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Replacement Nav light bulb. Brian D at 11:08am 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1307 This in reference to a mast mounted steaming lamp.I have to replace my steaming light. It uses a 1
Boat insurance mrscott at 11:23am 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2101 Considering some insurance for my boat and not sure where to turn.So far, my home insurance carrie
Winch replacement C-22 Tipsy at 11:53am 09.20.06 Smaller Boats 2/1144 Trying to find proper replacement for swing keel winch
Moving a 45' from coast to coast Peter Lashley at 11:49am 09.20.06 Big Boats 8/1040 Hello all,Wondered if anyone out there might have some insight on boat transport.I'm on the west c
Challenger=Columbia? (1) crzhors at 11:47am 09.20.06 Columbia 1/1679 Our boat needs a Daddy...Is our 1973 Challenger 40 a Columbia? The Challenger brand doesn't turn up
Irwin 34 rudder bearings Bill10658 at 11:40am 09.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/1194 The guys in the boat yard and a surveyor can't agree on what to call the parts I need. I don't know
Moving a 45' from coast to coast Peter Lashley at 11:40am 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1028 Hello all, Wondered if anyone out there might have some insight on boat transport.I'm on the west
lazy jacks Dream Weaver at 11:33am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/921 I would like to install lazy jacks on my 1987 272LE. Any comments to share?
steering cable Dream Weaver at 11:29am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/962 My rudder has lots of play in it. I would like to tighten it up. It looks almost impossible to rea
oday 22 cabin floor Bill at 1:48pm 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2025 Hi Has anyone ever replaced or repaired the floor on an Oday 22? The floor in my boat is very soft
Boat Sales Tax Levin at 4:58pm 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1336 Hello everyone... So I have a question about boat sales tax and hope that someone here might hav
ice box conversion sully22356 at 1:52pm 09.20.06 Catalina 30 0/1013 I just bought a 1990 C30 and want to convert the icebox to a 12v/AC fridge. The icebox has an odd s
Removing Rub Rail Mark M26D at 9:24pm 09.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/858 We rebedded the stantions and moved on to the rub rail. When I pulled the rubber out of the stern en
Swing keel cable and attachment dave63021 at 12:25am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1880 Could anyone provide some additional details regarding the swing keel cable and attachments on a 199
Backstay SweetTrade at 12:00am 09.18.06 Smaller Boats 2/844 Ok I am trying to figure out the backstay adjuster on my hunter 23. I have the set up for it, but i
yanmar 1GM10 Bob8442 at 11:14pm 09.17.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 I recently changed oil and all filters on our engine. Was not able to get all the air out of the sys
Stack Pack Justin_NSA at 11:11pm 09.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1040 Anyone have experience with the Doyle Stack Pack? There are a handful on the docks. I sailed with so
Pirates! Arrrrr! T J Furstenau at 5:46am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 7/868 Okay, I felt that it was my responsibility to point this out to my friends here.It's that time aga
International Talk Like a Pirate Day Cap'n Jack at 5:44am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/910 As sailors we all need to be aware that tomorrow, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate
Cleaning the hull Wicho at 5:36am 09.18.06 Smaller Boats 3/1148 HI guys, my Catalina was in the Marina for 3 months(Lake), now very dirty with dark hull, any experi

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Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell heritage at 7:25am 01.19.21 I chose to isolate the small agm battery and large lifepo4 battery bank with a 20 amp dc to dc charg
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 7:21am 01.19.21 The belt slips. I replaced it a year after buying the boat, and over time tightened it on several o
AC/DC Grounding Question Davidasailor26 at 7:20am 01.19.21 Calder is correct about the reason for grounding AC and DC together. If there is only one DC ground
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:18am 01.19.21 Yes I'm looking for a boat between 30-40'. Something easily to maintain and manage in tight marinas
O'Day 27 Prop RMintle at 7:18am 01.19.21 That makes sense. Thanks.
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Daze at 7:15am 01.19.21 Agreed, @artboas is a great resource! He's been very helpful to me and I already "owe" him a day of
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Crazy Dave Condon at 7:15am 01.19.21 The hunter 260 & 26 are practically the same boats except for the forward hatch and cockpit which th
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 7:10am 01.19.21 If your alternator is grounded to the block, how does current return to the battery? Through the
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? (1) william24424 at 7:10am 01.19.21 Yes, get a boat with proper shower, if I may also recommend. Ivation portable outdoor shower (keeps
Brand new coolant pump fail. Leeward Rail at 6:58am 01.19.21 You have 2 pumps now I'd rebuild them Agree. The bearings are usually why the lower quality after
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') (1) Wood Jigger at 6:51am 01.19.21 Here's a neat solution from the MacGregor site: held in place with hose clamps. I also found a narr
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:49am 01.19.21 When I first saw my Beneteau on the hard at the AYS dealership, I fell in love. 6 months later I b
Simarine Battery Monitors Maine Sail at 6:47am 01.19.21 The Simarine is a pretty cool device, great screen and a great concept. Our only complaint, after ma
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Ron20324 at 6:41am 01.19.21 ...Yes I'm looking for a boat between 30-40'. When I first saw my Beneteau on the hard at the AYS
AC/DC Grounding Question JamesG161 at 6:38am 01.19.21 They connected the alternator ground to a different point on the engine than the starter ground? So
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:21am 01.19.21
AC/DC Grounding Question mermike at 6:18am 01.19.21 If your alternator is grounded to the block, how does current return to the battery?
anchor chain Ron20324 at 6:14am 01.19.21 ...Thanks .... I have a spare gypsy here, and on one half it says "A, 5/16" the other side is "B,
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance RoyS at 6:11am 01.19.21 I bought a car with self parking. Works way better than me. Lots of fun parallel parking on a busy s
Prada cup on TV Daveinet at 6:05am 01.19.21 I was suggesting the boat be designed to run both foils in the water all the time, not just puting i

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