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1GM10 Charge Light ON, Batteries Charging MarkW11 at 6:37pm 08.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/4864 Hi, Hoping I can get some advice on this. When I start my 1GM10 the charge light remains on, althou
Need some perspective shift Macboy at 5:20pm 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2065 It's said that if it seems too good to be true..... So I've been a member of a local sailing club h
Berry stains on gecoat (1) Larry D Calander at 4:19pm 08.15.15 Smaller Boats 19/4666 Ouch! Opa spent the summer in south west Florida on canal lift. Didn't really notice Washintonian P
Missing piece on the windex Davefromoregon at 3:40pm 08.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1402 http://us.binnacle.com/p1013/DAVIS-WINDEX-15/product_info.html A panel on my windex fell off. Do I
first night to sleep on the 27 and other things,.. (2) scottmellloyditude at 3:02pm 08.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 16/3114 Well, last night my wife and I slept on the boat for the first time.. It was really well except that
Interesting.. Alansails at 2:15pm 08.15.15 Catalina 310 5/1204 We had a slow non sailing day at the boat so we investigated the type and age of our batteries that
New Jabsco Parmax Plus stopped sailcapt340 at 1:40pm 08.15.15 Big Boats 1/622 My new (June 2014) Jabsco Par Max Plus 4gpm fresh water pump, just replaced last year stopped workin
Sailing on Flathead Lake MT nedw at 12:03pm 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/516 We are looking for someone interested in day chartering their sailboat on Flathead Lake MT August 27
Condensation Water in Oil or More??? SailMaster at 10:07am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/961 Hi Guys, Our Volvo MD2B had not been turned over in 10 months. We finally started getting her ready
Winter Storage: Mast Up or Down? catalanc at 9:22am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4920 I'm considering a boat cover vs. shrink wrap for the long winter sleep (I know, I know ... way too e
St. Clair/Detroit River Piratenorm at 6:58am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2873 Any Great Lakes sailor familiar with the St. Clair and Detroit River, Lake St. Clair area with some
Masthead Sheaves Piratenorm at 6:52am 08.15.15 Catalina 30 2/4229 Has anyone fitting a double masthead sheave/halyard assembly to an older 30 rig to allow the use of
Rudder head repair on oday 27 1983-1984 (3) One arm sailor at 6:24am 08.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/944 HiI everyone! I foolishly left my tiller swinging in the waves and both the rudder head and tiller h
Gas gauge does not work Jmccoy at 5:45am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1160 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I have 3 gauges on the same panel. Temperature/Fuel level/Batter
Rigging the M26 Tykeflawless at 3:11am 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1467 Dear all, I have recently acquired a macgregor 26 s ( I am a bit confused as to whether it is the
Windvane Dubai at 3:00am 08.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1137 Out in a bit of a blow recently on my Hunter 326 and my mast top mounted wind vane has been destroye
Hunter 380 Arch - Standard or Factory Option sandiegosailor99 at 10:15pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1826 I just wrote a contract on a 1999 Hunter 380. The boat has the traditional rigging of the traveler
3 cyl yanmar loosing coolant FB111A at 5:25pm 08.14.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2044 After sitting on the hard for 6 weeks we splashed today and after running the diesel for 10 minutes
Sealing the mast base Sylvaintu at 4:50pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 1/730 Hi, does anyone knows how I can acces the base of the mast fo seal the inner post without removing t
Cutless bearing replacement CYQK at 4:13pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2540 Hello Replaced the 30mm cutless bearing on my boat Came off and went on for the most part as adverti

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Convert partial battens to full battens jssailem at 10:46am 11.14.23 @Roland5048 Strong Track is a system to replace the standard mast track for the main. The system use
Where to look for a raw water leak. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 11.14.23 I have heard and saw alot in my lifetime as an investigator and as a sailboat dealer but to sacrific
Where to look for a raw water leak. Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 11.14.23 On another forum I was informed of where to locate the starter relay and will replace that today.
Grounding wires Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 11.14.23 to what do these wires attach on the other ends?
Coolant flush AndyL at 9:32am 11.14.23 If you are just trying to get the coolant out of the heater loop, we used a cheap liquid transfer pu
Convert partial battens to full battens Roland5048 at 9:13am 11.14.23 I was talking to the rigger last night about adding strong-track What is strong-track? I agree wit
Grounding wires dlochner at 9:13am 11.14.23 We're going to need some more information. Do you have a photo of the wires and the HW tank?
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 9:10am 11.14.23 My observation that the voltage is being limited led me to assume that it was due to heat, but you'
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB RitSim at 9:01am 11.14.23 I had that engine on my C30. I drained the heat exchanger, drained the water muffler and then put t
Replace main or genoa first? jssailem at 8:41am 11.14.23 I would replace the sail with signs of the most aged cloth. While bagginess is a trim issue as the c
Where to look for a raw water leak. jssailem at 8:18am 11.14.23 Now that you are not leaking.. Battery voltage can impact the starter. Low voltage in your house b
Wood stains & sealers Mark Maulden at 8:15am 11.14.23
Convert partial battens to full battens BarryL at 7:23am 11.14.23 Hi, I'm not an expert but my understanding is that full battens will extend the life of the sail, b
Where to look for a raw water leak. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:52am 11.14.23 Sorry for the delay in updating my progress. I have been busy fixing my problems instead of being o
Lets talk cooking ...3TacksontheWater at 6:52am 11.14.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? mermike at 6:24am 11.14.23 This is a common misunderstanding of the regulators cause and effect. The current is the cause, the
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Tater at 5:59am 11.14.23 @Tater Do you have the centerboard down? If no, do so. If you have a wind cross beam, then yo
Tiller rise C27? JBP-PA at 5:56am 11.14.23 When I got my latest boat the tiller angled down too, which was awkward just as you said. My straig
Where to look for a raw water leak. Howard Miller at 5:51am 11.14.23 Sorry for the delay in updating my progress. I have been busy fixing my problems instead of being o
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB Monheganlover at 5:50am 11.14.23 Thanks. I appreciate all the help. I know people here in the Annapolis area who have had damaged eng

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