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Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1360 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2459 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2885 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2865 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4266 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1824 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6147 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2423 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5772 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
Yanmar exhaust question Ted at 5:50pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8392 I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
2 Questions For Peggie Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2290 Peggie, please excuse me I know that you have answered this question but I can not find it. What bra
Yanmar oil pressure readings fluctuating artboas at 5:02pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 0/1161 On my Hunter 49, I noticed that the oil pressure would constantly fluctuate between very low to high
Prime Pump TENACITY CS36T at 4:51pm 11.11.11 Bigger Boats 2/1232 Hey all, can someone tell me how to prime the small pump that empties the ice box to sink? seem to h
Harness Upgrade installed, don't like it. Inter20sailor at 4:37pm 11.11.11 Catalina 30 16/5450 Having just did the install (engine side only) I can say that I don't like it. The term strip, and
H280 battery charger wiring ljcraigie at 4:00pm 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1473 I am installing a battery charger in my '96 H280. It has never had one. Peering into the 110V swit
H34 - Keeping the drawers where they belong lnikl at 2:18pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/1780 When heeling to port, I find that the galley drawers in my 1983 H34, especially the heavier one with
Pin Stripe Tape brian3820 at 1:50pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/2379 As some of you know, we are completely re-doing a 1984 Hunter 34. The exterior was badly oxidized, s
"Shakedown" cruise without registration? CurtCarver1 at 1:47pm 11.11.11 Trailer Sailors 20/6984 Call me "cheap" - well, you will after you read this... I have every intention of registering my sm
Disappearing Zincs Harvey18667 at 1:33pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/2629 During the last year or so I have been searching for a cause that results in the erosion of the zinc
outboard shadowthecat at 1:23pm 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/987 need some opions on outboard auxilary motors, what weight or should I say maximum can be used on a 2

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Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? (3) Rich Stidger at 8:27am 11.08.22 I have four 6-volt FLA batteries in the port lazarette and a 5KW Westerbeke generator in the starboa
Solar Confusion jssailem at 8:26am 11.08.22 I have changed it to an 80A breaker Sounds like a good resolution. I trust you checked the wires t
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? jssailem at 8:23am 11.08.22 Haven't experienced seas big enough to wash over the cockpit Haven't experienced is not the same
Help! Engine problem :( (1) flightlead404 at 8:18am 11.08.22 I did find a small amount of ferrous metal inside the bore the raw water pump sits in. See pic. Teet
Any Guesses Kings Gambit at 8:12am 11.08.22 Some mooring balls have a rod with an eye on top which slides through the mooring ball. The ground
Tips and Tricks from John Harries jssailem at 8:09am 11.08.22 Timm, I thought I knew a lot of the tricks. This was a new twist to me.
Single handing Dave Groshong at 8:08am 11.08.22 $6.79 is not much: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?13956
What is the proper response? jssailem at 8:08am 11.08.22 Did the other skipper file a protest? If so what was his claim?
What is the proper response? jssailem at 8:07am 11.08.22 I miss the old days when the Americas Cup had great tacking duals. Heading up and covering was the t
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? jssailem at 8:02am 11.08.22 A good fleece or wool beanie can serve to keep the heat in on your noggin. I like the wool over my
What is the proper response? Scott T-Bird at 8:00am 11.08.22 I really couldn't follow your description. Where did the supposed infraction occur? Was it between
Do not lick this Toad! (1) jssailem at 7:49am 11.08.22 It feels like this is the time that we should require the National Park Service to properly tag all
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? baycloud at 7:49am 11.08.22 How secure is the lazarette from water ingress, compared to other locations? Haven't experienced s
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? mermike at 7:46am 11.08.22 How secure is the lazarette from water ingress, compared to other locations?
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? baycloud at 7:43am 11.08.22 I have 4x210Ah AGMs under the aft berth. Your options are that or the lazarette. If I had lithium I
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 7:43am 11.08.22 Good point, @MikeHoncho . My riding jacket has no hood and only a modest collar. I guess a good fou
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:38am 11.08.22 I am changing the line for my main sheet. I want to put an eye splice at the end of the line. I am h
Help! Engine problem :( kloudie1 at 7:35am 11.08.22 I think, as Mike that the rubber you smelled was the exhaust hose which lost cooling when the water
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? MikeHoncho at 7:32am 11.08.22 All you could do is try it. I would expect it to be to restrictive on my boat with how it is set up
Do not lick this Toad! kloudie1 at 7:27am 11.08.22 I see that warning just like the one that says to not drink the battery acid in your car's battery..

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