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O'Day 322 or Catalina 30T WellDrinker at 1:53pm 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2740 I want to get back into sailing after several years absence. I had a CS 22 for about 4 years and lov
Diagnosed and fixed my first electrical problem... Davefromoregon at 1:11pm 05.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/873 I have a 2008 343. Last night I noticed that the galley lights wouldn't come on but everything else
What did i break?!?! (3) Cambo at 10:18am 05.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1552 I was attempting to remove the oil filter today, it is in a brutal spot on my boat and I managed to
Hardware bedding, factory rubber gasket. LoveTwoSail at 10:09am 05.04.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1208 In removing several deck hardware items from the boat to seal for leaks, I have found a piece of rub
Want to purchase Jerry21707 at 10:06am 05.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1355 Hello all. I'm new to this so I hope I post this in the correct forum. I want to purchase a Catalin
BVI's Fresh Water rfrye1 at 7:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4326 I'm headed back down to the BVIs for a much anticipated 10 day bareboat in a few weeks. I haven't be
Strange thing happening to keel (1) Dunham at 6:14am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1671 We are experiencing something strange looking on our keel. See picture. We've been told that it ma
1994 Humter 29.5 fuel shut off timangiel at 5:47am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/911 I have a new to me 1994 29.5 which was just launched for the season. It has a Yanmar 2GM20F engine.
Baby-Stays for raising Mast on H26 Bungalow Bill at 4:08am 05.04.14 Smaller Boats 2/1075 Does anyone out there have the exact specs (length mostly) of the baby-stays that are used with the
NOS Gas Stove/Oven caguy at 1:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1891 I was at salvage yard today and came across a NOS gas stove with NOS tank 2500 PSI. Two gauge regula
Yanmar 2GM throttle issue nestorph at 8:21pm 05.03.14 Islander 4/3562 Still getting familiar with my I-30 having come from an I-28 with an Atomic 4. During my first seas
Propeller nut woes... (2) The Garbone at 7:26pm 05.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/2461 Put a new propeller on my 1" shaft. The old propeller was held on by two nuts and no cotter pin. I
Taking Venture 2-22 off trailer for paint...questions... tidal9 at 7:04pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1390 I plan on taking my Venture 2-22 off of her trailor for bottom paint. The plan so far is to bring h
SOS light Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4763 Our current USCG regulations now allow USCG approved (SOS flashing) lights for night use. (And an S
Spinnaker Set Up Tobydaisy at 6:52pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 4/1014 The lake is still frozen, but, I am beginning to rig my new to me '74. I bought an asymetrical spi
Hard Starting Yanmar Rich M at 6:43pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/2207 I have an 85 28.5 with a 2gm Yanmar that is starting the apparently typical starting issues of an ol
Radar installation help wcletien at 5:57pm 05.03.14 Catalina 30 18/2652 I recently purchased a Raymarine a78 chartploter/radar/sonar system for my 1983 Catalina 30. I have
Sold my O'day GeorgiaBII at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 0/741 Thanks for all the help gents and admirals. But today I sold my first sailboat to another new sailor
bilge floor board cover floating in water! sdstef at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 1/893 I launched last Sunday and returned to the boat last night. Found the bilge overflowing and half in
Anchor Light Bulb Chuck Magee at 4:30pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1041 Looking to change a anchor light bulb on a Hunter 33.5 over to a LED. Since I haven't been up the ma

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There is lust in my heart john6206 at 5:56pm 07.19.23
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer flightlead404 at 5:40pm 07.19.23 Guess the nuclear option would be to replace the damaged teak & holly veneered plywood with a new p
Mainsail foot mod question Hollyberry at 4:57pm 07.19.23 Thanks for all the replies and great info. North Sails also said that it is a foot shelf and that t
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 07.19.23 Not documentation, just an anecdote. Sheeted in tight and cleated off. All good, so far. Upon un
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars (1) jssailem at 4:14pm 07.19.23 What would you use the "second" track for ? The sailboat came with the Jib Sheet Lead Block but the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement dlochner at 3:20pm 07.19.23
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars dlochner at 3:12pm 07.19.23 The inboard track will allow for closer sheeting angles, which allow the boat to point higher. The o
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don Guillette at 2:53pm 07.19.23 Sounds like the "Huntington Flats", a locally notorious "Puke Factory". I was asked to accompany a
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) rgranger at 2:51pm 07.19.23 I do think this would work better than tape. Will Goop set up while wet? I was trying to think of
Mainsail foot mod question shemandr at 2:51pm 07.19.23 I sailed on an Olsen 40 back in the eighties and it had the flattening reef. It was very effective
Jacklines and Tethers rgranger at 2:43pm 07.19.23 good read. Thanks @jssailem So the take away is to use a short teather on the windward jack-line a
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 2:38pm 07.19.23 I did check at the beginning of the season, the bearing does feel solid. That said, I do think I ha
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 2:34pm 07.19.23 I do think this would work better than tape. Will Goop set up while wet? I was trying to think of
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:32pm 07.19.23 hank you! I probably had to pump 10 or more times to get the water out of the bowl. It sounds like
Mainsail foot mod question Backwaterdog at 2:31pm 07.19.23 Thanks for all the replies and great info. North Sails also said that it is a foot shelf and that th
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. jviss at 2:29pm 07.19.23 Outside the boat, no risk at all...but in a confined area in the boat, where would the methane rise
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) rgranger at 2:27pm 07.19.23 I'm thinking I might buy some flex-seal tape and try to patch it Legit idea but I'm thinking there
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer BigEasy at 2:27pm 07.19.23 A couple weeks ago I fell down the companionway steps Is this a good approach? Anything better?
Mainsail foot mod question Richard19068 at 2:24pm 07.19.23 I have a mainsail from a 1971 Cal t4 1/4 ton and it seems to have a sewn in addition just above the
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:24pm 07.19.23 Interesting. Isn't methane lighter than air? So, not such a risk? Outside the boat, no risk at all

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