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Battery weight Andy at 1:08pm 03.31.06 Big Boats 6/967 I added a third battery to our 340, and in replacing the battery with a bad cell upgraded to Group 3
ATLANTES A5-12 HEAD. Capt'n Bob at 3:07pm 03.31.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1304 To the loyal readers, someone may be able to help.When I bought this electric head from West Martin
Hatchholder Per Albinsson at 3:33pm 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 1/815 Where do you keep the three hatches when sailing? I put three pics of our hatchholder on the photo f
O'day 39 interior cushion fabrics Alma III at 7:37pm 03.22.06 Bigger Boats 0/1035 Does anybody know where to get original interior cushion fabrics?The colour is dark blue with yello
mooring question maineman at 10:21pm 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1054 Is there a general rule of thumb about boat size/weight and mooring block weight? Would a 400 lb. g
Trailer info for Catalina 22' swing keel fyrman1 at 10:39pm 03.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/904 I have a power boat trailer and a company that can supply new brackets to convert it to a sailboat t
B.C. Ferry Sinks Gary Wyngarden at 11:08pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1510 A large B.C. Ferry sank very early Wednesday morning in the waters of the inside passage between Pri
anchor chain / rope ( rode ) for caribbean Captain Ron24537 at 11:22pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1615 We are planing a two year cruise to the caribbean. Our question for the week is how much chain shoul
AMI 7.0 23 ft. sailboat 1978 PY charlie at 11:23pm 03.22.06 Trailer Sailors 1/2084 Wondered if anyone knows of these 23 footer that are trailerable?Anyone have one? They are not incl
Sea Foam Use - get the sludge out John/Illinois at 11:23pm 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/863 Boat new to me. M-18 Universal. Local Kabota man recommended : warm up motor, put full pint in cra
need to replace heat exchange hoses on yanmar msc714@comcast.net at 11:31pm 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1411 I have chafing on fresh water hoses traveling from yanmar 2G20(F)(C) to the hot water tank. The chaf
Rudder repair mjd Seafarer at 12:26am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1210 I have an old Seafarer Trip 30 that is being salvaged. The brass shaft for the rudder was severly d
Replacing Mast Boot peter133 at 1:26am 03.23.06 Big Boats 0/1869 I need to replace the mast boot on my 1987 Cat 36. I found a Universal Mast Boot at West Marine, bu
copper epoxy hull during building tom h at 2:01am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1033 Why don't the boat builders make the below water lines part of the hull copper laden epoxy instead o
Broke my topping lift Don at 11:50pm 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1223 My topping lift let go with a bang yesterday while securing after a sail. (336)Before I go up mast
216 shroud tension John6017 at 11:42pm 03.22.06 Smaller Boats 2/1387 Just wondering if anyone has handy their tension for upper and lower shrouds for 216 for a Loos Mode
Summer Boat Project Matt Reynolds at 3:11am 03.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/645 I just obtained a problem, I mean a project, and will be needing lots of advice for this adventure
Bimini for Hunter 34 Frank at 4:15am 03.23.06 Big Boats 2/1791 I am looking to add a bimini to the boat this year. I am 6' 4" will I be able to stand under it? Als
2006 East Coast PSC Rendezvous Tanya Ankers at 4:46am 03.23.06 Other Sailboats 0/914 I'm just trying to get the word out to as many places that would be appropriate (this is an apology
Robertson AP200 Autopilot DJW at 4:49am 03.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/4725 Looking at a couple of different Mapel Leaf 42's one has a Hydraulic Robertson AP200 Autopilot any t

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What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? JimP at 6:21pm 06.03.21 Make sure your autopilot is networked to your wind indicator. This allows you to set the sails for a
Keep fuel tank full? TimFromLI at 6:20pm 06.03.21 Topics never to be discussed: politics religion and condensation in fuel tanks. Some say it's imposs
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 6:18pm 06.03.21
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 Tally Ho at 6:13pm 06.03.21 Some of the newer refrigeration units come with the compressor unit, the cold plate, and the hose se
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 5:50pm 06.03.21 Hi Andrew, I researched U-Haul and they longest trailers they have are 12'. A 6' x 12' Utility trai
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior nightowle at 5:48pm 06.03.21 Much like Sail SFBay, we've used 3M command strip hooks that have worked great. The admiral's handb
H326 HIN Ed Caldwell at 5:41pm 06.03.21 HUN
28.5 Side windows kloudie1 at 5:31pm 06.03.21 Measure carefully and go on line to Tapp Plastics. They can custom cut smoke tinted cast acrylic for
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please shemandr at 5:27pm 06.03.21 I don't know anything about Seattle but you might be best served by renting a U haul or similar trai
Keep fuel tank full? NYSail at 5:21pm 06.03.21 Sort of like the anchor question. I keep my tanks as empty as possible until I am going on a trip...
Keep fuel tank full? sail sfbay at 5:15pm 06.03.21 Don.......good recommendation but unlike my diesel truck and skiboat turing over my boats diesel tan
Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 06.03.21 If I understand what you're saying, your existing opening is an eight (1/8") of an inch too narrow.
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 5:06pm 06.03.21 RitSim - I am somewhat handy. Being a boat owner again proficiency is improving. Thanks for the quic
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 RitSim at 5:00pm 06.03.21 How handy are you? You can buy a new compressor for $250-300 and a new controller for approx $150 ma
H326 HIN stuendan at 4:58pm 06.03.21 Thanks guys, I'll have another look! - the problem is the number I have from documentation begins wi
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 4:57pm 06.03.21 According to the electronics distributor that I talked to, the backbone and drops on the N2K system
What do you use for fire extingushers?? Mr Fox at 4:57pm 06.03.21 I like the potassium jets. A,B,C, E and F rated, zero thrust (so no spread of flammable liquids), no
What do you use for fire extingushers?? Pagan Baby at 4:56pm 06.03.21 I installed an automatic system (fireboy, I think) in my engine compartment. I also installed an aut
H170 centerboard bent straps.. What is it supposed to look like? rcairflyer at 4:48pm 06.03.21 Keep in mind that once the centerboard is down you should attached a bungee to the bale that the pu
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags capta at 4:43pm 06.03.21 We found some extra heavy duty shock cord and hook it on the boom's tang and the base of the mast. I

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