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Conversion for Honda Generator?? capejt at 3:57am 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 18/11492 Hi All, I was just scouring the pages of EBay looking for a good price on a generator when I saw som
S2 8.0B SS Tiller Fitting Hardware Source ? drgerafe at 9:58pm 11.13.10 S2 0/1658 The 1980 S2 8.0B we bought this season did not have the proper SS hardware in the fitting that holds
genoa run to top of mast? Mike Sackett at 9:39pm 11.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2928 My question:Will a genoa that's run to the top of a mast give you better tacking ability? In San Die
outboard - high altitude jets at low altitude walt at 7:33pm 11.13.10 Trailer Sailors 10/8691 Ive got a Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8 four stroke. I put the "high altitude" 3300 to 6600 el. jet set in the
Revarnishing interior wood - companionway poliva at 4:41pm 11.13.10 Catalina 310 2/1839 The wood along the companionway of my Catalina 310 #179 is quite weathered. Long ago in this forum a
'87 Hunter 35 Legend Skylight Replacement paul werenko at 4:20pm 11.13.10 Big Boats 3/2068 Questions about skylight material thickness: First off, we want to thank those incredibly kind
Got a hole in me keel Bill Roosa at 2:34pm 11.13.10 Big Boats 3/1718 Scraping the bottom to day and found two holes just above the keel bulb on the fin about 4" from the
Windcheck November Issue shemandr at 2:23pm 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2220 Attention Northeast sailors: Please pick up November issue of Windcheck. Hopefully my article abo
Help me identify these parts please!! (2) iseefine2 at 12:00pm 11.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1801 These parts came with the O'Day 222 I bought used. Can anyone tell me what they are called, where th
Winter wet storage dlewis812 at 10:52am 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6107 about to take the boat to the nearby boatyard for haul out/storage.. want to think this through a
Stove Burner (2) Loubert at 10:43am 11.13.10 Catalina 30 14/5799 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 1988 Catalina 30 (first boat!). One of the things I need to fix before spri
O;Day 222 Sail logo WayneCatt at 9:49am 11.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4058 Since I bought my 222 used I have never had the original sails . .recently I got a new main sail and
Italian Regatta Rick D at 9:45am 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2065 Dr. Giovanni Saccomani posted this link to a regatta in his home port on his Facebook page. Near the
Night sailing during the winter RECESS at 5:27am 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3203 We have Thursday as our weekday sailing day. I had to stick around for a PTO meeting so for the firs
Tanks: Water vs Fuel for a 37' O'Day CC billybob at 9:30pm 11.12.10 Bigger Boats 2/1905 I am currently repowering a 37' O'day center cockpit. I am cleaning up the engine compartment and l
Weird season BobM at 9:30pm 11.12.10 S2 7/1826 I got bogged down in bathroom remodeling at the beginning of the season, recovered and got the boat
Revenge is sweet (1) Steve Dion at 9:01pm 11.12.10 Ask All Sailors 68/12578
Glacier Bay Mark Ii 12 V Refer (2) Boatbumms at 5:05pm 11.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2868 This should start some brain cells sparking. We are located in Curacao, last month at about 0300hrs
Bavaria Steering SweetSerenity at 4:48pm 11.12.10 Bavaria 2/2417 Need to know from Bavaria owners ' charterers On your Bavaria, how many turns does your wheel make
Dimensions of table support jbwbcat30 at 4:34pm 11.12.10 Catalina 30 4/1722 Hello I am a new Cat30 owner, Any information on the dimensions of the table support, in the up posi

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Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:40pm 06.10.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old ones
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 6:36pm 06.10.22 I think we are giving him some good parameters here!
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 6:21pm 06.10.22 I got the tip from you Peggie !
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 06.10.22 If one hose needs replacing, you'd be smart to replace all the hoses at the same time. 'cuz if one n
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences jssailem at 5:59pm 06.10.22 On my 35 ft 15000 lb boat, I use a Mantus Marine 35lb Galvanized Steel anchor. We anchor in varied c
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 5:30pm 06.10.22 It depends upon the bottom of where you sail. In Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, it is mostly mud, so a cla
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 4:54pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. You want the charger to be in a place that
Fuel Cap Winch Mark - AK at 4:31pm 06.10.22 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it Thank You for the Benet
Packing gland nut getting hot. Crusty Ol Salt at 4:26pm 06.10.22 Try changing the packing material. Remember these stuffing box "glands" were originally made for fl
Wire Size MaryEllaRose at 4:10pm 06.10.22
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 SoSound at 4:06pm 06.10.22 I should be able to get you a photo in the next day or two. we have a 12 hour drive to get home aga
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 jaysweet at 3:49pm 06.10.22 Thanks to all for the quick and informative responses. Let me answer a few of the questions I shoul
2022 PacificNW Weather Update (1) jssailem at 3:47pm 06.10.22 Has Summer finally come to the Pacific NW. With a current "Pineapple Express" shooting across the Pa
Packing gland nut getting hot. jaysweet at 3:26pm 06.10.22 I'm getting at least one drip every 60 sec. I used PTFE FLAX 3/16" I removed 4 flax rings so I pu
Wire Size Ward H at 3:15pm 06.10.22 Not sure what panel you are looking out but most come with 15A breakers and some blank spots. (At le
Wire Size Stu Jackson at 3:14pm 06.10.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers goi
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Ward H at 2:46pm 06.10.22 Hi Mike, the original on my 93 C30 was mounted in the compartment under the aft starboard seat. I'v
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light twalker H260 at 2:43pm 06.10.22 Looks like your looking for a bay 15d base (1157), 12v, 25w (18cd) bulb. The 4K likely refers to th
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 2:08pm 06.10.22 Is this the one you're dealing with? xX512JHRjLE Yes but I didn't go quite that far. I got some
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light dkinzer at 1:58pm 06.10.22 I was at the boat today and I decided to take a look at the bow nav light. It has one bulb with red/

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