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Opening port lights in 1977 Oday 25 patcande at 3:11pm 06.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/592 Was rebedding my opening port lights and the outside trim ring cracked when I was tightening the scr
Help - Interior wood finish lifting (2) Newport Bob at 2:42pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1230 The varnish on the wood panel at the fwd end of the vberth lifted during winter storage (2004, 373,
Onboard internet capta at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/908 I'm a good bit too old to be a natural in this computer age at much of the tech stuff. My wife is th
Weekend Sailing Video. pateco at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/974 Last Saturday was a really nice day for a sail. I took a little video. Had to figure out how to pos
Lesson Learned rfrye1 at 11:45am 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/662 Recent haul out for bottom paint on my H376, we had them inspect for vibration above 2500 rpm. Cutla
O'Day 34- Rigid Boom Vangs, advice? LouisMK at 10:28am 06.08.16 Bigger Boats 4/824 Hello All: I'd like to hear some thoughts from those who have added rigid boom vangs to their O'34/
Reefer Gasket (1) SqPeg at 9:46am 06.08.16 Parts Search 1/604 Anyone know where I can get this gasket? It's on a Hunter Vision 32
Headsail furling line Joe Wienecke at 8:50am 06.08.16 Big Boats 10/2512 I have a 2005 41 DS with a Furlex 300 headsail furler. I know the furling line is 1/4 but am not su
Pointing improved PotomacDaysailer at 7:07am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/411 I am so pleased! My pointing ability has been relatively poor (although I could outpoint a square-r
Charts: Lighthouse vs C-Map vs Navionics BayMan at 6:35am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 10/9142 I am contemplating upgrading my 1997 Raymarine chartplotter (RL70C) with a new Raymarine multifunct
O'day 24 1988 Charly at 6:27am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/566 I want to put my O'day 240 on a boat lift. Need to know how to position the spreaders to the correct
Kermit, This is for You... (1) JohnVTX at 6:15am 06.08.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/743 @kermithttps://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13178565_1599173030410722_512483255187213942_n.
ANL fuse verses AMG Bob S at 5:29am 06.08.16 Musings With Maine Sail 2/11866 Can someone explain the difference? I just ordered an Blue Sea ANL fuse holder to replace the AMG ho
Has anyone ordered from this company? Chris & Lenore at 5:02am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 8/818 Vela Sailing Supply in Rockwall TX. Just curious before I send off my hard earned money. Their pric
Don Casey's Complete Sailboat Maintenance Manual Kermit at 6:32pm 06.07.16 Sails Call Lounge 12/1096 If you have it, check the drawings of TV screens in the Electrics section. I think Don and I would g
furler q? fred1diver at 6:25pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 0/322 hey everyone, when I bought my boat (a 1972 Olympic Dolphin 23) it came with a furler and attached s
Raymarine Voyage Planner on Linux CrazyOldMan at 5:10pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/526 I know this is a long shot, but are there any geek (not Greek) sailors out there who have successful
Yamaha 33 Japanese Manuals Devine Lu at 4:57pm 06.07.16 Yamaha 0/1202 Hi, I was wondering if anyone had the original manuals for the Yamaha 33 sailboat. Our sailboat cam
Solar panel install obdoor at 4:56pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/695 I'm looking to install solar panels on both the port and starboard side of my stern pulpit where the
Main Sail Cover for new Main Sail Question Ward H at 4:10pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1081 Is it common to need a new bigger main sail cover after purchasing a new main? I cringe every time I

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:08pm 04.12.24 If your boat had an externally hung rudder and tiller steering then it could work quite nicely IF yo
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 04.12.24 Perhaps if we could get a few pictures of the exterior of @Ted10028 's Yanmar 2GM20F (I'm guessing)
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JBP-PA at 3:48pm 04.12.24 I love the "How to dock solo" threads, I always pick up a couple tips from the way other people do t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:37pm 04.12.24 That sounds eerily familiar. I think in my case the engine is tight and needs some hours of run time
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:24pm 04.12.24 I have a question - why ask questions and then either ignore or argue with those who take the time t
Hull color Project_Mayhem at 3:04pm 04.12.24 The local polymer shop that I use is able to type in an RAL color and have their machine mix it. The
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Project_Mayhem at 2:57pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 This was discussed a few weeks ago and started by you. Why are we discussing it again in a
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:21pm 04.12.24 A vacuum leak in the fuel system would draw in air to the fuel lines. This would be a power problem
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? kappykaplan at 1:42pm 04.12.24 I would be using it in the marina mostly for maneuvering in very tight spaces so I could turn the p
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 1:38pm 04.12.24 The manuever is a back and fill. Go take some lessons from a good sailing instructor, you'll learn h
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 1:35pm 04.12.24 In any kind of a seaway the outboard will alternate between having the prop out of the water and be
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 1:30pm 04.12.24 You most likely have an outboard on your dinghy. Why not rig up a temporary mount for the OB engine
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Calif. Ted at 1:22pm 04.12.24 for one I am finding backing my boat up in a marina in a very tight space is next to impossible whi
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 1:17pm 04.12.24 can you tell us the reasons it is a poor idea? Thanks They are well documented in the archives. N
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 1:02pm 04.12.24 A vacuum leak in the fuel system would draw in air to the fuel lines. This would be a power problem
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 12:54pm 04.12.24 Could there be a vacuum leak elsewhere in the fuel system? Or would that be essentially the same thi
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 12:49pm 04.12.24 In any kind of a seaway the outboard will alternate between having the prop out of the water and bei
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 12:34pm 04.12.24 While I generally disdain adding an outboard on the back of a boat designed for an inboard, I was a
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 12:32pm 04.12.24 This topic comes up frequently for various boats that were designed for an inboard. A search of th
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 12:32pm 04.12.24 Hi, How would you mount it? How would you control it? Would you be able to control the steering wh

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