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dodger/cockpit enclosure for H44ac Dad21fjggh at 12:29pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 9/1391 We are in the process of acquiring a H44ac, and it does not have a dodger/full cockpit enclosure, it
Fill & Fair? (2) Jfelkins at 11:40am 07.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2350 Below is a pic of a repair I made on my boat. You can see that it's not smooth and it doesn't match
Need info on YS shift and throttle control lastlap at 9:07am 07.01.14 Big Boats 17/1782 I'm new to the forum and have read many comments on where to get a replacement YS shift and throttle
Teak slats in cockpit of Beneteau 311 amayers at 9:02am 07.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3958 I recently bought a 2000 Beneteau 311. The teak slatted pieces on the swim platform and in some part
Sailing from Oxnard to Marina del Rey, CA bll30148 at 9:02am 07.01.14 Destinations 6/7511 I just bought a Columbia 26 at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. I am preparing it to sail down to
Windlass for Hunter 33.5 1992 upwinddan at 7:35am 07.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/742 Hello there, What's the best way to go for a windlass for a 1992 33.5? Thanks!
Bedding snaps Meriachee at 7:25am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1395 What would you use to bed the screws for the snaps used for a dodger?
Two boats - am I nuts? (1) holdech at 5:58am 07.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1005 I know Marty is building a "fleet" but that's mostly business - not sure what my excuse is :) Worki
Raymarine e7 chartplotter issues cramina at 5:23am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1818 Good day All, I just got my new Raymairine e7 chartplotter and I can not get the heads up display
h26 need to replace a part can anyone help with sizing (1) vweedon at 5:09am 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 4/802 Hi all. we have a 1996 h26 and we needed a part made cause ours came off somehow. Anyway i have at
How to restore the shine to the non-skid deck (1) VinMV1234 at 4:33am 07.01.14 Catalina 22 9/1970 Hello all. This is my first post although I have read many of the threads and they've helped treme
Yanmar YSM12. horizontal ronyhend at 1:34am 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/622 I've got this one cylinder diesel. Workhorse. Produced in '79-80. Has the original tranmission, a re
Rig tuning ranchu56 at 8:03pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 4/866 Rig tuning questions and concerns To all, Retuned the rig this past weekend and set all the rigg
Spectra Catalina 300 question discovery at 6:55pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 0/496 Looking for help with my Catalina 300. The mpc 3000 control panel shows 4 bars on the GPH page, any
Smartcraft to NMEA 2000 westerdoll at 6:53pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/600 I have a 2008 Mercury 60hp on the back of my Macgregor 26x. I purchased a Navman chart plotter at th
Racing a Catalina 30. bobcat30 at 5:46pm 06.30.14 Catalina 30 0/810 Yes, I belong to the Old Sign Racing club in Red Brook Harbor, Cataumet, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts.
Turn the key and push the button...nothing happens tyson_troy at 4:41pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2609 Went down to clean up and run the engine in hopes of a July 4th sail but, when I turned the key and
Self tail winch line slipping NiceBeny at 4:13pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2873 It might be that my jib lines are too narrow and will slip when loaded up on self tailer or maybe so
Boat Life Caulk Vs Butyl Tape for Fixed Ports on Hunter 31 (4) HMT2 at 3:43pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2430 We are in the process of replacing the fixed ports on our 1983 Hunter 31. We got the first one out a
Replacing wire halyards with line on Columbia 26 MKII bll30148 at 3:28pm 06.30.14 Columbia 2/3652 I'm thinking about changing both my main and jib halyard to line from the original wire/line mix. I

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Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Ralph Johnstone at 4:16pm 10.24.22 I can certainly feel for you. If you did overcrank, getting get rid of any water in the cylinders i
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 sail sfbay at 4:12pm 10.24.22 Lead halyards and sheets through turning blocks, deck organizers then through clutches then to self
New Mac 25 owner Giro at 4:11pm 10.24.22
Outboard for Sirius 21? (2) SiriusCanada at 4:11pm 10.24.22 Thank you for the welcome and the ok for the 6hp!...Wasnt able to get the boat in the water yet, wil
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 4:10pm 10.24.22 I'm not familiar with this system (as David explained it) at all. I have no idea what is your purp
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 10.24.22 They are normal. Why couldn't you have said that in the beginning and saved everyone here from al
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53pm 10.24.22 Go with the locals for your area is best advice
Outboard for Sirius 21? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 10.24.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new-to-you boat. Post pictures - we like 'em! :be
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Tally Ho at 3:45pm 10.24.22 The problem is that you could have water on top of the cylinders (at least1) and when you crank the
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 3:17pm 10.24.22 Super simple answer : WHAT DO YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS SHOW WHEN THE PANEL VOLT METER SHOWS 16V ? :
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 3:14pm 10.24.22 Super simple answer : WHAT DO YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS SHOW WHEN THE PANEL VOLT METER SHOWS 16V ? :b
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 3:05pm 10.24.22 I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year? nvm: YOU HAVE ENCAPSULATED KEEL. My
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:54pm 10.24.22 If it pegs out only when the engine is running, probably voltage regulator.. if it pegs out with e
Voltage Meter Issue Stu Jackson at 2:52pm 10.24.22 Went through the battery test routine along with a load test/recovery and that showed battery 1 was
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:23pm 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:22pm 10.24.22 Next time it happens, check your batteries with a digital voltmeter and find out exactly what's goi
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:07pm 10.24.22 One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound keel stay held on by the encapsulating fiberg
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 2:06pm 10.24.22 Interesting, I wonder if other O'Day 28's with encapsulated keels do the same.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:03pm 10.24.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:02pm 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create

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