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need advice on cruising chute Nicky17000 at 12:46am 03.23.08 Trailer Sailors 3/1723 Hello,I bought a cruising chute for my legend 23.5 (complete with bag and dowsing sock)This is my
A different scenario sailaway78 at 2:06am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/946 OK, Higgs post about the life raft call started my feeble brain to thinking. So, here is the scenar
Lifetime for AGM batteries Larry Jackel at 3:16am 03.23.08 Big Boats 4/1354 My 2005 H44 came with two 200amp-hour AGM batteries. They have been kept pretty well charged by sola
How many people is safe? tcrespo at 5:12am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 29/2605 This could be a silly question, but how many people is safe on your boat? I've got a 1978 Hunter 27
Roller furling question sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:15am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1502 Yesterday, my roller furling jammed with the jenny fully out. I could not roll it up. Winds were onl
2nd battery for Hunter 260 w/marine head Hunter 260 at 8:09am 03.23.08 Smaller Boats 5/1159 I have a Hunter 260 2002 with one battery and want to know where other people put the second battery
1998 340 changing Head KenHartfield at 8:19am 03.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1001 I want to replace the head on my 340. I currently have a Jacobson and I want to convert to a Raritan
installing a new spreader on a 1983 catlina 30 bill hammond at 9:20am 03.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1015 I removed a wooden spreader built a new one of wood and now must install any thoughts on how diificu
cell phone weather radar SandyJ at 8:44am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1275 Hello All,I am adding cellphone weather radar to my cell phone and my research with Verizon lists
Signs of a worn out main sail? tomcat2k at 8:30am 03.23.08 Seidelmann 4/7112 This is likely a dumb question... but here goes. What signs will tell me when a main sail is truly
re-stuffing a stuffing box Chris3608 at 10:49am 03.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1581 I have an 1984 34' hunter. My stuffing box needs to be restuffed. It is leaking pretty good right
Satellite radio Salish Sea Cruiser at 10:20am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1044 Has anyone used either Sirius or MX satellite radio while cruising the Inside Passage to Alaska? Th
18 Crew Trapped in Tug Rick D at 1:54am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1282 See note. Divers trying now to rescue. Rick D.
need advice on depthfinders, fishfinders,inhull or thur hull vincent-roundhouse at 1:30am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1056 hi, just wanted to know witch is beter for sailboats inhull or thur hull,also witch unit raymarine ,
Yet another fishfinder question Manny at 11:45am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1034 I'm looking at either the inexpensive Hummingbird Piranhamax, Eagle Cuda, or Garmin 90 fishfinders a
Fuel Tank Sticking sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:42pm 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2213 I have an irregular shaped fuel tank which was custom made by the P.O to conform to the shape of the
25 MK II Main Halyard Mark Sperling at 1:34pm 03.23.08 Yamaha 6/1974 New question for you... Noticed I am in desperate need, sorry... Original specs show 40 foot 3/8 (ap
A recent posting by sailortony got me thinking. Benny at 2:09pm 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1386 A stuck roller furler maybe more common than it is apparent. A stuck roller furler bith a big Genoa
Anchor Washdown question Bob F at 2:38pm 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2470 Id like to add a anchor/rode washdown hose on my Hunter H376. If I tap into the pressure side of the
Ready Kilowatt SailboatOwners.com at 4:07pm 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2291 Batteries store the electricity we need to run instruments, lights, and a myriad of items we use on

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Near Miss in Port Huron BigEasy at 2:48am 08.24.21
Near Miss in Port Huron garymalmgren at 2:28am 08.24.21 OK I'll be an armchair captain. To me, it looked as though the ship "Cuyahoga"turned to starboard to
Engine size sail boat. Help please. stricklandmma at 11:30pm 08.23.21 We had the dagger board version of your boat which was built prior to yours. We had a 9.9 Honda on t
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 9:44pm 08.23.21 Here are some diagrams. I couldn't copy them individually. So look at the Harken 2:1 or the Ronst
Sailing and restoring Avalon - 1984 C-22 #12640 Leeward Rail at 9:09pm 08.23.21 nice !
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Leeward Rail at 9:03pm 08.23.21 Many opt for adding additional batteries Yeah. Counting on the output of that motor to give much
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Benny17441 at 8:52pm 08.23.21 Before you go through all the trouble, what is the size of your outboard? Most outboards under 10H
Sailing and restoring Avalon - 1984 C-22 #12640 Hardhead at 8:46pm 08.23.21 Great sail!
Sailing and restoring Avalon - 1984 C-22 #12640 AndreInPortland at 8:37pm 08.23.21 Evening Spinnaker Sail on the Columbia River I'd only flown my asymmetrical spinnaker twice previou
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Leeward Rail at 8:33pm 08.23.21
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 8:18pm 08.23.21 I try not to do that anymore. :plus::beer:
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 08.23.21
Near Miss in Port Huron rgranger at 8:12pm 08.23.21 It looked to me like the ship was trying to ram the sailboat:poop:
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 08.23.21 After reading this thread and a previous one... Everybody is probably correct;) True. But aren'
Galled stanchion removal Captain Larry-DH at 7:48pm 08.23.21
Anyone replace the fuel tank in a 1988 Catalina 27? Astromech1 at 7:38pm 08.23.21 Reading the suggested post I was curious if the fuel tank size and position are the same between the
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 08.23.21 If (after 7 years) all you are getting is light slime on the hull, why bother to repaint at all?
Need source for boat plumbing parts Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 08.23.21 Thanks. As I suspected, your toilet is close enough to the head to easily run the sink drain over t
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? MikeHoncho at 7:15pm 08.23.21 Where are all the sailors in the Pacific Northwest ............................. ? Obviously out
Near Miss in Port Huron shemandr at 7:09pm 08.23.21 If you are going to sail in that area you should probably have a laundry service.

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