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Reefing Main 30 TR JohnVTX at 7:31am 01.19.16 Catalina 30 19/4417 What wind speed would you reef?
Oil filter on yanmar 2GM20f Rays at 5:25am 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6361 hi everyone I will be doing my first oil change on my yanmar in the spring. I purchased the oil filt
C22 transom ladder Ellwebs at 10:38pm 01.18.16 Parts Search 8/1465 What specific ladder does anyone recommend? I think one that can be deployd from the water would be
The Head Mistress Returns Phil Herring at 8:02pm 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 51/11565 We're very excited to welcome back our own Head Mistress, Peggie Hall, to the Marine Sanitation foru
Catalina 250 MK II WB A/C size e714753 at 6:13pm 01.18.16 Smaller Boats 1/1521 I want to add an A/C unit under the v birth inside the storage compartment in my WB 250 MK II boat.
When to adjust valves Rick at 4:54pm 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 4/899 Hi gents and ladies. I have two thousand hours on my trusty little 3GM30F. Just was musing this we
New (to me) 1975 ODay 22 jason.ambrose at 2:30pm 01.18.16 Day Sailers 7/2103 Hello! After finally convincing my wife to let me buy a sailboat, I recently purchased a Oday 22 on
Plastic "Groove Guard" on furling mainsail slot rghayesky at 10:53am 01.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2245 US Spars (Z-Spar) mast with Neil Pryde furling mainsail on 2002 B473. The plastic along edge of slo
OK calling on all 12 volt geniuses (2) tkwhalen at 9:53am 01.18.16 Big Boats 19/4025 I recently purchased from this fine site a replacement light fixture. The new fixture is LED and the
Best Brand: Fresh Water Pump Bad Obsession at 9:12am 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 15/7771 I am going to add pressurized water into my boat. I posted a thread a while back and I didn't get m
Need Trim Replacement For 1972 Irwin 37CC wdkester at 7:44am 01.18.16 Irwin 1/1209 I'm restoring an old Irwin. Between bulkheads and the F/G liner they used a sort of piping which wa
Gauerhauer Rigid Boom Vang JohnVTX at 7:38am 01.18.16 Catalina 30 9/2000 When I got my boat rigid vang was already there. I cannot find anywhere any instructions for spring
Oday 25 Bimini? sailer74 at 6:47am 01.18.16 Day Sailers 22/6399 Any Oday 25 Skipper put a Bimini on their boat? If so, I'd love pictures and measurements, etc. Jim
Anchor handling techniques Ginger Baker at 5:46am 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/6201 We have an O'Day 26 with a good anchor locker. I find that manually deploying and retrieving the an
Keel made of? Paula at 4:06am 01.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4161 When did Hunter stop using lead keels and what is the replacement made of and how is it holding up?
Lake Erie Grim Reaper (1) 25yearslater at 3:12am 01.18.16 Sails Call Lounge 5/1356 118896 Am I hallucinating or does anyone else see what appears to be the Grim Reaper in this particu
cleaning window over companion way hatch (1) Elie at 10:31pm 01.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/821 hey guys - one more question! there is a window over the companion way hatch that I can't figure out
Leaking Racor 500FG filter on Universal Diesel M25. patrickkidd at 6:24pm 01.17.16 Catalina 30 19/4795 Hi there! I am trying to troubleshoot a leaking Racor 500FG (user manual: http://www.westernturbo.c
1 or 1 1/2 inch Head to Holding Tank Lines? Sean5306 at 4:26pm 01.17.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/7521 I'm overhauling the sanitation system in my Hunter P42. The original lines running from the old Jab
Coast Guard Documentation Board marchem at 12:57pm 01.17.16 Catalina 310 8/1918 Those of you with CG documented vessels: where did you mount the documentation board? Our boat was

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Cover for O'day 20 pgandw at 10:06am 01.28.24
What the heck is this? Project_Mayhem at 10:00am 01.28.24 I've seem mold that was red in a boat that had flooded with rain water. I think dLj has the right id
Cover for O'day 20 tdickmeyer at 9:43am 01.28.24
Good Winter Read dLj at 9:21am 01.28.24
Replace Radar kappykaplan at 9:09am 01.28.24 If it makes any difference, the Houthis in Yemen are using Halo 24 Radars to track and guide their
Replace Radar dlochner at 8:53am 01.28.24 Just read this article. If it makes any difference, the Houthis in Yemen are using Halo 24 Radars to
Keel bolts dlochner at 8:40am 01.28.24 It may not be necessary to drop the keel, but you don't know that yet. Some excavating on the keel/h
Good Winter Read Kings Gambit at 8:38am 01.28.24
Good Winter Read dLj at 8:30am 01.28.24 Having read t Having read Captain James Cook: A Biography several years ago I was surprised that
Strange phenomena seen while boating? Davidasailor26 at 8:14am 01.28.24 Leaving Guadalupe, we left around 4:30 am with a full moon. We were off the coast and over the moun
Good Winter Read Kings Gambit at 8:03am 01.28.24 I'm feeling need for some medicine.... dj Having read t They also suffered from Scurvy. Terrible
Strange phenomena seen while boating? jssailem at 7:58am 01.28.24 The other day upon leaving Guadeloupe about 05:30, with a full moon to the west of us, we looked bac
DIY Rigging @ West Marine dLj at 7:57am 01.28.24 It doesn't look like they have fittings that will fit my 5/32" rigging and I doubt they'd be too ha
Strange phenomena seen while boating? dLj at 7:55am 01.28.24 Leaving Guadalupe, we left around 4:30 am with a full moon. We were off the coast and over the mount
What the heck is this? dLj at 7:51am 01.28.24 I'd clean it up and not worry about it unless it continues to appear. dj
Good Winter Read (5) jssailem at 7:49am 01.28.24 Walking among the boats and history of sailing here in Antigua, I happened upon finishers of the Wor
Cover for O'day 20 pgandw at 7:47am 01.28.24 I would call The Sailors' Tailor Inc to see if they would do a custom cover, and what measurements t
What the heck is this? kloudie1 at 7:30am 01.28.24 Seepage from hairline cracks from a wet core in the pop top? Condensation that is being discolored b
What the heck is this? kappykaplan at 7:05am 01.28.24 Antifreeze that got sprayed around?
What the heck is this? LloydB at 7:01am 01.28.24 Pirates were aboard when you were away and someone cleaned up the floor but forgot to clean the cham

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