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Marine Air conditioners Terry in Naples at 3:46pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3000 Last week my boat was struck by lightning and it knocked out my AC among other things. I am now shop
lazy jacks dcnewman at 2:51pm 08.29.09 Catalina 22 7/3645 Hi all Has anyone added lazyjacks to their catalina 22. Does it work well or is just a waste of mo
Precision 28, Your Thoughts Please. sigbear at 2:38pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/7378 How would a Precision 28 stack up against Catalina/Hunter 27/28's in construction quality and sailab
New Liveaboard Update butchrobbins at 1:50pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1945 Its been a while since I've been able to post about my adventures as a new liveaboard and thought I'
add a starting battery jimma4191 at 1:38pm 08.29.09 Pearson 1/1379 I have a 1987 33-2. I would like to install a dedicated starting battery with a new battery switch a
forestay/backstay turnbuckels liberty22 at 1:14pm 08.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1278 I hope your all to busy sailing to read this, but here goes.... I have two turnbuckels that came wit
A frayed mast cable gdavis at 12:43pm 08.29.09 Day Sailers 1/1223 Where might I find a mast stay cable for the Oday Sailor ll? It has SS fittings on both ends with o
Diesel Soot thaeni at 12:41pm 08.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1572 I have a 12hp Westerbeke and the back of my transom is covered with diesel soot. I cleaned it 3 time
Pop-Top Cover Conversion.......... (2) Sumner at 9:56am 08.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1675 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/06-04-09-26-poptop%20cover.jpg I thought some of
Removing cloth and foam hull liner Steve22124 at 8:50am 08.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6097 I need to remove the cloth foam backing that is glued on the hull. Any suggestions?
Storing for Winter - Starwind 223 George in Bay Shore at 8:37am 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1492 I purchased a Starwind 223 earlier this year with a 8HP 2Cycle Johnson Outboard. Is it best to winte
Looking Better sailaway78 at 8:23am 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1441 It's looking much better this morning for all you East Coast sailors. Just pulled up Storm Track, a
Tiller to oatboard sandpiper10471 at 5:57am 08.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1253 I am interested in connecting the tiller of the boat to the tiller of the outboard motor on a 23 ft.
Exhaust hose and starting problem healey1959 at 6:17am 08.29.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1280 Thursday I left my marina and when I increased the RPM's on my Universal 3 cyl diesel I noticed a st
Mast holes made by manufacturer prebro2 at 6:05am 08.29.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1114 Stupid question - I have a 1982 27' Catalina. There is hole just below the hole where I pull the li
Carlisle trailer tire life expectancy (1) Mark Major at 11:41pm 08.28.09 Trailer Sailors 11/7391 I haven't really kept track of how many I've bought over the past ten years of owning this boat, but
Compass and Clinometer jbrock at 10:45pm 08.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3073 The previous owner removed the compass and heel indicator. Can anyone tell me how to replace them?
Perason 365 Sloop onad56 at 7:54pm 08.28.09 Pearson 2/3188 Hi, my wife Cheryl and I are considering the purchace of a Pearson 365 Sloop 1977. Any comments or f
Searching for Islander Tom Francis at 5:23pm 08.28.09 Islander 0/1927 Looking for a 1974 Islander 40 PREVIOUSLY OR CURRENTLY NAMED SILVER HEELS....a motor sailer. We mis
hatch replacement on a 1977 h25 hightide at 4:13pm 08.28.09 Smaller Boats 2/1098 I was looking to replace my front hatch because of storm damage and I came up with building a frame

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Installing Battery Monitor MikeHoncho at 8:54pm 08.02.21 Two clarify, that set up only monitors the voltage of the house and starter batteries, not amperage
Installing Battery Monitor Ward H at 8:29pm 08.02.21 This last option seems like the one to go with. That's what I would do. As Larry said, skip the st
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:28pm 08.02.21 Sounds like a tense situation to me. -Will
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 Ward H at 8:16pm 08.02.21 You can get extra thick washers. Similar to fender washers but much thicker so they don't bend. Don'
Launched my HMS 23 Ward H at 8:10pm 08.02.21 Noe there's a happy sailor! Enjoy!
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) Ward H at 8:09pm 08.02.21 Does it flush? lol For those times you just cannot make it to the head!:biggrin:
Between chart plotters Ward H at 8:08pm 08.02.21 My i70 instruments and EV-100 auto pilot uses the internal Axiom 7 GPS for all of their functions.
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning Dan Wray at 7:50pm 08.02.21
Launched my HMS 23 Roland5048 at 7:32pm 08.02.21 The smile on your face says it all. :)
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:25pm 08.02.21 I'm not really sure I know where you are going with this but it would seem to make sense to simply
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Sailor_Al at 7:24pm 08.02.21 I have the Hunter 45CC - 2008. I had Kate davits installed. They worked with the marina advisin
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 jssailem at 7:19pm 08.02.21 Many ways to rebed your hardware and pulpits. one method that works is identified in this link. Reb
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 ray dann at 7:18pm 08.02.21 Thank you sir! This 40 year old boat is in pretty good condition, with just a couple minor issues.
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts DayDreamer41 at 7:16pm 08.02.21 There is a member of this site which did the couch removal/enhancement to their 41DS https://forums.
Sail question jssailem at 7:15pm 08.02.21 Ahhh as @Tally Ho suggests you have a situational compromise. The nature of boat ownership. :banghea
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.02.21
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts sailtheworld79 at 6:50pm 08.02.21
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware ray dann at 6:49pm 08.02.21 okok I gotcha. just get it! That duck story though....... Had a similiar one, not a boat though.
How to gain access to port stern space? BigEasy at 6:38pm 08.02.21 Checked out mine a few days ago when the propane solenoid topic presented. Vent line for propane lo
Installing Battery Monitor karellen at 6:37pm 08.02.21 Just purchased this monitor as well. Keep putting it off because I'm not looking forward to fishing

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