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Anyone in Key West next week? JerryA at 2:11pm 01.14.15 Ask All Sailors 2/946 Anyone headed to KW for the races next week?
equalizing voltages gettinthere at 1:52pm 01.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1966 My 900 amp/hr house bank has been staying around 1.275 SG pretty well, until recently. We've been si
Daggerboard control line newfiedad at 1:22pm 01.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1865 I have a newly purchased Mac 26D. Among several items needing replacement is the line to raise/lower
Any new owners of the recent Hunter 22? Clark at 1:15pm 01.14.15 Smaller Boats 3/1133 Just curious to learn what people think of the new model. I like that Hunter went back to FRP but t
Let me see your Balboas! (1) jimbigler at 1:13pm 01.14.15 Balboa 19/8611 So I live in MN and got into sailing a couple years ago and I am so excited to hit the water as soon
Oil Pressure Gauge Paul and Judy at 11:19am 01.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 15/4787 I have a 1993 33.5 that has an light/buzzer system for the oil pressure control. I would like to in
Bablboa 26 boom or goosneck elsky79 at 10:02am 01.14.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1869 Does anyone know of a good replacement for my balboa 26 boom/gooseneck. my boom is a little bent, pl
moisture problem inside your boat and want to fix it? centerline at 9:57am 01.14.15 Ask All Sailors 43/23612 some boats have dry interiors without the use of air conditioners/dehumidifiers and many others not
Spinlock clutch All U Get at 9:51am 01.14.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1774 Hi all, I have a Spinlock XA clutch that needs a handle. I can undo the four bolts but the pin h
Yanmar 3GM30F Service Manual Paul and Judy at 7:47am 01.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5223 Check this link for a free download of the Yanmar 3GM30 service manual http://www.motoren.ath.cx/Do
1988 O'Day 40' a blue water cruiser? Fishbait58 at 7:05am 01.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/11064 We are new to sailing. We are looking at a 1988 O'Day 40'. It comes fully loaded with water maker, w
Replacing PSS seal Bob 04 H260 at 7:50pm 01.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1483 I just finished replacing our PSS seal. It was an older model without the vent and hose. It still wo
Just bought my first sailboat..a 1973 Irwen28 Shawn Fitz72 at 6:00pm 01.13.15 Irwin 4/1672 I have recently purchased a 1973 Irwen28. This boat was abandoned. Its hatch was left open for a per
Sherwood Water Pump buddybear at 5:50pm 01.13.15 Catalina 310 3/2297 Purchased hull#57 in 2012. After 600 hrs replaced the impeller in the pump couldn,t understand why t
New Mods to my 26x (3) Wingmanpns at 4:13pm 01.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1652 Big changes on the "ONO" for the upcoming season. New interior, onboard water, new galley, and adde
Need advice on rigging an ODay 12 jimsmith01 at 3:11pm 01.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2242 Hi All! I'm a newbie to ODays, just picked up an ODay 12 (not the Widgeon). Looking forward to tryin
Thoughts on Non-Skid... Repair or Kiwi Grip? (1) CloudDiver at 2:39pm 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/15050 Making my final plan for paint and I need to make up my mind about what to do with my non-skid. I w
P303 Deck under stanchions cored or not ? SVEnchantress at 2:29pm 01.13.15 Pearson 4/1834 I need to re-bed the stanchions, bow pulpit and stern rail on our P303. I'm trying to determine how
Two New Articles (1) Maine Sail at 1:48pm 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2965 My daughter has been home sick for two days and while she's been sleeping it gave me some time to wo
Handy mod for a centerboard trunk (3) rockingham at 12:39pm 01.13.15 Trailer Sailors 0/2086 My Montgomery 17 had a nasty habit of splashing water inside the cabin through the hole that the cen

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Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 georgetheleo at 4:54am 10.06.23 I have a 1990 41S5. It has the original adjusteder fitting , Which is a GOIOT , It has a black color
Damage to Keel Tally Ho at 4:53am 10.06.23
Setting up H310 for single handing patbratton at 3:50am 10.06.23 Capt. Caldwell Thank you for your response. As mentioned in a different post, the deal fell throug
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 3:48am 10.06.23 Anchor locker hose Cockpit drain Shroud chain plates Fore and aft chainplates Forward hatch Rub.
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:07pm 10.05.23 August Race!,
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 8:33pm 10.05.23 I think the breaker that is tripping is internal to the A/C unit Makes sense when you look at it
Second Triton2 SoSound at 7:42pm 10.05.23 I just send you a PM...
Water in the bilge isaksp00 at 6:30pm 10.05.23 I'd check if the hose that drains the anchor locker to the through hull has pulled off a fitting or
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking ggrizzard at 5:45pm 10.05.23 I think the breaker that is tripping is internal to the A/C unit and not something that most of us
Water in the bilge ggrizzard at 5:40pm 10.05.23 Three bilge compartments, no waiting? Hmmm. If you add water to one of them, see if the water migr
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.05.23 Even without cooling water it will work and cool for a few minutes before it gets too hot, then an
Rudder Post & Bearings for Hunter 45cc John Benson at 5:31pm 10.05.23 New rudder is currently being fabricated. The plastic/nylon bearings inside the tube have been damag
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 4:52pm 10.05.23 I have forgotten how many times I laid a Lido 14, Laser or the FD over while racing in my youth. If
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 4:45pm 10.05.23 Thanks @Davidasailor26 . It is always good to see the rules applied in a way that recognizes good se
Second Triton2 dlochner at 4:27pm 10.05.23 Yes, we have 2 Triton 2 displays. Very easy, add a drop T to the network, connect the drop line to t
Starter switch sporadically engages starter mermike at 4:19pm 10.05.23 I can assure those who are still wondering about this problem that the solution is to replace the wi
Water in the bilge Don S/V ILLusion at 4:13pm 10.05.23 . I inspected the access under the v-berth and it was dry. The water did not come in from above t
Second Triton2 Mechone at 3:46pm 10.05.23 I installed a veratron go data , nmea 2000, low level bluetooth cheap 120 bucks . download the app f
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 3:26pm 10.05.23 I sent the poster a private message but will keep you posted what occurs. It is his choice if he wa
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 3:17pm 10.05.23 :huh: Yeah, I suppose that is open to a number of interpretations. It's just that I have been surp

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