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Winterizing higgs at 6:23pm 10.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1791 Pink anti freeze is around $4 a gallon. For the head why not use $1 a gallon windshield washer flui
Lady J, week 10.5, almost too busy to get up here... (18) CharlieCobra at 6:20pm 10.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4035 It's been a while since the last report as we've been busy but here goes. After looking at options
What is the worst movie about sailing ever? (1) RECESS at 5:39pm 10.07.10 Ask All Sailors 129/29064 Cuz I am pretty sure I watched it last night with my wife. Very pretty sailing scenes but the entire
Storm Jib Nodak7 at 5:37pm 10.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/3955 Can anyone explain the theory behind a Storm Jib? I am considering a ATN Gale Sail but I wanted to u
The magic hour to repower? Skipper at 2:21pm 10.07.10 Smaller Boats 0/9 Assuming all factory recommended maintenance has been done for the life of the machine, how many hou
Standing rigging diagram bdaylewis at 1:49pm 10.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/4610 Second question folks....much of the rigging is off the mast with all new rigging in a box in the ca
Main sheet control locations. jimmyb at 1:34pm 10.07.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3771 Is there any difference in sailing performance or control between a mid boom mainsheet set up and ma
Rhodes 22 on eBay rgranger at 12:19pm 10.07.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1634 I forget who it was but someone on here was looking for a Rhodes. The post was something like 25' t
C-27 Refit/Refurb philwsailz at 9:47am 10.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 449/106048 I have officially started work on C27, #2001, as of last night. My hope is that somehow I can mainta
Old Barrient Whinches misha93 at 8:54am 10.07.10 Big Boats 2/1432 What is the best matcing brand to replace Barrient 18 whinch serving the main sail on H36 1981 in or
NCIS Freedom77 at 8:09am 10.07.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3098 I have been a fan of TV show NCIS for a number of years. For those of you who watch it I have questi
20Hp gas atomic 4 bad? aewirth at 7:21am 10.07.10 Catalina 30 5/2660 We are looking at a 1980 30 Catalina with a 20hp Universal Atomic 4 gas engine. The salesman feels t
Help please - need an Certifcate of Conformity 94/25 for H1 Odin at 6:32am 10.07.10 Day Sailers 3/1914 I have bought Legend 146 several years ago, and while I never registered it, I would like to do it n
Rudder length on fin keel 2000 34 robert norvell at 6:30am 10.07.10 Big Boats 1/1680 I purchased a 2000, 34 Mark II fin keel. The seller had to replace the damaged rudder due to a grou
Hunter 212 centerboard broken cable Bob Saunders at 2:48am 10.07.10 Smaller Boats 4/2134 I'm very new to sailing and new to this group. I just recently purchased a hunter 212. Lovely boat.T
Mixing elbow removal / replacement help please capn_mark at 10:35pm 10.06.10 Big Boats 6/2669 Hi folks, I have a 1986 Hunter 34, and I have been searching around in the archives about removing t
Furling Main outhaul car hangups Pinch at 8:00pm 10.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/11651 My 2000 Ben361 has inmast furling main and boom made by Chrleston Spars/Sparcraft. The Outhaul car r
New 25 Oday owner badger at 7:40pm 10.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2645 I am new 1975 25 ft Oday swing keel owner. I'm also new to sailing. I'm in need of an owners manua
Sea kettle kpgraci at 7:00pm 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3048 I thought this was very clever... Tea kettle, a life raft that distills 3 liters of water per day f
Mast Storage Question joker460 at 4:49pm 10.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1484 Unfortunetly winter is coming and it's time to get the boat out of the water. I have read many posts

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Dock line noise. rgranger at 5:41pm 06.25.22
Battery bank question Jon Elliott at 5:30pm 06.25.22 I use my new AGM battery exclusively for the windlass and starting. Great information and thank yo
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 4:48pm 06.25.22 Thanks for the pictures. I am sure something like this will work well for me. I just need my metal f
Window saga continues Tally Ho at 4:29pm 06.25.22 I assume from your title, this has happened before? Seems like there must be some unusual stress on
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Rick at 4:23pm 06.25.22 Hi Rick D and Gambit. Glad to see you guys are well. We are planning our first trip this year in f
Cordless power tools: best for boat? patagoniadave at 3:19pm 06.25.22 Dewalt makes all sorts of lawn equipment as well I have the blower, line trimmer and chain saw. If
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Rick Webb at 3:08pm 06.25.22 Dewalt makes all sorts of lawn equipment as well I have the blower, line trimmer and chain saw. If m
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries dlochner at 2:26pm 06.25.22 I'm so torn and confused about batteries lately. I really want a big LiFePo4 house bank, and would
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 2:13pm 06.25.22 I'm so torn and confused about batteries lately. I really want a big LiFePo4 house bank, and would
Cordless power tools: best for boat? MFD at 2:06pm 06.25.22 I had an oscillating saw in the RV (used it all the time), but it was corded, so my brain was not m
Window saga continues jssailem at 2:06pm 06.25.22 Stuff happens. Is it glasss? What does the outside look like?
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! MFD at 2:04pm 06.25.22 My boat (~2009) came with all RayMarine and a C120 chart plotter, radar, all integrated and with NME
Island Packet 32 waste Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:01pm 06.25.22 That's a horrible plumbing scheme! We need to find the best way to reroute it that MAY even include
Cordless power tools: best for boat? patagoniadave at 1:57pm 06.25.22 Over the past ~5 years I have trended almost entirely DeWalt. The thing with cordless equipment is
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries dlochner at 1:53pm 06.25.22 Agreed, Dave, I'm not expecting the starting battery to run the house. The weight issue is, lately
Cordless power tools: best for boat? MFD at 1:53pm 06.25.22 Over the past ~5 years I have trended almost entirely DeWalt. The thing with cordless equipment is
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Rick Webb at 1:44pm 06.25.22 I have Dewalt, not for any particular reason except started out with those as it was on sale. One ad
H34 mid ship cleats location Terry Cox at 1:37pm 06.25.22 Now that actually help thank you very much! You are most welcome, Denise. Please let us know how y
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 1:30pm 06.25.22 Agreed, Dave, I'm not expecting the starting battery to run the house. The weight issue is, lately,
H34 mid ship cleats location DeniseO30 at 1:11pm 06.25.22 Hi Denise, different model, but I installed mid ship cleats on our boat that have worked great over

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