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Oday 26 house battery location jfschena at 3:59pm 11.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/982 I'd like to build a plywood battery box for my house battery. The PO had it under the port quarter b
Lazy Jacks from Catalina Direct Minnesail at 3:00pm 11.04.13 Catalina 22 7/6156 I'm thinking I'd probably like lazy Jacks, since they'd make taking the sail down by myself a bit ea
One Year After Sandy JackK at 2:00pm 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1792 So, its one year after Sandy came through and did her worst. Some of us lost a llittle, some lost a
a couple of (maybe related) electrical symptoms mr_f at 2:00pm 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2325 Anyone have some guesses on the following? I am having some peculiar issues with my inverter/charger
Leak Bilwlsn at 1:16pm 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/929 Only after sailing I am getting a fair amount of water in the starboard holds on my Mac 26M. Don't g
Day sailing the Chesapeak WilsonDan at 12:26pm 11.04.13 Destinations 6/3992 I am a relatively new sailor and am looking to try the Chesapeak Bay. Ideally would like a great pl
Bottom Job: Follow up (5) blueribbon at 11:42am 11.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1015 My original thread is closed, but I wanted to thank everyone who replied with advice and report on o
Bottom job - what paint and how much? PirateLisa at 11:34am 11.04.13 Catalina 30 12/8535 I just know there's a whole wonderful thread on this somewhere, but my ability to search effectively
192/222 rudder headstock strengthening Brian S at 11:08am 11.04.13 Day Sailers 1/1146
Gotta love fall... Maine Sail at 11:05am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1248 Just came back to the mooring after a beautiful little sail. Winds were brisk, temp around 38F - 40F
Oceanis 41 -- water coming in from headliner ost-sail at 10:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1470 While under sail I have water coming in through the headliner around the 2 lights in the aft starboa
reverse gear , very heavy kick to port ? michael coxom at 10:40am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2173 i have an oceanis 373 ( 2006) whenever we motor astern there is always a vey heavy kick to port .
Lewmar ports leak ben solomon at 10:23am 11.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1059 Has anyone ever replaced either the gaskets on the OEM Lemar metal body ports or the dogs? I have a
Joker Valve? (1) Michael Meyer at 10:06am 11.04.13 Catalina 310 33/7598 Anyone know what valve I need to order to stop the waste tank from back washing in to the toilet? S
Deck filler plug swims with the fishies Odaysailer at 10:05am 11.04.13 Bigger Boats 9/1779 The boat is an 87 O'Day. The deck filler was manufactured by Wright Crittenden, and the threads seem
beneteau 281 logothides at 9:13am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1190 Hello everyone,wondering if anybody out there can help me find a Transom (pilot seat) for my benente
Skinnydipping - Bottomless or not Kermit at 9:07am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2402 My First Mate and I have decided what we really want to do is keep our '99 h260 in the water during
What's a Blooper? Value of Spinnaker pole? LawyerBob at 9:00am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 18/9061 Cleaning stuff out of my "new to me" Islander 28 (getting ready for winter storage) and came across
Keel haul complete!! (2) DAWGfish at 8:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/802 I recently posted some questions about a keel bracket. I tried to find that thread again to update i
Hitting the Curveball Roger Long at 7:23am 11.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/5487 We had a fantastic road trip out to Ohio, near peak foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through We

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Soldering advice sought (2) Rich Stidger at 11:39am 05.18.23 Here are pictures of the heat shrink device that I have. No flame, light and easy to use and comple
Soldering advice sought Rich Stidger at 11:23am 05.18.23 The coax connectors I use are solder-less. They use a special tool that compresses the connector an
Soldering advice sought Sailor Sue at 11:15am 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 11:12am 05.18.23 He'll need SatCom Nah if he or she is retired all they need is a big sign that says "Go away".
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 11:10am 05.18.23 Correct me if I'm wrong (which is becoming more common) but is the thermistor resistance at the sen
Hunter smile / keel movement (3) MysticBlue at 11:10am 05.18.23 Thanks all for the input. Just got some different advice from the local keel guy basically saying it
Love to Hear the Story Behind This stickinthemud57 at 10:49am 05.18.23 "What!!? Those trees weren't here 40 years ago!"
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 05.18.23 Periodically I turn on the key but not start just to observe what the temperature gauge shows. Some
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung AaronD at 9:45am 05.18.23 Ah! That was good of Ruddercraft to drill the extra holes in the crutch. Mine came with only one ho
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 9:24am 05.18.23 UPDATE: Basically I am stuck right now. Periodically I turn on the key but not start just to observ
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 9:23am 05.18.23 Sailing next weekend is worth a lot!
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Davidasailor26 at 9:06am 05.18.23
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 9:00am 05.18.23 No problems getting the hump hose back on, it's silicone and fairly flexible, not like regular hose,
autopilot install on an H280 RLynnRea at 8:45am 05.18.23 For R Higgins, we are trying to install an autopilot on our Hunter 280 and having trouble getting th
Jib Line Overlaps tailboom at 8:39am 05.18.23
Love to Hear the Story Behind This jssailem at 8:36am 05.18.23 Honey... Turn Right the water its just over there... Turn right.. TURN RIGHT...... Opps... Recalcula
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 05.18.23 Obviously GPS error ! Right ? No ?
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna dlochner at 8:24am 05.18.23 VHF won't help this guy. He'll need SatCom. But he won't run into problems using StarLink on his
Keel Bolt Cleaning (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:23am 05.18.23 Good advice above - but I'd like to see these before commenting further. Good catch. We just ass
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna (1) Leeward Rail at 8:22am 05.18.23 That said, everyone has their own unique set of circumstances ("location, location, location") and

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