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Anchor / Mast Head light Larry14133 at 11:47am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/5 The Anchor light on my O'Day 302 seams to have failed. Anyone have an idea of what type of bulb wou
Spots on stainless steel Ken Honeycutt at 11:46am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1482 I've got what looks like water spots on some of my SS tubing. I tried Collinite metal polish and was
Puffer rigging instructions? Lindy Lou at 11:38am 05.29.09 AMF 1/10319 Hello! My husband is new to sailing and bought an AMF Alcort Puffer that did not come with rigging
Anchor / mast head light Larry14133 at 11:34am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1323 The anchor light seams to have failed on my 1987 O'day 302. Any one have and idea on what type of b
rigging genesta at 11:31am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1019 Never sailed and we purchased our first sailboat. How's that for adventurous! The boat is a 1977
Tall rig vs regular Ed3052 at 10:39am 05.29.09 Catalina 30 10/15112 What is the real difference between the tall rig and regular on the 30
Forestay tension paphman at 9:30am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 6/3484 I would like to know what some of you are using for forestay tension. We have an adjustable backsta
Differences between Kick-Up Rudders (1) Aldo at 9:11am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 0/1380 Please take a look at the attached photo of two kick-up rudders. My rudder is on the left, and is fr
Into Blue Water captjoemiki at 7:14am 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1405 Ahoy Everyone, I live on the east coast of central Florida Fort Pierce, Fl. now. I been sailing the
Checking fuel in an E 27 gramp2672 at 7:07am 05.29.09 Ericson 0/1515 How can I tell how much fuel is left in the tank on an Ericson 27 ?? The tank is angled. I dip a sti
Stay quick release ? (1) MrBee at 6:55am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3604 Good morning, I have a cutter rig irwin 10/4. The inner stay is not needed as part of the standing
questions from an old newbie packman at 6:44am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1828 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How im
Looking to buy a lancer 27PS (new sailor) packman at 6:38am 05.29.09 Lancer 0/2399 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How i
Tachometer not working BaySailerBill at 5:09am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3380 Hi All, I own a 1984 Catalina C27 with a Universal M18 Deisel motor. I'm having a problem with my
Reverse Cycle Hugh4753 at 4:13am 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1207 AC Installation Question I've got a '94, 35.5 Legend and am going to install a reverse cycle this s
Too Good to be True ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 11:14pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1922 Has anyone tried this antifouling substitute and if so, what kind of results did you get ? http://w
venture 15 ahill16 at 8:49pm 05.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1881 i am restoring a macgregor venture 15 and i was wondering if any body knew the lenghts of the jib sa
Look out for? ksmith4312 at 7:42pm 05.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1373 I am very interested in the late 70's early 80's H27. Wondering what major items to be aware of.
Harken or Hood? BobM at 7:36pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3054 Besides condemning my whole rig as unsound, the rigger is also saying I should change my Hood Seafur
Stanchion Question hunter 28.5 (1) agittler at 7:13pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2234 I need to replace one of the stanchions on my hunter 28.5 which was damaged in an accident. As you c

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Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:01pm 07.09.21 follow Jssailmem's advice - start with the simple (read - cheap) stuff. Trace wiring with a voltmete
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? Leeward Rail at 5:00pm 07.09.21 I dont have a system like that. I assume it is solar powered ? Many people dont realize that solar
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? jssailem at 4:54pm 07.09.21 Some clever engineers built a low battery cutoff into the fridge/freezer circuit. It serves as a fai
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? kappykaplan at 4:50pm 07.09.21 My gut feeling is that the batteries are old from the symptoms described. Perhaps a load test on th
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? miraculix at 4:45pm 07.09.21 @kappykaplan The age of the batteries is somewhat unclear. I bought the boat early last year and we
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? patbratton at 4:02pm 07.09.21 there is also no adjustment left to raise the bunk boards.
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? patbratton at 3:59pm 07.09.21 it appears to me that the swing keel is not attached to me boat. the Hunter drawings do not show it
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 07.09.21 How old are the batteries?
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? patbratton at 3:45pm 07.09.21 I can not identity the trailer make. the previous owner had the boat three years. I just pulled it
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:38pm 07.09.21 To the upper right is daylight between the hull and bunk board whisk is not good. The bunk boards s
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 3:15pm 07.09.21 I'm trying to keep the new blocks in the $150-200 range. As wheel size increases so does the price.
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Rick Webb at 2:48pm 07.09.21 Generally you are better off anchoring out than in a slip
Weld broken Strut? (1) Johnb at 2:36pm 07.09.21 Dan, 1 FWIW my strut was fitted with a zinc by the previous owner. Some have expressed doubt as to
Looking for Hunter 38 on the upper Chesapeake bay for comparison letskeepriding at 1:22pm 07.09.21 Thanks, That's kind of what I thought
Looking for Hunter 38 on the upper Chesapeake bay for comparison quadrille38 at 1:18pm 07.09.21
Weld broken Strut? Ken Cross at 1:15pm 07.09.21 Our strut broke 2 years ago and we got a new one from SBO. While it's not cheap you know that it's b
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 12:51pm 07.09.21 UPDATE: So as a very late follow up I got the sail back from Quantum sails. It was cut down to a 11
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 12:44pm 07.09.21 196031
Engine Stalling 3GM30F odaydokay at 12:07pm 07.09.21 Yep. I clean that screen each spring. An easy place to get an issue....
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 11:22am 07.09.21 I called them and found one it's a h 33 by Dahlmer. they sent me to Miller Island Prop. they have

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