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Wanted: SB rental / lodging in lower keys in June ktbowles at 9:38am 05.04.09 Destinations 2/2943 My wife and I will be in the lower keys the month of June and would like to rent a 25' to 35' sailbo
Tender Outboard: 6hp vs 8hp druid at 9:36am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/9496 Hi Had a kinda busy weekend around the house, and one thing I got "done" was started the old 8hp out
Atomic 4 removal DRSNOOK27 at 9:16am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2294 I would like to talk to people that have removed their Atomic 4 or universal motors from their 27' o
Adding Bow Cleats thagan1 at 8:33am 05.04.09 Big Boats 1/1517 Looking for some advice on adding bow cleats to a 1988 Catalina 36. Would like to add them starboar
Rigging for the first time mfavro at 7:42am 05.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1294 I just bought a used 1983 Macgregor 25ft this weekend. Does anyone have some good pictures or diagra
Local Knowledge Gray's Creek BLIGHT at 7:36am 05.04.09 Destinations 4/3317 Does anyone have any "Local Knowledge" of navigation about Gray's Creek which off of the Magathy Riv
V berth Leak H290A at 7:23am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1292 Hi all you H290 owners, anyone ever run into a leak somewhere on the starboard side in the V berth?
Best option for repairing sail? CaptianJack at 6:55am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1382 Hello all, We had a violent windstorm a few weeks back and my jib (on a roller furl) was not as ti
Mistral 33 - hydraulic steering issues jack pine at 6:33am 05.04.09 Hallberg-Rassy 2/6301 My Mistral 33 was built in 1972 and has its original hydraulic steering. The steering has been some
Oday 23 Main Sail cover measurements PapaJack at 6:23am 05.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1822 Mast down, need to order main sail cover. Do you know the various standard length and circumferen
Unusual incident Witzend at 4:38am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2327 I have not filled my water tank yet, since winterization. I'm on my mooring and wanted to run the en
Single handed vs. family aboard Hermit Scott at 10:18pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 37/3883 We made it to the boat today. There was a point in the day where I wish we hadn't. The wind was not
Bilge issues pmitch at 9:45pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1522 Does anybody know if the area under the two quarter births have drain holes which route back to the
Furling Main Jam Pat Hooyman at 9:17pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 9/3259 Our furling main jammed - it is a Selden mast with a Doyle vertical batten main on an H38. First it
Can't Eliminate Lee Helm - Gremlins??? svwalkabout at 8:49pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3331 Well... Where to start... I can't eliminate the lee helm problem that I seemed to have built mys
Islander 32 Marc Bjorklund at 8:47pm 05.03.09 Islander 1/3451 I have an Islander 32, Robert Perry design, !972. The fuel tank has developed a leak and needs repl
Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2414 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3600 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1215 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1212 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "

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Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Richard19068 at 1:54pm 02.25.22 Could this maybe work? it is for 22mm track which is pretty close to 7/8" It says "Adjustable stop c
Battery options Stu Jackson at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Wiring a new charger From Maine Sail: Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Yes, butyl is not ideal because of the screw turning. Wow, PlasTeak is out of stock, strange world w
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:48pm 02.25.22 Regardless of what they say, we cruised for over 40 years in RI/MA/NH/ME/NY with my unregistered ou
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:45pm 02.25.22 Congratulations on your new boat!! In Massachusetts, boats exempt from registration requirements i
Fuse ratings Tater at 1:41pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ba
Fuse ratings (1) jviss at 1:35pm 02.25.22 My batteries all have fuses right on the terminal: MRBF's on thermal blocks from Blue Sea Systems.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) sailingdeac at 1:34pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of t
Fuse ratings Richard19068 at 1:32pm 02.25.22 In review some of what has been stated by all is valid. That kind of reminded me of what Dylan sa
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 02.25.22 Good question. I've had my Link 2000 for almost 20 years and have become somewhat of an "expert" on
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le
Fuse ratings jeepbluetj at 1:20pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ban
Battery options jeepbluetj at 1:16pm 02.25.22 You don't need a triple charger if I understand/remember what you're planning for battery banks. You
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:07pm 02.25.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact th
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 1:07pm 02.25.22 You have STng. So you'd want the STng version of the YDNG-03. All Raymarine stuff has a STng conn
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 12:56pm 02.25.22 ...The YDNG-03 is available in both NMEA2000 and STng Versions. STng is identical to NMEA2000, ex
Sail question shemandr at 12:52pm 02.25.22 Color me confused too. I would think rolling out a bit of jib would make the boat sailing around it
Battery options DayDreamer41 at 12:51pm 02.25.22
Hunter holding tank Sailgunner at 12:50pm 02.25.22 I use to have the same boat. I replaced my tank with a custom tank. I think the original was 15 gal.
Sail slug replacement shemandr at 12:41pm 02.25.22 I'm guessing you have full battens. Full battens put compression on the mast and conventional slide

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