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O'Day 30 GaryPond at 10:48am 08.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/862 I am trying to find the range of pricing for an O'day 30, inboard Atomic 15, wheel steering, roller
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total m25 weight ? mick hodapp at 7:41am 08.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2858 good morning ! i have a 1985 mac 25 "nina" ' would like to know what the total weight ( including
Offer from Crazy Dave Condon Mike in Cape Cod at 7:03am 08.19.13 Smaller Boats 2/2059 Hi Dave, Glad to see you got your computer fixed.....I hope you are well. Why are you not answ
Transmission dip stick RIlulu at 6:55am 08.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1279 When unscrewing the plug to check the level of fluid in our Hurth ZF transmission we discovered that
Stiff Winch TFrere at 6:46am 08.19.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1500 A friend and I purchased a pair used Barient 22 self-tailing winches. We each installed one on our
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Honda EU20i eco throttle Ken13559 at 6:24am 08.19.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2598 Was told by Honda dealer that running prolong hours on eco mode will shorten lives of the eco circui
Winter cover for Catalina 30 MkIII? PDA1 at 6:12am 08.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4516 I want to make or buy a cover for our Catalina 30. From your own experience can you recommend a boa
Shower sump issue- not working glonek5 at 6:11am 08.19.13 Big Boats 12/3214 Our 2005 Hunter 38's shower sump didn't go on this weekend. We have never showered in the stall but
Main Sheet Setup? RonRock at 6:10am 08.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/6947 I am trying to figure out how to setup my main sheet. I know I have read in the forum some good idea
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O Day Mast Needed roeloffs at 6:08am 08.19.13 Parts Search 2/2077 We have a 23-2 O' Day where the mast was bent during Sandy. We are looking for a replacement mast.
Barlow winch top Davidasailor26 at 6:05am 08.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/988 A few years ago the black plastic top on one of our Barlow winches split and popped off (into the wa
Hunter 28 holding tank pump Phil Herring at 6:04am 08.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/673 Any 28 owners out there... does the boat have a manual pump instead of a macerator to empty the hold

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Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 8:36am 05.22.23
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) rgranger at 8:33am 05.22.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:31am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:22am 05.22.23 There are a lot of good comments here but I feel some of the ideas are being trivialized by limit o
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 8:15am 05.22.23 No, to the contrary. The 170 has a broad beam for a boat of its length and is very stable when comp
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dmax at 8:09am 05.22.23 When I went to visit a boat I bought a week after sailing it home from CT, there was water up to the
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition FastOlson at 8:03am 05.22.23 I have known several surveyors over the decades, and they do not like to see any connection to the b
Slow sump pump with backflow kappykaplan at 8:00am 05.22.23 Where does the sump pump drain to? You should follow the drain line and find out.
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jviss at 7:46am 05.22.23 Well, my question is 'why do you have to replace the chainplates?'
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Jacktar at 7:43am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
1964 islander 32 Scott T-Bird at 7:42am 05.22.23 I see nothing wrong with the mast base fasteners. Until you see movement between the plate and the
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Joe at 7:25am 05.22.23 We need to get the chain plates replaced on our 1987 Island Packet 31. Does anyone have any recomm
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 6:51am 05.22.23 @MikeHoncho Love the expression "driveway engineering"! Yes, that looks like it is poorly designed
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:48am 05.22.23 I just dealt with two loose lag screws. PO repowerd and installed angle aluminum ontop of he stringe
1964 islander 32 JBP-PA at 6:28am 05.22.23 One more thing. The vertical pin attaching the boom to the gooseneck looks like it is upside down. T
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:16am 05.22.23 but before chasing that down, I'm interested in thoughts on the wiring. I'm interested in your tho
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:13am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.22.23 From your picture on your post#4. It appears the Upper strip or bar is Negative The Lower Strip or
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:50am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea.
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jviss at 4:52am 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. Last week the black water tank was reading 75% full so we pumped it ou

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