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272 water in forward bulkhead under vberth MaritimeTees at 6:01am 06.10.16 Ask An Oday Owner 21/1494 Has anyone ever had water accumulate in this area? No leaks on deck and only one thru hull at galley
Earthquake this morning Brian D at 5:20am 06.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 26/2109 Had a 5.2 earthquake this shortly after 1 a.m. this morning about 80 miles to the east of us. It was
1996 H26 Ballast Valve question (S) flipperskipper at 2:41am 06.10.16 Smaller Boats 6/1073 Good day from the UK (Norfolk to be precise). I have a Legend 26 in the boat yard almost ready to go
Our free Catalina 22. (2) Robr0924 at 6:53pm 06.09.16 Catalina 22 15/2462 we bought a Coronado 23, for $225. We have been getting her back in action, and have taken her out,
How to Use CNG Adapter dancrosswis@gmail.com at 6:27pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3801 Hi Folks, We had a good Memorial Weekend cruise visiting Door County (WI). Great food with lots of
How to Use CNG Adapter dancrosswis@gmail.com at 6:25pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/730 Hi Folks, We had a good Memorial Weekend cruise visiting Door County (WI). Great food with lots of
Knocked out a few DIY projects today (3) rgranger at 5:42pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 3/744 124509 124510 124511 124509 124510The first is an auto pilot I got on eBay. It seemed to be workin
Replacing muffler Therapyg at 2:57pm 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/899 1983 O'Day 34 with a universal diesel. Having some trouble with black sooty smoke when motoring. One
Replacing manual bilge on Catalina 250 Scott Dufford at 2:26pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/657 Looks to me like I have to remove the rear bulkhead to get at the bilge. Somebody said I can do it t
He's Back (how to launch your Trailer Sailor) pateco at 1:43pm 06.09.16 Trailer Sailors 5/1160 Almost as funny as the docking video. FPeetFWRVxo
Removal of engine shazam at 12:37pm 06.09.16 Catalina 30 14/4114 I'm afraid I must do a complete rebuild on my Universal Diesel 5411. Any advice on how to remove it
New larger scuppers SFS at 12:08pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/459 I've discovered my scuppers are leaking into the cabin (1983 H31). While fixing the leak, I'm think
worried about stress cracks (2) donelanc at 11:48am 06.09.16 Bigger Boats 6/1219 lost my mast and boom in sept of last year. I bought a salvage boat for the mastI and it's in goo
How far has anyone sailed on a Hunter 25 circa 1970ties? Plymouth Sailor at 11:21am 06.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 11/865 Looking to hear about any long distance adventures on a Cherubini 25. The furthest I've been thus f
NEWPORT 27 HELM PEDESTAL (1) ATB at 10:50am 06.09.16 Newport 5/1671 124497 Does anyone know the manufacturer of this helm pedestal. It is on a 1973 Newport 27?
Electric upgrade Robert Stevenson at 8:54am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/504 The boats PO admitted that the ac line was romex and should be stranded. The light on the panel flas
O`Day 30 Bathroom Questions Robert Stevenson at 8:50am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1675 Water is leaking out of the center of the bathroom faucet. Where can I get a replacement faucet that
sailing club/boat options enad at 8:44am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 4/682 joining a local sailing club in nyc; 3 different clubs with different fleets: colgate 26 J24 melges
Don't want to remove sea hood on my 1983 H31 SFS at 7:04am 06.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/762 I have some companionway hatch slider issues/leaks. Been reading threads on the topic for 24 hours
Zink replacement on Yanmar YGM20F Canonshooternb at 6:21am 06.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/840 I have recently purchased a new to me boat with a Yanmar YGM20F engine that has a heat exchanger. I

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Push Button Starter Testing kloudie1 at 8:04am 09.10.23 Instead of checking ohms with a meter, measure volts at the output side of the switch. If the contac
Push Button Starter Testing Nichole340 at 7:47am 09.10.23 Yes it is a Yanmar Switch and a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I did check the rubber boot as well. It shows
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 7:33am 09.10.23 DVM goes from 0 to 1 indicating that there is continuity in the circuit. I guess it depends on you
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 7:20am 09.10.23
Invest 97L Davidasailor26 at 7:18am 09.10.23
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 7:04am 09.10.23 Well, mine are mylar-on-mylar film, Pentax-reinforced (like Kevlar) sails, so like blades, airplane
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 6:57am 09.10.23 The distance from the tack to mast on boat A can and will be different from Boats B,C,D etc... thus
How to determine Genoa size? sailme88 at 6:41am 09.10.23 The distance from the tack to mast on boat A can and will be different from Boats B,C,D etc... thus
Push Button Starter Testing sailme88 at 6:38am 09.10.23 The rubber boot that usually covers the button has a limited life span. The fine cracks might not be
How to determine Genoa size? dlochner at 6:32am 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing jssailem at 6:27am 09.10.23 It is a problem that has been discussed here on SBO. Here is one thread. Yanmar Starter Button To y
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 6:20am 09.10.23 No they were there from the factory
How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:08am 09.10.23 But I could be wrong. The folks at MIT describe it thus. http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Fores
How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:05am 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing dlochner at 6:05am 09.10.23 Is this a Yanmar? There's a known issue with the starter that has these symptoms. The problem is the
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 09.10.23 I wasn't the best geometry student but isn't a jib basically a triangle? I don't think the hypotenu
How to determine Genoa size? shemandr at 4:31am 09.10.23 I wasn't the best geometry student but isn't a jib basically a triangle? I don't think the hypotenu
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 4:25am 09.10.23 I don't know? The black came off and this is what was under it. I have not done any sanding yet.
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 3:48am 09.10.23
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:21pm 09.09.23 That sort of goes along with the certitude that men do in fact usually die sooner than their wives.

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