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Flop-Down Swim Platform 97fxdwg at 2:16pm 12.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2988 My swim platform that flops down from my First 41S5 reverse transom is great, but getting it to flop
swing keel concerns 85/Mac/25 at 2:01pm 12.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2737 I have a 1985 Macgregor 25' with a swing keel. I have replaced or service just about everything on t
Securing Mast Step (1) Viesail at 1:29pm 12.16.11 Smaller Boats 12/4962 Have a question about the attachment of the Mast Step for an H22 Mine is bolted through the deck
New V-Berth Shelves (1) med2463 at 10:41am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 18/6080 Always happy to get more storage. Had someone make shelves for both sides of the v-berth.
Thanks! lillia28 at 8:56am 12.16.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3175 Thanks to all for the great amount of information here. I was reading through the sail trim forum. I
Solar panel delema sailor5017 at 8:52am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8656 I am in the process researching solar panel set ups for my boat (H 41DS) .I looking on Ebay and fou
Keel Bolt tightening on the hard (3) simmonct at 6:55am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/11057 Hello, I recently picked up a 1979 C'C 34' and am in the midst of getting her back into shape. As w
Stuffing box size 31-2 toby too at 5:48am 12.16.11 Pearson 1/1724 Hi - I have an 1987 Pearson 31-2. What is the size of the packing and how many rings will I need ? W
Inverter Long Story at 4:40am 12.16.11 Catalina 310 4/2288 Has anyone added an inverter to replace their charger? Is it pretty straight forward on the 110v si
Newbie saying hello(Mod Alert- help needed) CPseudonym at 12:09am 12.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1754 Newbie saying hello Note to Mods: I searched to no avail to find an introduction page for new membe
Non skib colors kwilson1033 at 11:41pm 12.15.11 Catalina 30 4/1764 I am in the final stages of buying a catalina 30 1990. It has a red color scape. I do not want a r
YSM12 Yanmar Vibration texasprinter at 9:04pm 12.15.11 S2 3/2317 I installed a rebuilt YSM 12 in my S2 8.5. It seems to vibrate especially in idle. Is this due to be
Electrical Panel shanker at 7:14pm 12.15.11 Smaller Boats 4/2467 I am in the process of designing a new electrical panel. My boat is buttoned up and put away for the
hank on jibs redlegsmoke at 5:26pm 12.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1577 I am changing my catalina 27 tall rig from a foil jib system to a hank on jib system, what would be
31-2 stuffing box size toby too at 4:39pm 12.15.11 Precision 0/2021 Hi I have an 1987 31-2 Pearson What is the diameter of the stuffing-- or packing ? How many rings wi
Roller Furling SHADS at 4:20pm 12.15.11 Smaller Boats 5/1781 Just trying to decide on going with one with bearings or not. My guy says bearings. Anyone with a co
toll free phone from Mexico larryfbrn at 3:15pm 12.15.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1584 I am in Mexico. To call an 800 number from Mexico one must dial 880 instead of 800. I want to orde
Blue-Waters jho11381 at 2:56pm 12.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/11643 At how many feet do Catalina's start becoming suitable for blue water (blue-water boats)?
Mac 25 on a lift Shaun19 at 11:49am 12.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3701 Does anyone keep a Mac 25 on a lift? I just bought my first sailboat this week, and I want to put i
raising the mast - backwards (1) MrBill_FLL at 10:38am 12.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2271 just saw this pic on sailnet, and thought its unique... nothing new to buy, and looks like it shou

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ODay 22 cabin floor sail sfbay at 6:59am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling obj
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:48am 10.21.22 How can you find places like this? Especially if you are traveling. I've run across one or two, but
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 6:46am 10.21.22 As I understand this no power to the deck plug? did you pull the plug out to see if clean and any
EV's vs Ian Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267 Fun! But those AA size batteries are lithium metal, which
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:36am 10.21.22 At the Walmart where I shop, this practice it is not allowed. Yup.. Always ask. Only approximately
EV's vs Ian Brian D at 6:26am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level dlochner at 6:26am 10.21.22 @OceanAnarchy The original design of your boat was from me given to Hunter. You were sent a privat
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Brian D at 6:17am 10.21.22 One cannot just pull into any Walmart, or for that matter public parking lot, and assume that overni
EV's vs Ian dlochner at 6:13am 10.21.22 As others have said, LiFePO4 batteries are a different chemistry and are pretty safe. The concern fo
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 6:12am 10.21.22 Yes I agree recognizing a new engine or major rebuild is something to keep in mind with such an old
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:11am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Just curious as to what others might think. Given t
EV's vs Ian Johann at 6:06am 10.21.22 I think Tesla and other EV manufacturers are headed towards using LFP for safety and longevity reaso
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot JBP-PA at 6:03am 10.21.22 You should also look into using the small town, municipal camgrounds. They are often free. Run by
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 10.21.22 If you are buying a boat that has an engine that has an age of 40 to 50 years, I would expect that t
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:00am 10.21.22 Tesla uses 3 different chemistries (according to google): The three main cathode types in Tesla EVs:
EV's vs Ian Johann at 5:53am 10.21.22 Those EV batteries are a different chemistry than the LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries typically used on boat
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level Crazy Dave Condon at 4:41am 10.21.22 @OceanAnarchy The original design of your boat was from me given to Hunter. You were sent a privat
Shore power questions Davidasailor26 at 4:27am 10.21.22 This is my first boat, so I was expecting some sort of crossover ability between the AC and DC pane
Shore power questions PhilC at 4:19am 10.21.22 That is the #1 most important thing in the electrical department of your boat. Without an AC charg
Shore power questions PhilC at 4:17am 10.21.22 I'd find it hard to believe that you don't have an AC battery charger. Could the PO have removed it

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