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Drop-in Lithium batteries CarlN at 7:20am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4097 How are you feeling these days about drop-in Lithium batteries on boats? I'm thinking of changing a
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:34pm 10.15.20 Big Boats 11/1065 I have a Bauer Capitano that I would like to mount on deck of our 450 Passage. But, the only way I
Stainless cleaner seadaddler at 8:39pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/692 What product is brush on to clean stainless and rinse with garden hose what is it called. Nick
Neglected boats (2) SailingLoto at 6:40pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 64/4105 If not allowed, delete please. It is winterizing season. I am on the water 8 hours a day right now
Customs Decal Renewal Time dlochner at 6:37pm 10.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/953 For those of us who live on the US/Canada border and like to sail across the border we need to a "Cu
Furler suggestions Pagan Baby at 6:36pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/500
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel (2) Terry Cox at 3:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 43/4943 Our 1991 P42 came with an anchor swivel that has held up well over the years. Since taking possessio
27 Edge in NY Area MarcB at 1:37pm 10.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/370 I am looking to see a 27 Edge before deciding to buy one that is not near my home. Does anyone have
Transport recommendation stevec22206 at 1:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/750 I have no affiliation with this company but wanted to share this with anyone considering a boat relo
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Catsail at 12:36pm 10.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/777 Hello, can I run my spinnaker halyard from the top of my mast if a sheave is available? I believe i
seaward fox plug mikeepp at 12:26pm 10.15.20 Seaward 0/10 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Seaward Fox plug? mikeepp at 12:25pm 10.15.20 Seaward 2/1462 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 9:30am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 16/4053 There is a local guy offering to sell his mooring buoy for $900. If you set a buoy do you "own" i
Parting out a Mac 23, Venture Newport rgranger at 9:17am 10.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/628 Hello forum-ites I have no affiliation with this person but thought I'd point people here to this.
Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/932 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? HubertMagni at 7:56am 10.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1240 Any ideas on where I can get a boat-cover for an O'Day 22? Its sitting on a trailer - mast/rigging o
Locating small seawater leak on Yanmar 4JH2E (1) smokey73 at 4:38am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1337 As you can see I have an obvious seawater leak somewhere on the starboard side of my Yanmar 4JH2E.
Solar panel damage? (1) kpgraci at 8:13pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1118 186035 My wife would blame leaf miners. What causes this and should i be concerned?
Descaling Yanmar 2cylinder raw water system Avi at 7:28pm 10.14.20 S2 4/1223 I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do it? Can
Engine Cooling Water not Flowing KZW at 7:09pm 10.14.20 Catalina 310 21/5331 Need help. My boat is no longer huffing with the engine (Universal M25 XPB) running (i.e. cooling wa

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Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? (1) jssailem at 8:19am 04.29.24 I understand they are brining back the summer free treat - Bayside Movies - in the park by the bay i
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24 thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 4:01am 04.29.24
Tartan 3800 bow water tank Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24 Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:45pm 04.28.24 The blocks from Catalinadirect are lockable with a set screw. Btw, on my cat30 the cabin hatch doesn
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs MFD at 8:26pm 04.28.24 I converted over. I found some LED units somewhere online that physically replaced the fluorescents
Prop Shaft runout kloudie1 at 8:10pm 04.28.24 Tir around .001- .003 inch is ok. .. o.250 is a bit too much. It can be straightened in place by mar
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 04.28.24 Can you snap a picture?
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 04.28.24 where members update their findings on the ICW ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yik
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Ward H at 7:32pm 04.28.24 I see three "upper block"s. The point being is regardless of which ones you do or don't install, a

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