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Beneteau 331 PHRF Carlyle Bob at 6:05am 02.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4315 I have a Beneteau 331 with a standard draft. My club gave me a 142 PHRF. It seems way out of line
Gifts for Davy Jones Ferg at 5:56am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 23/1953
Moldstat? 48dodge at 7:06am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1601 I was walking through Lowes today and noticed a kit in the cleaning section called Moldstat. Appare
sails suds22334 at 7:10am 02.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1251 need a 135 jib for a 30 ft. 1990 catalina
sailnet??? duality at 7:36am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1872 seems like a lot of recommendations for sailnet on this site recently. didnt they go out of business
Pro-Techt Mantis paphman at 7:45am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/953 Has anyone used this product? It lookes like a small one or two person bimini, on an adjustable pol
Stereo replacement Bob F at 8:29am 02.23.07 Big Boats 2/777 Looking to replace my OEM AM/FM/CD stereo with something newer (MP3 ' XM/Sirrus). Can someone tell m
Oday 25 Spreader mount Lamontf at 9:50am 02.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/916 The spreader bracket/foot on the startboard side needs to be replaceded as the weld is failing.Anyo
countertop finishes Ron at 9:40am 02.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/758 HAS ANYONE HAD TO REPLACE THE COUNTER SURFACES ON A 1985 25.5? What did you use and did you find th
Need advice on removing deck light bedding Tim Haibach at 9:52am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/904 I will be replacing my deck light (prizm) as soon as the weather stays above freezing. My question i
M-18 Universal Diesel- sherwood impeller rotation Tim Haibach at 10:12am 02.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2319 All you fellow Universal M-18 owners out there, I need your help. I have a Sherwood type impeller on
Using caulking in cold weather Mike8088 at 10:32am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1015 How warm does it have to be to use caulking? I've got a bunch of projects that require caulking. I
Looking For Hunter Voyager Joe Mullee at 10:45am 02.23.07 Big Boats 1/817 Richard,Email me thru the owners directory if you still need the wheels.Joe Mullee
Thru-Deck Electrical connectors Marcia at 11:13pm 02.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1579 I am in the process of preparing my boat to have the mast pulled next week. A friend assisted me wi
Kenyon Alcohol stoves Chet7135 at 10:53pm 02.21.07 Ask All Sailors 31/5293 Hello all, The kenyon model#206 Alcohol stoves, Can I use coleman fuel(white fuel) in these stove
2007 Hunter 36 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:19pm 02.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1909 The Admiral talked me into upgrading to a H-36. Delivery in May. I had already signed up for a Mac
Roller furlin on a H23 Androctus at 10:07pm 02.21.07 Smaller Boats 4/894 So its getting near that time again, to pull off the tarp and start getting everything water-ready.
Rigid Boom Vang william24424 at 10:02pm 02.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1589 New England Boat show, got me thinking, rigid boom vang? Remove topping lift on my cruiser/racer sai
Rescue Stick Warren Milberg at 11:35pm 02.21.07 Ask All Sailors 1/995 Anyone have any experience, pro or con, about the Mustang "Rescue Stick?" Sailnet seems to be selli
Wonder were the snow is? Jim Seamans at 12:11am 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/948 Ouch, Anyone have a snow plow? :)http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/shownh.php3?img_i

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Standing rigging tension? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 06.08.21 My only reason for checking mine is that my leeward shrouds get pretty loose when sailing in a brisk
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 4:00pm 06.08.21 Could running the charger cause that kind of a load dump, or does it take physically (or via a swit
A whale of a time. (1) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 06.08.21 Wife and I head to Maui every year in January and see LOTS of humpback whales. The species was on
Standing rigging tension? shemandr at 3:38pm 06.08.21 It was or is my impression that 20% is center. But, maybe that's not right. In any event, if you t
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Stu Jackson at 3:38pm 06.08.21 Congratulations on your new boat. You have a lot to learn and have asked good questions. In additi
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 3:37pm 06.08.21 After consulting with Peggie and feedback from the forum I purchased 2 Raritan Elegance standard (si
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Tally Ho at 3:12pm 06.08.21 Hey, Group 27 FLA deep cycle batteries are around $85 at Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ever
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 06.08.21 I think you should also determine how the batteries are connected to the selector switch with cables
Standing rigging tension? (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 06.08.21 30% seems very excessive to me. I used the Loos gauge to start my shrouds at 15% on our Starwind
Strippers JamesG161 at 3:03pm 06.08.21 Where are all of the salvage parts from these hurricane boats? I know where. These guys have the
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 06.08.21 That warning is there to protect the alternator from a load-dump (disconnecting the "load" (batte
Lewmar port light seal , replacing msin99 at 2:34pm 06.08.21 I gave up! After hours of pouring over forums and such, I have decided that I am just going tp rep
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 2:33pm 06.08.21 Some people worry about having the battery charger active at the same time as the engine alternato
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 flightlead404 at 2:28pm 06.08.21 You're correct. I meant from the injector pump up to the injectors. I used the wrong terminology.
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Lanealoha at 2:24pm 06.08.21 I gave up! After hours of pouring over forums and such, I have decided that I am just going tp repl
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. AlastairLC at 2:13pm 06.08.21 Why. Just curious, not critical. No Bimini so no unobtrusive place to put them.
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 06.08.21
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? sailme88 at 2:03pm 06.08.21 When you say generator do you mean alternator? Hard to have a generator in a small boat like the 27
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance (1) JDE at 2:01pm 06.08.21 Hey, thanks for the reply. I've done some further investigating and confirmed is is not fully deploy
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? shemandr at 1:57pm 06.08.21 Since a lot of boat fires are caused by electrical problems I think it is good practice to turn the

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