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Wireing questions: Stereo and lights to battery. Nevermind530 at 6:39am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1717 I have a 17' Vagabond Day sailor, There is no power on the boat currently. I want to wire an old car
Deck Compression Sam at 6:46am 07.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1206 It appears that there is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deck compression underneath my mast (the fore and aft
Cruising savanna river from augusta to ocean... jim at 6:58am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/767 and then sailing up the coast to charleston.I am planning a new adventure...I have never been down
A comment... Alan at 9:37am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3209 Learning basic sailing skills is not enough. Skills must be practiced and weather conditions challe
Mooring Ball Info Falcon14980 at 8:02am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1372 I recently anchored a 36 ft. sailboat on a mooring ball. It's on a Texas lake that can get pretty w
Rigging (1) ACR42 at 7:56am 07.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1037 Greetings,Just Last week I acquired a 1960 Ospray Hull #5724, Class #310 Condition fair to good. No
Spinnaker with Main up Dan2296 at 10:10am 07.12.07 Big Boats 8/1252 1987 Legend 45I inherited a huge symetrical spinnaker and pole with my Legend 45 - no sock. I'll
1985 to 88 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:42am 07.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1598 I am going to look at 3 27" Catalinas next week. Can anyone give me any advise about what problems I
Main sail halyard JCT at 10:31am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/964 I would like to run the main sail halyrad back to the cockpit but the sail batons are catching on th
Back stay tension NYSail at 10:15am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2341 Hello all,I am new to tuning my rig on my 1986 Pearson P36-2 and have a basic question (for now...
Trailoring a 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:13am 07.12.07 Trailer Sailors 14/5180 I am thinking about buying a 27' Catalina. I would like to use it on the coast and on a small inland
Cruising savanna river from augusta to ocean... jim at 10:57am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 38/19831 and then sailing up the coast to charleston on a mac 26s.I am planning a new adventure...I have ne
Blue Water Boat Survey jaydog5000 at 10:59am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 24/10435 I am taking a survey to see what boats you all would purchase to use in open waters under the size o
HUNTER 30' 1978 MANUAL DAVID at 12:02pm 07.12.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2886 RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1978 HUNTER 30' AND I'M LOOKING FOR A BOAT MANUAL. BOAT EQUIPED WITH A YANMAR
Leaky shroud chainplates newsailor130 at 12:04pm 07.12.07 Smaller Boats 2/1045 I have been surfing online for advise about leaky shroud chainplates. ( I have a 1981 H22). Everyone
Hull-Deck joint on a Bristol 24 okawbow at 12:04pm 07.12.07 Bristol 1/2692 Does anyone know how the hull-deck joint is fastened on a 1976 Bristol 24? I'm considering ways to s
Mac 1990 26D sail in lake Michigan Gdindy at 12:10pm 07.12.07 Destinations 7/2336 I recently bought my first larger size sailboat Mac 26D 1990. She is in very good contition. I have
Beneteau cabin striping Theresa M. at 1:45pm 07.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1070 I am restoring the cabin striping on a Beneteau 305 and it it so badly faded that I can't tell what
opinions? 1974 Venture 24 at 9:55pm 07.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1176 Hey guys, i've been following this post and others for well over a year now. For those who don't re
Table Modification Hunter 26 briar at 9:53pm 07.03.07 Smaller Boats 2/1341 I have seen a photo of a modification of the dining table on the Hunter 26. However, I am considerin

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1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) Mike Oldak at 1:28pm 09.21.21 I'm doing the same thing but covering my plywood door with the same hull blanket material as the hul
Filler material for teak ggrizzard at 1:26pm 09.21.21 Here's what I did for a similar situation... I taped off the area and used thickened epoxy as a base
Tachometer suddenly stops....... JoeWhite at 1:21pm 09.21.21 When the batteries are fully charged, the internal regulator disconnects from battery, this also sto
Battery cut-off switch? sail sfbay at 1:05pm 09.21.21 Looks like an RV battery disconnect switch like I have on my fifth wheel trailer. Could be anbody's
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler LeeandRick at 1:00pm 09.21.21 Trawler: driving inside, forward, laughing at the rain. Conversion, likely sitting in stern, in the
Seventeen Years and Out! capta at 12:55pm 09.21.21 We are between boats now and I hate it. Couch surfing. Nice enough places, nice enough people, but w
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:49pm 09.21.21 There is no reason you cannot do it. Motoring around a sailboat is not very efficient. Slow and g
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler markwbird at 11:50am 09.21.21 There is no reason you cannot do it. Motoring around a sailboat is not very efficient. Slow and gu
ground wire in mast Off2day at 11:43am 09.21.21 what kind of wire connectors are you using to connect the mask to the boat
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle DeniseO30 at 11:34am 09.21.21 There aren't many piston compressors left out there, they were noisy, hi amperage start, they are s
Tachometer suddenly stops....... sail sfbay at 11:18am 09.21.21 Check the wiring comes to mind. See post #2 on how this boater recommended to fix a non-working tac
Seventeen Years and Out! (1) jssailem at 11:17am 09.21.21 Try model railroading. Can I get one of those Railway Engineer hats too?:biggrin:
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle kloudie1 at 11:16am 09.21.21 My old Marine Air Systems unit from 1993 had a Tecumseh compressor.. It ran fine for 16 years then t
ground wire in mast jssailem at 11:14am 09.21.21 I must have rewired my trailer at least 50 times over the years. WOW... Did not take me that many
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle DeniseO30 at 11:05am 09.21.21 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webasto#:~:text=Webasto%20SE%20is%20a%20company,the%20CEO%20of%20the
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 11:04am 09.21.21 ...............I have an O-day International Tempest.......... Of the most important would be the Ma
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 kbgunn at 10:57am 09.21.21 My A/C condensate and refrigerator/freezer condensate drains to the bilge. The A/C generates a lot o
Tachometer suddenly stops....... Stu Jackson at 10:55am 09.21.21 Your batteries are full.
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle DeniseO30 at 10:51am 09.21.21 You do realize no manufacturer is required to offer any warranty on their products? Most offer a war
ground wire in mast Mark Maulden at 10:36am 09.21.21 If you have a problem with the gnd wire, all functions using that gnd wire will not work. I prefer

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