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FredB at 4:30pm 01.08.11
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My 1987 Mk II has a very slow water leak, a seep, (a few drops per hour) coming from the bilge floor
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I have parts for the original KVH system installed on the S2's. This includes the magnetic compensat
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Ray ' Deb Roth-- married in 2001 (hence the redbay01) are from Cleveland OH and recently looked at
iwillmott at 2:50pm 01.08.11
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we are looking at buying a hunter 37.5 1994 and newer maybe up to 2000 or whatever the pocketbook wi
jneuf at 2:01pm 01.08.11
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Just had a new rudder built in Florida (our's literally decayed). Foss Foam (Al) claims that he has
kdshutler at 12:29pm 01.08.11
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I found a man who will make a centerboard for my seidelmann if I can get the dimensions. Does anyon
rhythmsurfer at 9:23am 01.08.11
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Before I invest in a my first do it yourself oil change, I was wondering what the best pump was to d
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I'm looking to get qualified to operate a VHF radio and don't have time to attend a class somewhere.
Brian.Clarity at 8:35am 01.08.11
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I have a Hughes 38. I have 4 house batteries and a start battery. They are all connected together an
Old Skool Neil at 8:32am 01.08.11
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Wanted to acknowledge the recent passing of John Olguin, iconic ambassador of the ocean and marine
Quoddy at 7:40am 01.08.11
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bobcat30 at 7:36am 01.08.11
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I have a Catalina 30 Standard rig. 1995 I need to replace my 150 furling genoa. I plan to get a 135
artsplace at 6:26am 01.08.11
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My autohelm st30 wind transducer has a broken paddle that was either hit by a bird or knocked off in
bobcat30 at 6:17am 01.08.11
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I have a Catalina 30 Standard rig. 1995 I need to replace my 150 furling genoa. I plan to get a 135
njmedic3306 at 5:59am 01.08.11
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What is the best way to run pennant flags on a 23?
prroots at 12:01am 01.08.11
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We hope to purchase a Beneteau Oceanis 411 in the near future and would like some advice as to what
royjohn at 6:50pm 01.07.11
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Hello All, I have just gotten interested in sailing at age 63, semiretired. No experience. I li
Tally Ho at 6:08pm 01.07.11
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Hull/Keel Joint Crack - O'Day 322 Hello O'Day owners, I am contemplating the purchase of a 1988 O'D
njmedic3306 at 4:04pm 01.07.11
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I saw used Standing rigging for sale and I was wondering if this sounds like a super bad idea or is
jpr328 at 3:24pm 01.07.11
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I recently replaced my Link 1000, which had failed, with a used Link 2000. Unfortunately I did not r

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Fridge time-on measurement
markwbird at 8:30am 06.23.22
Stop watch. Just sit in the boat and hit go when it comes on and stop when it goes off. Do this fo
Battery bank question
kappykaplan at 8:29am 06.23.22
Do I allow the shore power charger to charge the batteries and shut the solar panel charger down or
Thetford / Tecma Comfort Mate waste valve (joker) replacement
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21am 06.23.22
This is the first I've heard that Thetford has discontinued Tecma and Tecma toilets still show up t
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island
Rick D at 8:21am 06.23.22
Very nice. We just returned from four days in MdR and a week in Cat.
I sailed a Sunfish!
Kermit at 8:19am 06.23.22
Try Try a laser next. Sounds good. If one presents itself I certainly will.
Battery bank question   (1)
Jon Elliott at 7:53am 06.23.22
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Jon Elliott at 7:44am 06.23.22
Battery bank question
Jon Elliott at 7:40am 06.23.22
Outboard Battery Charging
Project_Mayhem at 7:39am 06.23.22
The motor is a 96. I measured ~16v with no load connected so I'm assuming there is no voltage regula
Battery bank question
Jon Elliott at 7:38am 06.23.22
Battery bank question
Jon Elliott at 7:36am 06.23.22
Starting a small marine engine with deep cycle batteries is just fine. It would be better to have a
Water Line Fitting
Mike Culik at 7:30am 06.23.22
amazon
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer
rgranger at 7:25am 06.23.22
I've seen a really nice marian full of sailboats at Oak Island and also at Top Sail. I did not sail
Repairing gate value on Hunter 31 galley sink drain
Mike Culik at 7:24am 06.23.22
Your boat remaining afloat depends on the integrity of the sink drain hose/tubing! My original was
Fridge time-on measurement
jviss at 7:18am 06.23.22
You can get a Hobbs meter for about $13 on Amazon, but that doesn't solve the problem; you don't wan
Outboard Battery Charging
Jacktar at 7:16am 06.23.22
hook the leads to the battery , run motor and check at terminals, only way to determine voltage outp
Outboard Battery Charging
rgranger at 7:09am 06.23.22
If you want to know the voltage coming off of your alternator, hook up a voltmeter (multimeter) to t
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer
flightlead404 at 7:09am 06.23.22
You could always break the outside up into a few short hops Precisely. So local knowledge and in

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