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I am the Boat Battery Executioner. (1) TomY at 4:40am 06.08.21 Ask All Sailors 26/2045 I buy my house batteries, Grp 27 lead acid - lowest price, in pairs. I place them - once, in their p
A whale of a time. garymalmgren at 9:29pm 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1231 The number of whales migrating up the east and west coasts of Australia has exploded. Watching from
Bimini for Catalina 27 shank at 6:32pm 06.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3678 I have an 82 model and wanted to get some opinions on whether a Bimini would be at all practical on
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jssailem at 5:55pm 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 25/1627 We talk about the idea... The chainplate breaks loose and the mast comes down. What if this happen
Standing rigging tension? Bob_S at 5:05pm 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2101 Hello all and thanks in advance for any help / suggestions. I'm setting up the standing rigging on m
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville (2) kloudie1 at 3:30pm 06.07.21 Destinations 13/1224 The city just rebuilt the dock at the harbor on Bayou Castine on the north shore of Lake Pontchartra
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 2:53pm 06.07.21 Smaller Boats 22/1414 I had a tour of an H260 today, the first time I've been able to see one up close and get on board. I
Two anchor topics Dr. D at 2:34pm 06.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/848 My boat came equipped with a 22 lb Lewmar Delta anchor. I plan to anchor out more and I am concerned
Raritan Compact (older model) Fresh Head Conversion (2) CapnRob85 at 2:11pm 06.07.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1069 Hi All, I have an older Raritan Compact toilet on my boat, which is a manual pump toilet that is cu
Hunter 45DS panel diagram seanmadian at 12:48pm 06.07.21 Big Boats 5/356 Hi all -- I recently acquired a 2009 Hunter 45DS and am steadily learning its in/outs. The owners' m
Hunter 356 Battery Cable Relocation Issue jeff356 at 10:56am 06.07.21 Big Boats 4/440 Moving one of the two battery cables running from the chart table to the lazzerette and am having tr
Drilling holes in C&C 30 spreaders - safe? pmdarrow at 7:51am 06.07.21 C&C 2/525 I recently drilled two 3/16" holes in each the spreaders on my 1973 C'C 30 to mount some new LED spr
Hunter 26/260 mast raising system (1) Max.C at 7:41am 06.07.21 Trailer Sailors 2/873 Hello folks. I purchased early hunter 260 with strange mast raising system. Gin pole looks like th
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual jesseaward at 7:26am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1307
Cabin table for 1992 Beneteau moorings 405 jeff henderson at 6:53am 06.07.21 Parts Search 4/685 Looking for cabin table for a 1992 Beneteau moorings 405
Packing size HD74 at 6:26am 06.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/363 Can anyone tell me what size teflon packing I need for my hunter 340 thanks
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 6:00am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/813 I have a small woodstove in my fiberglass S/V. There is a small leak on the interior of the cabin, w
Hunter 27 2005 furling with spar mast (1) trepanim@me.com at 5:19am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 1/258 I need help. I had few problems tithing the bottom of the main sale to the point that the clip felle
Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks and such (1) Lisp Lisp at 9:32pm 06.06.21 Ask All Sailors 2/342 Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks, and such. In my Mac26S what is the best way (w
Mast Raising (1) Orbweaver at 9:23pm 06.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/672 It took 4 trips to the hardware store, in addition to 3 or 4 over the past week, but my mast raising

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Water Leaks JamesG161 at 10:50am 02.23.24 I use in my salt water pool may be looking for a range of salt Use a test strip in fresh water the
Boat registration Roland5048 at 10:04am 02.23.24 I believe the age for antique registration in Fl is 30yrs., same as for vehicles. I registered my
Water Leaks Mike Oldak at 9:57am 02.23.24 I would try both, but likely it is from the tank or leaking rain water. Salt level strip, that I us
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:56am 02.23.24 Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 mysel
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:30am 02.23.24 At first I thought to change all the sanitation hoses but it doesn't really smell like sewage? Perm
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 9:29am 02.23.24 If that were the only requirement I'd stick with my Garmin InReach. $65/$50/mo for unlimited text
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 02.23.24 I will have to go home to find a picture of my old stem fitting. I was made aware after reading an
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 9:21am 02.23.24 There are those times when boat or body breaks down and reliable communication comes in handy. If
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:20am 02.23.24 Contact Gerad Mennetrier: He moderates a website in France for all Feeling (Kirie-Elite) models. w
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:18am 02.23.24 @dlochner Yup just got to that part of vid. Curious of how it would look with the filled in/film ove
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:15am 02.23.24 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renov
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 9:14am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coa
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:02am 02.23.24 Also will sanding on the non-skid wear and smooth the non skid popcorn/sandpaper texture?
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:57am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coat
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 windlass Rich Stidger at 8:51am 02.23.24 Many years ago, S-L used French-made Leroy-Sumner motors in their windlasses. These motors had a sh
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 JamesG161 at 8:46am 02.23.24 All odors are a vapor in the Air. To get into the Air, the source must Vaporize a chemical. Test
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. lunarschooner at 8:38am 02.23.24 Speaking of cover for motorsailing, sun, bugs and rain. I have a 10ft ladder and will mount it to a
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:35am 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or do
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (1) rgranger at 8:31am 02.23.24 this path would be the least amount of work f options come up
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough

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