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Battery storage - Winter Pat at 1:26am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1252 I read you can store batteries on board during winter as long as you keep them fully charged. I real
Alcohol Stove Fuel Mike M16608 at 1:22am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2236 Probably DQOTD but, for those of you using a simple unpressurized alcohol cooking stove, will Colema
composting head marianne burkhart at 1:16am 10.16.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1530 I can not get rid of head odor and am thinking of installing a composting head. My boat is a 1997 Ca
Raw water cooling system - lay up Pat/ catalina 36 at 2:25am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1150 There are two methods mentioned in my manual for laying up the raw water circuit for winter, the dry
2 stroke vs 4 stroke SweetTrade at 3:07am 10.16.06 Smaller Boats 16/7345 Hi I currently have an 6hp 2 stroke outboard on my hunter 23, which is acting up. So i am looking in
OOPS! tgrass462 at 2:54am 10.16.06 Smaller Boats 6/2315 This weekend my daughter and I took down the mast of Grasshopper II - our 1994 Hunter 26. The mast
Finally back from Portsmouth,va (1) Jim Seamans at 2:52am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 Had a great trip. Nine days on the boat and did 275nm. Will be setting up a web page of our trip and
Listing to Starboard Mark at 2:49am 10.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/948 Both water tanks have leaks,is it possible for water to become traped between the hull and the floor
Sailboat anchoring vrs powerboat anchoring Franklin at 3:29am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 20/3103 I've seen some nice size (50' 3 decks) powerboats anchor out with me and they didn't have much scope
Key blank alumrock at 5:10am 10.16.06 Mid-Size Boats 8/1438 I need a key blank for my engine start. I have not been able to find anyone who has a blank. I hav
cockpit doors Chuck Flanagan at 4:38am 10.16.06 Catalina 310 1/2546 After researching my options for cockpit doors for my C310 #60, I found a great product from Zarcor
Water heater sludge.....Yuck! Tim at 4:33am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 1/991 Hello all!While winterizing my water system I had trouble draining my water heater using the petco
Height of Mac 26S on Trailer Todd Swift at 4:19am 10.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/958 Does anyone know the height of the 26S on it's trailer (without the mast)? I don't have my boat on t
Water in the Hold robert19954 at 5:33am 10.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1002 To Someone Who Might Know: I have a 22 foot O'Day, and right now it is a work in progress, having a
BOW CAP Jack Colbert at 5:47am 10.16.06 Other Sailboats 1/1690 Got a confession: I goofed and ran into the seawall in Gashouse Cove, SF Marina. Fortunately, the on
Halyard stretch Brian D at 6:17am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1102 Sunday I was going to go up my mast to replace the steaming light bulb. But before doing so, I wante
Mainsail only sailing Tim at 6:25am 10.16.06 Ask All Sailors 15/10679 Looking for others thoughts on this. A few times now when I have gone out sailing I have used the m
Emergency Tiller Gaylen Beardsley at 6:36am 10.16.06 Columbia 4/2137 Since we have owned our boat for just a year, I have recently found the rudder head under the master
How close Ron10127 at 7:01am 10.16.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/3901 to the wind can I expect to get (in degrees) on a Pearson 28-2 shoal draft? I realize this is not th
How's the Helm Balance on S37 ? Red at 7:41am 10.16.06 Seidelmann 6/1831 I'm considering an S37 but haven't had a chance to go out on one yet. One of the things I'd really l

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Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 1:06am 07.28.21
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access swshogren at 10:33pm 07.27.21 Like@Hunter34Austin I plan on making a frame out of what's left of the starboard side of my engine b
What Starter Battery??? JamesG161 at 10:27pm 07.27.21 I bought a Walmart special , lead acid, for my size engine, 50 HP. They replaced one free. My Sta
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands swshogren at 10:11pm 07.27.21 @duck21... how was/is your trip? Sorry to not see this sooner, bit I have a lot of experience in the
What Starter Battery??? Benny17441 at 8:50pm 07.27.21 As far as starter batteries they are the same as used in cars. The boat can use a smaller battery a
Mainsheet traveler system FDL S2 at 8:11pm 07.27.21
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis BigEasy at 7:57pm 07.27.21 The solenoid replacement is available on line. Alan, Did you purchase the replacement solenoid
What Starter Battery??? Ward H at 7:44pm 07.27.21 A deep cycle battery works fine as a dedicated starting battery. There is no advantage to buying an
Jabsco head seepage back into bowl from holding tank jec1 at 7:41pm 07.27.21 If I read you correctly, it's an uphill run from the toilet discharge to the tank inlet. So if you
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis (2) BigEasy at 7:36pm 07.27.21 Sunlover, Your boat is a mystery. If it was not French built and was built in US, the first
Bilge water wont stay put! (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:52pm 07.27.21 There are 2 ways to think about this assuming that you are talking about a gap under the floor that
Need help identifying DougM at 6:51pm 07.27.21
Refrigeration lines (1) mkrokidas at 6:44pm 07.27.21 You need to check with the manufacturer of the refrigeration unit in question. On many refrigeration
Jabsco head seepage back into bowl from holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28pm 07.27.21 If I read you correctly, it's an uphill run from the toilet discharge to the tank inlet. So if you
Spreader boots for Hunter 335 DArcy at 6:26pm 07.27.21 I just replaced mine this spring. I measured the spreader diameter then walked into the store with a
Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 jeepbluetj at 6:23pm 07.27.21 And I'd say that 4000UV would have worked better, with a far more tenacious hold. (but still removab
Widening the cuddy access on '74 Javelin? RaleighRancher at 6:22pm 07.27.21
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:17pm 07.27.21 Finding something I think id funny... Friday feel like to far away to enjoy... Here goes.... Report
Chartplotter (1) Tally Ho at 5:50pm 07.27.21 My older NMEA 0183 speed log is not connected to my NMEA2000 network. I THiNK it could be connected
iNavX Problems Davidasailor26 at 5:41pm 07.27.21 Have you tried deleting the app and reinstalling it? That sometimes fixes flakey behavior.

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