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Opinions on Deltaville marinas? richk at 6:43am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1710 We're thinking about buying a boat and keeping it in Deltaville, VA. Any ideas about the marinas th
Rudder Post Crush Bushing gregbog at 6:42am 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1189 While looking on BYI site for the price of a new rudder post assy (not found) before I considered ha
Tetrahedron Mooring Puller (1) Witzend at 6:11am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3832 This always gets a raised eyebrow from passers by when we pull or place our 200lb mushroom. Easy to
Boom furling systems Blitz at 5:38am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1948 As a winter project, I'll need to replace my mainsail but before I do has anyone updated their boats
Cruising with Jessica Watson. Ed Schenck at 5:01am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2344 Without being judgmental I am enjoying breakfast with Jessica Watson most mornings. Maybe you notic
Reef reduction? Quoddy at 4:44am 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1280 On a fractional rig 130/188, what do you think would be a good reduction for the first reef on the m
replacing the prop shaft tony201 at 10:39pm 11.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/929 I plan to replace my prop shaft on my 1976 oday 27 in a week on my next pull out, Can anyone tell me
To Mascerate or not to Mascerate wufibugs at 10:32pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2568 I am installing a new Raritan manual compact toilet in my 86 Hunter 31. I am not sure whether I sho
Add a Battery truckman at 10:19pm 11.02.09 Catalina 310 3/1903 Hello, I am looking at adding a starter battery and paralleling my two stock batteries. Anyone out
Flooring/Cabin Sole Ideas miamibmw at 9:41pm 11.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/16101 Was in the Home Depot today ' happened to pass by the laminate flooring section. This got me to thin
looking for info phil m at 9:30pm 11.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1022 I am working on a hunter 1987 sailboat having trouble finding flooring for inside cabin as well as s
Thru-HolyS#@! Devian at 8:29pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3340 So a thru hold valve failed sometime in the recent future and it almost sunk my boat today. 28" of s
Navigation Equipment for a 77 Catalina 30 dstaylor95 at 7:32pm 11.02.09 Catalina 30 4/2037 Currently there are no navigation systems on the boat except the compass. I would like to get one s
forward hatch logic Manny at 7:29pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/7183 So... it seems like every sailboat i've seen with a hinged hatch above the v-berth has the hatch ope
Is it running aground? BobM at 7:14pm 11.02.09 S2 4/1520 I took the day off (sick...cough) but had to drop the boat off at the marina to be craned out tomorr
MK-II Wing Keel Diego-Don at 5:44pm 11.02.09 Catalina 22 1/1838 I'm thinking about an 88 Catalina-22 wing keel version. We sailed a 1980 Catalina-22 swing keel ver
"Ouch" I busted a chain plate Boom Magnet at 5:33pm 11.02.09 Catalina 22 7/2487 OK, so I take my newly purchased, '73 Catalina 22 for the maiden voyage and after 15 minutes (in 15
Pearson 303 boom has bend in it turk100 at 4:15pm 11.02.09 Pearson 3/1663 Is it normal for the boom to have a slight bend in it? Or, are all booms supposed to be perfectly st
Generator Exhaust Thru Hull (1) Frank P at 4:00pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2864 Hello All, I am looking for a stainless steel exhaust thru hull similar to what is shown at the webs
Looking for a sailboat with trailor Marilea at 2:03pm 11.02.09 Trailer Sailors 9/4457 Hello, I'm looking for a sailboat, with head room to stand up inside. I need a sailboat that fits

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Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 04.03.22 What's the size of your bank? House bank is 210 AH AGM (2x Group 31 AGMs). There's another Group
Oceanis 400 switches jviss at 3:41pm 04.03.22 I've never seen individual plus buses joined that way, but yes. I would prefer the plus bus breaker
Oceanis 400 switches (1) SimonNZ at 3:38pm 04.03.22 Is this a typical example? u mean, fiddly - especially for the plus bus bolts which are not angled
Hard of Hearing Help sesmith at 3:38pm 04.03.22 Not sure if you already have them, but I've found a newer set of digital hearing aids helps a lot wi
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 3:37pm 04.03.22 My alternator is a "dumb" Hitachi internally regulated model that will "try" to reach 14.4. What I'
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? kappykaplan at 3:34pm 04.03.22 Does a fan pull air or push it? Depends which side you're on. :beer:
Life's little lesson jon hansen at 3:31pm 04.03.22 alder cay was special. the lagoon was a wonder to swim around. manta rays playing. chub cay. for
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Davidasailor26 at 3:28pm 04.03.22 Interesting philosophical question. I'm not so sure that it does depend on the point of sail. In e
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Davidasailor26 at 3:24pm 04.03.22 I believe you are misinterpreting what I've said. The load presented to the alternator is what det
Oceanis 400 switches jviss at 3:23pm 04.03.22 Interesting that you suggest continuing the bus bar for the positive side. That amount of exposed p
Life's little lesson dlochner at 3:15pm 04.03.22 love the berries. been a while Any place special that we should check out? We're in Great Harbor
Rescue? I must be missing something (1) dlochner at 3:10pm 04.03.22 The bottom line, the boat rescued had no business being where they were when they were. It was a 27
Life's little lesson jon hansen at 3:10pm 04.03.22 love the berries. been a while
Oceanis 400 switches jviss at 3:08pm 04.03.22 Paneltronics will do custom panels too Blue Sea Systems also does custom panels, and has a tool fo
Rescue? I must be missing something shemandr at 2:58pm 04.03.22 When the Sail magazine guy was rescued from the brand new cat a few years ago I think they just left
Rescue? I must be missing something dlochner at 2:57pm 04.03.22 I read the published coast guard write up and it said the crew was airlifted off the boat. It did
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 2:56pm 04.03.22
Life's little lesson dlochner at 2:55pm 04.03.22 We've been through a few of those ourselves. Fortunately we have a little RIB that will float even w

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