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Support a future sailor Roger Long at 9:31am 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1083 I donated my old sails to an organization that introduces disadvantaged city kids to sailing. Now,
inverter bad_com_pany at 9:03am 12.16.08 Smaller Boats 6/1471 have recently purchased 23.5 hunter no batt yet want to install 19"plasma tv and inverter with duel
Vancouver 25 info needed KorculaChris at 5:31am 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/11040 Hi all, it's been awhile since I was on here. Anyway, I'm going to be looking at a Vancouver 25, a f
Egos? T37 Phil at 4:45am 12.16.08 Sails Call Lounge 24/6103 Music, like sailing, is at the same time intensely selfish and something that can be shared. Whethe
O'day 22 to a Sovral 36/37 David S at 10:51pm 12.15.08 Bigger Boats 0/1186 Another thing, the rudder is concave on one side, is this something peculiar to this boat. Owner sai
O'day 22 move up to Sovral 36/37 David S at 10:35pm 12.15.08 Bigger Boats 0/1158 Looking at a Sovral 36 or 37 ft sloop , 9 ft beam , 3.5 draft plus a center board, has new bottom pa
H23 5 Mark H at 10:16pm 12.15.08 Smaller Boats 6/1187 I am :doh:wondering if there is a web site to buy sell or trade used sail items? I need :redface:a
Recharge batteries Luis Aguilar at 7:49pm 12.15.08 Big Boats 3/1221 I have a Hunter 46 with an inverterr. In my last trip the batteries went low. I tried to recharge
42' sailboat washes ashore Brian D at 7:26pm 12.15.08 Sails Call Lounge 4/2893 Saw this video a few minutes ago. link
Engine cut off Allan Emas at 3:15pm 12.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1722 I have been sailing my Hunter 38 for the past 3 years. I do regular maintenance and have had some gr
Danforth Autopilot IRC9183 at 2:18pm 12.15.08 Morgan 1/2449 Need info/manual for danforth autopilot in a 1972 OI 41
Winter Project #2 BobM at 1:54pm 12.15.08 S2 12/2256 I scored a double bend 1" Navpod guard on sale for $170 including shipping. Previously I had posted
new sailor christian at 1:53pm 12.15.08 Ask All Sailors 23/3556 I am a previous powerboat owner and i also had a 20ft retractable keel sailboat that i mostly putted
Dinguy davits for a 290 Marc V at 1:42pm 12.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3157 Anybody out there ever see or has davits on a 290? I was considering going off of the existing arch
P42 Traveller parts missing dbdaniel at 1:41pm 12.15.08 Big Boats 4/1193 The traveller on my P42 is missing some components. All I have is the car that is attached to the m
tongue and groove in a Mac Capt Strapfoot at 12:05pm 12.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2881 A couple of years ago I saw a guy that re-vamped his mac with a wooden interior instead of carpeting
Mast Corrosion Mirage85 at 12:02pm 12.15.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3778 Hey, I have a Pearson 303, 1985 and have just had it hauled for the first time since purchasing it.
Mast Corrosion Mirage85 at 11:59am 12.15.08 Pearson 3/2131 Hey, I have a Pearson 303, 1985 and have just had it hauled for the first time since purchasing it
Vanes in wrong direction (1) Deadline at 11:22am 12.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1666 I replaced my Johnson impeller before winterizing the engine, but the engine overheated before I cou
Cruising Guides for US East coast essman at 10:36am 12.15.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2719 Looking for cruising guides for US east coast and I wondered which were the best. Thanks for help an

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Battery options Tom J at 9:18pm 02.21.22 You don't say what size the 6v batterie are. I have four 6v golf cart batteries wired in series/par
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:57pm 02.21.22
Defender Sold DArcy at 8:37pm 02.21.22 It's sad to see a family company like Defender get bought out. I can't afford to shop at defender wi
gel coat cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 02.21.22 The only thing that will repair gelcoat defects is gelcoat. Check here for post #6 and follow the li
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:26pm 02.21.22 It does have a plastic drum, but spins freely without the pawls in place
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 02.21.22
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Jaxn at 7:22pm 02.21.22 is that one of the winches with a plastic drum? Those can expand when the wrong lubricant is used a
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:22pm 02.21.22 Perhaps the pawls are worn out slightly and new ones would be slightly large and fix the issues, I w
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:20pm 02.21.22 Thanks all, the foam was a grease cleaner I found in the bilge from a previous owner. I replaced th
Updating Interior w LED Mikes 87 at 7:19pm 02.21.22 I replaced all the lights in my 87 MKII with LEDs a few years ago, it really cuts down on the power
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 7:14pm 02.21.22 I'm curious, at one-tenth the rated power, you can get 2.5 to 3 knots of speed, or about half the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? dlochner at 7:13pm 02.21.22 Clean them up first and replace the pawl springs and pawls. Mineral spirits is a good cleaner for gr
Defender Sold shemandr at 7:07pm 02.21.22 Venture capital comes to rape and pilage not grow the business. Thus West Marine has gone down the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? garymalmgren at 7:03pm 02.21.22 Hi Lavatiger. First thing I would check is the pawl springs. Cheap and easy to replace. Click on th
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Tom J at 6:54pm 02.21.22 Any marine consignment stores near you? When I lived in Florida there was a great consignment shop
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? (1) jssailem at 6:51pm 02.21.22 What is that white goooo? Reminds me of that movie "There's something about Mary" e metal. Diesel
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 Tater at 6:37pm 02.21.22 Omph! "Danger Will Rodgers" (Robinson) Agreed! Also, if someone is looking at 40-year-old boats i
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:57pm 02.21.22 I don't know how many guys carrying guitars have claimed the hat on the ground was theirs. Really,
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 5:41pm 02.21.22 If they can provide a replacement sheave I would need to find a shop that can re-rivet it, since th
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