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Battery bank capacity David W at 5:45am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1412 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 9/2335 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 2/1190 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 0/1072 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 2/837 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 4/7822 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 4/937 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 1/1057 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 3/1420 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 3/915 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 2/2480 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 3/1031 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 4/3673 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 2/2565 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 5/1060 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
Cell Phones and GPS Andy at 11:17pm 04.11.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1337 I recently purchased a typical U.S. Cellular phone, and got confused information from the sales pers
Replacing Cat. 30 bowsprit anchor rollers Bob at 11:14pm 04.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1594 After inspecting the white "plastic" twin rollers on my factory bowsprit this past weekend, I realiz
Cell Phones and GPS Andy at 11:11pm 04.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/823 I recently purchased a typical U.S. Cellular phone, and got confused information from the sales pers
Moving the fore and back stays while standing Phil at 10:46pm 04.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1058 I had the marina stand the mast for me. The forestay (roller furling) is in the wrong place and thi
Auto Pilot Larry Jordan at 10:38pm 04.11.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1313 Hello every one, I am thinking about putting a Auto Pilot on my C'C 35 mk III. Does anyone have a pr

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fog scares me! Richard19068 at 9:39am 03.27.21 Ok My apologies to Carl Sandburg. The timing was a long time ago 1916... I remembered the poem (whi
VHF Range? Rick D at 9:38am 03.27.21 Just to give an example of antenna height, I have two VHF's, one below with an antenna on the radar
Install Wallas heater in a Hunter 41 ac jssailem at 9:27am 03.27.21 From the Wallas Manual, bold emphasis by me. Exhaust pipe The longest permissible exhaust gas pipe
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 9:19am 03.27.21 I'd suggest keeping the paper charts down below. :plus:
Ever Given jssailem at 9:17am 03.27.21 Spitballing here, but the Tugs might be there to stabilize the ship. In general, the water in the
Small 3" bow ding (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.27.21 Always check the manufacturer's instructions. Five coats to a depth of 0.010" for Interprotect 200E
Small 3" bow ding craigjames at 9:10am 03.27.21 Thanks for the suggestions guys This helps
Small 3" bow ding craigjames at 9:08am 03.27.21 No trailer just cradle
Small 3" bow ding JoeWhite at 9:07am 03.27.21 It appears that there used to be "U" clamp there to help load the boat on the trailer. Take a look i
fog scares me! jssailem at 9:04am 03.27.21 Fog is by Carl Sandberg Ok My apologies to Carl Sandburg. The timing was a long time ago 1916... I
Small 3" bow ding craigjames at 8:57am 03.27.21 7 wow Thanks
Insight Please - Beneteau 361 Windlass Install Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 03.27.21 I would strongly recommend looking at the installation on another 361 before starting your installa
Small 3" bow ding sail sfbay at 8:55am 03.27.21 Ouch!!...........must have been a hard docking event. 1. I believe you are on the right track, exc
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.27.21 ODD ! Is there anyone in this list of retailers you can contact ? https://www.lewmar.com/distribut
Great Lakes Navigation DArcy at 8:50am 03.27.21 @Alternate Reality welcome to the sailboatowners.com crew! The idea of a waterproof chart sounds gre
Great Lakes Navigation dlochner at 8:05am 03.27.21 On Lake Ontario, there is only one, Richardson's Chart Book. You can buy a vinyl cover for it. The o
Ever Given RoyS at 8:04am 03.27.21 Need traction to straighten boat. Tugboats useless.
Ever Given (1) RoyS at 8:02am 03.27.21 192080
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 7:57am 03.27.21 The only collision in fog I can find here on the coast of Maine was two fishing boats, both with ra
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 7:56am 03.27.21 I am both glad and a bit sad that I don't normally have to deal with Fog on the lake we sail, and wh

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