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Outboard and cold weather sailing russlmiller at 8:50pm 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1516 I am in east Tennessee so the winters are not to bad so I will be leaving my 1973 oday 22 in the wat
Rebuild idler? (4) Stephen Trapani at 8:40pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1555 As you can hopefully see from these pics, the plate on my Edson steering idler, under the base of th
85' 22 modifications Chasemixon at 8:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 15/1744 Here we go, at the end of this month, I plan to bring my boat home for the winter, not because it's
What Boat is This? (1) Phil K at 6:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2151 Saw this boat on a screen saver. Any idea of the manufacturer and possible model?
new to me (3) Snowman80 at 5:55pm 11.06.13 Catalina 22 28/2026 Well i finally got her home.needs a serious inside cleaning, scrubbing of the hull. Clean the keel a
Barrier coat on my project boat kito at 5:07pm 11.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1048 The Hunter 30 I bought has had a barrier coat applied over a year ago and hasn't been in the water s
Hunter 21.2 Stevext at 4:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 6/2420 Hello, I'm considering buying a Hunter 21.2. I'm going to have to trailer it about 400 miles to get
Forward looking depth sounder... rgarand at 2:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2058 Hi, Does anyone ever heard of a depth sounder used as a front viewing sonar ? I'm planning a cross a
Anchor locker latch handle (2) Blackacre at 12:18pm 11.06.13 Big Boats 0/1071 I have been looking for sometime now for a replacement latch handle for the anchor locker on my Hunt
how should i rig my mainsheet?? (3) hawk232 at 10:37am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/15234 wow, been a long time since I was last here. what can I say, life happened!! anyhow, I finally bough
Trickle charger caprice at 9:49am 11.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2669 Anyone know a good way to store the house and engine batteries over the winter? Should I keep both
rope Philip R. at 8:57am 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 21/2708 Have a 78 27'. What size and kind of rope do I need for my jib sheet?
transmission on 3JH2E Gabor15908 at 8:34am 11.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/995 I am looking at removing the transmission from the Yanmar 3JH2E diesel on my 376 Hunter. I found som
Catalina 25 sailman5188 at 7:19am 11.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/8160 Im looking at several sailboats trying to decide on the best boat for our family. My question is; wh
Docking in Duluth. Capt Strapfoots at 7:01am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/5544 Anyone have any recommendations for cheap docking in Duluth MN
venture 21 custom cabin pics wanted troutman at 6:04am 11.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3158 Hi, I bought a Venture 21 yesterday which is mostly complete. The cabin is completely bare, everyth
cannon mounting. GeorgiaBII at 12:20am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3991 I've got the urge to mount my cannon to the fore deck of my hunter 22. It's got a 1 inch bore and is
Recognize this boat? Ted at 8:41pm 11.05.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1136 I'm looking for another winter project and came across this boat. The owner doesn't know what model
Electric drive wjscuba at 8:13pm 11.05.13 Bigger Boats 3/1367 Has anyone converted their boat to an electric drive? Want to know some of the in and outs , problem
272 owners Bgjj at 6:30pm 11.05.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1196 Have another question, I can't see any way that engine, Stuffing box area drains to keel, or should

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Fuel (In)Efficiency Davidasailor26 at 3:27am 07.04.23
cant identify my venture2? rgranger at 3:25am 07.04.23 Still will need photos to help
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 07.04.23 Maybe some PTFE or silicone lubricant on the threads to keep it from binding up so much?
Engineering Issues Rick486 at 3:10am 07.04.23 Fatigue failure of a welded joint
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Rick486 at 2:48am 07.04.23 My forward opening hatch is a Bomar 1080-10A with a single support arm. Manufactured in 1998 and in
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Joe at 1:20am 07.04.23 Ralph, I wish I had constructive insight regarding the hatch issue. However, I will congratulate yo
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 12:25am 07.04.23 How much solar do you have? Edit: And how large is your charger? Is it connected to the start batt
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything JamesG161 at 12:15am 07.04.23 Bomar 1080-10A Mine is Bomar 1011-10 with 2 openers.;) I guess , just like your accumulator, shor
Fuel (In)Efficiency SFS at 11:43pm 07.03.23 Many diesel engines burn between 0.38 and 0.45 pounds of fuel per hour for each horsepower developed
Engineering Issues SoSound at 10:33pm 07.03.23 I saw this video this morning and wondered, how did the park safety team miss this on their AM insp
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 9:24pm 07.03.23 Sure. 2
35s5 Backstay Adjuster (3) Hollyberry at 9:08pm 07.03.23 We have a 3-part cascade in wire with a 6 part tackle on that.. with the cleating block up high for
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jon hansen at 9:04pm 07.03.23 how many souls onboard? .... if i'm aloud to ask :)
Roller furling: where do I start? KCofKC at 8:27pm 07.03.23 There is more to a furler than just the furler. Most likely you will also have to make an adjustmen
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) Michael Davis at 8:14pm 07.03.23 Current Destination is Lunenburg NS. Home of the Blue Nose
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery stephen_i_w at 8:11pm 07.03.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago, I
35s5 Backstay Adjuster Mechone at 7:54pm 07.03.23 Your Boat originally came with a Barbarossa mechanical backstay that uses winch handle......try Eba
Schaefer traveller q's dlochner at 7:34pm 07.03.23 Back in the day when your boat was built the bearings in traveller cars were not captive meaning the
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? PaulK at 7:29pm 07.03.23 The Mercury and Blue Jay are NOT the same boat. You do NOT want a Blue Jay to sail singlehanded. It
Identifying switch under nav station??? ron2photo at 6:44pm 07.03.23 Thank you, i will give it a try. What a weird place to put a switch.

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