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How do you light your cockpit at night? dserrell at 9:18am 11.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4930 1 1
Want to buy mstaxatty at 8:26am 11.07.09 AMF 3/8076 I am looking for an Alcort Catfish to Buy. Anyone selling or have a suggestion about how to find on
Halyard retrieval dserrell at 7:59am 11.07.09 Trailer Sailors 13/6590 1 1
Bad Battery Problem Joyce at 7:07am 11.07.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3590 My boat is 18 months old. It has two 8D batteries installed by the dealer. In August, I checked
Easier Decommissioning of Head & Sumps doctorsail at 5:57am 11.07.09 Catalina 310 12/3071 Decommissioning of Head ' Sink ' Shower Drains Together 2009 This year I figured out a much easier
oday 28 upholstry II maxxx at 5:44am 11.07.09 Bigger Boats 3/1619 I know somebody out there has redone their cabin cushions !! Help us !! Any advice appreciated...!!
raising mast bad co at 4:19am 11.07.09 Smaller Boats 7/2355 1st year with boat is done , last spring I help help from seasoned sailor , this spring I wont have
considering purchasing a 1988 Catalina 30 Jeff St Romain at 4:07am 11.07.09 Catalina 30 3/8008 I have been looking at a 1988 Catalina 30 Tall rig, the boat was damaged in Hurricane Katrina and ha
Cutting wing keel on Catalina 36 MK II ahoffman at 7:37pm 11.06.09 Big Boats 1/2604 Anyone have experience or thoughts on cutting parts of the wing keel off so that the keel will fit i
Broken Rudder Head (4) nskinn at 7:37pm 11.06.09 Ask All Sailors 10/4550 Does anyone know where I can buy one? Do I need to buy a new one or is it repairable? One of the
winterization declan at 7:29pm 11.06.09 Smaller Boats 5/1306 I am a new owner of a 84 Hnter 22. I would like to know how to empty the water tank for the sink.
wiring bow running light RParis at 7:02pm 11.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1798 Racing my 1987 Hunter 28.5 on the Florida Westcoast. Having a problem with the wiring to the running
Winter work (2) brainiac at 5:32pm 11.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1177 Hello all, I am a new owner of a Venture 22, and am new to sailing. The boat is sitting on the tra
Cleaning heat exchanger Don Crowther at 3:26pm 11.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1824 Hi Does anyone have any tricks for pulling the heat exchanger apart? I have both end caps off and ha
New Prop? Missinglink at 3:06pm 11.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1448 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 Shoal draft with the Yanmar 2GMF engine and a 2 blade fixed prop. I want to
oday 28 upholstry maxxx at 2:52pm 11.06.09 Bigger Boats 2/1655 We are about to recover all interior cushions on our new to us 83 model 28. The boss thinks that we
216 power and lights troutsmustang at 1:59pm 11.06.09 Smaller Boats 2/1097 Going to work on boat this winter and I want to hook power. I seached the past for information, but
Hardware help desertdan at 1:11pm 11.06.09 Day Sailers 2/1904 I'm going to replace the ancient Harken mainsail block on my 1984 O'Day Daysailer but I'm concerned
Well, can't say you didn't warn me,,, Roger LeBlanc at 1:02pm 11.06.09 Big Boats 17/3753 To those that have gone before me,,,,, My 13 year old holding tank on my 40.5 has given up. But I
Boat pricing vs sales price mkris at 12:02pm 11.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2245 I am looking at the 34's 33.5 Hunters. I cannot get a handle on the amounts to offer. All seem relat

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Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 10:51am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if t
Swim Platform Lockers Justin_NSA at 10:38am 03.16.22 Well that's a new one on me. My swim platform lockers have metal hasps. Also have lines and cleats
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:38am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better
Forever to Charge - What's This? Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better t
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:18am 03.16.22 Oh, well. So, if you have $500 to spend and want 120Ah useable capacity, what would you get? FWI
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:14am 03.16.22 Out of curiosity, is there any temperature rise in the battery casing ? Sounds like your charging
Depth finder in bilge Calif. Ted at 10:04am 03.16.22 Your speed transducer is laying on the keel bolt and appears to have a blanking plug in the thru hul
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:03am 03.16.22 Forgot.... Of course, Sailrite has a video for everything, Tenara thread is no exception: HSxXDuNbz
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:01am 03.16.22 As Hayden says, it is significantly more difficult to use than polyester. I'll use poly on hidden se
Swim Platform Lockers Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 03.16.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 9:56am 03.16.22 I had the same thing happen to me when I launched my 1st sailboat for a 1-week vacation at a lake 10
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 mdibella at 9:52am 03.16.22 I've always understood that it is sub-optimal to mix bottom paint compositions. If you can't repai
Forever to Charge - What's This? Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 03.16.22 Out of curiosity, is there any temperature rise in the battery casing ? Sounds like your charging b
Forever to Charge - What's This? Rich Stidger at 9:47am 03.16.22 It sounds like they have a partly shorted cell in each battery. The internal impedance is high enoug
Depth finder in bilge Tom J at 9:01am 03.16.22 Those are your transducers, one for speed, the other for depth. You might have some debris on the s
Forever to Charge - What's This? kappykaplan at 8:58am 03.16.22 are they just core swaps at this point? Sounds like it.
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 (1) John T1594 at 8:24am 03.16.22 I had a factory installed windlass in the anchor locker of my 2000 H340. It worked well and I never
Swim Platform Lockers Bill19233 at 8:16am 03.16.22 @Bill19233 Is this what you are looking for? I bought these for my 1994 Hunter 40.5 but they may
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 7:54am 03.16.22 He was funny and just a bit off similar to his comics. My favorite is the Wizard of ID...
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning Hayden Watson at 7:48am 03.16.22 Here is a good article. If you cannot find the gel that is recommended here, you might also look fo

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