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Capri 22 vs. J-22 Tom Spec at 1:14am 09.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/4226 I had been looking for a J-22 but recently took a look at the new Capri 22. I notice the dimensions
Prop Walk Murray Beggs at 11:48pm 09.28.01 Other Sailboats 14/2484 Guess what my 1980 Hunter has severe propwalk to the port in reverse. I have read some articles....
Large bilge pump hoses Steve Haas at 3:28pm 09.28.01 Big Boats 1/1041 I want to install a large electric pump that requires 2" ID hose. None of the standard marine suppl
Rope Clutches--what to buy? Frank Gloss at 12:12am 09.24.01 Smaller Boats 2/1027 I am in the process of leading all my lines aft on my Catalina 22. I do not have a spinnaker, maybe
No fuses? seth at 12:02pm 09.28.01 Smaller Boats 5/866 I just bought an H22, 1981. When I plug in the battery and throw the switches I get nothing...no lig
Where to start . . . . George at 10:48am 09.28.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1335 Got a new to me '76 Catalina 27 with a Par marine toilet. Doesn't seem to want to work right - as e
new to sailing need help!!! Dave C at 10:33pm 09.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/842 Hi,, I am an owner of a Cat 25 and i have a dumb question.. How much does the boat itself weigh? Doe
Yellow sail Flip Rutledge at 9:47am 09.28.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1014 I just picked up an old used genoa nice and cheap. It is a perfect fit for my Mac 26X but it is yel
The Bahamas?? Chuck at 9:04am 09.28.01 Destinations 7/1564 I am going to be relocating back to fla next year sometime and am in the process of restoring my O'D
Changes in Plans??? Don McCoy at 9:04pm 09.23.01 Destinations 2/1542 How many of this winter's Caribbean cruisers have changed their itinerary and what alterations in se
Don -more rudder info oday 30 mark stevens at 8:55am 09.28.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1137 Thanks Don for your reply. you are familiar I see with my rudder delema. As for snagging rope,lobste
'88 H28.5 Traveller End Caps - Info Rick at 7:28am 09.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1070 Hi, there, fellow H28.5 owners!I needed to replace my end caps for the traveller. After 13 yrs the
No hot water John FitzGerald at 8:02pm 09.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/874 I have a question on my 1984 C-30 I cann't my hot water to work. I have open up the mixing vaule and
Winter Storage Question Bob at 7:11am 09.28.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/929 What does everyone do for the winter as far as leaving anything on their boat? (dry storage in the c
Dodgers for Macs Susan "Jolly Mon" at 5:16am 09.28.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/988 We are trying to decide which dodger to buy from BlueWater. They make one that is just goes the wid
pop top John Gregg at 2:15am 09.28.01 Smaller Boats 1/943 The pop top enclosure that Bly and Mark are talking about will not work for you. It is made for boa
Did I pay too much? Capt Curt at 12:56am 09.28.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1310 Just bought a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with out a engine, a workable main sail. I paid $1,200 for the boat a
Pumping Out Wast gc at 10:19pm 09.27.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1276 I have a Catalina 30' (my first larger boat with a holding tank). Tomorrow I will be heading to the
GFI Gortex packing Jim Sullivan at 7:39pm 09.27.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1224 Does anyone know where GFI Gortex packing can be purchased. I don't find it listed at west marine's
My first boat- 1993 Hunter 23.5 John at 3:53pm 09.27.01 Smaller Boats 3/1340 Like Tony I too just bought my first boat. I took it out last weekend and had a ball! My wife did

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Please help me identify these parts ! Justin_NSA at 7:12am 06.10.20 Kids today, they don't know nothing. Adapters for 45 RPM singles. Never used them as I always boug
Battery Management Maine Sail at 7:09am 06.10.20 I'm still learning this, and perhaps I was not clear in my language. The manual for JViss's battery
Battery Management jviss at 6:58am 06.10.20
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:55am 06.10.20 Ugh! I bought this (I actually have two, an AA500 and and AA300) based on your recommendation! :)
Battery Management jviss at 6:49am 06.10.20 Hello, neighbor. Just noticed you back on the mooring yesterday. Best Times has a similar, though m
Battery Management dlochner at 6:49am 06.10.20 No such thing... Constant current is........ current There are numerous brands of AGM batteries
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: AaronD at 6:48am 06.10.20 Wow! I did one of them, and must have blocked the memories. I do know that I wasn't about to try to
Battery Management jviss at 6:42am 06.10.20 As we discovered, the Argus (who were basically sued out of business for stealing proprietary Midtr
venture 17 sail Hunter216 at 6:28am 06.10.20 need a venture 17 main sail Have you checked with the SBO store to see if they can supply? @Dave G
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:27am 06.10.20 Properly named, there are 3 stages to charging, constant current, constant voltage, and float. The
Topping Lift Justin_NSA at 6:26am 06.10.20 Or a boomkicker.
Battery Management MightyMike at 6:23am 06.10.20 Hello, neighbor. Just noticed you back on the mooring yesterday. Best Times has a similar, though m
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:22am 06.10.20 It is not. It's a fairly sophisticated (and expensive) tester that measures the internal resistanc
Battery Management Maine Sail at 6:17am 06.10.20 The charging profiles are, remarkably, the same, at least WRT to voltages. I would not put a lot
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: Hunter216 at 6:14am 06.10.20 Rigging is cut and now it's time to work the microscopic fittings-- you would like to think that y
Battery Management jviss at 6:13am 06.10.20 That analyzer appears to be a capacitive tester. It is not. It's a fairly sophisticated (and expe
Battery Management jviss at 6:09am 06.10.20 Dave, perhaps you misspoke. There is no such things as "pplying constant current at 14.7 v" or "con
venture 17 sail tgrayson at 6:06am 06.10.20 thanks for information
Battery Management dlochner at 6:02am 06.10.20 The AGMs are from 2016, were only used one season, and have been maintained. They test nearly new
Battery Management jviss at 5:52am 06.10.20 The AGMs are from 2016, were only used one season, and have been maintained. They test nearly new w

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