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Cetol and Varnish - What's the Difference? robertsapp at 11:59am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 14/22592 I know there are a lot of threads that debate the virtues of each product, but my question is what e
Aluminum external corrosion carlpaez at 11:31am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1774 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and it has a mast boom that could use some help. I bought this vessel in M
Bittersweet.... chefmike at 11:30am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1290 watching my Venture 222 roll away with its new owner. Bitter because now I am boatless; sweet becaus
Variprop Ken Honeycutt at 10:56am 05.23.11 Big Boats 12/6663 Just thought I'd post a recommendation for anyone considering a new prop. I installed a Variprop thi
transducer installation anchorron at 10:36am 05.23.11 Catalina 30 4/3162 I want to install an inside hull transducer on a 1988 Catalina 30. Is there anywhere in the hull whe
Neoprene Gasket for holding tank Inspection Plate bigmuffin at 10:24am 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5163 Hi, Unfortunately, I've had to open the inspection plate to my holding tank a few times recently. Th
Ground Fault Outlet emilbec at 10:18am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2947 When I had my boat surveyed (back a number of years ago), the surveyor remarked that I should have a
New York City this weekend DannyS at 9:43am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2099 I posted this a while back but didn't get much of a response so I thought I'd try again... My wife a
fuel tank repair olddude at 9:28am 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/1341 I have previously read a post concerning using a west system product to repair a hole in a plastic f
A/C Installation Kenny C at 9:12am 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1858 Hello All, Looking for suggestions on where to install an A/C Unit in an Oday 34. My initial thought
New stereo and windlass switch capjules at 8:33am 05.23.11 Fantasia 35 0/4400 Hello Fellow Sailors, Our old cassette stereo died a while back, finally gave it up, died in it's
2 Jib Halyard Questions CNein001 at 8:31am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3184 I have wire to rope halyards and thimble for both. What are the instructions on how to put the thim
water ballast issue ellisites at 8:10am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1319 our 1995 26S appears to be sitting high in the water. the ballast is full yet the water line around
Real Tuff discontinued Roger Long at 7:42am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3009 Replaced with this: http://www.herchem.com/products/thread_sealants.html http://www.herchem.com/pr
Where can I put an anchor roller on a C-27 caguy at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1347 There doesn't seem to be much room to put one. Any ideas how I can possibly incorporate a bow sprit
propane locker glandry924 at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1912 Hi all, I'm the new owner of a 1993 Legend 37.5. It has the cng stove and range. I would like to ins
Launching for the San Juans?? coolchangewilly at 7:16am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1533 Of you PNW boaters what is your best launch site for a trip to SJs? I value a lack of fishermen...
H 260 Water System Issues tgrass462 at 7:10am 05.23.11 Smaller Boats 2/1298 I have a 1999 Hunter 260 with a pressurized water system. This week I purged out the antifreeze fr
Looking for Mast - Oday 19 WineProfiler at 7:08am 05.23.11 Parts Search 1/2841 I'm rebuilding an ODay 19 (from the mid 60's), and am looking for a Mast (preferably rigged?!), and
Big step in cockpit med2463 at 7:07am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1762 It is a big step from the cockpit seats/bridgedeck to the cockpit floor, which is not good for our o

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Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Scott T-Bird at 11:56am 08.17.22 Or ... you could bring your boat up to Mariners in Barnegat very easily for the winter and have all
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Scott T-Bird at 11:49am 08.17.22 What would be the difficulty in removing them and bringing them home to keep a maintainer on them?
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows kloudie1 at 11:49am 08.17.22
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Parsons at 11:48am 08.17.22 MaineSail did a study of lead-acid batteries stored in cold weather for months, and found that they
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Stu Jackson at 11:45am 08.17.22 What would be the difficulty in removing them and bringing them home to keep a maintainer on them?
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter mikeracca at 11:43am 08.17.22 And for those who may not know. Parallel wiring is + to + and - to - this keeps the voltage the sa
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter mikeracca at 11:33am 08.17.22 What would be the difficulty in removing them and bringing them home to keep a maintainer on them?
Sailing around Outer Banks, Hunter 240 spadaforaj at 11:22am 08.17.22
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter kappykaplan at 11:20am 08.17.22 I leave my FLA batteries connected to my solar panels while dry-stored for the winter. Haven't had
Catalina 315 Plumbing Schematic marchem at 11:02am 08.17.22 Even with a schematic there's no guarantee that Catalina actually installed things that way. On the
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows anelso29 at 10:17am 08.17.22 Congrats on your new sailboat!! Do a search on this forum on "replacing fixed portlights" and you
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows sail sfbay at 10:16am 08.17.22 Congrats on your new sailboat!! Do a search on this forum on "replacing fixed portlights" and you w
New method to wash boat Allan12210 at 10:14am 08.17.22 Due to the water shortage in the west, temporarily unavailable.
Hunter 430 Battery Layout sail sfbay at 10:08am 08.17.22 Ditto artboas on 6v AGM.......very viable. Installed 4 Lifeline 6v 220 Ah AGM's on my powerboat.
Am-meter connection Head Sail at 9:59am 08.17.22 Looks very old and tired. Replace it with something new. They aren't expensive.
Hunter 430 Battery Layout artboas at 9:45am 08.17.22 Welcome to the forum!! I upgraded the electrical cables on my Hunter 46. PM me and I can provide
Replacement of engine artboas at 9:30am 08.17.22
Lightening JamesG161 at 9:17am 08.17.22 I am an expert in Lightning protection. I was taught many years ago by people who protect things li
Lightening shemandr at 8:54am 08.17.22 That's not argumentative - it's just a fact. Now I am aware of at least one incident.
Lightening kloudie1 at 8:51am 08.17.22 No to be argumentative, but I saw a J-30 get hit while underway. We were leaving Gulfport Ms. for a

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