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Old Sheaves Peter Lund at 12:49pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/995 My boat is a 1990 vision 32. The deck sheaves are getting old and cracked. Should I use Delrin, or
Shower Doors on a 376 Russell Egge at 12:09pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 1/940 Saw folding shower doors on all the new boats at the boat show. Wondered if anyone had tried to fit
Gori 2-blade folding propeller Russell Egge at 12:07pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1500 Saw the Gori 2-blade folding propeller at the Boston Boat Show and wondered if anyone had any exper
GFO fiber dripless packing Tom Wingo at 11:41am 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1075 I am thinking about installing the GFO fiberdripless packing on my boat. I was wondering if anyone
new 150 jib or new smaller jib and asymmetrical? Bob Hawkins at 11:18am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1227 Help me out guys. I've done just enough reading in the archives to get me into trouble. I have a 1
cockpit sole delamination John at 9:42am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1091 I have an area of soft cockpit sole about six inches forward of the steering pedestal. The water ca
Teignbridge Chuck at 7:48am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 0/863 Looked at a Teignbridge prop today(made in England). Has any body switched to this prop, and what we
PHRF ratings for 331 Dave Humphreys at 7:40am 02.20.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2143 Has anyone seen a PHRF rating for the Beneteau 331? I have checked various sources. including PHRF
furler sail size for proper furling & proformance James at 6:15am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 4/992 I am getting ready to install a furler for the headsail. I have heard that if you put a 150% genoa,
Where to Install an A/C unit and Generator Rick at 6:09am 02.20.03 Big Boats 5/1133 Hello Everyone,I am the owner of a 1986 Hunter 34 and am seriously considering the installation of
Trailering 25 with wing keel 1989 Duane at 5:41am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1245 I would like to know if you can trailer a 25 1989 wing keel.Or will it stick up in the air to much.I
Water heaters Marguerite Becker at 4:12am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/951 I was wondering if anyone has installed one of the PrecisionTemp Shower-Mate Marine Water Heaters.
MAINSAIL TRIM WITH FURLING MAIN MARK at 4:03am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1075 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CATALINA 36MKII WITH IN MAST FURLING. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW DO I KNOW WH
Pictures of 26x steering system wanted Jamie Shreeves at 3:20am 02.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1795 I am looking for any and all pictures, diagrams, etc. of the wheel steering system found in the MacG
Radar arch on an older Hunter 45 Jim McGrath at 3:14am 02.20.03 Other Sailboats 0/738 Im interested in knowing if anyone has retrofitted, or had a radar arch installed on an older hunter
throttle/control cable replacement howard at 2:52am 02.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/738 thought I'd pass along my experience in replacing the throttle cable on our 89 Vision 32..I origina
A soon to be trailer Sailor Adam at 2:52am 02.20.03 Trailer Sailors 13/2561 I am in the process of deciding on my first boat, and have narrowed down the search to 3 boats and I
Cruising Mainsail Specs (1) Jon at 2:24am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1320 Please comment on the following specs which I am developing for a new mainsail for cruising the Cari
Looking for Crosby Paul Mieszczenski at 9:07pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 0/793 Since the topic of Crosby refrigeration has come up in recent post; does anyone have a name and phon
Standing riging replacemnet Rick at 8:16pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/917 I was reading the catalina 36 owners manual last night and discovered that it is recommend that the

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Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 11:04am 10.08.20 jssailem, looking at your correction to my diagram makes all the sense in the world. How and why I
Safety on deck Will Gilmore at 10:58am 10.08.20 How is your line organization? Obstacles like tangled sheets need to remain organized. Stepping up
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? jssailem at 10:57am 10.08.20 I enjoyed reading the David Pascoe review. It seemed balanced and articulate. Granted it was done in
Safety on deck Justin_NSA at 10:53am 10.08.20 Better shoes is all that comes to mind. Practice and see what approach works best. A line secured to
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue jssailem at 10:32am 10.08.20 Now you sound like a happy dog. No dog house for you!
Oil loss through oil breather Alan Gomes at 10:24am 10.08.20 Some do, I don't. I think anything that gets in the way of the air getting back into the intake is
Starting Battery won't hold a charge LloydB at 10:22am 10.08.20 Thanks dlochner "There are a lot of variables to consider before this "common knowledge" might be co
Oil loss through oil breather Stu Jackson at 10:19am 10.08.20 Do you have an oil air separator you recommend using before it gets to the air intake? Some do, I
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 10:18am 10.08.20 I think I agreed with pretty much everything you said except that. Aside from the possible switch o
Original sails Justin_NSA at 10:12am 10.08.20 See you at the board meeting, tonight! :thumbup: I still need to fix that dock board!
Original sails Xstream at 10:02am 10.08.20 Keel Boat Racing Squadron. It's a Ninnescah Sailing Association thing. I need to meet Xstream if I
basic marine electrical system help tfox2069 at 10:02am 10.08.20 If the batteries are charged when you get back to the boat that tells you something - its likely you
Starting Battery won't hold a charge (4) jssailem at 9:58am 10.08.20
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basic marine electrical system help JRacer at 9:51am 10.08.20 Can recommend the Boatowners Illustrated Electrical Book - Charles Wing or the Marine Mechanical and
basic marine electrical system help Jackdaw at 9:40am 10.08.20 Could I respectfully suggest a basic level of understanding regarding electricity and marine wiring?
Starting Battery won't hold a charge LloydB at 9:37am 10.08.20 Thanks David, the batteries will have been charged as if a single bank but they are not because they
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 10.08.20 The OPs batteries are not wired correctly so connecting the charger to just one battery will leave
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 9:25am 10.08.20 So, baked salmon, baked potato, fruit salad, string beans and a dark chocolate raspberry cake for de
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 9:21am 10.08.20 It is common knowledge that charging two different batteries or battery sets with the same charger

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