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motoring above 10mph jaycrawford97 at 8:33am 06.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/817 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 3/1996 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 8/1248 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 1/1393 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 4/1090 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 5/1446 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 3/891 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 3/903 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 7/1034 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 3/1536 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 7/2498 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 2/904 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 7/2316 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 1/745 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 33/10037 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 30/3591 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 12/3637 Have an older Nissan 5hp which has an internal tank. I have to fill it often and am looking to purc
a 9.2c port lights J105deliveryguy at 3:46pm 06.26.14 S2 1/943 I am considering buying a nine point to see and a quick inspection I did not notice and emergency ti
Emergency tiller on a 9.2c J105deliveryguy at 3:45pm 06.26.14 S2 1/916 I am considering buying a nine point to see and a quick inspection I did not notice and emergency ti
Shakedown (10) Odie132 at 3:13pm 06.26.14 Catalina 22 4/1056 Hey everyone...I've spent the better part io the last few months getting my "new to me" Cat 22 ready

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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
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:14am 08.28.23 ... Do you think the curvature of the old lenses would present a problem? (I haven't worked with ac
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.28.23 The big difference between our boats is what the whole in the fiberglass looks like on the inside.
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:51am 08.28.23 that's great news! my bad lol
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:50am 08.28.23 Too old to have a manufacturers Hull ID number, boat looks like 1960s vintage. https://sailboatdata.

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