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So long, West Marine Mac Bentley at 1:57pm 08.14.08 Smaller Boats 3/1133 Went to the local West Marine today and found it closed, shut down, left town. Sign said 'Please vis
Spinnaker Hlyard for 356/36 Hunter seadaddler at 1:44pm 08.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1538 I am looking to add a spinnaker halyard to my 2007-36 Hunter. It calls for line size 10mm(3/8) and
Going to show my ignorance here... Brian D at 1:32pm 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1162 I mentioned that I was getting a new slip. This Saturday I will go to the new marina and do the pape
H28 needs a mast!! Jack4873 at 12:56pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1172 As I posted under general interest, I got dismasted last weekend so now I need a mast. Anyone know o
Toe Rail Leak Panacea at 12:54pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 I have a Hunter 31 1987 and suspect I have a leak from the toe rail on the stbd side (forward - just
Atomic 4 removal from a 1973 P30 gravy26 at 12:23pm 08.14.08 Pearson 3/1700 I believe I lost one of the 2 main bearings this past weekend. It started making a terrible noise a
How to keep the instrument panel cover up on a 361? Luftig at 10:37am 08.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1452 Has anyone figured out a clean way to keep the plex cover over the instrument cover up when you are
"A Strange Case of Justice " Warren Milberg at 10:23am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2207 This story was in the BoatUS "Seaworthy" magazine and is quite amazing....
Window Replacement - Main Cabin P30 Alan Dyer at 10:14am 08.14.08 Pearson 1/1779 I recently purchased a P30. I am replacing all the ports and windows. Beckson has sent the 4 small
Block Island trip Paul T at 10:04am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/944 Hi everyone! I'm planning a BI trip in September (weather permitting) on my O'day 23. I know the is
Replacing Old Mainsail Halyard Line with New rardiH36 at 9:42am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 19/8775 This weekend, I will be replacing my very old "who knows how long its been on the boat?" mainsail ha
I hate dock rats!! soling42 at 9:11am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 28/3631 I'm talking about the big a$$ wharf rats that are partying on my boat when I leave. Luckily(?) they'
Tohatsu 6hp Kevin at 9:08am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1066 OK...I've bought my Tohatsu 6hp, Garelick 71090 motor mount, and had a machine shop manufacture me a
getting a new motor tsiptom at 8:25am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1464 I hate my 9.9 Yamaha motor; it is so dam heavy how can I trade it in or sell it (it works well)
Hunter 27 mast step rchuyck at 8:25am 08.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1400 I just purchased a '84 Hunter 27. When the boat was derigged the mast wiring was cut at the mast ste
do you carry a spare Class T fuse? newly anonymous at 8:22am 08.14.08 Big Boats 7/984 Yesterday, while installing a wind turbine generator, I discovered that my amp-hour shunt, which is
Honda BF8 (1990) electrical system (1) walt at 8:14am 08.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/5073 My boat has a 1990 or so Honda BF8 (8 hp) outboard which had a bad charging system and I finally got
checking tranny fluid viduta, trish dora jane at 8:03am 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1348 Okay, I just must be visually impaired since I can't seem to see the gimballing feature hardware (re
gimballing feature on gas stove viduta, trish dora jane at 7:53am 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1469 We just purchased a 1988 Catalina 27. PO is out of country for a bit so can't ask him. Stove top i
battery packcharging cat30 at 7:29am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1330 I've got a ray 100 handheld vhf with tired old nicad batteries. i would like to rebuild the battery

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What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries (1) JamesG161 at 5:56am 11.20.21 This is a good example of a boat battery charging curve. The "Recondition" = Balancing on two paral
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue RitSim at 5:55am 11.20.21 If the rudder is stiff, then there are some clearance issues somewhere. As for lubricant. I thought
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries sailcapt340 at 5:55am 11.20.21
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries jssailem at 5:54am 11.20.21 With a resume like this: Hunter 340 Boy on a Dolphin 2000 RI USWickford, RI 36' Silverton in 1976 Na
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries BigEasy at 5:44am 11.20.21 What type of charging system do you have on board?
bottom job or sand and paint? DeniseO30 at 5:43am 11.20.21 If you were to leave it to the people who get the big bucks to do it to it... they'd just slap slop
Raising the Mast Shorefun at 5:38am 11.20.21 So while you might dislike the circle clips, a cotter pin could come out. For safety reasons you rea
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries sailcapt340 at 5:34am 11.20.21 I agree with you, your not being judgmental at all. This would be for batteries out of the boat, fo
Mounted VHF Radio Codybear at 5:26am 11.20.21 For clarification, I did not order the boat with a VHF radio installed. That said, Catalina did incl
Raising the Mast Joe at 5:22am 11.20.21 I had a thought on that but didn't know what to call it. A telescopic pole sitting on the ground an
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue RenatoM at 5:21am 11.20.21 Thank you guys for great info. The surfaces on my rudder look really nice. Very light scratches and
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS JamesG161 at 5:17am 11.20.21 I'm concerned about the difficulty of effecting the sharp 180 bend If you use this hose which is*
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:10am 11.20.21 I must say I'm rather pleased how the Yanmar 3gm30 starts so easily even when it is cold. two or thr
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Joe at 5:08am 11.20.21 Not to be judgmental, but with such a modern design boat it appears your battery charging system is
Anti overflow valve in fuel vent line? DeniseO30 at 4:36am 11.20.21 Fuel tank whistles are very common... Most of us have heard the sound when the tank truck was fillin
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS Sailgunner at 3:24am 11.20.21 The 3" elbows are around $40-$50. Where are you seeing $200? I used Centek and purchased at BoatiD.
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS Nodak7 at 1:50am 11.20.21 I looked into that and was shocked as how expensive they are - several hundred dollars each. Yeah
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:18am 11.20.21 You should add that one to the Sailing Playlist thread. -Will
PacificNW recovery Weather pattern: A dry weekend. jssailem at 9:48pm 11.19.21 Sorry Dave. Hope your not upset at the messenger. I tried to provide a little hope for relief, perha
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 11.19.21 Stu I've had the water pressure off for at least a week, there could've been residual pressure in t

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