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Use it as an anchor Bing at 8:31pm 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3226 Hi Peggy After 8 months on our new boat with a Jabsco toilet with an extremely noisy electric conver
two water leaks Bob 04 H260 at 7:07pm 07.24.09 Smaller Boats 8/1441 We have been having huge rain falls here this week. I just noticed I have two small water leaks in t
Anyone Cruising Maine Next Week..? Maine Sail at 5:42pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2002 We're out and wanted to see if anyone else was..? We have no plans other than where the wind and our
Canvas work Hermit Scott at 1:12pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 68/12299 This is for you guys that sew your own canvas. what weight sunbrella do I want to use on a main sail
Gunwale & Mast step leaks EGillespie at 12:45pm 07.24.09 S2 6/2178 I recently bought a 1980 S2 8.0 in good shape. I noticed after heavy rains that the cabin headliner
Don't you wish you could work inside your mast? (1) Tim R. at 12:21pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1427 Alinghi 5's mast being prepped for unstepping. http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Alinghi%2014.jp
Hunter 50CC Dave Robinson20509 at 11:51am 07.24.09 Big Boats 1/1401 I'd be interested to hear from any fellow owners of the new Hunter 50CC on their experiences with th
extra weight versus speed txtowman at 11:48am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3822 I have a catalina 22 swing keel I want to take some heavy items with me since I stay out for at lea
Headed for Savannah via Erie Canal (1) tcbilgerat at 10:30am 07.24.09 Destinations 3/4011 I am a solo sailer on the great lakes, but am about to embark on my first long journey. If anyone is
Can I shorten my tiller? Mougly at 10:28am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6775 Hello all I am thinking about changing my tiller as the one on now was painted and the paint is p
Replacement companionway boards bffatcat at 9:58am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 16/13293 My original 1975 vintage companionway boards made out of marine plywood with a mahogany veneer need
sym spinnaker question- pls forgive my ignorance LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:23am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1628 I am getting ready to experiment with using a sym spinnaker on an O'Day 23. The sail has a single "h
Lightening Dangers? Skipper62 at 9:12am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3545 I am a coastal sailer in SE Texas. We have storms come up quicker than I can get off of the water so
21' Macgregor - 1969: Broken Mast, What to Do? Sail77 at 8:44am 07.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3483 New to the site... My Dad and I bought a 1969 Mac 21' from a family friend about 12 years ago. Hav
Costa Rica - Panama anyone? destinationcostarica at 8:39am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1234 Hi all, I'm not sure if this is where i should be asking this sorta question. I'm actually looking f
Oday 25 Centerboard Mec. itsagoodthing at 7:31am 07.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2495 I just purchased a 75 ODAY 25 CB, the cable line is located in center of the boat, in a post that
Tach does not work at start up Mike G. at 6:47am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2239 The last two times out, the tach did not work at engine startup (Yanmar 3GM30). It operates fine af
Composting toilets Icetug at 6:22am 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2448 Does anyone have any experience with a Sun-Mar Mobile composting toilet? It may be nice to not worr
Batteries and power in general BobM at 5:59am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2514 Forgive me if this brings up a lot of stuff that has already been said. Lost my house battery, an I
Possible Battery selector switch/charger problem Hugh4753 at 4:45am 07.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1640 Just replaced my old AGM group 24 batteries with AGM 31's. Since the boat had the original "frytech

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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 8:39am 04.14.22 This feels like a sitcom or one of those movie series on a Saturday known as Cliff Hangers.
A Technically Sophisticated Repair jssailem at 8:37am 04.14.22 When servicing Naval Planes with tube based electronics, that was standard first adjustment techniqu
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 8:36am 04.14.22 Ok! sounds good, I will take it apart! Stand by. G
A Technically Sophisticated Repair Tater at 8:35am 04.14.22 Have you seen "No Time For Sergeants", with Andy Griffith? He used a similar repair for a radio. Th
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) jssailem at 8:29am 04.14.22 I was the investigative type, so I did take mine apart. That is how I cleaned out the small amount
Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 8:24am 04.14.22 If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on. Not on a t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Scott B at 8:23am 04.14.22 Our dealer tells us that this is normal, and that using the winch is the standard operating procedu
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 8:17am 04.14.22
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 7:39am 04.14.22 Thanks. I'm hearing that it's not likely a core intrusion issue. That's what I want to hear. Than
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side jssailem at 7:31am 04.14.22 I am hearing you like the boat. That you are willing to put up with some issues. The deal feels fare
Burning insense on a boat Terry Cox at 6:41am 04.14.22 We enjoy burning incense only while at anchor and with hatches open.
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 6:39am 04.14.22 I'm having the boat transported to a different lake within a month. The boat will be pulled out and
Vernazza, Italy jssailem at 6:28am 04.14.22
Starting fluid RoyS at 6:19am 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders?
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? jssailem at 6:08am 04.14.22 Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? Scott T-Bird at 5:00am 04.14.22 The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should b
Starting fluid CYQK at 4:58am 04.14.22 Man that is a good tech explaination. Looks like mms is not a good starter fluid Thks
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side Tally Ho at 4:56am 04.14.22 As @Ted said, be sure to inspect the boat carefully and get a pre-purchase survey. I would want to
Vernazza, Italy TomY at 4:37am 04.14.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
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

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