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5411 Alternator Woes Godefroy at 2:44pm 08.04.10 Catalina 30 4/1850 This past weekend, I learned my alternator was having issues when I got the low battery voltage alar
Underwater Centerboard Repair Open Water Sailor at 2:14pm 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3530 I am a beginner sailor and have a small 16 ft sailboat with a 205 pound centerboard that I now learn
What is that arch all about? gingerpenny at 12:18pm 08.04.10 Big Boats 9/2820 My mate and I are looking at some larger boats and there is a very nice 380 for sale. What are the
Outboard Opinions for Dink PKFK at 11:45am 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 23/5542 Hi - I am considering a new outboard for the Dink......from my reading, Tohatsu are basically Nis
thru-hull holes in h23.5 D8758 at 11:23am 08.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/963 Im a new owner of a 96 h23.5. There are two holes (side by side) in the bottom of the hull behind th
Breakers or Fuses? (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:18am 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1625 I have been looking more critically at my panel since I have been making upgrades to my electical sy
Comparing 3 boats I have found.. cb32863 at 10:53am 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2548 So I am always poking around the Sailboat Listings site and various others just in case something co
My boat sank! SANK! itsme_crazydad at 10:40am 08.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1337 I have an ODay 22 with a fixed keel. The hull has no holes except the discharge port for the galley
35 Hunter Legend Bimini & Cushion Patterns rlwhiddon at 9:43am 08.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2732 I hope someone can help me....I am looking for the size bimini I need for a Hunter 35 Legend. Can an
salt or fresh? SeanMorey at 9:40am 08.04.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3940 I am putting a new sanitation system in my boat and I don't want any odors. My contractor ordered m
We live aboard now !!!! WE DID IT !!! blowinganddrifting at 7:22am 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2559 We have cut the docklines and are on our way !!!! http://www.sailblogs.com/member/blowinganddrifti
O'Day 23 mast question aeburns at 6:24am 08.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1507 I just bought a 23 that I think is a '73 model (#XDYL04050173). I am having it delivered and launche
2010 Northeast Raftup in Port Jefferson, NY August 14,15 (2) estopa at 6:07am 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1821 WHAT: A Raft-up in Port Jefferson, NY. Feel free to raft-up and enjoy the party. WHEN: Saturday, A
Here we go again... another teen sailor! Brian D at 4:28am 08.04.10 Ask All Sailors 89/11248 This one is 14. When will this madness stop? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100804/ap_on_re_eu/eu_net
240 Centerboard Michael Kotula at 3:23am 08.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1494 I am considering buying a 2000 model Hunter 240. During the inspection I noticed that it took consi
First overnight trip with the family csmcg at 10:28pm 08.03.10 Catalina 22 15/4300 Sailing in the NW US in our 88 wk cat 22. A link to our Nice weekend. Regards.
37' cc Compression Post iamdelmar at 9:08pm 08.03.10 Irwin 2/2522 Worked 3 days to uncover the compression post on my 1980 37' and had some bad news: severe corrosion
Rope ladder jorgefife at 9:08pm 08.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/6834 I saw on a picture of a boat for sale that it had a rope and ladder, making it very attractive and,
h23 Rudder Question hagarone at 8:47pm 08.03.10 Smaller Boats 6/2029 Ok, getting back into sailing after a long time. Sent the youngest son to sailing camp and he loved
Pictures of my new rudder (5) Mac at 8:08pm 08.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/7400 After reading Sumners modifications and thanks to Dan Nease, who I could not have done this without

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Cheap crib board source found! Hardhead at 6:57pm 06.01.22 As soon as I started reading, I was going to say -- "try old cutting boards". In my opinion it's
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? BigEasy at 6:42pm 06.01.22 Good afternoon all, I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted-
Beneteau 323 railing item Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 06.01.22
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 6:26pm 06.01.22 Mepk catalyst will not alter gelcoat color. Are you talking about cutting Topcoat deck paint with c
Beacon Near Point Grey Hello Below at 6:13pm 06.01.22 Thanks, @Hello Below ! I looked up the icon in Chart No. 1 but I could only identify the lighting
Charging from a tow vehicle mermike at 6:05pm 06.01.22 I don't doubt Victron's specs. I missed that you were using the smaller charger.
Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 5:56pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color? Thickener or catalyst
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:53pm 06.01.22 Thanks guys, I ordered the DVD and am continuing to read. To me it sounds like my upper shrouds are
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:47pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC char
Single-handed docking Project_Mayhem at 5:46pm 06.01.22 I thought there was a rule to never approach the dock faster than you would want to hit it. How do
Beneteau 323 railing item nitrogenase at 5:45pm 06.01.22 Agreed, just curious what it was for and why they bothered to remove it. Bizarre eh?
Oday 26 chain plate leak Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 06.01.22 The sales brochure raves about this new technology they used to seal everything called silicone. Tha
O'Day 25 Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:42pm 06.01.22 That's exactly what I was gonna recommend. The "MSD" designation in the model name/number means it
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color?
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 5:39pm 06.01.22 Already tried before posting
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 5:35pm 06.01.22 Theoretically you could toss it over a dock cleat. I've never tried tossing a line on a cleat or py
Charging from a tow vehicle mermike at 5:34pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC charg
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:15pm 06.01.22 I used the Blue Sea Circuit Wizard. That makes sense. They default to the conservative 3% drop, wh
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? MikeHoncho at 5:03pm 06.01.22 my experience with PT plywood is that it is low quality with voids and shrinks significantly when dr
Beacon Near Point Grey MikeHoncho at 4:58pm 06.01.22 It's the center of the designated shipping channel outlined in purple. You can see there is another

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