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Dock power for 25.5 Flashman at 10:20am 07.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/1012 I feel like a schmuck asking this question but I must have walked around the deck three times today
White power on heat exchanger hose. (1) Jim at 11:16am 07.01.07 Big Boats 4/1594 Hi All,I have this white power forming on the hose from the sae water pump to the heater exchanger
Need info for PHRF Rating Mark Laser at 12:26pm 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1039 I am new to racing and plan to sail my 376 (1998) in some local regattas. I've just learned about P
Pop top gas strut install (1) Timo42 at 12:58pm 07.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2210 On another thread someone was asking about adding gas struts. I used 90lb. 20" struts, WM sells 2 ty
BBQ failure Syversens at 1:28pm 07.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1153 Hi All, this isnt the most critical issue I asked here but it was a bummer for the weekend to have t
Getting the Wife into Sailing mrscott at 1:50pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 32/4041 This is not going to be your regular post but I am running out of options...I need some advice fr
Boat Insurance Pegasusbyrne at 5:23pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1183 Anyone know of an insurance company that specializes in insuring Beneteau's. A friend has a Moody a
A sporting chance SailboatOwners.com at 3:20pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1452 Sailing can be an exhilarating sport in its own right. But most of us sail to relax and focus on th
Sticky elcet cable Carl at 11:25pm 06.29.07 Big Boats 3/1093 My 30 amp dock power cord is sticky. A year ago I wiped down the cord with Mary Kate's "Inflatable
GPS as EPIRB? Warren Milberg at 3:04am 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1385 In this day and age of high tech electronic miniaturization, is there any reason why the makers of h
Success w/fiberglass repair? Steve L22188 at 3:53am 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1188 I have an 88 O'Day 302 with some fiberglass issues -- voids that have broken thru, a couple of punct
Nauta holding tank odor chrysalis15422 at 2:47am 06.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2311 My Nauta flexible holding tank emits a terrible odor. It was never pleasant, but it has gotten worse
Painting the keel jsailor at 2:24am 06.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2197 I have removed the keel from my C22 for reconditioning; the rust scale is chipping off easily and I
Irwin 32 swing keel w maney at 8:59am 06.30.07 Other Sailboats 0/1510 I just acquired a 1971 Irwin 32. The swing keel is missing! Does anyone have a drawing or design
Plug in the solar panel? rlaribee at 1:23pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1063 Does the 12 volt power outlet run both ways? If I plugged my solar panel into the outlet, would it
Companionway Doors sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:36pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1368 I'm strongly considering building new companionway doors. Before I do, I would like to see some of y
Penetrol??? Roger at 2:05pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1276 As a coating on decks etc... An article in "Good Old Boat" extoles its virtues. Sounds easy ' GOOD.
Capsize ratio Jeff B at 5:28pm 06.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3087 I was reading in the knowledge base section of HunterOwners.com about Hunter 25's.In the specs, I s
Blue water yacht Mark at 7:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1438 I read some time ago about a yacht built in the US that from memory has a water line length of about
Main Halyard Cheek Pulley John Blake at 4:23pm 06.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1382 I'm trying to rig my new mast for the 1983 MacGregor 22 I just bought... but the previous owner had

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Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? billder99 at 4:17pm 09.28.21 https://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/how-to-get-the-international-certificate-of-competence On ano
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS smokey73 at 4:17pm 09.28.21 Consider a kit to upgrade your main halyard winch to electric. I've had 3 heart attacks and 5-way b
When is diesel fuel too old? JRacer at 4:13pm 09.28.21 Good discussion, I too, top off periodically and each fall on haul out add the winterizer stuff with
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 09.28.21 Well, I just took a brisk walk with it in my hand and it recorded speed (~3kts) perfectly for 1/4 o
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 4:05pm 09.28.21 Yes, I've noticed that sailing definitely attracts people of a certain mindset. That's a compliment.
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS sail sfbay at 3:45pm 09.28.21 Excellent plan. Consider a stack pack at the same time?
Teak seats and trim. CABixler at 3:39pm 09.28.21 Terrific, thanks for the tip. Hey, and at only $60USD per litre!! No expense will be spared for my
When is diesel fuel too old? kappykaplan at 3:38pm 09.28.21 So, the exercise for the interested student is to determine how much original diesel remains in one
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 3:26pm 09.28.21 I have a small sailboat with a Universal 5411 that uses only about 1/4 tank per summer. I fill the
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 3:23pm 09.28.21 So off the boat, it seems more accurate for sure. I need to do some more testing, but if I forget
Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 3:20pm 09.28.21 Terrific, thanks for the tip. Hey, and at only $60USD per litre!! No expense will be spared for my B
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 3:14pm 09.28.21 Great question!!. Yes. Ditto dlochner...........subject comes up frequently on boat forums. As
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers Captain Larry-DH at 3:05pm 09.28.21 It probably would be much safer, if we ever encounter boarding waves, to fill those holes. Buy so
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 3:03pm 09.28.21 So off the boat, it seems more accurate for sure. I need to do some more testing, but if I forget t
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 3:02pm 09.28.21 I'm definitely be interested in learning from them what lubricating a joker valve accomplishes Tha
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 2:32pm 09.28.21 One thing I'd like to add, regarding this type of valve, is that they can dribble if there's insuffi
Hunter 310 1997 Fuel tank replacement - pics of aft (1) mghunter310 at 2:25pm 09.28.21 Thanks I've emailed Ezell Industries but no response so far - I saw some earlier posts that others
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Scott T-Bird at 2:13pm 09.28.21 Um, I'd suggest that the manufacturers and the engineers whom support them would be on the over-cons
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table Hollyberry at 2:10pm 09.28.21
When is diesel fuel too old? sail sfbay at 2:03pm 09.28.21 ..........Can I just keep treating it indefinitely or should I pump out the old stuff and replace wi

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