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Mast prebend and rake 35.5 Sparky1234 at 4:05pm 12.31.14 Big Boats 2/1233 Hi all, This is an old topic but I would like more information if possible. I am presently setti
Happy New Sailing seadaddler at 3:43pm 12.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/625 Happy New Year and Happy New Sailing Season To All:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance
Seidelmann 37 Rudder grinding Bluewaters2812 at 3:24pm 12.31.14 Seidelmann 17/8022 Hi folks, we have a 1980 Seidelmann 37. A few days ago the rudder started making a grinding noise. T
P-18 Running Rigging T_well at 2:48pm 12.31.14 Precision 4/4628 Just purchased a 1986 P-18. I was parking lot sailing today to "tune" the mast according to Scott's
rerigging mainsheet suvh8er at 2:41pm 12.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2912 I am considering rerigging the mainsheet rigging and installing a downhaul of some kind on my Mac25.
paint prop strut and lightning? scherzoja at 2:28pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1818 If the prop strut is the ground for the boat (all bonding cables are terminated to the strut bolts)
Masthead re-fit (1) Apex at 11:13am 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 1/2185 Quote: Originally Posted by Maine Sail http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/lbs/buttons/viewpost.gi
Happy New Year cscott at 8:22am 12.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1070 Happy New Year May 2015 bring you great sailing adventures!! cscott
Happy New Year (1) Roger Long at 6:37am 12.31.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/1811 The new year is always a good time to think about the next generation so this is one of our favorite
Electronics rose8878 at 6:30am 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 29/4251 I am getting ready to buy a 29' Ericson and will sail mostly Lake Erie. I was wondering what experie
H36 shaft log question tmjb at 9:28pm 12.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1910 I removed the PSS stuffing box that came with my newly acquired boat because the rubber seemed to be
H36 head question tmjb at 9:16pm 12.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/717 Anyone know what the original was - what fits the original bolt pattern? Mine came with a Groco HF
Another electrical question - hopefully simple... holdech at 6:59pm 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1992 I like using the fuel gauge when refuelling. I know that when it ticks up to full, the tank is as fu
Ysm8 loss of power when engaged billymc38 at 6:56pm 12.30.14 Bigger Boats 1/953 Found these things out the hard way after many hours of diagnosis and finally engine rebuild still h
Engine winterizing JackK at 5:29pm 12.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1744 So this is my second season winterizing a Diesel engine (Westerbeke 10). Both seasons I hired the wo
Eletrical Overload ... sometimes BrontideRob at 1:16pm 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2165 I could use some guidance on what to troubleshoot. In a nutshell, turning on some circuits with s
Experiences in rough seas and high winds? Bungalow Bill at 11:42am 12.30.14 Trailer Sailors 18/7312 I am would like to hear some first hand accounts of how much wind and rough seas some have you have
AH800 Autohelm for Christmas - now want to modify Daveinet at 10:20am 12.30.14 Ask All Sailors 22/8916 OK, so DW got me a new toy for Christmas. A used AH800 Autohelm. So now I can go sailing by myself
Catalina 25 advice tooltime63 at 10:04am 12.30.14 Smaller Boats 12/9487 Looking for buying advice. My GF ' I are new to sailing. She owns an Oday 16ft today which we have s
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island Terry Cox at 9:18am 12.30.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/4283 Belle-Vie and her crew has spent many a times during all seasons at Friday Harbor. It offers the vis

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ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 08.10.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 7:23am 08.10.23 @kappykaplan They have been more like skirmishes. The latest challenge was the failure of my Sher
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:22am 08.10.23 How is the engine itself? Any damage to it from the water intrusion? (Perhaps the level did not get
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 7:19am 08.10.23 Have you decided on the system best for you? I find these discussions very interesting. There is s
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 7:18am 08.10.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 7:09am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 7:03am 08.10.23 Before you remove the head you might want to check pressure in water jacket with engine running. I u
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 7:02am 08.10.23 I used a 128 MB San disc card that worked well.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? tfox2069 at 6:54am 08.10.23 If you're going to invest in a personal rescue signal device, I highly recommend you consider this n
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.10.23 So now with an electrical rebuild, a lot of decisions face you. Luckily, for John, I had same iss
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:50am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland. Best thing are the two weather routers that are tirelessly w
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 6:48am 08.10.23 Not familiar with your engine. Some engines have cylinder liners with o ring type gaskets to separat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets isaksp00 at 6:46am 08.10.23 I wish my boat had even one robot let alone 4
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 6:46am 08.10.23 I'm staying in bays and sounds. Will never venture south of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Is
VHF Handheld RoyS at 6:36am 08.10.23 I suspect one reason the newer radios do not measure up is because they are made to float. The manuf
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:35am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 6:34am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:31am 08.10.23 You were lucky to pass thru the Storm that is now Cat 2 Hurricane.:yikes:
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (1) RoyS at 6:31am 08.10.23 My 1980 h33 had one of the U bolts on the split back stay fail. Hunter U bolt was an inferior design
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 6:27am 08.10.23 You were lucky to pass thru the Storm that is now Cat 2 Hurricane.:yikes:

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