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foul weather sailing Yvan Brouillard at 3:17am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2359 I hit my first foul weather ever two weeks ago ! Sudden storm, high winds, lightning etc. The ligh
Rust Stains Shep10699 at 3:25am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/4391 Looking for recommendations on how to remove rust stains from my new Achilles.
Alarm Panal..Buzzer Scott at 4:06am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2338 2002 34 MK II with an M35B with 300 hr's....While returning from a trip this weekend with the engin
240 starboard list woody at 4:29am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/991 my oday 240 is equipped with a honda 9.9 extra longshaft and electric start. It list to starboard e
Peggy...I still have a slight odour... Paul H at 5:18am 07.09.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2759 After several cleanings of my holding tank...I did the "sniff tests" on all of my connection hoses,
Replaced your cabin bulbs with L.E.D? Jeffrey at 5:32am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1020 There was a young man selling the small L.E.D. replacement bulbs at a marine swap meet here a few we
Rebedding teak toe rails Capt Jim24025 at 5:47am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2973 I pulled all my toe rails. They had been rebedded with a variety of different products by POs.I wa
Let us redesign the O30 Head Denise at 5:38am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/803 Mine is vintage 80's with the (ugh) brown fiberglass sink that is molded out of fiberglass. That as
Basic battery care Ben16737 at 6:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1040 I finally had to replace the battery on my Capri 22. It had a fairly standard combination deep cycl
sailing with dogs update.... Paul H at 5:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1428 I am pleased to say that my golden retriever did amazingly well on our 10 day trip...there were time
Where to find interior trim? Curt4327 at 6:43am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/993 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to
Forward hatch Popeye18296 at 7:01am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/981 Ahoy Mates, As usual there is another question i have that i'm sure you experienced sailors will
Solar Power Capt. Strap Foot at 7:16am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1378 Ok, guys. What is the skinny on solar cells. All I need is one that will power my Garmin Gps 498 a
O'day Daysailer restoration needed Robert H. Wilson at 7:49am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1925 I own a 1962 O'Day Daysailer and I am looking for someone in Massachusetts who is interested in doin
Mainsail Arthur Stock at 8:11am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/1021 I just blew my mainsail yesterday on my 1987 Ericson 34. It was an older but still very serviceable
Trailer hitch repair Jack at 8:06am 07.09.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1549 The clamp on my trailer hitch needs repair. Should I just replace the clamp or the entire unit? the
Propane tank Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:10am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1350 Who knows where to order one of those little propane tanks that come with the new Hunters? Part num
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1581 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/907 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
lost battens David Wilson at 10:48am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1199 We've watched our battens fly out of the pockets into the water! There doesn't seem to be any built-

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Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 12:53pm 07.12.21 Mine was different, I assumed it was original. The heads of the bolts were accessible from the outsi
Tach stopped balmar 614 NYSail at 12:47pm 07.12.21 If your tach gets its pulse from the alternators stator, then it's your solar causing the reg to sh
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Hayden Watson at 11:39am 07.12.21 Time for a mea culpa. <edit for jssailem ;)> I found my problem and it was all relating to my "knowi
240 center board twistedskipper at 11:37am 07.12.21
Dark Days Roland5048 at 11:29am 07.12.21 While the jet skiers aren't really a problem for us sailors here on the GOM, they are a problem when
Engine Stalling 3GM30F odaydokay at 11:28am 07.12.21 Sorry....That is completely different that the Fasco electric with a ratchet off bottom containing f
1990 Hunter 18.5 Soft Vang (3) rgranger at 11:15am 07.12.21 Usually there is a tang at the base of the mast to which you shackle the vang. It often looks like
Looking sternward... Michael Davis at 10:58am 07.12.21
Autohelm sail sfbay at 10:45am 07.12.21 Same question came up on these threads: ST 6000 to garmin 741xs - HELP \| Sailboat Owners Forums Gar
Oops message kappykaplan at 10:28am 07.12.21 I just checked my preferences and the box is checked for "Receive news and update emails", but I'm n
Oops message Phil Herring at 10:22am 07.12.21 Hi Ward! No, they are separate functions partly because it's logical to separate them but mostly bec
Oops message kappykaplan at 10:19am 07.12.21 I haven't received any newsletters for quite sometime. Same here . . .
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 10:18am 07.12.21 Hopefully quite soon. I'm in UK... it's in S. of France, and not seen her since a very quick trip i
Oops message Ward H at 10:11am 07.12.21 Phil, If I may tag along on this thread, does the mailing list for the newsletter use the same email
Gauges that do not fog sail sfbay at 10:04am 07.12.21 While mine do not fog, one tip for those gauges that do is to turn on the instrument lights to evapo
Oops message (1) Phil Herring at 9:50am 07.12.21 well oiled machine that it is!!
Oops message Brian D at 9:42am 07.12.21 Phil uses only the finest oil that money can buy.
Manual for Oceanis 41 braddexter at 9:41am 07.12.21 Thanks. The seller was not able to provide a manual at all. If you are able to forward a copy of yo
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 9:38am 07.12.21 Yep, all working on both Windows desktop and Android phone. Glad to help keep this great forum work
Oops message Phil Herring at 9:35am 07.12.21 Operator error. It's fixed now and I'll take a look at what we can do to avoid that in the future. T

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