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How in the world does this thing work ? Dave at 8:50am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1767 New to sailing (very new).... trying to learn!I posted a question about raising a new jib (roller-
Disconnected Centerboard Uphaul Jeff Huling at 8:32am 09.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/921 Is there any items on the list of "things not to do" when repairing a disconnected centerboard uphau
OdayOwners.com announces a new site moderator Bly Berken, SailboatOwners.com at 8:27am 09.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1277 We have a new member of the OdayOwners.com family: Trevor MacLachlan starts today as the forum moder
Appreciable drive shaft anode erosion Frank at 8:19am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2000 is it due to the exposure to a lead keel and/or exposed steel in a damaged rudder post?Or is it pos
RPM Gauge Bob at 7:56am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/866 Should the RPM gauge read 0 (zero) when the engine is off? Ours stays right around 1 RPM. Do I nee
Capsizing a 170 Rusty at 7:09am 09.02.03 Day Sailers 11/1608 I have read the current and past posts concerning Hobie mast floats. I do not have one and hope tha
Another diesel in holding tank incident Bob Allen at 6:57am 09.02.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1106 Peggy- This topic references your reply to an article on 10/29/2001 regarding diesel in the holding
Who's going to the Newport Boat Show next week? Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 5:44am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1175 Newport RI, that is. I will be there for the whole show, in the Defender booth, signing copies of
Yanmar Diesel 50 hp losing rpms MaySail at 5:18am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1779 Under power, about 2200 rpm, from Block Island to Duck Island Roads,CT (45 mi.+/-), our 3 yr.old 50
Walker Bay 10 foot RID Brian Marks at 5:17am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1007 Hello,Has anyone had an experience with the new Rigid Inflatable Dinghys from Walker Bay?/ The loo
house battery dan at 5:08am 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/974 I recently purchased my 88 C30. the po told me that the house batteries were seprate from the batter
what do you think of your 350 Leif rasmussen at 5:03am 09.02.03 Big Boats 16/1259 Just starting to shop for a Catalina. what do you think about your 350's construction and sailing ch
Capri 22 Review J. Colvin at 4:56am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 1/2072 Hello,Our magazine is working on a review of the Catalina Capri 22. If you own, or have owned, thi
X-Yacht 3/4 ton Spiros at 4:46am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1443 HI...I was wondering if anyone has sailed on an x-yacht 3/4 ton, and what they think of the boat. Y
Easy carry of Inflatable (1) Wayne Cameron at 4:32am 09.02.03 Big Boats 5/786 I have recently discovered an easy way to carry my inflatable. (See Photo) All you have to do is tie
St John's River FL Tom Hamilton at 4:17am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1159 I was thinking of taking my SJ 23 to the St John's River area of FL for winter cruising. This looks
Easy carry of Inflatable Wayne Cameron at 4:03am 09.02.03 Big Boats 0/664 I have discovered an easy way to carry my inflatable. (See Photo) All you have to do is tie two 20-2
Helm Seat James Macallister at 3:34am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1004 We are new owners of a slightly used (2000) C320. Although the helm seat is convenient when sailing,
Antal Winch Repair Paul H at 3:18am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1758 My wife was tightening the main halyard using our Antal winch. I guess she didn't know her own stren
Do I need a smaller jib or what???? Craig at 2:57am 09.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/816 We were out in our H25 on Sunday, the wind was 12 gusting to 18kts. I had the full main up and my "s

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Shore power cable jviss at 8:05am 06.14.20 Jeez, hit number one on google - 30A shore power cord by the foot: Bulk Shore Power Cord - Glendinni
G-wind wireless jmce1587 at 7:59am 06.14.20 Hayden - my boat neighbor installed a B&G WS320:wireless wind speed indicator. He has a Garmin char
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:54am 06.14.20 I started working for a furniture manufacturer, many years ago, as a design engineer and their IT pe
Its funny Friday! FDL S2 at 7:53am 06.14.20
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? RunningCloud at 7:51am 06.14.20 It was a winner in one of the first transatlantic races back in '87. I did some work on it when the
Grab bars on deck bstaff250 at 7:51am 06.14.20 Thank you all for the input. We will be heading out to the boat today and taking some measurements.
Shore power cable Terry Cox at 7:45am 06.14.20 I would never do that. Containers of the gems of our society. :liar:
Yet another boat off the trailer thread AaronD at 7:43am 06.14.20 Wait a sec. You have to lift the transom to change the cable?? I was going to change mine today, bu
How Long Is a V222 mast? What length to make a gin pole? (1) richrsd14 at 7:38am 06.14.20 I just installed a very beefy Ballinger hinged step on my 1971 Ranger 26 (Mull) & the side-swinging
Yet another boat off the trailer thread Gene Neill at 7:37am 06.14.20 Wait a sec. You have to lift the transom to change the cable?? I was going to change mine today, but
Centerboard issues on Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:34am 06.14.20 Please everyone hold up. Centerboard line running through the cabin is different from 260. Workin
Water in Bilge Area Gene Neill at 7:33am 06.14.20 I'd start by narrowing it down: Does water still collect when there's been no rain? Does it leak w
Siracco 15 gooseneck repair dlochner at 7:33am 06.14.20 Pull the duck tape off. There are probably some screws or rivets hiding behind the tape, or maybe no
Yet another boat off the trailer thread (2) AaronD at 7:25am 06.14.20 Here's my stab at this. It was time to change the keel cable, so a good opportunity to try out the s
Maine Visitors Hunter216 at 7:23am 06.14.20
Red and White Cabin Lights SFS at 7:22am 06.14.20 We wanted red/white capability, and went with Marinebeam fixtures, not bulbs, as we needed to replac
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting dlochner at 7:21am 06.14.20 You may have a simple compatibility issue. The Drive you have is the original B&G drive, which will
bond abs to fiberglass Hayden Watson at 7:19am 06.14.20 I will be using a similar concept only not limited to the Airmar transducers. The chartplotter I pu
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting jviss at 7:14am 06.14.20 Good info. That looks to me like the Simrad HLD-2000 linear drive, with a linear rudder position se
Battery cable thru-hull? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14am 06.14.20 A lot easier to disconnect a motor if removing it and the trolling motor plug s can handle the curre

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