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Just unbelievable Ted at 7:42pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 38/4716 Never have a tight schedule when you're cruising. Sometimes you have to just wait for the next bridg
current topics on shared forum gettinthere at 6:51pm 07.22.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/4181 I would like to see all "current" topics just in the shared forum categories. Don't really need to k
Willcox Crittenden Head - Replace or Rebuild? John Jr at 6:46pm 07.22.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2486 This is the original toilet in my 2004 Hunter 36. I am not sure which model I have but the only issu
Jibs FARMHAND at 6:18pm 07.22.13 Catalina 30 7/1042 My '83 Catalina 30 has its jib hanked on to the forestay. I can have this changed to a foil roller
How long should anchor rode last? DannyS at 6:04pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1072 Rich's post about anchor chain got me thinking about this. We have 30ish feet of chain then 200+ fee
Bottom Paint/Moisture Concerns Chuck T at 5:50pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 0/830 I bought a 1986 Catalina 25 and had it hauled to get the bottom painted. After 6 months the moisture
stay lenght for a oday 222 peterbud at 4:59pm 07.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/891 Does anyone know the lenght of the stays for a 1984 oday 222 with the Z spar mast. I want to order n
Jib storage while on deck Richie50 at 4:31pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/4111 What does one do to keep the jib on deck and available to raise. I have a hanked on jib that I alway
Anti-glare overlay for LCD Radar display Rich Stidger at 4:27pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1310 I've got a Raymarine RL80CRC radar and the screen always has a lot of reflections from the sky behin
Faucet Parts kingsailor at 4:23pm 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/998 Any tips on where to find parts for my faucet in the heads? The handles are worn inside so they spi
How long should anchor chain last? Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/9373 OK, I know that anchor chain does have a lifetime and it is less than the life of a boat. In my cas
Help, can't find replacement for broken bleed screw iSailor at 3:50pm 07.22.13 Catalina 310 7/1394 2001 Catalina 310, #112, m-25xpb I broke the fuel bleed screw (the one on the injector housing) a
How bad is this? (2) Doc_holiday at 3:06pm 07.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1971 I guess for a pure beam reach or directly from behind this would be about like a spinnaker and would
Water in the bilge tgrass462 at 2:19pm 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 3/1005 We have a 1999 Hunter 260. We currently are sailing on Lake Michigan. When sailing in high winds a
Simrad tp10 power consumption newsailor72 at 2:03pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/2944 I'm planning to get a used autopilot (most likely a tp10.) I'm looking at its online manual. For p
So many projects, so little sailing.... (3) patrscoe at 1:52pm 07.22.13 S2 6/1572 I have been working on so many projects for the past two years (well...since we purchased her) and l
Power Consumption in 4 Parallel Circuits DinoKanuck at 1:22pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1189 Afternoon: Using pages 26-29 of The 12- Volt Bible For Boats ( Brotherton/Sherman 2003) I've dete
Listing giese at 1:10pm 07.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1279 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 that is listing about 4" while in harbor. It does not appear to be taking
Trailer guides william kramer at 1:02pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/2310 Have a 1984 C22 with Holsclaw trailer. Like to find an easy, inexpensive way to install trailer gui
Leaking hatches sailcruiser at 1:00pm 07.22.13 S2 16/2263 Hi all I've got a salon hatch that is leaking. I think the seal needs to be replaced. I have read

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Rope lengths for Boom Outhaul and Cunningham led to cockpit AaronD at 9:33am 08.03.22 Hey all - in my efforts to get everything led to the cockpit, I'd like to add controls for the Cunn
Cable attachment to swing keel (1) daryl.ramage at 9:31am 08.03.22 I found this pic of a Siren 17 keel. Very similar to the Sirius 21 I believe.
Air conditioning thermostat issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:21am 08.03.22 Got an IR gun in your back pocket ? This would be the only way to tell what is going on at each poi
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 08.03.22 I try to run it at 3400 for about 10 seconds then back to idle before shutting the engine off each
Air conditioning thermostat issue kloudie1 at 8:59am 08.03.22 The sensor is usually on the outward looking face of the thermostat. If in a hotter part of the cabi
Catalina 320 Siamese at 8:57am 08.03.22 In addition to being strong enough to hold the boat, the other key consideration would be that the c
The Verdict Brian D at 8:35am 08.03.22 My Lancer 27 has 6 ft of headroom and is trailerable. Wish I had a trailer for it. Would love to bri
Force 10 pot holders tfox2069 at 8:33am 08.03.22 Fisheries Supply shows one in stock: Pot Holder Assembly - Force 10 Discontinued \| Fisheries Supply
Force 10 pot holders sail sfbay at 8:32am 08.03.22 Do an internet search on "Forece 10 pot holders" and you should find several suppliers.
Air conditioning thermostat issue Banooma at 8:31am 08.03.22 NJ bay temp definitely not as high as 87 degrees. I agree that it may have been running continuously
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 LloydB at 8:29am 08.03.22 Well I looked at the Schock pdf and apparently there isn't one on the drawing maybe you don't have a
The Verdict billjoye at 8:17am 08.03.22 Just a note about the Catalina 25. It is a boat that can be trailered, but not a trailer-sailer, and
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 8:15am 08.03.22 Batteries are brand new, two in parallel, and work just fine. The old batteries were lagging and qui
Air conditioning thermostat issue sail sfbay at 8:07am 08.03.22 Possible causes / fixes in this article Thermostat Reads Higher Than Actual Temperature - 6 Causes &
Tools dLj at 8:04am 08.03.22 I put a piece of Corrosion Inhibiting paper in the tool box. https://www.mcmaster.com/rust-prevent
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:56am 08.03.22 Heritage, that's the question in a nutshell, but better stated. I'll check with Balmar tech support
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA JamesG161 at 7:44am 08.03.22 Ok how do you fix the Hydraulic lift? Draining the fluid is the easy part, so to speak. Power for t
Air conditioning thermostat issue Rich Stidger at 7:33am 08.03.22 I believe that the controller was displaying the temperature of the return air. The output air is a
Air conditioning thermostat issue kappykaplan at 7:04am 08.03.22 I have no experience with marine air conditioning either, but is it possible the controller was disp
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 6:21am 08.03.22 That's OK Jim, I understand the safety part. There have been complaints that the release screw is no

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