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Islander AC breakers Craig Cook at 10:23am 08.24.10 Islander 3/3858 I have one breaker on my AC panel and would like to add a few more for other circuits. I would also
Removing boat from trailer Stan the man at 9:48am 08.24.10 Trailer Sailors 11/7816 My boat is in my driveway and I want to remove it from the trailer so that I can do repairs and pain
Gas Generators Paul and Judy at 9:19am 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2410 Anyone installed a Inverter Generator on their Sailboat? Please talk about where you installed it.
Beating angles Beneteau 411 dkobyrne at 8:37am 08.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/8129 Hi, I have a Beneteau 411 celebration and would appreciate advise/direction on rig tuning and sail
carpet or new floor med2463 at 6:30am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 14/469 We have made several improvements on our Hunter Cherubini 37c over the summer, but one thing we won'
DC, Northern Va., Maryland question Hugh4753 at 5:27am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2376 Daughter has just moved to College Park Md. and on a recent visit there saw a lot of sailing activit
M22 outboard power limitations. nemosuit at 2:55am 08.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/8086 The literature says my 1978 M22 can handle up to a 10 HP outboard motor. Why? Is that based on wh
H33 Alternator upgrade SMACGW at 9:58pm 08.23.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3322 On a 1983 H33 with a 2GM 15HP diesel, stock 35 Amp Hitachi aletrnator, can I have the Alternator reb
Sea Clear II Navigation System (87) cscott at 8:59pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2587 I use my Laptop and 76CS or 76CSX Garmin GPS with SeaClear II software along with free downloaded NO
Adler-Barbour R-134a Conversion Success K7MX at 8:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/5331 I recently successfully converted my elderly Cold Machine refrigeration system from R-12 to R-134a a
Anyone in Northern Vermont Area to give a hand wiring? vtsailguy at 8:20pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1258 I am looking for someone in the Northern/Burlington Vermont area who is handy with wiring. I am a co
winch replacements herrboat at 8:10pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1494 I have a 1990 mac 26d....I would like to replace the old original winches with self tailing winches
Any 1984 Hunter 27' owners out there? cara at 7:59pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 13/3777 Hi, We are looking for an owner's manual. I found a thread that mentioned one awhile back in the
New sail track opening RAD at 7:26pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1699 I had a new sail made with the luff about 6" shorter so I can raise the boom 6" and realized that I'
My Ruder broke! Guy Pearson at 5:57pm 08.23.10 Day Sailers 5/1941 I had only been sailing for about 2 hours in my "new" 1980 25' Oday when the rudder broke at the low
O'day 272 Owners Manual BillMT79 at 5:42pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 2/4586 I am in Desperate need of an Owners Manual for an O'day 272..........I have seen references to PDF f
Victron bmv 600 battery monitor help galynd at 5:11pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 18/8763 I installed a victron batt monitor on friday night. saturday, I sailed approx 8 hours without start
Our new home (3) Tim R. at 4:07pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 33/5921 Well, we closed on our new home today. A 1997 Caliber 40lrc. We will be racing her in an overnight
Starter/generator combination Gudenuph at 4:03pm 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1846 Does anyone out there have an under 10 HP outboard with a combination starter/generator installed? H
Main sail Mac at 3:25pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1912 Does anyone with a Mac 25 wrap their sail around the boom? I think the boom is made to do this? Le

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eenie, meenie, minie, moe RoyS at 5:31am 05.22.22 Be advised, the eenie meenie is broken! I used to get the right choice 50% of the time with the eeni
Life Jacket recommendations RoyS at 5:25am 05.22.22 Give some thought to the trigger mechanism on an inflatable. There are manual triggers and automatic
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water RoyS at 5:12am 05.22.22 My holding tank is above the waterline so I speculate here. You could try looping the outlet hose ab
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water JamesG161 at 4:53am 05.22.22 your not getting me. Yes I do. My H430 does the same as your H41 If your HOLD tank vent is open
Broken (Cracked) Companionway Slider Ontario Star at 4:04am 05.22.22 Just bought a Catalina 28 mk2. Some prob. They dropped the boom. I'm in the Watertown,NY area. Pleas
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences (1) Bob S at 3:52am 05.22.22 This is 65# 30kg Mantus hanging off my 393
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 11:51pm 05.21.22 @ Ralph Johnstone: Those photos sre STUNNING! If that's not reason enough to go, I don't know what
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences NYSail at 11:27pm 05.21.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:45pm 05.21.22
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Geoff E at 9:37pm 05.21.22 your not getting me.... I discharge at the proper times and in the proper locations. I just would l
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water JamesG161 at 9:32pm 05.21.22 The term HOLD tank is just for that reason. Hold the sewage until time to remove it by proper metho
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Geoff E at 9:28pm 05.21.22 yea... that's what I've been doing but it's not what I've had on my other boats. Was just thinking
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water JamesG161 at 9:27pm 05.21.22 Do others have this same issue. Yes. The reason is your hold tank is below the boat's water level
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 9:11pm 05.21.22 ... Tightened that up and leak stopped. Dropped in a pump and she has been bone dry since. ... Mak
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 8:33pm 05.21.22 Update: Rick Wallace from i3DGear has designed a new ring in three arc segments and a way to press i
Vacation from a live aboard higgs at 7:49pm 05.21.22 If your boat can't survive two weeks on its own you have problems. When was the last time that your
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator Tally Ho at 7:39pm 05.21.22 Seems like a portable battery (Jackery) powering your charge to charge your batts is a lesson in dim
Life Jacket recommendations Marmalade at 7:35pm 05.21.22 I'll add another vote for Spinlock, they are well designed. @Sailfanatic mentioned crotch straps, a
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Tally Ho at 7:31pm 05.21.22 Greg, what would he be checking for? If both wires are to either side of an incandescent bulb, the
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 7:09pm 05.21.22 Admiral and I both have the spinlock deckvest lite-- can't say enough about them for comfort. Admir

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