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Band Plan Changes windward54 at 11:45am 11.23.11 SSB and Ham Operators 0/11939 I just heard that there is a change to the 60 meter band. The following changes were made to 60 mete
Ice Age Discovery of America:the Solutrean Hypothesis rognvald at 9:57am 11.23.11 Ask All Sailors 21/8257 The use of boats in discovery is legendary. Now, the latest evidence of the discovery of North Ameri
Mixing NMEA 0183 and 2000 Tim R. at 9:46am 11.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3730 I have a Garmin network with a 0183 chartplotter. I am planning on replacing my AP and instruments
Your photos & thoughts-1984 Hunter 34 Refit brian3820 at 9:31am 11.23.11 Big Boats 26/8032 Hello all. As some may know, we are in the midst of a rebuild ' refit on a 1984 Hunter 34. She is be
Pearson 303 1985 - 1986 jrezab at 7:19am 11.23.11 Pearson 1/2350 I plan to purchase a Pearson 303 (1985 - 1986) model. My 1988 Pearson 28-2 was totaled by Hurricane
Information needed on my first sailboat. timt at 7:00am 11.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2089 I am new to sailing and new to the forum, and I am looking for information on my new project. I ha
Storing a 5hp Outboard While Cruising?? CrawJac at 6:28am 11.23.11 Catalina 22 1/1178 I recently picked up a 5hp motor (:dance:) that I'm going to use for my dingy, but I have no clue wh
M-18 glow plug shorted Steve Walsh at 6:17am 11.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/6070 One of the glow plugs on my Universal M-18 completely shorted, causing the wiring to melt behind the
Lake Drummond (20) Roger Long at 4:44am 11.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/5834 The crews of both vessels in our little fleet transiting the Dismal Swamp had independently come to
Fuel tank issues on Passage 456 kemahflash at 3:22am 11.23.11 Big Boats 10/2085 I recently made the trip across the gulf of mexico, I encountered cloged fuel lines on 3 seperate o
Toe Rail Bolts jorgefife at 5:42pm 11.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3176 I need to replace a few of the toe rail bolts; anyone with a similar boat know whether West Marine s
What type of foot do i have? Gilligan and mate at 5:15pm 11.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3343 85 Mac 25. Trying to buy a used sail. What type foot do i have? I also see slugs and slides. What
Is There A Special Tool.. (3) GorillaToast at 4:50pm 11.22.11 Catalina 22 15/2101 ...for tightening these plastic nuts on thru-hulls? I've tried slip-joint pliers, a large adjustab
Pearson 303 Deck Collar jrezab at 3:02pm 11.22.11 Pearson 2/2534 Which year model did Pearson provide the deck collar that has provisions for turning blocks to route
THANK YOU ROSS!/ Peel away advice (2) rgranger at 2:37pm 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 18/6022 Ross: your peel away advice was dead on the money. I put some KOH and a bag of garden lime (hydrat
rain water in bilge eianm at 12:30pm 11.22.11 Big Boats 8/1841 Have a 1991 H42 and recently had the rig replaced.Its raining and now have water coming in and assum
How to glass in a shaft log? (2) Stephen Trapani at 10:54am 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 27/12223 Due to a series of unfortunate or maybe fortunate events, instead of having to rush my boat back in
Foam between bulkhead and hull saltysailor at 10:20am 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 13/6701 I'm doing some research about replacing my bulkheads on my Cal 27 and I'm looking for some advice re
Manual for Renault 2.6 engine 1980's RFerraro at 9:51am 11.22.11 Parts Search 2/2065 I'm trying to find a manual for the Renault 2.6 used in Beneteau's built in the '80's. I need to rep
361 rudder play suttonski at 9:40am 11.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 28/7422 Hi, When I hauled out my 361 year 2000 in late Octiber I noticed that I had some rudder play. There

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General upgrade Info mjsb at 3:54pm 08.02.22 Initially this sounded like the optimal system, when I addressed the dead water heater on my boat.
Diesel Inboard RPMs garymalmgren at 3:49pm 08.02.22 Hi Plymouth RE; Wondering if anyone can recommend the proper RPMs for cruising speed if there is no
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting nmanoilov at 3:48pm 08.02.22 Hi @stickinthemud57, the cuddy cabin is very cool. It has three compartments actually. The front on
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting stickinthemud57 at 3:31pm 08.02.22 Interesting treatment at the cuddy cabin. Looks like it would work well to protect camping gear and
East River Scott T-Bird at 3:16pm 08.02.22 guess where those ferries were built? Marinette Wisconsin for those in the photo. There are 3 new
East River jon hansen at 3:05pm 08.02.22 guess where those ferries were built?
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 08.02.22 Sounds like a great trip. Thanks for posting the update! The mechanic might be right about not usin
East River (2) Scott T-Bird at 3:01pm 08.02.22 What was really amazing was the very light traffic. This trip was the last week of June 2020. No
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting (4) nmanoilov at 2:36pm 08.02.22 5. Finally, the rudder. This is by far the biggest concern of mine how to put it together. Previous
East River (1) dLj at 2:14pm 08.02.22 What was really amazing was the very light traffic. This trip was the last week of June 2020. No
Diesel Inboard RPMs Barnacle Bill at 2:07pm 08.02.22 Much of the info above is spot on. Diesels like to be run and really are built to go full blast wit
Intracoastal Waterway Trip Barnacle Bill at 2:01pm 08.02.22 It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific?
Catalina 320 Barnacle Bill at 1:51pm 08.02.22 Catalina might be able to provide drawings for you. I have gotten them in the past before. Or, whe
Bristol 22 Barnacle Bill at 1:49pm 08.02.22 While I have a lot of old Bristol brochures, I don't have one on a Bristol 22. Looking at the Brist
Intracoastal Waterway Trip capta at 1:34pm 08.02.22 Is there any reason you need marinas every night? There are places to duck into for the night and an
Alternator temperatures tfox2069 at 1:04pm 08.02.22 "The Firefly batteries are 2 years old and were only providing about 50 AH of useful capacity, despi
Bristol 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:28pm 08.02.22 Any title or registration?
Alternator temperatures mermike at 12:21pm 08.02.22 Thanks for the replies. While I understand where temp is measured, I don't understand the specifics
East River Ward H at 12:07pm 08.02.22 I think we were right around 12 knots SOG, do you remember @Ward H ? I thought we saw 13 flash on
Alternator temperatures Rich Stidger at 11:59am 08.02.22 @dlochner is correct. The temp probe will only measure at the connection point. Internal temperatu

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