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New AGM Install Question DennisMansour at 2:30am 05.20.10 Big Boats 4/1437 Good Day. Does anyone have a picture of what is under the teak floor inside the port settee. I want
135% Genoa on 2002 Hunter 270 jimfrankelly at 10:10pm 05.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1465 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 270 equipped with a UK 135% Genoa that has apparently been on th
Northstar 22 - Ever heard of my new boat? caruthers at 9:55pm 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7799 Hi folks, I just bought a Northstar 22 and will be picking it up soon. It will be my first boat and
Balboa 23' main sail and beam 2dogsnight at 8:40pm 05.19.10 Balboa 3/4071 just bought 78 Balboa 23...the only marking on main sail is number 1....shouldn't factory sail be ma
how far have you heeled and kept sailing? piedpiperIII at 7:55pm 05.19.10 Catalina 22 12/3358 What is the most heel you have had and kept it sailing ?? I kept sailing at 30 degre. a few times wi
furler haaf at 7:51pm 05.19.10 Catalina 30 4/1778 Time to replace the old HOOD furler on my '81 Cat 30. Any recommendations?
Ranger 26 - outboard size???? bonbrightbd at 7:03pm 05.19.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2725 I have a Ranger 26 and the Johnson 8hp 2 cycle outboard is over 10 years old and I'm thinking of rep
Hot water system (1) GKuffner at 5:31pm 05.19.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2502 What am I doing wrong? Last fall when I winterized my drinking water system, which uses Whale
Upgrading traveler on Bahama 30 linz1 at 4:23pm 05.19.10 Islander 1/2488 I want to change the traveler on my Bahama 30. It is mounted forward of the companion way and has a
Replacing Manual Foot Pump in Galley linz1 at 4:04pm 05.19.10 Islander 2/2562 I need to replace the Whale Gusher foot pump in the galley of my boat. Has anyone done this on an Is
Does ANYONE know what this may be worth? capjames at 3:08pm 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1705 I have a Force 4 New Zealand rib. The company is bankrupt and I can find NONE in the states for sale
What have I REALLY got?! usmc_mickey at 2:22pm 05.19.10 Balboa 0/2372 Okay, so I bought a 1970 Balboa 20. What little I found on it before I purchased it for $850 seemed
Giving away GPS and EPIRB thesailerdude at 12:32pm 05.19.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/26 Allright dudes If you are familiar with the trip i had last year with the college dudes then you
Holding tank leak Roy Udwin at 1:30pm 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2388 The holding tank on my 1984 Cherubini H27 has developed a small leak. It appears to be near the outl
Bilge pump/float switch wiring fiestaMojo at 1:09pm 05.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/11162 I'm trying to understand how the bilge pump and float switch (H33C) were originally wired. Looking a
HELP! Cannot find the HIN on my balboa 20 usmc_mickey at 12:39pm 05.19.10 Balboa 2/2839 I recently bought a 1970 balboa 20. The P.O. "lost" the title. I have no reason to suspect otherwi
Beneteau First 235 bilge Tom Sheridan at 12:32pm 05.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3024 Just bought an '89 First 235, and am concerned with pumping water. The boat has a manual pump mounte
Zincs for Hunter 38 BBolster at 12:15pm 05.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2077 When I hauled my 2006 Hunter 38 last year the prop shaft Zincs were completely gone, Can anyone give
GPS chartplotter on the cheap Peter Ennis at 11:57am 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7779 I have a 2009 Hunter 25 and plan to do some bare bones cruising on the upper Chesapeake. Rather than
Engine Compartment Lining ancona21 at 10:35am 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4375 Hi All, I am a new owner of a 1985 Cherubini-designed Raider 33. The engine compartment lining (ac

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Purchasing Sails jssailem at 8:48pm 03.12.22 Sail loft... North Sail has been my go to loft. Nice folk. Good service. Measured my boat and then p
Headliner cleaning treating (1) kbgunn at 8:23pm 03.12.22 Mother's VLR. You can get it at your local Walmart.
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) jssailem at 7:18pm 03.12.22 Firstly, welcome to the club. You found an old boat with an old scheme wiring. You were aghast that
Here's something you don't see every day PaulK at 7:15pm 03.12.22 Suspect is apparently being held on $3,000,000 bail according to another site.
Icebox conversion kits PaulK at 7:06pm 03.12.22 We explored this idea extensively last year for our J/36. Turning the icebox into a fridge would ha
Icebox conversion kits markwbird at 6:45pm 03.12.22 I did it. I used the isotherm kit. Ran about $1000.00. I love it. Battery draw is not too bad In my
Bug screen Terry Cox at 6:38pm 03.12.22
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 6:13pm 03.12.22 I also have a 28 1986 and have almost finished replacing all the sanitation hoses and vent . Once I
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:01pm 03.12.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 5:52pm 03.12.22 I am on that forum too and have seen all those "up-in smoke" posts.. Not a single installation I've
refrigeration for a s2 11a Johnb at 5:51pm 03.12.22 Our 3 cubic foot Isotherm uses 30 to 35 ampere-hrs per day but we are in Richmond where it is anythi
Icebox conversion kits dlochner at 5:14pm 03.12.22 The refrigeration unit is only part of the cost. The other big cost is having enough battery capacit
Bug screen Johnb at 5:11pm 03.12.22 if you need it to be noseeum proof make sure it is.
Shackleton's Endurance Found shemandr at 4:27pm 03.12.22 Yeah but in the world of exploration ego was an asset. Also a danger.
Icebox conversion kits Tally Ho at 4:24pm 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Tally Ho at 4:18pm 03.12.22 Thanks Greg. Sail5 is basically turn-key ready to sail. All systems are working and the boat is sq
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power sail sfbay at 4:12pm 03.12.22 Bilge pump operates off the dc system, independent of shore power. I would check the bilge pump elec
Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support Jimc91 at 4:06pm 03.12.22 Update on Slipper 17 mast support post and how it is fastened to deck. Over the past 40 years water
Shackleton's Endurance Found Justin_NSA at 3:56pm 03.12.22 The story is an amazing read. Had he been able to control his ego, they might have sailed under bett
Bristol 24 water tank sail sfbay at 3:39pm 03.12.22 ..........find that the outside edges of the water tank are fiberglassed to the bottom side of the v

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