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Placement of Batteries (1) Dusty Bilge at 6:12am 05.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2432
One HOT Macgregor (1) 76Mac22 at 5:16am 05.04.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/7237 My Mac 22... My workshop(1800sq ft) caught fire and my boat was about 30 feet away and the heat melt
Teak oil and pine Quoddy at 4:44am 05.04.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3408 Does anyone know how well teak oil will work as an exterior treatment for white pine?
Newbie Questions - Hunter 290 jmhoffman at 3:37am 05.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3052 I purchased a 2000 Hunter 290 in Sept of 2010, and I have a few questions. Your assistance would be
Rent/borrow a trailer Rsaoday22 at 11:05pm 05.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2142 I was lucky to win an eBay auction which makes me the proud owner of s 1973 oday 22 in the san Franc
Leaving the dock with an outboard motor Robin F at 8:01pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/9896 Hi All, First let me say that I am a complete novice to sailing. I bought a 1978 Macgregor 22 and I
LP Gas "Breaker" on H280? Tally Ho at 8:00pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1567 I notice a breaker on the electrical panel on my recently purchased H280 labeled "LP Gas".....but I
Midship Cleats Runaway at 7:44pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1623 I have seen mentioned in various threads on this site the installation of a midship cleat on the Hun
Interfacing Lowrance VHF and Garmin GPS Ken Cross at 7:26pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2450 Question for the brain trust: I have a Lowrance LVR250 VHF radio and I'm considering purchasing a Ga
Hey Keith, I cutta hole in my boat too and more (8) RBone at 7:12pm 05.03.11 Day Sailers 3/1929 Back in late '08 when I started repairing Pronto I found rotted core under the mast step. http://fa
Dinghy Davits - Another Post (2) stephen Penny at 6:36pm 05.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3574
Sealing Deck Penetrations to Prevent Core Rot Bob S at 6:21pm 05.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/4165 Maine, I appreciate the time you take in helping us through all our boat maintenance chores. I am ad
Stack Pack vs. In-mast furling jgortych at 6:14pm 05.03.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/6091 We have a Seldon in-mast furling system with an original Catalina factory mainsail on our 309. We ha
Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 6:12pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1274 Don't Forget Tomorrow Is Star Wars Day!! May The Fourth Be With You:) Fair Winds And Full Sails...
To Do List Roger Long at 5:55pm 05.03.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/4560 I just had to cross post this reply in a thread over on Maine Sail's section which turned into a To
the adventure continues..LOL zeehag at 5:03pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3582 will leave ensenada finally on may 5th before sunset---- wont be able to post pix until sometime in
Can't shift into gear ? dlewis812 at 4:48pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4235 Launched today. Got everything cleaned up, rigged etc. Ready to pull away from the marina to move
Can you tell me what these things are? (1) ejet99 at 4:15pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5087 This is the mast and boom of a 1973 Venture 2-24 . I sailed this boat last year but I still don't kn
'83 H31 Curtain sliders for plastic track tinkicker78 at 3:29pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2665 Taking delivery of a new to me H31 in two weeks (still in the yard for some upgrades and repairs) an
Sunscreen Ruins White Shirts Ducati at 3:20pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2496 Have not seen the sun in months but whenever it reappears I always use sunscreen. (as per orders fro

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2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 09.02.22
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 11:08am 09.02.22 well you almost got it right. U= is Over All Heat Transfer Coefficient Jim... I was using a simpl
Invest 94L rgranger at 11:07am 09.02.22 At least y'all doing better dan dis guy TDItKWklaMw
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 10:50am 09.02.22 You think gas laws are complicated? Chicken soup may produce Methane in Ralph.:cowbell:
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.02.22 Heat Transfer Equation: Q=UA delta T Where Q is the transfer of energy (in the form of heat transfe
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 10:48am 09.02.22 PS: Sends Ralph a Chicken Soup recipe do help him recover from Covid. You think gas laws are com
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 10:44am 09.02.22 Don't you have to factor in the righting moment of the boat? Windy enough and the boat is over on
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 10:31am 09.02.22 Time to resume the fray Ok but first watch this video and note the scale to weigh the fill, plus g
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 10:23am 09.02.22 But that's too simple a method. We seek process we can argue and debate until the cows return to r
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 10:16am 09.02.22 hmm the shurflo screen is 1-1/2" diameter and 3-5/8" long. I think i have a solution but nothing tha
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers Rich Stidger at 10:11am 09.02.22 yes this is definitely larger ... i am guessing 20 also. curious, what is the length and diameter o
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo StephenD at 9:55am 09.02.22 I think the difference is besides the acr the possibility of running both batteries down concurrentl
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 9:55am 09.02.22 Ok... You picked my interest. Grill Propane tank. Stored outside over night. Has not been used in
Mainsheet block (1) jssailem at 9:38am 09.02.22 That is a might perrty.... But man... $250? That is a lot of :beer:. Here is a New Harken Element 6
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:32am 09.02.22 Happy Friday before Labor Day. Update 1: Fri, 9/2, 3:30 PM EDT - Modified to reflect recommendation
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo Don S/V ILLusion at 9:29am 09.02.22 It's a blue seas item, maybe $135-150: essentially a battery switch completely segregating the star
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo jssailem at 9:23am 09.02.22 Good for you. It is wonderful to hear a happy boat owner.
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 9:20am 09.02.22 Birds roost... Cows gather chewing their cud... and come milking time run to the gate with their udd
Sold my S28 jssailem at 9:17am 09.02.22 Congrats on the sale of your boat. Sounds like your heading to the East Coast to find a new one.
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 09.02.22 I have observed in the past the chill zone and condensation on the side of the tank at the level of

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