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sailing withdrawals Chuck Creel at 5:24am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1416 anyone wanna go sailing week of mar 14th? cant wait to stretch some sails on mobile bay. looking
AC Reverse Polarity Indicator pvanv at 5:16am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2658 I have a very spartan AC shore power setup, with proper inlet, and double main breaker. This feeds t
Echo Charger Neil McDonald at 11:43pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 64/16744 Before deciding how to upgrade my electrical system, I need a better understanding of the performanc
Steering conversion MLM at 7:57pm 03.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1914 Has anyone had any experience with tiller to wheel conversion on a 25' O'Day ( wife wants a wheel, m
New steering brake pads paulj at 7:28pm 03.06.09 Catalina 310 9/2219 Had problem with steering brake not holding. So I purchased a kit from Defender. Pulled all parts of
Ladylove's Best Night Ever. Ed Schenck at 6:33pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2042 Thursday morning at 0810 Ladylove headed under the Seven Mile bridge at Marathon facing a stiff NE b
Pearson 30 Rudder Bushing Repair doublec9 at 6:20pm 03.06.09 Pearson 0/2914 Hello folks, Here's a link to my recent rudder bushing replacement write-up on my Pearson 30. Fun
Proscraper feedback Michel16055 at 6:17pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1271 I'm starting to plan the scraping of the hull of my O'Day 302. I came across a product which I would
first boat heybuddy at 6:13pm 03.06.09 S2 1/1482 S2 owners, I am looking for a first boat and the S2s are always highly spoken of. I am a beginn
30 amp to 110 power strip NCNoviceCouple at 6:04pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 14/10564 I searched the forums and could not find the answer to this question. I have C22 with one battery fo
headsail furler problem John at 5:35pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3629 I have a Schaeffer headsail furler which appears, from their web site, to be the CF-700 model. Over
Giot furler maintenance rlgales at 5:01pm 03.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1273 My 1988 Oceanis 350 has a Giot furler and I would like to know how to perform maintenance on it, if
Checking mast rake Mac Daddy at 4:32pm 03.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3550 I know the halyard trick when the boats in the water. But on the trailer I need to level the boat fi
First sail of the season (pictures) (4) walt at 4:08pm 03.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/4376 Tried out do it yourself battened jib, saw a Bald Eagle, need more downhaul on both sails next time.
Single handling an O'Day 272 PatSul22 at 1:51pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3217 Im looking to sail my oday 272 single handed. Does any one suggest any ideas on how to handle the ma
Headliner Peeling Away Attalia32 at 1:30pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 15/9571 We have a "new" '85 Jeanneau 32 (Attalia), and it came with the vinyle headliner, (and sides) in the
For the DIY guys sailaway78 at 12:35pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2072 If someone is so inclined, and has the time there is a hell of a deal on a boat on ebay right now.
Ranger 22 Mast Wildthing at 11:50am 03.06.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2905 My Ranger 22 mast has a severe permenant bow to port, which will not come out all the way by tuning
Holy Chainplates! (3) emergpa1 at 11:36am 03.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2571 Hello, What a beautiful day, 7o's with light breezes. But my boat is on the trailor, and I have a lo
In search of a trailer Mr Rickey Point at 11:27am 03.06.09 Trailer Sailors 7/2803 Hello gang, I've been kicking around on a little 16' Kent Ranger for the last couple of years on t

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Water Heater temp setting DeniseO30 at 8:15am 11.16.21 You might explore the age of the water heater also and mixing valves do not have to be mounted right
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 7:51am 11.16.21 I'm having a rigger come early January to hopefully replace lots of my rigging so I'm guessing he co
Looking at a c30 this weekend jeepbluetj at 7:43am 11.16.21 RitSim got the biggies. Also look for leaky rudderposts (if it's a wheel steered C-30) The crushed m
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DeniseO30 at 7:37am 11.16.21 Well maybe it's not about making their boats go faster.. but, for those trying to determine RPM wit
Worth the Cutter Rig? sail sfbay at 7:36am 11.16.21 ......... This site looks pretty good. I had a asymmetrical spinnaker manufactured by Peak Sails...
interested in buying a 310 Alansails at 7:34am 11.16.21 We do all our sailing on the Great Lakes with our 310, Erie, Huron, Michigan and the longest we have
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? JamesG161 at 7:34am 11.16.21 what hose did you splice into? The Engine Water pump discharge. Shown in picture. Same place use
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 7:30am 11.16.21 as apex mentioned, about replacing the throttle cable 2 years ago, unfortunately the issue started
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question kloudie1 at 7:13am 11.16.21 If the engine revs to 3500-3600 RPM in neutral and won't go above 2200 under load, that can be a sym
Water Heater temp setting ricksoth at 7:13am 11.16.21 Thank you everyone. I will explore the mixing valve.
Worth the Cutter Rig? dlochner at 7:10am 11.16.21 Thank you! I misunderstood, sorry, I do get a diver every month but haven't painted the bottom in y
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? DayDreamer41 at 7:10am 11.16.21 @JamesG161 what hose did you splice into?
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 7:02am 11.16.21 Thank you! I misunderstood, sorry, I do get a diver every month but haven't painted the bottom in ye
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? (2) JamesG161 at 6:57am 11.16.21 I talked with PYI techs directly and I purged mine continuously and the best for longevity of your s
Cradle Post Dimensions for 302 or 322 sail sfbay at 6:53am 11.16.21 Here is an option..........buy the cradle and ship it to this cradle shop in Canada to have them mod
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43am 11.16.21
Any P-39-1 Owners out there? sail sfbay at 6:22am 11.16.21 Welcome to the forum!! Check here Pearson Yachts Portal.............they have a forum section to as
Looking at a c30 this weekend sail sfbay at 6:19am 11.16.21 ...........Other than conmon issues, water intrusion, soft decks, degraded rigging, do these boats h
Looking at a c30 this weekend RitSim at 6:12am 11.16.21 Is there evidence of the keel separating from the keel stub (exterior view)? Catalina used plywood
Looking at a c30 this weekend Justin_NSA at 6:10am 11.16.21 Other than conmon issues, water intrusion, soft decks, degraded rigging, do these boats have parti

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