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Bavaria Destinations? Bavaria 38E Owner at 6:51am 06.19.07 Bavaria 0/1620 Bavaria Owners,I'd like to discuss how and where you all have sailed your Bavaria yachts, under wh
cabin lights speedy66 at 6:54am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 1/846 I have some cabin light switches that will not work, so the light is on all the time, or will not tu
Windex replacement prdewolf at 7:38am 06.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1170 I need to replace the Windex on my 1997 B'R rig. Anyone done this before? The present mount seems
Davits for 323 323Cruiser at 6:38am 06.19.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2329 I am searching for a cheap yet clean davit system for a 10' inflatable on my 323 - the inflating, de
Sluggish starting motor Mike H at 6:22am 06.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/920 My engine is very sluggish when turning over to start. It's not the battery, as it's new and fully
Calling all Reliance 44 owners Voyager5994 at 6:20am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 0/811 We have started an owners forum on sailboatowners.com . Please log-on ' register your boat. It is s
CRADLE FOR A CAPRI 26 WING KEEL Jim Papas at 7:59am 06.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1542 I am about to acquire a Capri 26 with a wing keel. I was wondering whether I can be furnished with c
Check out sailaway78 at 9:02am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1068 For those interested, check out my post on the sails call lounge. Phil moved the post over there, s
Enclosure Curtains Scott B at 9:54am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1152 We have a full enclosure on our Hunter 33. The side vinyl curtains get to be a chore to zip out and
Ross in Tampa sailaway78 at 10:07am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1104 Thanks for the nice words Ross. I will be in the Tampa area this weekend, to help Seadances hubby b
Interesting GPS compass and tilt sensor patrick at 10:17am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 Jun 19, 2007 GPS World Hemisphere GPS today introduced its Crescent V100 and V110 GPS compass
HOW VMG BROAD REACH at 10:37am 06.19.07 Racing 5/3118 Have a new Garmin GPS. Found out it has a VMG display.Set it up and used it during our last race.
Pearson Parts Windy City Sailing at 10:42am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 4/1230 Hello All,I recently bought a Pearson 30 that has been sitting for a couple of years. After trying
Dodger for a 1996 34 MKII Kurt at 11:07am 06.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1027 Looking for advise on were to purchase a dodger. New boat and new to sailing!
sailing st. helena sound? biorapper at 11:30am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1981 I am looking for some new sailing ground. Charleston is close to me, but I've been there a number o
teak trim on exterior Rick at 12:28pm 06.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1210 as anybody replaced the teak trimings on the exterior of a hunter 30 1989 with anything other then t
Patrol Boat seadaddler at 12:39pm 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1564 Have you seen this.Nick
Mac Shroud Tension hodge3000 at 2:14pm 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1090 I am new to the sailing world and was wondering how tight the shrouds should be while sitting at the
Vee-Berth Mods Doug J at 1:57pm 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1067 Dan Nease,I've got to ask, do you have any pics of your project? I'd really like to see how you t
Rudder Rust mtrac12@earthlink.net at 1:11pm 06.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1043 I hauled out my Hunter and found there is rust on the bottom of my rudder and on the post connection

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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
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:20pm 10.07.21 Is your motor an outboard? Does it have an alternator? How much do you motor when you go for a sa
Sherwood sea. Water pump problem jbertelli at 6:19pm 10.07.21 Sea water strainer clean, heat exchanger spotless" just cleaned it" and the old impeller WA in perfe
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:17pm 10.07.21 @Stu Jackson's advice is a great starting place. One of the most important aspects of energy manag
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chriscampbell at 6:14pm 10.07.21 Stu Jackson's links will provide a wealth of reading and hopefully understanding. Do you know what
Rudder cables - need some help rukidn at 6:12pm 10.07.21 I had mine fail suddenly and built replacements a while back. Since your are intact, they should be

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