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Irwin 25 JohnMichael at 5:08pm 02.01.13 Irwin 2/3705 I am seeking fellow sailors' experiences with the Irwin 25 shoal/centerboard model (not the 10/4 mod
How many ODay 28s with CB and Tiller? Sea Drifter at 4:48pm 02.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2774
Ahh... the two best days of a boat owner: jfrench at 2:52pm 02.01.13 Catalina 22 5/1126 They say the second best day for a boat owner is the day he gets rid of it. I think that's humorousl
Rub Rail (1) Styx at 1:09pm 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2227 I have a S2 8.0c. It has aluminum rub rail. Between the rub rail and the fiberglass, there seems to
How do you Equalize a Battery? syoun10 at 11:28am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3465 I know you are meant to equalize a battery every now and then. That gets sulfation off the plates,
Speed sailing Justin_NSA at 11:01am 02.01.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/7063 The Bonneville salt flats of sailing. Paul Larsen hits incredible speeds in his sailrocket ! How
Beneteau Oceanus 320 Owners Manual killfeather at 10:50am 02.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1303 I recently purchased a Beneteau Oceanus 320 Yacht (1989) which unfortunately did not come with the o
Fule Lines (1) carlager at 9:44am 02.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1126 I have 2 similar fuel lines on the tank on my Beneteau 36cc. The lower one on the attached photo i
Fuel Tank Mount FourPoints at 9:33am 02.01.13 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4829 MS, I am installing a new custom 9.5 gal fuel tank from RDS Aluminum. I have 4 mounting tabs instal
A/C at slip Dogleg at 9:05am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3778 My wife and I were going to spend a week down at the lake about 12 years ago. We were going to sail
Recommend practical radar mount for Mac26x TortugasRoyal at 8:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2967 Can someone recommend a practical radar mount for Mac26x. Radar getting cheaper, used and new. Yea
Would you trade for a Mac M or X Brian Buzz at 8:50am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1808 I have an opportunity to buy a Mac M at a very fair price. I could sell my 91 S and move up to a 200
Pre-purchase walkthru help needed - Port Charlotte, FL ianbscouse at 8:40am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2613 I am deciding on when/whether to pull the trigger on flying down from Houston to Port Charlotte, FL
Want to extend outboard motoring range with bladder tank TortugasRoyal at 8:32am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/7000 Want to extend outboard motoring range with bladder tanks. Was looking at the Nauta 18 gallon porta
Magazines Sanfelice at 8:19am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2307 After reading a thread on anchor tests by Practical Sailor, I was reminded why I don't buy sailing m
Destin Florida TortugasRoyal at 7:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1699 Planning to either take a beach cat or the Mac26x to Destin Fl. Meeting non sailing family there th
Monroe Harbor Summer 2013 TortugasRoyal at 6:24am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/861 Plotting a summer adventure to Monroe Harbor this year! Gonna try to coincide with my wife's busine
Electrical switch question RAD88 at 11:56pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1254 I should know this but here goes - I need to install a switch on a 12 v cabin fixture. Should it b
Battery charging question. rfrye1 at 9:39pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1262 Assuming the wiring on my 1998 Hunter wiring (OEM) and Heart Interface charger/inverter is correct..
135 or 150 genoa? obsailor at 8:23pm 01.31.13 Catalina 30 10/4175 I'm ordering a new genoa for a 30MkIII I'm purchasing, I don't know the performance well of the boat

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Breaker keeps jumping Mark Maulden at 12:29pm 06.20.22 You could move the load wire from the breaker to another breaker and test. Might be easier for a te
Sailing and restoring #9874 pclarksurf at 12:18pm 06.20.22 If only you could print in stainless steel :) -- jealous, some day an X-carve needs to land in my
H34 rig tension Globe Pilot at 12:17pm 06.20.22 Agreed! Selden's manual is excellent, but doesn't cover my 1984 H34 which is not a pure B&R, becaus
Breaker keeps jumping Belgian Chris at 12:17pm 06.20.22 Just replaced a breaker last month. Like people, they get old. Makes sense, thanks !
Breaker keeps jumping Ralph Johnstone at 12:10pm 06.20.22 Just replaced a breaker last month. Like people, they get old.
Keel bolt Ralph Johnstone at 12:08pm 06.20.22 The one plate has a lot of Pidek and some rust And Pidek is ....................... ?
Keel didn't line up in the cradle danooxnard at 12:07pm 06.20.22 I have mine about an inch and a half from the side of the boat. They flex, so touching the boat as
Repairing gate value on Hunter 31 galley sink drain Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 06.20.22 Is the water in your lake anywhere near a temperature you can work in it ? I see you're in Texas so
Keel bolt Triple B at 12:04pm 06.20.22 Will find out tomorrow when I go to yard Mine are very available meyraught up and down for all of t
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 12:03pm 06.20.22 I just recently bought the boat after a haul out and survey. I wasn't able to be there with the surv
Breaker keeps jumping Belgian Chris at 11:43am 06.20.22 Thank you, I'll give that a try
helm canopy Timm R Oday25 at 11:39am 06.20.22 Couple thoughts . I'm not that familiar with the 27' Hunter . When we built our bimini there were se
Breaker keeps jumping justsomeguy at 11:28am 06.20.22 Any suggestions on how to identify the issue ? Try swapping out the breaker for a known good one?
Breaker keeps jumping Head Sail at 11:28am 06.20.22 Do you have a new breaker to install? I had a faulty breaker once.
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England Tony Jonaitis at 11:26am 06.20.22 Yes, please! My regular email is Urchinn@aol.com
How do you keep the birds at bay? dLj at 10:43am 06.20.22 @Kermit Just a thought - a Windrider 17 is a really nice little trimaran day sailor - easy to set u
Keel bolt (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 06.20.22 but need to buy a socket to check the situation I gotta come clean here and admit that checking t
Main prop strut LloydB at 10:27am 06.20.22 Only trailer sailor experience here but I'm just curious how did you discover that the prop strut ne
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 06.20.22 It has to be clean. It's where I hide my lunch when we set off for the day. Bloody crew of mine wo
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 06.20.22 My plan is to 3d print a couple of blocks to fasten to the shaft either side of the flange so I can

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