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What do you cook with? Trinkka at 1:54pm 01.22.09 Trailer Sailors 81/16464 The last Thread that I entered on cooking on a small boat has been languishing. So I offer a questio
butyl tape John at 11:16am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9179 Maine Sail uses butyl tape instead of caulking for sealing deck penetrations. I have never worked wi
Power Inverter Question Rick2413 at 9:52am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5705 I presently have a xantrex 1750 watt inverter(1500 watt continuous) on my boat. It has two outlets.
starting engine first time in 2 years. (1) luvitt at 9:45am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4090 hey all, Ive been working on restoring this 40' hunter legend for about a year now. Its a beautiful
Table of Rigging Sizes & Lengths Donalex at 8:15am 01.22.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2205 Hi Phil, In the Halcyon days of HOW I think we used to have access to a table of Running Rigging siz
strictly sail chicago discount code duality at 7:56am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4683 here is a discount code for the chicago show! 50% off SSC09CD anyone have any others mike
Backup outboard tom.watson at 7:55am 01.22.09 Catalina 30 4/2108 Last year, I had trouble with my A4 that turned out to be a gas line pinhole after weeks of looking
Simply amazing Alan at 6:35am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1948 SYDNEY: Two Burmese men, who said they spent nearly a month floating in an icebox on storm-battered
What's this on my Cal 20? (1) Wahiawa at 3:20am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/5010 Aloha, Can anyone tell me what this bracket is for on the back of my Cal 20's mast? I recently bo
Knotmeter or GPS jibes138 at 2:39am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 48/9549 What is the opinion of this group regarding using, and maintaining a knotmeter versus just using the
Which Mac sails best? wonthaggi at 10:35pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2510 Hi from a future Mac owner. Prior to the model X. and M (Which I can't afford) Which model Mac s
Whisker pole rvh111 at 10:24pm 01.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2099 Hi there, I am about to take possesion of a 2005 Hunter 33. Can anyone tell me what size "whisker p
Morton Salt 65' sailed the Mac Scubaguy at 8:50pm 01.21.09 Sails Call Lounge 7/9573 I am looking for anyone who knows about a 65' yacht that sailed around 1914 in the Chicago/Mac race.
Venture 15 Catamaran rdethman at 8:29pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5892 I have a MacGregor Venture 15 Catamaran (early 70s) that I am putting together - does anyone know th
battery question lingarner at 7:35pm 01.21.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2367 I am buying a 26' sailboat tommorow. Very new to it all. What can a battery operate on a boat? How m
60 M band Brian D at 7:25pm 01.21.09 SSB and Ham Operators 5/4350 I tried to contact you, Karl, but no go. I did hear W1NG calling for Oregon, Montanan, Washington, a
bottom paint JCT at 4:45pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1126 I have a blisters on the hull and have had 2 estimates to repair. One recommends Interlux Interprot
v 22 spreaders Mac Daddy at 4:21pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1217 Has anyone made this modifcation? What did you think of the kit? I have the flat sided oval section
Old ODay 23 Jansen at 4:05pm 01.21.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1871 After 18 years of membership a club member is retiring from sailing and selling his 1973 Oday. I am
moving bog1 at 2:05pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1233 We are moving to Jacksonville FL. we are day and weekend sailors on Inlnd lake in IN. can anyone hel

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Self tailing winches rs1sensen at 4:42pm 02.07.22 So I notice you have a spin lock PXR jam lock mounted , is that correct? If so how do you like it a
Adding 115 AC ggrizzard at 4:33pm 02.07.22 NCBrew "I need to install more plugs on the boat. I don't know where to run the new wires." That is
Self tailing winches grangehill at 4:27pm 02.07.22 So I notice you have a spin lock PXR jam lock mounted , is that correct? If so how do you like it an
Adding 115 AC heritage at 4:25pm 02.07.22 Pretty much the same as 110v house wiring. Two differences are that marine ac wire is stranded inst
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 4:04pm 02.07.22 I would use a 25' extension cord plugged into the generator and feed it through a port and inside. T
Adding portable general. sail sfbay at 4:01pm 02.07.22 You will need to buy a 30-amp electrical adapter that connects a 30-amp power cord from the generato
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. buddym5586 at 4:01pm 02.07.22 Holly, I had to replace the strut on my Catalina 42. Daunting but doable. I paid $1400 for a new str
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered twistedskipper at 4:00pm 02.07.22 You can add another reason to be documented. State game wardens do not have jurisdiction to stop an
Used Parts Stores Online Brazil at 3:46pm 02.07.22 Oops. I just noticed he has taken the service off line. I know he was trying to find a way to expand
Used Parts Stores Online Brazil at 3:45pm 02.07.22 I'm always looking for ways to stretch the sailing kitty. I highly recommend Boat Used Parts Search.
Adding portable general. dlochner at 3:41pm 02.07.22 @Don S/V ILLusion states, plug the shore power cable into the generator. Backfeeding through an outl
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change (1) dkinzer at 3:35pm 02.07.22 is "fresh clean fuel" just fuel from the top of the tank? I would think that you would want not on
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 3:28pm 02.07.22 That article from West Marine covers the installation I already have. I have a marine power cord whi
Used Parts Stores Online Crusty Ol Salt at 3:23pm 02.07.22 @Tally Ho Not looking for anything in particular. A friend of mine was telling me about an online
C&C 30 Mk II rudder shemandr at 3:13pm 02.07.22 It probably would have been helpful to have templated the rudder before taking it apart. If you cou
Self tailing winches rs1sensen at 3:05pm 02.07.22 It's not clear if the winches you have now are single or two speed. I swapped out the single speed
Adding 115 AC ggrizzard at 3:02pm 02.07.22 Rewiring / adding circuits in 115 AC power on a boat can be straight forward IF you were experienced
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change jdrutten at 2:56pm 02.07.22 ... 2. ... Fill the new one to the top with fresh clean fuel before installing. ... I'll be swapp
Tiller Tater at 2:24pm 02.07.22 used a screw driver as a stick shift on a Peugeot. Lend the car to an employee and he returned with
Adding 115 AC rgranger at 2:23pm 02.07.22 There is a lot to consider here I'd start by watching this. https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor

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