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Battery-thermal runaway Jerry Loomis 1 at 8:23pm 11.23.09 Pearson 0/1178 I believe I have just had a thermal run away in my generator battery. It got hot and smelled like su
PNW enclsures 1Goldie at 7:47pm 11.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1390 We are new to PNW. Already been laughed at about 'winterizing' but do have a question about enclosur
Advice Please Propnut30 at 7:11pm 11.23.09 Columbia 1/1953 I have a chance to buy a 1977 Columbia 8.2 but I have a few concerns. First I should say that I have
VHF DSC & GPS Interface (2) csdurand at 6:39pm 11.23.09 Big Boats 6/4661 I have searched the archives and found lots of good information on VHF DSC / GPS interface but I sti
Keel cable broke Jeffandme at 4:00pm 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1600 My wife and I thought we'd go out for one last sail this year before bad weather. After leaving the
Remove skeg? Missinglink at 3:43pm 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/3707 I am replacing my prop shaft, cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1984 Hunter 31. My problem is t
A4 engine removal jerrypaulson@mac.com at 1:45pm 11.23.09 Pearson 2/1591 My 1975 Peason 30 Which I just purchased, has been on the hard for more than three years. I am worki
Happy Thankgiving Oday20 at 1:13pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1214 I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And I would like to thank every one for their in
does anyone know how close i can get my boat to Kinston, NC? luvitt at 1:10pm 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2430 im thinking about taking a temp contract job building airplanes in Kinston, NC. it will quadruple m
gabriel donnelly's exterior teak Shoaldrafter at 12:52pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1633 gabriel, I had to replace all my exterior teak. Instead of teak, I used HDPE. Cheap and works li
Any ideas on how to improve conductivity? (1) caguy at 11:51am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 17/5071 I have a two prong connector from WM that only works if I wiggle it around. It will sometimes lose c
Introduction - 1964 Pearson Express 28' cruiser 1964PearsonCruiser28 at 10:37am 11.23.09 Pearson 1/3869 Hi all, Just discovered this web site while looking for a Pearson community. Although not a sailboat
Opening ports leak jjgizara at 10:26am 11.23.09 Big Boats 2/1164 On my 1994 37.5 Legend, 5 of my nine opening ports are leaking. I need to re-bed them. Where do I
Sanitary Hose Replacement stat139 at 10:13am 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1943 I have a 1997 Catalina 28 MKII. I would like to change the sanitary hose from the head to the holdi
Looking at where to spend my Christmas money Justin_NSA at 8:24am 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1055 Planning ahead, thinking there might be some sales after Christmas. Is there a preference on solar n
Radio issues Chesapeakegem at 7:37am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1970 Greetings all. I recently purchased a very used Bristol 27 which came with a mounted Rayheon VHF mar
Legal trend to watch Roger Long at 7:31am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3375 While researching Canadian operators permits, which I will need if I spend more than 45 days there n
LifeLines vs Rails RCEDO1952 at 6:20am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1869 Ahoy Sailors, Question, is there a reason, other than cost, for why solid rails are not used inst
brand new wouldbesailor at 2:00am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2174 Hey guys and gals. I'm brand new at this and am thinking of getting a boat to cruise the bahammas an
3YM30 Temp gauge installation (1) nautikaljeeper at 8:15pm 11.22.09 Big Boats 9/10786 I have been trying to find a way to install a temp gauge for the 3YM30 and still keep the high temp

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Help with halyards at mast head knackers at 2:36pm 02.03.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n
Magazine subscription renewal alert Leeward Rail at 2:22pm 02.03.22 Nowadays we receive three excellent mags -- Good Old Boat, Yachting Monthly, and Practical Boat Own
Swim ladder jssailem at 2:18pm 02.03.22 Been thinking about that swim platform. Would be even better if you could create a way to fold it up
Why some boat owners should never attempt DIY repairs Leeward Rail at 2:15pm 02.03.22 Everyone does a crap job at some point in their life. How else are competent pros and marine towing
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram boardman74 at 1:58pm 02.03.22 I have the 2 part Devcon that was purchased off of the Hunter site. Maybe 2 part epoxy was the wron
Oh My the Moorage Costs Parsons at 1:41pm 02.03.22 From the Dutch that I have met, their cultural values are humility, practicality, and reason (plus b
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 1:30pm 02.03.22 Well, Topcat, I would say you have a keeper there. Congrats!
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. DeniseO30 at 1:27pm 02.03.22 Do you mean the propeller shaft strut? Measure measure measure determine the angle and look on site
Swim ladder chip veres at 12:58pm 02.03.22 The platform Jssailem showed is even better if you add a 4-step telescoping ladder to it. Just prov
mast raising topcat0399 at 12:46pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's p
Magazine subscription renewal alert FastOlson at 12:38pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the update. I used to subscribe to CW and Sail for many many years.... finally figured ou
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 12:27pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's pr
mast raising (3) topcat0399 at 12:22pm 02.03.22 I have a Venture V224, essentially same boats as your only with a poptop. I have fought all of the b
Oh My the Moorage Costs Benny17441 at 12:08pm 02.03.22 The boat builder is taking the bridge down; of course they will charge Bezos for it by including it
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 11:57am 02.03.22 Thanks! I appreciate all that you're sharing with me.
Magazine subscription renewal alert kappykaplan at 11:57am 02.03.22 A magazine I subscribe to defaulted to automatic renewal if you renewed online and paid with a credi
Haul out the water Benny17441 at 11:53am 02.03.22 I think he said to dry land. That would be somewhere in Alabama. Can't sail there.
Swim ladder Benny17441 at 11:49am 02.03.22 Where is the rudder?
M-25 engine issues (1) dmax at 11:24am 02.03.22 No experience but here's a diagram of the speed control, most likely one of the gaskets (3, 13) is n
2013+ MH-40 Discussion Hull13 at 11:20am 02.03.22 I have been unable to post for quite awhile but am still looking for someone with experience with re

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