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Chaplain's Oday Sailer Chaplain at 2:40pm 08.18.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2919 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 7/1242 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 19/2744 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 5/1560 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 10/4244 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 22/2804 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 15/3175 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 44/15373 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 20/5883 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 5/1421 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 5/963
Awful! rgranger at 1:59pm 08.17.19 Weather and Forecasting 15/1609 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 3/813 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 5/977 ~~~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 5/2364 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 20/3270 I am considering a bigger boat than my current 2004 H36. I am looking at either an H41DS or a much o
Toilet flap valve and flat gasket. (2) Rich Stidger at 8:56am 08.17.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/670 One toilet flapper valve and a flat gasket with a hole. I think it may be Wilcox Crittenden, but I
Bronze slotted intake scoop (2) Rich Stidger at 8:52am 08.17.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/863 One NEW Bronze scoop. Free, you just pay shipping. Send a PM if interested.
Restore or not? (3) JamesG161 at 8:50am 08.17.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2832 Looks like Brass to me. Jim... PS: Modern version PERKO Inc. - Catalog - Navigation Lights - Whit
Hella 2984 series lenses (2) Rich Stidger at 8:50am 08.17.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/705 Red, Green, and White lenses for the Hella 2984 Series Nav lights. All in good shape. I will also s

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Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 8:09am 12.17.24 There is a lot going on with this msg. First the wiring.. Try to get wiring connections out of the
Barton Marine removable traveler jssailem at 8:04am 12.17.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 12.17.24 Tape vs goop. I have had more failures with tape than with goop, especially with any composite fit
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 7:50am 12.17.24 Len. I will make the request. So your in NC?
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Joe at 7:27am 12.17.24 Gravity? Uh.... that's a big No from me. If gravity were sufficient why would truck drivers be tyi
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:21am 12.17.24 A very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all of you! --Peggie
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive kappykaplan at 7:04am 12.17.24 Looks good, Mike! :beer:
Inside Port Light Frame Removal SV Temenos at 7:01am 12.17.24 Thank you for the reply. I was away this weekend and not able to get to the boat. I will try to go
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 6:59am 12.17.24 There is a lot going on with this msg. First the wiring.. Try to get wiring connections out of the
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall SV Temenos at 6:55am 12.17.24 I will second that. I have read it multiple times and refer to it often.
Tracks location Seaway 25 Joe at 6:51am 12.17.24 Adding to Ted's comments, it is important to understand that the purpose of the lead block is to ma
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 6:19am 12.17.24
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive (10) Mike Oldak at 5:56am 12.17.24 FINISHED! Here are the pictures from my ~$200 install kit to mount the linear drive to my H34 rudde
Taking the mast down dlochner at 5:48am 12.17.24 OK, our mast is down, the wiring for the antenna and the lights had disconnects at the mast base, t
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 5:40am 12.17.24 To make sure I am reading this right, moving the attachment back reduces pressure on boom? It cha
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive Mike Oldak at 5:40am 12.17.24 I have the rotary drive on my 1994 40.5 Installation was easy and did not cost an arm and a leg.
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 5:38am 12.17.24 Excellent point Greg! I'll pick up one Chinese injector just in case That will give you some peace
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 5:37am 12.17.24 OK, our mast is down, the wiring for the antenna and the lights had disconnects at the mast base, th
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 5:30am 12.17.24 It takes less force to move the boom with end boom sheeting because you have more leverage. But i
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:57am 12.17.24 People often use Dyneema loops or webbing to attach mainsheet blocks to their booms. Light, simple

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