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Back in the saddle? BobM at 12:21pm 05.04.17 S2 22/3170 Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft cor
Teak refresh and new vinyl floor- Oday 27 (6) fr500c at 10:06am 05.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/1070 Bought this Oday 27 a few months ago and have been too busy sailing her in the PNW rain to do any wo
Free Craigslist find John "Smitty" Smith III at 9:35am 05.04.17 Other Sailboats 72/14034 Good day all, I just picked up this 1977 Illinois Homemade Boat (ILZ044040377) from a guy who was ab
Remove Catalina (Capri 26) interior table John1534 at 9:19am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2872 Has anyone ever removed their Catalina folding interior table. I was wondering if there is an easie
Venture 17 keel.... (3) Trevor Bohm at 7:53am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/839 Got a 1973 venture 17 for $100 bucks. Great deal but the keel is the only issue. Looking for advi
Please answer a few questions. Paul Conrad at 6:50am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4257 1. Just how easy is trailering a MAC? How easy is putting it in water and retrieving it? Is it si
Moisture in rudder SamRy at 4:50am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/4548 I'm in the process of purchasing my first sailboat. The boat is a 1988 32 foot Oday. I'm told there
Best prop for First 32S5? miamibeachboatbums at 4:35am 05.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3115 Hey all, I need a new prop and the 3 bladed prop I had was not right for the boat (only 3-4 kts). D
Need tips for removal of main cabin AC in 2007 Hunter 49 bernmeister at 7:03pm 05.03.17 Big Boats 8/1457 I need to remove the old air conditioner to make room for a new one. The old unit is mounted below
McVay Victoria 18 karena at 5:43pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 25/6848 I'm a new owner of a Victoria 18, in search of the gizmo that shows your angle of tilt. I've seen i
Flux compass location tomjoseph245@gmail.com at 4:55pm 05.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1551 I have a 2002 Beneteau 42CC, SN FR-BEY B1035D202 and I would like to know if someone can tell me wh
OMC outboard bracket repair Stan Linado at 3:58pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/349 When we purchased our Catalina 25 it had a Merc 9.9 mounted on an OMC bracket. Does anyone know wher
Small outboard for Pearson Commander cstover at 1:57pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2119 Hi, I'm a long-time owner of a 1964 Pearson Commander. I need to replace the outboard engine. The 9.
Pensacola To Havana Race kloudie1 at 1:09pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1295 Wish I could be with this gang.. there is a (near) real time tracker on the page.. http://www.pensac
Mainsail part yellowood at 12:12pm 05.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1722 On my catalina 27 the part that holds mainsail up went overboard. Don't know the proper name to ord
How does this come apart? (2) EV21 at 10:55am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1052 Hoping someone here has seen one of these winches and knows the trick to disassemble them. I only w
Repair Manual thetone at 10:51am 05.03.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/654 Does anyone know the best repair manual for my 1989 Yanmar 2GM20F?
O'Day 19 companionway steps John G. Davis at 10:43am 05.03.17 Day Sailers 0/466 I recently purchased an O'day 19. I was wondering if they had companionway steps. I can step into th
Racing in a Headwind Iriegal at 10:33am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 45/3698 Hey All - I have a 1985 Oday 272 (wing keel) here on Kentucky Lake, which provides over 250 square m
Cavitating Tohatsu 3.5hp 4-stroke on Zodiac Zoom Air (6) patrickkidd at 10:15am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 29/7469 Hi there, I have a ten-year-old Tohatsu 3.5hp 4-stroke mid-length shaft that cavitates like crazy a

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Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Ward H at 6:11am 07.01.24 Marc, Could the SG200 be not reading correctly? Maybe the software is corrupted and needs to be upda
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 6:08am 07.01.24 Cramming the wires together could create an opportunity for chafe issues. Bundling more wires toge
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:51am 07.01.24 Here is one if 3m (8'-9") works for you. Thank you for the link!
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore jssailem at 5:39am 07.01.24 I am unaware of any regulations that apply to this particular case. I would be sure that the insul
Missing Reef Hook? jssailem at 5:25am 07.01.24 Wonderful. How does it function? Not to much friction?
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 jssailem at 5:22am 07.01.24 Those cracks are serious. Something occurred and will require structural repair.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. shemandr at 5:17am 07.01.24 You need to get more tension on your jib halyard. Many foresails hang a little on the bow rail/lif
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 5:14am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 wh
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:10am 07.01.24 Over night we got Tropical Storm Chris :facepalm:
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 JamesG161 at 5:06am 07.01.24 Stopping Rain and Sunburns with the Canvas Top. :kick: Jim...
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. DayDreamer41 at 5:04am 07.01.24 What point of sail are we looking at? if upwind set the jib car set to aft on the car rail and tight
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 4:58am 07.01.24
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (6) jmaitz at 4:53am 07.01.24
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 07.01.24
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:34am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 whi
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore sailme88 at 3:53am 07.01.24 If you think about it, installing a Xantrex type battery conditioner requires that the AC & DC be in
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 07.01.24
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 All U Get at 3:23am 07.01.24 Darwin Award.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore dlochner at 3:13am 07.01.24 I was told and read one should not run 110V wire near 12V wire. The concern is inducing an AC cur
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 2:52am 07.01.24 Given that a new MC618 runs $530, I would pop for the extra and get a Zeus. Where are you shoppin

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