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Boat boarding CCrane2299 at 8:47am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1350 I have a 1979 O'Day 25. It is currently in a slip with side access. It is easy to board, but the sli
Catalina 22 Mods some apply to all small boats (1) dgreen1991 at 8:40am 06.27.14 Smaller Boats 0/1017 Just thought I would share some of the mods I have done to my Catalina 22 with other small boat owne
Navpod for my Catalina 30 (1) Jeunesse27 at 8:37am 06.27.14 Catalina 30 12/2428 I started building a Navpod a couple of months ago and I'm almost done, it's been a really fun littl
motoring above 10mph jaycrawford97 at 8:33am 06.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/681 New Macgregor owner. Wondering is it better to lift keel/rudders and dump ballast when motoring?
Catalina 22 Mods dgreen1991 at 8:18am 06.27.14 Catalina 22 3/1822 I have added a bunch of pictures of all the many mods I have accomplished on my C22. Many I have pos
Lower keel on an 86 Thomasjbrothersjr at 6:47am 06.27.14 Catalina 22 8/1150 How many turns of the crank does it take to lower YOUR keel? I counted 29 full rotations before I h
O'Day 25 Reefing cb32863 at 6:23am 06.27.14 Day Sailers 1/1181 I bought a brand new shiny main sail last fall and have yet to set up reefing as I just got her spla
Wood floor for Sea Eagle tender Genkigary at 6:16am 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/781 I was wondering it there would be any downside to making a wood floor for our Sea Eagle PVC tender.
New sailor meets the omc saildrive bwons at 5:30am 06.27.14 Day Sailers 5/1137 I am new to sailing and just bought a 1980 25 foot oday with an OMC sale drive. It took three days o
Boom attachment (2) txblackjack at 5:10am 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/801 Hello, I am in need of information on a Hunter 28 circa 1990: During a recent sail, had a jibe, an
What constitutes a dinghy? How big a furling drum? Jerry Shenkman at 4:47am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/848 I have gotten lots of good info ' support re my O'Day 192 jib/furler problem. My question now is ho
Spare prop (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:25am 06.27.14 Big Boats 7/877 Our boat came with an Autoprop feathering propeller. It has worked very well but felt I needed a spa
Remote shift/throttle agprice22 at 4:10am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1448 Hi All; I am looking for opinions on switching my shift and throttle controls from the tiller of my
Another can someone tell me what I have thread... (4) finding41 at 9:28pm 06.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/2261 I purchases what I thought is a Elgin 2Hp. And it says Elgin 2 on the side... The guy that sold it t
Manual bildge pump replacement njlarry at 9:26pm 06.26.14 Bigger Boats 2/706 Anyone ever replace their manual bildge pump? What brands/models fit or don't fit? Hate to drill m
bow cleat Hunter 23 teacher63 at 9:19pm 06.26.14 Smaller Boats 7/2015 I am looking to a put a bow cleat directly behind the anchor locker. I was looking at a disappearin
Circuit Breaker Sofocles Arquimides at 7:55pm 06.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/643 I own a MacGregor 26M sailboat. While docking I connected the boat to a 120V power source to get lig
No Raw-Water Flow for Yanmar 3HM - HELP!!! Capn Greybeard at 7:48pm 06.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 33/8104 I have a Yanmar 3HM that is repowering the original Atomic 4 aboard a 1969 Chris-Craft Cherokee 32 (
In the Yard (1) markwesti at 4:25pm 06.26.14 Ask All Sailors 30/2999 http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss277/markmillerbuckethead/009-2.jpg This pic was taken about
What is the largest 4 stroke motor for the Capri 18? Captain Capri KLR at 4:06pm 06.26.14 Smaller Boats 12/2826 Have an older Nissan 5hp which has an internal tank. I have to fill it often and am looking to purc

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Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 5:47pm 10.23.22
Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 5:47pm 10.23.22 It looks like (I'm hoping) there is a valve in there. @xavpil , please check to see if there is a
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar smokey73 at 5:30pm 10.23.22 Before trying to clean it you might want to figure out what it is. It looks very much like oil that
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Clutch Cargo at 5:00pm 10.23.22 I have a 1985 and it is a bolted keel.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Richard19068 at 4:27pm 10.23.22
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Siamese at 4:06pm 10.23.22 I've been naked in the Walmart parking lot many times. I mean, there you are in your travel trailer
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:02pm 10.23.22 For sale cheap Does the brake handle really come as standard equipment ?
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Siamese at 3:59pm 10.23.22 You bet...I love my Smartplug. It'd be hard to imagine anyone installing it and regretting it.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 10.23.22
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:58pm 10.23.22 For sale cheap
CDI FF2 CrispyCringle at 2:56pm 10.23.22 I replaced my forestay on the 23.5 with a stock replacement from the store on this website. Fit perf
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 JoeWhite at 2:48pm 10.23.22 Try hammering from the bottom gently on each valve. Then insert a large screwdriver in each valve fr
Water filter clarification... SycloneDriver at 2:46pm 10.23.22
Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 2:36pm 10.23.22 Where is the fun in that? Beside, you might miss the opening and closing temps of the thermostat.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 2:35pm 10.23.22
winter cover shemandr at 2:28pm 10.23.22 With regard to custom covers I think they have to end at the outside toerail/rail guard or go past t
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug jssailem at 2:09pm 10.23.22 And until I'm retired, I'd rather keep my boat shore list to what must be done. May your retiremen
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 2:07pm 10.23.22 much easier to diagnose it with temperature gun readings from various points on the engine. Where
winter cover David in Sandusky at 1:43pm 10.23.22 We pull the wood on the companionway entry and hatch slides and replace them with pine for the winte
winter cover (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 10.23.22 Finding a used one will be tough. It has to fit not only the rough length and beam of your boat, bu

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