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Fuel Usage for the season Apex at 9:58am 10.23.14 Bigger Boats 3/929 What is YOUR usage? We have an Yanmar YSM-8R - O'Day 28 We weekend on the boat, and the motoring
Bristol 27 Height humphryjto at 9:53am 10.23.14 Bristol 0/1219 I want to store my boat in the barn this year but it is still in the water so I can't get an exact m
exhaust cooling for yanmar 12 patman75 at 9:30am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/854 I have the mighty Yanmar YSM 12 on my Cat. 30. The exhaust cooling is as follows. A straight steel p
Deception pass or swinomish channel? TropicalSeattle at 9:22am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 14/15874 Tying to figure out if we should attempt deception pass at slack tide or have the option of going th
bulkhead replacement fireone at 9:22am 10.23.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1578 I need to replace:cry: my buklhead on my 23ft o'day it is dry rotted where stay wires straps attach
Top of Mast Pulleys Removal joker460 at 8:43am 10.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1194 Top of Mast Sheaves Removal Has anyone with a 350,351 or 352 ever replaced the sheaves at the top o
Hunter P42 20 inch propeller? BBC30 at 8:31am 10.23.14 Big Boats 7/1930 Has anyone ever put a 20 inch propeller on a 1990s version of the P42? I think they came with eithe
Hunter 320 Shrouds tensions Mity at 8:27am 10.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/656 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 320 and I would like to know if someone would know the recommended tensio
Crossing from Apalachicola to Tampa frankiedogs at 7:51am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 28/8556 We are set up in Apalachicola and heading to Tampa Bay. I need input on the weather patterns to look
Main cabin head -Plumping system Rick J B at 7:13am 10.23.14 Big Boats 0/939 Hi ! I have recently purchased my Catalina 42 and working through the various elements of the boat t
Preferred Rope Clutch? caltom at 6:46am 10.23.14 Catalina 30 7/1391 I'm sure this topic has been discussed in the past. Just to make sure I'm looking at current info I
Catalina 387 mainsail Sailingnat at 5:37am 10.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1029 We just purchased a 387 with in mast furling and are about to take the mainsail down. Does anyone ha
Singlehanding Ends in New Bern Roger Long at 3:45am 10.23.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/6795
Hatch for 33.5 Bruce12 at 12:27am 10.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/733 Does anyone know where I can find the forward hatch lens for a 33.5 Hunter?
Looking for a inexpensive Javelin main mast jvanzyl at 10:05pm 10.22.14 Day Sailers 1/1024 I have a 1976 O-Day javelin. I flipped the boat over in the intercoastal two years ago and bent the
Sigh...this time of year is tough. BobM at 8:21pm 10.22.14 S2 5/1084 Started out this year with a rookie gaff that wiped my water pump impeller in July then reinjured my
Engine wont start. Benny17441 at 6:50pm 10.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/1979 I'm having a problem in an area where I do not have much experience. Let me first give some backgro
Conch Key rentals DAVA390 at 5:20pm 10.22.14 Destinations 10/6912 Has anyone ever rented a cottage with a 23` Compac at Flakeys Cottages on Conch Key ?
Replaced Engine Water Pump Charlie SW Florida at 5:04pm 10.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/814 Today I replaced the water pump on the engine of my 26X. It is a 2002 year Nissan 50, and the sell
Pressurized Alcohol Tank for Seaward Hillerange Three Burner TPTPTP at 5:01pm 10.22.14 Parts Search 0/3180 I am looking for a replacement Pressurized Alcohol Tank for a Seaward Hillerange Three Burner Stove.

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Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 3:40pm 08.19.23 Case in point. LA tide book for today puts high tide @ 11:57 am; following low is @ 5:37 pm. So that
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? Justin_NSA at 3:38pm 08.19.23 I have a Gori folding twin blade on my '91 30T and it seems to work just fine
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? capta at 3:37pm 08.19.23 Most prop manufacturers, like Michigan, have a formula on their web site to size a prop to your boat
Gas tank gauge issue. dlochner at 2:48pm 08.19.23
Gas tank gauge issue. charliec30 at 2:29pm 08.19.23
Gas tank gauge issue. charliec30 at 2:27pm 08.19.23 Thank you Ted. So something I should invest in
Gas tank gauge issue. dlochner at 2:17pm 08.19.23 If this is a gasoline and not diesel tank I would be concerned about the 2 wires sitting there. For
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ robbjd at 1:17pm 08.19.23 For lots of well-made boat accessories try Zarcor in Addison TX. They make seats, tables, doors, etc
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 1:09pm 08.19.23 Which is why I asked in the first place. You point out a very basic fact which the guys who say "M
Tide Clock Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 08.19.23 You need a tide book aboard giving time corrections for different locations to adjust your clock as
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 12:56pm 08.19.23 Here are some pictures of it after re-rigging to the factory rig style.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (2) Mason13 at 12:55pm 08.19.23 219048219049
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:50pm 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:32pm 08.19.23 From wikipedia: Mechanical tide clocks used on the Pacific Coast must be adjusted frequently, often
Tide Clock jviss at 12:23pm 08.19.23 Well, I did not read the article, but the exact times between full heights (max high, max low) do n
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 08.19.23 David, thank you. That was well written, succinct and answered the question without getting into t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:11pm 08.19.23 My thoughts exactly.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.23 219045 Interesting reading. So that's the max. axial load for your purchased bearing. As long as
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:04pm 08.19.23 This is from the manual for my gearbox. Hurth zf 5 HBW50 2.6 Connection of gearbox with propeller W
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 11:50am 08.19.23 Your in Tappahanok? unless there is more than one of those, you are near Annapolis.... sailing me

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