Parsifal
at 8:03pm 12.14.08
2/1480
I have an Islander 30 . The mast has steps. The halyards all run on the outside of the mast and fr
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healeyman
at 6:52pm 12.14.08
0/1254
Scott, I would like to contact you. I live in McMinniville, Tn. I have an interest in the model
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rpell46
at 6:11pm 12.14.08
1/1251
Hi all, I am the new proud owner of a 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II. I just took delivery this past Wed
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Trinkka
at 5:54pm 12.14.08
2/1937
A lot of sailors have had questions about single handing their boats and what kind of equipment is n
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Blitz
at 5:35pm 12.14.08
22/11122
I plan to upgrade some winches on my boat and wondered what materials are acceptable as backing plat
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Al - s/v Persephone
at 5:19pm 12.14.08
7/3626
As a long-time (and very satisfied) user of MapTech's Offshore Navigator, I was saddened to hear of
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pkeating
at 3:41pm 12.14.08
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
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CobraEarl MAC26s
at 2:41pm 12.14.08
2/1110
Is there an affordable GPS that would work in a car and do a decent job in a boat?? Guess being a
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Scott B
at 2:39pm 12.14.08
8/3073
Was up to check on the boat today..... tons of snow, there musta been 2 ft. on the docks. http:/
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jak
at 2:21pm 12.14.08
5/1658
I have the opportunity to aquire a project boat, 1977 ranger, for nothing. However it has been sitti
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Bob S
at 1:56pm 12.14.08
25/3972
So I thought I was collecting everything I needed to upgrade my electrical system. My boat is on a m
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rsmeeker
at 12:09pm 12.14.08
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
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atwhite2
at 12:08pm 12.14.08
0/915
I recently purchased a 1968 MacGregor/Venture 21' sailboat. It needs to be moved and it does not hav
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Capt Strapfoot
at 9:16am 12.14.08
5/1622
Can anyone recommend a good online course for chart reading and navigation. Or a good book to teach
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fjk48
at 8:36am 12.14.08
1/1367
The gooseneck fitting that is rivited into the boom of my '86 Hunter 31 broke and needs to replaced.
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Juggernaut
at 4:01am 12.14.08
6/3512
I spent lunch on our new boat on Friday and, lo and behold, there was a copy of the original owners
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mkc
at 9:54pm 12.13.08
1/1835
I just got a circa 1970-80? 13 ft fiberglass sailboat. one interesting feature is that the mast is s
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Dennis Honeycutt
at 9:21pm 12.13.08
39/6556
I need some help understanding this one. I was checking on a friend's boat (1991 H33) last week whi
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Joe Mullee
at 9:13pm 12.13.08
4/1732
It's time for me to look into new instruments. Currently I have a depth finder from SR Mariner which
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Ross
at 8:12pm 12.13.08
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |