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St Vincent Grenadine Bareboat (1) rfrye1 at 11:47am 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1335 Just got back from 8 days of sailing nirvana in SVG. Bareboated with Sunsail (I give them a "10"). s
Tuning he rigging on my 04' 387 Sailspro at 11:21am 04.27.08 Big Boats 3/1781 I am looking for some help tuning my rig on my 04' C387, hull 26. It is my first year with the boat
ST60 Masthead Wire (1983 H31) Greg W at 12:18pm 04.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/971 I have decided to step my mast this year and make an attempt to run my new ST60 Wind Plus wire throu
Changing wires Alan E. Arias at 12:25pm 04.27.08 Pearson 0/1153 Hello, I am changing my stainless wires (upper shrouds) and can somebody tell me if i need some torq
Painting Hull charlie1per at 12:22pm 04.27.08 Other Sailboats 1/1051 I need some prep details about painting my Contessa Hull....what is the preferred paint ect..charlie
storage space behind galley stove Julie at 2:16pm 04.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1400 We would like to use the space behind the galley stove for silverware/utensil storage. At the time
Alternator part Capacitor? connections? Barkentine at 6:04pm 04.27.08 Pearson 0/1113 OK my Atomic 4 won't start and I found a broken wire, but I don't know what it is or where it connec
Old school SailboatOwners.com at 6:21pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2103 Most of us rely on electronics -- to some degree -- aboard our boats. Minimally, most of us use dep
horse shoe clamp timewalker at 6:20pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1088 A person in one of the groups im in has a 37 foot Irwin and here is his question...Does anyone know
Charlotte Harbor,Punta Gorda,Fl "Pump Out"?????? seadaddler at 10:19pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1655 If your not in a Marina and keep your boat at your condo in PGI orany other privately owned dock in
head conversion Bill at 10:43pm 04.25.08 Big Boats 5/899 I am looking at an electric head conversion kit for my Jabsco toilet. Has anyone used one of these,
New cabin cushions for the 25' Jim Messer at 10:37pm 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3482 Does anyone know where new covers for the cabin cushions for the Mac 25' can be purchased or made?
cleaning chartplotter display mjb at 10:37pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1355 I have a 2 year old Raymarine chartplotter at the helm. I've beenvery careful to only clean with s
Halyard Rigging 289cobra1 at 10:51pm 04.25.08 Big Boats 1/1675 I purchsed a 1986 C34 with all new running rigging. The old rigging had been removed so I am not sur
ST-40 Depth Transducer Nut Cracked dennisp at 11:15pm 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1815 Just did my "delivery ferry cruise" from Deltaville to Mount Vernon - about 120 miles - 2 days and a
QUESTION ? For the sailboat fisherpeople. (1) Chuck R at 10:13pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1234 We drop hook and line while at anchor for Perch.. At anchor off the bow my 222 O'day will not stay s
Back to square one with Universal M26 butchrobbins at 12:49am 04.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1063 To recap last year's post:The fuel pump on my 2001 Universal M26 had to be rebuilt last August and
Datamarine depth sounder showing 300+ all the time. CharlieCobra at 12:35am 04.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1409 This old unit went from having the occasional conniption fit to showing 300+ all the time. Any idea
1982 Pearson 28, etc. John at 12:06am 04.26.08 Pearson 3/2661 My wife and I are looking at sailboats to buy as a 1st sailboat purchase. I have heard mixed review
O'Day 23 Model ? Rascal18590 at 11:54pm 04.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1579 I have an O'Day 23, 1983 edition. I have seen listings for O'Day 23's, model 2 ? For those of more

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Single Handed Docking RoyS at 2:03pm 08.31.21 Giro, The snagger I made from an old boat hook. Removed hook and replaced with a T hose fitting. Spl
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 2:03pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 yea
propeller selection, and shifting ggrizzard at 2:01pm 08.31.21 On 1979 my H30C with the Edson binnacle, the gear selector points to port and a "down" movement shi
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 1:59pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really ne
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? HEINZIR at 1:36pm 08.31.21 I hang this from my split backstay. Unlike other portable units, this one does not have to be pointe
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power JohnShannon at 1:33pm 08.31.21 A dip in the water can cool you down. With me swimming somehow lowers my core temp a little bit and
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 1:26pm 08.31.21 I found a post on sailnet that discusses the the idea of using sea/lake water as a cooling loop with
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:19pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 year
Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:14pm 08.31.21 Agree with others that it sounds like a leak on the suction side of the pump. For their more recen
Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:12pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follow
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:10pm 08.31.21 On a related note, I plan on adding an NMEA2000 external GPS such as this one, and an NMEW2000 AIS t
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:02pm 08.31.21 That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plotter? That may be the issue. Jim
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 12:58pm 08.31.21 Did you miss twisting off the bottom of the electric fuel pump, pulling the plastic fine sieve and m
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 12:53pm 08.31.21 An easy thing to check is to pull the hose off the raw water pump to HE and check that it has no old
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really nee
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 12:48pm 08.31.21 We added some DIY sun shades that make a big difference. Good idea. I made one for the south faci
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 12:44pm 08.31.21 NEVER Assume it needs Refrigerant. R12 and R134A are NOT compatible because of the oil in the compr
Stantion bases Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 08.31.21 READ ALL ABOUT IT ! ! ! ! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/galled-stanchion-removal.124993
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.

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