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icom CommandMicII uncledom at 5:53am 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/410 The cord of the Mic has worn out from use near the connection end. Does any one know if there is a
Stringer material Scott Fitzpatrick at 12:45am 07.26.17 Catalina 22 15/4044 What year did Catalina change out their stringer from Plywood to fiberglass. I have a 1974 catalin
Franken Trailer (1) pclarksurf at 11:50pm 07.25.17 Catalina 22 13/1111 Tons of the last minute details are coming together on "Maryann" as I have enshrined this weekend as
Does anyone know what this is? (1) Eberline at 5:37pm 07.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2149 Note: I'm not referring to the obviously well fed bulldog
Moving to Florida, where to park with mast up? Perew at 2:51pm 07.25.17 Trailer Sailors 11/2250 We currently live in Colorado, and are moored at the marina, on the trailer. We can take it to the r
Fixed vs Loose Foot - O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:24pm 07.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/790 Hello - I am having a new sail made for my 1976 O'Day 20, which has a fractional rig, by Precision S
Guest Battery charger Drawing power OUT of the batteries when its unplugged??? centerline at 11:16am 07.25.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1462 I have a guest battery charger model 16102 (dual feed) and when its unplugged, it draws power out of
Where to get Deck fuel filler caps wilf at 9:52am 07.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/986 Anyone know where i can get fuel and water screw in filler caps for an oday 322? , all the ones ive
Leaks - How do you find them? jrocheleau at 9:47am 07.25.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1156 I've been trying to solve a leak problem on my 1984 Oday 30. Water drips from the back corner of t
Beneteau 41.1 Tuning Guide bob_pattison at 9:32am 07.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/646 The Tuning Guide and sails overview for the new 41.1 can be downloaded at: https://www.neilprydesai
transmission information brad minda at 9:13am 07.25.17 Catalina 30 32/4636 I have an M25 diesel with I assume is a Hurth transmission. In all the boat literature from the PO
Foot bracing? (1) SFKjeld at 8:56am 07.25.17 Day Sailers 10/1646 I don't know what the blue bracing running on the floor of the cockpit is called. The sailer uses it
Mechanical Fuel Lift Pump Replacement NotCook at 7:44am 07.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/706 OK, so our mechanical lift pump on our Perkins Ranger 6-135 diesel had been leaking into the bilge f
H42 bomar forward hatch 1991 Puesta del sol at 6:05am 07.25.17 Big Boats 7/969 Well my forward hatch cracked. 26 years in the sun must have finally had its affect. I read a prior
Oday 20 genoa tracks ddavenport at 5:18am 07.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/377 i am looking for advice on/ pics of genoas tracks on a 1976 Oday 20 FR. I have the opportunity to bu
Built in bouyancy/flotation greg_m at 3:37am 07.25.17 Catalina 22 44/5157 Has anyone ever considered installing foam into their C22 as flotation bouyancy?
Running engine tied up to dock harmful to engine? Guan at 11:22pm 07.24.17 Engines and Propulsion 50/8939 Mechanic said running engine in gear while tied to dock (to use up old fuel without moving boat) dam
Tohatsu Sail Pro 6hp - Alternator wiring Hardhead at 9:27pm 07.24.17 Catalina 22 34/13055 I just bought a Tohatsu Sail Pro 6hp, which comes with a "5 amp" alternator- Does anyone happen to
B&G Zeus Operation Question Rick D at 8:43pm 07.24.17 Ask All Sailors 45/5339 I have a route established on my Zeus unit. However, I cannot figure out how to have it automaticall
Top end rebuild Yanmar 1gm Casagf66 at 6:43pm 07.24.17 Ask All Sailors 5/596 looking for some pointers, pulling the motor out of my 27 foot mirage this week. It seems very stra

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Outboard depth in water. morbidfollower at 4:30pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering 8 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't look much lowe
Outboard depth in water. (3) Gene Neill at 4:25pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering sition 224438 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't lo
Self tacking jib thinwater at 4:08pm 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Stern anchoring Tom J at 4:05pm 04.27.24 Never a dumb question. Yes. The anchor doesn't know where it is tied. There my be many cases wher
Florida to NYC on a sailboat kappykaplan at 3:10pm 04.27.24 xavpil, when I brought my boat up to the Chesapeake from Ft. Lauderdale in 2008, I determined where
Florida to NYC on a sailboat smokey73 at 3:04pm 04.27.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. Great for speed and upwind but a problem fo
Florida to NYC on a sailboat shemandr at 3:02pm 04.27.24 We took a boat from St. Lucie to Greenport in the ocean non-stop. 6.5 days. I think that you wait
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb Don S/V ILLusion at 2:47pm 04.27.24 They are indeed bolted into backing plated imbedded in the glass
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement wmacken at 2:37pm 04.27.24 I did this last year, very easy once you take off the alt. Mine starts like a new boat now.
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 2:17pm 04.27.24 The boat is a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with a plastic tank. Thanks.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 04.27.24 I am actually going from NYC to Milwaukee, if direction matters. :) Given your other question to
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 2:03pm 04.27.24 I watched a you tuber who was bumping the bottom with 6' draft. I think he was on the Mohawk when
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 04.27.24 I hate to burst your bubble, but the reality of your question is that you can't do both, i.e., harbo
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Stu Jackson at 1:47pm 04.27.24 The two swivel blocks were always wrong, because they ended up making the mainsheet twist. I had th
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . capta at 1:40pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway, so I doubt
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . justsomeguy at 1:33pm 04.27.24 Sinks in "minutes", yet the video is over a half-hour long! ;)
The Great Lakes.... Scott T-Bird at 1:22pm 04.27.24 IN 1822, John Jacob Astor took advantage of a protectionist law that banned foreign fur trading in U
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 1:00pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 04.27.24 Frustrating as hell to listen to. Someone else who just doesn't know the first thing about his engi
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Scott T-Bird at 12:29pm 04.27.24 I watched a you tuber who was bumping the bottom with 6' draft. I think he was on the Mohawk when h

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