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go west young man sailormanbigd at 1:32pm 08.19.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1515 It seems I will be flying, unfortunately not sailing to SanDiego in September some time to assist my
Halyard and Sheets Ends shanepandront at 1:01pm 08.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1051 Hi: I am a new owner of a 26X (2002) and the sheets and halyards should be replaced. If one would si
Ghosting around Mr.X-Ray at 11:10am 08.19.12 Big Boats 0/752 It's nice out here on the Potomac today ghosting around. 1.6kts on the gps right now on a run agains
Lightning Strikes Sailboat on Lake Superior xcyz at 9:49am 08.19.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3455 A 26-foot private sailboat was hit by lightning late Saturday afternoon near the end of Minnesota Po
2/3 charts pdnervo at 9:48am 08.19.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1578 does anyone have any experience with the charts that are sold by by Bellingham Chart Pr
Boat swap summer 2013 georgedubose at 9:27am 08.19.12 Pearson 0/1164 Pearson Owners Next summer I am interested in a boat swap. My boat, Skylark is located in a berth
Givens Liferaft Company georgedubose at 9:24am 08.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1774 My Givens 6 man offshore liferaft is one year past its certification. I want to have it serviced and
Swing Keel Leak. Capt Strapfoots at 9:16am 08.19.12 Balboa 1/3556 Ok I heard a nasty rumor that the swing keel housing in the Balboa leaks in heavy waves. If that is
Hatch replacements for Columbia 26 Russell Brown at 9:08am 08.19.12 Columbia 1/1849 While I would love to build new hatches and hatchboard for my recently acquired Columbia 26, would p
Anybody recognise this Yanmar? (1) druid at 9:06am 08.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 10/4398 I'm about to buy an 1976 Ontario 32, but I can't identify the engine. It's an OLD Yanmar (probably t
Mac vrs Balboa 26 Capt Strapfoots at 8:23am 08.19.12 Balboa 0/1529 Hello all I currently own a Mac 25 and love it. However, I recently have an opportunity to slip i
Genoa size Mark Nooney at 7:52am 08.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1042 Does anyone know if I increase the genoa to 130% we will be able to point better? 1984 Hunter 31 Tha
78 23 oday - line holding up the centerboard Jclark29 at 7:35am 08.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2585 Hi everyone, Yesterday the line that lifts my centerboard up has frayed to the inner rope. It is s
Catalina 22 MkII paddy4699 at 7:27am 08.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3531 What is the difference between a 22 and a 22MKII?
Vibration under power Mark Nooney at 7:16am 08.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1642 We own a 1984 Hunter 31. When we are under power there is a vibration (like a slapping or tapping)
Flexible Furler Problem gjaffess at 7:09am 08.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1512 I have a flexible furler on my O'Day 272. It has a plastic piece that you attach to the sail with a
E33 head smell GreggL at 6:55am 08.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1745 Have a new 33 and somehow am already getting a smelly head. I always flush properly and excessively
replacement of port in head newboatowner at 6:17am 08.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1150 Good morning to all. Hope you are having an enjoyable and healthy summer. I was caught in a horri
Deck wiring gfroch at 5:10am 08.19.12 Smaller Boats 1/990 Good morning all- I have a 1995 H26. The VHF wire from the mast base to the radio is deteriorati
Beneteau Moorings 50.5 2011 john hayman at 3:52am 08.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1463 I am contracted to purchase this yacht in 4 years time. On recent charter in Kos I have discovered t

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Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 1:08pm 05.13.22 Pad edantic Accelerating Drive Device Lever Expediters. Oh wait, @jon hansen beat me to it. :cool:
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 1:08pm 05.13.22 How big is the boat's battery? How much does the cooler draw? How often will the cooler run?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (1) jon hansen at 12:32pm 05.13.22 205284
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 12:10pm 05.13.22 My first thought is about charging the truck battery. Do you have a heavy duty alternator and batte
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 11:59am 05.13.22 My first thought is about charging the truck battery. Do you have a heavy duty alternator and batter
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 11:30am 05.13.22 Pumped in fresh water through Raw Water Strainer about 15 gallons just to flush and then pumped the
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 05.13.22 I'd use a strainer instead of a filter. Install it above waterline to make it easier to clean. And
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SailingCal21 at 10:37am 05.13.22 Did you ever find the issue? I'm pretty sure that the alternator signal will be a pulsing DC voltag
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad LloydB at 9:43am 05.13.22 Since you already have a go fast boat just go with the electric trolling motor. It's a sailboat, it
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 05.13.22 IMO all boats need to be checked and aligned (one satisfies the other) at least at 50 hrs. after the
600 Watt Inverter Fred at 9:27am 05.13.22 I would do the installation work myself. Its a Samlex 4-Pure Sine Wave. - most portable devices can
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.13.22 What's the guy in the orange PFD know that no one else knows? The pics were taken on the Symphony
Dutchman "Twist"? LloydB at 9:23am 05.13.22 While reading these post an offhand thought occurred remembering when I had a long curly extension c
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. JamesG161 at 9:13am 05.13.22 Check out these links... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/jammed-in-mast-furling.124993310
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. capta at 9:00am 05.13.22 I operated IMRF for twelve years on Skipping Stone, pictured here. We did 2 round trips to the East
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing jsmac at 8:29am 05.13.22 Hi, I sail in the Chesapeake Bay. It is brackish water and usually pretty dirty where I am. I have
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak Kingjim91 at 8:21am 05.13.22
Where do you keep the booze? capta at 8:10am 05.13.22 One of the things that I like about my old H-34 is the liquor locker built into the nav station. It
Hunter 240 rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 7:44am 05.13.22 If you are towing with the rudder up, i strongly recommend tying the rudder itself in the up positi
Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 05.13.22 You are going to have to evacuate the system, which may require the installation of a service valve

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