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Cal 28-2 Keel lnsc23 at 9:45am 11.20.09 Cal 1/3911 I have an 87 28-2 shoal draft and am considering replacing or extending to the deep draft (3' 9" vs.
Another 40.5 Question Michael G at 9:13am 11.20.09 Big Boats 6/1617 I am about to install a radar pole on the back of my 40.5 and as you would know it I stumbled on a g
Teak Cleaner Salty at 8:58am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 15/9599 I am in the process of looking for a teak cleaner and varnish / oil to redo my boat interior. I am r
Soundproofing I/B Diesel engine area sail2kn0m0r at 8:10am 11.20.09 Day Sailers 2/1961 Has anyone soundproofed their inboard engine "room" I have 26 Oday Yanmar 8hp and found this product
Sailboat Power systems kloudie1 at 7:03am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 35/7082
replace inboard with outboard on a 82/30 john w smith at 6:35am 11.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2025 I have a 1982 - 30 with a DEAD engine . I also have a newer 15 hp long shaft outboard. I woul lik
Stu Pls Help DanNahant at 6:13am 11.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1918 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II with the Universal M25XP diesel. Even when the batteries are fully c
Beneteau 361 - second fuel tank Phil_Oceanis 361 at 5:46am 11.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3968 Has anyone added a second fuel tank to a Beneteau 361 (or similar boat)? Any ideas how to do it? T
Captain Herring needs to post ... Shoaldrafter at 4:47am 11.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1283 Folks, Captain Herring needs to post a "utube" or video of how to use this new item from his boat
Tuning the rig on hunter water-ballast boats Nicky17000 at 1:33am 11.20.09 Smaller Boats 5/2414 Hi, I would like some advice for proper rig tensioning on these type of boats. Usually I set the mas
Reducing sail on a Catalina 320 with roller furling main C22Reflections at 7:16pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/5480 Question for Catalina owners with roller furling mains. I have owned a 1986 Catalina 22 ("Reflectio
bunks on trailer dtdsail at 5:11pm 11.19.09 Catalina 22 6/1902 I am trying to get a trailer set up for my Catalina 22. Does anyone know how high to put the bunks o
where to sell a mast Jerry Loomis Monterey at 5:05pm 11.19.09 Pearson 1/1774 With out trying to sell my mast on the forum would anyone know where I might advertise a mast, riggi
Bringing our 1986 9.2C back in shape Calypso at 4:08pm 11.19.09 S2 5/2393 We've just completed two summers of ownership. Here's what we've done. -paint mast and boom, use tef
I don't know what my boat is (2) mullinb at 2:51pm 11.19.09 Trailer Sailors 8/4887 This fall I traded 2 canoes for this sailboat. My problem is theres no name plate or any other I D .
2 blade vs 3 blade prop Roger F at 2:43pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/5500 Hi - I currently have a 2 blade prop. Just realized pitch was off and in process of having that fixe
newbie- bottom paint? digitek718 at 2:32pm 11.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1439 just pulled my oday 25 cb out of the water today...not sure the condition of the bottom paint..how d
2 blade vs 3 blade prop? Roger F at 2:28pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/2 I have an H306 with a 2 blade prop. I have since found that the pitch was off a bit. I am consider
Beerfort Scale Roger Long at 1:34pm 11.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1571 Finally! A wind force scale modern sailors can use. Force 0: Sails hanging limp. Tiller tends itse
Anyone have any experience with Somers Cove, Crisfield MD? Ron S at 1:32pm 11.19.09 Destinations 1/3286 Hi, Just wondering if anyone has ever used Somers Cove in Crisfield MD? Thinking of putting a li

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TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 4:09pm 04.21.22 Those are the only ones I had on my phone. If you look closely at the second picture, you can see 4
Southbound on a Catalina 310 Alansails at 4:04pm 04.21.22 NEVER be in a hurry to gotta GET THERE! THAT is when bad things happen, Enjoy The Ride, Watch the We
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X2Power AGM battery MikeHoncho at 3:51pm 04.21.22 There was some discussion about the allowable voltage drop and the wiring size. I may consider upg
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Datamarine Instruments jmce1587 at 2:55pm 04.21.22 I had good service in the past on my speed and depth units from DMI on my 84 H31. Sent them in for
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification Alansails at 2:51pm 04.21.22 We have put LED bulbs in all but steaming light as the engine is running when that is on, all meet c
Swim platform for my 26S rgranger at 2:27pm 04.21.22 Kewl
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug dmax at 1:16pm 04.21.22 seriously??? lol... I do hope other sailors are more polite when answering and not sarcastic!!!....
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 12:50pm 04.21.22 There was some discussion about the allowable voltage drop and the wiring size. I may consider upgr
Rigid Reefer mast raising Timm R Oday25 at 12:42pm 04.21.22 Good morning . I've raised and lowered the mast on our 25 Oday with the CDI FF4 furler for many year
X2Power AGM battery Stu Jackson at 12:34pm 04.21.22 I don't know why this should be controversial! Not controversial at all. Simply an option whereas
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 12:17pm 04.21.22 Here's a looong Maine Sail answer to why use the house bank for the windlass, from our C34 Forum:
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X2Power AGM battery Stu Jackson at 11:55am 04.21.22 Here's a looong Maine Sail answer to why use the house bank for the windlass, from our C34 Forum: h
Anchor woes Parsons at 11:40am 04.21.22 I used to race on a Grampian 26 - I know, it's not a race boat, but we had a good crew and would cor
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 11:36am 04.21.22 For future reference - Not wanting to trust old o-rings of unknown vintage and having no spares, I
Anchor woes fred1diver at 11:24am 04.21.22 Hmmm, a carabiner, locking of course, would that be appropriate?
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 04.21.22 I'm planning for changing of a leaking Rear Main Oil Seal p/n: 124085-02220 for my 2GM20F. Hey Ke
X2Power AGM battery Hello Below at 11:08am 04.21.22 My question is, does it really matter if it is the house bank or auxiliary/start/reserve battery fee

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