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O'Day 20 Outboard Motor Recommendation tkyoung04 at 10:01am 08.29.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1889 We recently purchased a 1974 O'Day 20 and we're in the process of refurbishing. What size outboard m
30 micron racor filter... 10 micron? SailFysh at 10:00am 08.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4281 I presently have a 30 micron racor fuel filter but in changing it out due to a leak I am hearing tha
P10M Heavy weather helm on beam reach kmart at 9:21am 08.29.16 Ask All Sailors 16/804 Soo, Was out yesterday. wind was 15kts steady. I'm on a beam reach.... and hitting hull speed. (
New Owner, Hull 6144 Justin Werth at 9:18am 08.29.16 Catalina 22 26/2052 My wife and I purchased a 1976 C-22 this weekend with a 7.5 hp mercury and a tandem axel trailer. Jm
Spinnaker blocks on a 376 varigging at 9:10am 08.29.16 Big Boats 5/990 So I am in the process of installing the hardware to run a spinnaker on my 376. I am installing tw
Dropping the mast this year. New owner of a 1988 Catalina 30TR Damifudo at 8:37am 08.29.16 Catalina 30 4/1183 I am thinking its time to drop the mast and do the recommended standing rig replacement. I will be
What the heck is this? (1) Garymadhatter at 8:35am 08.29.16 Ask An Oday Owner 34/1845 I found this yesterday sitting on top of my water heater of my O'Day 30.
Budget Yachting (10) Serge1968 at 8:08am 08.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/16 Is budget yachting possible? Yes, it is We confirm it in practice - we have the cheapest Chinese
Cleaning Mooring Pennant Monterey385 at 6:36am 08.29.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1619 So it's that time of year ... Been traveling for a couple of weeks and returned to our mooring. The
Fuel leak at fuel injector pump on Yanmar 2GMF Reg M at 1:45am 08.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1162 Hi folks, I have a fuel leak on one of the lines coming from the injector pump to the injector on th
Looking for ideas on installing a 2nd water tank on my 1984 H31 Reg M at 1:30am 08.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/598 Hi all - I am looking for any ideas/suggestion on where to put a second water tank on my 84 H31. I a
opening a heat exchanger njlarry at 8:41pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1061 My heat exchanger is showing some corrosion around the end caps. I would like to remove them, clean
H26 Table (6) rade0041 at 8:13pm 08.28.16 Smaller Boats 10/1927 I enjoy seeing pictures of other people's projects so I thought I would share my table modification.
Moorage/Storage for ranger 20 sharonekelly at 8:07pm 08.28.16 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/1415 I have a Ranger 20 that I want to moor and/or store for future use on the Columbia. Would like somep
Compression Post on H34 not Attached louistrotta at 4:30pm 08.28.16 Big Boats 7/2357 I recentlyt purchased an H34 1983 model and I knew I would have to repair the compression post, The
Forward gear Hunter 27 yanmar gm series Tom23300 at 4:07pm 08.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/582 has anybody experienced not being able to get into forward? I am able to get the engine into rever
Getting at the holding tank Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 08.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/1131 I want to install a level indicator, but before I can even order the parts I need to know what my ho
PHRF Rating Ted at 3:12pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1138 Trying to find the PHRF rating for a Laguna 30 in different areas of the country. Any leads?
Looking for feedback / opinions on Ericson 34-2 (1987-1989) ArkadiyS at 3:12pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 5/3409 We are considering a move from Catalina 30 TRBS to a more performance minded boat with good storage
Inboard performance Randall Schmidt at 2:47pm 08.28.16 Ask An Oday Owner 103/6930 I have a 1984 Oday 28 with a 10 HP Universal Diesel inboard motor (now know as Westerbeek). I've b

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Shroud Protector Installation Don S/V ILLusion at 9:14am 04.25.23 My backstay goes through my bimini. It's not the easiest boat to build a bimini for. It took the PO
WINCH DRUM Davidasailor26 at 9:06am 04.25.23 That's called "tailing" which you must do MANUALLY on a NON-SELF tailing winch. :plus: 4 wraps sh
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? Hollyberry at 8:55am 04.25.23 The squeeze bulbs can also be an insidious source of air in the fuel lines - since mostly under vacu
WINCH DRUM Calif. Ted at 8:50am 04.25.23 the sheets still slide unless I keep a tension on the loose end. That's called "tailing" which you
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? tfox2069 at 8:48am 04.25.23 Good questions! I'd like to know as well. For the first, some BMS's have an output to enable/disa
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? Dalliance at 8:32am 04.25.23
Oceanis 36cc Line Information kappykaplan at 7:56am 04.25.23 Try the rigging calculator on this site. Welcome to the forum! :beer: https://shop.sailboatowners.
Shroud Protector Installation Justin_NSA at 7:38am 04.25.23 My backstay goes through my bimini. It's not the easiest boat to build a bimini for. It took the PO
Lewmar window gaskets Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 04.25.23 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 7:11am 04.25.23 Do you know of any that actually, actively compare forecasted to actual as I alluded to above as a
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it nveater at 7:09am 04.25.23 So to close this thread- I couldn't get that regulator valve separated from the dock hose (which I l
Shroud Protector Installation thinwater at 7:06am 04.25.23 A cover that will slip on a lifeline sounds like a bad idea. In fact, I did that many, many years ag
Problems with early 310s pk104 at 7:04am 04.25.23 My 2001 had burn marks on the bulkhead and rear cushion when we bought in 2007 from the exhaust elbo
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail (1) dmax at 6:51am 04.25.23 I no longer have my C-30 but I don't think the length of the top pushpit tube from the stern forward
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 6:44am 04.25.23 It makes a difference, if you have to order a replacement. This may help you. The word "portal" d
Lewmar window gaskets (1) JamesG161 at 6:37am 04.25.23 Sorry for the lack of proper verbiage It makes a difference, if you have to order a replacement.
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (2) kloudie1 at 6:33am 04.25.23 The settees are fairly easy to remove. They are screwed to the floor (sole) with cleats (wooden bars
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube JBP-PA at 6:21am 04.25.23 Cut thorough the black threaded nipple. They are cheap. Then you can unscrew the nipple from the ho
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Leeward Rail at 5:49am 04.25.23 I would recommend removing that entire haywire assembly and installing a proper MIP X BARBED adapte
Irwin 33.1 dlochner at 5:26am 04.25.23 If you are interested in a project boat for an inland lake, this might be suitable. Irwin's were pro

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