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Auto helm dark sailinitisme at 6:55am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/905 Does anyone have any suggestions on getting a Ray Marine ST6002 going again? She's got power, but co
Maiden voyage (6) vthardhatdiver at 5:57am 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/897 I want to thank you all for sharing your knowledge. Finally got on the water with my family for an a
May Buy a 26X stuttle at 5:36am 07.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1961 Greetings, I am new to this forum and have a few questions about Macgregor 26 X sailboats. I am ser
Hot Water fuchs at 4:44am 07.13.14 Catalina 30 5/1032 When plugged into to shore power, I cannot find a breaker to shut off the hot water tank. Is it ok t
Shroud tension - MacGregor 25 (1983) Lea Foster at 3:30am 07.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/7069 Hi All, Any input re setting shroud tension for cap shrouds and lowers for a Mac 25 would be apprec
Transpac finish line Hanalei rfrye1 at 1:38am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/716 I happen to be on the N shore on Kauai visiting my Gkids this week as next the Transpac come into H
Cruising out of Ventura Habor today (VIDEO) Picflight at 12:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/660 Had a blast today cruising on a 84' Catalina 30 all afternoon. http://youtu.be/5BhHUBkii_M
Bad Rope (Line/Sheet) Advice? Snowbird One at 12:16am 07.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1143 So, I made a special trip into the city on Thursday to outfit my MacGregor 26D with all new lines, s
Crushing sailboats, more than 30 Picflight at 9:50pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1519 I saw this ad today, I am curious to just go take a look at what is available. http://losangeles.cr
Converting to Rope Halyards MaryEllaRose at 8:27pm 07.12.14 Catalina 22 18/3877 I'd like to replace my wire halyards with line. Must the lines be run internally through the mast or
Deck leaks Willemvan at 7:57pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 4/816 Because the h26 has a liner on the ceiling and you can't see the bolts of the deck hardware, how can
H26 water ballast vent Willemvan at 7:34pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 3/865 Is there a vent pipe from the ballast to the storage space under the port setee that could splash wa
Low RPM loud knock with Yanmar 3JH2E planoron at 7:26pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 34/13513 First let me thank everybody for their help and information with everything to date. So to my next
Nervous Nelly KHR at 5:53pm 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 13/2397 My husband want's to sail our 260 Hunter in the San Francisco Bay in September..I am new to sailing
Capri 18 Cradle Lift or Strap Lift smallboatrestoration at 3:28pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 4/1269 Any thoughts on strap lift vs cradle lift for the Capri 18?
H36 Emergency Tiller Cover SecondWind36 at 3:22pm 07.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/926 We have a 2008 Hunter 36. Directly behind the steering wheel, on the floor of the cockpit, there is
crazy wind Lake Dillon, CO - question re: when to lower main Craftychicken at 2:43pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/6570 Hi all, we are new sailors (3rd summer) and we are still earning and get a little panicked when the
companionway cover (2) Jayhawk at 1:06pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/1351 Need help I need a new companionway cover for my 95 h26. I need to know if the attached photo of my
26S Swing Keel Cable/Line Questions (4) Sock Puppet at 11:25am 07.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1365 Before I launch the boat in a couple of weeks, I need to do something about the cable for the swing
Electrical Upgrades $tingy Sailor at 9:19am 07.12.14 Catalina 22 20/4000 There hasn't been much buzz here about electrical upgrades for a while. Starting next week, I'll be

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Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:03pm 05.04.23 Ok, thanks for the observation.
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 12:00pm 05.04.23 I was thinking. If I installed a vertical windlass aft of the locker, could not I feed the rode back
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 11:59am 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (1) Hollyberry at 11:56am 05.04.23 Beautiful! What boat is this?:) Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a t
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 11:47am 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:32am 05.04.23 This could be likely. I will investigate further. Is there any way to test the wire at the inverter
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 11:30am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:22am 05.04.23 You guys are fast, thank you! I'll report back.
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:18am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 11:10am 05.04.23 First thing to do would be to check and see if the inverter output wires are connected properly at t
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:06am 05.04.23 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe
Reverse Polarity JoeWhite at 11:06am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 10:18am 05.04.23 If you like doing this sort of thing it's great fun. . :) awesome job. But I have too many things
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (2) Mark15231 at 10:15am 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Ericso
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:15am 05.04.23 also get the impression from Peggie that you'll get an indication as to when your joker valve start
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 10:11am 05.04.23 When I do we'll dinghy by to say hi. Please do! I don't know that I'd be sailing to Cisco, it's k
Third summer, boat wont sail LakeShark at 10:03am 05.04.23 Do any of those spare-parts boats have a spare keel? Many do. Racers if they have room and are o
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 10:01am 05.04.23 What material keel, some googling showed the keel is fiberglass...
Do You Recognize This Anchor? Bob S at 9:55am 05.04.23 That's kinda scary to drag like that. Couldn't see a thing. Used my cell/Navionics to see what dir

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