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flooring hotrodderjim at 7:22am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/926 I see alot of sailboats with flooring in them that looks like mahogany strips with white"chinking" b
Cleaning with oxalic acid (1) merlinuxo at 7:08am 11.18.13 Trailer Sailors 19/9000 Picked up a pretty dirty (stained), but in great shape, dinghy last weekend. Yesterday I finished re
auto pilot for hunter legend 37.5 1990 ben solomon at 5:54am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/5277 Has anyone installed an autopilot on their legend? I am concerned the spx5 isn't strong enough, but
Atomic 4 Steam? sailnoproblem at 5:29am 11.18.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2299 I took my boat out for the last sail of the season yesterday. Under power there was a lot of white s
Need spreaders for the mast (4) BoatNutterGil at 5:11am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/2715 I just got a 1980 Hunter 27 - and while putting her up for the winter, I found that the last owner c
storage ideas for hunter 28.5 Sunshine Girl at 4:44am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/943 Thank you to all who so generously helped me make a decision on which boat to buy! As you see, the
San Fransisco JOLISAILOR at 3:06am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1132 Hello, Is there someone who can give me the adress of CATALINA dealer in San Fransisco please . Fami
drain plug in bilge of o'day 19 michaelw at 12:14am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5233 I recently bought a 1964 O'Day Mariner 19 swing keel. There is only one drain plug in the boat and
Trailer Setup (1) mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3092 After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
Tie Downs needed for 25 SK? alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13 Trailer Sailors 19/3147 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1142 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2467 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1913 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11931 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7341 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1179 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13781 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2470 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7456 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3602 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:06am 06.17.23 The big hurdle was bested. Still the rest of the race to run. The transmission was rebuilt last Dec
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 12:24am 06.17.23 Well hit the water yesterday 1st time. New keel winch works great but no locking pin hole in keel he
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 12:11am 06.17.23 Yesterday was 1st splash! Win or fail you decide. After custom cut of 8mm main sheet and connecting
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:26pm 06.16.23 Fantastic! She sounds nice.
Stuck screw on prop anode BigEasy at 10:02pm 06.16.23 My bad, since it was Aluminum Anode in Fresh water = 420mv :facepalm: Jim... Yes, was wonderi
Stuck screw on prop anode JamesG161 at 9:42pm 06.16.23 If I recall our discussion of your test= 820mv My bad, since it was Aluminum Anode in Fresh water
Stuck screw on prop anode JamesG161 at 9:28pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. If I recall our discussion of your test= 820mv Jim...
Stuck screw on prop anode BigEasy at 9:26pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. It's been a long but productive day Amazing how something so
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 9:20pm 06.16.23 216916 Time for you to enjoy Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:18pm 06.16.23 Thank you Jim for providing the sound video.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 9:17pm 06.16.23 To help John
Fuel Pipe ID (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:12pm 06.16.23 More than just a bit of a coincidence here. I spent the last winter working in this area when I rep
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:11pm 06.16.23 Oh yes. The mechanic, @LeslieTroyer and another dock friend gathered at a new brew pub near the doc
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 9:07pm 06.16.23 There appears to have been a culprit in the cause for such delay. Adjusted the timing and Varooom.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 8:49pm 06.16.23 Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! Time for a :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 8:49pm 06.16.23 yeah!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:39pm 06.16.23 Flow of fuel is a critical element to the process of a diesel engine. This was an unusual developmen
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:38pm 06.16.23 There appears to have been a culprit in the cause for such delay. We discovered a fibroses material
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:27pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I
Wood stain or varnish MikeHoncho at 8:25pm 06.16.23 Thanks for the Shellac tip. Looks super nice. Glad to help. You have to top coat it with something

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