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electrcal circuit braker Jim at 9:03pm 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1918 I have a Catalina 30, 1983 with the four battery setup. A circuit breaker tripped when the shore air
Electrical Power Upgrade Bert at 8:57pm 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1148 My Yanmar 3HM diesel engine is equiped with a Delco78 amp alternator supplying power to a battry ban
VHF transmission interference Bert at 8:48pm 06.02.02 Other Sailboats 2/783 My 1982 Alder Barbour Cold Machine is causing interference while transmitting on VHF. Reception is O
Electric ????? Bob Haskell SV Blackmist at 4:30pm 06.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1324 Be nice to do away with holding tanks....hoses....valves etc.....What's the Headmistres have to rep
Asymetrical spinnaker Noel at 4:27pm 06.02.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1784 Hi! I just got an asymetrical spinnaker for my MacGregor 26S and I am soliciting rigging and sailin
Summer sailing SailboatOwners.com at 2:25pm 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 24/1845 What are your summer sailing plans? Will you be limited to day sailing or are you planning some ov
Interface GPS with Autohelm Bob Fliegel at 2:21pm 06.02.02 Smaller Boats 2/940 I have a Garmin GPS 76 and a Raytheon ST100 Autohelm which I am installing on a H260. The installati
Looking for Sprite Owners Dave Eckler at 12:53pm 06.02.02 Day Sailers 0/935 We have collected 3 Sprite's and are having a ball racing them. We are looking for more boat owners
water tank cover for 28.5 Mike at 12:32pm 06.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1210 Ok. There was a thread on another leak problem where we got on to this side subject so I thought I
Bruised and bewildered answer Ray Lewis at 11:33am 06.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/910 To those of you who answered my first question I thank you, however over this past weekend I've com
Universal M25 How hot is too hot? MarcP at 11:10am 06.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3921 Took our maiden sail on our 85 Cat 30 Tall Rig. On the way out my wife said she could smell somethin
Non Skid Sealant Rich Macal at 10:41am 06.02.02 Other Sailboats 3/894 I have purchased the Island girl kit and have to tell you it does a FANTASTIC job. I have one quest
356 Cruising Miguel Gonzalez-del-Rey at 10:13am 06.02.02 Big Boats 1/927 Hola!!!Have anyone taken a long trip on a 356?I will take mine from Jacksonville Fl. to the Domin
V-birth set up on H26? Dick at 9:35am 06.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1025 I know how the table swivels around, but what kind of cushion arrangements are used for the birth? A
battery charger doesn't Steve Feinsilver at 8:56am 06.02.02 Big Boats 4/1000 My battery charger seems to be on strike on my 2000 h410 (original equipment charger, no generator o
Aint she a pretty 'vang! Seth at 8:38am 06.02.02 Smaller Boats 5/802 Need help! Does anyone have a picture or diagram of how the boom vang, main sheet and reefing points
Curcuit Breaker Locations Marti at 7:20am 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 0/886 I have a Catalina 30, 1983 with the four battery setup. A cicuit breaker tripped when the shore air
Yanmar Not Powering Up - I Read Archives Glenn Newcomb at 6:53am 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1428 and have tried everything I could find suggested in them to fix this problem.Here's the deal:My 2
7.5 honda motor ken at 6:12am 06.02.02 Smaller Boats 4/1001 My 7.5 honda does not want to run at any slow speed.It will quit running at idle ,could it be troubl
FREEZER RUNS FINE Terry Cox at 5:51am 06.02.02 Other Sailboats 0/780 Some time ago I submitted an article about my P42 freezer problem. I took your advice and had the ma

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LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 3:17pm 08.11.20 help me understand how this can be. my brain tells me that a given weight displaces a given amount o
Sad day, and no way to fix arf145 at 3:14pm 08.11.20 Just reading your description made me wince, Daveinet! So sorry about your boat!
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 3:01pm 08.11.20 Scratch that, just read the fine print and found out that 4200 is also resilient for salt water. So
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:56pm 08.11.20 Just did some research. I guess 4200 is semi-permanent, 5200 is permanent. But 5200 is more salt wat
LITTLE TO NO WIND sail sfbay at 2:54pm 08.11.20 OK, do you have any other tricks Hobie and wind surfers use when the wind dies? Yes...........time
Need a boat club near Baltimore Bob R. at 2:49pm 08.11.20 You say you are looking for a "boat club", but if you already own a sailboat, you need a marina to k
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 2:49pm 08.11.20 @Don Guillette said " Some additional hull will be in the water (mostly topside) but because the hu
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 2:46pm 08.11.20 I have used all of these maneuvers to get my Hobie Cat 16 and wind surfer back to my launch when th
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:45pm 08.11.20 No it was not below the waterline, just the rubber seal that had come loose along the bottom of my
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 2:40pm 08.11.20 Rick, I had the same thought. Planning to use the slit method to easily install it while on the trai
Need a boat club near Baltimore jaysweet at 2:20pm 08.11.20 One of the least expensive marinas (I assume you're including marinas when you say clubs) is White R
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 2:17pm 08.11.20
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 2:07pm 08.11.20 Since the arch angles inward it is doubtful a life raft mounted to it would hit a ping while docking
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. Jonkistemaker at 2:02pm 08.11.20 Very helpful indeed! Definitely committed at that point. But seems like a reasonable option if you
M25xp oil pan replacement jviss at 1:54pm 08.11.20 @Tartan: Thanks, I will email support and see what's going on. I use Chrome and MS Edge on my lapt
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 1:50pm 08.11.20 It's you. I have never had such an issue with this forum, nor have heard of anyone experiencing an
Propane tank questions Benny17441 at 1:41pm 08.11.20 If worried about running out of Propane while cooking get an adapter to fit a 1lb bottle to your pro
Sails to live for. Rick486 at 1:37pm 08.11.20 After a much needed (Isia,..what?) and peaceful night off the Torry Islands at the eastern end of t
Need a boat club near Baltimore (2) sail sfbay at 1:33pm 08.11.20 Lots of marinas...................do you want to be closer to the Middle River where I have sailed o
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 08.11.20 Everything electrical on my boat is new. Is there any design no no's I should double check, or is i

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