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Fresh Water vs Sea Water Engine morgantheship at 1:43pm 10.19.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1493 Is there a difference in the effect of Fresh Water vs Sea Water on the health or longevity of a dies
Adding Windlass to O'day 35 CruiserDave at 12:13pm 10.19.08 Bigger Boats 5/4001 Has anyone installed a windlass and/or a second bow anchor roller to an O'day 35 or similar. There
When to replace vs. repair sails (1) fox islander at 11:29am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 27/10957 I have a 18 year old Catalina and I assume the sails are original to the boat as they have "sails by
Bottom Paint Question Part 2 bffatcat at 10:48am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1269 Unfortunately my first post was not articulate enough. I said the bottom was down to the bare fibe
Nice job on the User Information update RECESS at 8:31am 10.19.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1872 I really like that you have the home ports and sailboat information under the users names now. It is
Winterize Hot Water Heater sailliny at 8:03am 10.19.08 Catalina 310 4/2492 Can anyone outline how to winterize the hot water heater. I assume you need to drain it. How do you
More Power shaunh at 7:55am 10.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1279 Recently went out through Cape Cod Canal to Cape Cod Bay along the Plymouth coast into very strong N
Sail Shape Question KFLOATER at 7:53am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1734 My Hunter 216 has a topping lift line ( no backstay). The boat seems to sail faster with the line t
h216 Topping Lift Line Question KFLOATER at 7:44am 10.19.08 Smaller Boats 1/1309 Any thoughts about relaxing my topping lift line on my H216 to flatten the sail. It seems when I "r
Water Heater Placement joefusa at 7:31am 10.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1627 putting in a 6 gallon seaward water heater and looking for optional locations. the two i'm consideri
Getting abandoned boats Justin63 at 2:07am 10.19.08 Lancer 10/2863 So those of us in San Diego have noticed by now, that Anchorage 8 is finally no more. I know that th
Minor electrical issue here... Justin63 at 1:57am 10.19.08 Lancer 6/2100 So I'm scratching my head on this one; I bought one of those computer theater system type setups, th
Has Anyone Ever ....................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1945 .................... figured out how to inflate those cheap no name fenders without filler valves ?
replacement rudder 25ft Oday smg522 at 7:41pm 10.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1936 Had a great day sailing and my rudder snapped off. Managed to get it repaired by a fibreglass techni
Need to know where the holes go on new rudder (4) v3n0m at 6:03pm 10.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1214 I was hoping someone has done this before and saved the measurements on where the holes are to be
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:21pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2182 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:11pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
Why can't you view ads by brand? agaliha at 3:30pm 10.18.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1979 I used to be able to look at the gear ads by boat brand (Beneteau, etc.) Now all the ads come up at
Wild Ride in Catalina Rick D at 1:40pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1941 The Admiral and I went to Cat Harbor for a week in order to refocus off our dwindling assets and the
Alternator "smart regulators" for hunter430 rwblocker at 1:14pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1810 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the standard two 8D flooded house batteries and a isolated starter bat

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toilet time capt shaggy dog at 12:46pm 02.09.22 sfbay Marine Elegance \| Raritan Engineering was my first choice,water consumption seams more may hav
Adding portable general. Ralph Johnstone at 12:44pm 02.09.22 Boaters with generators may not realize how far the noise carries. Frequently from large power bo
Adding portable general. Alan Gomes at 12:12pm 02.09.22 Boaters with generators may not realize how far the noise carries. The past couple of nights there
Adding portable general. jviss at 11:30am 02.09.22 I also assume there will be some breeze such that the boat will be aimed bow into the wind. Depend
Adding portable general. dlochner at 11:29am 02.09.22 Hey, I assume you will be at anchor (or on a mooring). I also assume there will be some breeze suc
Adding portable general. BarryL at 11:17am 02.09.22 Hey, I assume you will be at anchor (or on a mooring). I also assume there will be some breeze such
Adding portable general. patrickfarley at 10:35am 02.09.22 I grew up working the fields in Central California. I ran down a suspect wearing a bullet resistant
Adding portable general. dlochner at 10:18am 02.09.22 There are safer, cheaper, and easier things to do to make the boat cooler. A foredeck awning will
Li-Ion Booster Packs - Will I Ever Learn...... smokey73 at 10:05am 02.09.22 Just brainstorming here. Is it possible that with a battery severly depleated and/or with a poor ce
1984 Hunter 37C CTsailordan at 9:54am 02.09.22 We have a 1984 Hunter Cuter with a similar odor problem. The prior owner removed the old original al
Adding portable general. (2) patrickfarley at 9:44am 02.09.22 The summer is Florida is very warm. I would like to cool the boat in the afternoon. I have a windo
Hole for Mast riser pole rgranger at 9:41am 02.09.22 @Dave Groshong is who helped me out when I ordered mine.
What Y valve do I have? dslance at 9:37am 02.09.22 I kinda alre nda already decided that I was going to replace it. You're right about the hose. I wa
What Y valve do I have? Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 02.09.22 I looks like it's reached the end of its life. I wouldn't waste the time on it but would invest in
C&C 30 Mk II rudder smokey73 at 9:08am 02.09.22 Make sure you send them a picture of the existing rudder stock, with the pitting. Would not want to
Teak grate for bathroom shower dLj at 9:02am 02.09.22 Just a thought but wet teak is almost as slippery as wet tile. I've not found that to be true of n
Li-Ion Booster Packs - Will I Ever Learn...... sesmith at 8:57am 02.09.22 My only experience with the new Li ion jump packs was with a borrowed one at a marina after we got b
Screw clamp port lights Capt Robbie at 8:32am 02.09.22 knobs are much easier
What is this? SandCat at 7:59am 02.09.22 Was the prior owner a rower? It's a mounting bracket for the Nielsen Kellerman rowing display call
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement djletin at 7:53am 02.09.22 Thanks to all who replied re: shroud replacement. One add'l question. Can't find it now, but had see

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