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Trying something different Edwin at 11:44pm 04.10.08 Day Sailers 28/4740 I've got a '98 model H170, infamous for the APC cracking. I've named my boat appropiately "Cracked".
Ericson 26 -- Boat has a heavy helm Kathy13279 at 2:34am 04.11.08 Ericson 0/2402 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 5/1889 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 5/1215 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 3/1493 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 6/1187 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 6/1210 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 2/1532 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 6/2840 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 0/2260 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 5/2381 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 2/1139 http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/
satellite tv antenna system experience question frank m. at 11:30am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1224 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 9/1903 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 16/1386 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 3/1575 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 2/1116 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 11/1238 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 2/1792 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 4/1872 A friend with a 320 has a mysterious leak that seems to be coming from the unattached air conditioni

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Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Richard19068 at 12:05pm 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any ba
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Scott B at 10:32am 12.16.21 We also put a banner at the top of the Forums. This is the page set up in SBO to direct people to h
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices chip veres at 10:17am 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any bat
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery jssailem at 10:11am 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Pick one... Justin_NSA at 10:07am 12.16.21 You are thinking of "Airplane!" 1c1F0PpbHdg
Folding Prop? Johnb at 9:56am 12.16.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Pick one... (1) LeslieTroyer at 9:31am 12.16.21 My friend @LeslieTroyer uses a french press with what he calls a coffee condom. It captures most of
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sugg
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Mark Maulden at 9:20am 12.16.21 Nice job Hayden! It will be interesting over time to see how well the tape works.
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices (1) jssailem at 9:17am 12.16.21 The unit linked sounds amazing... The S1200 Portable Power Station come with 1000W wattage and 122
Folding Prop? markwbird at 9:11am 12.16.21 I am not familiar with the Michigan folding prop but it sounds like it might be worn out. Specifica
Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 8:56am 12.16.21 Thanks for the responses. The tank is plastic. Definitely replacing the macerator rather than rebuil
Locate Battery Charger jssailem at 8:37am 12.16.21 Congrats Chief on what appears to be a new boat to you. I am with Don and Benny. Give a call to th
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Steve_Catalina at 8:30am 12.16.21 What did that cost you for comparison ? That badly named Solar Generator has a lot less (11.16Ah a
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install jssailem at 8:18am 12.16.21 Mike if you get frustrated trying to resolve the programing issue, reach out to Vesper. I have found
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Castrilper55 at 8:16am 12.16.21 Thanks for sharing your experience with the new windows! And thanks for putting the link on my post
Heave To Question colb218 at 8:09am 12.16.21 Nice selection of a video instructor. He is from the Pacific NW which should help you with your exp
How old is Grandpa? (1) jssailem at 8:08am 12.16.21 Who misses the Sears Catalog? Usually when I need to use the Privy.
Locate Battery Charger Benny17441 at 8:08am 12.16.21 Ditto what Don says, charger technology has improved dramatically in the past 25-30 years. Just rip
Heave To Question colb218 at 8:07am 12.16.21 Then don't rely on heaving to as a single solution. If heaving to is your MOB plan, next time you a

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