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Halyard tangles Parsifal at 8:03pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1480 I have an Islander 30 . The mast has steps. The halyards all run on the outside of the mast and fr
Beneteau 36 CC owner Scott McCartt healeyman at 6:52pm 12.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1254 Scott, I would like to contact you. I live in McMinniville, Tn. I have an interest in the model
Port frames??? rpell46 at 6:11pm 12.14.08 Catalina 30 1/1251 Hi all, I am the new proud owner of a 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II. I just took delivery this past Wed
Single Handed Sailing Trinkka at 5:54pm 12.14.08 Day Sailers 2/1937 A lot of sailors have had questions about single handing their boats and what kind of equipment is n
Winch backing plates Blitz at 5:35pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 22/11122 I plan to upgrade some winches on my boat and wondered what materials are acceptable as backing plat
MapTech software support Al - s/v Persephone at 5:19pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3626 As a long-time (and very satisfied) user of MapTech's Offshore Navigator, I was saddened to hear of
hunter 34 tough boat pkeating at 3:41pm 12.14.08 Big Boats 16/9350 hi to all hunter 34 owners, I went to the east coast of the usa(Solomons) to buy a hunter34 in feb 2
Multi purpose GPS.. CobraEarl MAC26s at 2:41pm 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 Is there an affordable GPS that would work in a car and do a decent job in a boat?? Guess being a
Very disturbing picture... don't look if your squeemish (1) Scott B at 2:39pm 12.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 8/3073 Was up to check on the boat today..... tons of snow, there musta been 2 ft. on the docks. http:/
Water In Hull jak at 2:21pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1658 I have the opportunity to aquire a project boat, 1977 ranger, for nothing. However it has been sitti
My mistake Bob S at 1:56pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3972 So I thought I was collecting everything I needed to upgrade my electrical system. My boat is on a m
side water tank is leaking rsmeeker at 12:09pm 12.14.08 Big Boats 4/1218 We have a 1990 Passage 42. We just had a bunch of new upgrades because we love the boat and now we h
Newbie trailer question atwhite2 at 12:08pm 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/915 I recently purchased a 1968 MacGregor/Venture 21' sailboat. It needs to be moved and it does not hav
Reading Charts Capt Strapfoot at 9:16am 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1622 Can anyone recommend a good online course for chart reading and navigation. Or a good book to teach
Broken boom gooseneck fjk48 at 8:36am 12.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1367 The gooseneck fitting that is rivited into the boom of my '86 Hunter 31 broke and needs to replaced.
O'day 34 owners manual Juggernaut at 4:01am 12.14.08 Bigger Boats 6/3512 I spent lunch on our new boat on Friday and, lo and behold, there was a copy of the original owners
do you recognize this boat model? (5) mkc at 9:54pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1835 I just got a circa 1970-80? 13 ft fiberglass sailboat. one interesting feature is that the mast is s
Sinking Feeling Dennis Honeycutt at 9:21pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 39/6556 I need some help understanding this one. I was checking on a friend's boat (1991 H33) last week whi
Instruments On A Hunter 34 Joe Mullee at 9:13pm 12.13.08 Big Boats 4/1732 It's time for me to look into new instruments. Currently I have a depth finder from SR Mariner which
How to live well on less Ross at 8:12pm 12.13.08 Sails Call Lounge 20/4085 Shall we start a new thread on frugal living in hard times? There are publications like "The Tightwa

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I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Tally Ho at 3:12pm 06.08.21 Hey, Group 27 FLA deep cycle batteries are around $85 at Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ever
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 06.08.21 I think you should also determine how the batteries are connected to the selector switch with cables
Standing rigging tension? (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 06.08.21 30% seems very excessive to me. I used the Loos gauge to start my shrouds at 15% on our Starwind
Strippers JamesG161 at 3:03pm 06.08.21 Where are all of the salvage parts from these hurricane boats? I know where. These guys have the
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 06.08.21 That warning is there to protect the alternator from a load-dump (disconnecting the "load" (batte
Lewmar port light seal , replacing msin99 at 2:34pm 06.08.21 I gave up! After hours of pouring over forums and such, I have decided that I am just going tp rep
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 2:33pm 06.08.21 Some people worry about having the battery charger active at the same time as the engine alternato
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 flightlead404 at 2:28pm 06.08.21 You're correct. I meant from the injector pump up to the injectors. I used the wrong terminology.
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Lanealoha at 2:24pm 06.08.21 I gave up! After hours of pouring over forums and such, I have decided that I am just going tp repl
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. AlastairLC at 2:13pm 06.08.21 Why. Just curious, not critical. No Bimini so no unobtrusive place to put them.
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 06.08.21
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? sailme88 at 2:03pm 06.08.21 When you say generator do you mean alternator? Hard to have a generator in a small boat like the 27
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance (1) JDE at 2:01pm 06.08.21 Hey, thanks for the reply. I've done some further investigating and confirmed is is not fully deploy
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? shemandr at 1:57pm 06.08.21 Since a lot of boat fires are caused by electrical problems I think it is good practice to turn the
Looked at an H260 Today (2) Doug J at 1:53pm 06.08.21 rudders are the same on both the hunter 26 and 260 Look under boat info/ hunter resources/ 260 and
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 1:50pm 06.08.21 Clayt, I was looking for the 6.9 since the accommodations seem to be a little better for the pocket
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? markwbird at 1:38pm 06.08.21 Not all boats are wired the same so it depends on what you have. A typical setup will have the batt
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 1:34pm 06.08.21 JDE, On my boat there is at least one turn of cable around the winch when the keel is all the way d
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Leeward Rail at 1:26pm 06.08.21 A big advantage in my opinion is the continuous extrusion foil - no joints to jam or bend. Agreed
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts brazenarticle at 1:15pm 06.08.21 I've had an FF 7 on my Catalina 28 for 9-10 years and a couple thousand miles, it works well enough

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