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help for sprite owner Montana Jim at 12:38pm 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/859 need to contact sprite sailors present and past; ???????'s regarding rigging and parts[in need of a
Heave to Smitty at 10:13pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1855 My wife and I decided to practice heaving to in our Cal 28-2. We have a 150% roller furled Genny.
VHF question dale17781 at 10:05pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2167 We will be getting a new vhf radio for next year. We now have a handheld, but we need more range th
1 week to the 5th annual rOnDAYvous mike C16582 at 10:58pm 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1008 what a great weekend coming up......all the final details are being worked out and we should have th
Our Lovely Government At Work.....Again........ Dick Dixon at 11:51pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1178 Boat U.S. Magazine, Volume XII, July 2007, page 6, has an interesting article, "Congress Tackles Dis
keel wire Isnibs at 11:45pm 07.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1616 I have a Venture 25.The keel and winch are not 'in line'.Does anyone know what prevents the keel
Beneteau After Sales Support Claudius at 2:30am 07.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2620 (Opps! I placed the topic in the wrong spot before...)What is the general experience of owners rel
SOLAR VENTS? dpatrick at 1:40am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2029 Has anyone had success with solar vents? I am looking for a thru deck application that can also be
winter storage in the Chicago Area Tim B at 3:16am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1250 looking at East Chicago Marina for my winter storage. any opinions out there from Lake Michigan Sai
Rick, Whiskey Chaser , Et al dwain6805 at 5:41am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1229 how about meeting up for dinner/drinks at "The Harbor Reef" the week of August 20th? We are plannin
Lewmar gray port lights Elaine at 6:02am 07.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1161 I have a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 440 that has Lewmar hatches and port lights. The ports are gray molde
i want your opinion sand sailor at 6:47am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1200 on fiberglass repair products pos ' neg im looking to laminate teak to the foredeck and west system
Live aboards.... dave b. at 6:56am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2033 I want to live on a sailboat...any thoughts? What should I look for in general when searching for a
150% vs Ron10127 at 7:23am 07.07.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1874 a 140%. Whats your thought on that. The 150% headsail on our boat is not that old, (6 years old, but
150% vs Ron10127 at 7:30am 07.07.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1930 a 140%. Whats your thought on that. The 150% headsail on our boat is not that old, (6 years old, but
Sea Sickness Remedy Chief at 8:19am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 45/4862 Anyone have a sea sickness remedy that they can share. My 8 year old gets sick virtually every time
New London Question seadaddler at 10:37am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 3/968 Need to pickup kids next to new london ferry.Can I dock at new london city pier which is next to bl
Questions about H22 mast crutch Brian at 10:58am 07.07.07 Smaller Boats 1/964 Can anyone tell me how large the mast support that holds the mast when trailering is? (For a Hunter
Loose footed main Valentina at 1:31pm 07.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1018 Hey, All!Does anyone of you have a loose footed main?Any advantage to use a loose footed vs. bolt
1974 Mac 25 needs a new home Malcolm & Darlene at 2:06pm 07.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1024 I am giving up trying to learn sailing,,I have a Mac 25 that is a project boat that needs a new home

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Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Project_Mayhem at 5:20am 09.21.21 I don't remember the exact capacity of the battery at the beginning of the year but it did pass. I p
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 5:03am 09.21.21 After planning on doing the Great Loop i discovered that my wife did not want to do it. One of the
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler patbratton at 4:23am 09.21.21 After planning on doing the Great Loop i discovered that my wife did not want to do it. One of the
Rail mounted stern light azambella at 3:43am 09.21.21 I spoke too soon, It is an Agua Signal product. Please disregard.
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? Mooseman at 10:29pm 09.20.21 Looking up the cost of the Kuuma I came across this in our Seattle store. https://www.fisheriessupp
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle JamesG161 at 9:50pm 09.20.21 This is a good fit for you. I did the full replacement with this one. Dometic ECD Newest refrigera
Cost to own CAtalina 30 Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 09.20.21 It will be a friendly cannon salute to mark your passage. Not the way the newspaper archives will
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder BigEasy at 7:28pm 09.20.21 I bought a soldering iron last week (for antenna PL-259 connectors) but haven't done it yet S
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Ken Cross at 7:03pm 09.20.21 I would start by alligator clipping meter leads across the starter itself. And I do not mean the sta
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 dLj at 7:03pm 09.20.21
ground wire in mast Ken Cross at 6:52pm 09.20.21 I also agree with Dlochner. I would only add that but using the mast ground, you invite the same iss
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jssailem at 6:44pm 09.20.21 Getting past the Oregon Coast can't be all that bad, can it Worry not... I'll set up the cannons o
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? jssailem at 6:35pm 09.20.21 Looking up the cost of the Kuuma I came across this in our Seattle store. https://www.fisheriessuppl
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 redege at 6:27pm 09.20.21 Thanks for all your responses. In Australia I can only get the 33mm wide 25mm shaft donut anode. In
Best caulk for deadlight? sail sfbay at 6:16pm 09.20.21 Butyl tape Rebedding Deck Hardware With Bed-It Butyl Tape - Marine How To BUTYL TAPE BED-IT 1/2
ground wire in mast jssailem at 6:14pm 09.20.21 :plus: To the guidance @dlochner provides.
ground wire in mast dlochner at 6:08pm 09.20.21 It is best to pay a little extra and use marine grade tinned wire for two basic reasons. The tinning
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? Hello Below at 5:59pm 09.20.21 Have you spent some time on Huron? Made it to Sarnia on the Canadian side many years ago on a Cdn
ground wire in mast Off2day at 5:35pm 09.20.21 I do have 16 gauge tinned wire that I'm using in the mast is it necessary to use tinned wire through
Flooded start battery and lithium drop-in in same bank? sail sfbay at 5:34pm 09.20.21 Assume you have a common battery charger. Good question for your battery charger manufacturer. On my

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