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Dead battery BobM at 2:10pm 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1600 Upon boarding my boat this spring I found battery 2 dead. I also found the battery switch left on,
Rechargeable Spotlight Batteries Lee Coller at 1:46pm 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2717 I have a night blaster 2,000,000 candlepower spotlight with a rechargeable sealed lead acid battery.
Great Sailing cscott at 12:25pm 07.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/925 Just got back from 2 days of great sailing on Firn Ridge Lake down by Eugene, Oregon. That is where
Electrical Spread Sheet Phil V25 at 11:14am 07.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1185 Somewhere in the past someone had a spreadsheet for calculating electrical demand. I thought I save
Head advice? aboardduet at 9:55am 07.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2159 Hi Peggy...... We've lived aboard our 37c for 20 years, most of them with a WC #51 Skipper Junior.
Navigating Trent-Severn waterway Jan Huissoon at 9:31am 07.12.09 Destinations 4/2902 Has anyone recently navigated the length of the Trent-Severn waterway with a draft of 5'3" or more (
Racing Catalina 27s peterkozup at 9:07am 07.12.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/5629 Hello to all, I recently purchased and am sailng a Catalina 27, standard rig, and have entered into
Water stains on teak table (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:50am 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 11/7134 Not quite sailing related but it is the boat's salon table which has a water stain I'd like to elimi
looking for year oday javelin was built jack phibbs at 7:46am 07.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2216 I bought an old oday javelin. The hull number on the plate is l17591. It also has "class number 10
What to do with the lovelly wallpaper guidera48 at 6:32am 07.12.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1613 My 37 cutter has a grass wallpaper glued to the back of several bulkheads. I am redoing all the teak
Aft head door won't latch-handle inoperable PrincessoftheLake at 4:08am 07.12.09 Big Boats 4/1568 Rich sent me a link on the door latch issue in regards to my previous post and I do appreciate it.
Storaging the boom Jerry75 at 11:19pm 07.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1480 I wanted to create a place on the deck to store the boom when not in use. Has anyone made a storage
Harken unit 00 furler pin substitution Valentina at 9:14pm 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1714 HEY, SAILORS I had to de-rig my P-23 for some repairs and misplaced my forestay pin - it's a special
Personal firearms safety & legality jcherubini at 8:19pm 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2278 Has anyone had any bureaucratic or legal trouble with carrying (legally registered firearms) through
How Strong Is The Modern Keel??? sigbear at 5:25pm 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 27/7592 I am considering buying a Catalina 310 or posibly Beneteau 311. I have never owned a sailboat, but
Hunter 27 Hatches Big Fish at 4:19pm 07.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/4315 Hello: I am new to sailing and have purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. It need a bit of work but nothing s
Hull # Charlie13958 at 3:33pm 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1365 Would someone know what year manufactures started to use Hull #s?
Gooseneck Issue Bad Obsession at 2:51pm 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2849 My Uncle just purchased a C ' C 32. Yesterday while sailing we discovered that the gooseneck had an
Stair treads Team118 at 1:11pm 07.11.09 Catalina 30 9/1999 Hey guys; Where would I find some type of rubber tread with an adhesive back to put on the ladder
Seal of approval (3) Skipper at 11:48am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1382 Passed by a marker buoy loaded with pinipeds. One of the youngsters takes a fancy to us and comes

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Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 6:10am 07.22.21 I don't know what make your boat is . A teenager staring at their cellphone looks all too familiar
Help with identifying my boat? Timm R Oday25 at 6:08am 07.22.21 I don't know what make your boat is . A teenager staring at their cellphone looks all too familiar
Companionway sliding hatch Gene Neill at 6:01am 07.22.21 Mine hasn't screeched since I repaired it in 2014, but I'm still gonna try the sailkote idea. Easier
Pedestal parts 1984 Hunter 31 Flip Rutledge at 5:57am 07.22.21 The pressure bolt assembly for the throttle is handle is broken. I am looking for a replacemen
Confused on outhaul rigging wdonovan at 5:34am 07.22.21 Accessed the block from the out board end of the boom with a long pole with a screw in it but the b
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Parsons at 5:18am 07.22.21 There's one of the things I've learned over a lifetime of sailing - judicious reefing is a good idea
Prop shaft bearing size for Beneteau 350 DougM at 4:37am 07.22.21 Measure the shaft diameter. The first number on each of the part descriptions is the shaft diamet
Gauges that do not fog buddybear at 4:30am 07.22.21 As mentioned earlier, if the instrument lights are on, the gauge should clear up. I believe our ins
Bayview Mac Race? Marmalade at 4:27am 07.22.21 Marmalade is in PoHo, ready enough for Saturday! Now just to relax for a couple days!
Saw this odd duck... Len Ingalls at 3:41am 07.22.21 Like it! Very practical for nasty climates./ Len https://sailboat.guide/allmand/23-hms-23
What kind of antenna is this ? Len Ingalls at 3:26am 07.22.21 That is a Morad 156HD,cut for marine VHF or cut for other vhf bands as in this link. Measure the whi
What kind of antenna is this ? dirt rd at 2:42am 07.22.21 2 Meter ham band
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy JamesG161 at 11:09pm 07.21.21 I just messaged a friend who lives in Italy about your quest. This are a few ideas that might help.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 10:26pm 07.21.21 Thanks. I'm watching wind and wave reports for Point Fermin, Two Harbors, and Buoy 46222. Is there
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 jssailem at 9:25pm 07.21.21 Philly. That one looks to be missing the sheave as well. You could use it as the up haul to hold you
VHF radio or antenna problem Ken Cross at 9:07pm 07.21.21 Stick The stripped end of 18 inch piece of wire into the center where the coax connects to the radio
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? Georgedoyle at 9:07pm 07.21.21 Good point. We use ours when we pump up all of the toys. The 110 volt pump is way faster Than the 12
Companionway sliding hatch Leeward Rail at 8:59pm 07.21.21 Spray Sailkote on your hatch and in the track. No more screeeetch! lasts for at least a month lon
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner CaptainRan at 8:29pm 07.21.21 It was many years ago, but I made that trip many times from MDR in a 30 footer. You have been sailin
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? seadaddler at 8:15pm 07.21.21 I have solar and FP 4200 and telling you you need to run that Gen it is not good to not use it I run

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