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Battery Maintenance PrincessoftheLake at 9:03am 05.09.11 Big Boats 8/1661 I checked the water level in my house batteries last week. Right now it appears the plates are cove
First sail of the season Tim R. at 8:29am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1979 Took the home out for a spin yesterday and had a great sail. We hoisted our new sails and sailed fr
Balky Steering Stargazer3 at 7:56am 05.09.11 Big Boats 12/2361 I just sailed my "new" Hunter 410 home from the dealer. I LOVED the way she handled - BUT. . . . The
Removing Wind Vane? rose20532 at 7:51am 05.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1445 I have a damaged windvane at the top of my mast and would like to remove it without taking the mast
The Rigolets and opening of the Bonnett Carre spillway... Floating Dental Student at 7:47am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2713 I just read that the Army Corps of Engineers has opened the Bonnett Carre spillway to relieve the sw
Tangier Is. Chesepeake Bay Advice rgranger at 7:37am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2461 Hey All Any trailer sailors out there make the trip to Tangier Island and if so, can you recommend
tips for surveying a Mac DaveC426913 at 7:13am 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1739 I'm finally doing it! After 4 years of waiting and dutifully sailing smaller boats, I'm going to get
glow plugs - yanmar 3YM (1) Gypsy Wind at 2:57am 05.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2276 I have a new Hunter 36 with the new engine panel - it is keyless and upgraded to a new white colour
Pedestal size OzRockMan at 2:17am 05.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1308 Hi, Does anybody know the size of the stainless tubing on the 375 pedestal? I need diameter and spac
Dutchman,lazyjacks? GarEi at 1:47am 05.09.11 Pearson 5/2071 I have a Pearson 303,1985 and am tired of chasing the main when we drop it. We are thinking About a
My new 84 O'day 30 footer (3) colinhulse at 7:26pm 05.08.11 Bigger Boats 1/2304 I Scraped 120 pounds of bottom paint off. Found some pox. grind out and faired then 4 coats of e-200
H41 DS Power Consumption Nodak7 at 7:17pm 05.08.11 Big Boats 11/2680 Have any other H41DS owners had any experience with power consumption while sailing? I am a new owne
3GMF Problems Pheidingsfelder at 7:11pm 05.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 42/6309 I've just recently acquired my father's old '84 Hunter 34. Which had an owner between us. The boat w
A little help w/ Bottom paint liberty22 at 5:00pm 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2245 Hello, I moved up to 22' MacGregor from a Flying Scot 3 years ago. I don't know much about bottom pa
what caulk to use roccod at 10:41am 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3541 seal external leaks
VHF Radio - A thought Roger Long at 9:31am 05.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4309 My VHF radio currently comes off the (+) buss with an inline fuse. I took it off the panel switch s
New Oday 20 owner (2) jljl at 9:22am 05.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 18/7983 I have moved up from an Oday daysailerII to an Oday 20 that I picked up yesterday. I am posting pic
APC Delamination dntrdave at 7:51am 05.08.11 Day Sailers 2/1680 The APC has delaminated from several areas of my deck. The underlying foam appears to be firm. How d
One more rope question???? woodster at 6:26am 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2952 i have to back splice eyes in the ends of this rope......i am assuming that it back splices the same
fuel cap Teas04 at 6:04am 05.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2017 Does anyone know where I can get the plastic fuel cap for my 1987 Catalina 30 the one I have now is

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Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix Ward H at 7:17am 01.02.22 Isolating the starting circuit from the house circuit would be a better path to follow. My new Axi
Replacement silcock access cover in shower? Alansails at 7:12am 01.02.22 I put a Temptress hatch brand going from the head into the lazarette, that was one of our best inves
Inflatable tender Siamese at 7:10am 01.02.22 With an 8' slat bottom blow up boat, there's not much point to going over 3hp. I like the Suzuki 2.
Inflatable tender justsomeguy at 7:06am 01.02.22 What's the hurry? Somtime ya wanna go fast! My 8 foot Achilles dinghy is slightly overpowered and
Doesn't know where things are. Light air at 7:05am 01.02.22 9.9 Honda outboard
Doesn't know where things are. artboas at 7:04am 01.02.22 I just bought an 85 Hunter 25.5. The seller was the 2nd owner but had her for at least the last 10
Anchor light for a 420 passage jssailem at 6:59am 01.02.22 Yes they do, but on inspection the Aqua Signal lights 40 series were out of stock. The op did ask ab
Winter Cruising Question Terry Cox at 6:59am 01.02.22 Hi Ray, Happy New Year. Our boat was moored in Semiahmoo when we purchased her in 2002. Kept her t
Inflatable tender RoyS at 6:09am 01.02.22 What's the hurry? If it is just a tender to go to shore then get a small and light motor. I have a 2
Suggestions 4 East Coast scenic spots shemandr at 6:00am 01.02.22 Either of the Beauforts would make good stops. New Bern is a sailing town, Oriental, St. Simons Isl
A lost art: Conserving ice. RoyS at 5:52am 01.02.22 Was in a marina overnight that sold ice. Asked the counter girl for twenty pounds of ice cubes. She
Chapman's Piloting Publication (1) All U Get at 5:51am 01.02.22 201413 My wife made her limoncello for the holidays and aged it in the moonshine bottle, hopefully i
Legacy New Posts not working Davidasailor26 at 5:49am 01.02.22 This is a common occurrence when Apple iOS changes and Software is lagging behind. Jim... Looks to
Doesn't know where things are. kappykaplan at 5:21am 01.02.22 Find a knowledgeable sailor to walk through the boat with you.
Legacy New Posts not working JamesG161 at 5:17am 01.02.22 This is a common occurrence when Apple iOS changes and Software is lagging behind. Jim...
Legacy New Posts not working Davidasailor26 at 5:12am 01.02.22 Same here on Firefox on Windows @Phil Herring . Using the Firefox Page Debug view it looks like the
Chapman's Piloting Publication JamesG161 at 5:09am 01.02.22 I have a Cajun recipe for that cake. This is close to the recipe I have and easier to link. Mine
Legacy New Posts not working shemandr at 5:05am 01.02.22 Oh, and it's not working on my iPhone either.
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix dlochner at 5:02am 01.02.22 How old are the batteries? It sounds like the current draw from the starter drops the voltage below
Chapman's Piloting Publication patbratton at 4:54am 01.02.22 OK. you have my attention now.

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