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Sloop again Bill1565 at 1:32pm 01.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1896 Well, It's almost done. Took the staysail , boom, sheet off today, Chain plate and pad eye tomorrow
Help-- somebody smarter than me Bill1565 at 1:18pm 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1826 I put in 4 new T-105's wired up into two pair. Read in the Ample Power primer that you need to run
Batteries Cooking seadaddler at 1:04pm 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2058 I have 2-4D's and a 20 freedom inverter charger and when I get to the boat a smell cooking battery a
Is this a repair? 1990 (2) BillyK at 12:25pm 01.15.11 Catalina 30 23/6609 Hi all... i'm looking at a 1990 Catalina 30 for purchase.. the only thing i'm seeing on her on insp
original price of 1981 h33 ChuckThomas at 11:31am 01.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1491 Anyone have an idea of what the original price of a 1981 Hunter 33 was? Any info on addons, feature
O'Day 272 - Air Conditioner/Heat bria46 at 10:51am 01.15.11 Bigger Boats 8/3516 Hi fellow O'Day Owners, I just finished my installation of a Flagship Marine 9000 BTU Air Conditione
Cal 2-27 Half-hull Model bria46 at 9:12am 01.15.11 Cal 1/3606 Hi all Cal 2-27 owners. Having once owned a Cal 2-27 I just found my half hull model. It is 21" long
Shore Power Distribution Panel Peppercorn at 8:37am 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/6345 The previous owner of my vintage Irwin installed a metal breaker box with two 20 amp home type break
good place for stereo and speakers? Right On! at 6:54am 01.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3709 I have been wanting a stereo for our boat for a while now but was holding off because there are more
Compact/Inflatable - Man Overboard Pole Ducati at 3:56am 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3087 Happy 2011 Anyone heard of or know who makes a compact - inflatable man overboard pole? Thanks
Finding room for batteries on 411 prroots at 2:58am 01.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2131 We are purchasing a Beneteau 411 and would like to install four 6 Volt golf cart batteries in lieu
Anyone own a Beneteau Oceanis 58? Sbarclayjust at 10:39pm 01.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1904 I am curious to know about the sailing characteristics of the Beneteau Oceanis 58.
Looking to Buy an O'Day 25 Cabby at 9:18pm 01.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2821 I am driving about 200 miles to go check out what appears to be a pretty clean 1977 O'Day 25. It com
Looking to Buy an O'Day 25 Cabby at 9:17pm 01.14.11 Day Sailers 5/2103 Duplicate post...sorry
Our Fall/Winter 2010 Florida Trip.... Sumner at 7:22pm 01.14.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3424 I just wanted to post Part I of our Florida trip that we took a couple months ago. http://purplesa
Our Fall/Winter 2010 Florida Trip.... Sumner at 7:20pm 01.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1905 I just wanted to post Part I of our Florida trip that we took a couple months ago. http://purplesa
plywood floor in hunter 30 aussiejay at 4:03pm 01.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1473 I have a hunter 30 built in 1979, I am replacing most of the interior due to termites. My question i
Diesel in the bilge Mike H. at 2:48pm 01.14.11 Big Boats 18/2955 We have a 94 Hunter Vision 36. We just arrived on the boat this afternoon. When loading, the boat
Inflatable Dingies, Aluminum Or Air Floor. sigbear at 2:19pm 01.14.11 Ask All Sailors 11/11927 I am going to buy a Hypalon inflatable soon, and thought I would ask the question: I was leaning
Battery/Solar Cell Question rgranger at 2:07pm 01.14.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2671 When do you need a regulator on your solar cell and when do you not. In the past I have used with s

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Diesel Inboard RPMs dkinzer at 2:06pm 08.01.22 The most fuel efficient RPM is usually a little lower and at a slightly lower boat speed. There wa
Fuel Vacuum Gauge JamesG161 at 1:49pm 08.01.22 blue device with the long piece of flat bar That holds his dead engine in his not Sailing boat. Ji
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 08.01.22 I like the new gauge I installed on my new filter and pump fuel polishing equipment. Yeah, yeah.
Victorian BMV-712 vs Balmar SG2000 neoflight at 1:44pm 08.01.22
Bristol 22 rgranger at 1:28pm 08.01.22 My first thought is THAT IS BEAUTIFUL! Here is the spec sheet for the bristol 22 https://sailboa
Tools jssailem at 1:18pm 08.01.22 I understand your critique. I came by the product when working with my rigger who was servicing a Bo
Diesel Inboard RPMs jssailem at 1:12pm 08.01.22 Mark You know specifics on your engine influence the quality of responses. The Kabota engines with
Seawater pump for A/C Rick at 1:11pm 08.01.22 That is useful ... my pump seems to work well most of the time, but it usually gives me HPF error a
Diesel Inboard RPMs dlochner at 1:11pm 08.01.22 The worst thing you can do to a diesel is not run it fast enough. Long periods of idling cause unbur
Diesel Inboard RPMs kappykaplan at 1:05pm 08.01.22 Diesels like to be run at 80-85% of wide-open throttle.
Winch replacement Alice A. at 1:04pm 08.01.22 Andersen all the way.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) jssailem at 12:59pm 08.01.22 Nice video. Great grab. I guess it is all about the timing. So as not to lose any fingers.
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) jssailem at 12:47pm 08.01.22 I like the new gauge I installed on my new filter and pump fuel polishing equipment.
Barlow 19 Winch jssailem at 12:38pm 08.01.22 I have used the Lewmar springs and pawls in my Barient 22 and 23 winches. They work just fine. I un
Barlow 19 Winch rgranger at 12:19pm 08.01.22 Not so fast cowboy. It is a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_tooth_sharpening :facepal
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 08.01.22 Well, obviously we travel in different financial circles. All I could afford was this cheap gauge
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) JamesG161 at 12:06pm 08.01.22 You guys operate at a much higher level than my pay scale. Not really, but I do like my Racor Vacu
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 12:00pm 08.01.22 If the controller has a malfunction there's a chance that the input or output side could short. I'm
Winch replacement Project_Mayhem at 11:55am 08.01.22 After TowBoatUS fed one of my Harken 32 winches to Lake Michigan I had the opportunity to install so
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) deander at 11:52am 08.01.22 You already got some good advice here. I own a Widgeon (1970). Its is light and very responsive to w

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