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Battery Safe Mode? 25yearslater at 4:17pm 09.02.13 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3327 Here is a strange situation that perhaps I might find an answer to. In March of this year I purchas
ONAN generator vibration capta at 3:17pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2169 My Onan 8 kw mkdk with the Kuboda 3 cylinder engine has developed a vibration. This vibration is so
Leaking galley mixer tap (1) philg71 at 3:08pm 09.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2148 The mixer tap on my 343 has a small but annoying leak. It seems to be coming from the join between t
What's the idea behind this design? (1) kpgraci at 3:08pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1737 68227.vB
First overnighter on P23 DAVA390 at 2:04pm 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1333 Sailed to Rock Hall Sat, left about 11:00 AM> . Tough ride, wind was out of southeast, right where w
Desolation Sound Trip Log YVRguy at 12:32pm 09.02.13 Destinations 2/1988 Well I am back from my trip to Desolation Sound on GeMara and my buddy and I had an amazing time wit
New to me 26 (4) agprice22 at 12:01pm 09.02.13 Bigger Boats 2/850 Just picked up my 26! She is in good shape. New 9.9 Yamaha, electric tilt, electric start, extended
Need some handling suggstions ODay 28 dennisv at 11:10am 09.02.13 Bigger Boats 8/1609 Fellow ODay owners, Need some sugestions. My diesel powered 28 seem to have incredit torque, pullin
Standard Horizon WS100 toasted gettinthere at 10:51am 09.02.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1163 We just took a small lightening hit. The only thing to get toasted is my Standard Horizon WS100 wind
Radio/CD location korchinskyp at 10:37am 09.02.13 Day Sailers 1/888 I am going to install an AM/FM/CD radio in my O'Day 25 and am debating a location. One thought is to
Interior Cushions Peeling Sailnut01 at 9:55am 09.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1382 I own a 2010 34 Oceanis purchased new - I care for the boat carefully and the vessel is impecable. I
Instrument Panel Problems New Horizons at 7:56am 09.02.13 Catalina 310 22/4869
393 lists to port Joe Roc at 7:16am 09.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2867 Hello All I recently bought a 2002 393. We love it. One small issue/annoyance though. She lists t
Posting a video Bill sanders at 6:27am 09.02.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/7916 Is there a easy way of posting a video without having to go through you tube?
Warning Signal wwillis at 6:26am 09.02.13 S2 2/1040 I am getting a warning signal after about 20 minutes of running a engine rpm above 2000. If I idle
How much bottom paint on my older 27' (1) Buzzlovelace at 6:15am 09.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/5826 Good Morning, I am sure one of you can tell me if one gallon on Zspar B90 will do the job on my 27'
Broken Honda 2 Hp (1) Fly_H23 at 4:27am 09.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/3915 My long shaft Honda 2 Hp BF2D outboard has cracked it's extension case, right where the clamp holds
Fuel tank feed tube Rod1979 at 11:07pm 09.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1173 I discovered that our Catalina 30's fuel tank feed tube does not extend all the way to the bottom of
Breaker (1) wufibugs at 9:09pm 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 I want to replace the AC breaker for my Freedom 20 inverter charger. I had this on hand, but wonder
Matching topside paint Gary Maxey at 8:29pm 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2086 I have an 1980 O'day 25 and need to do some topside paint work. What is the best way to match paint

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Hi boaters, 1975 pearson 39 owners manual pat.rik at 6:02pm 05.03.23 Been looking trust me :p
What sealant to use? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51pm 05.03.23 Dow 795 is the choice of manufacturers. Some boat windows temporarily used screws til the window se
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation CaptnDean at 5:49pm 05.03.23 Thanks john. Fall distance from hawse pipe exit to the front edge of the original shelf is about 10
Sailing Movies? Kings Gambit at 5:40pm 05.03.23 The trouble with 'dead calm' is that the sailing footage is not credible for the most part... One
Cockpit drain Ms Brandi Leigh at 5:38pm 05.03.23 Why would you glass over the cockpit drains?
Where's all this water coming from? Ms Brandi Leigh at 5:36pm 05.03.23 For what it's worth I just bought a 1980 Sirius 21 or 22. It has been on the trailer for 3 years an
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 5:36pm 05.03.23 Love the video! I'm with you regarding simplicity. I've seen the Stingy Sailor video about raising
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Qorgyle at 5:18pm 05.03.23 Very timely, as I'm replacing all of my gunky lines (I think some may have been original from '88) a
Third summer, boat wont sail Leeward Rail at 4:56pm 05.03.23 Boat parts are pricey even used and I have turned the boat into a single hand sailor boat. Thank yo
Wiring solar and ACR's Maine Sail at 4:51pm 05.03.23 This should help... Making Sense of the ACR (LINK)
Third summer, boat wont sail (2) LakeShark at 2:44pm 05.03.23 @gtg Ok there is a lot here but Ill try to keep this simple (yeah right). I race and cruise my wing
Third summer, boat wont sail dlochner at 2:15pm 05.03.23 I guess I will take a right angel or my protractor out again, cause eyes aint cutting it. Measure
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 2:02pm 05.03.23 @fred1diver I have read that all charging sources should be run to the largest battery (typically th
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 2:01pm 05.03.23 Thank you, thank you, for your opinions. I have written them down and plan to discuss and use the ne
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 1:58pm 05.03.23 I think you should have spent some of the money that you spent on sailing lessons on maintenance. T
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 1:56pm 05.03.23 No. Centered over the centerline of the boat's hull. I guess I will take a right angel or my pro
Third summer, boat wont sail (1) gtg at 1:53pm 05.03.23 What size jib in what knot wind? (I had a 1981 C22 for many years, it sailed great.) It was low w
What sealant to use? (1) JamesG161 at 1:48pm 05.03.23 I had same issue. I sealed from the outside with this. : Adhesive with great Temperature Range.
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 1:48pm 05.03.23 The bottom is beyond dirty. The centerboard is in serious trouble. To win races you have to start w
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 1:46pm 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will g

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