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Tell us about your recent sailing adventure (3) Ken Cross at 7:53am 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 36/2492 I haven't seen many sailing stories recently on these forums, so let's get with it. We finahs of de
Cutlass Bearing Replacement Chuck Powell at 7:21am 05.01.19 Bigger Boats 4/2021 I own a O'Day 272LE and I need to replace the cutlass bearing. Has anyone done this replacement? I
Oday 39 Mainsheet and mainsail configuration (1) henrykorous at 6:44am 05.01.19 Bigger Boats 1/507 Couple of things. I trying to see how other Oday 39 owners have their mainsheets rigged, I find the
Will a Catalina 25 fit on a Columbia 26 mk 2 trailer? (2) Mitjh2 at 6:03am 05.01.19 Trailer Sailors 13/2677 I have a Catalina 25 I need to transport across states. It is currently on its cradle. I acquired a
Precision 15 Hatch/Flotation (2) davidwarner63 at 5:13am 05.01.19 Precision 1/1834 Hello All, I just bought a 2011 P15K and notice that the front hatch is not very secure. It seems t
Charging batts Mark Maulden at 10:49pm 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 5/830 So, I have an idea about battery charging..I am at the boat several times/wk doing various things an
Catalina 22 galley 70s Big Guy at 7:36pm 04.30.19 Parts Search 1/696 Hi All, I just bought my first sailboat: A Catalina 22. I can't wait to get it in the water. I vo
VC performance epoxy CapnGL at 5:36pm 04.30.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/972
What to use to seal below water screws? Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 26/5932 I'm trying to figure out what to seal my centerboard screws with. It needs to seal it but the screws
Prime fiberglass repairs before VC 17? daviddp at 12:56pm 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 15/4219 I finished epoxy and glass repairs for a rudder blister and the remove of an old transducer. Thanks
Finally got out after updates, repairs and procrastination. (1) CurtCarver1 at 10:32am 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 4/509 Just wanted to share a simple, yet rewarding day on the Halifax River here in New Smyrna Beach / Por
Leaking Fuel Pump TortolaTim at 10:31am 04.30.19 Catalina 22 2/457 I have the original 1988 Johnson 6hp, and noticed last fall that there was some fuel dripping from
Anyone with a '40 (pref. 80s) who could post photos of your line management? limbodog at 10:14am 04.30.19 Big Boats 9/909 My sails should be coming back from the cleaners soon, and I'd like to get my lines all properly in
How fast under power 272LE CraigB at 10:04am 04.30.19 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1272 Just bought an Oday 272LE with the Westerbeke engine. I plan on driving this about 60nm from where
Posting private information on this forum Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 04.30.19 Sails Call Lounge 26/2003 I was asked why I suggest never posting personal date on this forum to include email address, addres
Bimini top Dug22 at 5:27am 04.30.19 Catalina 22 14/2365 I installed my Bimini this past Sunday. The dimensions are 6ft long, 73-78" wide and 48" tall. My qu
Water in my boat rjarrell at 4:25am 04.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/689 After a two day sail offshore there was about 6 inches of salt water in the starboard stern lazarett
Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 0/243 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inter
Garhauer rigid vang Kermit at 7:11pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2345 Its time to replace the lines in my Garhauer rigid boom vang. Silly me, I thought Garhauer would hav
Premature Battery Sulfation? walmsleyc at 7:06pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2165 So, my house bank seems like it may have suffered a premature death, perhaps due to sulfation? The

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Unusual Oil Level Issue Tally Ho at 1:56pm 08.18.24
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 1:52pm 08.18.24 I think that sink is part of a large molding, so I don;t believe you can remove it. As to the fauce
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 1:51pm 08.18.24 Any chance you can stick an old screw driver, dull cold chisel, or drift into the hole to engage th
Faucet replacement HELP Rick D at 1:42pm 08.18.24 I think that sink is part of a large molding, so I don;t believe you can remove it. As to the faucet
Install Air condition in hunter 38 BigEasy at 1:32pm 08.18.24 my 38 actually has 2 air conditioning units installed as original equipment. you might want to ch
Faucet replacement HELP Sailor Sue at 1:25pm 08.18.24 Any chance you can stick an old screw driver, dull cold chisel, or drift into the hole to engage the
Unusual Oil Level Issue Manny at 1:01pm 08.18.24 Okay glad to hear it is not only me... :) First couple of times it happened, it definitely had me ex
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up servechilled at 12:45pm 08.18.24
Unusual Oil Level Issue SoSound at 12:44pm 08.18.24 Anyone experience this, and if so, found the cause? Could it be the angle of the motor causing the
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up servechilled at 12:40pm 08.18.24 I forgot to mention that the calcium buildup in the PHII chips off the plastic fairly easily. Yes,
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot dLj at 12:40pm 08.18.24 I wouldn't be using a tiller pilot, something I've heard some mixed reviews on. I'm looking to drop
Do I have a stringer problem? jssailem at 12:27pm 08.18.24 is there a rule-of-thumb on how much slackening of the rigging is acceptable? Your rigging needs t
Unusual Oil Level Issue Tally Ho at 12:25pm 08.18.24 What if you checked it BEFORE running it? I always check the oil in all my engines (cars, boat, h
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel jviss at 12:07pm 08.18.24 jviss, I agree completely. Re: #2, to clarify, I believe you are referring to a separate glow plug
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up capta at 11:29am 08.18.24 I would say everything had from 1-4 mm of Ca build-up. There may be more up the discharge tube. I
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 08.18.24 I've noticed that when a properly sized (OEM) to carry a 5 v signal voltage gets hot, If you have
Hunter 430 Plumbing Schematic Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:24am 08.18.24 Note that my H430 the engine make hot water too. Only because the necessary heat exchanger plumbing
Beneteau Propeller kloudie1 at 11:15am 08.18.24 Welcome !! This may help with understanding the fitting process: Lap-Fitting a Propeller to a Shaft
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot FastOlson at 11:12am 08.18.24 The inventor of the Pelagic, is a regular contributor on the Ericson owners' site, his technical exp
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel FastOlson at 11:05am 08.18.24 I got very used to starting our original equipment M25XP, from when we bought out boat in '94, to wh

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