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Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue Rolihlahla at 6:33pm 07.13.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/92 The tachometer is not reading correctly: sometimes when the engine is not running it sits at 200 RPM
Damaged gel coat (2) BTC1984 at 6:00pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 6/204 Anyone have suggestions how I should fix this ?
Raymarine GPX File Editing Monterey385 at 11:03am 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/130 I just archived my entire Raymarine database of waypoints, routes, and tracks. The archive file is
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? (1) adamv at 8:52pm 07.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 9/214 So I have a very very corroded transmission coupling on my universal m 18 with hurth transmission -
charging problem with new batterie richk at 1:40pm 07.12.24 Big Boats 23/497 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation weh5748 at 12:13pm 07.12.24 Day Sailers 2/105 I just launched a new Catalina 16.5 and am wondering if that mast floats or if anyone has experience
SEAFLO Dry Bilge System - anyone have/use one of these? jviss at 10:35am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 3/155 I'm thinking of buying and installing this. Mixed reviews on Amazon. Anyone here using one? Seafl
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (6) SoSound at 10:15am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/302 Driven, yet again, by compulsive DIY frugality (aka, too cheap to buy one), I am almost finished wit
Moody Deck Saloon 48 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/100 Curious about this boat. It represents the next gen in boats. It looks amazingly comfortable, more
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? jviss at 9:03am 07.12.24 Tartan 1/80 I know, it's a long shot, but does anyone - for a Tartan 3800 - know the depth of the waste tank, an
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge (2) Rick D at 6:40pm 07.11.24 Big Boats 1/113 My 1994 40.5 broke a through hull. It's the bilge discharge. It appears the access is behind the ang
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 5:23pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 13/240 Hunter Passage 456 whit Lock Steering System pulls to starboard strongly about engine 2000 rpm. No
Mainsheet wood family at 2:56pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/148 What thickness and how long of a sheet do we need to buy for our O'Day 23 foot? Need to replace wha
Sailboat manual wood family at 2:54pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/102 Does anyone know where we can get a manual for a 1981 O'Day 23 foot? Digital copy is fine. Thanks
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 2:43pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 16/349 Any direct experience on these products regarding longevity? I like the idea of TotalBoat Lust sinc
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 2:04pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/119 I have a 1974 O'day 20. I've just removed the nylon pin and centerboard. The pin is 1" (25.30 mm)
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 12:25pm 07.11.24 Catalina 22 12/302 Thoughts on towing 1976 Catalina 22 swing keel a short 5 miles twice a year. Roads are local and no
Are These Davit Mounts? (1) Foswick at 10:51am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 4/163 Our new boat has these posts on the transom. They are quite sturdy but their original purpose is no
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? odaydokay at 7:31am 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/122 3 tries to order a part online on two different PC's and each met with: 500 - Internal Server Error"
Dogs Onboard Forum? (4) ethanknox at 7:29am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 3/143 It seems like this topic would get its own space, but I don't see one anywhere yet. My dog Bash li

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Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Tally Ho at 10:02am 07.18.24 Nice! That defiantly looks like my system. So the only thing that should be attached to the top of
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 07.18.24 While the convenience of a furler is huge, I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me
I just don't get this thinwater at 9:43am 07.18.24 The Chi-Mac is a big deal. People spend lots of money to win those races and they push the boats to
Datamarine replacements jviss at 9:26am 07.18.24 I need to replace me 1980's Datamarine depth sounder. At the very least the transducer. DMI is no
GOB Gone? thinwater at 8:57am 07.18.24 Another problem derives from the "follow the money" problem. "Good Old Boat," by its very title, is
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves thinwater at 8:01am 07.18.24 Permanent joints are called splices. Another thread. If you want to do it without an increase in di
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Misc11 at 7:56am 07.18.24
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question timpete at 7:51am 07.18.24 Why add complexity to your beautiful boat. You have a fractional rig sailboat. The jib is meant to
C&C 32 jviss at 7:47am 07.18.24 Edson also makes a large, knurled nut - really a knob - so you can take it off by hand to stow the w
What is this port in the Galley Sole? Stu Jackson at 7:32am 07.18.24 Trevor, congratulations on your new boat. After noodling on you by asking "Did you look behind the
C&C 32 dlochner at 7:28am 07.18.24 I believe it is a standard 1"-8 threaded nut. As a temporary measure, take a zip tie and cinch it
What is this port in the Galley Sole? fox9988 at 7:15am 07.18.24 Yes, a foot pump for the galley. Mine is plumbed to saltwater and saves us a ton of fresh water. I w
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 7:10am 07.18.24 For people suggesting I glue plywood together, I don't think that's an option in my case. If you loo
C&C 32 kloudie1 at 7:06am 07.18.24 I dunno which pedestal you have but I do know that they sometimes used a company different from Edis
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves dLj at 7:00am 07.18.24 So maybe this technique has been suggested before now, but it might be an original idea. (or not!)
9.2C - Running Rigging and Other Mods Joe at 6:56am 07.18.24 First of all, a thoughtful presentation. Thanks for being clear and so damn organized. :) I'm not a
Any Dufour 36P owners out there? FastOlson at 6:55am 07.18.24 Do not overlook an Olson 911S or an Ericson 30+......... or an Olson 34. We found ours in 1994, and
What is this port in the Galley Sole? (1) Tally Ho at 6:36am 07.18.24 If you mean the circled thing, it is a foot pump for water. Not sure if it is pumping lake water or
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) TomY at 6:23am 07.18.24 I've been looking more into ipe. Thanks again for the suggestion. I hadn't really considered it b
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves mermike at 6:22am 07.18.24 I keep a set of Harbor Freight wire pulling rods on the boat. Useful for all kinds of tasks like thi

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