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costs of owning a boat MFox at 12:49am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 27/2027 Greetings-I'm curious what it costs for thrifty travellers who live aboard. Especially,1. boat s
Great Lakes to East coast Alan at 3:55am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/989 Has anyone done a trip on their boat from the Great Lakes west of Niagara Falls to the East coast? I
1971 Catalina 22 weight tegwilym at 2:49am 12.12.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2747 I've been researching sailboats in the 20-23 foot size to upgrade to from my old Lido 14 boat. I go
Gratuity Captain ? Ron10129 at 5:06am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 5/954 I am a soon to be sailor. I will start taking classes the end of this week. I will be starting with
Ball Valve Warranty Jeff at 5:36am 12.12.06 Big Boats 5/821 I recently had my ball valves replaced on my 2004 466, what a pain in the ass. After they launched t
New Nav. station floor panel w/fake teak & holly Rubicon 1983-31 at 5:37am 12.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1157 I just rebuilt the floor panel adjacent to the nav station on my 1983 Hunter 31.The technique I us
Windlass for Christmas Shelagh at 5:51am 12.12.06 Big Boats 3/820 Subject: Advice on winlass for a Hunter Legend 35 Hi,I'm wondering if someone can help me purc
LED nav lights and USCG certification (1) Phil Herring at 6:07am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/961 This is to follow up a discussion from a few weeks back regarding the (lack of) certification of LED
Picton Castle (1) william at 6:49am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 25/2118 Laura Gainey, the daughter of Hockey Hall of Famer and Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey
Recommendations?? - Week Long Charter in Bermuda? Sean at 5:59am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/950 I'm traveling to Bermuda next July and wanted to see if anyone here could recommend a charter compan
Boom Length on a 1978 Captain Cal at 8:50am 12.12.06 Catalina 30 1/2100 Im trying to find the length of the boom if any1 could help that would be great!
Alright Here I Go Again Margaritaville at 8:25am 12.12.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/864 I am looking for a used Dodger for a 31H actuall a used frame would be sufficent since I am talented
Mast Base (1) Brian9674 at 9:57am 12.12.06 Smaller Boats 9/1248 Does anyone know if this mast base is available anyhere. I have an 87 Hunter 23 with a France Spar m
Bulkhead fillet material Napa Ed at 10:48am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/4337 I spoke with a surveyor ragarding the tabbing of bulkheads I replaced this season. To avoid a hard s
Santa-Elf needs help QUICK CometCupidDonnerBitzed at 12:00pm 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 0/901 Dear Santa, your faithfull elves need help NOW (MAYDAY). Have you given any good little girls (or l
Complete Renovation of a Cal 39 John Cookson at 11:06am 12.12.06 Cal 7/3154 I have a Cal 39 (ALL THAT JAZZ) that that I bought in 1979. There are a number of Cal 39s on Chesape
Lost topping lift......ARGH!!! Tim at 2:00am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1260 While shutting my 1989 H30G down for the winter the topping lift stopper knot was pulled right throu
Head sole cracked Jim at 1:48am 12.11.06 Big Boats 4/784 We recently purchased 1998 Hunter 340. We were aware of a crack in the sole (floor) of the head com
Cleaning the tank Tim R. at 2:11am 12.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1369 Hi Peggy, great book. I have a question I could not find an answer for in it though. I have remove
Battery & Fuel locations? palacegrand at 2:23am 12.11.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1695 I'm getting close to having to replace my diesel tank, and also considering new batteries. What I'm

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Some will hate this!!! Davidasailor26 at 10:19am 07.02.21 Fluid Dynamics Lesson (Or Long Winded Rant): The main ingredient here is conservation of energy o
Running DC circuits while charging battery? jssailem at 10:19am 07.02.21 How about turning on the lights to cook a meal while the charger is recharging the batteries. Not mu
Reverse Polarity and Inverter Damage Davidasailor26 at 10:12am 07.02.21 I think this is the key. The AC wiring may be faulty. If the AC Neutral and Ground are connected on
Added a second battery and solar panel. Orbweaver at 10:11am 07.02.21 Thanks! I'm planning on a support strut also, just to make sure my panel stays at the angle I select
Some will hate this!!! DArcy at 9:54am 07.02.21 Fluid Dynamics Lesson (Or Long Winded Rant): The main ingredient here is conservation of energy o
By the power of the sun... DArcy at 9:37am 07.02.21 I have 2x 123W panels fixed above my Bimini currently putting out 75 watts with partial cloud cover,
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Juice6576 at 9:26am 07.02.21 So just an update. The boat was hauled out over the winter went through a Wisconsin Winter with plen
Some will hate this!!! markwbird at 9:26am 07.02.21 Fluid Dynamics Lesson (Or Long Winded Rant): The main ingredient here is conservation of energy or
Hunter 33-2 wire chase from aft cabin to panel? Juice6576 at 9:18am 07.02.21 How did you attach your panel to the Bimini fabric? I also purchased the Balmar battery monitor. An
Running DC circuits while charging battery? Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 07.02.21 One example is that we often run the 12V refrigeration while on shore power at other marinas for a
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? john6206 at 9:11am 07.02.21
Added a second battery and solar panel. (2) coreyjohnson99 at 9:11am 07.02.21 please do get pics of the mounting when you can. I'll be mounting a 100W panel on Serenade this wee
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? markwbird at 9:07am 07.02.21 Category 5 hurricane or a hangover.
Reverse Polarity and Inverter Damage dlochner at 9:05am 07.02.21 then the shore side polarity should make no difference, since the circuits should never touch. I
Question about buying Lewmar spare parts sail sfbay at 8:58am 07.02.21 Take a look at the Lewmar genoa car parts site [URL='https://www.lewmar.com/taxonomy/term/7?field_ca
By the power of the sun... thinwater at 8:56am 07.02.21 Cabin top. Yes, less output, but it's not in the way. Most boats have too much rail clutter.
Rebedding a Winch - Best sealant that can be removed after a few years? jeepbluetj at 8:55am 07.02.21 Never ever ever use anything that has the word "Silicone" on the package on a boat. Ever. Butyl tap
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC Juice6576 at 8:55am 07.02.21 I bought the slope back model of the Elegance, and the footprint is different. I sealed the old hole
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 8:54am 07.02.21 Any block that is properly reeved (you will need to look that up for the specific design) will work.
By the power of the sun... jeepbluetj at 8:42am 07.02.21 I had 160W on the stern of my C-30 on tiltable mounts. I wouldn't have wanted one on the side, and d

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