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Xantrex Charger, is it ok??? JTPearson at 5:55am 08.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 14/9851 Maine Sail and others I hope you can help me figure this out! I just purchased a 1988 Catatlina 30.
Slugs and shackles for main sail teacher63 at 5:50am 08.01.11 Smaller Boats 5/2387 I broke a shackle on my sail, fortunately it was near the top and I was almost back. Does anyone ha
Hunter cabin pics? Cherubini design? fingerlakes.sail at 5:47am 08.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/6824 We have a 1974, 25 ft. Hunter and are sailing for a second season on Cayuga Lake in upstate NY. Suc
Diesel Fuel in Water Tank! Help! skabeeb at 5:44am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/7478 Yesterday my wife and I stopped at a local Marina to top off the our fuel and the dockhand accidentl
Gasoline transfer pump nemosuit at 5:32am 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2651 Okay, it's really not for my boat, but it's for the forklift that's going to lift my boat off the tr
Question about Holding Tanks mcrow33 at 4:40am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4745 This may be a stupid question. I have a Kracor 15 gal holding tank. I am replacing the head and all
Mast Head Sheaves-lock-up CaptBillyG at 4:24am 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1860 I have a 1995 Hunter passage 42, with a B'R Rig. I was attempting to raise the Main Sail and noted e
Schooner aground Tim R. at 4:21am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4439 In June, a local schooner, Wendameen, ran up on an old wreck and had to be floated off at the next h
Leaking macerator Pump Seal Rick486 at 3:17am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/6874 Has anyone replaced a leaking seal on a Jebasco macerator pump? Mine is dripping. I have jury rigged
8 Day Catalina Island Trip CaptDon01 at 9:12pm 07.31.11 Catalina 22 2/1637 Finished out long awaited trip to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. We started out last Sat. and motor
Interior wood care Sublime at 8:52pm 07.31.11 Smaller Boats 4/1726 What do y'all use to care for the wood down below such as the cabinet, door to the head, etc?
Adding Air Conditioning to 36-2 seporterky at 7:48pm 07.31.11 Pearson 1/1877 We are considering air conditioning for our 1986 Pearson 36-2 CB. Unfortunately we are having troubl
H37C spreader replacement ybrad at 7:04pm 07.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1810 Looking at the Rig-Rite web site, it looks like the replacement spreader is Kenyon Spars SP4 Airfoil
Osprey's Hanging out on Masts (3) rpwillia at 6:05pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3711 Sure was happy this was not my boat. Two of the Ospreys we have in our marina were hanging out on tw
Diesel smell in H340 aft cabin KenKindrick at 5:41pm 07.31.11 Big Boats 2/1513 After I fill up my year 2000 Hunter 340 with diesel the aft cabin STRONGLY smells like diesel fuel.
New O'Day 40 owner dtstines at 5:39pm 07.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2836 We just bought a Oday 40 and are looking forward to hearing from other 40 owners We will be bringing
Raising the profile of my Venture sailfisher at 5:25pm 07.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2136 I would like to add about 10" of head room to the cabin of my Venture 21. I already added 12" to th
Plunked down $2200 RECESS at 5:18pm 07.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 38/7067 We have been doing a lot of deep water fishing in the 10 to 20 mile offshore range. The Mahi Mahi ar
Garmin Data Cards for Bahamas gettinthere at 4:48pm 07.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3620 We're looking to buy Garmin G2 cards for our Garmin 3210 plotter. The 3000 series plotters use the
Wiring in an inverter - few questions redunculous at 4:25pm 07.31.11 Big Boats 8/2912 So I'm looking at getting an inverter. The one part I am struggling with is how to wire the ac inpu

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Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 7:30am 10.05.22 On his 75th birthday a man was given a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate was for a co
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? rgranger at 7:30am 10.05.22 What did you say, Mr Chemist. Rust or Oxidized Iron has been used as a cement additive for YEARS!
Cruising Water and Land (3) jssailem at 7:27am 10.05.22 209767
Cruising Water and Land (1) JamesG161 at 7:19am 10.05.22 Ok new adventure this week when Crusin.. We have a broken link to the Parking Brake. We need to th
Pleasant Surprise/Docking plenny7 at 7:16am 10.05.22 When folks on the dock offer to help us as we approach we always politely decline. In those preciou
Invest 91L jssailem at 7:14am 10.05.22 With L91 knocking at the door to the Caribbean, there are indications it will skirt along the South
Precision 185K Advice Sawyers Island at 7:09am 10.05.22 Looking at your criteria a little more closely ... why self-bailing? Low-maintenance implies that
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 10.05.22 If you do go with the i70 and iTC5 it will be simple to bring them over to my boat, connect them t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 10.05.22 I would suggest looking at the software update section of the Raymarine website. It was like the
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 10.05.22 With the i70 being able to display 10 different screens that let you control the layout of almost
Cruising Water and Land Leeward Rail at 6:46am 10.05.22 Running smooth and quiet. I think you already covered that when you said it was a Bentley. :waycoo
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 6:43am 10.05.22 @Blitz is correct, you cannot update software with an i70. You need a RM CP to do the updates. To c
Precision 185K Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 10.05.22 Looking at your criteria a little more closely ... why self-bailing? Low-maintenance implies that y
Precision 185K Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:32am 10.05.22 I'll echo Dave & Phil based on their opinion of the boat. The (relatively low) freeboard is a conse
No Backstay? jssailem at 6:27am 10.05.22 Dinghy's like the FJ, flying scott and Hobbie 18's do not have back stays. It is a design that wor
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Blitz at 6:13am 10.05.22 Scott, There have been 15 updates to the software for the i70 since the initial release. Maybe you
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 6:08am 10.05.22 Thanks!
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59am 10.05.22 After 10-20 miles, I told my customers to stop and recheck everything to include strap. The boat
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:52am 10.05.22 I really don't think you can update your software versions with a i70 instrument. I like the sugge
Precision 185K Advice dlochner at 5:41am 10.05.22 The boat was designed by Jim Taylor who has designed a lot of nice sailing boats (my boat was design

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