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Mexico East Coast Cruising tmccall at 6:21pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1130 Have any of you cruised down the eastern Mexico coastline between Texas and VeraCruz? Thinking abou
Looking for a Small Old Winch rardiH36 at 5:34pm 05.27.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1142 I'm in need of a small winch. Can be old and not so beautiful any more. If you've found that there
My Beneteau 373 leaks... twofoot at 5:24pm 05.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6715 I own a 2007 Beneteau 373. We have had a water leak for some time. The company I purchased the boat
First day of summer vacation RECESS at 4:57pm 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1988 Both my wife and I are teachers. We spent our first day of summer vacation on Recess all day. It is
Passing on a good deed Bad Obsession at 4:53pm 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1802 It seems that most sailors are good for passing on a good deed. I have received a few good deeds an
Adler Barbour Cold machine John1534 at 4:15pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1921 I have been having problems with my A/B refrigeration after many years of good 24hr service. Before
scotch drinkers, reccomendations? themadscientist at 2:40pm 05.27.10 Sails Call Lounge 32/7762 I am a rum guy mostly, but I have decided I would look for "my" scotch. I have a buddy who swears by
Leaking Water Pump catealley at 2:40pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2079 I have a 1985 Catalina 27. My water pump is leaking on my Universal M-18. Any suggestion other tha
Adler Barbour Cold machine John1534 at 10:52am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/12125 I have been having problems with my A/B refrigeration after many years of good 24hr service. Before
Have any of you tried this.... Sumner at 9:28am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6689 We would like to add a traveler for the main, but have spent all of our money elsewhere:cry:. I was
Screening Companionway seadaddler at 8:58am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2694 Finally got my wife to go out and anchor over night here in Florida with PGI sailing club,her first
Lube AXEL at 8:46am 05.27.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2979 I've been using baby oil but I remember Peggie mentioning a better long term fix. Can someone post d
Main sheet travller Gwyn at 8:23am 05.27.10 Big Boats 3/1628 I have a H40 1985 and there are two bolts missing from the main sheet traveller. I can not see a w
Type of Battery jrale at 8:15am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1548 Dear Macgregor Owners, I just purchased a 1981 25 ft Macgregor Sailboat. It is missing a battery. T
New h23 upgrade pictures (5) C Jones at 8:10am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 15/2584 I installed new aluminum sliding hatch covers. I was tired of the teak ones breaking when a guest we
No power into the wind RussNorman at 7:54am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1278 I would like to know if anyone knows what I can do to get more power out of my boat. My yanmar engin
Outboard Motor Question tgrass462 at 7:50am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 6/1934 We have a Hunter 260 with a 8 HP Tohatsu OB. We've been toying with the idea of doing the LOOP one
Non-skid to smooth gel coat repair help? hhcribbs at 6:58am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1913 First post...great forum... Greetings, our recently purchased sailboat has some crazing on both the
9.2C Bimini garylinger at 3:49am 05.27.10 S2 7/3312 I am curious to find out who has a bimini on their 9.2C. How/where is it attached, what are the dim
'A'/'B' Switch for Entertainment System JeffThompson at 3:48am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1302 We recently purchased a Hunter 38 and have a question regarding the entertainment system. In the lo

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Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 8:13am 06.11.22 Real Estate Location is no good unless there's a view True... Kind of depends on your perspective.
Starting my LFP build. jssailem at 8:11am 06.11.22 The excitement builds....:biggrin:
Epoxy questions jssailem at 8:09am 06.11.22 Hi Jay. While it may be possible to use a QT container, it is hard to identify till you identify cle
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:06am 06.11.22 Some more bits and bobs showing up. A bag with (16) of these two-hole buss bars showed up the other
Epoxy questions Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Prop Efficiency JamesG161 at 7:36am 06.11.22 How would I determine what type of a prop to install. There is a stamp on the hub of the propeller
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? Marmalade at 7:35am 06.11.22 Next time you haul, it might be really easy. I replaced a sensor thru-hull this spring... I was not
Battery bank question Bob S at 7:22am 06.11.22
Prop Efficiency sail sfbay at 7:19am 06.11.22 Theoretically, a propeller with fewer blades is more efficient. Most props have three blades to prov
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 7:15am 06.11.22 Many Thanks, Claude.. I seemed to remember that they were not standard size.. I know that mine are m
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Davidasailor26 at 7:13am 06.11.22 And even then if your batteries are near fully charged the cooling fan in the charger may not run
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 7:08am 06.11.22 Going to the boat later this pm. I'll measure and get back to you tonite. Sorry about the tardy an
Where Is Your Battery Charger? RoyS at 5:09am 06.11.22 With regard to battery charger noise while sleeping; this would only occur if you are sleeping while
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 4:47am 06.11.22 Excellent, thank you for the information and I will check that out!
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Marmalade at 3:03am 06.11.22 Not the same exactly, but lots of people have written/described making beams to stiffen the Olson 30
Structural Foam Apex at 3:03am 06.11.22 I used 16lb urethane foam to rebuild my rudder fro US Composites. Plenty strong, and in an open are
Battery bank question Tally Ho at 9:00pm 06.10.22 I replaced 2 deep cycle (so called) Group 27 batteries with 2 6-volt Golf cart batteries. These ar
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Tally Ho at 8:46pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Justin_NSA at 8:43pm 06.10.22 I wouldn't want the sound or the heat generated in the cabin space. I have the same charger. It's in
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up Grotto at 8:27pm 06.10.22 I am actually thinking of going the other way and completely removing the hand rails. I asked my wif

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