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What % is a battery considered "dead"?? Tim Haibach at 10:55am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3518 I am shopping for deep cycle batteries and have been trying to compare types ' lifecycles to others.
Dodger / Bimini needed Steve Coder at 11:56am 02.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/959 I need to add a dodger and bimini to my Oday 25. I would rather avoid spending $1500+ on new ones,
what size spinnaker :( sand sailor at 12:27pm 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 28/11901 im looking at a new spinn what size range should i be looking for and is there a formula???my boat
Compression Post fulsar at 1:31pm 02.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/964 I would appreciate any advice or stories people may have to share about the compression post on a Ma
Yamaha 25 boat and engine manual in English needed Ralf at 3:46pm 02.08.07 Yamaha 1/1769 We have a Y25 in our sailing club here on Jeju Island, South Korea. The boat was purchased in Japan
Prefered Alternator Upgrade on a Westerbeke 27? Maine Sail at 8:51pm 02.06.07 Other Sailboats 5/1736 Hi All,I'm wondering if any Nonsuch owners have done an alternator upgrade to a Westerbeke 27 on a
Klanging and Banging jim bellesbach at 10:23pm 02.06.07 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1495 I recently bought a hunter 30 and had the engine serviced. The boat shakes rattles and rolls at cer
Burgler/Entry Alarms Don s/v Tellico at 12:26am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 47/3094 Just found out that break-in/theft is a much bigger problem at my current downtown Baltimore marina
Replacing thru-hulls larry w at 1:00am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1268 The yard has just informed me that I should replace all (9) thru-hulls on my '94 Beneteau due to ele
leaky compaionway hatch H34 greg at 11:10pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 13/1383 the companionway hatch leaks almost right over the sink....ive looked for some kind of drains, like
raising the mast on a 25 foot Mac Gregor jimbo at 11:06pm 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 Has anyone foound an easy way to raise the mast on a 25 foot boat? This model is a 25 foot 1981 and
rOnDAYvous signups & reservations Pete at 10:52pm 02.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1065 So far, there's been a gratifying response regarding the 2007 rOnDAYvous. I've got more than 20 peop
H34 Port Bulkhead Leak ajhorn at 10:33pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 5/1178 Can't find leak source. After much rain, water comes out at bottom end of port bulkhead. Have used
Spirit 23 ed6945 at 10:25pm 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2071 I always enjoy this site and have learned alot from the goodpeople who support it. I have sailed m
West Marine - Strictly Sail RickS at 3:53am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3026 Chicago Strictly Sail was a great sailing show to visit. Noticablly absent this year was West Marin
Bahamas bound Mac Bentley at 3:06am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1943 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b
winged keel Walt24076 at 5:16am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1123 Help please,I've found a great looking O'DAY 272 that I'd like to purchase. The problem seems to be
Foul Weather Gear muised at 6:05am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3077 Hi all - in the interest of improving our comfort when the weather decides not to cooperate, I took
Harken Roller P.M. grigs at 6:12am 02.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1152 My mast has been unstepped this year, but probably won,t next year. What should I do to take advanta
1985 C27 alternator specs Universal M-18 c2csailor at 6:35am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1283 I'm trying to figure out what style mount the original alternator is for my C27. I was looking to up

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Chainplate Caulking RoyS at 5:17am 08.21.21 I redid one side with butyl tape. After a time a leak started. Tightened the screws on the slotted p
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use RoyS at 5:10am 08.21.21 The stainless steel box is full of insulation surrounding the aluminum tank. No real need to open th
Beneteau 361 shaft seal DougM at 4:52am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sha
Cleats RolfSail at 4:49am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the
Main sheet rigging (1) kloudie1 at 4:48am 08.21.21 On boats that are raced, that mainsheet adjustment at the block is a lot quicker and more precise th
Cleats RolfSail at 4:45am 08.21.21 One last thing before you start cutting. The backing plate may be threaded or the nuts may be imb
Cleats caverun at 4:38am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the 2
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 08.21.21 Many boats have a bypass for the water heater allowing the hot water lines to be winterized without
Rigging with Roller furler (3) trusty1 at 2:41am 08.21.21 After looking through the manual again it seems that the instructions apply to boats that do not ha
Throttle position while sailing? (1) Inter20sailor at 1:51am 08.21.21 See attached from Yanmar.
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel Bogart at 12:56am 08.21.21 Sorry all. Should have made it clear that it is the Shore/Generator lights which are not working. C
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 8:53pm 08.20.21 Quartermaster harbor on the south end of Vashon is a great gunkhole.
Cleats Benny17441 at 8:49pm 08.20.21 One last thing before you start cutting. The backing plate may be threaded or the nuts may be imbe
Sheer vs steering currents Benny17441 at 8:19pm 08.20.21 I think you mean "SHEAR" like break off or cut off. There are winds aloft that will shear the top
Need source for boat plumbing parts Ralph Johnstone at 8:07pm 08.20.21 They aren't my concerns: Sorry about that ..................... to many he saids, that she said
South and middle Puget Sound Ken Cross at 7:44pm 08.20.21 Penrose is a great stop. We bypassed Penrose on the way south. I agree it's a nice stop. We may en
Main sheet rigging shemandr at 7:21pm 08.20.21 Leave it? Again I'm not Catalina versed but should releasing the main sheet be as far forward as th
Need source for boat plumbing parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18pm 08.20.21 might I be so bold as to propose a solution to address several of your concerns regarding hose runs.
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 7:05pm 08.20.21 Penrose is a great stop.
Chainplate Caulking DArcy at 7:02pm 08.20.21 I just re-bedded mine with butyl tape. Easy to do, works well.

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