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Curcuit Breaker Locations Marti at 7:20am 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 0/887 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 11/1439 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 4/1014 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 0/784 Some time ago I submitted an article about my P42 freezer problem. I took your advice and had the ma
O'Day Daysailer Jennifer at 5:33am 06.02.02 Day Sailers 3/2073 I just recently inherited an O'Day Daysailer and have questions about how to rig it. It was purchas
H376 Companionway Doors Grayson at 5:22am 06.02.02 Big Boats 9/1129 Has any 376 owner (or similar configuration) installed companionway doors on their boat? We are
Poli-Glo Removal Russ Marcks at 5:05am 06.02.02 Other Sailboats 1/1034 I've used Poli-Glo for several years now and have come to find it is not what it's cracked up to be.
Water Maker, etc. Ray Chapman at 3:46am 06.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1049 I returned in May from a three month cruise to the Bahamas and am planning toreturn next year. The
Anyone ever hear of a MFG Whistler??? Corey at 1:54am 06.02.02 Trailer Sailors 0/3671 Hello all,I just aqurired what appears to be a MFG "Whistler" 11 foot sail boat. The boat has a m
Reefing line through the boom Neil at 1:37am 06.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/2020 My first reefing line slipped through the boom. A big OOPs what an idiot thing to have happen. Has
1985 Hunter 25.5 simk pump style faucet questions (1) Will Baker at 1:08am 06.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1417 I just purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5. She's a great boat (was in decent shape when I bought her and c
Dingy antifouling John Richard at 12:57am 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1650 I was cleaning my inflatable the other day after returning from Catalina Island. A diver (boat bott
Cat.30/Universal 10 lee at 12:41am 06.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/924 could anyone give me their experience or opinions of using a univeral 10 ona cat 30 ? we just b
Converting table to berth on 356 Chic Lasser at 10:16pm 06.01.02 Big Boats 2/1072 We lookied at a 356 yesterday and when we attempted to convert table to berth it was A. Difficult an
88 H23 wing keel Matthew at 7:13pm 06.01.02 Smaller Boats 5/1104 I need to order a new mast step for my Zspar mast. Is anyone familiar with this process? I can fin
sailing to the bahamas in a 26 chuck wilber at 3:10pm 06.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 anybody ever sail a hunter 26 water balist boat to the bahamas from miami,If so tell me what i'm in
Whisker pole for Oday 25 155% genoa Tim Fletcher at 2:35pm 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1302 I need to get a whisker pole for the Oday 25 I just bought with a 155 genoa. I am wondering if the W
Pensacola to Key West Chief at 1:45pm 06.01.02 Destinations 4/9471
Main sail clips fall out of mast track Bob Perkowski at 1:06pm 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/7595 just bought a 1984 31' and found that the main sail clips fell out of the mast when i lowered the sa
ballast question Mark at 1:00pm 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1212 I bought a '76 22 ft. oday that seeps water out of the corner of the keel. How does it attach to hul

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Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 2:45pm 08.18.20 There are numerous threads on SBO about how to use gin poles along with your mainsheet (increases me
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) JRacer at 2:33pm 08.18.20 The way we fixed that type of problem, although not as extensive, in the J24 was to drill small test
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? JonnyEp at 2:18pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you!
How do you store Justin_NSA at 2:16pm 08.18.20 Now that I have a box mounted to my yard trailer, it goes in there. Near the boat but not in it.
How do you store dlochner at 2:07pm 08.18.20 Is that really easier than an extractor anyway? You'd still need to connect a hose to that drain v
How do you store HobieDog at 2:02pm 08.18.20 Yanmar 2GM20F. No such luck. I've searched and got a hernia, scraped knuckles, and a dislocated
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 smokey73 at 1:57pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) PaulK at 1:51pm 08.18.20 We found a similar hole around a solar vent on our afterdeck. The missing balsa extended from the op
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 08.18.20 What engine do you have? Is it possible there is a drain, usually in the back end of the pan, and y
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 BobH57 at 1:43pm 08.18.20 I have a 40" TV plus soundbar mounted on the forward salon bulkhead on my 410. No problems so far.
Hunter 326 bigger headsail Art12050 at 1:40pm 08.18.20 You may want to ask the sailmaker how a 135 works on a fractional rig.
Ancient Mariner lehighsail at 1:34pm 08.18.20 What brand boat was Professor Creamer sailing? Downeaster? Challenger? At my level of expertise o
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:25pm 08.18.20
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 1:24pm 08.18.20 All ideas are welcome. Can you use the main halyard as a forestay while disconnecting the actual f
H310 what engine? Ron20324 at 1:22pm 08.18.20 Picky, picky, picky :laugh: ! :plus:
Backstay Failure capta at 1:15pm 08.18.20 Wow, it seems you had multiple things go wrong pretty much at the same time. Looks like the headstay
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 1:13pm 08.18.20 Do you have the Beneteau or a Hunter, as per your avatar?
Backstay Failure dlochner at 1:08pm 08.18.20 I hope you have good insurance. This is could be expensive, it looks like the deck at the mast step
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hunter216 at 1:08pm 08.18.20 If the land adjoining the water has much slope to it, what you're experiencing may be anabatic or k
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:07pm 08.18.20 Thoroughly flushing out the tank is a good idea, but first I'd make certain that the vent isn't even

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