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transom ladder GarEi at 2:01am 05.05.11 Pearson 0/1646 We have a 1985 Pearson 303 and our transom ladder seems alittle short, I am sure its original. Overa
macgregor 25 1984 trailer specs rvazquez2 at 8:45pm 05.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4401 hi I need to register the trailer of my new macgregor 25 1984 for registration and plate. I don't
Drain in Catalina 22 bowlinguy800 at 7:12pm 05.04.11 Catalina 22 7/5577 Hey everyone, On my Cat 22 I just purchased, the drains maybe plugged. Below is a valve were the 2 d
Dry Tortugas-Key West (5) seadaddler at 6:58pm 05.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2657 Well I finally made it to the Dry Tortugas and over to Key West and it was great and got back today
Rudder Seal SteveS at 6:48pm 05.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1372 My rudder seal is leaking water in to the rudder and the rear birth. Any technique to removing the
Using battery sense on your alternator? Kettlewell at 6:19pm 05.04.11 Musings With Maine Sail 9/8867 I've read various alternator posts of yours with great interest, particularly your ongoing experimen
Cocoa Beach FL area question glong3 at 4:37pm 05.04.11 Day Sailers 0/1071 Has anyone with an ODay 25 CB model been able to fit under the SR528 Bridge crossing the Banana Rive
What do you use for safety wire? (1) berner73 at 3:41pm 05.04.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3089 For things like tying off the set screws on the coupler or on instrument thru-hulls so they don't ba
Furling Line - C320 A Cappella at 3:40pm 05.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1667 Sorry to dredge up an old topic, but I'm replacing the damaged 5/16" furling line on my Schaefer fur
Head Sink water line Soggy Paws at 2:33pm 05.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1447 In de-winterizing my Catalina 270 the water in the head sink stopped while draining the antifreeze o
Re-Stringing Reefing Line in Boom Soggy Paws at 2:31pm 05.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1831 I have a 2002, Catalina 270. The reefing line came out of the sail and into the boom. When I tried
Need help finding wire connector (1) geehaw at 2:30pm 05.04.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2013 Need to find a connector for on the boat to connect the wires of the outboard. Will replace both if
clogged scuppers dlewis812 at 2:24pm 05.04.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5054 while tightening the pedestal noticed water had been leaking so went ahead and resealed around the b
C22 Handbook around Dallas yzfr1 at 2:17pm 05.04.11 Catalina 22 39/5845 I just bought a Catalina 22. The previous owner had taken many things apart. I am putting it back
Just Another Beautiful Day Sailing San Diego (5) CaptDon01 at 12:57pm 05.04.11 Catalina 22 3/1645 Just another beautiful day to sail on San Diego Bay.....:dance:
310 Manual gpd955 at 12:56pm 05.04.11 Catalina 310 3/3045 I tried to download the 310 Manual to SBO but it was way to big. Even breaking it down to smaller pa
Knot/Depth Gages petri at 12:49pm 05.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3081 Does anyone have any advice or sources for replacing the SR Instruments (Knot and Depth meters) that
H260 rigging question rcaw at 12:36pm 05.04.11 Smaller Boats 5/1921 Well the wife and I bought our h260 late last summer and are looking forward to our first full summe
3GM Tachometer sending unit Richard Bryer at 10:34am 05.04.11 Big Boats 5/2851 Has anyone found a substitute for the Yanmar tachometer sending unit on the 3GM? A new one is $200 h
Yanmar difficult to start miguelgdelrey at 10:02am 05.04.11 Big Boats 5/2287 Hello I have been having problems starting the Yanmar engine on the Hunter 49 The engine is a 11

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What causes high voltage fault? Scott T-Bird at 11:27am 07.19.22 Does the Sterling charger ever go to absorption briefly after a period of float? I know my Xantre
What causes high voltage fault? Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 07.19.22 Sounds like you have the max bulk voltage setting in your external regulator set to 15v and your de
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 10:53am 07.19.22 roger that! ty Parsons
depth/chart plotters Parsons at 10:45am 07.19.22 Yea I hope that I don't ground it Get over that fear of grounding your boat. There are three types
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Hayden Watson at 10:43am 07.19.22 Is this gone ? My "new" boat only had an ice box. I have automotive AC experience in regards to r
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Ward H at 10:42am 07.19.22 Yea, gone. Should have posted as such. Sorry
What causes high voltage fault? Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 07.19.22 Does the Sterling charger ever go to absorption briefly after a period of float? I know my Xantrex
What causes high voltage fault? Ward H at 10:36am 07.19.22 Sounds like you have the max bulk voltage setting in your external regulator set to 15v and your def
There goes the neighborhood! DArcy at 10:34am 07.19.22 That might be a little overly cynical. I'm in the process of buying a 26-foot sailboat that has a b
20 hour battery capacity test done Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 07.19.22 So, what are you considering for replacement? I see myself going down this road sometime soon, but
How to grow the sport capta at 10:30am 07.19.22 As with so much else, the US seems to be backsliding in yachting. I have no doubt that it will soon
Sailing with no furling winch Alice A. at 10:27am 07.19.22 Fall off and blanket the Genoa behind the main. It will be very easy to furl and you will get a tigh
There goes the neighborhood! Tedd at 10:06am 07.19.22 And that looks like a bow thruster on a 25 foot boat. Either speaks to the maneuverability or expect
There goes the neighborhood! DArcy at 9:56am 07.19.22 The Ranger Tugs are a popular cruising vessel up here in the PacificNW. Interesting boats but the
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Timm R Oday25 at 9:47am 07.19.22 If you don't have the correct set up ..send it here and I'll take care of it .. Just trying to pay i
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Richard19068 at 9:45am 07.19.22 Thanks for the replies and ideas. Still need to know what the proper length is.
Hunter 34 Exhaust hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 07.19.22 Before demolishing the boat, can you attach a tracer line to the hose where it attaches to the thru-
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Richard19068 at 9:43am 07.19.22 If it were I , I'd screw a nut onto the fitting . Then I'd drill a hole through the nut and plug an
New (to me) International FJ, drainage + repair questions LloydB at 9:42am 07.19.22 Reaching against true wind can be done with a jib only but the degree of gain would depend upon the
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Richard19068 at 9:42am 07.19.22 Have you tried calling a marine transmission shop? You might try Marine Transmission in Ft Lauderda

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