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what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1142 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2466 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1913 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11927 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7332 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1179 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13777 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2470 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7445 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3596 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4623 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3370 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/3118 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
controls cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/640 Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower
how do you secure carpet? troutman at 7:09am 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/3538 I see many people like to have carpet inside and outside their sailboats. How is this secured? I w
Main reefing on '79 33 mystery117 at 3:13am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/973 When I bought this boat the main was missing and I had to set everything up myself. When I had to r
Bird Proof Wind Vane med2463 at 11:25pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 21/9409 Anyone know of a bird proof wind vane? We are done replacing the wind vane to our Garmin GWS 10 win
Improper CDI Furler Installation (4) CaptDon01 at 10:43pm 11.16.13 Catalina 22 13/2161 I purchased a used C-22 that came with a CDI furler. The previous owner didn't follow their installa
Insurance Rich (P303) at 8:51pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 41/7360 After 6 years of paying for boat insurance (no claims)... I just received a letter stating that they
Johnson Lever Doc_holiday at 5:04pm 11.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4650 Was at WM today and looked at the Johnson Levers. It said not for big loads. It didn't look robust

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Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:27pm 06.14.23 Apologies for the triples copies there, trying to figure out how to post the photos of the one I rec
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (3) Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dantheman at 3:59pm 06.14.23 That photo is not a safe or correct AC installation. You need a double pole AC main breaker that is
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.14.23 There's another similar product called Marine Board. https://www.interstateplastics.com/king-starboa
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 3:27pm 06.14.23 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrig
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 3:26pm 06.14.23 I was responding to both the OP and your post. The photo of the panel shows 3 15 amp circuits and
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 3:10pm 06.14.23 1. I don't know why you're replying to and quoting my post; 2. I don't understand what you're sayin
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 2:51pm 06.14.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-sh
Wood stain or varnish dLj at 2:48pm 06.14.23 so out of interest. unrelated to this companionway step. I have a teak hand rail. Based on your ar
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ
Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:11pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. Anytime you go to a smaller (higher number) gauge wi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dave at 1:55pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) jaysweet at 1:39pm 06.14.23 I had to have mine fixed once... and a local welder was able to do the job. Maybe you could find a

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