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teen leg stuck in prop KD3PC at 12:44pm 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 23/10190 I realize we are mostly sailboaters, but having been around powerboats, jet boats, jet skis, drag
H22 Bilge Pump Gregor at 12:29pm 06.30.11 Smaller Boats 4/1691 Just bought a new old Hunter 22. It's a 1983 with a fresh bottom job and everything looked solid. We
Install of Safety Netting on Lifelines 2d Wind at 12:10pm 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 5/7240 Hi all, Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but numerous searches here and elsewhere ha
Boat name 48dodge at 12:05pm 06.30.11 Day Sailers 13/3419 I'm looking at getting my boat's name put on soon. It's "Even Keeled" I have a design I came up wit
When to replace halyards? (1) Ed Schenck at 11:50am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2728 Yesterday I replaced all five of my halyards with messenger lines. The jib halyard and staysail hal
About LEDs for anchor light. Ed Schenck at 11:25am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/5118 My mast is down and this would be a good time to convert the anchor light to LED. It is a tri-color
flying a spinnaker Justin_NSA at 11:01am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3047 I have the original Mac spinnaker in my sail bag. I don't think it has ever been used. Does anyone f
Hunter 18 needs new mast Jolly Rodger at 10:58am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1388 I have an older 1989 Hunter 18 with a broken mast. The break occurred at the spreaders and the mast
Winch handle needed hummingbird at 10:31am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1613 I am looking for a winch handle to fit the stock winches on my late 70s model Mac 25'. This handle
Replacing Cleats for the Jib - suggestions? Scubagirl62 at 9:30am 06.30.11 Smaller Boats 4/1299 On our 235, there are regular cleats to tie off the jib sheets. They are a pain. We thought about
C-22 Mast Gate / Boom Placement C22_Lady_OH at 9:17am 06.30.11 Catalina 22 9/6616 I am a new owner and trying to get my "Lady" set up correctly. I am confused on the mast, boom and m
Windows and leaks redunculous at 8:40am 06.30.11 Big Boats 3/1323 Hi all My 1995 40.5 Hunter legend is showing a few signs that the seals are starting to give out I
Help-Stuck Prop Shaft Holder on Honda 9.9 BrianW at 8:16am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4627 For my first time, I'm changing out the impeller on my 2001 Honda 9.9. I'm following the brief instr
B&R Knowledge TerryGufshoz at 7:30am 06.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/2230 Help! I recently acquired a 29.5 and I'm really struggling with the angles of sail. All of my expe
Advice- Moving Astern gpd955 at 7:20am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4328 So I plan on putting Anam Cara in her slip stern-in. Currently I am bow in, which was perfectly fine
Raymarine acquires Tacktick Blitz at 5:50am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2025
Easy Air Filter for Perkins 4108 (1) Idratherbesailing at 5:35am 06.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/11813 As an owner of a 1991 vintage Perkins 4108 I often looked at the original "bug catcher" air filter (
New Halyards Bill Jones at 5:01am 06.30.11 Smaller Boats 1/1194 Yesterday, my wife and I went to the lake to take care of a few things on the boat. The biggest pro
Daysailer II Capabilities andersailing at 4:58am 06.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/34280 I just bought a 17' Oday Daysailer II. Can somebody tell me what the capabilities of this boat are
Which Winch?? nemosuit at 2:51am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1687 Forgive me, guys. I know we've talked about this before, but I've got a quick question and just don'

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Need a boat for my sail! Rick Webb at 10:25am 06.23.22 I totally get the sentimentality but the grommets on that sail look like they do not have much life
Fridge time-on measurement justsomeguy at 10:24am 06.23.22 The fridge is either drawing amps, or it ain't.
Fridge time-on measurement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:24am 06.23.22 This gets cheaper all the time. u refrigerator's TIME ON during the day for only $3.41 CAN. At tha
Outboard Battery Charging kloudie1 at 10:23am 06.23.22 Lots of the older regulators cannot reduce their open circuit output voltage; they need a load to be
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 10:22am 06.23.22 I know it's early in the morning, the coffee hasn't kicked in yet, and the parrot's demanding atten
Need a boat for my sail! dlochner at 10:21am 06.23.22 That is a gaf rig. The upper spar is the gaff, the lower the boom, and the vertical one is the mast.
Need a boat for my sail! Scott T-Bird at 10:20am 06.23.22 Well, that is a bit of an oddity! It doesn't really look exactly like the rig on a BWS but it does
Instrument Package Recommendation C22-Promise at 10:13am 06.23.22 Hi, Thanks so much for the recommendations. I decided to keep it simple for now. I went with a Far
Fridge time-on measurement Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 06.23.22 We can only presume @Mark Maulden does not have a battery monitor and is looking for a ballpark meas
Need a boat for my sail! (3) Baydog at 9:53am 06.23.22 Here are a few shots of the sail and mast
Need a boat for my sail! kappykaplan at 9:52am 06.23.22 Any photos of the sail? Welcome to the forum. :beer:
Fridge time-on measurement walt at 9:50am 06.23.22 On my Isotherm fridge with an Isec controller, Im not sure how useful the time on and off would be,
Battery bank question Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 06.23.22
Outboard Battery Charging LloydB at 9:26am 06.23.22 Went to owners manual it only said keep battery charged, connections clean and don't reverse connect
Starting my LFP build. kappykaplan at 9:24am 06.23.22 @JamesG161 , tks for the clarification. I wasn't aware. :beer:
Battery bank question Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 06.23.22 I use my new AGM battery exclusively for the windlass and starting. that you have just 2 batteries
Starting my LFP build. JamesG161 at 9:10am 06.23.22 Time to recycle it. opps! No one is recycling Lithium batteries yet.:( Several Companies are tr
Battery bank question Jon Elliott at 9:06am 06.23.22 Yes, I saw Odyssey and Northstar in most of the top 5 or so reviews. Great information and thank yo
Battery bank question Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 06.23.22 Yes, I saw Odyssey and Northstar in most of the top 5 or so reviews. Great information and thank yo
Fridge time-on measurement Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 06.23.22 I know it's early in the morning, the coffee hasn't kicked in yet, and the parrot's demanding attent

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