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Mast painting Sastevenson at 5:33pm 09.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/925 What is a cost effective yet quality way to paint a mast that sits in my garage 80% of the time. I s
Raymarine EV400 Autopilot ifmdalvey at 4:31pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1351 I know summer is not yet finished but its already starting to cool in Maine and i am planning my win
Hunter 34 Keel shotening Dylan297 at 3:27pm 09.10.13 Big Boats 6/1590 So im thinking about getting a 1983 hunter 34 sloop but in Tampa the water is shallow is there any w
Drain covers Ron Shook at 2:31pm 09.10.13 Morgan 2/3132 I am looking for a source where I can order four (4) drain covers for my Morgan 384. Two are on the
The name is on! (5) ScottS at 2:04pm 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1310 I am excited to finally get a name on the boat and I thought I'd share some pictures. I also recentl
Racing Stripes? (1) SailAway1 at 1:46pm 09.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1086 The sails that came with my boat have a black horizontal line/stripe on both the main and jib at the
Finally have solar on the boat. (3) Brian D at 1:33pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3416 OK, not the best job, but at least I can go afloat and not worry (too much) about power conservatio
Sailvac 5200 (1) Omoishiroi at 12:39pm 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2996 the sailvac 5200 is a popular option in the new Oceanis line, I have the 41 in a 3 cabin 1 head con
EricsonYachts.org site hacked mherrcat at 12:18pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1757 FYI the Ericson Yachts website was hacked yesterday; this is all that is posted at ericsonyachts.org
Hunter 240 Mainsheet Block Upgrade nola2172 at 12:06pm 09.10.13 Smaller Boats 5/2117 Now that we have had our 240 for a few weeks (and been out on it nearly every day it seems), I am lo
how to unload Catalina 22 from trailer light12pdr at 9:44am 09.10.13 Catalina 22 16/2953 I am wondering about the trailer tongue extension on my 1977 trailer. Before launching, do you unhoo
Keel robverner at 8:31am 09.10.13 Smaller Boats 4/1067 When did Hunter change the 23 or 24 foot trailer-able boats from water ballast to stubby keel ?
Electric outboard..... (1) Delezynski at 8:15am 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2987 have been thinking that my old To-Hot-To outboard is getting tired. http://forum.ssca.org/images/sm
Main Sail Walter Bostic at 8:14am 09.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2012 I have a new Macgregor 26M and have a problem getting the last foot or so up of the main sail. I ca
Electric Heads Wiring pmb at 7:56am 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1942 I have a 2003 411 Oceanis Celebration 3 cabin model made in France. I am thinking about fitting a Ja
Using the boom as a crane? markb_nc at 7:49am 09.10.13 Catalina 22 11/4022 Would anyone know if the boom would be capable of lifting a 12v, group 29 deep cycle battery? My tho
The search continues for missing boater off Oceaside Harbor Brian D at 6:54am 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1210 What? The guy had no radio? http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/09/10/the-search-continues-for-missing-bo
Low Water (Batteries) FourPoints at 6:44am 09.10.13 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4213 Over the last 2 months I've been noticing my solar has been having trouble getting my two group 27 b
Curtain slides upslims at 6:07am 09.10.13 Catalina 22 2/965 I have the aluminum track in my 73' and am going to make a privacy curtain for the head. Anyone tha
Batteries whisper 92 at 5:56am 09.10.13 S2 3/1168 Just purchased an 1982 9.2 and it looks like I need to replace both batteries as they are not holdin

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Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 6:12am 06.16.23 Good morning, I believe we have restricted flow at the through hull due to a failure in the valve mo
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue (2) JamesG161 at 4:15am 06.16.23 This is the most likely set up for your MD11C the water flow from part #54 to the exit of the boat
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:19am 06.16.23 0830 Friday morning we go at it again. Good luck! :beer:
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service kappykaplan at 3:12am 06.16.23 You got to love the sound of Navy jets though. The sound of freedom! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 9:59pm 06.15.23 Update. We tried to start the cantankerous engine. Bled the engine but when we cranked there were
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:14pm 06.15.23 Update. We tried to start the cantankerous engine. Bled the engine but when we cranked there were
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 8:56pm 06.15.23 Have you changed yours out? Not yet, I am still trying to bump my engine over tomorrow, still on t
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 06.15.23 Does anyone have any thoughts on what else to check. The heat exchanger may hold a few nasty surp
2gm20f will not start (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 06.15.23 There is no high temp. shut off on the 2GM20F that I am aware of, other than the engine seizing due
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion (2) Sunbird22358 at 8:03pm 06.15.23 Your boat must be newer than January 1974, as the mainsheet was changed at that time to mid-boom (Da
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:56pm 06.15.23 Geesh, Rich; sorry to read about your issue. I assume you have already checked for well-regarded in
Topping Lift Sunbird22358 at 7:52pm 06.15.23 There is no back stay on the Day Sailer. :)
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:49pm 06.15.23 Or is this the Pump... I hope not because changing it is a PITA!
Centerboard Repair and access (1) Sunbird22358 at 7:48pm 06.15.23 Here is basically how I move my DS II off the trailer (part way) to allow painting mode of the cente
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 7:40pm 06.15.23
Centerboard Repair and access (5) Sunbird22358 at 7:36pm 06.15.23 Diagrams of Day Sailer II and III Centerboard operation. The two versions used basically the same se
Solar vent recommendations (1) Tally Ho at 7:35pm 06.15.23
Fresh water cooling system NYSail at 7:29pm 06.15.23
2gm20f will not start Tally Ho at 7:25pm 06.15.23 Way too many variables to hypothesiz. I ran my 2GM20F low on AF in the HX the day I took delivery.
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 7:12pm 06.15.23 Are you sure of the sequence of the events? It seems more logical that it happened like this; engin

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