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Sure Bail to Fail Andy at 3:23pm 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/6078 The blue "Sure Bail" float switch on our bilge pump failed completely. It floated up and down but wo
Hey Don G, try this...mainsail twist is a myth!! Wanderer138 at 3:17pm 07.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/2168 OK, I just said that to get your attention. I've been thinking about this for a while and I can't se
More on weather helm vs CE Wanderer138 at 2:34pm 07.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1340 For some reason, too many sailors believe that the relative position of CE (center of effort) to CLR
South Manitou Island Joe at 1:18pm 07.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1437 I'm looking for someone with experience anchoring at South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan. I would
Vented Loops Bob at 1:04pm 07.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/5128 Hi Peggy and everybody else,I did my research and I'm still confused about the subject of vented l
What length for ocean travel???? Jacko at 12:21pm 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 38/73476 Hello , Was wondering about anyones opinion about what minimum size sailboat should be taken for oce
Proud new owner of a not so new Northern 25 dwayne13628 at 11:29am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1664 She is all mine, let the renovations begin! Is there a West Systems dealer in the Toronto, or GTA ar
Leaky toe rails Lee Adkison at 11:23am 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1055 For a while now, I've noticed the toe rails along the boat are leaking. At first, I considered it s
YanmarQR15 Overheating Primeintr at 11:08am 07.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/816 Can Anyone help with troubelshooting info on a Yanmar QR15 that is Overheating
bottom advice Joe W.23791 at 10:11am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/975 Could I get your opinion?I am restoring my AMF Catfish. I was going to bottom paint it but It is
Vacationing on Topsail Island, NC Jay at 9:44am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1073 I'm sure there are many sailors in the Wilmington, NC area. Anyone interested in giving a midwester
Toilet bowl gas bubbleback jprieto at 9:17am 07.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1312 Peggy: Some feedback - About two weeks I described a problem with an almost new H-306 (Jabsco head)
CDI flexible Furler ecoughlin at 8:56am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/990 Furler very difficult to operate. have to use the winch. The peeps at CDI said to dissassemble and
Shroud Covers Don at 8:49am 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1461 came across a turnbuckle cover called a Shroud Glove (James Dean productions).It is made of UV pro
water everywhere Ken Osborne at 8:23am 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/836 We were sailing in the North Chanel above Lake Huron in our 2001 H260, KONO's Dream. Our last day o
Mac 25 renovation (1) Bee at 8:03am 07.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1112 My husband and I are new owner's of a 1982 Mac 25.It's trailered, with the mast down (of course), I
Autohelm Windspeed Sender Question Rick D at 7:31am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1122 Having just returned from a two-week cruse and generating a 24-item fix-list, I'm prompted to pick s
TO MIKE B IN DENVER Mike B in Massachusets at 7:23am 07.14.05 Smaller Boats 0/665 Mike, Please e-mail me at jburns@aol.com and put "Garmin/ST 1000" in the subject box so I know it i
H37C bilge hose leaks. Ed Schenck at 6:42am 07.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/894 The attached picture illustrates the problem. I was constantly finding water under the galley sink
Lazy jacks question Stephen OBrien at 6:15am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1199 Is there any downside to having lazy jacks?

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Winter Projects Terry Cox at 12:46pm 10.18.20 Wow. 25KW is pretty hefty. Looks big enough to run Lasqueti.
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing marchem at 12:46pm 10.18.20 Our galley sink drains to a thru hull directly under it. There is another thru hull next to it that
Duct Routing for Diesel Heater dLj at 12:42pm 10.18.20 Just an observation, in the forced air systems I'm not hearing anyone talking about return cold air
Starting Battery won't hold a charge (4) Nichole340 at 12:39pm 10.18.20 Here are pictures of my 1-2-Both Switch, Charger and wires that lead to my Link 20 Monitor, without
Charging at 14.3v! Stu Jackson at 12:36pm 10.18.20 If i am correct and the Xantrex Freedom is faulty There is nothing wrong with your Freedom. Do yo
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing marchem at 12:34pm 10.18.20 Very few stupid questions, but a lot of stupid answers. . Actually, this is a great group with a lot
Sails to live for. S/V Honu at 12:29pm 10.18.20 Beautiful!
Mainsail for 36 Lancer S/V Honu at 12:22pm 10.18.20 Thanks for the links....posting here was a Hail Mary after checking around a bit. Leaving soon, so t
Neglected boats (1) TomY at 12:07pm 10.18.20 Sometimes it takes a special eye to see the beauty where others see neglect and work. https://carl
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Stu Jackson at 12:06pm 10.18.20 Congratulations on your new boat. You'll have lots of fun with her. A couple of suggestions: Get
Neglected boats dlochner at 12:02pm 10.18.20 Sometimes it takes a special eye to see the beauty where others see neglect and work. https://carlr
Neglected boats (1) TomY at 12:01pm 10.18.20 Oh, I don't know. There's something kind of beautiful about old derelict boats. https://afloat.ie/
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting (3) Jim Hawkins at 11:59am 10.18.20 So friends, after cleaning the piece of fitting that came loose from the tank I came to the realizat
Lewmar folding wheel problem Sefuller at 11:57am 10.18.20 You said "... tension balls the hold the wheel together when folded..." I wondered what those are.
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 10.18.20 Welcome to the site @HBT A suggestion that will return far more answers is to ask your questions on
Duct Routing for Diesel Heater (1) Bob S at 11:30am 10.18.20 Hurricane is a better unit and allows you to eliminate your hot-water tank. I believe you can elim
semi-flush mount windows. First try.. 19thol at 11:23am 10.18.20 how did you get the old ones out?
Hunter Legend - New owner saying hi Ralph Johnstone at 11:18am 10.18.20 I will join the UK Legend Club at some point soon. Bah ! Stick around here. Hell of a lot more
Winterizing my 373 Yanmar 3JH4E. (1) Newport Bob at 11:15am 10.18.20 I have a 2004 373 and have always run antifreeze thru. I would like to drain instead this year but a
Neglected boats Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 10.18.20 I'm afraid most are a little beyond a coat of paint and a little elbow grease to bring them back to

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