:39am 04.25.12 Newport 4/5318 Hello, I've got my 79 Newport 27 on stands in the yard. Needed to cut out my drivetrain which wa
Mainsail trouble on Beneteau First 33.7 Paul Chung at 3:38am 04.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2325 I cannot hoist the mainsail right to the top of mast. The clew of the mainsail is only attached to t
Dinghy Questions (not again) Towing on a C22 Nbot at 11:21pm 04.24.12 Ask All Sailors 10/5963 I searched around and found some good info, but am looking at buying one of two dinghies to occasion
Spinnaker rigging... (1) Eman at 9:29pm 04.24.12 Catalina 22 0/1084 Hey Gang, As I plod along replacing and rebedding deck hardware on my '76 C22 I'm thinking of upgra

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Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 9:14pm 01.02.23 The Ulysses option.... it actually no longer exists. Sadly. Look at what covid did. I know a guy tha
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

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