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Reef barriers SailboatOwners.com at 11:08pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 36/1990 Are you comfortable tucking a reef into your main? Is it something you do without a second thought.
Circuit breaker tripping for interior cabin lites Loya at 11:04pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2276 The instant we try to turn on the main cabin lite switch on the master panel, it kicks off. So does
H 34 Keel Leak Todd at 10:43pm 08.03.08 Big Boats 4/1171 My aft keel bolt seems to be leaking. Is this common? I imagine the repair is expensive. What is the
Bosun's Chair & small boats question sinnettc at 9:40pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3172 How do you determine whether it's safe to go up your mast on a Bosun's chair on your boat? We just
Windlass repair?? Is it worth it? Mike Hollingsworth at 9:06pm 08.03.08 Bavaria 2/2379 I have a 1999 Ocean 38, and my windlass is blowing 60amp fuses when I try and operate it in the "dow
plumbing problems... again Syversens at 8:34pm 08.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2012 Hey all, had a great weekend on the water until saturday night... the holding tank again had the ven
furling main block Syversens at 8:26pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1261 hey all, I have a minor issue with my block pulling the RF main out, it seems to be really hard to p
plumbing problems... again Syversens at 8:19pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1065 Hey all, had a great weekend on the water until saturday night... the holding tank again had the ven
erickson 27 review Rick at 7:51pm 08.03.08 Ericson 0/4103 I just recived my Good old boat Mag. news letter and in Sept they will be doing a review on the Eric
Bringing your reef lines and main halyard back to the cockpit TT5952 at 7:13pm 08.03.08 Irwin 3/2867 I'm an ol' fart with limited mobility and balance trying to make my boat safe to sail until I'm 75 o
Mast Boot - It Works!! Paul Wash at 6:26pm 08.03.08 Smaller Boats 4/2143 I installed the mast boot a month or so ago and it works great. I know I've seen complaints about wa
Mac 26s keel cable broken Bruno Carl at 6:03pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2498 Is anyone knowing how to replace a swing keel cable on a MacGregor 26s? It does'nt seems easy...
Question for 2x.5 Hunter owners! Ed Schenck at 5:57pm 08.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1372 Wondering about keels on the 198X series of 2X.5 Hunters, especially the 23.5 and 26.5. The specs s
Part for a Macgregor 25 John at 5:14pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1494 I have a Mac 25, 1982 model. The mount for the whisker pole on the mast was broken off. Does anyone
Ruined already? there is the rub Al Winders at 5:10pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1496 I brought my new to me 26s home and they closed the lake due to flooding so I decided to fix leaks t
I wonder why someone will start a thread and Ross at 4:36pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 31/1738 then not monitor it and respond to the answers and the questions as they are posted. Are they ende
h26 battery placement david king at 11:47am 08.03.08 Smaller Boats 2/1167 The placement of the battery on the h26 is an awkward place for servicing and leads to a balance pro
Battery question for you electrical types.... Dick 119 at 11:24am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 21/1628 We have a Heart 3000 watt inverter charger with a Link 2000 controller on our boat. As I understand
Setting up two batteries with fuses problem jim at 10:46am 08.03.08 S2 0/1122
New Starter Tide-N-Knots at 9:01am 08.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/945 Has anyone tried these starters? http://mascostartersandalternators.com/Sunshop/index.php?l=product

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Just Say'n Pagan Baby at 2:18pm 12.11.21
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 2:15pm 12.11.21
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 1:55pm 12.11.21
Just Say'n BobH57 at 1:42pm 12.11.21 Army scores again! Go Army Beat Navy!
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 1:36pm 12.11.21 Ok. I will try it with the seacock closed. I recently replaced some raw water hoses from the seacock
Just Say'n BobH57 at 1:26pm 12.11.21 So far so good!
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 1:11pm 12.11.21
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Tally Ho at 1:05pm 12.11.21
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:49pm 12.11.21 What was the daughter's name? -Will
Two dipsticks on my diesel? acudavid at 11:53am 12.11.21 Thanks everybody! Upon further examination, I think there are three dipsticks on my boat: One for
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Tally Ho at 11:52am 12.11.21 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. GFS at 11:49am 12.11.21 Thanks to all for the information; gives me much to consider, I will also reach out to the 351/352 g
Funny Friday!!! (1) Richard19068 at 11:33am 12.11.21 A cautious father.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Mechone at 11:11am 12.11.21 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 10:52am 12.11.21 I'm at a craft fair in Milford today. The guy selling custom t-shirts across from me has this for s
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. SycloneDriver at 10:46am 12.11.21 You might want use an optical tach to check factory tach. I wouldn't replace a prop based only on t
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) rgranger at 10:45am 12.11.21 I love these sort of design questions. That should not be very difficult. I made a new gin pole f
H26 crutch mount bolts CaptainRan at 10:04am 12.11.21 After I saw the picture of the part and then reinspected the stern, here's the situation. This is an
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:57am 12.11.21 Thin I can understand your favoring of rollers. I do not understand the aversion to brushes. The co
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! MikeHoncho at 9:54am 12.11.21 If your in the fire service, there is one on taking OT for the truck but getting put on the medic un

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