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I Need Help (1) sounderella at 5:32am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 16/6104 Ok, so I have aquired a sailboat. Unfortuantely, I had a death in the family and now I have a sailb
Operators permits for boats sailaway78 at 6:05am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1633 On a previous thread there was a lot of discussion about the various state regulations regarding ope
broken mast step , fix ? (1) Penetrater at 6:03am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1505 Hi their, im restoring an 82 hunter 27 and the mast step has a large "chip" in it, I have been looki
Oday 222 Rigging LOTM at 6:29am 09.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2266 Are there any Oday 222 owners out there with pictures of proper rigging of the mainsail? We recently
WHEEL SHIMMY john dewey at 7:31am 09.06.07 Catalina 310 2/1558 Suddenly I have developed a wheel shimmy at all speeds.The boat has a 3 blade prop and has never ha
445 hull problem Gary at 7:47am 09.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1362 My 445 is an old Moorings charterboat. I suspect it was run aground hard before iI bought it last Oc
Hooking up to a bouy Glenn4357 at 8:49am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2300 I often sail alone or with my less experienced teenage children. I have a heck of a time hooking up
raising the mast know one at 8:55am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1402 I am new to sailing and new to this site. I just bought my first sailboat a 1987 MacGregor 26. It se
yanmar start switch hangs -voltage drop jtm at 8:50am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/3770 I have replace the key cylinder and the start button..... but still have this nagging intermittant "
Bottom Paint SweetTrade at 9:46am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1245 I am repainting the bottom of my Hunter 23. Its year round in the waters of North Carolina in bracki
Catalina 25-trailer pa-sailor at 12:27pm 09.06.07 Smaller Boats 0/1202 Where can I purchase a used trailer for a swing-keel Catalina 25. Location- Northern Jersey, NE PA
Anti Foul Lateral Ballast at 2:13pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1174 Can any one recommend an antifoul? My trailer hasn't got rollers if that has an affect or any tips,
Wind Vane Lateral Ballast at 2:10pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/956 Can any one advise a manufacture for a wind vane that is suitable for the removable mast?
Standing Rigging - Part 2 Richard Deep at 1:59pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/992 Earlier this year, I posted a question about when to replace the standing rigging. I got a lot of g
Batteries Hissing gr8_2_av8 at 3:20pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1299 I ran the engine for about an hour last night, then after shut down I notice that one of the batteri
Waste line replacement Tang07 at 3:32pm 09.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1147 I have an 81 catalina 30 and have noticed that the waste line going from the tank to the maserator p
Lake Pontchartrain & Rigolets to Mississippi Sound Persy at 10:39pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1633 I would like to move my boat back from Pensacola to Lake Pontchartrain in a couple of weeks. I rece
Diesel additive Deadline at 10:53pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1359 Has anyone had success with Valvtect Diesel Guard, a seemingly all-purpose additive to clean injecto
getting access to the starboard lazerette H31 pimerese at 11:17pm 09.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1031 While chasing down a leak the other day I started thinking how much easier it would be if I had easy
Exhaust stain on stern Roger F at 11:34pm 09.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1115 I am looking for suggestions and/or recommendations for product to use to remove the exhaust stains

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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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