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Rhode Island Lighthouses RREgge at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/911 Came across the site in the attached link.It has alot of information on past and present lighthous
boom lift Ken Cobb at 12:03am 06.25.02 Day Sailers 4/1406 It always irritates me to have the boom drop into the cockpit whenever we drop sails. Has anyone fi
Hunter 31 Hull Composition Bruce at 11:49pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1011 Interested if there is any location on a 1984 Hunter 31 where the hull is solid, allowing installati
Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1785 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1314 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1008 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1143 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone
Replies to raising a Mac 25 Thom Francola at 11:00pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/908 Thanks to all you replied to my inquirey on how to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer. Now it's time for
H25.5 Steaming Light Mark at 10:29pm 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/909 Does anyone know if the steaming light on an 85 H25.5 has its own switch or does it come on when the
Stuffing Box Drip Rate Carmen Daccurso at 10:17pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1681 The drip rate from my stuffing box is one drop every 4 seconds with engine off. Is this normal? Tr
Mysterious bilge water Kevin Kane at 10:07pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/936 Water appears in the bilge of my O'Day 272LE with Universal Model 12 Diesel apparently only while mo
floor don robinson at 8:01pm 06.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1293 I have to replace the floor on my 1980 30 ft an would like to know what is under it be I cut it up w
Autohelm 7000 Bill Sheehy at 3:14pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1451 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc
Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/959 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1798 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1937 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/950 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/796 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/942 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in
Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:14am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/878 I can't seem to get my main sail up the last 12 inches or so. She goes up pretty smoothly until the

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SHOULD I sail this season? dlochner at 5:42pm 04.05.20 Jon, I get your point that it is irresponsible to do anything that risks increasing the spread, or
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Set Up and Commissioning jssailem at 5:42pm 04.05.20 o, you don't have a horizontal graph at the top of the P70 that shows the rudder position, even whe
Nav Station Light Rick D at 5:27pm 04.05.20 I gave up on mine and replaced the unit. At first, I took a replacement coiled wire to replace it bu
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg SG at 5:23pm 04.05.20 https://www.boatzincs.com/yan196420-02652.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiYTApMPS6AIVAYzICh1JJQo3EAsYAiABEgL
SHOULD I sail this season? Lazy1 at 5:05pm 04.05.20 Devil's advocate: There is the thought that if you are out on a boat and have an emergency requiring
Photo sought of Origo oven shelf rgranger at 5:01pm 04.05.20 I think this place has the parts https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/gas/caravan-cookers/dometic-orig
SHOULD I sail this season? rgranger at 4:58pm 04.05.20 I respect your opinion Jon and you ain't wrong but..I lake sail. When I go out, I anchor in a cove
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg (1) fstbttms at 4:57pm 04.05.20 What you guys are calling the anode sure looks like the gear case cover to me. It should house the
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 (1) Eclectic at 4:56pm 04.05.20 Congratulations on your new 2U. Very fun boats. We renovated one over several years. Lot of good a
Catalina 27 crack at rear of keel. Not a "smile" issue... (6) Kopite at 4:55pm 04.05.20 I decided to proceed and took a look at the hull from the inside. Good news, all looks sound, so th
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg uncledom at 4:49pm 04.05.20 What you guys are calling the anode sure looks like the gear case cover to me. It should house the
SHOULD I sail this season? jon hansen at 4:45pm 04.05.20 well, this is my first pandemic, maybe i'm extra nervous about the outcome. here in toledo, all the
H41DS Refrigerator/Freezer Replacement uncledom at 4:41pm 04.05.20 @ice breaker our backup fridge is a Yeti cooler which is where we keep soft drinks and beer, a bloc
SHOULD I sail this season? Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 04.05.20 Jon, I get your point that it is irresponsible to do anything that risks increasing the spread, or t
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor Mark Maulden at 4:13pm 04.05.20 Get some hardware cloth put it over the winch and the push the four sides up against the ceiling. T
SHOULD I sail this season? Kings Gambit at 3:53pm 04.05.20 The PH strategy is Social Distancing. The enforcement is orders to stay home. They have to do that b
Raw water strainer Tally Ho at 3:42pm 04.05.20
Ericson 25+ hull 655 Alan Gomes at 3:39pm 04.05.20 Have you tried asking on the www.ericsonyachts.org forum?
SHOULD I sail this season? Tally Ho at 3:39pm 04.05.20 there is a pandemic going on. that is 100% real!!! i was the number 1 math student in my class in
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Set Up and Commissioning BigEasy at 3:12pm 04.05.20 Call Raymarine. They have 24/7 technicians to help you. Jim... Plan to call in AM; support only

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