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Looking for a boat ride in San Francisco Don Beavin at 10:18am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1069 My family and I will be in San Francisco soon and I would love to take them out on the bay for a 1-4
New Rudder for H27 wrenninger3 at 10:35am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/910 I tried to order a new rudder from IdaSailor.com and after 3 weeks was told they just decided not to
Parts from Hurricane damaged boats ? Ron at 10:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1028 Where would I look on the web for a company that bought hurricane damaged boats for parts ? Is ther
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 9:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 HelloCurious as to what products everyone uses to clean their boats? I have my boat moored and ha
Propellor Strut Craig Warren at 11:24am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/911 Would anyone know where to find an aftermarket propeller shaft and strut for an Oday 27, 1974 model?
sailboat hardware drdeb at 11:52am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/836 Can anyone help me find used guardrails/pulpit for a 21' MacGregor.?/thanks.
vacation in chesapeake bay usae at 11:55am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1178 I am new @ boating and this area upper/mid chesapeake bay, I am planning to take vacation in two wee
Replacing windows on a 26D lstyles at 12:38pm 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1296 I am thinking of buying a 26D and wonder how hard it is to replace the windows on either side of the
How tall can a spinnaker be for the 222 ? Chuck R at 12:01pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938 I have found a Spinnaker from a 24' Neptune it is 27' tall. Since they are a billowing out type sail
BOW PULPIT CRACKS heather marie at 2:12pm 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/907 I HAVE A 97 30' CATALINA AND ABOUT 1999 I STARTED TO NOTICE CRACKS IN THE BOW PULPIT. HAS ANY ONE WI
Square-rigger question Bob at 1:42pm 07.25.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2025 This one is a little out of the ordinary, but things are a little slow here lately anyway, so here g
Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke outboard troubleshooting ecoughlin at 1:59pm 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/11678 There are lots of skilled people on this site...I have a 1997 Yamaha 4 stroke that runs like a cha
New sheets for spinnaker Seekswind at 10:18pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 Looking to replace the sheets on my spinnaker. Any suggestions or recommendations on what to go wit
Newbi and Spinnaker newbi Seekswind at 8:58pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/952 I was reading the spinnaker remarks last week. I am a newbie to sailing and defenitely a newbie to
Outboard popping up in reverse Rich L at 9:30pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 5/7266 I just changed out my prop to a 4-blade 5-pitch prop. Stock prop is a 3-blade, 7.1 pitch. It's on a
Year of manufacture Roger Moncrief at 9:57pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/993 I am looking at a 19' Macgregor that the owner claims to be a 1987 model. The pictures provided appe
Winter Outside Storage Kevin M at 10:05pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/888 Is there any value, advantages or disadvantages to shrinkwrapping your boat for outdoor winter stora
AC Circuit Breaker on 33.5 Ken Palmer at 10:08pm 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/842 There is one marina on Lake Ontario that uses Ground Interrupter circuit breakers on their main brea
liner air ted at 10:14pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/843 As I understand this, the Hunter is built using an inner liner that creates a space between the hull
Waterproofing External Speakers Bob at 10:40pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1366 I am going to install flush mounted cockpit speakers and have noted that the size and type available

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Battery troubles shemandr at 4:24pm 07.05.21 I think you can test the alternator by using a voltmeter across the + and negative posts. I'm the l
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! shemandr at 4:18pm 07.05.21 For the sake of God clip the tail off the zip tie! :stir:
Battery troubles Head Sail at 4:12pm 07.05.21 How would I test my alternator? Start with volt meter readings at the battery before and after the
First Haul Out pa391as at 4:02pm 07.05.21 interesting question. did the purchase survey reveal any major issues? I suggest looking at: 1. rudd
First Haul Out sail sfbay at 4:01pm 07.05.21 Can we say congratulations on your new sailboat?? Consider these out of the water maintenance items
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? RoyS at 4:00pm 07.05.21 IMHO you really do not need to have all your alarms so enhanced. Overheat is the one to watch. I pla
Standing Rigging (1) jjweiss56 at 3:59pm 07.05.21 At 5:15 on the video you can see how to get the T Hook in and out of the mast. Hey, John, thanks f
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 3:54pm 07.05.21 Thanks for that advice.
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) sail sfbay at 3:49pm 07.05.21 Came across this 3/4"" Split Wire Loom Tubing cover for 30 amp power cord at our marina $18 for 25 f
Battery troubles jssailem at 3:47pm 07.05.21 If you have a Digital Volt Meter you can test it to see if it is outputting 12 or more volts. If no
Battery troubles Captain W at 3:40pm 07.05.21 How would I test my alternator?
Inflatable RIB Captain Larry-DH at 3:35pm 07.05.21 There are many ways, but for me the simplest is to attach the spinnaker halyard to the dinghy. I a
origo 2000 knobs sail sfbay at 3:34pm 07.05.21 Another long shot.........buy a plastic or wood knob without a hole and drill a hole center backside
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed fox9988 at 3:14pm 07.05.21 It's a new 143F thermostat. I pulled it out when the engine temp was 180F. The thermostat was open u
Shower drain clogged Tally Ho at 3:04pm 07.05.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? DArcy at 3:01pm 07.05.21 @RoyS I've been thinking about doing this. I had an overheat a week ago due to the water pump belt b
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard (1) Jacktar at 2:50pm 07.05.21 mine goes out the rear vent from the fuel compartment
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 2:45pm 07.05.21 holy! it's huge.
Battery troubles Head Sail at 2:36pm 07.05.21 motor sailed for about two hours, but noted no amps were going to the battery. Your alternator i
Standing Rigging jssailem at 2:20pm 07.05.21 At 5:15 on the video you can see how to get the T Hook in and out of the mast.

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