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Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1247 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 6/1269 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 5/1657 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 13/2558 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 11/1184 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 17/2614 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 2/1207 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 2/1146 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 2/1161 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 3/1189 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 3/1401 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 36/2757 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 3/1116 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 3/1414 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 6/1200 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 3/1327 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 2/1449 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 0/1741 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 9/1989 We're debating what type of cabin heat to install. Today we use a little AC unit, but the light does
Hunter 34 Dodger, jk kudera at 8:08pm 10.19.07 Big Boats 1/1253 We have a 1984 Hunter 34 and have had an Island Nautical dodger for years, it was destroyed, and I n

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Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 10:55am 11.07.21 Thanl you, everyone, for your kind comments and suggestions. I've transferred all ideas to a checkli
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 10:51am 11.07.21 Remove the sea water intake hose at either the sea cock or strainer which ever is easier. Removing
Catalina fuel tank, free! Windpilot at 10:37am 11.07.21 Gone, thanks for your interest though.
Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 10:28am 11.07.21 I have an app that predicts the Aurora and also shows the solar wind speeds and density. Time to put
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 Georgedoyle at 10:24am 11.07.21 Yes, I agree the solar panels are a game changer. We've been back on our mooring for two months now
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 11.07.21 Talking to other boat owners at the marina - seems that our rate of zinc consumption is normal. O
Has anyone built a boarding step? PaulK at 10:15am 11.07.21 A step that somehow hooked onto the t-track on the toerail might be more secure than something that
Freaky voltage reading Head Sail at 10:12am 11.07.21 My friend said her car's battery warning light came on so I got out the volt meter and checked the b
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 PaulK at 10:05am 11.07.21 We run the engine for a while with water in the bucket to get the oil warmed up so it's easier to ch
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 BarryL at 10:04am 11.07.21 Hello, As mentioned, I find it easiest to remove the raw water pump INTAKE hose. I take another hos
Atomic 4 compression and plug fowling issues DArcy at 9:44am 11.07.21 I had plug fowling on the A4 in my C&C 27. I was replacing plugs annually. After a while I also had
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission DArcy at 9:38am 11.07.21 The A4 in my C&C 27 did this for a while. My fuel filter was constantly getting clogged up. I was ab
Adding a 115V outlet BigEasy at 9:32am 11.07.21 Regardless of the battery charger manufacturer, be sure that is microprocessor controlled (most are
Single handing Will Gilmore at 9:09am 11.07.21 That's a fine idea. -Will
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) jssailem at 9:08am 11.07.21 When I was new to sailing, the convenience of the snap shackle was all the rage. They still are a u
PNW Cruise 2021 Will Gilmore at 9:07am 11.07.21 Once again, I really like the looks of that boat. -Will
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. DeniseO30 at 8:44am 11.07.21 Based on the info above for a custom elbow, I did the same for my YSB12 exhaust. It works very well
Winterizing bilge on my H37 DianaOfBurlington at 8:43am 11.07.21 I installed a garboard drain and plug on my old H37C. It just makes sense for those of us that haul
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 8:40am 11.07.21
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans DianaOfBurlington at 8:36am 11.07.21 Or use 3/4" PVC pipe to measure the lenght. Actually a really good idea. :)

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