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Running engine blower. Wdmcp at 6:17pm 05.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1810 I have oday 32 and have always run my blower when running engine. Someone was telling me that they
Morgan 28 hatch cover dianawtyler at 6:01pm 05.04.15 Morgan 4/3238 We have a 1970 Morgan 28 sloop, and are looking to replace the forward hatch cover. Anyone have any
The Hydrovane. Any tips? Chris Patterson at 5:37pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2748 Got Hydrovane troubles, people. This is a wonderful piece of equipment by the way. It appears to fun
Credit to sailboat owners .com store rtmccue at 5:01pm 05.04.15 Big Boats 1/805 I replaced my overhead lights with LED , what a difference at night I can read a book with out a fla
McGregor 26 sail for a Catalina 25 krowe512 at 4:51pm 05.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/1668 Just bought our boat last week and the sails were in terrible shape. We took her out yesterday and t
chaulk gone piedpiperIII at 4:18pm 05.04.15 Catalina 22 3/643 I got the name for my boat today and decided to take 2000 grit wet sand my hull and stern. It actual
Battery charger Terry in Naples at 4:18pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2476 My 4 yr old xantrex 40 amp charger just quit working. .? Just does not power up. I had several pro m
96 Hunter 23.5 masthead light diode kmenning at 3:39pm 05.04.15 Smaller Boats 2/2136 I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter 23.5. In going through it I discovered the masthead light didn't
310 main furler questions bobgelb@gmail.com at 2:06pm 05.04.15 Catalina 310 7/2685 2005 310 and have in mast mainsail furling. (Charleston Spars, I think made the mast and boom). The
Replacing Exhaust Hose on a 1980 30 richga at 2:02pm 05.04.15 Catalina 30 17/4395 Been lurking on this site for years and wanted to thank everyone for the great ideas and solutions t
iPad / blue Charts NoRegrets at 1:23pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1435 I have a new IPad Air 2, I cannot get positioning on Garmin Blue Charts without being on line and wh
Bilge Pump Wiring Question Piratenorm at 1:01pm 05.04.15 Catalina 30 16/6628 On my Catalina 30 I use the Rule fully automatic 1100gph BP, the white oval one over the blue strain
Low RPM vibration DaveM at 12:58pm 05.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1194 Been noticing vibration coming up in some threads again lately. Then an idea hit me. I have an O'D
1980 Hunter 27 Fuel Supply Tap Tomgrandy at 12:40pm 05.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1481 Just took ownership of a 1980 Hunter 27. The fuel supply tap inside the cabin (in the locker below
Heaven's Dew (A "Free" Hunter 25.5) (11) NitroRoo at 12:38pm 05.04.15 Smaller Boats 18/4298 We weren't really looking to buy a sailboat - well, definitely not anytime soon. I had been casuall
Refinishing cabin sole RIVERCRUISER at 12:37pm 05.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/2563 Rather than hijack ktm500mx's thread, I'll start another. Question is a little different. H 29.5.
h25 water tank (2) Db421 at 12:28pm 05.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/636 Having a little trouble with my flexible water tank. I removed it from the boat during a refit a co
cabin panel display Kentucky at 11:39am 05.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/849 I have a 2009 Oceanis 31. I bought it used last year. The electrical panel will only display the f
Need external mainsail track guides for 7/8" track (1) Redduke at 10:44am 05.04.15 Parts Search 0/727 I am looking for a set of track guides for my Columbia 34 MkII; about 20-25 similar to the attached
Where to sail near L.A. Alexsip at 10:10am 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/852

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 11:57am 10.09.23 As you begin your education on batteries, feel free to ask your questions here, in "Ask All Sailors
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Stu Jackson at 11:54am 10.09.23 @Tim S. Thx for reporting back. Do you understand now why we keep saying that the fuel lift pump
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching Dalliance at 11:53am 10.09.23 As jssailem said, the problem you describe is because either the system was not switched to standby
Navionics price increasing JoeWhite at 11:45am 10.09.23 Interesting, what cell phone do you have? I'm using a brand new Google phone and it runs fine. I th
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level ggrizzard at 11:37am 10.09.23 How soon will you be buying the "new to you" boat?
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 11:34am 10.09.23 Often, if asked why I did something that is seen as a mistake, no matter how minor, and there is ar
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 11:25am 10.09.23 Yeah, I suppose that is open to a number of interpretations. It's just that I have been surprised o
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 11:24am 10.09.23 Wow thanks everyone! Just great advice and experience- thank you! I'm intrigued by the golf-cart
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level dLj at 11:22am 10.09.23 I would not turn a wheel boat into a tiller boat even though I prefer tillers. It just seems a total
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Tim S. at 11:21am 10.09.23 jssailem and others, thank you. After trouble-shooting virtually everything, it came down to a bui
P42 Watermaker Install Neffilicious at 11:12am 10.09.23 We spent 5 months in Bahamas before heading south. We found water reasonably available but since we
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 (1) kbgunn at 11:06am 10.09.23
Hunter 30 Hull number location kappykaplan at 11:04am 10.09.23 Where would I find the hull number of my Hunter 30? Look for the hull identification number (HIN)
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 10:46am 10.09.23 Only been 2 months since you guys' advice... and it is making more sense. 40ft look great and comfo
Navionics price increasing jssailem at 10:42am 10.09.23 I use OpenCPN on my Mac Laptop. Works great. I do not use it just sitting at the helm. It is down in
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction kbgunn at 10:35am 10.09.23 Could be the motor inside is gummed up with debris and/or the bearing is toast. I had a similar situ
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 10:35am 10.09.23
Navionics price increasing dLj at 10:30am 10.09.23 Note that open cpn works on older cell phones only. It does not work on my new cell phone. It freez
P42 Watermaker Install mbaker at 10:25am 10.09.23 Nicely done. Good option. We have been to the Bahamas and never had an issue because of the tankag
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 10:01am 10.09.23 Thanks. Will do all that. It did not sit in the sun long. Battery advertised as "pre-charged" but

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