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Reading hull number Dwight6825 at 12:30pm 03.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/881 can you tell me what all the numbers in the hull number's are.
Sailing video blog ... Untie the Lines Scott T-Bird at 12:19pm 03.03.14 Ask All Sailors 26/10975 Well, I'm a sucker for a nice girl, and Sue accuses me of being a pervert if she thinks there is som
Steering Sprocket Holodeck at 11:31am 03.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/842 I was looking for the brass steering chain sprocket for a 1985 28.8.
H31 Stanchion (2) Mike Culik at 11:27am 03.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 Has anyone seen this before? The only thing I can think of is the freezing of water that is trapp
just bought a s37 treasureseeker at 10:40am 03.03.14 Seidelmann 2/11163 Anyone have a s37 that can give me some info on issues or concerns .. Thanks
Datamarine CW360 Wind Speed manual Marc Rivest at 10:01am 03.03.14 Ask All Sailors 4/4668 I have been trying to locate an owners manual for my Datamarine CW360 wind speed/direction instrumen
auto helm reviews? 2taylorscotts at 9:16am 03.03.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1318 We sold our O'Day272, tiller steering, with a Raymarine ST1000, which did a great job. Since we love
Poly Glow experience njlarry at 9:02am 03.03.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5188 Does anyone have any experience with Poly Glow? For newer gel coat does the Scotch pad abrasion not
use of liquid plumber rgarrison@gmail.com at 8:57am 03.03.14 Catalina 30 6/2823 I have a clog in my waste system, probably been there a while as a result of PO deferred maintenance
Free Ensenada 20 gunnerasch at 8:30am 03.03.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/7228 I recently wound up with a free to me Ensenada 20 that I wish to give away. I snagged it mainly to k
Looking for Toe Rail for Irwin citation 31 DIMOS at 8:09am 03.03.14 Irwin 0/6132 Hello I am in search for a Toe Rail piece for my new to me 1983 IRWIN Citation 31. Boat got loos
A/C installation for Catalina 28 MK II jimbrown3 at 7:37am 03.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1890 Saw one advertised by broker. He said unit was in hanging locker area. Anyone have this installat
Compression Tester setup Ken13559 at 4:08am 03.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 17/8448 I've gathered all parts required for building a Compression Tester for my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. The
Loose P Bracket on First 26 northcave at 3:26am 03.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1054 I was dry the other day whilst antifouling and noticed the P Bracket was very loose. Has anyone enco
New Window Trim Paint Job (2) dgreen1991 at 8:48pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/1440 I love this new Rust Oleum textured paint. I chose this sand paper textured brown paint. Removed, sa
My New Solar Panels (4) dgreen1991 at 8:14pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/2098 Now I have 2 Amp charging. Here is my installation. My solar charge controller can only handle one p
O'Day 25 curiosity CCrane2299 at 7:09pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 17/2499 While at the marina this weekend, I came across an abandoned O'Day 25. Its a 1979 model and the mari
1980 cat 30 shore power burnswelds at 5:32pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 2/1215 Hello, is there a " stock " invertor on a 1980 cat 30 Tmbs, with the 11 hp diesel?
Replacing spreader without unstepping mast Crashflow at 5:23pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5985 Hey all, I have a 36 foot Pearson with a damaged port spreader. The Spreader is the lower of an upp
Shaft/ packing size Sanfelice at 5:12pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 1/967 Haven't been able to find an answer through search function. Does anyone know what size shaft packi

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Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? SFS at 6:05pm 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desi
shore power female-end fell in the water Ken13559 at 6:01pm 07.04.23 don't forget to check your onboard circuit breakers. it could also have tripped when you plugged in
Fuel (In)Efficiency SFS at 5:58pm 07.04.23 It's also difficult for many new sailors to think in terms of fuel usage in terms that are so differ
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. JohnB40 at 5:57pm 07.04.23 Thanks folks. A company at our marina put the bearing in. My concern is, will it cause problems not
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake danooxnard at 5:39pm 07.04.23 Possible pinhole leak on the fuel filter shown in the picture above?. Or one of the washers on the b
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 5:20pm 07.04.23 and the drip point you show is the crankcase not the bell housing OK maybe this guess is better.:p
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA kappykaplan at 4:46pm 07.04.23 One knot is one nautical mile per hour. So Musetta's average speed is 5.58 kts.
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Joe at 4:23pm 07.04.23
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. FastOlson at 4:05pm 07.04.23 While considering your alternatives you might want to get a bid for a new hatch replacement. If your
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 4:02pm 07.04.23 Ok Here is what I know from chatting with Dave. about an hour ago. They are straight through to Lune
Looking at buying a 1976 O'Day 15 jon hansen at 3:55pm 07.04.23 if it were I, the first thing i would do is throw out the sails and get new ones. they are toast! n
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. Jason and Dina at 3:37pm 07.04.23 Will do. Please stay tuned!
Looking at buying a 1976 O'Day 15 shemandr at 3:21pm 07.04.23 As general rule of sailboat stewardship and marital harmony, you should ALWAYS buy a bigger sailboa
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. dlochner at 3:10pm 07.04.23 The go to people for hatch repairs is Hatchmasters. They will have repair parts and can replace the
Electric Winch Sailgunner at 2:56pm 07.04.23 On my boat the only switch is the circuit breaker. Are you sure you truned on the winch and not the
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 2:41pm 07.04.23 r pump connections you show are dry, and the drip point you show is the crankcase not the bell hous
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 2:21pm 07.04.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 2:20pm 07.04.23 About 6.2 I'd guess. dj
Can anyone explain this southern Atlantic pattern of July 4? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:12pm 07.04.23
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 1:55pm 07.04.23 So if the bell housing is the drip-off point, how does fuel arrive there?

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