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New Subjects Don Guillette at 7:43am 04.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/1723 Ship mates: OK, we've beaten telltales to death - is there anything you'd like to discuss about sail
chainplates Pat17338 at 7:29am 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/908 I,m starting to notice a little corrosion around the port chainplate.I,m going to remove it and chec
Fiberglass soft spots Joe S at 6:56am 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/848
Holding Tank replacement Joe11740 at 6:16am 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1072 Has anyone removed a holding tank from a C30? I must have incorrectly winterized it and it leaked t
Stern Seat on Hunter 320 John Kearney at 5:48am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/863 The hinges on my drop-down stern seat/boarding platform on my 2001 Hunter 320 have come loose. I th
Battery bank capacity David W at 5:45am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1339 After having read the Ample Power Primer, Nigel Calder's book etc. I have a question. Everything I h
gas tanks for 26x Nomad17046 at 5:26am 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2170 What are the dimensions and brand name of a 12 gallon gas tank that will fit the gas tank compartmen
Rigging a safety jackline; harness reco Jim at 5:19am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1134 I am interested in ideas on the best way to run a safety jackline from bow to stern on my 29.5. Si
B 411 solent deck attach point Richard Wright at 4:46am 04.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1025 I am proceeding with installing a solent sail (staysail) on my hull #182. I am looking for the 'pref
Update on moving batteries in H356 Jim Seamans at 3:04am 04.12.05 Big Boats 2/805 Finally got into the water Saturday Apr 9 and on Sunday took a good hard look at the boat and ITS LE
Removing black mold stains from oiled teak RobG at 2:47am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/7338 bulkhead. Yup the chainplates leaked while the PO had the boat in storage. He fixed the leaks (not p
Heat exchanger Bob at 2:39am 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/863 I was motoring yesterday from my winter lay over location to my slip in Annapolis, which took up mos
HUNTER 22 TRAILER. DARREL MURRAY at 2:13am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1032 I PURCHASED A 1983 HUNTER 22 WITHOUT A TRAILER. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE I CAN RENT ONE TO TR
Mast base cracks oday 20 carver at 2:09am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1362 I have an O'day 25, new to me. Stepped the mast this weekend and noticed 2 cracks in the base of the
Non opening side windows Colleen at 1:55am 04.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/855 I have a O'Day 322 and I am looking to replace a port side non opening window. It's one of the tint
Maxwell 21 and 25 Winch Dimensions Thundar at 1:33am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2328 does anyone know what the dimensions are for a Maxwell 21 winch and Maxwell 25 self tailing winch ar
Spider Removal/Deterrent? DCC22853 at 12:45am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/995 Previously we had a trailered sailboat, this will be our first year with a permanently slipped boat
Beta Diesel Replace Atomic 4 Tim at 12:37am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/3406 I have a 1971 Ericson 29 with a dead Atomic 4. I have decided to replace it with a diesel and am sh
Auto bailer parts fred bradley at 12:05am 04.12.05 Day Sailers 2/2412 Dear fellow DS owners:I have a green 1976 DS II that has not been in the water for 20 years. ( C
Anchor rode question. who sells good stuff? william3045 at 11:19pm 04.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/928 i need to replace the 1/2" nylon rode on my h23. there's allot of stuff on ebay but i don't know the

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Conditioning new batteries. Stu Jackson at 4:56pm 01.12.21 There are probably a gazillion boats with 6V banks in series/parallel. I read a TON of boating webs
Battery location H31' (83-87) Tally Ho at 4:56pm 01.12.21 My PO turned the foot well under the nav table into a battery box. I have two group 31 flooded batt
Victron Smart Battery Shunt jssailem at 4:50pm 01.12.21 Thank you. Hoping that I will get to the boat by February so I can install the Balmer SG200 hardware
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration CaptainRan at 4:28pm 01.12.21 My outhaul goes about 3/4ths forward along the boom to a cleat. Actually, I'm askin' anyone who care
Conditioning new batteries. heritage at 4:21pm 01.12.21 Couldn't you parallel the two batteries for a few days and let them settle to the same voltages. Th
Beneteau 373 Single Handing Tally Ho at 4:14pm 01.12.21 Like @JRacer,I have long leads on my traveller lines, so I can stretch them out on the cockpit seats
Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 3:27pm 01.12.21 ProCharge Ultra is a 12V charger not 6V... You'll need a 6V charger or a bench top power supply wit
Conditioning new batteries. Maine Sail at 3:20pm 01.12.21 ProCharge Ultra is a 12V charger not 6V... You'll need a 6V charger or a bench top power supply with
Victron Smart Battery Shunt Maine Sail at 3:13pm 01.12.21 Thank you. Has Balmar resolved the data issue regarding the SG200 that plagued them when first on t
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? Rick486 at 3:10pm 01.12.21 Sorry guys- i was misunderstood- i want a tool that will help me pull the female onto the male post
Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 3:09pm 01.12.21 Very interesting...thank you. One of the batteries is resting at 6.32 and the other at 6.37 volts r
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 3:04pm 01.12.21 By the way, does your outhaul go to the mast and then all the way back to the cockpit? My outhaul
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum Ralph Johnstone at 2:48pm 01.12.21 I am also wondering what else I need to improve before I set off on a 1200 NM cruise from Cosshaven
Conditioning new batteries. Maine Sail at 2:38pm 01.12.21 What is more critical is to make sure both batteries are at the same SoC before wiring them in serie
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? kenvail at 2:29pm 01.12.21 Sorry guys- i was misunderstood- i want a tool that will help me pull the female onto the male post
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum Parsons at 2:17pm 01.12.21 Congratulations, and welcome. You have a very pretty new toy! Sounds like you have a great deal of
ACP COMPOSTION Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 01.12.21 Thank you all for responding. I really appreciate this. Now for a response from petit paints what
New Owner O'Day 23 sreidvt at 2:11pm 01.12.21
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum MarcinS at 2:03pm 01.12.21 Sounds good. Do you have crew for the trip? Completing, I have a few good sailors with whom I hav
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum kappykaplan at 2:00pm 01.12.21 Sounds good. Do you have crew for the trip?

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