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Oarlocks on a '65 Sprite? jasonaut at 11:56am 02.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1023 Hi, I recently purchased a restored 1965 O'Day Sprite (not listed under boat models?). I wonder whet
Lightning Strikes skysledder at 11:17am 02.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1201 I'm a 373 guy. Think my boat got a direct or collateral hit last last Summer while stationed on moo
Finally Xmas (2) Bill1565 at 11:07am 02.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/884 Mary finally got her cabin top traveler. Notice huge empty space in cockpit where main sheet used t
Yanmar 4JH4AE catastrophic breakdown experience ducatista at 11:05am 02.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/2173 Towards the end of last sailing season, the Yanmar 4JH4AE diesel engine (with less than 130 hours) o
Summer East Coast Round Trip YOLO at 10:57am 02.25.14 Ask All Sailors 28/2847 New (to me) Catalina 22 owner here... I am planning a trip this summer from Norfolk to NY. I woul
Winch Lube Tobydaisy at 10:57am 02.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/946 I have three small winches on my "new to me" '74 C22. I am sure that they are in need of some love a
Hunter 28 OCTAVIO PEREZ LARA at 9:31am 02.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/670
Trailer Rust Conversion Question Tsatzsue at 8:56am 02.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1618 Hello, Once again I lean on the depth of the forum for information. I have the stock trailer for my
Let's Talk Grounding Tackle (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:51am 02.25.14 Catalina 310 41/4093
Condensation...... (1) Maine Sail at 7:01am 02.25.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2915 Just thought some would like to see what happens when you leave wet bilges and an uncovered boat in
a work in progress (2) kb3pgo at 5:39am 02.25.14 Catalina 22 8/997 Just finished one of my sliding hatch rails. When I unscrewed the snaps, it looked a PO had sanded
How can i test my mast mounted VHF antenna emergpa1 at 5:30am 02.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3705 How do I use a multimeter to test my mast mounted VHF antenna and cable?
electric winch -what brand and size? Jimongee at 8:25pm 02.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/905 Hello all, We are sad. Out 356 is currently lonely and shivering- sitting on the hard in Michigan u
Old Yanmar ysb-12, pull transmission help. Captain Action at 8:20pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1846 I am attempting to pull a good transmission, (reversing gear) from a trashed YSB-12 Yanmar I am s
Replacement Sails and Genoa size Ben Albritton at 8:15pm 02.24.14 Catalina 30 15/3832 Would most people just go with Catailina direct or look at some other brands of sails? i have a 30 f
Unidentified small boat BillSan at 8:13pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1396 About 50 years ago while working on the sailing ship Typhoon at Lantana Marine, just south of West
Old Yanmar ysb-12, pull transmission help. Captain Action at 7:24pm 02.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/657 I am attempting to pull a good transmission, (reversing gear) from a trashed YSB-12 Yanmar I am s
Replacing holding tank hoses...? ArkadiyS at 6:41pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3452 After reading a few stories on the web and forum, i think that after close to 30 years of service, t
List of moderately priced vhf radios with built in gps? pupluv at 5:28pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1356 Prior thread discussed one: Standard Horizon GX1700W Standard Explorer GPS VHF Marine Radio Are t
handle for my manual bilge pump Edreder at 5:18pm 02.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/917 My handle for my bilge pump was stolen. Can anyone direct me to a place where I can purchase a new o

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Strange Belt Wear jssailem at 9:06am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Strange Belt Wear (7) SabreToothedEngineer at 8:48am 09.17.22 First, housekeeping: no rodents are involved. The OD has been cleanly scraped, and the ID is simply
What to do when the boat is not running... (5) jssailem at 8:40am 09.17.22 Picking grapes is kind of a euphemism. You really cut the bunch of the vine. I watched a couple of p
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 8:39am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins C
New mast came with wrong base RitSim at 8:18am 09.17.22 Suggest you go to USSpars.com. Not sure of the age of your boat but I guessed Pre-2000. Look in th
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:41am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no reco
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 7:33am 09.17.22 Rick, Like a conscientious skipper, when you returned from sailing or cruising you always gave the b
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Benny17441 at 7:20am 09.17.22 Don't go by looks, in these motor mounts, looks are very deceiving. You can get a pry bar and star
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 6:56am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins Ca
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 6:52am 09.17.22 I was thinking something along the same lines. What if the "cords" in the belt failed after re-tens
Strange Belt Wear SycloneDriver at 6:48am 09.17.22 There might be your first clue. It didn't wear that way for two years and shortly after you re-ten
Tropical Depression 7 (1) JamesG161 at 6:44am 09.17.22 As the change in direction or curve starts, TS Fiona slows down. The islands are disturbing the Eye
Strange Belt Wear Ward H at 6:36am 09.17.22
Strange Belt Wear smokey73 at 6:25am 09.17.22 The belt ran for two years without problems (and I inspect both belts fairly regularly; in fact, I
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 6:20am 09.17.22 Hmm. Hopefully @Peggie Hall HeadMistress can lend some insight. Do you have an alcohol stove or ar
New mast came with wrong base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 09.17.22 @novadka44 sent me some information. It appears he may have two different sizes of masts which calls
Strange Belt Wear dLj at 6:03am 09.17.22 Got rodents in you boat? dj
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 6:01am 09.17.22 Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to cleanup the aluminum where the spring seats against
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44am 09.17.22 Thanks for the photo. @jssailem properly identified and explained why. I believe it was part of the
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? ifmdalvey at 4:48am 09.17.22 Neutral or reverse, it all depends upon what gearbox you are fitted with. Some have gear oil and som

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