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Getting Her use to sailing Windwalker at 8:53am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 25/1986 The admiral and I went out sailing on a lake this weekend with very good winds (15 knots gusting to
How do you side tie your boat to the dock ahoy2you at 9:40am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 7/9887 I am new to sailing. Can someone please tell me the best way to side-tie a boat to the dock? Have
New T-track paphman at 9:06am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/925 I want to replace the 4 foot t-track with a 6 foot piece on both sides of the boat. The starboard si
Replacement hatches Rollyn Trueblood at 10:01am 10.09.06 Other Sailboats 2/1204 Whose website should I consult to find replacement hatches for my son's Ericson 27. We are concerned
Decorating my new (used) Hunter Vision hunterjana at 11:22am 10.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1125 We are closing on a 32'Hunter Vision in a week or so, and we can't wait to get it all ready! I have
New Cutless Bearing chrisferro at 11:55am 10.09.06 Seidelmann 2/1780 Has anybody changed their cutless bearing? How much did it cost, both for parts and labor? Has any
your $.02 please bestfriend at 12:01pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1095 Here's the specs: LOA 35.8, LWL 29.11, Beam 12.5, 11243 displacement, 4078 ballast, 49.25 mast, 530
Just something to take the chill out of the air Ron Dupuis at 12:48pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2250 Sailing in Southern California we hardly need more than a little something to take the chill out of
Hiking Stick on 22 Mark II Rik19504 at 1:28pm 10.09.06 Smaller Boats 2/1179 We have owned several sail boats and all had combing that you could sit on and hike out. We have a n
Water Comin In ! yks Rascal9289 at 12:56pm 10.09.06 Day Sailers 4/1105 This was my first year with my 1986 ODay 23. To see what she could do, I sailed her hard and found*
rigging frank at 1:33pm 10.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1014 80 years old and dumb enough to buy a l6! catermarn............how do i dorigging wires.help
GPS Speed vs Speedo David Ochoa at 2:54pm 10.09.06 Big Boats 6/1307 I've had my speed transducer pulled for the last 2 1/2 years ( got tired of keeping it clean) and be
Mac 26S Genoa Size? SeacretSailor at 3:09pm 10.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1221 I want to buy a "pre-owned" 130% or 150% hank-on Genoa for my 26S and have spent some time on the in
Ocean Sailing Wayne at 3:12pm 10.09.06 Big Boats 9/1482 I eventually want to sail from America to Australia via Haweii. I have done some ocean sailing here
Questions about multi-ban radios Bill Ogilvie at 4:15pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1508 I recently noticed that multi-band marine VHF radios are available. Some offer receive on aircraft
A question for the "kite flyers" Blue Heeler at 6:18pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/920 I'm interested to hear from those of you that fly spinnakers ....... do you prefer the straight forw
Baffles in Fuel Tank? Mike McKendy at 9:29pm 10.07.06 Big Boats 9/2195 I have the metal fuel tank on my '94 Legend 37.5. I want to install an access plate on the tank so
Setting the Mast Al at 12:08am 10.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 Can anyone tell me an easy way to set the mast. Very cumbersom for the wife and I. Any easy way?Th
Changing engine coolant on a Bavaria 36 Rick Bennett at 1:01am 10.08.06 Bavaria 3/1916 It's time to change the coolant in the Volvo D2030 on my Bavaria 36. There is precious little room
How can I check which year my Mac was built Philip miskelly at 7:21am 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/961 I am intending to buy a used 26x which is which is sold as a year 2000 boat. Does anybody know how I

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What's in your toolkit? dlochner at 9:16am 06.21.21 That's a great idea! Maybe one of those suction-cup mounted vices. I went with a vise with a clam
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Maine Sail at 9:11am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present dlochner at 9:11am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
What's in your toolkit? Tedd at 9:09am 06.21.21 Oh forgot - I find having a small vice that you can mount somewhere to be extremely useful. That's
So yeah, bought a sailboat... Horse Opera at 9:03am 06.21.21 Thank you for the welcome Will. I'll try my best. :) I researched the design, and heard good and bad
What's in your toolkit? dlochner at 9:02am 06.21.21 So far no one has mentioned a tool to cut away the rig if it should decide to fall. There are severa
What's in your toolkit? Parsons at 8:56am 06.21.21 I love @RoyS list, because it gets to the heart of good preparation - have what you need on-board be
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement tkwhalen at 8:53am 06.21.21 To start I have to agree life is easier if I declare her correct which I'd love to do buuut as soon
Sail slugs Justin_NSA at 8:47am 06.21.21 I agree. I ordered many.
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover TimFromLI at 8:44am 06.21.21 Maybe it's just my eyes, but those bolts don't appear to be broken. The one on top looks rounded of
Wind Generator Shopping tkwhalen at 8:42am 06.21.21 Agree with all your input and understand the limitations I'm facing but my current sole objective is
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present (1) Fredct at 8:39am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
Sail slugs Thaniel at 8:38am 06.21.21 Yah likely they are all aged and brittle. I had half of mine go on our first few days of sailing on
What's in your toolkit? dLj at 8:35am 06.21.21 or wrap them in VCI paper when they're stowed. As @RoyS said, wrap well. I'm going to use the VCI
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Muttondressedaslamb at 8:31am 06.21.21 My perkins 4108 has 6 screws securing the impeller cover to the pump. The screws were heavily corro
Universal M4-30 Spirt34-77 at 8:27am 06.21.21 Ok, thank you gentlemen!
What's in your toolkit? Tedd at 8:08am 06.21.21 ...any brands rust and corrosion resistant? I sourced stainless steel tools for maintaining robots
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Maine Sail at 7:46am 06.21.21 I suspect as much but the inverter could be faulty as well. Is there a way to test? You need to fi
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts duck21 at 7:35am 06.21.21 Awesome--I was really hoping that this was the case (lag bolts), but less and less surprised at the
tachometer not accurate Hayden Watson at 7:25am 06.21.21 Charge bus simply means; anything else charging the batteries when you ran this test? A 3/8" belt

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