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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 19/8999 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 14/7340 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 50/7455 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 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
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 8:18pm 06.16.23 Update. Rudder out with great effort. teflon bushing looks good. Will ream it out a bit and reinstal
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:11pm 06.16.23 It is a great day. The Varooom returned at 13:53. This afternoon.
Fuel Pipe ID dLj at 7:57pm 06.16.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire b
Rub Rail Adventure jaysweet at 7:38pm 06.16.23 Hey JD: thanks. Just to note: this thread is 3 years old, as you're probably aware. It's not clear t
Stuck screw on prop anode (2) rgranger at 7:24pm 06.16.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose rgranger at 7:11pm 06.16.23 Bucket? You said out of the box
Rub Rail Adventure jdrutten at 6:43pm 06.16.23 Hey Jay. Nice work on the deck/hull joint! I saw this thread pop up and wondered about an update. Is
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 6:25pm 06.16.23 I finally replaced my prop anode today, that was a tough job. It's in another thread. Hull potent
Stuck screw on prop anode SycloneDriver at 6:20pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. I didn't take a before reading and I can't remember what it was la
Newbie rgranger at 6:07pm 06.16.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 5:18pm 06.16.23 The remains of the screw came out easily. The prop nut is heavily corroded. A wire brush won't re

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