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Mast Retrofit Scott at 7:18am 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/980 I'm working on the mast for our Starwind 27 this winter and intend to replace the lights. We have t
Buying a Slip Jeff Bacon at 8:21am 02.06.07 Other Sailboats 2/868 Hi All:Once or twice a month I run across, or get an email about buying my own slip. Usually it's
Cupboards for 26X awol at 8:24am 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/746 I recently purchased a 26X and would like to do some overnights in it, but there is no place to stor
Kiwi prop - Reverse problem? Pat at 7:57am 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2534 I heard of one instance where someone said the engine stopped ocassionally after shifting into rever
Anyone at Seven Seas Marina? JerryA at 8:53am 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1044 Hi all,Anyone have a slip at Seven Seas Marina in Port Orange, Florida? I'm interested in a sailbo
Where can I get new seals for my windows? Matthew Elder at 11:57am 02.06.07 Newport 0/1710 Where can I get new seals for my windows? I have a 1984 newport sailboat, 28 feet.
Catalina parts search... Charles Francis Triana at 8:37am 02.06.07 Smaller Boats 4/1254 Searching for stock parts for my newly aquired 1986 Catalina 22 boat. Looking for a new or used part
Minn Kota for Mac 25 Tom Farner at 11:19am 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/849 Any comments on the powerdrive, edge(cable) endura or vector models advantages and disadvantages T
Pets on Board Barrie McDonald at 10:14am 02.06.07 Other Sailboats 3/918 Ahoy Sailors,My wife and I have just bought a new puppy an American Cocker Spaniel. We want to tak
O'Day 39, holding tank Capt_m at 9:37pm 02.04.07 Bigger Boats 1/1146 I'm replacing my forward tank, located under v-bert bunk. The one I removed was a replacement for th
Toe rail leak O'Day 25..Correction JP13087 at 9:50pm 02.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2839 I am a new owner of a re-born O'Day 25. However, there are some leaks which need to be corrected. Th
understanding electronics letterman at 9:17pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1316 I'm watching the Super Bowl and reading West Marine catalogue at the same time, just looking, page b
Washdown Installation Tony at 10:30pm 02.04.07 Big Boats 13/1637 Hi Has anyone installed a washdown pump on a H41 ? If so where did you put the pump and get power f
For every one of you that has ever asked... (1) Brian and Steph at 12:16am 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1380 ...you can now get it here. You may still send me personal e-mails for information regarding the sy
Reguarding this bottom paint...?? Chuck R at 12:36am 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/907 Spring is comming..There is a sponser on a particular power boat web site that I am a part of. The
More questions about Radar PrincessoftheLake at 12:46am 02.05.07 Big Boats 11/862 I have not decided yet what radar I am going to get but whatever way I go I will need to mount a Rad
Hunter 25 05/06 Rudder and Hull to Deck Joint ScottCocoaBeach at 12:51am 02.05.07 Smaller Boats 2/1086 Another question for the late model Hunter 25 owners.I have been going through the archives readin
Waste tank odour Windswept2006 at 1:01am 02.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/845 I recently purchased a 1991 Hunter 30. There is holding tank odour in the aft berth. There does not
Shore power question sonofasailorsailing at 11:28pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2108 Ok, so I am dumb, but I have never had shore power on my boat before. The PO had a shoe power hook-u
Brocinante On The Edge Alain Pascal at 2:38am 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1070 Hi All,I just could not resist posting this for all.Amazing he actually has the main hull out of

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GFCI trouble shooting Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 07.13.21 The other part of the problem is that from time to time boats seem to get unplugged for one reason
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Marmalade at 11:00am 07.13.21
GFCI trouble shooting Benny17441 at 10:46am 07.13.21 Take an extension cord and run it to a different pedestal and see if you have the same problem.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 10:26am 07.13.21 Fantastic! Feels good to be home with the boat, I'm sure!
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (4) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 And a couple more from the latter portion.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (9) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 Some pics from the second half
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (10) duck21 at 10:21am 07.13.21 Here are some pics from the first half of our trip.
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (3) jssailem at 10:09am 07.13.21 You have a : Hunter 41DS with Raymarine autopilot p70 Nice information, but it does not tell us wh
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 9:47am 07.13.21 thanks for sharing
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? Philly2DC2LBI at 9:35am 07.13.21 thanks, sail sfbay. That's the same manual I downloaded. Oddly enough it shows the boom vang connect
Boat ID please Roadking Larry at 9:31am 07.13.21 No HIN to be found. I'll check with the marina office to get an official ID for it. And maybe find o
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? (1) sail sfbay at 9:05am 07.13.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Does the owner's manual attached help?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Siamese at 9:01am 07.13.21 So, did you dis-engage the wheel clutch for the auto-pilot?
Boat ID please JRacer at 8:32am 07.13.21 Can you find a hull number or is it too old? What about running the OK numbers with OK registration
Boat ID please kloudie1 at 8:17am 07.13.21 I don't know either but the water stains about a foot above the waterline stripe would make me very
H26 Lightning ground caverun at 8:16am 07.13.21 My 240 had a heavy gauge ground wire attached to the mast step running through the deck down along t
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? sail sfbay at 8:12am 07.13.21 Some recommendations on what to look for may be found in these threads: Stiff Steering Wheel \| Sailb
Boat ID please Ken Cross at 7:46am 07.13.21 Sail Boat. (sorry, couldn't actually help) But I wanted you to know you weren't ignored.
GFCI trouble shooting Ken Cross at 7:45am 07.13.21 Jeepbluetj is right. What you have is expected. You can mitigate that by not plugging it in straight
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands duck21 at 7:37am 07.13.21 I'll edit up some pics and post those soon. I need to downsize them a bit as the SBO site doesn't l

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