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battery maintenance during winter BURT at 12:35pm 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1300 I AM THINKING ABOUT LEAVING MY BATTERIES (WET CELLS) CONNECTED IN BOAT DURING WINTER LAYUP. I PLAN T
best wax? gary nelms at 12:49pm 09.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1141 Ask 5 people, get five answers! But, The mac 26X has the black portions which dull and oxidize real
Bimini coveres David Stanley Smith (david.smith@crcn.net) at 1:38pm 09.24.06 Other Sailboats 0/997 Eric talked about a bimini cover for his Sandpiper. Anyone else thinking of a bimini might find it
What would you do? SailboatOwners.com at 11:50am 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2133 You and your spouse are out cruising on a busy waterway. With very little warning, fog moves in, red
Winter waxing Tom11739 at 2:43pm 09.24.06 Ask All Sailors 29/1822 My boat will be stored inside this winter and I'm thinking of waxing it before it goes into storage.
Fuel shut off or emergency decompression? Dave at 3:53pm 09.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1024 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 with a M-18 diesel. Is the pull handle beside the instruents a fuel
How does one tell the difference... Brian D at 11:19pm 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 68/4383 Between a blue water cruiser and a coastal sailer?I guess one could "kick the tires" so to speak.
new sailor, again chuck7799 at 3:41am 09.23.06 Smaller Boats 10/1612 I'm the proud owner of a Catalina 22--New to me but a vintage boat--Tried to raise the mast last Sun
Spinnaker Pole for Oday 322 Mike Fisher at 3:34am 09.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1045 I purchased an 1987 Oday 322 that has a spinnaker but did not come with the pole. I would like to bu
Cover for the main diesel tank Valen at 3:24am 09.23.06 Hallberg-Rassy 4/2537
Leaking sliding Hatch Jacomo at 2:55am 09.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/2631 Anyone have an experience with repairing a leaking sliding cabin hatch?When we have a heavy to mild
Running engine out of water jaydog5000 at 2:07am 09.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/984 I have a Catalina 30 with a universal m-25. It is fresh water cooled with sea water to cool the cool
Winter De-commissioning jaydog5000 at 2:05am 09.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1339 Does anyone know of a link that will list the things to remember to do when decommissioning the boat
Running engine out of water jaydog5000 at 1:56am 09.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1170 I have a Catalina 30 with a universal m-25. It is fresh water cooled with sea water to cool the coo
losing engine revs in 3ym30 steve at 1:32am 09.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 8/1405 Just had the heat transfer bundle replaced because of overheating of my Yanmar 29HP 3YM30. Now, when
Macregor 26 Better than ?? ptsbug at 4:04am 09.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1761 Wasn't quite sure how to pose this question without ruffling feathers.I was looking at the Hunter 2
Help - Stern toe rail broken off on a HC-33 Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 4:10am 09.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1015 Help...If anyone can assist me in how to proceed with this repair, it will be sincerely appreciated.
air-conditioning terry connor at 6:32am 09.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1136 beneteau 331 with air-conditioning blows warm air need help
Who knows (1) dwain6805 at 10:16am 09.23.06 Destinations 10/2359 this location?Hint don't let the blue skies and calm seas fool you.Dwain
Fuel Tank Charlie at 10:08am 09.23.06 Big Boats 6/934 I have a 1985 Hunter 34. The handbook say that the fuel tank is 25 gallons. I remember a post on t

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Shroud on deck sail sfbay at 12:40pm 08.04.21 Never have..............did you discover where the shroud came from, ie.e., your or a neighbor's sai
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Alan Gomes at 12:32pm 08.04.21 Excellent idea for better detection, but far more important, the acetone will wash out and dry the
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 08.04.21 On second thought, acetone would be a better - although riskier - detection medium because 1) it's
Interior flooring base sail sfbay at 12:17pm 08.04.21 What are the dimensions of the wood you are looking to replace? You have some options: 1) teak from
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? DayDreamer41 at 12:10pm 08.04.21 On our 41DS I reef the main to about 50% when we see 15's gusting to 20 after 20 kts start bringing
1986 C&C 33-2 mast internal structure sail sfbay at 12:09pm 08.04.21 First question comes to mind is who is the mast manufacturer and do you have a traditional, non-furl
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 12:06pm 08.04.21 No backstay, no cunningham. I do have a traveler, which I use initially. Still working on sail tr
Reefer Drain sunlover at 12:02pm 08.04.21 well, no obvious valve on the shower sump pump, but once, I had my flashlight light out I kept looki
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 12:01pm 08.04.21 Interesting, but I'm not sure applicable? I'm not racing rather cruising (eventually). Reefing fo
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? flightlead404 at 11:57am 08.04.21 Because I sail with a No 2 furling Genoa already, I naturally look to the mainsail as the first ste
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? flightlead404 at 11:56am 08.04.21
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 11:53am 08.04.21 I will take stab at your questions based on my Hunter 386 and 46 experience with furling mainsail a
Chain snubbers Bob S at 11:45am 08.04.21 As I understand a 30-40' snubber is appropriate but if I'm anchored in 15-20' (4' tide) you would la
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 Scallywagger at 11:43am 08.04.21 Top of the morning to your Scallywagger. There is a calculator here on the site. Input your boat man
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 11:31am 08.04.21
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 odaydokay at 11:25am 08.04.21 Thicker washers good idea, but diameter increase first and foremost, even if you have to buzz off th
Mary E odaydokay at 11:20am 08.04.21 Glad all ok. Yes, more to this story as that was not a huge wind. Of course the "self righting" fea
Hunter 27 Bimini Roland5048 at 11:12am 08.04.21 Also, welcome to the forum. As @sail sfbay suggested, do an internet search to get some ideas, h
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 11:08am 08.04.21 It really doesn't matter. I have a masthead rig, way different than yours, but the first thing to
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted accaerre43 at 11:00am 08.04.21 Best of luck, and as repayment for @Alan Gomes guidance and my mental wanderings, please photo and

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