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Life on the outside All U Get at 5:39am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1041 Hi all, We've been making our way north trying to keep outside when the weather permits and this ye
ODAY 34 galley sink mpraizner at 4:54am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/896 Can anyone tell me where the galley sinks drain to?
2006 M25XPB Fuel Filter dnimigon at 8:30pm 04.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1927 This engine uses the D1005 block and after much research I found out the Kubota fuel filter 70000-43
Adding more batteries to a bank David Popken at 7:47pm 04.22.16 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3699 So, I read on RC's PBase site that it's not a good idea to add batteries to a bank that are not in c
What is this? shank at 7:36pm 04.22.16 Catalina 22 26/1374 Hello, Sorry for the newbie question but is the round bulb thing near the bow of the boat?Image by
This one deserves its own thread (1) Kermit at 6:28pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 37/2532 122328 Can I get an Amen?
clogged refrigerator on 1995 newport 326 ondine at 6:11pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 5/681 Hello my fellow sailors. Would anybody provide with some suggestions on how to unclog the refrigerat
Exhaust manifold is finally in town. kimelmore at 4:59pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/303 We have been waiting almost 3 weeks for the exhaust manifold for the Westerbeke 42B to arrive. It wi
Wild Ride, now I need a new part. Bad Obsession at 3:56pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1385 Saga is in her slip and all of her work was done...for a short time anyway. I decided, with all my
Ship's Communications Center is DONE! (1) Brian D at 1:21pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1072 If you followed my thread before you saw the stages of me building the 'Comm Center". I finished it
YouTube slide show of our first trip! T_Cat at 12:57pm 04.22.16 Catalina 22 15/2224 ZyAaQNmlEw0
Bent turn buckles (4) Karyon at 12:12pm 04.22.16 Smaller Boats 26/5386 How do you prevent the bending of the turn buckles? Seems like it happens when I step the mast and w
Story (2) Oliver at 8:52am 04.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 24/1907 This Navy guy and his wife on a boat 3 days ago and the anchor stuck on an old wreck just like mine
Let's predict whats keeping my centerboard out of it's keel slot! rs8684 at 7:23am 04.22.16 Day Sailers 12/1569 Hello Prognosticators! I have an 1979 O'day 23' that was a BEAR to put on the trailer last fall. F
Race week on the bay woodster at 6:17am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 8/660 last week in April every year there is a race on the bay ...billed as the longest Point to Point rac
prop nuts njlarry at 5:44am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 3/515 Anyone know the correct torque for prop nuts? I have a one inch stainless shaft, the thicker nut is
Interesting Article About Missing (Now Dead) Gulf Coast Sailor Stan Breaux at 5:43am 04.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 18/2205 http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/04/body_found_on_pensacola_beach.html#incart_river_inde
oday 20 ward12 at 2:38am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/252 Oday 20 survey Is anyone available to survey an oday 20 in the Philadelphia Pa area ?
Tuning the Rig IAMCCF at 7:58pm 04.21.16 Bigger Boats 13/1715 So I am scheduled to have the mast stepped and the boat launched in a few weeks. I have hired a rigg
Painting total boat polarbrer at 7:57pm 04.21.16 Catalina 22 11/2344 I want to repaint my '76 Catalina 22. Deck, cabin, sides, bottom , cockpit. Have catalog from Jamest

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Swim platform question (1) thinwater at 1:29pm 12.11.23 Not for a sailboat. When powerboats mount motors back there, they are running on plane and the aft m
Compass deviation leo310 at 1:09pm 12.11.23 used to do compass swings on aircrafts and that took a few hours to make a deviation card. The probl
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 1:03pm 12.11.23 Because my Bavaria 34 is a sailboat with and engine
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! American_Mainsail at 12:44pm 12.11.23 Do you have a water tank on either side of the hull? Did you maybe drain one side thinking that you
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Shagdance at 12:43pm 12.11.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
Compass deviation (1) rgranger at 12:12pm 12.11.23 Thanks for that helpful post. Nice to see that at least someONE understands this difference betwee
Volvo V Vetus Muffler dlochner at 11:58am 12.11.23 Why does your post have links to Cruisers' Forum?
Compass deviation dlochner at 11:37am 12.11.23 The North Star? Yes, Polaris is on the move. However given the distance from earth it will take s
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 11:26am 12.11.23 These are great resources, thank you! I think I feel comfortable putting in a brace without tearing
Compass deviation Stu Jackson at 11:25am 12.11.23 had I not been required to take the class by the USCG. I never took any classes. I read Duttons a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 10:41am 12.11.23 If all is good, I will take the boat out for a few hours spin to churn up the waters in Possession
315 Backstay Adjuster Scott T-Bird at 10:39am 12.11.23 I'm curious ... what is the purpose for having a pair of backstays running up to the head? The fore
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 10:36am 12.11.23 Thanks for that helpful post. Nice to see that at least someONE understands this difference betwee
Compass deviation Stu Jackson at 10:32am 12.11.23 Hi sailme88 - not to be a stickler but it's important since both corrections have to be applied to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:21am 12.11.23 Great inquiry Terry... Yes I have been letting the moss grow between my toes since my last visit in
Solar power systems LloydB at 10:13am 12.11.23 'Those solar generators' I actually believe they are not solar generators because otherwise there s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:47am 12.11.23 It was a good and successful day. Thread a bit dry. Hadley coming together? She about ready for a
Thru Hull Replacement? Johann at 8:45am 12.11.23
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 8:01am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Compass deviation jssailem at 8:00am 12.11.23 Yes it is in the sky a far distance from the earth. Not affected by the magnetic shift of the eart

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