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Tiller to pedestal steering conversion on O28 Footdocsailor at 5:16am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1667 I am endeavoring to purchase my first boat. I have found an O28 that I am seriously considering maki
What to do if de-masted? inarathree at 5:10am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3697 I read postings and news articles, where people get de-masted from whales (although I dont think it
loose pintles and gudgeons kepeterss at 5:08am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4019 The pintles and gudgeons on my 1979 Oday 23 have a lot of play in them that seems to be getting wors
Quick fix trailering? jmark at 4:51am 05.14.11 Trailer Sailors 10/4566 Hi, I am new to sailboats and the activities involved in maintaining and moving them. I want to get
73 Ranger 29 Pics - Inside and Outside lemuscounseling at 7:49pm 05.13.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8820 I would love to see any 73 Ranger 29 pics so I can see how mine will look after I'm done working on
Hunter 410 stern rail seats Don Lucas at 3:11pm 05.13.11 Big Boats 4/1612 I have a new to me 410. The stern rail seats are off the boat and I don't know whether the drink hol
Another Sailboat 'Capsize' Rick D at 3:09pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6851 This seems awfully familiar: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_on_re_us/us_va_capsized_boat
New Prop The chief at 2:15pm 05.13.11 Catalina 30 13/3818 I have a 1989 cat 30 TRBS with Wing. It has the standard Universal M25XP Engine. When I purchased it
need pro's and con's bill beyler at 2:10pm 05.13.11 Smaller Boats 6/2069 I bought a 23.5 Hunter last year and moored it on Lake Mendota in Madison Wi. The boat has a CDI fur
Navigational Application For Ipad msp1mlb at 1:33pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2594 I am looking for a app to put on my iPad that I could use as a backup chart plotter. I have a Veriz
help with masting/trailer jmark at 1:20pm 05.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/102 trying to decide how best to approach a new boat purchase. actually it was "free" to me. now comes t
Availability of 2011 YBAA Yacht Purchase & Sale Agreement? Beautiful Day at 12:43pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3203 I am interested in putting in an offer on a sailboat. Can anyone direct me to the the latest 2011 Ya
Another Cable question? Bob S at 11:54am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3989 I am adding a Class D VHF radio and will be attaching it to my Raymarine C70 / Raystar 125 Chartplot
Trailer for '73 ODay 22 with fixed keel Rsaoday22 at 11:12am 05.13.11 Day Sailers 2/2215 I am looking at a 1968 little dude trailer to tow my oday 22, but I cant find any specs on the trail
Hunter 40.5 Legend 1995 - hi and help :) redunculous at 10:07am 05.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4735 Hi all New to the forums here and new (to be) Hunter owner - in fact new sailboat owner altogether!
What Brake Winch for Mac 25? ChockFullOnuts222 at 9:58am 05.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 I need to buy a new brake winch for my Mac 25. Looking at Dutton-Lainson (if I spelled that right),
Oday 19 hull design cross sections (3) ells at 9:45am 05.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3805 Does anyone know where I could get cross sections of the hull design of an Oday 19? I have a leak i
Airtronics D5 Heater Nodak7 at 9:29am 05.13.11 Big Boats 0/1129 The Admiral has instructed me to install a Heater in the boat. We have had some experience with the
Mixing Elbow dfast7181 at 7:51am 05.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2655 While motoring the mixing elbow blew off the our 3ym30 engine with a loud pop and a hissing woosh. M
Bleeding fuel line for C27 rlewczuk at 6:51am 05.13.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2992 I have a 1990 C27 with an H18 Universal (diesel). Can anyone assist me with pics showing where the a

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FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 8:39am 09.18.22 If, as you say, the bilge pump is wired to the start battery I'd suspect it is cycling. Unless your
Identify 6M O'DAY? (1) mike sail at 8:37am 09.18.22 Wow. Lots of wealth of knowledge. I am guessing that as my boat is number 655 and likely as a 1966 m
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:25am 09.18.22 Capacity and charging the battery bank will not be a issue for next year. There are over 70 locks w
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising SycloneDriver at 8:13am 09.18.22
WWP 19 converted to power boat. dlochner at 8:11am 09.18.22 At the 70 locks along the way. They all have 115v outlets in WC. Or moor at a marina once awhile, I
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 8:05am 09.18.22 At the 70 locks along the way. They all have 115v outlets in WC. Or moor at a marina once awhile, I
WWP 19 converted to power boat. dlochner at 8:02am 09.18.22 So eliminating the lead aid battery is not possible. I will buy a small tractor size lead aid batte
Outhaul line replacement for furling main nitrogenase at 8:00am 09.18.22 Too early in the morning for me I guess - you said outhaul not inhaul. I can think of even less rea
Outhaul line replacement for furling main nitrogenase at 7:59am 09.18.22 What brand of mast? US Spars has instructions for replacing the line at https://www.usspars.com/wp-
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 7:51am 09.18.22 IMO, silicone eventually will fail in this application. Congrats on the new boat... And yes.. Sili
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery Tally Ho at 7:49am 09.18.22
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks (2) PhilaSailor at 7:43am 09.18.22 Hello, Figured out the direct replacement for the turning blocks. I'm just finishing a deck Awlgri
Hot water tank use when at anchor NYSail at 7:35am 09.18.22 I put in an 8 gallon Isotemp. It is a beast! After water is fully heated using either engine or shor
Outhaul line replacement for furling main Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 09.18.22 Hello all, my Beneteau 323 outhaul line for in-mast furling is stiff and frayed but the marina owne
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery JoeWhite at 7:24am 09.18.22 In cars the battery does not run down due to radio consumption. There are 2 wires powering the radi
Fuel Polishing in St. Louis area Leeward Rail at 7:09am 09.18.22 When you carry a hundred or more gallons then a different system might be better. I utilize a pump
Outhaul line replacement for furling main jdrutten at 7:06am 09.18.22 I can't imagine why you would "need" to take down the mast. On my in-mast furler setup, the outhaul
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 7:06am 09.18.22 Did some digging during my morning coffee, outboard under 50hp require 250 CCA. 20AH flooded. Yama
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 6:58am 09.18.22 What is the brand of your unit? Kidde? Based on photos yes. Combo smoke/Co talking detector wit
How to Clean Webasto flame sensor Air Top 3500 jssailem at 6:54am 09.18.22 Webasto heaters are sold and I believe serviced by SureMarine in Ballard WA (across the canal from S

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