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Starting Battery Size Bad Obsession at 4:06am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2583 I am wondering what size starting battery to use in my boat. The current set up is starting off of
How much bottom paint for a Hunter 23.5 Scubajeep at 6:24am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2693 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of my Hunter 23.5 and was wonder how much paint should I get?
Cross-Linked Polyethylene, Diesel, and Sealants. Need Advice. Joe Mullee at 8:46am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3665 I'm wondering if there is a sealant that is impervious to diesel (fuel tank) and will form a good se
retro fit furling main to 26d gmc at 8:34am 02.28.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1087 hi does anyone know if the furling main from a 26m can be retro fitted onto a 26d or is there anothe
Replacement refrigerator components Alan & Lynne at 9:34am 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1285 Has anyone replaced their refrigerator components on a 340? The factory-installed system on our 1999
ST50 Wind Rick D at 9:56am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4865 I must be getting old. My ST50 Autohelm wind cups were reluctant to turn at low wind speed. I had a
Head (shower) drain Pete Nelson at 10:40am 02.28.08 Big Boats 5/1594 Hi! First of all, I don't know why the "Your name" slot shows simply "P", without even a "." How ca
Seidelman Raft Up sailaway78 at 10:45am 02.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1427 Why don't some of you SE guys get a gettogether together. I am in the New Orleans area, and would l
1985 29 Lancer gary.lyn at 11:00am 02.28.08 Lancer 2/2772 New Lancer owner, a power sailer 29, a project boat but very sound. I'm looking for any information,
over night trips along gulf coast Chuck Creel at 3:27pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1214 anyone planning trips around end of apr or may this year and want a chase boat ,, keep in touch.
Void repair HAL at 8:24pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 How do I repair an on deck pea size void that has cracked open the gelcoat? Also unused screw holes
dripless shaft packing Banooma at 10:14pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/7833 Hi,Another newbie question from a first-time inboard owner. From a few different sources, I'm som
Going Up Your Rig Tsehum Pete at 10:20pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2959 I am thinking of buying a bosun's chair. My buddy says I should also buy a climbing harness as well.
Waxing Topsides? PrincessoftheLake at 11:36pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/4071 Is it a good idea to wax the deck or should it just be cleaned and left alone?
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River MoonSailer at 11:48pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1370 I am planning a trip down to Pickwick Landing State Park in a week or two and taking my grandkids an
Race our boat Jim11228 at 12:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/969 Hi all: Help needed ! Our yacht club owns 22 footer that many of us want to race in our local beer
Aluminum holding tanks SAILBOATGUY at 1:15am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1509 Has any one found a vendor that can supply replacement waste tanks made of plastic. Both of my alumi
running a new outhaul line in a Zspar boom tom at 12:17am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1849 I am sure that this is an easy task, but seem to be having trouble, I need to run a new out haul lin
H22 Snugs John Bond at 12:09am 02.27.08 Smaller Boats 7/895 Hello.I own a swing keel H22 and am having difficulty locating a supplier for the following parts.
holding tank/s on a Beneteau 47.7 duane gates at 12:03am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1467 Hello, I'm assisting a friend who is the owner of a Beneteau 47.7. The aft marine toilet seems to b

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Pearson 30 David in Sandusky at 5:30pm 11.21.21 The Pearson 30 design is good for blue water cruising. Certainly, equipment and mods would be needed
H26 Hole in mast cap (2) CaptainRan at 5:06pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mas
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 4:58pm 11.21.21 thank you all for your input my concern with solid glass is will it withstand the compression load
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:48pm 11.21.21 Here I am again, with a seemingly trite question. Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy w
La Ni�a (2) jssailem at 4:13pm 11.21.21 The onshore flow of moist air you are experiencing is the result of the High Pressure Cell out in th
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 11.21.21 Good boy. Hope all is well. Anytime you come back this way. Plan on staying with us. Happy thanksg
H26 Hole in mast cap Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mast
Single handing (1) Will Gilmore at 4:02pm 11.21.21 200356 Get your wires stripped in a unit that weighs only 20 lbs. -Will
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:02pm 11.21.21 Stripper in my books refers to stripping old varnish off teak. A stripper material takes off varnis
La Ni�a jssailem at 3:59pm 11.21.21
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:55pm 11.21.21 Weather gurus: What is the connection between our rainy day here and Nino/Nina? And looking at Joh
La Ni�a (1) jssailem at 3:49pm 11.21.21 Tom you have weather. You may have a window Tuesday the 23rd. when the winds shift and come out of t
Single handing Will Gilmore at 3:47pm 11.21.21 @CrazyDave - You said 'stripper' but I think you meant 'striper'. I'm in Vegas and all of our strip
The ENSO Climate affect on our Weather.... dLj at 3:27pm 11.21.21 Just spent a bit of time going through the attached links - extremely interesting! Thank you very mu
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:03pm 11.21.21 Yeah this PM wasn't a lot better than this AM. A lotta rain. But at least from what I can tell fro
La Ni�a All U Get at 2:57pm 11.21.21
Single handing CaptainRan at 2:48pm 11.21.21
Single handing CaptainRan at 2:45pm 11.21.21 Here is an inexpensive tiller trick I used on my newport 30. Tie a line off on the port side rail, p
H26 Hole in mast cap CaptainRan at 2:34pm 11.21.21 I'd be more worried about hornets than water. Funny you should mention that @rgranger, There is a 3"
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Benny17441 at 2:32pm 11.21.21 Yep, that is a battery "eliminator", literally. What you have is a manual bulk charger that unles

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