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Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1245 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1268 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1652 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2550 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1180 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2600 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n
NEW HEAD Sylvio22410 at 8:49am 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 I own a 1994 oceanis 300 and it looks like we need to replace the head, I am looking for any info re
Working on a sailboat? illegalsmile at 9:20am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 If this is in the wrong place sorry!I've always wanted to live/work aboard a sailboat/yacht and I
Sail Slides for an Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 9:28am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I'm trying to find a sail slide for my 1980's Oday 23. It is stamped "PRYDE 6" so I assume it's mad
Rigging Sunaroo at 10:37am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1187 Anyone out there know what the tension is on the rigging for a 1981 Catalina 22, or maybe where I ca
Turnbuckle Size BradG at 10:48am 10.21.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1393 I need to know the size of the turnbuckles (or actually the pin size on the running rigging) on an 8
What is your cost per outing? $100? $3,000? Benny at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 36/2750 Lets begin with some assumptions.1) The boater does not live aboard.2) Number of days sailing to
Sail Slide for Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1114 I'm trying to find replacement sail slides for the main on my oday 23. It's stamped PRYDE 6 on the
Rudder Stress Cracks? Carl at 11:55am 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1413 I have 1978 Hunter 30 and after pulling it out of the water I noticed a crack on each side of the fi
starter problem bobf at 1:17pm 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1199 I am having a problem with the starter solenoid clicking then engaging after several tries at starti
winterizing dennis m mormile at 3:23pm 10.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1326 what do you good sailors recommend to put the boat away for the winter?
chafe protection on spreader Syversens at 2:53pm 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1438 hello all, I have a big problem with my spreaders tearing up my jib. this weekend I had a long race
Another beautiful day in So. Cal. despite Gale caguy at 3:57pm 10.21.07 Destinations 0/1736 warnings. NOAA was predicting 5 ft seas and 45 mph winds with 60-80 mph gust. I almost didn't go out
Cabin Heat BananaToe at 4:16pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1980 We're debating what type of cabin heat to install. Today we use a little AC unit, but the light does

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EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 10:29am 11.03.21 It would be interesting to see if a more robust motor and wheel control system could be developed e
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site jssailem at 10:28am 11.03.21 An interesting site. I will need to spend more time on it come the winter rains.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 10:10am 11.03.21 I look at the CPT and agree with the simplicity and the engineering. What causes concern is the expo
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue dkinzer at 10:03am 11.03.21 Thanks for the Watts instructions. A clogged screen there seems like a good possibility because I fo
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 9:59am 11.03.21 What do you recommend for disconnects instead of MC4s? Trailer light connectors. They came on/wit
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 9:52am 11.03.21 So many options for "Measurephobia" challenged owners. The use of Geometry to identify a height pla
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue (1) Jake N Eggs at 9:46am 11.03.21 I have a Watts mixing valve and there is a plastic mesh screen at the union fitting where the hot wa
Tall Rig or Standard Parsons at 9:21am 11.03.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E d
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (2) rgranger at 9:19am 11.03.21 Also... if you opt to mount it on your mast crutch pole and run the line in the pole, I recommend ge
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) rgranger at 9:15am 11.03.21
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type rgranger at 9:11am 11.03.21 I had the foil type... and the bracket was flexible enought to open and slide over the mast. A gent
Tall Rig or Standard jon hansen at 9:00am 11.03.21 run a rope up the mast, mark it, bring it back down, measure on the ground
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:57am 11.03.21 Understood, but you could still be held liable. Just saying.
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:49am 11.03.21 Justin I am 73 and have been retired for 6 years. Sailing to me is something I enjoy, the wind
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? chriscampbell at 8:46am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, a
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:43am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, an
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 8:40am 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudder
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair dLj at 8:35am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
Yanmar Reface All U Get at 8:21am 11.03.21 A magnet might help.
Single handing Justin_NSA at 8:20am 11.03.21 Hi Ric, I'm 66 and retiring next month. I wonder sometimes when I'll be too old to sail and maintain

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