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Ericson 26 -- Boat has a heavy helm Kathy13279 at 2:34am 04.11.08 Ericson 0/2224 Our tiller-steered Ericson 26 is difficult to sail and doesn't have much "feel" because the steering
Pulling New wire for Mast Light on Oday 23 Bobbystone at 4:27am 04.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1806 The wire coming out of the top side near the mast for my mast light has broken off very near where i
Rudder sensor, starting over sailaway78 at 5:54am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1171 OK, so I go out and pull the big camel back helm seat. And there sits the rudder quadrant. This is
Vent question wchevron at 5:37am 04.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1431 peggie, i read your book and am installing my new plumbing system now. on the tank vent, my tank is
Mooring chain corrosion Scott at 12:08am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1115 My mooring is laying on the ground at Lee's Park and will be put in the water later this month. I w
Need something hauled west to midwest? AircooledPatriot at 7:00am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1144 I'm traveling from Seattle to Michigan on April 17th, and making the trip back on the 23rd. Traveli
Beneteau 285 Measurement and single handing? Cory Zyromsky at 3:45am 04.11.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1400 I am in the market for a Beneteau 285 and am DESPERATELY trying to get a measurement of the height o
V222 Single Handed Sailing Steve22116 at 7:51am 04.11.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2593 Good afternoon all. I'm rebuilding a V222 (pop top) and have been thinking about routing all of the
Is My Boat a Pacific Seacrest? (1) Chris Broessel at 7:59am 04.11.08 Other Sailboats 0/2127 Hello, i am a newbie, i just bought a boat and was told it was a westsail 32, well it turned out not
Teak vs Ipe 48dodge at 9:53am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1895 I'm looking to replace the teak on my boat as soon as I'm done painting. This includes toe rails, h
Good planning site higgs at 11:48am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1107 http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/
satellite tv antenna system experience question frank m. at 11:30am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1155 I'm considering setting up a satellite tv reciever on my hunter 42.I'm considering "track it tv" (
alternator upgrade Geoffrey Kloster at 10:56am 04.11.08 Pearson 9/1366 Has anyone installed a Balmar alternator on a 323? I am trying, but it won't fit the bracket that's
After Winter Start Up Soggy Paws at 1:35pm 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1300 Life is good, got to put the boat in the water last week. She started up just fine. I let the 18 h
Rudder Castle Wind Dancer24484 at 4:00pm 04.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1499 Hi all, I'm new to this site and am trying to get back into sailing. I have had the pleasure of sail
Liquid Wrech Steve22116 at 7:28am 04.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1045 Good afternoon all. Before I removed my keel bolt I soaked it with liquid wrench many times over sev
Trouble with stem piece (1) Peter Brennan at 7:24am 04.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1119 This problem may apply to other O'Day models. The stem piece is a large aluminum casting to which is
mast for a 28 OI ronlaw1 at 8:19pm 04.09.08 Morgan 2/1621 I am restoriing my Morgan 1973 28 OI and need a mast. Anyone know of one that is available?
Catalina 320 leak Bill O'D at 11:15pm 04.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1668 A friend with a 320 has a mysterious leak that seems to be coming from the unattached air conditioni
Forestay length Bob at 12:29am 04.10.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1456 I want to replace my CDI furler with a simple forestay to use with a blade jib. Can anyone tell me w

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Holding tank sender replacement jssailem at 7:00pm 04.26.21
My Hunter 456 Terry Cox at 6:56pm 04.26.21 You're welcome, Franklin. That would be my best guess. Not sure what else Hunter might have used. A
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? jssailem at 6:45pm 04.26.21 @cristoslc One of our members is has contributed many articles about boat upkeep. MaineSail is the m
Hunter 170 Stemhead Crazy Dave Condon at 6:44pm 04.26.21 @sail sfbay is correct. Thank you sir. Boat came standard. With roller furling installed corr
26 classic tow vehicle stickinthemud57 at 6:38pm 04.26.21 Specs show the dry boat weight at 1650 lbs, centerboard 50 lbs. I was able to find a trailer weight
450 AP Drive? Rick D at 6:12pm 04.26.21
Imagin my surprise stickinthemud57 at 6:10pm 04.26.21 Interesting how you positioned the bimini top - sort of an extension to the pop-top.
Globe Run Dry Impellers Ken13559 at 5:40pm 04.26.21 Not sure now but Globe had some issues years back with their impellers. I just replaced mine. Yanma
Low "reefing" holes in main sail cas206 at 5:31pm 04.26.21 Thanks for asking this and for all the responses. I have a "new to me" Cal 27-3 and was just web se
Length of halyards Tally Ho at 5:21pm 04.26.21 I just replaced my main halyard and added 10 feet so I can use a primary winch for raising my butt u
Epoxy or grind and glass? (2) Tally Ho at 5:14pm 04.26.21 Mine looked a lot worse than that...I ground out a bit of the damaged glass, used some thickened epo
H23.5 trailer twistedskipper at 5:13pm 04.26.21 It really isn't unusual for a small boat on a single axle trailer to lift the tongue if you stand on
Hull Number Michael Davis at 5:06pm 04.26.21 Just to be clear, you mean where the manual bilge pump is, right? At least on mine. There is the o
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail Tally Ho at 5:02pm 04.26.21 Yes lucky it did not snap the refrigeration line, It was a good 30 degrees or more to Port. We had
Is the head above the waterline on a Hunter 460? Terry Cox at 5:01pm 04.26.21 Peggie is spot on. Our 1991 boat came with dual electric Jabsco toilets. Both have vented loops conn
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? flightlead404 at 4:55pm 04.26.21 ok picked up a couple feet of 5/16" G43 and ran it back and forth in the windlass a few times, tied
My Hunter 456 FBD at 4:55pm 04.26.21 Thank you Terry
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? flightlead404 at 4:54pm 04.26.21 But my current chain measures out as 5/16" and is stamped BBB, that's the confusing part lol
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources quadrille38 at 4:52pm 04.26.21 I use a FinDelta riding sail and it works great On my 38. you might want to do a search in the archi
Race photos from Bremerton, Wa. April 24, 2021 (1) Mikem at 4:50pm 04.26.21 One more photo from the bremerton race

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