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PLASTIKI: Across the Pacific on a Catamaran Made of Plastic Bottles rardiH36 at 2:50pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2156 My wife and I were out on San Francisco Bay yesterday, just off Sausalito. We passed close to an un
New Cabin Table Roger Long at 2:16pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2656 My Dickenson heater installation will require a new cabin table since the old table hinged down from
C-34 at Torrey Pines Ed Schenck at 1:34pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1916 Right before the last commercial(1629 EST) on the golf tourney the camera caught a Catalina 34 going
Racing a 37.5 Hunter Legend shaman at 12:45pm 01.31.10 Racing 6/7298 Hey, Is there anyone else racing a 37.5 out there??? My wife and I race our 1995 37.5 in the nonspi
Cetol on wood ScottD at 10:41am 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3073 I have some exposed wood that is showing signs of wear. It was finished with Cetol in the past. Do
inverter charger Frederick at 9:02am 01.31.10 Big Boats 5/1782 My old HEART inverter charger (1991) is starting to fail on me. HEART now XANTREX tell me my unit is
Hull sanding or ? Quoddy at 9:00am 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 21/6071 What do you think would be the best tools and methods to use to get our hull smooth for maximum perf
Shipping Containers MoonSailer at 8:21am 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3258 http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/containers-fall-off-ship-drift-toward-west-palm-200130.html?
outhaul -O'day 240 rmilavsky at 8:04am 01.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 21/8848 Any suggestions I can get on this topic will be appreciated. I am really trying to work at improving
Looking for Yamaha 37 Ck's (1) debdube at 7:52am 01.31.10 Yamaha 3/6999 I have a Yamaha 37 foot Center Cockpit Ketch, built in 1980. She's got a 52 horse Yamaha diesel. I r
Florida Big Bend Local Knowledge? Mike Turner at 7:15am 01.31.10 Destinations 5/4383 My wife and I are planning to move our Lazyjack 32 schooner from Hudson, FL to Mobile Bay. I'm looki
Antique Electronics jibes138 at 6:51am 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2130 I have a hand held Micrologic Loran C unit that I have been using as a backup to my GPS for about 25
Oh Joy Resto 01/30/10 (4) CharlieCobra at 6:22pm 01.30.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2103 Back to the boat today to work on that clamp again. I tried using the electric planer but no joy as
For anyone contemplating a VHF or HF radio project Don S/V ILLusion at 5:05pm 01.30.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2036 I came across this neat little plug-in which clearly shows the loss of various type coax cable at va
1990 Passage 42 Windlass DanColucci at 5:03pm 01.30.10 Big Boats 11/3776 I have a 1990 P42 and believe I have the incorrect gypsy for a lot of chain - so looking to see if a
New Owner of a 1970 Ranger 26 jcam92 at 3:05pm 01.30.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/3687 I recently became the owner of a Ranger 26 and I am looking for any information on this boat. Of kee
Upgrade for Hunter 33.5 jesseroo04 at 2:36pm 01.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1558 I would like to put a anchor windlass system on my Hunter 33.5 (1989). I have the stock Jib roller f
Outboard Sizing (1) argo807 at 2:26pm 01.30.10 Lancer 6/2070 My 25' Lancer came with a 40 hp Johnson. Sounds like just dead weight, can anyone tell me how fast t
mast raising ODay 240 Namaste at 12:38pm 01.30.10 Ask An Oday Owner 14/5991 can you raise the mast on a 240 with an a frame, using the roller furling to lift the mast
Chainplates, windows, decks, and deck to hull joint rayjanine@aol.com at 12:07pm 01.30.10 Big Boats 1/1486 I really like the looks and specs of a 2006 Hunter 44DS I am thinking of buying and would like to kn

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From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Davidasailor26 at 4:58pm 04.30.22 Sounds cool, rate of 0.3 liters per hour, and requires only 20 watts of power per liter. I think t
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included NYSail at 4:56pm 04.30.22 Yours are as well. I almost anchored in your bay last year. dj If you ever come by, let me know a
Halyard direction through the sheaves Joe at 4:56pm 04.30.22 Well I managed to find the answer, and yes it does seem to matter that you put it in back to front
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Davidasailor26 at 4:41pm 04.30.22 I've read this in connection with the forward facing direction of an external raw water strainer to
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 4:29pm 04.30.22 Yesterday I measured the how many L/hr were being returned to the tank as in when the engine is work
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 4:09pm 04.30.22 I wonder if those bananas are gluten free?
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Stu Jackson at 3:58pm 04.30.22 So maybe it's not so much a Freedom 20 thing as a Xantrex regulator and Link 2000-R thing. Yes, th
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER danm1 at 3:46pm 04.30.22 My understanding is what you don't want, among other things, is for the prop to turn the engine w
O'day 25 Port and Stbd setee drains to where? racenmotorsports at 3:44pm 04.30.22 yeah, nevermind, they are connected to the bilge. Just ran to the boat and checked again. I wasn't
Dealing with wind shear Don Guillette at 3:06pm 04.30.22 I do have three sets of telltales - bottom third, middle, and upper third. If I have to choose on
Autopilot Drive Unit Manufacturer? Tally Ho at 2:44pm 04.30.22 That's what I linked in the post before yours! :) Great minds think alike I guess. Greg
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 2:44pm 04.30.22 By the way, on Xantrex documentation - I know I changed the ACCEPT voltage on my system to 14.8V, pe
Wetnesses under compression post Don S/V ILLusion at 2:39pm 04.30.22 Is the deck (where the mast rests) concave? does the bottom of the compression post sit on a wooden
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:01pm 04.30.22 Have you checked that the keel bolts are torqued to proper spec? Yes, and @jssailem asked me the
Wetnesses under compression post Davidasailor26 at 1:59pm 04.30.22 Pictures would help diagnose. Is there just some sitting water in the bilge there that hasn't draine
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? (2) jviss at 1:58pm 04.30.22 Hi Stu, I don't really know if it's a Freedom 10 or 20, I'm a bit confused about that now. But, re
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 1:46pm 04.30.22 Not sure where you are, but was that Ever Forward?
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 1:39pm 04.30.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines senang at 1:20pm 04.30.22 If your AC pump is a Little Giant like we have on our H38 the pump rotor is driven by a watertight m
Halyard direction through the sheaves brockangelo at 1:11pm 04.30.22 Well I managed to find the answer, and yes it does seem to matter that you put it in back to front f

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