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Galley cooler drain Windtherapy at 3:51pm 09.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/582 For those who moved their cooler drain to the sink drain and out of the bilge, I assume it tapped in
Joaquin Prep? shemandr at 3:37pm 09.29.15 Ask All Sailors 41/4692 Who's doing what? The window to pull my runabout may have closed already. Easterly winds at the ra
Auto Pilot Steering Lander at 2:13pm 09.29.15 Big Boats 19/6689 Have managed to work out the details on how to install a below deck ram on my 1993 Hunter 375, but a
Head Replacement Ted Pinelli at 1:37pm 09.29.15 Catalina 310 2/1390 Has anyone ever replaced the original head (Wilcox Crittenden head mate) with a newer style vacuum a
Winter Cover Ted Pinelli at 1:29pm 09.29.15 Catalina 310 13/2028 I recently purchased a 2013 310. It is soon to be going on the hard for winter. Does anyone know if
Fusing Alternator Cable (1) CaptnDean at 1:29pm 09.29.15 Catalina 30 2/1018 I'm in the process of upgrading my electrical system including new battery cables and a combining re
Looking for help from 41 owners if possible JulieUK at 12:23pm 09.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/507 Hello, can any 41 owners tell me what depth ' draft is noted on there RCD certificates please? Than
Galley drain seacock--backplate space! (2) Windtherapy at 12:03pm 09.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2069 Ok so I am changing out all my seacocks (PO never changed them and they are old gate valves--well th
New to me Endeavor 32 - need cradle dimensions FundySail at 11:24am 09.29.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1461 Greetings Endeavour 32 sailors: I am the new owner of an Endeavour 32 that I acquired without a c
And what about this?.. (2) C22BC at 9:53am 09.29.15 Catalina 22 4/767 Did Catalina put these bilge pumps in ? Very hard to get a cockpit floor view online. It looks prett
Finally a decent sail (1) Scott B at 9:04am 09.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1188 Got out late last Friday and the gods aligned. In the area where we where located up til this year,
Night Sailing shanker at 9:04am 09.29.15 Smaller Boats 6/965 I have started doing a bunch of night sailing in the past two months and have found it to be a wonde
Help with foresail ID (3) Zach Grammon at 8:49am 09.29.15 Catalina 22 17/1362 http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz34/zgrammon/image.jpg1_2.jpg http://i811.photobucket.com/alb
WTB: Kick Up Rudder OfflineTN at 7:58am 09.29.15 Catalina 22 0/7 Hello, I have a '71 Catalina 22 and I am looking for a used kick up rudder if anyone has one for sa
Portlight screens... Doug/Karen at 7:48am 09.29.15 Big Boats 7/1863 For years we have made do with plastic-framed portlight screens.. that constantly fall out. We woul
LED Results (1) Sailgunner at 7:21am 09.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1964 I just installed the two test LED bulbs I purchased. Unfortunately I made a mistake and bought warm
Vague Question gpd955 at 6:28am 09.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/718 I know I'm not being very specific here but I need some information on Bavaria Ocean 40's. Anything
Declaration of Conformity RCD - Puzzled (Oceanis 41!!) JulieUK at 5:10am 09.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1249 Hello I have a quick question for beneteau owners out there, especially any Oceanis 41 owners. I
H 240 transducer sailmaster39 at 5:05am 09.29.15 Smaller Boats 4/836 Just bought a 2002 H 240. Where's the best place for a thru hull depth transducer. I want to go for
Need doors and flooring for '99 Hunter 310 crewzen at 2:18am 09.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/780 Hello All, I am in need of replacing all the interior doors (V-berth, aft berth and head) as well a

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Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle kloudie1 at 7:35pm 10.16.23 First, check that when the choke is pushed in, the choke plate in the carburetor is actually fully o
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Ward H at 7:07pm 10.16.23 I had an O'day 25 for 6 years. It was a fun boat with no systems except an outboard. This let me con
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching SycloneDriver at 7:02pm 10.16.23 I've had 3 different, but similar, autopilots on 2 different boats. The power consumption seems to
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Tally Ho at 6:58pm 10.16.23 Good check list. I would add in to check the antifreeze (fresh water side) coolant level. Yes, a k
Interesting to me (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 10.16.23
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Apex at 6:00pm 10.16.23 lots of options for what you are looking for. used jack stands, or new parts. How much adjustment
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) Michael Davis at 5:28pm 10.16.23 220787 That overlay puts some perspective on some of our summer trips
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching jssailem at 5:10pm 10.16.23 Good question. I generally use the AP when I am using the engine. Power consumption is not a concern
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) jssailem at 4:57pm 10.16.23 You are so right on @Hello Below. We escaped, just in time, our Port of Everett the day before the b
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 4:09pm 10.16.23 It may be a challenge to find parts for such an old furler. Take the sail to your local sail loft
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching USS Flasher at 3:38pm 10.16.23 I am thinking about installing this on my boat but was wondering what average real world power consu
2013+ MH-40 Discussion BourbonSailor at 3:38pm 10.16.23 Hello! I owned a 2009 Hunter 36 and really enjoyed the boat. Sold her in 2019 and purchased a FP L
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) Scott B at 3:16pm 10.16.23 Finally bought an Asym this year after 15 yrs. Saw over 6 knots on Asym alone in 12 - 14 knots wind
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 3:16pm 10.16.23
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 Captain Pooh at 3:09pm 10.16.23 I use the deck tracks & cars almost exclusively with my stock (being replaced this winter) 110%. The
Harken Mk 1 furler repair kappykaplan at 3:07pm 10.16.23 It may be a challenge to find parts for such an old furler. luff cloth can be repaired.
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Rich Stidger at 2:29pm 10.16.23 Check the actual engine temperature at the temperature sender on the engine with an IR thermometer.
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 10.16.23 The salt test strips are a good idea, except I am on a fresh water lake (Lake Norman, NC). Sorry,
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Will Gilmore at 1:53pm 10.16.23 assuming that this happened when getting smoked in the front end? or is this caused by someone over
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 1:34pm 10.16.23 It's encapsulated on the Starwind 19. Very similar designs to Precision. Same Naval Architech Jim

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