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Raise the boom? Chuck OConnor at 6:15pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1572 Greetings Sailors: I purchased a used 13' Escape Rumba last spring and sailed it this summer. Lot
New to Sailboats. Just bought an Irwin 3/4T PotomacSouth at 5:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2981 Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
July 4th Photos (2) Mike G. at 5:21pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1591 I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
travaler shim Pop at 5:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1079 Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
Plasteak feedback... Wayne Gibson at 4:38pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1736 Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
sail repair dlewis812 at 4:17pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1485 clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to
Mystery Leak Don3098 at 4:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 4/1412 For the past 3 yrs. I have been chasing a mysterious leak that emerges along the starboard hull/deck
Do I Have To Plog It (1) 7 SEAS at 4:04pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 I'M A NOVICE SAILOR AND I JUST GOT THIS 1978 O DAY ll 16.9 DAY SAILER. AFTER CLEANING AN WAXING LOOK
2 Blade Props Roger Long at 3:57pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2136 Two blade props don't get much respect so I'd like to put in two cents for them in response to Mains
Irwin 3/4T Competition Info Please... PotomacSouth at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Irwin 0/1803 Hello, I'm new to the forum. I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T. There is very little info on the w
O"Day 25 tall rig questions stx203 at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4264 I'm considering buying a '79 25 Tall rig/fin keel which has a westerbeke inboard. With that age boat
H26 floor replacement Sanford H. at 2:51pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2263 I know this has been covered time and again, but I am tired of having a "Spongy" floor in my H26. ev
haul out with mast on jhundert at 2:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1699 I have a new Beneteau 40 in lake Ontario and have just gone through its haul out. In hauling out, t
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 2:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 1/1311 Well, I had two life lines break last weekend. Had a little rust and I ignored it....should have add
depowering sail vrs reducing sail Franklin at 1:47pm 10.13.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/9199 Something I've been wondering about for a few days and thought I'd ask the expert before I play with
jib size Tom Rechtin at 1:24pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2053 I have a Hunter 260. In conjunction with switching to a roller furling jib, I would like to increas
Roger All U Get at 12:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1603 Hi all, We were out for the last day before the haul in Casco Bay just enjoying the day and reviewin
Interior Paint njbaker at 10:40am 10.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2364 I have torn out all of the interior of My '71 Venture 22 and am begining to sand and chip the ceili
salt caked intake and discharge lines BeneteauCanuck at 10:11am 10.13.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2803 I have recently had to replace the Y valve which diverts waste water to the holding tank or overboar
epoxy filling void on vertical surface jknappsax at 9:03am 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 10/8401 I'm redoing a 1974 O'Day 32' CC, and it had teak coaming boxes that had rotted out including the bal

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Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Benny17441 at 8:26pm 05.04.22 It is not just the Lithium batteries, you will need to build an electric system around them. Check
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 7:00pm 05.04.22 Are the Firefly batteries even available anymore? I've seen indications both ways. Good question.
shroud tension Tim22 at 6:42pm 05.04.22
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... jaysweet at 6:34pm 05.04.22 Having a good battery monitor is perhaps the most important part of any DC system. This will help p
Cracked hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 05.04.22 @SailorHunter can you take some photos of the cracks and post them here and go from there. I demo
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 6:20pm 05.04.22 I've been doing the same dance, looking at LiFePO4, vs. AGM carbon, vs. AGM, vs. flooded cell. I ru
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Davidasailor26 at 6:15pm 05.04.22 Also, I've had horrible luck with lead batteries as they just don't perform at the cycles that they
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... jaysweet at 6:15pm 05.04.22 I've been doing the same dance, looking at LiFePO4, vs. AGM carbon, vs. AGM, vs. flooded cell. I rui
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... sunlover at 6:10pm 05.04.22 Plan to live aboard mostly off grid. Also, I've had horrible luck with lead batteries as they j
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JRT at 6:05pm 05.04.22 Neat options but I was wanting more capacity and the original post was no filters, so in theory alwa
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 5:57pm 05.04.22 From what I have read about Lithium, drop in batteries are not really drop in. There are several iss
Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 5:56pm 05.04.22 I would like to know what I should look for a boat of this age ? Tell us a little about your boati
windlass not working and how to use it solo? sunlover at 5:47pm 05.04.22 I thought I posted a follow up. Anyways, I threatened the windlass with a volt meter and discovere
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SycloneDriver at 5:47pm 05.04.22 I could be wrong but I think the priming is just that, a hand pump only. The lift pump is internal
New owner! jviss at 5:43pm 05.04.22 Welcome, and best of luck to you!
Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 5:40pm 05.04.22 Hi. Just bought a 1976 Mariner 2+2. She looks in good shape but I would like to know what I should
New owner! Steve_Catalina at 5:32pm 05.04.22 The specs on catalinayachts.com shows mast height of 39' above water. Just saying, Good kuck
2005 Hunter45 CC Sailor_Al at 5:25pm 05.04.22
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 5:21pm 05.04.22 Thank you for the welcome and for this precision.
New owner! Justin_NSA at 5:12pm 05.04.22 Welcome! "Sunny summer" in Seattle? :tongue:

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