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About AquaSignal conversion to LED Ed Schenck at 6:13am 12.23.10 Ask All Sailors 19/5329 Mast is down so good time to upgrade the AquaSignal tri-color to LED I think. I found a couple thre
passage 42 midships water tank location and access?? eianm at 4:15am 12.23.10 Big Boats 4/1677 I am hoping that someone else with a series 1 passage 42 ( circa 1991) can tell me how to access the
222 Spinnaker attachment point JoeinAZ at 3:25am 12.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2150 I found a .75 oz spinnaker sail buried in a locker on my O222. I have a RF jib and want to know wher
Winch Question 1971 V22 (2) UseDaGreyMatter at 1:39am 12.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2115 Can someone tell me what kind of winch this is? It is on a 1971 Venture 22. I need a handle.
By Request--The Cooking Thread. zeehag at 6:24pm 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 59/11175 hay kids-- by request i decided a wild hare isnt a bad idea--i just cant find one-- living here an
Adjusting ST4000 auto helm? ifmdalvey at 3:58pm 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1311 My Pearson 31 is fitted with a Raymarine ST4000, when turning to port it would regularly disengage,
Anyone have plans to sail on X-mas? DannyS at 2:40pm 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2691 Up here, it's hard water season so I want to live vicariously through those of you that have the opt
OpenCPN vs SeaClear II kpgraci at 2:36pm 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 7/6730 Both are free and seemingly adequate chart-plotters for the laptop. I use SeaClear. I've seen a lo
Merry Holiday's to you all!! knotalot22 at 2:03pm 12.22.10 Catalina 22 10/1621 I'm Stoked!! I'm spending christmas on the boat ~ ALL weekend! Sweet!!
Drill hole where? rhythmsurfer at 12:59pm 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2370 I am installing a second bilge pump and float switch foward of the primary bilge pump/float switch.
Fuel/oil ratio for 1990 Mercury 9.9 ebsail at 12:41pm 12.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2036 Can anyone give me the correct fuel to oil ratio for my newly aquired 9.9 long shaft, 2 cycle circa
Any Book Recommendations For Solo Sailing? Joe Mullee at 5:40am 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2292 I'm looking for books about single handed sailing. Particularly about how to successfully single han
Spotlessstainless Question Roger Long at 5:30am 12.22.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2171 Mainesail and Rich, Do you think this stuff: http://www.spotlessstainless.com as Mainesail discus
hunter 240/mainsheet traveler tetrimpe at 4:59am 12.22.10 Smaller Boats 2/1877 Looking at a 2004 Hunter 240 and am wondering if there is room to install a mainsheet traveler. Is t
New mainsail shine at 7:45pm 12.21.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1620 I own a 21 ft 1974 Macgregor. I'm wanting to buy a new mainsail because mine is plum worn out. I sai
Solar panels c_witch at 6:44pm 12.21.10 Trailer Sailors 20/7389 Hiee everyone, I am wondering if anyone who is trailering their boat has a solar panel on it hang
Cracked ABS topside Norge at 6:01pm 12.21.10 Day Sailers 6/2664 Has anyone experienced a cracked topside on your boat? Just today I discovered a vertical crack on t
New Mainsail shine at 5:19pm 12.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1242 I own a 1974 Mac. I'm wanting to buy a new mainsail because mine is plum worn out. I sail at a fairl
Achilles or West Marine Inflatable? sigbear at 4:37pm 12.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/8094 I am looking at these 2 inflatables: Both are Hypalon with aluminum floor. The Achilles has a ro
Cool Image / Jessica Watson (1) Maine Sail at 2:25pm 12.21.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3551 This is a great shot. I saw it on today's Sailing Anarchy page and figured I'd share. Fun stuff so l

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Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:33pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:29pm 05.05.22 Stu, time to switch to decaf. Decaf might help some, but I find myself mysteriously drawn to his l
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 12:07pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 11:36am 05.05.22 Just take care when at the NE end of Puget Sound, GPS should be OK because it calculates true north
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.05.22 Quite often, questions asked on boating forums become useful to others because they raise "granular"
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 11:00am 05.05.22 Opps... i hit the "Amazon ad" versus the right one This one works to remove Salts https://www.ama
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... tfox2069 at 10:47am 05.05.22 Good question. Ocean Planet Energy was the US distributor until last summer. They stopped because t
Generator kloudie1 at 10:44am 05.05.22 Note that there is no real standard for the noise rating of the generators.. Many use a measurement
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Hello Below at 10:43am 05.05.22 Mainesail, my intent was certainly not to question your experience. Believe you me I am one of your
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Johann at 10:43am 05.05.22 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
2004 Hunter 240 Mast DMERAJ at 10:40am 05.05.22 Thanks for your response. I contacted US Spars and they said that it has to be custom ordered, it ta
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out kappykaplan at 10:38am 05.05.22
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.05.22 Just to balance this post please also have a look at the 1,000s of reviews from Amazon.com Perhap
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 10:33am 05.05.22 Maiden voyage with electric powered (registered!) dinghy for NGCC event 2022
Generator tfox2069 at 10:32am 05.05.22 If you get a dual fuel make sure the power rating is sufficient for the fuel you intend to use. Fo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:26am 05.05.22 Nothing cheap no more, plus the wheel brake is missing on the pedestal I bought me a new one of thos
Generator dLj at 10:22am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (b
Generator kloudie1 at 10:12am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (bo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 10:10am 05.05.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:09am 05.05.22 I would run it dry by unhooking the fuel hose from the engine end after every use, at least if you

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