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Dead batteries shorty at 11:16am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1251 I live inland, my boat is 6 hours away, on the hard now. 85 Pearson 34 with minimal (by today's sta
SHOWER WALL CRACK (HUNTER 36') rasselas at 9:28am 12.29.05 Big Boats 6/988 I just discovered a small (1/2") crack in my shower wall about 6" below the wet locker door. Any su
Maintenance/upgrade discussion Dan at 9:19am 12.29.05 Newport 2/1738 I would like to find someone with a N27 to discuss maintenance and upgrade tips with. I am new to s
Rear bearing seal Ryan20734 at 9:03am 12.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/832 Does any one know how to get the rear seal off so I can replace the rear bearings on my trailer?It
What would you do higgs at 8:24am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1162 I have sailed Lake Michigan for over 25 years and live 70 min from my boat. My wife is not particul
Weather helm during wintertime sail Mike G. at 8:02am 12.29.05 Day Sailers 11/1468 Hi all,I finally resurrected (dried out the carb, changed the oil, changed out fuel) my 2.5 horse
Changing wheels and tires Old Salt at 7:44am 12.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/877 In an effort to improve the load carrying capacity of the original and very checked tires on my V-22
LIFELINE STANCHIONS Randy Young at 7:11am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 7/1431 O.K., So, Mr.Irwin thought he had a better idea with his lifeline stanchion installation. It seemed
Windlass on a First 38 sailexa at 7:09am 12.29.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1056 Does anyone care to share photos or info on their windlass installation on a mid-80's First 38? Pic
Loosing helm Chaos at 6:53am 12.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1086 I had an interesting experience yesterday, the first time I sailed my newly purchased Hunter in 12 +
Hot Water Holding Tank Heater Problems ITMaster at 6:36am 12.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1285 I have a C-387 that has an electric and heat exchanger method for heating up the water in the hot wa
cabin light wiring - C 27, 1976 chris14558 at 6:30am 12.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1337 I was trying to replace the old forward cabin lights on my Catalina 27 and accidentally pulled the b
citation 31 refrigeration jc at 6:28am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/1232 Am interested in installing 12v spillover frig/freezer in stock box on 31 citation would like info f
Mistral topside leaks Hugh Stewart at 6:09am 12.29.05 Hallberg-Rassy 7/2381 I have a continuing leak problem on the portside of my Mistral. I have redone the Sikaflex througho
3 friends sharing a boat Tim22842 at 5:26am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2621 Two friends and I want to buy a 30' - 35'cruising sailboat. Our intent is to share the purchase pric
West coast Florida ramps? Richard at 5:02am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1012 Season's Greetings. I'm thinking of bringing our P-23 to Florida in January or February. I would lik
What Upgrades Have You Done To Your 310?? Rod at 4:46am 12.29.05 Catalina 310 18/2868 Hi All,Just rying to get a little action going. So what have you done to upgrade your 310. I'm add
20 YEAR OLD COM-PAC 16 STEVE BREWIN at 3:31am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/1263 LOOKING FOR SPECIFICATIONS ON SAILS, (ALL) FOR ABOVE AND RECOMMENDED MOTOR SIZE. ANY HELP WOULD BE
Raymarine Seatalk Adapter Cable Calif. Ted at 2:22am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1587 I want to connect Seatalk on old ST-50 Tridata to new ST-4000 Autopilot. This involves rare adapter
Locations of through hulls? Moody Buccaneer at 1:39am 12.29.05 Catalina 30 6/4698 I'm doing a refit this winter.I have C-30 #10, built in 1975.It still has two of the original gl

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hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 12:40pm 05.11.21 rooke sails referred me to foss foam in florida looks like my problem will be solved with a brand ne
Need a new mast LakeShark at 12:39pm 05.11.21
H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging Southern Crux at 12:38pm 05.11.21 ent process That document was what I relied on when I replaced the Center board line. what are th
Raw water pump seal seating question Roland5048 at 12:37pm 05.11.21 I think you might be overthinking this. My thought is that if it were perfectly flush, how would it
Battery isolator issue (1) DArcy at 12:31pm 05.11.21 Here is my wiring diagram using an ACR, this is essentially what Main Sail shows for the "1/2/Both w
Rig tuning LakeShark at 12:28pm 05.11.21 With Boom installed, boat floating on her lines (weight properly distributed) and weight 3 inches or
Do I need outside jib tracks? LakeShark at 12:06pm 05.11.21 @AaronD -- serious question, you really don't use your outside track? I think my go to headsail i
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? (1) sail sfbay at 11:58am 05.11.21 Similar to flightlead404..........below are photos of the Harken upright lead block you identified t
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? LakeShark at 11:49am 05.11.21 I had a C22 and know what you are describing. Why not bite the bullet and do what 40 years of skip
Do I need outside jib tracks? LakeShark at 11:43am 05.11.21 @AaronD So I race and cruise and use my inner tracks for boath. Adding or removing twist is general
old and new batteries connection Don S/V ILLusion at 11:42am 05.11.21 l am in complete agreement with everyone. only two exceptions. 1.boat electrician are impossible t
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 AndyL at 11:41am 05.11.21 Thanks for the picture. I am running mine now and they seemed to touch both inside and outside so s
old and new batteries connection Stu Jackson at 11:38am 05.11.21 tape up separately? Yes. Then get a boat electrical book and start studying. None of us was born
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? Stu Jackson at 11:35am 05.11.21 1) I'm not willing to cut the inspection holes 2) I can get all over the aft access areas -- so get
old and new batteries connection Guan at 11:32am 05.11.21 tape up separately?
old and new batteries connection Guan at 11:32am 05.11.21 l am in complete agreement with everyone. only two exceptions. 1.boat electrician are impossible t
Charging issue Stu Jackson at 11:31am 05.11.21 Might want to avoid duplicate posts with different titles. It dilutes the responses.
Battery isolator issue Stu Jackson at 11:29am 05.11.21 It is a pretty standard wiring arrangement for the alternator output go to the starter and from the
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? (1) LakeShark at 11:24am 05.11.21 I have not heard of anyone succeeding but I have also wondered if it was possible using the tools yo
Nasty Surprise Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.11.21 BTW @Peggie Hall HeadMistress does your book ship to Canada? Why not go through the checkout proce

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