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Cabin lights switch on master panel keeps turning off Juan Loya at 12:15am 08.02.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1264 The cabin lights switch on our master panel keeps switching off, is this caused by a blown fuse or i
motor for catalina 16.5 David at 12:00am 08.02.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2730 I want to buy a Honda 2 hp motor for this boat. Short or long shaft?
yanmar 2gm f20 frank at 11:39pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1251 Does anyone know what the max RPM is for the yanmar 2gmf20. My 87 model only goes to 3000. I thoug
Keel cable Kevin Crawley at 10:00pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1109 I need to install a new keel cable. The one I have is to short. I need to know what is the proper le
Mac 26X Pedestal Guard Dan Gibson at 9:47pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1417 I am a new 26X owner. Where do I find the stainless steel curved bar that mounts in front of the pe
Setup Estel at 9:43pm 08.01.08 Day Sailers 7/3276 Where do I find online instructions for setting up the boat for sailing (installing mast, boom, sail
Cockpit Drains Bette at 8:47pm 08.01.08 Catalina 22 9/6831 My early 70's Catalina 22 is on a trailer in my driveway. When it rains, she takes on enough water t
Steering Cable Dave2448 at 7:29pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1843 I have a 99 Mac 26X. The steering cable has failed. I am now in the process of replacing either
instrument failure mark S Coyle at 7:25pm 08.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/966 the depth finder instrument does not seem to power up. its dead. also, I get an alarm sound when I t
Pearson 28-2 Wanabe Ontario Guy at 7:11pm 08.01.08 Pearson 2/4094 Good day: First post. Last year I was searching for a Pearson 27 but was sidetracked when I saw a th
Loose Keel? Charles Havranek at 6:37pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2475 Just bought a Venture 21 foot, and I'm fairly certain the keel is loose horizontally, winching it b
C 30 pulls hard to starboard continuously pupckola at 4:14pm 08.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1294 I recently purchased a Catalina 30 (1988 model) for a very good price and this afternoon a sailor wa
Trip advice please Breaking wind at 2:30pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1049 Hey guys, many of you don't know but I am a single father of 4 kids 14,13,9, and 7 I really am sic
go go and go letterman at 2:25pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/945 There I was, sitting at the bar (a very irregular occurrence mind you) and this retire cop sits next
Mac trailer tandem axle conversion Bob 04 H260 at 2:12pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3131 I am considering adding a second axle to my trailer (stock, 1991) because I carry too much weight in
Ericson 35 MK2 deck fill caps Tom Hurley at 1:18pm 08.01.08 Ericson 0/1894 I lost the diesel fuel filler cap over the side. I can't seem to find the right replacement. The t
Trailer needed for S2 8.0 (26') CC Peter Vaught at 12:34pm 08.01.08 Trailer Sailors 0/1715 I need a trailer ofr my S2 8.0 (26') CC. Anybody out there got one for sale?
End grain balsa Mat at 12:30pm 08.01.08 Irwin 1/2134 I met a surveyor who claims that Irwin decks are fabricated with an end grain balsa core. He claims
Tristan Jones RED DRAGON at 11:43am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2088 Let me start by saying that I have a new favorite (non-porn) web-site. I don't want to respond to Mi
Dirty disgusting boat ! Timm R 25 Oday at 11:23am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1145 I hadn't been out to my boat for two weeks or so. I couldn't believe the millions of small green (mo

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Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 1:38pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several re
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered NYSail at 1:33pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however i
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 1:24pm 01.20.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Caboteur at 1:21pm 01.20.22
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Stu Jackson at 1:02pm 01.20.22 All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when sailing Was told yesterday that now its
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 12:17pm 01.20.22 Thanks for the replies, for sure we will have the humidity checked by the surveyor.
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Mat Fournier at 12:13pm 01.20.22 Thanks, I am glad to learn that this is common and not a big problem. Also glad that know that the 3
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Mat Fournier at 12:08pm 01.20.22 Thank you for your replies, this information will be very useful to fing the source of the leak.
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 9:57am 01.20.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Capt Robbie at 9:50am 01.20.22 as Sail sfbay had indicated reasons for coast guard documentation of a vessel is also another agency
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question PaulK at 9:24am 01.20.22 (Big Sigh.... anyone else recall those glossy ads from the 60's for "maintenance free fiberglass bo
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 8:25am 01.20.22 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration sailcapt340 at 8:10am 01.20.22 Can you get into the boat during a rain storm? And remove all the overhead access panels in the cab
Starter or battery jeepbluetj at 8:02am 01.20.22 Sounds like low voltage at the starter to me. That could be a bad battery, bad connections to the ba

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