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Life comes at you fast... Brian D at 2:03pm 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1433 This morning I am sitting at my desk getting ready for lunch. I get a call that a woman who owns a b
Members on line list. Ross at 1:56pm 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1071 The roll call is not complete I think. Sometimes I am logged on and not shown in the list and someti
Inverter problem/question sailaway78 at 1:35pm 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1542 The scenario. Was doing some engine compartment wiring this afternoon. No shore power to the boat.
One Person Mast Raising System papamills at 1:20pm 09.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1681 Looking for suggestions for one person mast raising system for 1985 MacGregor 25....in water and on
Bottom Sanding - Painting sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 09.26.08 Big Boats 2/1243 When the boat is hauled for the sesaon, can it be light sanded now (Oct/Nov) and left to paint in th
NavPod Installation Tips (Photo Heavy Post) (8) Maine Sail at 11:52am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/3592 It occurred to me, after seeing a guy at the boat yard destroy a $200.00 + NavPod, that some may be
Removing Mast Step ggreen at 11:31am 09.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 24/2778 I have a 1984, 23 ft. O'day with a stepped mast. The mast plate leaks, and needs to be rebedded, how
Anyone else going to the Lats & Att's party at 2 harbrs. caguy at 11:22am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1282 Anyone else going to the Lats ' Att's party at 2 Harbors. Oct 10-12th? Promises to be a good time.F
Rigging Diagram for O'Day 19 Conrad at 8:52am 09.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/5097 I have just purchased a 1983 O'Day 19 and I need a diagram of how to rig the the mast, sails,etc.I a
Yanmar Manuals Warren Milberg at 7:27am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1584 Phil: I still cannot find the Yanmar engine manuals that Jim Seamans had posted to the "Resource" s
Vinyl GoldLeaf Lettering igor at 6:51am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3139 Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has ordered vinyl goldleaf letters for the name of their boa
Sailcare Warren Milberg at 6:35am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1206 FYI, for those of you who like and use "Sailcare," as I do, their 15 % discount period runs on sails
Control of specific forums to show? Rich Stidger at 6:35am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1645 On the old site a user could check off which forums in which they were interested and only those pos
How to control getting only Hunter forums? Rich Stidger at 6:16am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1549 Upon first opening of the home page, if I click New Posts I get posts from all boat brands. If I cl
attached thumbnails ffacts at 5:59am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1222 How do I manage to see the attached thumbnaills They are not showing and I cannot find the "special
Posting images to new post Ken Palmer at 5:21am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1078 I just ran across a posting where a couple images were included in the post. When passing my mouse
NE Sailors STORM PREP!!! (Photo Heavy) (9) Maine Sail at 4:16am 09.26.08 Musings With Maine Sail 18/7678 We are expecting a tropical storm this weekend in the North East! In our mooring field, with big fet
C320 Mybigblue at 4:16am 09.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1173 We are looking for ideas !! We are interested to know how and where other owners stow equipment in t
Looking for spinaker Jimm at 3:28am 09.26.08 Catalina 30 0/1047 Have '93 Cat30 tall rig -- looking for spinaker to add to sail inventory ... respond PM should ou ha
First 285 electrical questions SoSound at 10:18pm 09.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2051 I have a couple of specific electrical questions on our First 285, and then a request for general ma

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Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:46am 10.08.21 We are also on a mooring . It seems most folks responding to your post missed that. Suggesting 50 o
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions Timm R Oday25 at 6:41am 10.08.21 We are also on a mooring . It seems most folks responding to your post missed that. Suggesting 50 or
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:41am 10.08.21 In 2019 I lost shore power due to flooding on Lake Ontario. I purchased a 30 watt panel (Suner Pow
Cetol gloss Joe at 6:40am 10.08.21 If the Cetol experiment doesn't pan out, I can recommend the product below. You can find it at any
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions (2) LakeOntario270 at 6:33am 10.08.21 In 2019 I lost shore power due to flooding on Lake Ontario. I purchased a 30 watt panel (Suner Powe
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:24am 10.08.21 Unless you have an inverter on your boat, you cannot use the standard outlets to charge your phone
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel Pirate Dave at 6:21am 10.08.21 Maybe they had paddles out and were going white water rafting when they saw the disturbed water. Sav
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 6:18am 10.08.21 Approaching CADENCE, with CAUTION (Somes Sound, MDI). ter pictures a sailboat, not a motorboat
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions rgranger at 5:52am 10.08.21 Unless you have an inverter on your boat, you cannot use the standard outlets to charge your phone u
Catalina 25 Trailer JeremyK at 4:08am 10.08.21 Looking at a few early/mid 80's Catalina 25 swing keel boats with the intent on purchasing soon. Th
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? sailme88 at 3:25am 10.08.21 A year ago I was in the same spot. Research indicated the replacing the Hurth with a ZF would requi
Original Microwave Davidasailor26 at 2:16am 10.08.21
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? JamieB at 12:17am 10.08.21 Any help would be lovely! Struggling a bit here :(
2004 Bavaria 41 has puzzling gap between prop and cone. Dealer not sure what to say. Appears to be hub size issue. boaterbob at 10:42pm 10.07.21 Thanks, I think that is it! Old cone was used on new prop. new cone must cover spline and close gap.
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive mermike at 9:20pm 10.07.21 An hour meter is a worthwhile maintenance investment if your don't have one.
2004 Bavaria 41 has puzzling gap between prop and cone. Dealer not sure what to say. Appears to be hub size issue. twalker H260 at 7:45pm 10.07.21 Did they change the cone as well as the prop? Looks like some older style cones are not usable wi
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 7:18pm 10.07.21 Wow - thank you for all of the thoughtful responses! Lots to learn.
Cetol gloss BigEasy at 7:13pm 10.07.21 I have been refinishing my teak using cetol. I have read different things regarding the use of th
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions dlochner at 6:39pm 10.07.21 Yep, definitely planning an LED upgrade. 50 - 100 watts seems like a lot based on what I've read s
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions Ken Cross at 6:37pm 10.07.21 A trickle charger is likely wrong. Some of them will certainly overcharge a battery if left connecte

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