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first night to sleep on the 27 and other things,.. (2) scottmellloyditude at 3:02pm 08.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 16/3134 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 5/1215 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 1/629 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 0/518 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 4/978 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 5/4945 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 10/2911 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 2/4244 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 3/949 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 3/1168 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 14/1476 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 5/1140 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 1/1832 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 10/2050 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 1/735 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 7/2572 Hello Replaced the 30mm cutless bearing on my boat Came off and went on for the most part as adverti
Ahhhh Comfort sartorst at 3:16pm 08.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/894 Just finished removing lower cushions for a wash and air out foam, well I was thinking about the foa
Hunter Legend 45 -- Boom Height Tomol at 3:12pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/949 We bought our 1986 Hunter Legend 45 last November and have been mostly very happy, even with all of
Hunter 30 jomallett at 2:29pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1044 We are looking at a 1989 Hunter 30. It is through a broker and the price is $31,000. It is in exc
Thru hull depth sounder burnswelds at 2:03pm 08.14.15 Catalina 30 5/1296 Has anyone replaced a thru hull transducer in the water ? I just wonder if I'm out of my mind :)

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Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:49am 12.02.23 Problem has to be a mismatch between the Yanmar OEM senor and the no name gauge. I would think a Yan
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:47am 12.02.23 Temp Gauges have a temp range. They need a sensor that matches the gauge range. I just bought a new
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 10:50am 12.02.23 Your image of the mast base is nice. Would like to see an image of the decal where the mast sets. T
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Johnb at 10:40am 12.02.23 Hello again, The light above sink suddenly stopped working, all others work fine. Checked the switc
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 12.02.23 I am a phone tech and I use this wire tracing test equipment to find and ID broken wires How is t
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink JoeWhite at 9:14am 12.02.23 I am a phone tech and I use this wire tracing test equipment to find and ID broken wires https://www
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 8:36am 12.02.23 I don't have a bypass kit for my hot water heater either. I simply run all hot and cold water lines
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? David in Sandusky at 8:18am 12.02.23 Lots of good advice already. First, I would say that a roller curler for your foresail is a great i
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? shemandr at 7:54am 12.02.23 Sailboatdata.com shows the 26X as a fractional rig which normally wouldn't suit a 150%. If you want
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 12.02.23 I have the SCAD system. I had to install their probe because I have a metal tank. What makes their
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 12.02.23 @Crusty Ol Salt I concur with you recommending local sail lofts; however, there are many marinas an
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Justin_NSA at 6:55am 12.02.23 I have the SCAD system. I had to install their probe because I have a metal tank.
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 6:50am 12.02.23 I don't have a bypass kit for my hot water heater either. I simply run all hot and cold water lines
Priming AC/heat pump. TimFromLI at 6:48am 12.02.23 Another method is to use use a pony pump to pump the antifreeze through the thru-hull outlet from ou
Electric Motors Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 12.02.23
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (1) rgranger at 5:57am 12.02.23 I used this fairlead to run the lines outside the stanchions
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 5:55am 12.02.23 The 4 gallons is probably overkill. The first couple are what I recover from my water heater after w
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 4:15am 12.02.23 thanks. wow 4 gallons seems like a lot.i have no idea how many gallons my ac/heat pump requires for
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 10:12pm 12.01.23 Have you thought about building a hard dodger? Lots of YouTube videos on howto and I think would be
Dodger Needed Michael Davis at 8:59pm 12.01.23 Have you thought about building a hard dodger? Lots of YouTube videos on howto and I think would be

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