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Ranger 26 tillerhead / tiller CB at 7:28am 01.14.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1676 Hi, 1971 Ranger 26. I'm looking to replace the tiller head and the tiller as both are near the end o
Tank Monitor shemandr at 6:53am 01.14.07 Big Boats 10/1303 Does anyone have the name of the company which makes the tank monitoring system in my H356 2002. I
Whatchamacallits! Margaritaville at 6:12am 01.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/794 How does one remove the blocks used to control the spinaker sheets? Actually I am not sure that is
Bilge pumps Daydreams at 4:53am 01.14.07 Seidelmann 2/1409 Does anyone have any tricks for a bilge pump set up on the S37. Apparently they have no sump, and t
222 info please bob at 4:48am 01.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1292 I would like to buy some mast parts for my 222 on line, they say for Damco mast only not z-spar. ho
Packing Mary at 3:55am 01.14.07 Big Boats 5/1139 Has anyone used Gore packing around the shaft, and is 1/4" or 5/16" better? We would prefer not to u
Interior Woodwork on 05H36 Al - s/v Persephone at 3:49am 01.14.07 Big Boats 6/963 My 05H36 came with a spray can of finish touchup, and a can of Seafin oil.Am I correct in my assum
Stopping Corrosion RichB at 3:06am 01.14.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1294 What is the best method of stopping corrosion and protecting the aluminum parts from further corrosi
riding sail awol at 2:19am 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1047 My boat is moored in a bay where we get frequent winds and it swings on it's mooring much more than
Centreboard wear around pivot pin awol at 2:10am 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/804 I bought my '99 26x in San Diego and trailered it to Bahia Concepcion in Baja(approx. 700 miles) and
need a mast (1) clayton at 2:08am 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/703 i have a 1971 macgregor 22' and it did not com with the mast were can I get one and how much will it
Mainsail Cover 40ft Boat Capn Grumpy at 1:26am 01.14.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1231 I have a Hunter Legend 40.5 with the standard "Dutchman Flaking System" on the mainsail. I want to
Do I Want One? Fairwind at 1:12am 01.14.07 Balboa 1/2430 Our Midship 25 (Parker-Dawson 26) was wrecked in a storm on the Sea Of Cortez and we have located a
Running Rigging - Small Jib Bob Gump at 12:21am 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/908 On New Years day I participated in our annual local Madness Race. Winds ranged from 20-30 and my ma
Anyone use a SIMRAD WP-32 Wheel Pilot? SceptreSailor at 11:56pm 01.13.07 Ask All Sailors 11/4489 Considering adding an auto pilot to my Catalina 310 and wanted to know if this was a good unit. Sur
Simrad auto pilot, problems?? Jack at 10:48pm 01.13.07 Ask All Sailors 3/872 I have a 1 year old Simrad autopilot on my Catalina 27 that maybe acting out a bit. I have noticed t
Pleasant Surprise (1) Dick Dixon at 10:44pm 01.13.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1013 After a wonderful morning sail out to Sand Island yesterday (Saturday), one of the small islands in
Looking for Aluminum toe rail muised at 10:00pm 01.13.07 Ask All Sailors 3/2159 Season 3 with my O'Day 25 is coming up and I have resisted the incredible urge to get a bigger boat
Didn't get to race today :{ Mr.Ernie at 2:58pm 01.13.07 Smaller Boats 1/824 Well the new hip just wouldn't let me race today but they won two races without me. And all this ti
Catalina 22 - Chesapeake Bay to Outer Banks noblecr at 2:07pm 01.13.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3390 hi computer people, I have a question concering a trip id like to make on my grandfathers boat. he h

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Purchasing a Trailer - Cat 22 Retractable Keel LakeShark at 2:35pm 02.08.21 Lake Shark Could you provide me a bit more detail about the one on your trailer? Thanks in advance
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short DArcy at 2:35pm 02.08.21 Coming from the guy that is chasing down "orphaned wires" - please don't do that. Multiple POs of my
More 3D printing rgranger at 2:33pm 02.08.21 GE has been aggressive in incorporating it into aviation, remember the next time you fly there is p
COVID good for the shipping industry...? (1) rgranger at 2:25pm 02.08.21 When did they put a container port on the north side of the bridge? Did they do a lot of dredging?
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dlochner at 2:24pm 02.08.21 I had assumed both the main and echo circuits would be open when the I/C isn't running. I think n
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dluks at 2:22pm 02.08.21 If the switch is in the Both position, current will flow to both batteries. Do you have an ACR or
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated JoeWhite at 2:20pm 02.08.21 To test if the switch is at fault, lift the solar panel charger lead and the battery lead off of the
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short rgranger at 2:19pm 02.08.21 Sounds like a mouse made a home someplace behind a panel. Running down a short can be a real PITA.
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dluks at 2:16pm 02.08.21 A couple thoughts - How are you getting your voltage readings, from a voltage meter on the panel o
Changing Rub Rail On H270 rgranger at 2:15pm 02.08.21 260 & 270 are same hulll. Picture of damaged rub rail please. Introduced boat and sold them. Hey
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dlochner at 2:10pm 02.08.21 In theory, unless I'm fundamentally misunderstanding something, the charge current from the charge
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated Davidasailor26 at 2:01pm 02.08.21 A couple thoughts - How are you getting your voltage readings, from a voltage meter on the panel or
Gauges! JoeWhite at 1:59pm 02.08.21 To reduce the lightbulbs burning the gauges I inserted 2 diodes in series with the 12v circuit. This
Changing Rub Rail On H270 (1) sdillonjr at 1:36pm 02.08.21 260 & 270 are same hulll. Picture of damaged rub rail please. Introduced boat and sold them.
Fusing to busbar dlochner at 1:28pm 02.08.21
Fusing to busbar Tim22 at 1:18pm 02.08.21
Fusing to busbar (1) Ward H at 1:15pm 02.08.21 I did something very similar as @dlochner. Lined up some ANL holders and connected them with a coppe
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 1:07pm 02.08.21 We got lucky with our appointments. I happened to be sitting at the computer when I got a text that
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? dlochner at 1:03pm 02.08.21 The B&G ram is basically dumb. Current is applied in one direction and the ram extends. Reverse the
What to do with a leaky battery dlochner at 12:58pm 02.08.21 Check with a scrap yard they may pay more for the lead than the core deposit.

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