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wiring diagram form 1982 23' O'Day angrod at 6:52pm 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/995 My Lorna Doone seems to have experienced a number of electrical 'refits'. If anyone has the origina
Duluth, MN berg123321 at 6:48pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2610 Hello all! This may be an odd request, but I figure I'll give it a shot. Next Sunday, September 27,
Does anyone use the cabin top grabrails? Stan Linado at 6:45pm 09.20.15 Smaller Boats 19/4357 I am in the process of eliminating all the teak on the exterior of my '89 C-25 and replacing it with
Could my bilge pump thru hull siphon back? danstanford at 6:42pm 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 17/4552 2000 Hunter 290. Been almost bone dry through the month we have sailed her...we think! Did a coupl
Servicing NOVA KOOL refrigerator 1Goldie at 4:38pm 09.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1623 I have read so many places about the need for adequate ventilation for Nova Kool refrigerators. Ther
Trailering a 302 dscribner at 4:25pm 09.20.15 Bigger Boats 1/731 Has anybody done this?
Outboard problems Hadim33 at 4:20pm 09.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1845 About a week my outboard would start and die so I had to get towed In. I went yesterday and starte
Teach your children well (1) Kermit at 3:37pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/839 The truth...
Adapt, improvise, overcome. (2) Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3722 Local club races yesterday, great day for racing on our lake, winds running 12-14kts and unusually c
Closing the stack pack zipper on the 340 smoothsailing at 1:12pm 09.20.15 Big Boats 1/984 I know this was posted a while back but cannot find it. Unless your a giant, what's the easiest w
Increase sliding hatch opening--stop screws Windtherapy at 11:22am 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/497 So I am redoing all my teak which includes the hatch slide rails. I got to thinking, the hatch does
Rotted inboard engine cover danark57 at 10:49am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1017 I have a 1990 Capri 26, purchased in May. I noticed the top step was loose. When I removed the full
Pumpout Problems mpl239 at 10:20am 09.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5282 I cannot pump out the front head on a 2003 two cabin 393. This is a new boat to me. First effort t
Replacing head this fall (1) MikeK2B at 10:06am 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2239 Hi everyone - I think that most of the plumbing on my Pearson 303 is original and in need of attenti
How to get dog get into main cabin OS2Dude at 10:00am 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/5261 We have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a fairly steep companionway ladder (3' or so) and an older dog in th
Engine not charging batteries very well VelaFella at 9:09am 09.20.15 Big Boats 11/3021 The engine is not charging the batteries (two 4D's) very well, as opposed to not-at-all. After tigh
Need advice on relocating main sheet davidmhull at 4:41am 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3192 Good morning. My main sheets are what I guess you would call conventionally mounted. That is to say
Hunter 32 vision 1989 Ed D at 4:39am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/779 Hi Has anybody installed an electric toilet connected to the fresh water system on a Hunter 32 Vi
When was my boat built Neil01 at 4:27am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1199 The only number on my plate is a 4 digit serial number- #1245. Does anyone know what year this se
Unstepping Mast on Hunter 27-2 MarkW11 at 8:49pm 09.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/907 I have a 1990 Hunter 27-2 and will be removing the mast for the first time. Can anyone tell me if I

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2GM20F engine issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 01.09.24 1. Done that, no issue. You have your answer, it's the prop. It couldn't be the cutlass bearing
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements dlochner at 7:17pm 01.09.24 Any boat with a large curved port light is subject to this issue. If the acrylic is not properly hea
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 7:15pm 01.09.24 What model yanmar? Does it have a flywheel tach sensor or alternator sensor?
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 7:06pm 01.09.24 That device gots lots of bad reviews on Amazon. I hope it works for you. let us know. Greg Sure
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal shemandr at 7:01pm 01.09.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to do
150 genoa vs 135 Tally Ho at 6:26pm 01.09.24
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements rgranger at 5:51pm 01.09.24 I saw that podcast, and the article I posted here is the first thing in print that I've seen that f
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. Tally Ho at 5:40pm 01.09.24 That device gots lots of bad reviews on Amazon. I hope it works for you. let us know. Greg
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements tfox2069 at 5:40pm 01.09.24 The podcast lady K sailing made a comment about this exact same thing when he was comparing several
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities Skipper J at 5:32pm 01.09.24 Ok, thank you sesmith and all who have replied. Don't want to risk having a rig that isn't designed
iPad/tablet mounting WayneH at 5:11pm 01.09.24 We started using RAM mounts on our motorcycles to hold the smart phones for maps. So when we needed
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 4:39pm 01.09.24 Scott, JSSailem, Good points all. I did see the instruments that came in and I recall they had the o
Shore Power ggrizzard at 4:32pm 01.09.24 There were minor changes in the later 1980 H30 Cherubini's compared to the early runs. But, to my
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 4:24pm 01.09.24 Now I'll present the annoying suggestions : Either the Xmission or the prop is causing the problem.
Shore Power Tally Ho at 4:04pm 01.09.24
C25 new mainsail SailingLoto at 4:03pm 01.09.24 One reef is fine for the sailing you describe. How deep should the reef be? That depends on the w
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements rgranger at 3:18pm 01.09.24 The podcast lady K sailing made a comment about this exact same thing when he was comparing several
iPad/tablet mounting American_Mainsail at 3:17pm 01.09.24 My suggestion is RAM Mounts too. I was just at a dealer show that they had a rep at. The options are
Help with a new sail (2) rgranger at 3:10pm 01.09.24 My '83 cat22 has that setup. A clevis pin will hold the sail in place but the long "tang" is to hoo
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) rgranger at 3:00pm 01.09.24

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