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Shift Cable Replacement shark929 at 5:10pm 08.18.19 Bigger Boats 1/916 Has anyone ever attempted to replace their transmission shift cable? I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE with
Origo Dometic 4000 want to buy Mr Fox at 4:01pm 08.18.19 Parts Search 0/483 Happy with a good one or one for parts. Needs to be the one with top mounted sliders not dials.
What size gooseneck to boom pin for 23.5? Bill1972 at 3:01pm 08.18.19 Smaller Boats 19/3312
Boom turns during sailing (1) marc1 at 2:54pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3285 Hi There, Looking for some assistance/help in determining what, why and how do I stop my boom from
Chaplain's Oday Sailer Chaplain at 2:40pm 08.18.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2847 I have a17' Oday Sailer II. The centerboard is raised and lowered with a fore and aft cable that tr
Jib Car - worn gasket under the car (1) cymeyer at 2:11pm 08.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1201 We have a 2000 model year Beneteau 321. There is a rubber gasket under the jib car which is about
MarineAir System Issue jhagg at 11:14am 08.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2616 Hi - I have a 2004 Hunter 44 DS and there is an issue with the aft air conditioner, forward unit wor
Pedestal wiring Jrtauber at 8:14am 08.18.19 Big Boats 5/1518 My chart plotter is mounted on a pod on the pedestal rail on my Hunter 37.5. Ever time I shift into
Beneteau 473 Garth Gregory at 7:50am 08.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4077 Does a member have or has converted their yacht to a Cutter rig and their opinion of the conversion
Question about head macwho at 7:32am 08.18.19 Catalina 30 22/2746 Since I am on lake Erie and cannot use macerator pump I was wondering if I could use the pump with a
autohelm st4000 problems woodzy at 7:11am 08.18.19 Mid-Size Boats 15/3072 My autohelm st4000 has always worked. Now its started to read about 100 deg. different than what my
Balmar SG200 Problem Sefuller at 5:58am 08.18.19 Musings With Maine Sail 44/14934 On our new boat, our Balmar SG200 goes goes from 100% soc to less than 75% soc over the course of a
FUEL CONSUMPTION twodzusfittings at 3:24am 08.18.19 Bigger Boats 20/5685 I'm curious to know what the fuel consumption is on a 1983 O'day 30 is based on my guess 2000 rpm on
Removing silicone caulk!?!? gfroch at 6:57pm 08.17.19 Catalina 30 5/1368 I'm in the process of replacing the coaming tread on my '87 30 trbs. I'm replacing the teak with sta
H37c mainsail needed Jaxg at 4:34pm 08.17.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/932
Awful! rgranger at 1:59pm 08.17.19 Weather and Forecasting 15/1514 I have the weekend off. First time in four weeks. Windy is showing a 1 mph "breeze" with a temp
I know the weather... It can't hurt me jssailem at 11:25am 08.17.19 Weather and Forecasting 3/787 Just when we thought it was safe... We avoided flying on a Boeing 800 Max... We chose a flight with
Re-engined boat developed water in oil. Can it be heat exchanger? teamspoad at 10:53am 08.17.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/942 ~~~I REALIZE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, OR HEAD ISSUE, BUT....""""~~~ Hi, I don't know
Why are there green streaks in my sky... Is the moon really made of Green Cheese and someone is sampling it? (1) jssailem at 9:58am 08.17.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/2211 We live in exciting times for a sky gazer. This month is the month of Meteor showers. The most promi
H41DS vs.........what? Tim Mills at 9:31am 08.17.19 Big Boats 20/3165 I am considering a bigger boat than my current 2004 H36. I am looking at either an H41DS or a much o

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Turnbuckle lubricant? Rich Stidger at 6:41pm 11.04.24 I've been following this thread, and I have a question. Is it a good idea to lube the turnbuckles ea
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? mforum at 6:37pm 11.04.24 Thanks all for the input. I was able to find a local welder who built me new tank.
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? thinwater at 6:34pm 11.04.24 I was able to confirm the suspect leak with dye under black light (green dot inside the red drawn c
Turnbuckle lubricant? dLj at 5:54pm 11.04.24 The best anti-galling compound for stainless on stainless threaded fasteners that I've ever used is:
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light (1) Straycat22296 at 5:51pm 11.04.24 Hella Marine 8504 Masthead/Floodlight I replaced my original steaming / deck light with this. The de
Oday28 Clutch Cargo at 5:17pm 11.04.24 Unfortunately, I will not be heading up to my boat (she is on the hard) until Saturday. if you can
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49pm 11.04.24 @Rick Webb thank you for the referral. The website lists only the h240 but did leave a message to
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) shemandr at 4:43pm 11.04.24 Just note that those of you who want the latest and the greatest that works for maybe five years. T
Dammit, Jim shemandr at 4:18pm 11.04.24 it would be nice if there were a fat lady to sing. 'Cause it gets late early out there and then no
Left over Cetol up for grabs TimFromLI at 3:56pm 11.04.24 You might want to pick up some bloxygen. That and some quart cans might allow you to store it a litt
Dammit, Jim kappykaplan at 3:46pm 11.04.24 Basically... both models indicate Dammit Jim... or just Jim... Just goes to show us that hurri
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) kappykaplan at 3:38pm 11.04.24 Assuming the unit is 14 years old, it doesn't owe you anything and is well past its planned support
Hunter 26/260 trailers Rick Webb at 3:23pm 11.04.24 Sail Trailers
GOB Gone? Blitz at 2:37pm 11.04.24 for those of you that downloaded GOB issues How many issues were there in 2024? I got issue 155 - M
Varnishing difficulties. Blitz at 2:27pm 11.04.24 Tack cloth... You can buy them or make them. They are a useful tool to improve the quality of your
Turnbuckle lubricant? thinwater at 1:43pm 11.04.24 We are talking about TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. You do NOT use the same lubricant for both. Bronze/
Left over Cetol up for grabs Don S/V ILLusion at 1:33pm 11.04.24
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 marek416 at 1:26pm 11.04.24 Considering the forces on the standing rigging, can this damage cause a catastrophic failure in it
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 12:48pm 11.04.24 you can see the wear on the shaft (under the stuffing box flax) from years of service Probably 40
Left over Cetol up for grabs BigEasy at 12:15pm 11.04.24 That's A LOT of Cetol!!

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