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Sailing courses, first boat, second boat, oh my! mbullis at 9:21pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1132 Hello! My wife and I are going to try "the sailing thing" soon. First thing is first, we are landl
need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1208 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2372 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1141 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1375 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa
autopilot bigsarg1 at 3:29pm 07.01.09 Irwin 2/2535 I am looking for a good priced autopilot for my Irwin 37 CC. I want a new one for the perks. I also
I read a post yesterday on using a cheap t-stat with marine air system. cant find it today. luvitt at 2:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 anybody have any info on using a a cheap thermostat with a system? I have gathered all the pieces o
Detailing Questions Devian at 2:16pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1802 Greetings all. So I have a question. I have a white Columbia 28' and after just washing it, it still
Main AC breaker sunseeker at 2:14pm 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 On a recent overnight at the dock, I used the AC shorepower to run the battery charger, water heater
Fastners for Oday 26 emergpa1 at 1:03pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2209 Hi, I am almost ready to begin to re-attach my stanchions, rails. I need some new fastners as about
Through-hull repair (5) emergpa1 at 12:08pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1474 The chain locker drain through hull on my Oday 26 looked loose so i cleaned off several layers of go
DS# Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 11:55am 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1410 I need dimensional information for the assembly of a lifting bridle for my DS3. Lifting eyes are cu
Green touch-up paint for 1970 Oday Mariner 19 Freeblowing at 11:45am 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2600 Hello, I just bought a nice Mariner 2+2. The green gelcoat is scratched in places and the white fibe
jabsco, no pressure Quietude at 11:34am 07.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2416 I have a manual Jabsco head. When I pump the lever, it moves very freely up and down and does not fe
Width of the Wing Keel on the 1989 30' Hunter steveebryant at 11:14am 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/852 I need to know the width of the wing keel on the 1989 30' Hunter. I am building a trailer and the bo
Width of the Wing Keel on the 1989 30' Hunter steveebryant at 11:09am 07.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1587 I need to know the width of the wing keel on the 1989 30' Hunter. I am building a trailer and the b
how hard is it ? bad co. at 10:54am 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 8/1545 have been learning howto sail my 23.5 this year and picking up on things each time out , every time
Over my head? ggroener at 9:49am 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3681 I am looking into buying my first 'real' sailboat, somthing in the line of a 20'-22' Hunter that I w
P42 Windlass "down" question DanColucci at 7:26am 07.01.09 Big Boats 3/1185 I have a 1990 Passage 42 - Maxwell Windlass all chain - I am trying to find out how to let the ancho
Steering cables Carl San Carlos at 7:25am 07.01.09 Big Boats 5/2251 I have a 2000 Hunter 420 and have checked the auto pilot, raymarine elec, had the boat pulled and ch

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Yanmar Engine Oil Change Kings Gambit at 9:20am 03.19.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 9:17am 03.19.22 You might learn a few things by tuning in to "Sailing Magic Carpet" on YouTube. This couple is on
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard BigEasy at 9:13am 03.19.22 Also, Check the AC power inlet receptacles on the transom and the plugs on the AC power cables. I
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Hello Below at 9:11am 03.19.22 'm thinking about looking at on line operations to see if they're any cheaper. :huh:Cheaper??? You
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 8:49am 03.19.22 Just guessing but given that they are still bubbling, I suspect that one cell in one of the batterie
S2 11A - Locked throttle and gear shift Mark Maulden at 8:41am 03.19.22 I believe Edson has all the parts you might need..
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering sail sfbay at 8:34am 03.19.22 Doesn't the lock just hold the steering wheel in place? Suggest contacting Whitlock for a diagram an
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 8:11am 03.19.22 If you haven't already, separate them, let them settle then measure voltage on each battery separate
Yanmar Engine Oil Change sailcapt340 at 8:03am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 8:00am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries ar
Hunter 49/50 running power cables for port cabin top winch artboas at 7:46am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:33am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries are
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:32am 03.19.22 If you find that the neutral and ground wires are showing continuity between each other, first look
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 7:31am 03.19.22 I didn't know that. I thought these worked by detecting differences in the neutral and hot current
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:26am 03.19.22 So, to the O.P. - with the boat not connected to the shore power outlet, measure the resistance from
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:23am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into no
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 7:22am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:15am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into non
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:13am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenl
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Old Skool Neil at 7:11am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed i

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