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Help with O'Day boat identification apell at 3:18pm 08.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1080 Hello. I have come across a small O'Day sailboat. Measures about 12'. I'm pretty sure it's a Widg
Tohatsu 6hp Sail Pro Issues (1) Rltgold at 3:17pm 08.28.18 Catalina 22 39/9753 Anyone else having an issue with the tiller tensioner not working on their 6HP Sail pro ? Here is wh
Underwater Fitting Hose-Clamps .vs. ClampTite Apex at 2:11pm 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1790 Can seizing wire used with ClampTite tool be used in that application? Does anyone know of studies
O'day 34 1982 parts for a kenpax manual bilge pump daviddp at 1:16pm 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 0/254 I know they are made in sweden and available from Hallberg-Rassy. Does anyone know of a stateside v
Gasoline in a diesel engine DannyS at 12:50pm 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 30/1959 Last weekend, I pulled up to the fuel dock and had 10 gallons of fuel added to the tank prior to hea
New Cockpit Shower (2) w4swk at 12:32pm 08.28.18 Catalina 22 17/2816 We are constantly looking for ways to be more comfortable on the boat. A shower seemed like a nice e
Alternative to Split Rings (2) DialedN_87 at 11:39am 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 26/7991 A Google search of the same topic lead me to a few pages about things that people have used to repla
Catalina 25 outboard archimedes at 11:33am 08.28.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/1179 Hello, Would a 6hp Sailpro with a high thrust prop be enough power for the Cat 25 with a fin keel? N
Water in bilge StanleyJ at 10:31am 08.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1972 For the last week, I have been getting water in my bilge in my 272 around the shower grate area. It
Oakum ? Andrewjh26 at 8:35am 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/479 I recently developed a leak where my keel cable comes into the boat I opened it up to see if there w
Profurl (1) All U Get at 7:56am 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1838 Anyone know what type Profurl this is? I finally got around to taking it apart.
Where to find T-Ball Eye for CDI furler install (2) PropellerHead at 7:50am 08.28.18 Smaller Boats 36/3201 I tried to order a new forestay for my 23.5 that conforms to the requirements of the CDI furler. The
Another full moon sail Cowpokee at 7:36am 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 4/609 Finally all of the necessary requirements lined up for a fantastic evening. 1. Full moon 2 Weekend 3
Trailer Manufacturer decktosser at 5:45am 08.28.18 Smaller Boats 6/654 I have a galvanized trailer under my H23 and although the name is barely visible , it appears that t
B331 - red and black switches - Bluenose at 3:14am 08.28.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/960 I still cannot figure out what combination of off and on affect the batteries. I was told by PO blac
Sticky ball valves unhinged schoolboy at 2:36am 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2772 Anyone ever close thru hull ball valve and disconnect hose and then douse ball valve with penetratin
Crew needed for Saturday, Sunday races Lake Erie Labor Day weekend Jumpstart at 8:47pm 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 1/290 I have had a couple of my regulars drop out due to unforeseen circumstance. Saturday race is 14 mile
Pastry Cruise (2) jssailem at 8:31pm 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1287 Would you sail 30nm to visit a pastry shop? When the pastry shop is Sluys in Poulsbo WA, and the sa
The first pirates were... (1) rgranger at 7:57pm 08.27.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/497 ... English teachers...
Emergency Engine Start FlyingAloha at 5:43pm 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2304 Aloha 83 Hunter 34. Perfect running 3GMF Yanmar. Was sailing off a mooring ball, under sail. No mo

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Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage mermike at 7:30am 08.20.24 It doesn't take much of an air leak in the fuel system to bring the engine to a sputtering halt. It
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks (1) william24424 at 6:58am 08.20.24 Excellent thread. If I may summarize... 1- Racing around Navigation buoys is legal 2- Be careful on
Which jib car to use on a Hunter 33 Joe at 6:17am 08.20.24 The two track locations offer the sailor options with the headsail's "tack angle". The tack is the
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 6:09am 08.20.24 For me, it was timing. I turned 18 a few days after Nixon announced "peace with honor". There was
H26 Roller Furler issues kappykaplan at 4:24am 08.20.24 While I waited for them to warm up I started testing the furler. Pulling the sheet it unfurles WITH
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 4:14am 08.20.24 Yesterday I went to work on the problem. I took my 2001 pickup with the rigging to lower/stepping th
Anchor, dock, or buoy? jssailem at 4:06am 08.20.24 Yes it is. :yikes: Terrible. Drives one to want to anchor. Then there is the eelgrass. :yikes::yikes
Hull interior twodzusfittings at 3:42am 08.20.24 @drgbanks I'll PM you in a couple of days. Lets take this off line.
Faucet replacement HELP sailcapt340 at 3:29am 08.20.24 Long needle nose pliers or long reach vise grips will be able to get up and into the hole. They wil
Do you put your bimini down? BigEasy at 10:12pm 08.19.24 I despise the Bimini.... fold it back leaving the canvas attached then return to the covered positi
Merit 22 owners (2) Drinky Crow at 9:52pm 08.19.24 , Thanks That is a very interesting ...... Infact it is probably something I can fix. This is yo
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 skunther at 9:39pm 08.19.24
275 questions Codybear at 9:28pm 08.19.24 Funny, about six months ago a C275 came up from Texas to Wilmette, IL at the same time I was getting
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks FastOlson at 8:58pm 08.19.24 Reminds me of crossing a road in Vietnam! You are supposed to just look straight ahead and walk at
Do you put your bimini down? TheZ3 at 8:44pm 08.19.24 I despise the Bimini...feels like having a convertible and never dropping the top. There are folding
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine jb cruzan at 8:40pm 08.19.24 Any update?
Catalina 27 teak before and after jb cruzan at 8:34pm 08.19.24 Great work
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:33pm 08.19.24 @jssailem, after reading the post from @TimFromLI, us folks in the Salish Sea are very fortunate to
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel dLj at 8:13pm 08.19.24 As another position on this - I spent many years with just a DVM, actually began with an analog volt
Merit 22 owners jefstr at 8:07pm 08.19.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethin

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