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Electrical problem !!! Buck at 9:06am 07.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1201 Am not getting any "juice" to the back of the ignition switch. Have verified that the ignition swit
AGM vs Flooded Mark Juetten at 9:37am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1314 Are AGM worth the additional cost? Looking at 2 Optimas for $199 apiece. Also do closed cell batteri
Docking Problems muised at 9:49am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2911 I just changed boats this year from an O'Day 25 to a Douglas 32. In addition to the full keel, extr
Where has common sense gone? Maine Sail at 10:10am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 42/2974 Last night we were anchored in a beautiful and idyllic Maine cove with only four other boats. Each b
anchor roller replacement Ellie W at 10:10am 07.08.07 Big Boats 0/1254 I am looking for an anchor roller for my 1996 36 mkII so that I can use a CQR 25 or 35. Since the bo
Testing photo allen13458 at 10:23am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1226 Testing photo
New Freshwater Jabsco Pump GailForce at 10:41am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1140 I'm replacing my noisy and leaking 14 year old pump with a 4.5 GPM Jabsco Sensor-Max VSD system. It
Francois - a question.... Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S - Teliki at 10:43am 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/830 Hi Francois,I remember some time back you talked about an "outboard brace" you used when trailerin
Problems with new outboard..... Jeff B at 10:54am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1226 I just put on a 2001 9.9 4 stroke Tohatsu on my Hunter 25. Then extra weight made the bow rise appro
Question about 1981 H22 Brian at 11:01am 07.08.07 Smaller Boats 4/880 I have a question about my H22. At the top of the starboard quarter berth back behind the sink. Ther
GREAT day sailing SEADANCE at 11:19am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1342 8 hours sailing today!!!!!!! With 10-12 knot winds, beautiful weather..no threat of any rain or stor
Not your usual Sailboat! Taboo at 12:06pm 07.08.07 Destinations 1/2044 You don't often get to see many of these around here. This is the "Destination Fox Harb'r", and shou
O'Day 25 Fuse Panel vs. Circuit Breaker Panel (1) Karen at 12:04pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2341 Hi all,I am rewiring my O'day with Honda outboard (with alternator) - (picture attached of wiring
C25 Soft Cockpit Floor mjewell at 12:50pm 07.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/1714 My 1979 C25's floor is very soft, and acts like I may step through it soon. I would like to redo it
Briefly Entering US Waters Tsehum Pete at 1:05pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1342 The Haro Strait orca whale pod of roughly 30 whales hang out in the waters between Sidney at the bot
re-cutting a main Valentina at 1:11pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1290 Hey, All.I have a small 22-footer and trying to save money any way I can. So, just acquired a main
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:32pm 07.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1760 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
b & r rig tuning ted at 1:38pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 3/1401 Besides Brion Toss book, 'Riggers Apprentice', are there any other books or references to rigging, e
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:36pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 15/10145 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
perplexing leak Kevin at 1:45pm 07.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1731 Hi Folks,I seem to have a leak on my 1979 Oday 23. I went out sailing today and had a dry bilge at

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VPNs and SBO dlochner at 3:06pm 10.20.21 Thanks for the replies. I am using Nord VPN (paused for the moment). The IP addresses that get block
Can anyone Id this? PaulK at 3:04pm 10.20.21 Looks like a vang strap we used in the Marblehead-Halifax race. Imagining "a nice wide strap to spre
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase dlochner at 3:01pm 10.20.21 Looks like it will be harbor marine in everett wash Poss same as fred warner Probably. When I che
Looking for an Oday 240 or 272 sail sfbay at 2:49pm 10.20.21
Isotemp water heaters NYSail at 2:17pm 10.20.21
Trailer lug nut tightness Knuttle at 2:12pm 10.20.21 I have been pulling a trailer for 60 years, and never used a torque wrench on the wheel bolts on my
H260 Sunbrella color Chuck C. at 2:07pm 10.20.21 Thanks Phil
H260 Sunbrella color Phil Herring at 1:56pm 10.20.21 @Chuck C. just plain Navy Blue is probably the one you want. Captain Navy has a purple-ish tint and
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor esedenka at 12:57pm 10.20.21 I purchased a " new to me" Hunter 2007 45CC. This sounds familer to me. My auto pilot gear drive
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System John Marrone at 12:43pm 10.20.21 Talked to Tohatsu Technical Support. Here is the "SIMPLE" Solution: Strap a 5-Gal. Bucket to the out
Can anyone Id this? capta at 12:42pm 10.20.21 Most boom vang straps I've seen have a nice wide part that goes over much more of the boom to spread
H260 Sunbrella color Justin_NSA at 12:20pm 10.20.21 Then you have to account for fading if you are trying to match other onboard fabric
H260 Sunbrella color Chuck C. at 12:09pm 10.20.21 Oh to be that simple... Unfortunately Sunbrella makes; 4 called Captain Navy, 3 called just Navy and
Companionway Hatch Storage chip veres at 11:56am 10.20.21 Thank you! to Pat Farley. I've been having this boat for ten years and you just caused me to learn
Isotemp water heaters (1) Bob S at 11:25am 10.20.21 Greg, Does your boat have hydronic heat? Just curious if anyone has used a heat exchanger with hydro
H260 Sunbrella color Phil Herring at 11:21am 10.20.21 Navy Blue is the most common. It's a very dark blue, almost black; all other Sunbrella blues are a l
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure dmax at 11:00am 10.20.21 There are other sources for butyl but Rod spec'ed his stuff specifically for boats - I don't know of
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? chriscampbell at 10:45am 10.20.21 We offer the Wedge and all of the others here: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-led.php
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? Dave Groshong at 10:35am 10.20.21 We offer the Wedge and all of the others here: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-led.php
Bombay Clipper 31, 1979, portholes kloudie1 at 9:39am 10.20.21 Welcome! I think those are Gray Marine ports. The parts are available at the store of the Sailboat

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