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Electrolysis anyone? Pat Hentschell at 7:18am 12.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1123 I think I have an electrolysis problem....Over the past two seasons I have experienced some severe
Three Blade for a 31' O'day David Hirtle at 9:53pm 12.23.01 Other Sailboats 3/859 Good morning:As we get closer to the departure date for a planned trip south, we are looking for ad
winch handle Brud Helhoski at 7:39am 12.29.01 Smaller Boats 2/1014 My 25 came without a winch handle the problem is that it is a SEABOARD winch with a hard to match la
Need Annapolis Sail Loft Joe M at 9:28am 12.28.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1371 I need to have someone look at my sails to see if they're worth keeping. I'm sure there's many lofts
Leaking block Sean Fleming at 6:55am 12.27.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1111 The block on the port side of my O'Day 23 had what I thought was a "small" leak. Prior to launching
Dripless Stuffing Boxes bcruising at 9:16pm 12.26.01 Other Sailboats 2/876 I am looking for the newest technology in stuffing boxes. Do the dripless boxes really work? If so w
Single Handing Frank at 11:26am 12.24.01 Smaller Boats 8/1000 How easy is your boat to single hand and what have you done to improve it? I have a 23.5 that was ha
Westerbeke vs. Yanmar Jason W. at 2:52am 12.26.01 Ask All Sailors 4/2308 I was wondering if someone out there can share with me some experience with the Westerbeke 42hp 4cyl
Debating buying the 27. Ray Lewis at 5:30am 12.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1073 I'am presently looking at a 27 Catalina with a 9.9HP outboard engine. To me, this seems under power
Best glue for teak Colin at 10:39pm 12.29.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1435 I would like to do some carpentry using teak and would like to know what the the best glue is for th
rig tension? for 30T John Dorsett at 4:34am 12.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 Can anyone offer some advise on proper rig tension on a 30T mostly lake sailing 15 to 20 kt winds. T
Kick up rudder on 260 Eddie at 11:12am 12.30.01 Smaller Boats 8/1206 Could someone please explain the proper method of securing the rudder down on a 2001 H260? My deale
Buying A New Boat / Need Advise! James O'Connor at 9:06am 12.26.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1276 I have a question for anyone who has purchased a "new" boat. How much negotiating on the price is th
340 Rig Tuning Tension Donald Klose at 10:32pm 12.28.01 Big Boats 2/1031 Are there any known or published specs for tuning a 340 rig (i.e. lbs. of tension for shrouds)?
C-22 Running Rigging Brad at 2:28am 12.27.01 Smaller Boats 3/1208 Greetings!I have been searching for running rigging dimensions for the '22...unsuccessfully. Can
Looking for a spinnaker Noel at 2:21pm 12.17.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/918 I am looking for a spinnaker as a Christmas present for my spouse. I have a '91 26S. Call Noel at
Down the ICW in a Catalina 25 Herb Tripp at 12:06pm 12.23.01 Smaller Boats 1/1966 We (myself, my wife, and our 75 lb yellow lab) just returned from a 5 week journey from Pasadena MD
32 Vision vs 29.5 hunter Chris at 4:07am 12.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 13/1068 I am in market to buy a Hunter boat
merry xmas all :) John Dorsett at 10:40am 12.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/806 It is a wish for all to have a very merry x mas, and a great 2002 year of sailingJohn
Spirit of the Season SailboatOwners.com at 7:14am 12.23.01 Ask All Sailors 16/1617 Maybe sailors are particularly nice people, or maybe we're just ordinary people who become particula

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Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 4:12pm 07.16.20 Another (more believable?) version has him grounding his AC to the engine block.
Regs clarification. Need input jviss at 4:11pm 07.16.20 Yep, those are the ones RC won't install. And why is that?
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? thinwater at 4:09pm 07.16.20 ...Like Thinwater said freeze some water bottles. I use the Simply Orange bottlles when finished as
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ dlochner at 4:05pm 07.16.20 The word around Scorpion Bay Marina is that the new owner of the boat, who died, had a home made sh
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ justsomeguy at 3:58pm 07.16.20 saw several small children swimming at the dock with mother watching. :facepalm:
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 3:55pm 07.16.20
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues weekendrken at 3:52pm 07.16.20
110 electric system not working weekendrken at 3:50pm 07.16.20 Rule: If you own a boat, especially a powerboat with sails, you must load up with plumbing carpentry
Question about PHRF Calculation FDL S2 at 3:49pm 07.16.20 I'll take one more swing at this. To your original question, the smaller number has no practical u
Regs clarification. Need input (1) dlochner at 3:47pm 07.16.20 Well, then I won't be going to your marina, captain! Someone conscientious enough to switch to Sma
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ jviss at 3:37pm 07.16.20 The positive lead was grounded to the engine block What does this mean? Do you mean the "hot" wir
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant cb32863 at 3:35pm 07.16.20 They talked to an employee in the news story that said they are closing the plant. They reported inf
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 3:18pm 07.16.20 The word around Scorpion Bay Marina is that the new owner of the boat, who died, had a home made sho
Regs clarification. Need input jviss at 3:16pm 07.16.20 Rules is rules! Besides, what's $200 to a yacht owner! That's like the daily lunch tab, no? ;)
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? jviss at 3:15pm 07.16.20 So stick with white and you should be okay... ??? (for anchoring) I think so.
Super Lube Grease jviss at 3:12pm 07.16.20 I see it is rated as "Food Grade lubricant". Food coming and going.
Regs clarification. Need input (1) Scott T-Bird at 3:11pm 07.16.20 Well, then I won't be going to your marina, captain! Someone conscientious enough to switch to Sma
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? rgranger at 3:08pm 07.16.20 I don't interpret it that way. If you are anchored the lights regs still apply. A waterline or un
Regs clarification. Need input jviss at 3:06pm 07.16.20 I can see I was not clear and neither are the regs. We are trying to define acceptable shore power
Regs clarification. Need input Scott T-Bird at 3:06pm 07.16.20 I think @capta is right. That is for the run to the pedestal. I guess that was what is confusing

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