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removing exhaust pipe from stern of oday 272 y knot at 7:33am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/876 The flange of the exhaust pipe is glued on. How can I get it unglued?
Epilog Roger Long at 7:26am 05.07.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/95834 And so, this long tale, which has unfolded here over almost three years, comes to a close. It began
Bulkhead Crack (1) Tobydaisy at 7:18am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 3/924 Looking under the cockpit locker, looking forward to the bulkhead that is the cabin doorway, I saw t
Sailor Lost off NY.... Maine Sail at 3:50am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2099 Sad loss of life... Hope he was not one of ours. A 26' boat named "MAC"... http://riverheadnewsrevi
H26 -reconnecting a gennie on an Bamar furler novotnyp at 8:22pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/649 Need detailed instructions for reconnecting the gennie to a Bamar Furling System. Not sure if it is
Anyone have experience with Lowrance Elite 4-x DSI? jenquay at 7:38pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 I am looking at getting an inexpensive, yet functional chartplotter as well as depth finder. I've us
Universal 5411 inboard diesel sailinggreg at 5:51pm 05.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1537 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard die
Purchasing one of two Catalina 22s csturges at 5:48pm 05.06.14 Catalina 22 9/1521 There are two locally owned Cat 22s for sale. One is a 1970, and the owner, a friend, originally wa
Hunter 170 (1999) - Cracked Hull - HELP (5) msinger4984 at 5:40pm 05.06.14 Day Sailers 4/5623 please help/advise i purchased a hunter 170 last spring (2013) and had a wonderful sailing season -
Foredeck light on tall rig Padrone at 5:34pm 05.06.14 Catalina 30 2/1014 I am about to instal a set of lazy jacks on my 1983 tall rig, at the same time I would like to repla
Deck wash streaks luv2sail67 at 5:27pm 05.06.14 Big Boats 12/1381 Hi, hoping someone can help me. Last year we had deck wash run down the side of our hull, and it cr
Universal 5411 diesel sailinggreg at 5:21pm 05.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1845 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard dies
Preparing to launch Daddio at 5:09pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1402 Last fall we purchased a Hunter 29.5 with a 20hp yanmar inboard. It was winterized prior to shipping
A few questions...for now krantala at 4:53pm 05.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/760 I just purchased a 1976 O'day 25 and have a question or two: First, I noted a 1/8" cable that paral
Yamaha 33 MK II Strut for Cutlass Bearing rgsamuels at 3:07pm 05.06.14 Yamaha 3/4019 My cutlass bearing strut is cracked and does not appear to be repairable. Does anybody have a source
Adapting A Trailer To Another Boat Kper at 2:15pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2264 What needs to be considered when using a trailer with adjustable pedestals for a boat other than the
Water tank leaks on Beneteau First 35S7 JanuaryFirst at 1:39pm 05.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2493 Hi, I bought my First 35s7 a couple of years ago. Brilliant boat but no history to her as the pre
PYI Flex Shaft Coupler rfrye1 at 1:34pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1297 Has/is anyone using this flexible Prop Shaft Coupler form PYI? I dont even know if its available for
need help with 8.0 furler and mast setup (2) jlillie at 1:27pm 05.06.14 S2 4/959 I'm just about completely in the dark here. When i got the boat, the mast was already down so i neve
19-1 anyone? pfw at 1:11pm 05.06.14 Smaller Boats 0/620 I just bought a 1981 19-1 in very good condition. First sailboat, I'm a rookie. I figure this boat

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"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 07.21.23 I need a recommendation for USCG legal anchor light Why do you need it to be USCG legal if it's t
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 11:02am 07.21.23 the discussion was re the Universal M25.... The picture you see is off a1987 Universal M25, engine n
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 11:01am 07.21.23 Concentrate on the valve- I think valves are the most likely leak source. The second most likely is
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Stu Jackson at 10:50am 07.21.23 I am looking for one of these: thanks After the long now 2 year old discussion in the original thr
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 10:44am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 10:43am 07.21.23 Ah today. Today is a glorious day! Beautiful sunshine and I can see the coast of Newfoundland. Which
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water (1) Davidasailor26 at 10:41am 07.21.23 I take the intake hose off the seacock and suck antifreeze through from there by running the AC (usu
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer ice breaker at 10:29am 07.21.23 Flight lead, Not sure if you have the couch on your boat or not, but on my 41ac there is full floori
Weather forecast... jssailem at 10:11am 07.21.23
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe (1) Paulam at 10:04am 07.21.23 I am looking for one of these: thanks
Sabre Dave at 9:52am 07.21.23 Head room is greater than 6'. I can walk around the cabin without ducking and I'm 6'
Its funny Friday! (1) Justin_NSA at 9:42am 07.21.23 We have the same problem
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 9:12am 07.21.23 ahh yeh but...I keep adding and routing more and more cables through that area and I'm going through
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal JamesG161 at 9:10am 07.21.23 Sealing the wires per Rich above. Jim...
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 9:10am 07.21.23 OK I found out the screws are supposed to be #14 x 2" PH Screws. Anyone know if that means pan head
Its funny Friday! (2) jssailem at 9:06am 07.21.23 You East Coasters got it easy.. ined to the water. Out here in Oregon, the predator will chase you
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 8:44am 07.21.23 Interesting product @JamesG161 - sounds like it would work well in a pinch. However for this specif
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 07.21.23 do you have any sealant or think that sealant here is useful? This is the best sealant that I use.
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable dmax at 8:22am 07.21.23 Get a young person (with really good hearing) to listen for a leak - that's how I found one in mine,
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:59am 07.21.23 Could you partially fill it and then jump into a pool with it. Submerge a section at a time and squ

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