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12V Charger on 6V Trojan - Now what ? PKFK at 7:33pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1929 Stupid, Stupid, Stupid..... I had to take the batteries out of my boat to do some plumbing work (d
Delaware Bay to NYC In The Spring (May) Joe Mullee at 5:55pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1944 Wondering if anyone has made the trip from the Delaware Bay up the Jersey coast to NYC and back in m
another newbee rig question piedpiperIII at 5:51pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 16/3354 I had bought my cat22 2.5 years ago and kept the rigging as it was and I have noticed alot of weathe
2001 H460 engine panel dave_jasco at 5:36pm 04.30.10 Big Boats 2/1465 I need to rebuild or update my engine panel. I dont believe that there is a drop in now, and likey m
GPS Antenna HELP ejet99 at 5:14pm 04.30.10 Trailer Sailors 9/4027 The question is where do I put the GPS antenna on my sailboat,can the GPS see through the sail ? Do
Instruction manual for 85' Evinrude 2HP?? jackhartjr at 5:10pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1983 Hi folks, just bought a 85' Evinrude 2HP for the dinghy. Anyone with one or close to that year have
thank you team118 piedpiperIII at 4:06pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 1/1191 I want to thank chris team118 for his time and help with my rigging. I don't have any pics to post h
Newbie question- rigging tape Indysailor at 2:34pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/12471 I need to cover a few pins on my rigging. I haven't used rigging tape before, does it just self adhe
Snakehead Fish in Monroe Bay Bad Obsession at 1:55pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4198 A waterman that works out of my marina told me that he caught a 4 pound Snakehead fish in one of his
Raymarine delivery problems - update Jim Seamans at 12:50pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2324 Just got off the phone with Defender about my autopilot order for Raymarine. I have had an order in
Hull Speed, Semi-planing? druid at 11:20am 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1541 OK, this is a little off-topic cuz it's not a sailboat, but I know there are some serious Marine Arc
Looking for comments on 1989 Pearson 31-2 cromer at 8:30am 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 9/20598 I'm going to look at a 1989 Pearson 31-2 tomorrow. Besides the standard "this old boat" stuff. (chai
Looking for comments on a 1989 Pearson 31-2 cromer at 8:16am 04.30.10 Pearson 0/2 I'm going to look at a 1989 Pearson 31-2 tomorrow. Besides the standard "this old boat" stuff. (chai
Sailing yellowstone biorapper at 8:14am 04.30.10 Destinations 3/4659 I am taking my boat to yellowstone lake this summer, and am wondering about some of the reg.'s. I k
Full Pay for being WRONG at least half the time? Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 8:01am 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4278 I would like to have a job where I can be wrong about 40 to 50% of the time and still get paid for i
reefing information needed Gary Meckes at 7:39am 04.30.10 Day Sailers 2/1488 As a new sailor and a recent owner of a daysailerII I need some information please. I plan on keepin
Wiring Diagram Beneteau 285 nastwood at 7:02am 04.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1774 Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a Beneteau 285? Homemade will do.
Shower Curtain gholker at 6:28am 04.30.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1665 Silly question. Whre can I find a shower curtain, (never knew I had one until my wife said it needs
What type of compound is this? (2) berner73 at 6:14am 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1914 I see this on all of our through deck fittings below deck (the white material seen in a recent Maine
Props on a 9.8 Nissan and displacement hull 26C (2) walt at 6:01am 04.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3125 Ive spent some time with a five pitch four blade prop and an 8 pitch three blade prop (see attached

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Fitting a bigger anchor on a Hunter 45cc esedenka at 6:17pm 06.06.22 Z83, How did it go with the Mantus 85lb setup?
Catalina 25 electric Davidasailor26 at 6:13pm 06.06.22
79 C&C hatch cover FastOlson at 6:09pm 06.06.22 The cover plate/top that your hatch slides under is usually called a "sea hood" or a "hatch garage".
Helm seat on 280 Crusty Ol Salt at 6:07pm 06.06.22
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter SailingLoto at 5:56pm 06.06.22 This makes the most sense, not very mysterious, but makes sense Yeah, I find it in the fuel pumps
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? Sailor Sue at 5:17pm 06.06.22 Not cherry. Any pictures of a bigger area of the wood - maybe a little less upholstery? Another pos
Cracked hull (3) SailorHunter at 5:08pm 06.06.22 Some, including myself, have remedied this by using expanding foam or Gorilla glue. Which works bes
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 5:01pm 06.06.22 The most likely it was roto-molded Polyethylene and then filled with expanding foam to stiffen it.
Repairing an HS35 handset Tally Ho at 4:16pm 06.06.22
H 41 CUTLASS BEARING REMOVAL and SHAFT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE Tally Ho at 4:08pm 06.06.22 I would like to share my troubles that I have encountered while I was on this. First after 17 years
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 06.06.22 That some high steaks grilling right there. got to keep your BBQ safe.
Helm seat on 280 Art12050 at 3:38pm 06.06.22
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 3:18pm 06.06.22 206001
Fuel gauge / sender issues (3) sailcapt340 at 3:15pm 06.06.22
H410 distance prop shaft to rubber Valerio at 3:06pm 06.06.22 yes you can do it
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing Valerio at 3:05pm 06.06.22 you do not need anything to remove it only get loose the two Allen screw. By the way if your shaft i
Mainsail downhaul kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.06.22 It dropped like a rock afterwards. Great news! :beer:
Fuel gauge / sender issues JamesG161 at 2:13pm 06.06.22 What could be causing this......... a short inside the gauge? See the image above by @JoeWhite. T
Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 1:19pm 06.06.22 Thanks all - I replaced all the mainsail sliders (they were pretty gunky) and then I did @garymalmgr
Mainsail downhaul Kingjim91 at 1:16pm 06.06.22 I moved up from a C22. It had a downhaul on the jib, but not the main. The main dropped, like othe

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