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Ancient Datamarine fathometer JimG2886 at 6:18am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1558 My newly acquired boat included an antique fathometer. The only ID on the unit is Datamarine. It's
Mac 26M Checklist Nemo at 5:57am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/888 While our first sailing event with Nemo 26M went fairly smooth, there were a couple things I forgot
Radar: 2KW or 4 KW? Gimballed or not? Larry Jackel at 4:45am 03.19.05 Big Boats 13/2104 I am about to add radar to my (new) H44 and I need to decide on whether to go for 2KW or 4KW. In eit
Merc 60HP Bigfoot and UFLEX B184M controller tidalwave at 4:37am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1143 I have a new 2004 26M with a 60HP Merc Bigfoot. I bought a UFLEX B184M throttle controller. I went
Building a ice chest George H260 at 4:08am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1061 This is really a small boat question but maybe others have had experience with the problem of not en
beneteau 32s5 ?????? Sylvio at 3:41am 03.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1597 I'm looking onto possibly buying a 32s5, I'm looking for feedback either + or - on this model, anyth
Wheel Autopilot - Autohelm or SIMRAD machopekin at 3:23am 03.19.05 Big Boats 5/1321 When we bought our 1991 Hunter 37.5 last year, it came with a dissassembled (broken?) older Autohelm
Honda Grand Prix St. Pete anchoring restrictions gnarvaez17515 at 3:21am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1411 Does any body know of any anchoring restrictions at the South Yacht Basin, north of the Albert Whitt
Mac 26M Checklist Nemo at 3:00am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/762 While our first sailing adventure with Nemo went fine for the most part, there were a couple things
Can't power up a 2GM20F Yanmar Wally at 2:43am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/994 I can't seem to power my 2GM20F beyond 2000 RPM. If going beyond 2000RPM I belch brown smoke and do
Need Help finding rubber gromments........ Bob F. at 2:30am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/862 I need to replace several of the rubber gromments that are used to cushion the cockpit locker hatche
New Folding Wheel Stekon at 2:19am 03.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/971 Ben,I am very interested in this folding wheel as it should provide better "social" room in the co
Battery replacement question! machopekin at 1:50am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/909 We have a 1991 H37.5...... with a set of 3 questionable batteries in the starboard lazarette. I am n
battery charge and hydrogen kingprawn at 12:50am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1029 How much hydrogen will a group 27 battery produce during a full changing? I need to put mine on the
Summer Sailstice, Hadley Harbor Raftup? Cocktails? Bob Early at 12:04am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 0/869 O'vre Douvres (snacks), Cocktail at 6 pm to share, planned Hadley Harbor (near Woods Hole), subject
Hood foresail mulligan at 12:03am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1148 The boat I just purchased came with a Hood mylar foresail. The previous owner had no idea what is wa
What chain to use for a 350 anchor rode? Paul8821 at 11:57pm 03.18.05 Big Boats 2/1050 I am about to purchase the anchor rode for my new 350. My dealer indicates 5/16" HT chain and 1/2" r
Transmission gear ratio for new prop Peter17970 at 11:51pm 03.18.05 Bigger Boats 1/1362 I have a 1987 O'Day 322 and need to get a new prop. Boat came with a 3 bladed prop but did not have
Speed Stuart Neiss at 11:41pm 03.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1373 I am in the process of planning a trip with a newly acquired Hunter 290.Does anyone know the averag
Sail size requirements for Beneteau 411 Oceanis Jemima Bayly at 11:16pm 03.18.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1074 Does anyone know the recommended sail sizing for an assymetric spinnaker for a Beneteau 411 Oceanis?

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A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... jssailem at 7:06pm 09.16.20 Enjoyed both of the videos. Cool.:beer:
Torqeedo on C22 Grotto at 7:00pm 09.16.20 New motors are expensive, just got a Tohatsu sail pro propane. Looked at the torqeedo, great idea b
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person shemandr at 6:44pm 09.16.20 When I finally crawled back into the nether regions of my Mark 25 I found one of the backing plates
Yanmar 35 Hp Engine Owners Manual (1) PAC3142 at 6:39pm 09.16.20 Panama Jack, I have loaded a PDF of the manual below. Although I don't see anything on the impeller
Cal 29 - loose rudder post blackdove1256 at 6:27pm 09.16.20
Main sheet twist Ken13559 at 6:25pm 09.16.20 My Traveler is on Bimini top and Mainsheet do ocassional gets twisted as shown by Mark M. Not really
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Close Call at 6:24pm 09.16.20 Vise grips often work.
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Alan Gomes at 6:22pm 09.16.20 I just did mine by myself. What helps is if you replace the bolts with hex heads. This makes it eas
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Captain Larry-DH at 6:09pm 09.16.20 Thanks @Kings Gambit - I posted without directly referring to the COLREGs so used an incorrect term
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person jssailem at 6:02pm 09.16.20 Patrick It may be time to meet some of the local kids and see if they would like to ride on a sail b
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person dLj at 5:59pm 09.16.20 I've taken the tool for one side and duct taped it in place, go to the other side and tighten. Depen
Rust Never Sleeps. Ken13559 at 5:54pm 09.16.20 Recently I came across, on YouTube a passivation process called Bluing. Wonder if we could use it on
Rust Never Sleeps. Justin_NSA at 5:49pm 09.16.20 Well, to start off, that weld would never pass a QC inspection when new! There appears to be incom
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? Captain.Olives at 5:27pm 09.16.20
Furling mast, weird switch capta at 5:22pm 09.16.20 Then that switch moves it from manual to electric. If left in the manual position it will unfurl unl
New 1 1/2 sanitation hose to old 1 5/8 thru-hull (1) NYSail at 5:15pm 09.16.20 185017Raritan Saniflex....... great stuff
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? (1) Stu Jackson at 5:10pm 09.16.20 You can add them to any boats without doing any pushpit stainless steel work, too. I chose to do onl
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... SirMichael at 5:08pm 09.16.20
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings (1) smokey73 at 5:03pm 09.16.20 Doing some more research, it looks like the Naval Anchorage, Annapolis Harbor Anchorages, and Anchor
Furling mast, weird switch jchandler2730 at 4:53pm 09.16.20 No that is incorrect.

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