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Wiring charger to battery SoSound at 6:05pm 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2430 Question on what wiring to run from the charger to the battery. Currently, both positive and nega
Yanmar 2GM20F Pete17844 at 5:56pm 10.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/6916 I need to change the coolant in our Yanmar 2GM20F. Would someone with the same model be willing to
Questions for Macgregor owners tommrz at 5:28pm 10.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2557 I am interested in purchasing a 94 Macgregor 26X. These boats seem to have a little bit of both the
1.25" track for Asym Spinnaker snatch block (1) Chris Connor at 5:26pm 10.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1533 I recently observed a 1.25" track installed on the moulded toe rails of a Catalina 36. I have a Ca
Blue Heron Problem Monty Miller at 5:22pm 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 33/9348 In our cove with about a hundred or so sailboats a majestic blue heron has decided that the bimini o
Look at the zinc All U Get at 5:20pm 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 I read Rich (P303)'s thread on zincs last week and have had a similar experience. So this season I
Installed Zarcor doors on Cat310 (1) Chris Connor at 5:18pm 10.26.08 Catalina 310 4/2808 Late this summer I installed a set of doors I purchased from this site on my Catalina 310. All in
S25 Rudder Design Cyrus Cox at 5:03pm 10.26.08 Seidelmann 5/4331 I am looking for the rudder schmatics for a 1979 Seidelmann 25. I am the new proud owner of the Dej
Masthead Tricolor? newly anonymous at 3:13pm 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2162 Something came up on a different thread that gave me pause, but I'm posting here rather than hijack
Winter canvas cover for a S 25 Rob Mackin at 2:01pm 10.26.08 Seidelmann 0/1583 Are there any companies that stock canvas winter covers for the S25? Custom covers are pricey and th
Mainsail leech Kestrel001 at 1:49pm 10.26.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4016 Have a 2005 Catalina 387 with in mast furling. This past year have had extreme difficulty with the m
Asymmetrical - Sock or Furler? Monty Miller at 10:58am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4628 We have a h29.5 with a bowsprit, a Doyle asymmetrical with an ATN sock. We don't use the asymmetrica
H34 Washed Ashore - Back In Water steve21968 at 10:46am 10.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1810 First of all, thanks to those who made suggestions on getting my 34 off the beach (see post below).
Piling Bites Sailboat-Advice Requested (1) BrianW at 10:43am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 32/3288 In Pensacola, we had a big blow the other night. I was out of town and not available to secure her i
H34 Washed Ashore - Back In Water steve21968 at 10:39am 10.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1426 Duplicate Post - Sorry Duplicate Post - Sorry
Hunter Keel Question vela at 9:23am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2067 I have a 1989 Hunter 30 with a fixed bulb/wind keel. When I took it out of the water last year ther
Upholstery Cleaning beneteau373 at 7:41am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1457 Does anyone have local experience with a reputable company to use for cleaning the salon cushion uph
How do you deal with Mast Wiring for layup Rizzman at 7:23am 10.26.08 Yamaha 1/1859 Just put the boat on the hard for the winter layup and was wondering how others deal with the mast w
What has happened to the Owner Reports ? Roy Page at 6:18am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1339 Since the revised website appeared I can't find the Owner Reports that were associated with each mak
Hunter 260 Trailer marclatta at 6:17am 10.26.08 Trailer Sailors 6/8333 I have a Hunter 260 and I am building a dock and boat lift. I no longer have the trailer and need to

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Coast Guard multi year renewal Rich Stidger at 2:34pm 01.18.22 Please educate me. What is the advantage of a multi-year CG Documentation renewal if the yearly pri
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 01.18.22 Definitely not "threaded into the deck." And yes the EYO forum will be by far the best place to get
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Stu Jackson at 2:27pm 01.18.22 You could also ask here: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/forums/maintenance-mechanical.1
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:27pm 01.18.22 Deck stepped mast, hinged at the deck. Hinge has a pin that you take out and put in to keep everythi
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 2:26pm 01.18.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:23pm 01.18.22 Your boat - I suspect that a 27' boat would be much too spartan for the trip. You are talking about
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Rick D at 2:20pm 01.18.22 Based upon what you have, they should be through bolted. Hopefully, there is no cabinetry in the way
New tool :) (1) jeepbluetj at 2:17pm 01.18.22 Can you show a picture of that? I just got a solar setup for my boat still trying to figure out th
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 01.18.22 You start with a very ambitious plan but then you make it sound all sketchy when you talk about DIY
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? shemandr at 2:00pm 01.18.22 At least in regard to the Shinnicock Canal, which isn't in your route but is part of the ICW, there
bolt rope extrusion removal from selden mast dlochner at 1:41pm 01.18.22 Try warming with a heat gun. That should soften the PVC enough to bend. If the mast is down it may
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Project_Mayhem at 1:21pm 01.18.22 I assume you'd be trying to minimize the hardware you have on board so a gin pole using your boom or
Lower shrouds AaronD at 12:53pm 01.18.22 Some pictures would be helpful. If I understand correctly, your new shrouds have swaged eyes, design
Dometic AC needs capacitor Ken13559 at 12:34pm 01.18.22 I don't remember much and keeps forgetting where I ....... I'm that old too.
Trying to identify this boat cb32863 at 12:29pm 01.18.22 I love how people try to convince someone to buy a rotting POS and put money in to it. :rolleyes: Ju
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? SandCat at 12:16pm 01.18.22 Consider a Hunter 260 or other large "trailerable" design. They have very well thought out mast rai
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 12:10pm 01.18.22 At least for the Erie Canal sections, the marinas at either end have cranes and the rates are consid
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 11:50am 01.18.22 Ericson 27 is a good boat. Very similar in size to the C&C27 I had for 20 years. It will be a great
Options for new main halyard Sailfanatic at 11:42am 01.18.22 Definitely no on Sta-setX. I would second the recommendation of VPC for a main halyard, I used it f
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 11:22am 01.18.22 A little more poking around and the weiner is .. Ericson 27.. They were available with a deep transo

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