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Catalina 27 electrical system ... navigateur at 3:26pm 03.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2049 oh dear, am I having fun on my 1980 C27. after spending some time assessing my AC electrical system,
Best thing about a small boat.. DAVA390 at 3:23pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1541 Wax on, Wax off...rubrail to waterline, elapsed time 90 minutes Cabin cleaned and scrubbed, starte
bow nav light not working beeryboats at 2:59pm 03.17.12 Catalina 22 21/5522 Last year I found my nav lights not working, but it was too hot to work at the lake. So today I star
The April Boat magazine had nice review/evaluation of waxes dlandersson at 2:42pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1262 The April Boat magazine had a nice review/evaluation of some marine waxes. Wax Overall scror
Watermaker inarathree at 2:36pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2034 I was strolling though Home Depot the other day, and came across a reverse osmosis watermaker by GE.
Oday 22 rub rail leak, sealant and fabric liner AndyS22 at 2:12pm 03.17.12 Day Sailers 12/3432 So I finally got to pouring water over the deck to find my cabin leak. It appeared to be coming from
Any alternative to Genuine Volvo Cambelt? karenmccraw at 2:01pm 03.17.12 Big Boats 1/1233 Just wondering if anyone has a way to cross-reference a cambelt - Volvo p/n 859773? I want to order
teak and holly sole footerdog at 1:54pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1711 I am in the process of installing my new holding tank from Triple M, thanks all for the link to them
Solo Around the America's Warren Milberg at 12:26pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1121 I hope many of you have been following the incredible voyage of Matt Rutherford, who is nearing the
37' Beneteau Oceanis GNWFast at 11:49am 03.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2810 Would like to hear and discuss the pros / cons from an owner about the the 37 Beneteau.
yacht maintenance seminars jacksilver at 10:19am 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 Mark your calendars for the upcoming Windward Yacht event -- on Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, Saturda
Boom vang Bail Larry3525 at 10:01am 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1742 I bought a bail for a boom vang this winter. Does any one have dimensions for the ideal location. Th
2000 340 No Power to the Ignition Key sailcapt340 at 8:49am 03.17.12 Big Boats 5/1346 My 2000 340 does not have any power to the starting key. Everything else works to the boat. Just n
First Two Launches 31seahorse at 8:48am 03.17.12 Precision 2/2530 Hello Precision 18 Owners, Tuesday and Thursday of this week Eileen and I sailed our Precision 18 fo
Forestay Length bhstech at 8:43am 03.17.12 Catalina 22 1/1976 Last summer I saw a topic about Forestay length with a CDI furler. I did a search but couldn't find
Sitting Here in Limbo (2) Roger Long at 7:20am 03.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4543
Hunter Legend 40.5 SVPardonMyFrench at 5:45am 03.17.12 Big Boats 3/2029 Hi All - I am in the process of purchasing a 93 legend 40.5. I would greatly appreciate of someon
Yanmar air filter Bob 04 H260 at 4:51am 03.17.12 Big Boats 8/5135 I took my air filter and washed it out yesterday. It did not appear to have been oiled, was quite dr
Does Anyone Race their H15/H146? (5) esterhazyinoz at 4:23am 03.17.12 Day Sailers 0/1144 I have been so impressed with the sailing ability of my H15 lately I am actually considering rejoini
Navigation software mmsaws at 1:52am 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 14/5376 I'm interrested in hearing from anyone who may be using and Ipad or Android based tablet for chart p

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Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 11.27.22 Apparently, it's quite common for human legs to vary in length by up to 2 cm. Have you checked your
Watermaker Terry Cox at 5:02pm 11.27.22 Anecdote; using a water maker in harbors/bays, etc., tends to clog the units. Best if used in the op
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Stu Jackson at 4:58pm 11.27.22 Just about every single LifePO4 discussion says: DO NOT CHARGE DIRECTLY FROM AN ALTERNATOR. What p
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 4:58pm 11.27.22 Each of the batteries is 12.8V at 10% capacity So you have 270 AH of usable current as opposed to
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:44pm 11.27.22 I ripped up enough strips from the cedar board to make a 1 inch thick laminated rudder. Looks like t
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 4:31pm 11.27.22 Look great. I've been planning on making some covers but never go around to it. I've probably got
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Does she list the same way when you take her out? Have you added anything to the mast, near the top
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (3) Rich Stidger at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat! Not quite yet. At least o
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 3:54pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fal
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Don S/V ILLusion at 3:16pm 11.27.22
Miracle Rescue of MOB shemandr at 3:14pm 11.27.22 Do we need to put PLB's on cruise ship passengers? He is indeed a lucky guy. Whether he knows it o
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 3:01pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat!
New winterizing mod - done! (1) Dalliance at 2:41pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fall
Beneteau First 375 Sandy Stone at 2:19pm 11.27.22 I own one. I'm sure there is polyester resin in the (solid) hull layup; balsa core in he deck. If
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders Rich Stidger at 2:19pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan OK, Dan, I will ship them off to you tomorrow.
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (4) SycloneDriver at 2:18pm 11.27.22 Today I finished replacing the factory alternator adjustment arm with heim joints and a sleeve. It
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 11.27.22 I have 560Ah LFP and a group 21 AGM start battery. I have all loads isolated and charge them both t
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 1:18pm 11.27.22
What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 1:09pm 11.27.22 I'm thinking this years improvement is more "fine tuning" of the sails and serious attention to tun
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 1:09pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan

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