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What does this switch do? (1) Greengas at 6:26am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3447 Hi I'm brand new to sailing. I just purchased a Macgregor 25. I'm attaching a picture of two sw
Boat ramp newby! keljohnso at 6:00am 03.30.15 Catalina 22 38/5495 Ok, so if the weather holds, this weekend will be our maiden voyage! This will be our first time EVE
Boat grounding in SC Tim R. at 5:22am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2458 We witnessed via VHF the unfortunate grounding of a sailboat in the Edisto channel near Charleston y
Mal de Mar Windborne at 4:22am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1647
Antares 9 Owners Manual Riske at 2:00am 03.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/4066 Hi, I have recently purchased an Antares 9 and need an English manual. The French manual gives th
Wheel lock Richandhelen at 8:39pm 03.29.15 Big Boats 10/1590 Every time I sail I have to screw down my folding wheel locks over and over. I am speaking of the la
The Dogs of SBO: Shadow (2) Phil Herring at 8:06pm 03.29.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1882 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Weekend Pre-season Projects Accomplished - With Pics (7) entmejia at 8:00pm 03.29.15 Smaller Boats 7/1502 I took a day of leave to get the boat ready for the first sail of the season. Here is a list of the
Trailering Problem docschreiber at 7:25pm 03.29.15 Trailer Sailors 7/1745 Hello All, New to the site and sailing. I recently bought a Coronado 23 mkII. When inspect
Electrical problem snadd1s at 5:58pm 03.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2259 Hello, I have a Bene 473 and this is what happens; When under motor or inshore el power connected
1971 Columbia 22 Mast (2) pratleyjay at 5:46pm 03.29.15 Columbia 4/4650 As a new owner, can someone tell me how to lower the mast? I do not see any pivot point, appears to
Trailer for WING Keel w4swk at 3:28pm 03.29.15 Catalina 22 56/12342 Hi all After years of various boats, I have finally purchased a Catalina 22 WING Keel. The purchase
Well enough alone?? SPLETS at 3:20pm 03.29.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1834 I have a Catalina 30 with a 25xp motor, I had noticed that it wasn't starting as fast as I thought i
O'Day 34 water in bilge Yellowjeepman at 2:27pm 03.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 11/4348 I have a 1984 34 O'day, is it normal to have an inch or so of water in the bilge ? It's not enough f
Wetting out horizontal holes George Da Porge at 1:59pm 03.29.15 Ask All Sailors 3/850 So, we are replacing the rubber in our rub rail. Before inserting the new rubber I am going to remo
Wind Speed Indicator drdanj at 12:54pm 03.29.15 Big Boats 7/4747 I retired and plan to sail more on my Catalina 36 -- example, a coastal cruise this summer, from Cha
New style tricks Watercolors! at 9:42am 03.29.15 Catalina 22 3/842 When I first purchased my used boat and the factory vinyl pop top cover was fairly new, I noticed th
Rudder Movement declan at 8:22am 03.29.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1554 I have a Hunter 430,1996. I am concerned about the movement at the bottom of the rudder when I "wig
New Owners! (3) Greengas at 7:04am 03.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4441 Hi I'm Ronn and my wife and I, along with our kiddos and grandkiddos just purchased our first eve
Companionway board storage chrisings at 6:30am 03.29.15 Catalina 30 12/2346 With spring promising to arrive eventually.............. One of the admirals projects is to sew cov

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Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 3:18am 10.01.23 A question I've always had for these units that run a sensor at the mast head with no wiring is how
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 12:18am 10.01.23 Aqua seal worked well for what you are using it for. You can get it with a primer as well. I have a
Universal 25xp. No start. jssailem at 11:54pm 09.30.23 . YOU must understand why and how it all works together not just copy somebody else's photo. :plu
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! Kings Gambit at 10:39pm 09.30.23 Nice to have your own weather diviner. Yes, it was. Santa Cruz Island intersects three weather for
Universal 25xp. No start. Stu Jackson at 9:13pm 09.30.23 Finally got my starter and put it in however, my picture of wiring it is not clear. Does anyone hav
Frankenboat rgranger at 9:11pm 09.30.23
Universal 25xp. No start. jssailem at 8:48pm 09.30.23 The details you seek and more. https://www.samarins.com/glossary/starter.html It says car. The star
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 8:44pm 09.30.23 I wasn't too worried about the -451 mv because the anode was several feet from the prop. I did think
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! jssailem at 8:33pm 09.30.23 Nice to have your own weather diviner.
Boat beards jssailem at 8:18pm 09.30.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 8:14pm 09.30.23 220374
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:43pm 09.30.23 Only because I just did the same test on my boat. Off the top of my head I had -.450 on the engine
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer ricksoth at 7:35pm 09.30.23 I also have a Windex on the mast. Looking up there frequently is inconvenient, which is why having
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 5:23pm 09.30.23 I new somebody would catch that. It was -0.933 volt. Only because I just did the same test on my
Frankenboat (1) Calif. Ted at 4:58pm 09.30.23 When I saw this one I was baffled, turns out it's a "roughwater" and they made 6-7 of them with a ma
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 4:48pm 09.30.23 Is the 933mv or -933mv? If is really is 933 mv you have a big issue. I new somebody would catch th
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 4:47pm 09.30.23 I think.a 3-cylinder 27HP or so is what my friends boats have.
1987 c & c MKIII Vang info needed (2) Tally Ho at 4:45pm 09.30.23
Newbie Intro jviss at 3:55pm 09.30.23 Used to belong many years ago when we lived there. What rig did you choose? I confess a lot of the
Newbie Intro Don S/V ILLusion at 3:51pm 09.30.23 An amateur radio club, specifically, the Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association, "SEM

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