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Max motor weight for Widgeon transom Scootypuff at 2:27pm 08.20.14 Day Sailers 14/6897 Have a '70 or '71 Widgeon that I'm bringing up to Cape Cod to sail out of Harwichport. I want to us
coastal cruise duke3710 at 2:09pm 08.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/857 Is a 31, Oday good for a San Francisco to Cabo San Lucas sail ?
boat name CCrane2299 at 1:06pm 08.20.14 Catalina 22 36/3744 My wife and I had arrived at the boat, in the slip. On the ride to the boat (her first) I had been t
Hunter 18 Reefing line length ShawneH at 11:35am 08.20.14 Smaller Boats 4/1166 Does anyone know the length of the internal reefing line on the MH18? Thanks!
installing a fuel pump faithforster26@msn.com at 10:32am 08.20.14 Catalina 30 5/1266 Hi: we are installing a new fuel pump for the Universal 25XP and our mechanic needs to know what fit
Unstep mariner mast dwdrums801 at 9:37am 08.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5017 I am purchasing my first sailboat, a 71 oday mariner next weekend. The previous owner is not availa
Dockage sailnguy35 at 8:28am 08.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1657 We are planning on taking our trip down the Tenn-Tom waterway from KY lake to Mobile in Oct.( don't
Testing old batteries with a Victron BMV600 jmseas at 8:08am 08.20.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1508 Anyone have a procedure for testing old(er) batteries to determine what what their effective 20 hour
TackTick Pairing. Piratenorm at 7:13am 08.20.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4258 Ahoy all, got a little challenge with a TackTick wind instrument I just bought from West Marine. My
outhaul configuration 7.3 avariale at 6:25am 08.20.14 S2 8/2534 Gentleman and ladies, New owner of a gorgeous 1979 S2 7.3. Sorting everything this year and over
H33 Holding Tank Upgrade RoyS at 6:08am 08.20.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/766 I recently upgraded my 1980 H33 holding tank to 25 Gallons. For those of you contemplating such an u
Seattle/Tacoma visitor from Texas 8.30 David21149 at 5:35am 08.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/560 I'm 1980 H27 owner from Austin/Lake Travis Tx visiting Sea/Tac area Aug 30 if anyone has availabilit
First 310 OEM Headsail JRacer at 12:06am 08.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/795 Anybody know what size head sail was "stock" on the First 310?
dropping the keel on s37 rockaway at 8:49pm 08.19.14 Seidelmann 0/2134 Hi, I just bought a 1980 s 37. When on the hard it was quite apparent that the resin compound betwee
Hunter 44DS Configurations rayjanine at 7:58pm 08.19.14 Big Boats 6/1769 Hi: I am interested in buying a Hunter 44DS so if anyone would like to sell their's just send me
Salt water leakage in engine bilge Steve s at 7:13pm 08.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3599 Has anyone experienced leakage of saltwater into the engine compartment bilge on a 393?
new mounting point for mainsheet sailorsteve1 at 6:28pm 08.19.14 Smaller Boats 5/1877 im considering making a stainless steel "bridge" that would go over the tiller cutout in the transom
355 Hatch sizes TommmD at 5:33pm 08.19.14 Big Boats 2/770 Anyone have info on the Lewmar hatch sizes on the 355? Vee berth, main salon ' left ' right rear ove
new tohatsu outboard is this normal katana750 at 4:20pm 08.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 59/14142 I'm sitting on a beach on kootenay lake bc. Just trying out my brand new tohatsu outboard I bought
11.0a port cockpit locker lid Mark Maulden at 3:59pm 08.19.14 S2 7/1675 This lid has a piece of wood across the bottom as a stiffener. Mine has been missing since I bought

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Hunter 320 Steering Issue (6) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 09.10.23 I was working on my boat today (because we never get wind in the summer) and came upon the above pos
How do you prove you can sail a boat? RobertLangdirect at 9:25pm 09.10.23 Ask your original certificate provider to send you a replacement. An alternate method is to name dr
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas (2) garymalmgren at 8:22pm 09.10.23 A frame with a rebate that fits neatly over the present panel will do the job. Either Starboard or 3
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Sailor Sue at 7:37pm 09.10.23 Instead of trying to replace the whole panel you could consider making a frame for the outside of th
calling all oday 20 owners. Anomymous 163294 at 7:28pm 09.10.23 alrighty then been a few days since i posted this . so i am assuming that its not doable. and thank
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 09.10.23 How do I know if it's epoxy or gelcoat? The gel coat on the bottom of the hull flows into the gel
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:54pm 09.10.23 Is that the wear from the packing that we can see ? orn area is nowhere near the new shaft seal.
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 6:53pm 09.10.23 I do not know about coal and how that happens but combustion from catylizing oils is from the breaki
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 09.10.23 Is that the wear from the packing that we can see ? ing unless the water was loaded with silt. I h
Galley Foot Pumps: What's what? SycloneDriver at 6:46pm 09.10.23 It might pump out the ice chest. That's how both of my Beneteau boats were plumbed.
How about an Electronics forum? jviss at 6:43pm 09.10.23 Not sure I understand that, aren't all the posts in sub-forums? I watch "Whats New" so I guess I pi
Catalina 27 teak before and after Bents at 6:30pm 09.10.23 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 6:27pm 09.10.23 I was able to remove part of the cabinetry under my nav station and gain reasonable access to the Xa
How about an Electronics forum? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26pm 09.10.23 My initial reaction was to agree, however, depending on how people read content here, posts in sub-f
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:25pm 09.10.23 Well I haven't posted for a bit. It's been a little bit slow going. Still haven't got the air tanks
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford jviss at 6:24pm 09.10.23 Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a mer
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) RSHunter27 at 6:23pm 09.10.23 Well I haven't posted for a bit. It's been a little bit slow going. Still haven't got the air tanks
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 6:20pm 09.10.23 No they were there from the factory @tkwhalen if you happen to have photos would you mind sending
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford PaulK at 6:02pm 09.10.23 Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a merc
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:37pm 09.10.23 I suggest you follow the instructions that come with the toilet. Those instructions vary slightly wi

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