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Dingy Davits on O'Day 272LE? fhujber at 12:50pm 08.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1184 I'm sure someone here will call me crazy, but... When I bought my '272LE, it came with a dingy and
Onan 8kw not pulling raw water through (1) Puesta del sol at 12:26pm 08.29.17 Engines and Propulsion 13/918 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/avatars/m/123/123396.jpg?1453583327 Puesta del sol Checked th
Reefing diagram thetone at 10:31am 08.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/2932 Does anyone have a diagram on how to reef the mainsail on a Hunter 28.5?
Searching for my old 37 cutter David3785 at 8:55am 08.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/280 I am the original owner of a1985 37 cutter hull#403 and trying to find her for sentimental reasons.
Air draft and ICW bridges captron at 6:50am 08.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3115 In theory would this work (I don't think I would have the nerve to try it ) I have a Legend 40.5 if
Planning Ahead Comes in Handy... Maine Sail at 6:14am 08.29.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1132 So it's Thursday night a few weeks ago, the night before we left for a two week cruise. I'm going th
Moving from Oday 20 to ODay 222 JakeNY28 at 6:12am 08.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1180 Hi, all, new forum member here. I am moving from my '74 Oday 20 to an '85 Oday 222, and was wonderin
Hunter 24 how much sail in 10 knots +? ronkS2 at 9:24pm 08.28.17 Smaller Boats 9/893 I am new to the Hunter swing keel and ballast, so forgive me if this seems from left field. Most of
Engine Control panel - no key (2) dLj at 7:00pm 08.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 23/5345 I don't have a key to the engine control panel on my boat. I'm wondering if I can replace just the p
Frigoboat Troubleshooting (2) islandrunner70 at 5:30pm 08.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3840 Hi all, This weekend my fridge stop functioning. The compressor would start then stop after 30 sec
Sailing Firefly on Seneca 8/29n a reach agprice22 at 5:15pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/352 Here are a couple clips of sailing on Seneca today! hOHraeHfQ9A 4O7d_MOn6jI VhNsyXulzsY The day
Onan 8kw not pulling raw water through P42 Puesta del sol at 5:03pm 08.28.17 Big Boats 3/468 Checked the strainer and made sure water was coming up thru hull. Took intake hose off just as it e
water and waste gauges Ian McColl at 3:40pm 08.28.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/687 Has anyone installed gauges for your fresh water tanks or waste tank? If so how did it work for you?
Yanmar 3YM30 wflowe2 at 2:35pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2040 I just changed the oil for winter lay-up in my Yanmar 3YM30 and noticed that there are two places on
Microwave Replacement on 2006 Hunter 36 Frank Reinhart at 12:25pm 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/464 Does anyone know how to remove and replace the wood trim in front of the Microwave oven on a 2006 Hu
Gideon spacing on Oday 222 peterbud at 11:48am 08.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/601 I am in the process of building a mast chruch for my ODAY 222. MY BOAT is over 3hrs away. If anyone
Dead thread? Tarditi at 11:15am 08.28.17 Bristol 8/2869 I have a 1967 Bristol24 Corsair and was looking to share information with others...
Single Boarding Step jviss at 9:59am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1453 We need a nice looking, single step to get up from the dink onto the deck. We don't want to mar the
Protecting A Painted Hull? jviss at 9:32am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/366 My new boat has painted topsides, probably Awlgrip or Awlcraft - not sure yet what it is. I was t
Tiller Handle Upgrade (2) ArcticFarx at 8:58am 08.28.17 Smaller Boats 5/649 Thought I'd post this. We did some beach combing a few weeks back, mostly collecting garbage and pla

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Window unit AC install Project_Mayhem at 8:18pm 05.05.24 Portable AC units come in a number of different flavors with varying degrees of efficiency. The unit
Should prop spin in Reverse? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 05.05.24 Should a mechanical transmission allow the shaft to turn in FWD? when the engine is shut down? It
Locking yourself from the inside zinahewitt at 5:58pm 05.05.24
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:42pm 05.05.24 I used a very similar feathering prop from Martec. Two blades. It needed 4 or 5 knots of speed when
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:41pm 05.05.24 The instructions from Max Prop say to shut engine off while still in forward at idle speed. The bl
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:37pm 05.05.24
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:37pm 05.05.24 I put the transmission in neutral, shut down the engine, then shift into reverse to feather the pro
Compasses don't agree jssailem at 5:33pm 05.05.24 I know that trick. I set a portable radio on top of the cabinet with the EV100 sensor. Immediately t
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? Monheganlover at 5:13pm 05.05.24 I use these for my Hurth HBW 50 . Not sure of the size. I think they are maybe M10 but you can meas
Should prop spin in Reverse? FastOlson at 5:13pm 05.05.24 I used a very similar feathering prop from Martec. Two blades. It needed 4 or 5 knots of speed when
Should prop spin in Reverse? quadrille38 at 5:06pm 05.05.24 The instructions from Max Prop say to shut engine off while still in forward at idle speed. The bla
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? Rick D at 5:04pm 05.05.24
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? Richard19068 at 4:52pm 05.05.24 I use these for my Hurth HBW 50 . Not sure of the size. I think they are maybe M10 but you can meas
Should prop spin in Reverse? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:51pm 05.05.24 Believe you need at least three knots for the MaxProp to feather. my experience too plus current
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F heritage at 4:30pm 05.05.24 I had a 3gm30f on a prior boat. It always ran at around 180 degrees at cruising speeds. Slowly the
Should prop spin in Reverse? kappykaplan at 4:23pm 05.05.24 1) for those with a MaxProp, what steps do you take to feather the prop? I put the transmission in
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F Tally Ho at 3:54pm 05.05.24
Compasses don't agree kappykaplan at 3:08pm 05.05.24
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 2:33pm 05.05.24 However this has only slightly changed the challenge of low RPM's under load. See 14 April post,
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Clutch Cargo at 2:29pm 05.05.24 Good luck, post lots of pics!!!!

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