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Center board pennant exit hole in cockpit CarmenK at 6:28am 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/846 I am a new owner of an old boat--1976 O'Day 25. The good news is that the centerboard was replaced s
Yanmar 1gm rpm neutral vs under load johnm5858 at 1:10am 06.14.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/752 I heard a mechanic once say what the normal difference should be on Max Rpms between /in neutral ve
Bimini for H22 (1) newsailor130 at 8:11pm 06.13.17 Smaller Boats 1/459 Any idea where to get a Bimini for my H22 (and being able to sail with Bimini up)? Steve Gully poste
Crap Meriachee at 8:08pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1057 There are a couple of spots in the non skid with black crap deep in the crevices. This was present w
Inverter questions redunculous at 8:01pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2611 I am about to take off for some extended cruising and was aiming at installing an inverter, I would
Fresh water pump causing surging Russ Gallagher at 7:27pm 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1906 Hello all. I'm brand-new to this boat and when I turn on the water pumping system I get pressure at
Spinnaker halyard roller Tally Ho at 7:23pm 06.13.17 Bigger Boats 13/3256 My O'Day 322 has a roller at the front top of the mast for the spinnaker halyard. The roller seems
Lowrance Link-8 microphone Tally Ho at 7:19pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1371 The mic on my Link-8 seems to flaking out and won't transmit when I key the mic. Does anyone know i
isotherm model 4730 refrigeration unit stops cooling Michel C at 6:55pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/305 Hi, need some guidance. I have an isotherm refrigeration unit model 4730. seems that after a little
Whisker pole hardware options-I'm clueless! Jimongee at 6:08pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2422 I am finally getting the itch to break down and buy a whisker pole for my 356. However when checking
Considering a Catalina 30 Roadking Larry at 5:51pm 06.13.17 Catalina 30 29/4262 I've been bit by the "bigger boat bug". Looking at an '80 Catalina 30. Preliminary look see is prom
Stuck Masthead Wind direction vane kimelmore at 4:45pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1696 I am going up the mast Saturday to find out why my masthead unit got stuck in one position. The inst
Need a whisker pole Jimongee at 4:12pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/285 we have a 2002 356. We are leaving in a. Few days for 3 months on the Great Lakes. We really shoul
Bedding a cuved T Track, Butyl Tape or 3M 4000? CloudDiver at 3:57pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2245 I am getting ready to finally install my inboard genoa T-tracks. This will be some of the last few
Weight of centerboard (2) stanirish at 3:51pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/439 Have an 1983 Islands 17. I recently removed the centerboard since it is very pitied and need refurbi
Yanmar Single Cylinder Engine Running Rough FlimFlamII at 2:16pm 06.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 13/1467 I have an 8hp Yanmar. It was running fine and then after about five minutes the rpm's began to drop
guppy 13 d new bimini (4) sailorforever at 1:38pm 06.13.17 Guppy 0/4967 the guppy, shrimp has a new bimini, used when electric motoring, impressive sailboat for it's size,
Legend 37.5 air conditioning ddrewry at 12:17pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/472 I'm looking for good ideas to install a 16000 btu unit in my Hunter. The unit would fit under the s
Aerator for Barka galley faucet mswatsonmd at 10:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/424 I am looking for replacement aerator for galley faucet, Barka is the Brand. 40 Beneteau 2007
Wind vane steering part? (2) justsomeguy at 8:30am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 0/257 137601 137602 Going through all the little stuff stuffed deep in our new-to-us boat, and came across

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Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 9:14am 03.31.24 The only time the stuffing box needs to drip is when you have the shaft rotating in the stuffing bo
Stuffing box question. jssailem at 9:02am 03.31.24 The only time the stuffing box needs to drip is when you have the shaft rotating in the stuffing box
PHRF O'Day 192 TJ Mickel at 8:58am 03.31.24 The exact rating for your boat can vary according to what equipment you have, for example a headsai
Starting Engine on pallet jssailem at 8:55am 03.31.24 I have only one belt. I did not use coolant in the engine. Not run longe enough to create any heat.
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 8:49am 03.31.24 Have you been measuring the timing of the drips at equal times? In other words, have you measured t
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 8:43am 03.31.24 I think I need to have the belt connected since there is only one and it is what turns the coolant/f
Starting Engine on pallet (1) jssailem at 8:27am 03.31.24 Here is the first fire of our rebuilt 1973 Perkins in the shop. Battery connected: Positive to the
Starting Engine on pallet RitSim at 8:18am 03.31.24 I would expect and handle the fact that the engine will kick sideways during start and possibly run/
Starting Engine on pallet Rick Webb at 7:40am 03.31.24 That was something we had to do in Auto Shop class in High School. We Just filled the filter bowl wi
"No Step" decals kloudie1 at 7:39am 03.31.24 Search Results \| Aircraft Spruce
Starting Engine on pallet Rich Stidger at 7:35am 03.31.24 I would connect the engine to the battery just as it would be installed. The alternator should be co
"No Step" decals sailcapt340 at 7:00am 03.31.24
working on my yanmar 2gm Tally Ho at 6:51am 03.31.24 Someone with a 2GM might be able to confirm, but the two levers on top of the engine look like they
"No Step" decals thinwater at 6:17am 03.31.24 Who steps on hatches and acrylic sliding hatches?:banghead::facepalm::huh::yikes::thumbsdown: If
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 5:53am 03.31.24 Thank you for the responses! So the 1 drip/16 seconds was on a normal nonrunning day. When I first g
Stuffing box question. garymalmgren at 5:27am 03.31.24 RE: Last time I took her out, the drip was about 1 per second. There are lots of variables here, s
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 5:12am 03.31.24 Sorry for the slow response.....I am still working, unforfunately. Evidently, in 1999, refrigerati
Mooring line...... Terry Cox at 5:12am 03.31.24 Hi Greg. Happy Easter. Rather prefer three strand nylon mooring line over polyester double/triple br
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 03.31.24 I went with Dynema..4 or more times stronger than traditional products.. so smaller diameter and le
Stuffing box question. twodzusfittings at 4:55am 03.31.24 Have you been measuring the timing of the drips at equal times? In other words, have you measured th

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