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motor without ballast D. Boyd at 6:46am 08.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1748 I've had my 26x for two years, my first boat. I've been told I can empty the water ballast tank whe
Sailing to Baltimore Tom B at 6:45am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1246 Anyone here sailed to Baltimore on an August weekend? We are considering a weekend cruise to Baltim
Polish the mast and boom? King at 6:42am 08.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1071 We stepped the mast of our '76 Oday 25 to move it out of harms way during the recent Hurricane Charl
Mac 25 - which battery? Mike at 6:34am 08.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1063 I am just about to try to get a simple 12volt DC system (hadn't a clue but have been reading recentl
Anyone Heard of 48' Ericson made in Brazil? sf at 6:03am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1059 Has anyone ever heard of an Ericson 48' made in Brazil? I know someone who is describing his boat a
Archives back online Phil Herring at 6:03am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 1/883 Thanks to all for your patience.
shower sump pump Ron at 5:57am 08.17.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1295 I have a C320. This is the first boat with a shower and sump for me. How do I access it for inspec
Are there any cons to a 1987 Catalina 30? sf at 5:55am 08.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 15/6367 We have looked at a 1987 Catalina 30. The interior is in mint condition. However, I have never sai
Check out this boat. What do you guys think Rick Ellis at 5:44am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1284 http://www.geminicatamarans.com/
O'day 39 History 1984 booty at 4:24am 08.17.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/859 Looking for history of o'day 39 How many built in 1982,83,84.? My email bootybaker@cavtel.net T
Bilge Pump O 23 Jonathan Cushing at 4:12am 08.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1470 The bilge pump on my O 23 (1983) does not seem to be working. Is there a seperate power line to the
small boat VMG? Gary Elston at 2:45am 08.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1018 Don,Dennis Connor's book talks about velocity made good (I think thats the term, I'm at work now)a
Are you coming to Annapolis Show? Jim Seamans at 2:37am 08.17.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1280 Peggie are you going to be there? Drink?Jim
Catalina 27 Tabernacle Ron at 2:30am 08.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/2204 Looking to replace my fixed mast base with a tabernacle so I can take down the mast myself. Anybody
Nested Dinghy Herb Parsons at 2:24am 08.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/744 I read in one of the boating magazines a few months back about a nested dinghy that the owners built
How did Florida sailors make out from Charley? Rick at 2:20am 08.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/839 I haven't seen any coverage of how the sailing community on the Gulf side of Florida made out from H
GulfStar 37 Jim at 1:56am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 1/3394 I'm intersted in learning more about this boat. I've looked at 35.5 Bristol and 37 Tartan and must
Keel question, rust at the keel/hull joint Craig Cook at 1:55am 08.17.04 Smaller Boats 3/873 We are looking at a '84 h25.5 that is currently in storage. This is the fin keel model, not shoal d
Slipping My Mooring Don Guillette at 1:53am 08.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1210 Well, shipmates, 8/27 is the end of the SAIL TRIM FORUM gig. I'll be slipping the mooring and sailin
Too much motor? Bryan22217 at 12:56am 08.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1063 After bragging about the good deal I got, my 9.8 Nissan came in yesterday and now I'm afraid it migh

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Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:34am 01.18.21 Or, just offer Dave enough $ to buy his excellent S-362... !! (all boats are said to be for sale
BATTERY BASICS DougM at 7:33am 01.18.21 I have had batteries remaining in the boat in winter storage, completely disconnected, that have sti
Beneteau 373 Single Handing scottthardin at 7:32am 01.18.21 My shoal draft Bene343 is also tender and has a similar setup to a 373. I sail mostly solo and IMO
BATTERY BASICS FastOlson at 7:31am 01.18.21 Mine last 3-4 years. I am getting 9 years out of each set of Trojan deep cycle batteries (golf car
BATTERY BASICS JamesG161 at 7:06am 01.18.21 Battery acid is sulfuric acid, it reacts with the lead plates to make electricity. Lead sulfate for
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? FastOlson at 7:05am 01.18.21 Several choices for a separate-shower design. Ericson 38 and 38-200, and the Ericson 35-3. Strong of
BATTERY BASICS (1) jssailem at 7:03am 01.18.21 Perhaps one of these might help in checking your batteries chemical makeup. eze Refractometer Ethy
BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 7:03am 01.18.21 NO. There are chargers on the market that say you can re condition the batteries back to new. Thi
Nasty smell in heads dlochner at 6:58am 01.18.21 There are a couple of prime suspects. 1- Dead critters in the intake water. When you flush water co
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? (1) dlochner at 6:53am 01.18.21 How separate? My Sabre 362 has a divided head, one side is the shower, one the head and vanity. It i
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back NYSail at 6:53am 01.18.21 Great advise above...... Good Luck
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? Ward H at 6:51am 01.18.21 Here's a link to a SailRite video. 30 Seconds in the lady is using the Ironwood tool mentioned. I b
BATTERY BASICS Pirate Dave at 6:48am 01.18.21 NO. There are chargers on the market that say you can re condition the batteries back to new. This
BATTERY BASICS (1) dlochner at 6:47am 01.18.21 Jim, Battery acid is sulfuric acid, it reacts with the lead plates to make electricity. Lead sulfa
BATTERY BASICS (1) JamesG161 at 6:45am 01.18.21 My 4D's cost ?$160 each. I recently had Damage to my boat interior from a Hurricane. These are my
Dyneema lifelines sigsgmret at 6:44am 01.18.21 Thanks for the reply, it's good to know that there is a lot of interest in doing the conversion. Al
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 6:41am 01.18.21 @Team118 Here's a link to a thread with information on how someone made their ST50 instruments work
Prop removal sesmith at 6:40am 01.18.21 FWIW, the "Walter puller" looks like just the ticket. Not cheap, but neither is my Snap-on bar typ
Dyneema lifelines Ward H at 6:35am 01.18.21 Dynemma life lines is on my project list for this spring. Need to start putting together a list of
Mixing Electronics Manufactures jmce1587 at 6:33am 01.18.21 Good article in recent Practical Sailor on mixing new and old electronics https://www.practical-sai

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