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Chart table storage hhrock at 5:29pm 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 3/1541 My husband and I have placed a deposit on the purchase of a 2006 Hunter 27. My only concern is that
Unbelievable Weather Maine Sail at 5:11pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 21/3170 So for the last few weeks, after the "blizzard", I have been torn about taking the boat out of the w
Odorlos LuzSD at 4:48pm 11.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4658 Hi Peggy, I wanted to give you a huge thank you for pushing and pushing Odorlos in your remarks, I f
Rudder crack Dmac336 at 4:22pm 11.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/3816 Upon hauling out my H336, I noticed the rear of the rudder has a slight crack about 2 feet down from
Hatch glass redhead78 at 3:40pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3113 Hey all, I recently saw a post, someone changed the old glass in a hatch, one wf clear and one smoke
Sailor from Maine lost in NARC rally Tim R. at 3:32pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3163 Very sad news. http://www.wavetrain.net/news-a-views/292-narc-rally-presumed-fatality-on-triple-st
Keel Hanger & Pivot Pin (3) GorillaToast at 3:22pm 11.14.11 Catalina 22 30/5317 The first item on my to-do list for the boat during the off-season is to inspect and replace, if nec
toe rail leaks mneeboston at 3:13pm 11.14.11 C&C 5/6129 my 81 c'c34 seems to leak at the hull to deck joints. has anyone ever removed the toe rail to rebed
Capri 26 M2-12 Impeller Failure (9) Diverboy6807 at 2:36pm 11.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2952 Hello, all Universal Engine Owners. I have a 1992 Universal M2-12 that i recently had the pleasure o
Production years for the 42 CC therobesons at 2:24pm 11.14.11 Big Boats 2/942 Hey, do you know from what year they started the 420 to what year production stopped. I think the 4
Looking to buy our first Hunter. therobesons at 2:09pm 11.14.11 Big Boats 6/1641 We have owned many, many, many sailboats over the years and are looking to get our first hunter. It
Adapt Harken Track system to Mast Mate garywheeler at 1:34pm 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1624 Anyone with a Harken Track system find a way to attach the Mast Mate to the track? Any standard slid
Shaft & Thread Size For First 42 CrazyLegs at 1:28pm 11.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1500 Hi Folks, still working away on our new to us Beneteau First 42. Love this boat more every day, howe
Sinking Mast support jrushing at 12:59pm 11.14.11 Lancer 2/2045 Hello all, I am an new sailor and I just got a 1980 Lancer 25 (my first boat). The mast support
11.0A Inner Track patrscoe at 12:57pm 11.14.11 S2 3/1319 Has anyone installed an inner jib track? Currently it is on the bulwarks teak trim. It seems with a
THE Best Fibreglas Polish? FullSailDale at 11:11am 11.14.11 Trailer Sailors 21/6907 Greetings to all. I'm CERTAIN this topic is one of the most haggled and debated of all. That said, I
issue with engine jumping into gear when at neutral? iSailor at 10:44am 11.14.11 Catalina 310 6/1914 I had the boat out for the 2nd time yesterday and something strange happened while docking. Twice,
My first race! jimgreen8c at 9:38am 11.14.11 Catalina 30 4/1627 About a month ago I bought a 77 Catalina Tall rig. They have a series of races (Three) on Sundays he
Sailing apps drock10 at 8:51am 11.14.11 Catalina 22 10/2261 Anyone use any good sailing apps for the iPhone (besides this one lol) there are a lot of them but a
Laura Dekker avoids pirates..... Joe at 8:27am 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 75/14406 We can lay to rest the heated discussion that arose a while back about whether the teenager, laura d

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The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 12:10pm 02.28.22 if you install charging systems like solar and/or wind to generate power to charge batteries you ca
Leaking rudder post Cygnus1 at 11:55am 02.28.22 I have a different boat with an equally difficult to reach packing nut assembly. You need two short
mast raising patrickfarley at 11:38am 02.28.22 I received a present of a tiny waterproof camera. I was setting up the sailboat and made a short vi
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 10:59am 02.28.22 Lead acid batteries do not last indefinately under any circumstances of usage. Yes, I was being hy
Water heater/heat exchange twalker H260 at 10:42am 02.28.22 A mixing control valve will function differently. A mixing control valve will mix cold potable wat
Hunter 38 Selden Boom reference number sail sfbay at 10:41am 02.28.22 Parts catalogue has dimensions. Is it possible to measure?
Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:41am 02.28.22 Thanks for the drawing, its all clear now to me
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Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:37am 02.28.22 Thanks jocker 460 - that explains my question exactly :-)
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Water heater/heat exchange Captain Mateo at 10:30am 02.28.22 From the manual it appears that is a temperature control valve. It should close the valve preventi
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 10:27am 02.28.22 Although I am not an expert by any stretch of imagination, I think that regardless of which battery
Keel Oceanis 361 (1) Stalland at 10:22am 02.28.22 Dear Mark, I myself have an Oceanis 361 with a swing keel. Some time ago I asked the design bureau
Water heater/heat exchange twalker H260 at 10:22am 02.28.22 From the manual it appears that is a temperature control valve. It should close the valve preventin
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 10:18am 02.28.22 This is close.... https://swantown.portolympia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Boatworks-Rat
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jssailem at 10:11am 02.28.22 Those OceanPlanet Energy Battery Prices sure look rich. Maybe those are Canadian Dollars... *Batt
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 10:04am 02.28.22 Yes, sure, if you're plugged into the dock all the time and you keep your battereis watered, or oth
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:02am 02.28.22 So I ordered my new battery charger! Yay! I went with the Sterling 12v 30a model. The #1 pick I ha
Wind angle jssailem at 9:59am 02.28.22 just gives me a pain in the neck! Is that from constantly looking up at the mast head? I knew a

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