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Boom Brake Bristol26 at 6:49pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 16/9164 I'm looking to purchase a Boom Brake system, there are several of them on the market. Dutchboom Brak
Multi Day Anchoring pick53 at 6:27pm 09.07.10 Catalina 30 11/2904 A couple of weeks ago I was on anchor for 3 days. The first 2.5 days were fine, the 3rd day in the a
I've got transducers, but no instruments piper at 6:14pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2815 OK, I've got thru hull transducers for speedometer and depth finder--I don't know the brand--no name
Winter Storage - Is a tarp a good idea if done right?? damoses1 at 6:14pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 27/16462 I hate to have to think about it, but winter creeps up awful fast here in Michigan, and I am forcing
Friend needs help with Jeanneau S.O. 35 shift linkage Steve Dion at 5:57pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2082 One of the sailors in our marina had a little problem on Sunday morning. He tried to shift his engi
what is two much wind norpacsm at 5:55pm 09.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1764 Was sailing last Sunday, was the only one on the lake forcast was 10 to 20 sailed with main for a wh
Broken Centerboard cable Viking32 at 5:52pm 09.07.10 Bigger Boats 1/1659 Over the weekend, we had the misfortune of breaking our O'day 32 centerboard cable someplace below t
seaward water heater exchanger hookup galynd at 5:48pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2324 I have a seaward s700 water heater which is hooked up to 120 v electric but has never been hooked up
Iceberg Houseboat?????? Grasshopp at 5:22pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4009 Check out this artical.... http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/09/iceberg-houseboat The idea is pret
Dinette question AADIVER at 4:23pm 09.07.10 Catalina 30 7/2867 Where and/or who do I contact to purchase the additional bench and table for converting an L shaped
August Point's East JustDucky at 3:16pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1205 I know it is a bit late, but, if you have access to the August issue of Point's East magazine, there
Searching for a new boat bffatcat at 2:23pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2071 My 1975 Pearson 26W is in decent condition mechanically. She sails well and is trouble free. The p
Filing a compliant kair at 2:18pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 20/5091 Hi everyone, This past labor day weekend, I was on a collision course with a powerboat. As I had my
Stern Steel Beam kair at 2:09pm 09.07.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3118 Has anyone replaced the stern steel beam where the rudder attaches to? How difficult is this proces
Battery Charging Issue BWagner at 1:55pm 09.07.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1311 Hello, I have a 1978 ODay 27 with a starting battery and a house battery. I recently installed a
Racing a H26 Rhett 26 at 1:00pm 09.07.10 Smaller Boats 6/1837 Hello, I own a 1996 Hunter 26 that I began sailing two years ago, mostly casual day sailing with fa
before epoxy barrier coating... Valentina at 12:51pm 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2353 Just got done stripping bottom paint off my newly acquired Ericson 27.(1979) I used Peel-away stripp
C30 MkII '89 Cockpit Drain Hose Diameter Tangor at 12:17pm 09.07.10 Catalina 30 6/3427 C30 MkII '89 Cockpit Drain Hoses Replaced We just purchased a 1989 C30 Mk II and the surveyor noted
Matrix 2100 AIS - Update (2) Maine Sail at 12:13pm 09.07.10 Musings With Maine Sail 9/5617 This spring I installed a Standard Horizon Matrix 2100 AIS VHF. The unit does a lot and is a great V
Grounding/Bonding the Motor sailortaylor at 11:03am 09.07.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2061 Can anyone tell me from their experience if it is better to have the boats bonding system, not the g

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Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? dlochner at 4:29am 04.14.22 Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 4:27am 04.14.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Sailgunner at 4:24am 04.14.22 Did you install a second pump? Yes. Actually I installed the system so installed two pumps initial
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:55pm 04.13.22 But first, I need some dry lube!
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Skipper John at 10:23pm 04.13.22 After about 5 years the line on the drum started binding, softened enough that the wraps would push
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Skipper John at 10:21pm 04.13.22 Also, the furling line on my c315 was not led properly to the cockpit, resulting in excess friction
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna jssailem at 9:38pm 04.13.22 Don. US VHF FREQUENCY RANGE. 156.050 Channel 01A to 162.55 NOAA Weather Channel 1 AIS Primary Chan
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side Ted at 9:31pm 04.13.22 Never buy a boat without looking at the bottom, especially one that had blistering problems in the p
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) jssailem at 9:19pm 04.13.22 Growl. It is difficult to give directions when i feel like walking through a mine field. Or suggesti
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? mermike at 9:05pm 04.13.22 Welcome to boat ownership! I see evidence of old abandoned wiring, questionable connections and corr
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler Salt26 at 8:50pm 04.13.22 Hi Karl, yes of course you are metric in Canada! So sad to have lost your 35.5 in a hurricane, hard
Whale Grey IC Waste Management System. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:43pm 04.13.22 With the exception of a very few closed inland lakes, gray can legally be discharged directly overbo
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 8:08pm 04.13.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Burning insense on a boat rgranger at 8:05pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:43pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 7:10pm 04.13.22 I could actually adjust the tension knob now that I had it off the wheel. I guess rinse out with s
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:55pm 04.13.22 Thanks. I am aware of the frequency difference and I have a replacement antenna that is compatible w
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 04.13.22 i infer you have a VHF antenna fed through a splitter. Keep in mind AIS transmits on/around 162 MHz
Catalina 320 start problem Tom J at 6:37pm 04.13.22 You did mention that when you turned the key switch to ON, you didn't get the usual beeping. This w
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Justin_NSA at 6:17pm 04.13.22 Or your car Or anything...

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