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Trying the correct connection from battery to switch box. RParis at 8:17am 04.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1449 When I run out of power for all electronics in my boat,, I made an emergency connection from the b
All that Stuff - Mike G. at 6:36am 04.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1821 Sunday was spent scrubbing and organizing the cabin. The first priority in organizing was to figur
Luff groove furler Quoddy at 6:34am 04.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2422 Jib halyard tension affects the draft position and groove width. On the CDI furler, which has an ext
O'Day 192 - Mooring on the flats Birdseye at 6:11am 04.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 11/5320 I did do some forum searches first but did not find an answer and I hope I'm not asking a question t
12 volt ice Chest seadaddler at 5:26am 04.07.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3047 We are still heading north from Punta Gorda everything is great and now in Anna Marie Island and hea
Java gets an upgrade (1) Jim Seamans at 5:03am 04.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1809 After several years of wishing and wanting. Java has gotten an upgrade. We now have Solar Stik insta
Friend of a friend frank balcer at 3:26am 04.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2431 A friend of mine says his friend is thinking about sailing from the West Coast of Florida thru to La
Can this mast be unstepped? (4) markc1976 at 11:54pm 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1977 Hi All, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 and this is my second year working on this darn thing. Last summer I
Bene 351 Water in forward cabin robfmcc at 11:24pm 04.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2300 I've noticed over the last two years that I get water in the door way to the forward cabin when I am
Depth Sounder jorgefife at 9:45pm 04.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/3588 I got through e-bay a good looking, in good working order, a Marine 480/580/360 Depth Sounder Prob
Deck Leak ideas? musicaltrees at 7:31pm 04.06.11 Newport 2/2716 My 1986 Newport 30 has developed a sneaky little leak that I cannot pinpoint for the life of me... a
Sailboat sinks off St. Augustine Fl Zaphro at 6:26pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2868 Fortunately everyone made it off safely. Even the folks 'downstairs'.... They sound experienced, e
W-C Head with Macerator Pump Maddog at 5:21pm 04.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/6778 Peggy - I need your help. I own a Challenger 32 (built 1970-original head) with a Wilcox Crittenden
mainsail cover H260 Sublime at 5:11pm 04.06.11 Smaller Boats 14/4148 Do you think it would be realistic to use this type of cover on my H260? It'd be nice to save about
Forget the brick boat - this one is it! (1) higgs at 4:53pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2435 My next boat at only $999,999,999 http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?'units=
Achillies LSI-290 Inflatable Floor? sigbear at 4:51pm 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/4751 Does anyone have a Achilles LSI-290 with inflatable floor?, Just wondering how good they are in term
Mac 25 Novice twbenjey at 4:00pm 04.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/7 Hello, Need some advice/direction . I recently purchased a 1985 25 ft. Macgregor and am a novice sai
Where have you sailed your sirius? Ahab at 3:56pm 04.06.11 Sirius 21/22 6/4018 I'm thinking of sailing my sirius from Toronto, ON, to Coubourg ON or Kingston ON. Has anyone gone l
First boat decisions shipmates at 3:19pm 04.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1810 Wondering if a 250 would be a good first boat choice. Am over 60 years young, with 2 artificial hips
Reweave Upholstery O'Day 34 Dennis Callahan at 3:11pm 04.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1506 I own a 1983 O'Day 34 with original Tan/Cream zig-zag upholstery. Stored cushions in the garage for

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Bottom Paints rpell1@msn.com at 5:48am 09.08.22 There are certainly hull cleaners in your neck of the woods, whether you use them or not. Why not s
Traveling alongside The_Sailing_Pelican at 5:25am 09.08.22 Depends on how far the boat is being trucked. A few miles to your home from the yard, not an issue,
Traveling alongside (1) dlochner at 5:19am 09.08.22 Depends on how far the boat is being trucked. A few miles to your home from the yard, not an issue,
Traveling alongside dmdiehl64 at 5:12am 09.08.22
Advice/question re: Hunter 36 standing rigging Davidasailor26 at 4:37am 09.08.22 Does anyone know where to find the tensions for the various shrouds? 2012 Hunter e36. Shroud tens
Thinking of downsizing from my H26 CurtisC at 4:11am 09.08.22 Check out the Hunter 18 - the 170's bigger fiberglass brother Marlow Hunter 18
Now that's a thunderstorm. jon hansen at 3:34am 09.08.22 white squall will test any and all ground tackle. never fun
Battleship Texas (1) Bill19233 at 3:07am 09.08.22 Great shot I found of the drydocked "Texas".
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) baycloud at 10:59pm 09.07.22 Just looked up the Shields hose, and it gets bad ratings for permeation. My hose looks suspiciously
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Paul Mermelstein at 10:33pm 09.07.22 I'm also on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis. I often put some antifreeze in the hose to the seacoc
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Rick D at 10:06pm 09.07.22
Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 8:41pm 09.07.22 Do you think the trucker is trying to steal your boat?
Now that's a thunderstorm. Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 09.07.22 Nothing worse than people shooting video with their phone vertically. Ugh. I still don't get it, e
Reefer rack (1) marchem at 8:31pm 09.07.22
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 8:24pm 09.07.22 I don't have a lot of experience here, but I am working through the same type of problem right now.
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 8:06pm 09.07.22 My permutation test was to run a damp rag down the hose & smell it. No smell off the rag, but if you
Bimini ShotgunSlim at 8:04pm 09.07.22 If you sail in fresh water like I do, you can get by quite nicely with an aluminum framed binini fro
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? artboas at 8:03pm 09.07.22 I pulled the floor boards, some of which had to come up to remove the original aluminum holding tan
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? baycloud at 8:02pm 09.07.22 It's a 1993, hull 558. Don that's what I read. I have the plywood floors out now, I'll take a secon
1987 Cat 22 Transom Scupper Drain Gene Neill at 7:58pm 09.07.22 Oops crap.. Sorry I just remember you going through a lot of work. I thought it was to make them bi

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