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Origo stove...gimbal or drop in? kito at 3:46pm 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 28/16251 I decided to not even mess with running propane into the cabin to my new drop-in Atwood 3 burner pro
strut removal 39 oday yachtservice at 2:18pm 12.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1033 looking for direction to remove cracked propshaft strut on 1984 39 oday. unable to locate mounting h
odd mast configuration on my Venture 21 JoeSailer10 at 1:05pm 12.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3500 When raising the sail for the first time this summer (I bought the boat this year) after attaching t
Sailboat converted to . . . trawler? Clark at 11:56am 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 32/18820 Was daydreaming (about boats of course) at lunch and had a strange idea. Has anyone seen or actuall
Zinc basics 101 njlarry at 10:24am 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1220 After a search of all zinc topic posts I am still confused the proper way to find stray currents and
Boat sheds (1) walt at 9:55am 12.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4103 Azzarac posted a picture of a boat shed that I would really like to have... (I linked to Azzarac's p
Diesel Bill1565 at 8:34am 12.11.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1084 Been on the hard for a week. Boat ran fine coming here. Went to change racor filter before we go
Mast humming? Rick486 at 7:53am 12.11.14 Big Boats 16/6950 Hi all: I am getting some trouble from my boatyard saying my mast is humming (44DS - roller furling
Yachtworld...oops. IH82BL8 at 6:32am 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1700 http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1989/Hunter-Legend-40-2792309/Bay-of-Quinte/Canada#.VImqeU-A0dU Q
Batteries Doc_holiday at 12:25am 12.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2856 What do those of you that pull and winterized do with your batteries over the winter? Do you put a
2005 Hunter 260 (new cost-paint-passenger)) Pichin at 8:55pm 12.10.14 Smaller Boats 6/1828 I am a new user of a 2005 Hunter 260 and new sailor too..I have some questions. 1.- The boat has a
Hells Gate Casagf66 at 8:47pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4368 Hey crew, I plan on sailing my 1976 C'C 30 from Northport Long Island to her new owner in New Jer
users manual for a Lancer 38/40 ? lancerboy at 8:38pm 12.10.14 Lancer 2/2381 hi - I just bought my first big boat a Lancer 40 - seems great inside , dry as a bone , no mould etc
Surprisingly Useful Cheap/Junky Stocking Stuffer For Boat rardiH36 at 7:46pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1406 I bought a rotary tool on a lark a way's back at Harbor Freight for something like $4.99. On sale
Malia rescue off Hawaii Joe Blizzard at 5:51pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3270 Why are all the news outlets reporting that "both his masts were broken" with an accompanying pictur
solar panel mmsailor at 5:44pm 12.10.14 Smaller Boats 21/4891 I am looking for a recommendation for a small solar panel to keep my battery charged on our 23.5 as
Mariner Found Near Molokai (5) rgranger at 5:06pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2563 Hey All This came across the wire yesterday but I got some pics to share in case you missed it HON
Outboard Remote Control Box bigpapaporsche at 5:00pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I am in the process of installing a Remote Control Box on our Capri 22, with a Honda 5Hp motor. I'll
Outboard Remote Control Box bigpapaporsche at 4:59pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1240 I am in the process of installing a Remote Control Box on our Capri 22, with a Honda 5Hp motor. I'll
Deck fuel fill O ring Clydo at 4:44pm 12.10.14 Catalina 310 1/993 For some reason had tough time finding this (sometimes forgotten to change) o ring which if not cha

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Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 (2) jon hansen at 2:17pm 08.28.23 Apache 37 eat review. same era as aeolus. carry lots of jibs, lots of crew and hold on tight. i ha
Replace section of G4 anchor chain shemandr at 1:50pm 08.28.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated f
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 08.28.23 The info says she is a Sparkman & Stephens design, which means there are many similar boat models th
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Roland5048 at 1:37pm 08.28.23 I'm with @Rick486 on this one. Cheap insurance. Penny wise and dollar foolish isn't worth the los
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rick486 at 1:31pm 08.28.23 This seems to me like a common sense thing. You have 100 ft of chain of unknown age. 60 ft is bad. S
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? kloudie1 at 1:07pm 08.28.23 The fat o-rings that seal the tube bundle to the housing and end caps are a likely suspect.. It woul
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:47pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:40pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 12:34pm 08.28.23 should I paint the deck? there is a lot of non skid. what about painting the Interior fiberglass? I
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:28pm 08.28.23 Thanks for these replies. Greg, I should clarify that I meant a manual rather than power impact dri
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:25pm 08.28.23 We need to reseal our windows and some of the screws don't want to come out. My go-to solution is t
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 11:59am 08.28.23 Dan3121.....Check out this discussion on the Sailboat Owners Forum. (2) Replacing a rudder in the Wa
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:54am 08.28.23 When I installed my Rudder Craft rudder, I cut off the extra length and drill the hole myself. To c
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 11:35am 08.28.23 Is there a thin mist of AF on the engine or below the coolant water pump? Age of engine and coolant
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? JRacer at 11:27am 08.28.23 Don't think so. See the video. Boat in the video does not have the cutouts on the sides of the seats
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Richard19068 at 11:09am 08.28.23 Dan3121 What symptoms did you have before the rudder "sheared off"? Did it just go all of a sudden
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? RitSim at 10:52am 08.28.23 I have found it helpful to add a short piece of clear PVC tubing right before the feed to the inject
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 10:46am 08.28.23 Dans3121....It sounds strange that your local boat yards do not want to do the replacement for you o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't LeslieTroyer at 10:38am 08.28.23 Great to meat Jason. He makes a mean G&T. Steak and baked potato dinner with live music and great
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? LeslieTroyer at 10:35am 08.28.23 Two things. 1). If you are getting bubbles from injector to block(and not fuel/bubbles dripping fr

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