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Foul Weather Gear wonkodsane at 7:05pm 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2932 Hi folks, I was hoping to get some winter sailing in on the Potomac and I was getting set to make a
NEW PRODUCT: Steering Control Arm Harlan Lassen at 6:26pm 12.21.09 Catalina 310 2/56 Perfect for the Catalina 310 The Commander Steering Control Arm provides skippers the opportunity
Catalina 30 Windless FredB at 6:13pm 12.21.09 Catalina 30 9/3520 As I start my 64th trip around the Sun, the 25 lb plow and 75 ft of chain gets harder to retrieve! H
Leaking Windows Causing Electrical Shorts (1) ProjMan at 6:12pm 12.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1990 Leaking Windows Causing Electrical Shorts I tried posting this on the Catalina 30 group but did n
mast settling FredB at 6:07pm 12.21.09 Catalina 30 10/4687 I have a 1987 Catalina 30. I have a deck depression at the mast step, which I understand is due to a
Aft Cabin Leak DanoDano at 5:41pm 12.21.09 Big Boats 7/3261 I recently noticed moisture on the aft side of the mattress in the rear cabin of my 2002 356. The a
Lavac, Raritan PHII, or Vacu-flush? thomas.dargan at 4:51pm 12.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6314 Peggy Hall seems to like all these products, and she certainly seems to know what she is talking abo
Will Hunter be represented at Chicago Strictly Sail Ken Honeycutt at 4:42pm 12.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2046 Don't see RacineRiverside or Hunter as one of the exhibitors. Looks like Island Packet and Catalina
How to attach more rode? Hermit Scott at 3:57pm 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4841 I just picked up 200' of nylon 3 strand. I put a splice in one end and whipped the crap out of it wi
Best Ground Point wufibugs at 12:14pm 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 62/16006 I am doing some rewiring on my boat and want to make sure I have the best possible ground. I assume
What's Under There??? jfreeman at 12:10pm 12.21.09 Catalina 310 15/3886 I intend to mount Spinlock PX rope clutches for the traveler on my cabin top. I had these on my C-35
Holiday Parade of Lights Tragedy - San Diego (Correct Link) rardiH36 at 9:46am 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4777 Link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/20/Child-dies-crash-SD-Bay-Xmas-parade
Holiday Parade Of Lights Boating Tragedy San Diego rardiH36 at 9:07am 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/74 Link Posted -- http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/newthread.php?do=newthread'f=18
December Sail (1) Mainsheet99 at 7:15am 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2333 Last Saturday my sailing buddy and I took our sailboats beyond the islands out into the open Gulf of
Cleaning the yellow stain sail4ever at 5:54am 12.21.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4350 What product works the best to remove the yellow stain on the hull left from repeated splashes of la
Battery clip khemberger at 4:33am 12.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1451 Any thoughts on where I might find the plastic bracket that holds the battery that supplies power to
Using Raritan's KO and Odorlos together mdj_nola at 10:17pm 12.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/7339 I have a 2001 Hunter 320 that has some issues with the holding tank. First, the tank monitor is stu
Cabin cushions 88 Macgregor 26D 26macsailer at 9:35pm 12.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/10593 Where can I order nes cabin and cockpit cushions for my 88 Macgregor 26D?
Cal 30-2 Snickant at 8:34pm 12.20.09 Ask All Sailors 0/125 does anyone know were i can get copy of CAL 30-2 owner's manaul? thanks
Cal 2-30 Snickant at 8:31pm 12.20.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 does anyone know where i can get info on owner's manual? thanks, merry christmas

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Hunter 240 rudder philiefay at 2:23pm 05.13.22 If you are towing with the rudder up, i strongly recommend tying the rudder itself in the up posit
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 2:13pm 05.13.22 The amount of current actually drawn by charging the batteries will be dependent upon the actual loa
Barnacle Buster Hayden Watson at 2:01pm 05.13.22 Barnicle Buster is Phosphoric acid so you can likely get it cheaper in the cleaner section of Home D
Charging from a tow vehicle JoeWhite at 1:59pm 05.13.22 Aaron, I have the very same truck. The output voltage of the alternator is about 15 v. These trucks
Barnacle Buster SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:43pm 05.13.22 I use "Kleen Strip Concrete Etch, Metal Prep and Rust Inhibitor" from Home Depot. It's phosphoric ac
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 1:33pm 05.13.22 How big is the boat's battery? How much does the cooler draw? How often will the cooler run? Boat
Where do you keep the booze? Sailm8 at 1:23pm 05.13.22 Our boat is a scotch boat. We decant into stainless steel storage bottles to avoid breakage. This
Charging from a tow vehicle JoeWhite at 1:14pm 05.13.22 10 gauge wire should be large enough to charge the battery. Your tow vehicle alternator has a regula
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 1:08pm 05.13.22 Pad edantic Accelerating Drive Device Lever Expediters. Oh wait, @jon hansen beat me to it. :cool:
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 1:08pm 05.13.22 How big is the boat's battery? How much does the cooler draw? How often will the cooler run?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (1) jon hansen at 12:32pm 05.13.22 205284
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 12:10pm 05.13.22 My first thought is about charging the truck battery. Do you have a heavy duty alternator and batte
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 11:59am 05.13.22 My first thought is about charging the truck battery. Do you have a heavy duty alternator and batter
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 11:30am 05.13.22 Pumped in fresh water through Raw Water Strainer about 15 gallons just to flush and then pumped the
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 05.13.22 I'd use a strainer instead of a filter. Install it above waterline to make it easier to clean. And
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SailingCal21 at 10:37am 05.13.22 Did you ever find the issue? I'm pretty sure that the alternator signal will be a pulsing DC voltag
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad LloydB at 9:43am 05.13.22 Since you already have a go fast boat just go with the electric trolling motor. It's a sailboat, it
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 05.13.22 IMO all boats need to be checked and aligned (one satisfies the other) at least at 50 hrs. after the
600 Watt Inverter Fred at 9:27am 05.13.22 I would do the installation work myself. Its a Samlex 4-Pure Sine Wave. - most portable devices can
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.13.22 What's the guy in the orange PFD know that no one else knows? The pics were taken on the Symphony

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