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New O'Day 30 Owner with questions Robert Stevenson at 6:51pm 06.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/536 I went to look at a 30 ft O'day that I tried to walk away from.but was offered a price I couldn't re
Testing AGM Batteries? jackhartjr at 5:29pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/845 Hi folks, what equipment would best be used to test AGM batteries? The guy at Deka Battery said I ne
What the h@ll causes this? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 53/5657 My DSC, AIS, VHF radio (IComm I believe), starts making this strange noise all by itself. . If I ke
Hunter refrigerator mikej21 at 4:43pm 06.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5560 Last season when I had my 2005 Hunter 33 pulled for winter storage the refrigerator was working grea
B361 rail diameter Bob Grove at 3:34pm 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/552 I was about to order a mount for the magma grill, and a few other items, to mount on the stern rails
On the Subject of Rowing Dinghies Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/250 Got off on this topic briefly in another thread. I've long held this (romantic) notion about having
Life vests All U Get at 2:05pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1379 Hi all, During our trip to the Bahamas I noticed my indicator button on my self inflating life vest
Grounding Plates bmccuej at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Bristol 3/2843 I have a 1979 Bristol 29.9, the boat does not have a grounding plate on the hull. About half the sai
5411 White Smoke at tailpipe (1) vmaks at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/2349 https://goo.gl/photos/6K4rJyWxdHGP8s8t8 I have read the numerous forums and I can not decipher if th
When did Catalina phase out the tall rig? trish b at 12:41pm 06.05.16 Catalina 30 4/1243 We are looking for a C30 MKIII and are not finding many from the middle '90s with the tall rig. I w
Cracked rudder sailnewbie at 12:28pm 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2304 I have a Mac 224 and just built my second rudder and after one weekend it's now cracked. The first o
My turn BobM at 11:44am 06.05.16 S2 26/2766 Well Triple Play hasn't tasted the water in 18 months now. Lots to do but I am busy with work and u
GPS for iPhone polarbrer at 11:32am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 20/1523 I am mostly interested in boat speed and distance covered. Do all the apps give this basic informati
Loose footed Main reefing question dgottfeld at 10:58am 06.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/785 Hey guys just bought a 1990 hunter 27 and love it. I put the sails on it the other day. The mainsail
Raymarine ST2000 Issues (1) Ward H at 10:09am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3622 Yesterday was my 2nd sail of the season and the first of a week long vacation of long day sails. Of
Universal Fuel Injector Replacement (not rebuild) Jtcf78911 at 9:47am 06.05.16 Parts Search 16/4551 Hey all. Looking for some part vendor options on replacing the fuel injectors in my circa 1985 Un
Best way to clean out oil extractor after use? patrickkidd at 9:27am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 15/18077 Hi there! I bought the west marine oil extractor to change the oil on my universal diesel M25: http
What's the best way to clean diesel exhaust soot? patrickkidd at 9:16am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/21360 i recently had an engine exhaust leak near the transom of my Catalina 30 and now most areas in the l
Head Venting Issues BayMan at 7:32am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1764 Pumped my aft 25 gal holding tank after it was completely full. I know- i waited too long. Got bac
Dinghy Power Advice - Lehr Propane OB? (1) BlowMeAway at 7:19am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 55/6828 124315 We recently found and purchased a used, well maintained, Quicksilver 270 Dinghy, 900 lb. capa

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Invest 94L BigEasy at 10:05am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm A large HIGH over the East USA should stop the n
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:49am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 9:45am 10.15.23 I welcome your feedback. It seems you've hit on all the salient points concerning the "upgrade". S
Watches justsomeguy at 9:39am 10.15.23 And I don't even wear a watch...... Neither do I, atm.
Extending Table Leafs kappykaplan at 8:36am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) Those will definitely h
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage SycloneDriver at 7:59am 10.15.23 There is a lot of good advice above. About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work o
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 7:54am 10.15.23 John, I've owned boats since 1983 in San Francisco and sailed up here in 2016. Went through the sam
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 7:49am 10.15.23 Most people forget to circle back on these type of posts. Wanted to follow up as I went out yesterda
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 7:18am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm Yay! :beer:
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 7:03am 10.15.23 Thanks gang. I had considered the foam. I may go there as this project fleshes out. The PVC will wor
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 7:03am 10.15.23 All true. @Ward H was itching to adventure in the Pacific Northwest. On most years all that I said i
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 10.15.23 So that's where it's coming from?!?! For the past 3 seasons I've been wondering why there is a smal
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? john6206 at 6:51am 10.15.23 Before I bought mine, I read a review that said that it would take an incredible combination of high
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage JBP-PA at 6:40am 10.15.23 While I did not leave them sit all winter, I never used a battery tender either. I would top them up
Water tank leak JamesG161 at 6:40am 10.15.23 The Leak has very little water pressure on that crack. I have repaired my tank by using a Dremel t
Engineering Help Needed JamesG161 at 6:25am 10.15.23 I am using PVC pipe for the frame. I haven't found a good material yet for the pontoons. You can u
Just how big is British Columbia? Ward H at 6:24am 10.15.23 "Come sailing with us in February" John says. "It just gets a little chilly, nothing like you see
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dmax at 6:02am 10.15.23 I would see if you can come up with some kind of rubber bumper to cover the damaged rub rail - would
Running lines aft on Oday 25 dmax at 5:58am 10.15.23 Check out Garhauer Marine (https://www.garhauermarine.com) - good quality and prices. They have ever
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location smokey73 at 5:57am 10.15.23 Is it just the "outlets" or all the AC. If its just the outlets and the rest of the AC (Waterheat

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