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Low tide at dock Kenlee at 9:47pm 09.27.10 Bigger Boats 2/1432 I'm at a marina that needs to be dredged. At very low tide, the keel of my O'day 30 sits on the bott
Looking for used mast for 1981 25 ft Macgregor jrale at 9:02pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1615 Macgregor Owners, Since the price for a new mast , rigging and spreaders can be astronomical, anyon
V drive shift cable '82 columbia tevolk at 8:41pm 09.27.10 Columbia 0/1860 In the last couple weeks I was able to rebuild the pedestal on my '82 columbia 30 so that I could us
Air Conditioning pump cuts out Jeff Bacon at 8:09pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2658 Hi All: Recently, while running my Air Conditioner (heater, too), the circulating pump will do one
What are these for? (1) CAP Pilot64 at 7:58pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1874 Hi All, My past experience has been with simple sailers so my new to me boat has items on it that
23.5 Masthead Light davidb at 7:48pm 09.27.10 Smaller Boats 3/2401 My 1995 Hunter 23.5 has a masthead light that I'm considering replacing. It is a combination steami
anchor locker drain kepeterss at 7:48pm 09.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1822 I recently discovered a new leak in the bow of my Oday 23. It looks like it might be coming from the
Barometer repair jorgefife at 7:34pm 09.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/4564 I found a real nice Schatz Barometer, brass, in great shape, in one of my scavenging trips at the bo
A Good Day kpgraci at 7:05pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1535 My son and I opted out of work Monday afternoon and went sailing instead on Lake Pontchartrain. I wa
removing the rudder argo807 at 5:42pm 09.27.10 Lancer 1/1798 Hi all, On the weekend, I managed to remove the extremely heavy 40hp outboard off my 25' PS w
Polyester Resin dye Hermit Scott at 4:31pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 22/8947 I am finishing filling in the ports on the outside of one side of the boat. The other side still has
Boat cover zimmer10 at 3:43pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6289 I recently bought an '06 M in San Diego. Where can I get a cover that won't put me in the poorhouse?
starboard as a building material zeehag at 3:23pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 24/6023 was repairing my deck and the hardware thereon, and i find i have to replace my now destroyed teak
Hurricane holes? Sanders at 2:50pm 09.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2241 A friend will be sailing up from Guatamala this year and looking for a place to safely leave his boa
Atomic 4 for Sale in the Gear Ads. Steve Dion at 2:30pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 0/10 If anyone is interested in an Atomic 4 for their boat, there is a nice one for sale in the Gear Ads.
Wanted: Celebrity Class sailboat to restore 31seahorse at 2:24pm 09.27.10 Trailer Sailors 1/4018 Hello Trailer Sailers, I'm looking for a boat project. Specifically, I'm searching for a Celebrity C
Attention On Deck (2) kloudie1 at 2:12pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 37/5946 Lots of you folks probably are BOAT U.S. members.. and have seen this .. I post it here for general
Jib winch handle ffaubert at 12:25pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2582 Hi All, I haven't done a great deal of heavy weather sailing on my Mac 25 so I've had little reas
Raymarine X-5 Wheelpilot decisions sometimesailor at 12:09pm 09.27.10 Big Boats 5/2146 After some lengthy measurement taking...I'm beginning to think about taking the easier and much less
Interior Sliding Plexi Doors gmac1220 at 11:05am 09.27.10 Pearson 0/1351 I have a 1971 Pearson 33 and am interested in trying to find replacement sliders for the storage are

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Freaky voltage reading capta at 10:11pm 11.06.21 Perhaps whoever installed the unit made a mistake hooking it into the system. If it has a shunt for
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? MikeHoncho at 9:46pm 11.06.21 I hung a 6-lb zinc anode from rear of boat today, reasonably close to prop anode. Should significan
Adding a 115V outlet (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 9:15pm 11.06.21 Thx Ward. I will read that next. Big picture I am shopping on the West Marine site. I just finished
Freaky voltage reading Tedd at 9:07pm 11.06.21 There are loads of reasons that a volt meter could erroneously read low, but an erroneous high readi
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 9:00pm 11.06.21 The ProNautica is a very good battery charger. You don't need to use all three battery connections.
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 8:56pm 11.06.21 I stand corrected. I believe that charger may be a lower quality on-board marine charger than one
Adding a 115V outlet (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:55pm 11.06.21 The same manufacturer has a ProNautica series that has one the matches the amperage (20 Amps) of the
JIB SHEET QUESTION Ward H at 8:37pm 11.06.21 Looks good but the shackle needs to be tightened. I've used a single line with cow hitch tie to the
Adding a 115V outlet (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:34pm 11.06.21 I was looking at the ProMariner ProSportHD series. I downloaded the users manual from their web site
Freaky voltage reading Hollyberry at 8:10pm 11.06.21 If the meter reads fine on one bank, but not the other I don't think it's a meter issue... connectio
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 7:59pm 11.06.21 What brand/model is the new battery charger you are installing? I believe most marine battery charg
o'day keel problems sailboatracer at 7:51pm 11.06.21 After reading the following thread, it certainly sounds like the keel problem with the three series
Hunter 49 Variprop Georgedoyle at 7:35pm 11.06.21 Thanks for clarifying your experience. Sounds like the Variprop is a great choice. I haven't seen an
Freaky voltage reading fullbore at 7:29pm 11.06.21 Agree, the meter must be faulty.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 7:26pm 11.06.21 I hung a 6-lb zinc anode from rear of boat today, reasonably close to prop anode. Should significant
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:01pm 11.06.21 I've yet to hear of a single problem with No-Flex in any toilet. If anything the macerator blade in
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 6:47pm 11.06.21 the sailor who did not check his charts or the tide tables before he threw out an anchor... Yup. J
Freaky voltage reading dlochner at 6:10pm 11.06.21 Have you contacted Blue Seas? Their tech support is excellent. My first thought is a bad volt meter
Its funny Friday! Ward H at 6:05pm 11.06.21 The first time I read this I thought "Shame on you for calling your daughter a big dog" Sorry.
Has anyone built a boarding step? Ward H at 6:01pm 11.06.21 Last week's Nor'Easter brought in especially high tides. I was able to step onto my boat when I arri

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