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Cockpit leak Rick at 11:42pm 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/690 The back of the aft buck is always wet because the water comes off the wheel and in to the steering
Hinged Head Seat Quality Time at 11:30pm 11.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/940 I noticed in the brochure for my 1992 Hunter 28 that there should be a hinged seat that can fold dow
Prop Shaft Alignment Quality Time at 11:09pm 11.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1062 I just bought a 1992 H28. It has a significant vibration in the prop shaft at any RPM. While motor
Why buy a Vision 32 Scott Weiser at 9:08pm 11.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 24/6124 I have a Hunter 23.5 and am interested in moving to a 30 plus foot Hunter. I have become interested
Does anyone know who makes the Tank Monitors? Paul Aubrecht at 8:35pm 11.23.04 Big Boats 8/902 Does anyone know who makes the Tank Monitor System that came standard on the 2003 356?I am having so
GPS or Loran C Ross B. at 6:45pm 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1368 Seems everyone I know owns a gps nowadays, especially as cheap as they are. I have used them at work
what do carry for a row boat ? Bob Lantinga at 2:16pm 11.23.04 Trailer Sailors 7/1728 I am thinking of buying a MAC 26X Was wondering what do sailors who trailor thier boats have for get
About to get my 1-st Mac...:O) Mac666 at 12:38pm 11.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/789 Hey-All !I just found a MacGregor 22 (1978) on internet...looks like a good deal, but I really have
Preventative maintenance and how do you know? donskrin at 11:56am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1311 Hi!I am new to sailing. I bought a Macgregor 26S in July 03. That hooked me and I bought a 1989
Navico wind instrument jr mell at 11:11am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1247 I just recently purchased a 1978 30' Catalina from VT, definately a project boat but I love doing it
keel damage tom at 10:58am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/634 I have purchased a centerboard model oday 25. The hull is in great condition except for the toe of t
cutlass bearing Tantallon at 9:55am 11.23.04 Bigger Boats 4/1495 I want to replace the cutlass bearing on my 31 O'day. Do you have to remove the rudder and if you do
Proper Packing NewB at 9:39am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/699 I am trying to get "the right answer" if there is such a thing on the proper amount of drips/min. AF
columbia 28 york brown at 9:18am 11.23.04 Columbia 3/5055 I just purchased a 1968 columbia 28 and am looking for some input or pointers from other owners.
Masthead Rig Dave at 8:13am 11.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/918 Has anyone converted there fractional rig to a masthead rig?How did it sail afterwards, e.g. heel?
width of a C-30 Fin keel?? Jim at 8:03am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/918 Just purchased a '85 C 30. Have not picked it up yet as there are many electrical problems to be sol
Link 10/Link 20 Gregg at 7:19am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1092 I have 2 group 27 deep cycle batteries wired in parallel for a house bank. I do not yet have a separ
Catalina 36 cushion reupholstery or replacement GregC at 6:19am 11.23.04 Big Boats 2/1454 I recently bought a 1983 catalina 36 that needs the cushions replaced. I'm looking for suggestions a
OVER 22KNOTS ON A SMALL BOAT IKE at 6:10am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/814 I own a 22 foot Oday fixed keel sailboat(600lbs ballast) displacement 1800lbs, that I regularly sail
lighting arrester coffee at 5:52am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/972 does anyone out there have a view on lighting arresters on sailboats? i have heard that they work w

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Westerbeke 27A Keeps Shutting Off NYSail at 12:05am 08.25.20 Check fuel tank vent...... start simple.
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor DrJudyB at 11:28pm 08.24.20 Nice work!
Reefing the Main! O'day 22 DrJudyB at 10:06pm 08.24.20 It's standard slab reefing at the leech. The bitter end of the reefing line goes like this: Bitter
Mailsail furling JohnShannon at 10:05pm 08.24.20 The Tides marine system is a good and the least expensive upgrade compared to say Harken or others.
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load srimes at 10:01pm 08.24.20 For this test I'm elimating the ground path losses by using a ground directly to the battery negati
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load JohnShannon at 9:58pm 08.24.20 0.4 volts drop for 11A is a resistance of 0.036 ohms. How do you know it is 11 Amps? some of th
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? ggrizzard at 9:58pm 08.24.20 Kloudie has it right. When I re-wired my H30C, I found butyl tape holding the original wiring that r
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor (8) SoSound at 9:34pm 08.24.20 Continued; I cleaned out the cavity and checked to make sure that it was the same depth as the othe
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor (5) SoSound at 9:19pm 08.24.20 @jssailem, my wife has now taken on the role of your friend Les, after listening to all of my list o
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load smokey73 at 9:02pm 08.24.20 Don't forget any ground connections between the battery and the DC panel. For this test I'm elima
Cheapskate Wifi Extender Jean McRae at 9:02pm 08.24.20 thanks for the suggestions all!
Cockpit enclosures Trashpanda at 8:49pm 08.24.20
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 08.24.20 Don't forget any ground connections between the battery and the DC panel.
GFCI Needed? Ron20324 at 8:29pm 08.24.20 This thread reminds me of a news item on TV tonight about a Tee shirt that said, : "It's a mask or a
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot stm11 at 8:24pm 08.24.20 I'm very happy with my EV-100 setup without the rudder sensor. I did spend about half of last seas
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? kloudie1 at 8:19pm 08.24.20 I found a few wires in my H-34 that were "seated" in butyl gook.. I figured they wired the inverted
GFCI Needed? LloydB at 8:16pm 08.24.20 I agree with your assessment in regards to post #13 as it is nonsense. A GFCI is a life safety prot
Westerbeke 27A Keeps Shutting Off Stu Jackson at 8:06pm 08.24.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fuel-starvation-and-the-obscure-ball-check-valve.124992577
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 8:00pm 08.24.20 thanks.
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Rick Webb at 7:53pm 08.24.20 to y'all I am so appreciative of all of the information that has been shared. I definitely have a

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