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Reverse Jerry at 8:34am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/962 321 OceanisWhen sailing I put the prop in reverse does this have any damage effect?Thanks
moving genoa tracks on a 222 pbud at 8:57am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1265 I was wondering if anyone has evermoved their genoa tracks down to the deck from the cabin top like
Speed log location Robert at 3:03pm 07.20.06 Big Boats 4/908 My 2004 H36 has the speed log on the starboard side UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION and the depth sounder tra
VHF antenna wiring in cabin David - Fireball II at 11:17am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/969 I have a Hunter 260, '04 but acquired nearly new last year. Have added fixed VHF near the companion
'05 Beneteau bulkhead mounted tanks backflow Robert Buker at 12:41pm 07.20.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1710 '05 Beneteau 393 has holding tanks mounted on bulkhead ABOVE toilets. Have tried several different
boat hit by lightning in fresh water lightning 460 at 7:34pm 07.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1620 Hi all,Bad news. Our boat was hit by lightning last week.All electronics damaged, 3 holes in sid
central air conditioner mik e mills at 12:35am 07.19.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1113 my air con is not blowing cold i have tried recharging to no avail,any body know the procedure to ch
Spreaders Kelly J Odom at 12:34am 07.19.06 Other Sailboats 7/1420 I own a 1964 Alberg 35, and the spreaders have seen better days. Does anyone know what the original
VSD Water pumps Tim R. at 12:04am 07.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1393 Anyone have any experience, good or bad, with the variable speed water pumps that most all producers
12 volt power Kevin Jeske at 12:48am 07.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1147 I just purchased a Catalina 22 and have questions about the electrical system. It appears simple -
Newbie Sail Question Jeremy at 1:13am 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 5/944 Hi all, I just recently got an 86 Hunter 23 and have had her out in the intercoastal once so far. W
Height zzhunter at 1:32am 07.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1045 For the purpose of transporting a 1980 Catalina 27, can anyone tell me the overall height of this bo
Benny Oceanis rigging screw chamac at 2:08am 07.19.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1136 Hi AllI recently had to cut one of the rigging screws off of my Beneteau Oceanis 400. Got put under
Rick D: Question about 40.5 new holding tank Tim at 2:10am 07.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/758 Hi Rick,We are getting ready to order a tank from Triple M. Did all of the hose connections line u
H 25.5 sagging pop top (1) BobKat at 2:15am 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 5/935 For all you H 25.5 sailors, have any of you noticed your pop top sagging down the centerline? I post
Spinaker question for an O'Day 222 Chuck R at 2:16am 07.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1029 The specification listed here on the forum show that the mast for the 222 O'Day is 34' 10" tall. Th
Recommended handheld GPS device? csommers79 at 2:34am 07.19.06 Ask All Sailors 27/1947 i'm new to the handheld GPS market and was hoping to gather some feedback on recommended waterproof
Winches David McAlpine at 2:48am 07.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 I am trying to fnd the manufacturer of the winches on the boat. One is broken and I need instruction
portlights questions Al at 2:57am 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/892 Hey, All. I'm reviving a 1978 Mac 22..two major things have left to do - portlights and standing rig
When Sailors Operate Powerboats Herb Parsons at 3:05am 07.19.06 Ask All Sailors 6/951 PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A steering problem caused a new cruise ship to roll abruptly Tuesday, th

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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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