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Knotmeter and depthsounder installation Hunter at 7:00am 05.05.04 Other Sailboats 0/675 Do any Chrysler 22 owners have a knotmeter and depth sounder installed on their boats? Where did you
Beneteau Decals? Dave at 5:54am 05.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2678 Hey gang-We have a 1989 Beneteau 235 that would be a "10" if it wasn't for those ratty decals! Do
Rigging / Sail Plan Chris Wolschon at 5:30am 05.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1124 Hi all,I bought a "fixer-upper" Catalina 25 late last fall, and have stepped the mast for the firs
Bilge Smell - research - long Brett Beach at 4:41am 05.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1015 Well, I finally did some research on an issue with smell coming from under my V-berth. I had alread
Recommendations Please Bob at 4:34am 05.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/803 I am looking at buying a MacGregor 26X or 26M. I have been doing a lot of research, and these boats
Any Racing Advice Out There??? Allen at 4:22am 05.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/966 Hey Guys,I'm skippering my boat in my first race over Memorial Day Weekend. It's the Figawi Regat
forward engine comaprtment x member Kerry at 4:11am 05.05.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/837 I took out my engine in a cat 30 and out came the forward x member...should this be free floating or
Hailing ships, freighters, tugs, & barges Harry at 4:04am 05.05.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1343 What is the proper protocol to use when trying to hail when you can't identify their name? I'm plann
Keel Shield/Guard Mel at 3:26am 05.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1046 A few days ago I left a post on "ask all sailors" if anyone had applied the Keel Guards/Shields that
Help out a beginner to sailboats Fastfwd at 1:19am 05.05.04 Ask All Sailors 21/2183 Hi,I intend to take some basic lessons in sailing this summer and also rent a sailbboat on a coupl
25.5 Air Conditioning John Val at 1:04am 05.05.04 Smaller Boats 3/958 Just bought an 1985 25.5 with diesel Yanmar. Need to put air conditioning for both dock power and g
torquing fuel injector bolts Rich at 12:08am 05.05.04 Big Boats 5/855 I'm installing new injectors in my 3GM30F. Two bolt need to be tightened per injector. These bolts
38' Island Trader Ketch Blue Water? Steve at 11:24pm 05.04.04 Ask All Sailors 2/9250 Been seriously thinking about a blue water cruiser w/full keel with traditional lines. Has anyone ha
Manual Bilge Pump Help Jeff at 11:16pm 05.04.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1490 I bought an older C27 last year (1976). While the boat was stored this winter, I was going over the
Alarm Tone Decibel Booster? Dale I at 10:26pm 05.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1357 I have a REAL problem in hearing the high frequency alarm tones of the Raymarine depth sounder even
Generator Charlie Henderson at 10:17pm 05.04.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1057 I have a 1990 250 Oceanis at which one time a generator had been installed. All of the wires are sti
Sports Pilot Plus Jeff Serene at 3:10pm 05.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/955 Has anyone installed the Raymarine Sportpilot Plus on a 2000 or newer 26X. I heard that it might not
how to buy spare parts from beneteau? John at 2:04pm 05.04.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/12678 Can any of you share with my a successful and easy way of ordering spare parts from beneteau?i own
Leaking Day Sailer II (1) Rodney Johnson at 1:53pm 05.04.04 Day Sailers 3/1119 I offered to measure the location of the 2 stringers under the cuddy floor of my DS II for Roger, I
What Outboard for a Venture 25 Paul Zetlmaier at 12:54pm 05.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/943 I lucked into a few bucks and am thinking of a 4 stroke. I know 6 horse is plenty,but if I go to 8

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I win! Glsawyer at 6:02pm 10.23.20 Need help to find a wind generator. 200 or less. I found some on Amazon. 400w for $150 500w for $20
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 6:00pm 10.23.20
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 5:59pm 10.23.20 Most boats leak rainwater to some extent. There are so many possible places a boat might leak it w
Converting from roller furled to hank on dlochner at 5:57pm 10.23.20 You can sorta have both. Sorta. My old Harken furler foil has the ability to fly a deck sweeper by
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 5:54pm 10.23.20 I used to have a Balboa 26. I would also get a lot of water between the cabin liner and the hull.
Drop-in Lithium batteries Johann at 5:54pm 10.23.20 Then again, there's this https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/28718/multiplus-temp-sense-v
H 34 anchor locker hose (5) Mike Oldak at 5:53pm 10.23.20 As requested here are pictures of my repairs to the anchor storage drain
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 5:52pm 10.23.20 I don't understand why you suspect a thru-hull when you are describing rain water getting into a bo
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 5:40pm 10.23.20 $168 from this site: https://www.fisheriessupply.com/dyno-battery-dno-30tmx-30tmx
Drop-in Lithium batteries Johann at 5:28pm 10.23.20 Well, I was referencing this thread on victron community: https://community.victronenergy.com/quest
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... (2) Jim26m at 5:22pm 10.23.20 So probably 350-400 lbs of motor and a big hole in $10K ! I can see why you would choose 60hp! :)
Battery Sizing Jim Hawkins at 5:22pm 10.23.20 The 30TMX is a true deep cycle Flood Acid Battery 135 amp hours. Weighs 65 lbs. 3 of them will meet
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 5:20pm 10.23.20 jssailem............thanks for the suggestion, as they are half the price of AGM batteries.
Hunter 34 Ice Box Conversion (1) Marmalade at 5:09pm 10.23.20 I also installed an Isotherm conversion this summer, into a Legend 37. Found it difficult to set th
Engine Power Issue JoeWhite at 5:03pm 10.23.20 Visit Sail La Vie \| 1999 Catalina 36 MK II and view the content and photos regarding cleaning primar
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? thinwater at 4:44pm 10.23.20 Interesting to read the different approaches to learning. My daughter teaches elemtary school and ha
Drop-in Lithium batteries Tim22 at 4:42pm 10.23.20 Hi Johann I re read the manuals and I see where the smart solar controllers have a low temperature s
Converting from roller furled to hank on kloudie1 at 4:17pm 10.23.20 You can sorta have both. Sorta. My old Harken furler foil has the ability to fly a deck sweeper by
I win! Hayden Watson at 4:17pm 10.23.20 While @Hayden Watson is correct, strength loss through welding on the 6061 alloys it's not so criti
Battery Sizing jssailem at 4:17pm 10.23.20 How about considering 3 of the 12 V Dyno Batteries. Dyno Battery - Premium Quality Battery Manufactu

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