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bilge water oday 28 blackout at 7:08pm 10.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 27/3549 Oday 28 owners need some help. We are getting water in the bilge just sitting idle at the dock. We
FINDING THE MISSING SPEED TRANSDUCER PLUG Reg M at 6:13pm 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/934 I am posting this one to hopefully save someone the grief I just went through. When I removed the b
I got a new foot ! (6) Mike in Cape Cod at 6:12pm 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 31/2655 128867 128868 128869 128870 128871 128872 Last season (2015 )while winterizing my H23.5 I noticed t
Back support for cabin seating (5) RussC at 5:55pm 10.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1881 I haven't heard any other complaints or solutions to the lack of back support in the cabin seating,
Resurrecting The Blue Pearl (1) Brucker at 2:52pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 24/2972 Here are some pics of what she looks like right now http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/brucker_l
South Coast S22 questions Brucker at 2:41pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 23/4855 I just inherited one that is going to need some TLC to get back on the water. Does anyone here have
New Guy here Brucker at 2:37pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 4/809 Hi Everyone. I am new on here and new to sailing. I just recently inherited an old South Coast S22 t
New foresail size Alctel at 2:08pm 10.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1615 So I am finally getting new sails - the main is the original I think and therefore older than I am,
M25xp impeller source JosefR at 2:07pm 10.05.16 Catalina 30 7/1906 I think I've done a pretty exhaustive search for this in this forum so I will ask where do those of
Winter Hauling Using a Hydraulic Trailer Rick486 at 1:04pm 10.05.16 Big Boats 7/961 Hi all: I have been hauling my 44DS at a marina using a travel lift for 8 years now with no problems
Sail Number Bill and Kathy McDonald at 12:46pm 10.05.16 Catalina 22 25/8780 Is the Sail Number and Hull Number the same thing? I was looking at the C22 NSA and noticed that th
Hunter Marine Trailer Weights Happy Camper at 11:55am 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 7/1111 I recently purchased a Hunter H240 in Illinois. Apparently in Illinois, it is not required to have
Cold start problems Reg M at 11:30am 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 24/4374 My Yanmar 2GMF has been starting and running fine all summer but over the past couple of weeks it se
Two Captains, One Boat--is this really possible? Kings Gambit at 10:16am 10.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/9315 So, the latest (October) issue of Sail magazine has a story about an (evidently) unmarried couple cr
Harmonic (Hum) While Sailing Bill and Kathy McDonald at 8:59am 10.05.16 Catalina 22 14/1678 Our new to us...79 C-22, has a humming sound while sailing. It is hard to tell but the sound seems
Condensation inside cabin... Armyaviation at 6:07am 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1790 I went out to the boat yesterday and noticed there was condensation on the roof of the bow. The rest
Paint or Gel-cote large area? agprice22 at 5:01am 10.05.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2143 I have purchased a project boat. It is a Telstar 28, trimaran. Mechanically, the boat is great. Cosm
Now at Home Depot... Ron20324 at 9:40pm 10.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/934 Today at Home Depot by the checkout were a couple racks of Exide batteries- including marine. The si
Water tank and inspection..... NYSail at 6:01pm 10.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1234 The 423 has built in water tanks that don't have inspection ports. Has anybody cut them in? Would on
Logo for a Hunter 260, 2004 Felipe Aravenaa at 5:53pm 10.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/522 Our hunter 260 - 2004 was polished before delivery to us, so we need to install Hunter Logos. I was

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Towing insurance in BC Terry Cox at 4:38am 05.09.24
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 3:05am 05.09.24 We use c-tow .... never had to call them up though.
SD 20 Sail-drive help Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 05.09.24 If the prop spins it should provide some push. Is it a folding or feathering prop that might not be
Stove Cover (2) thinwater at 8:26pm 05.08.24 This sort of tray I found more useful (covers a locker by replacing the lid--out of sight is a fixtu
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 7:25pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your
Towing insurance in BC Drinky Crow at 6:55pm 05.08.24 Maybe just get your machinery serviced be4hand?
Blocks (1) Drinky Crow at 6:52pm 05.08.24 Only $93 and w/bearings unlike Element above. I had those Harken Elements on my mainsheet and swappe
Metal Boxes from the Past rgranger at 6:21pm 05.08.24 Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now? CKOc6hXMDhc
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 05.08.24 I had Crazy Ivans whenever I used the electric winches. Turns out the flux gate compass was too clos
Stove Cover (1) rgranger at 6:12pm 05.08.24
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 05.08.24 Sigh. I'm just grateful you didn't quote Wikipedia. I submit that whoever wrote this dictionary en
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 6:08pm 05.08.24 Yep The 26S is water ballast. 1,700 lb empty
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Clutch Cargo at 6:04pm 05.08.24 Sorry, the image doesn't show enough detail. Looking up close, you can see that the channel was a s
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 rgranger at 6:03pm 05.08.24 If you looking for return on investment, make sure it is spotlessly clean and touchup any wood varni
Stove Cover thinwater at 5:41pm 05.08.24 Everybody has their way of doing things. We cook a lot but also often use the wooden tray that goe
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Hello Below at 5:37pm 05.08.24 No "Crazy Ivan" is caused by a lot metal near by your Flux Compass. Happens to me when pass near
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 JoeWhite at 5:01pm 05.08.24 Give the list to the new owner. They will be excited to save money and learn to do the work themselv
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR JamesG161 at 4:30pm 05.08.24 some random "Crazy Ivans" maybe that was the fail safe kicking in. No "Crazy Ivan" is caused by a
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm (3) sailordan at 4:24pm 05.08.24 Hi I have the same issue with my 1981 landfall 38. I have sat and stared at this engine compartment
Maybe we have earned it Will Gilmore at 3:33pm 05.08.24 Is that legal? :) YES No penatly for sitting still at anchor. Considered Good Seamanship to wait

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