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First sail in over a year AWalker at 4:07pm 08.11.13 Day Sailers 5/1338 I took my son (8) for a sail last night on our O'Day 23. It was the first time I have had the boat o
Proper Cable tension Please Costy at 3:53pm 08.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1490 I got me a tension Gauge and I was wondering if anyone know what the correct Tension I need for my 2
Mac 26x cruise spd under power (15HP) Tntimbo at 3:41pm 08.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1089 I am looking at a late model 26x w/15 HP Merc 4-stroke. What kind of spd and fuel burn should I ex
Hairline Cracks in Cabin top pcounts at 3:26pm 08.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/8611 I have a 2006 Catalina 22 Sport. I noticed this year I have developed quite a few hair-line cracks i
Boat lift capitolajack at 3:11pm 08.11.13 Smaller Boats 0/1130 Where should I attach my harness to lift a Catalina 14.2? Excuse my lack of a more precise descript
Wanting to buy a Catalina 250 or Hunter 260 Chief RA at 2:59pm 08.11.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5085 Anyone know of a nice 250 Catalina or Hunter 260 for sale? I want a wing (shoal) keel with galvaniz
Healiner removal Hannah Quinn at 2:31pm 08.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/5551 I have found a couple of threads on removing the headliner in a Hunter. I've tried a couple of diff
stiff steering 1999 Oceanis 381 terrykiwi at 12:47pm 08.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3917 Have just completed 3 weeks away in the North Channel of Lake Huron Canada but I am still experienci
Prop size mikeone at 11:24am 08.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/691 I would like to know the proper prop size for a 322 ODAY with an 18 hp yanmar. Two or three blade?
merriman winches WillowsBeach at 9:17am 08.11.13 Catalina 30 0/1212 I have bought an old 1976 C30 with Merriman Holbrook winches - anodized aluminum I believe. One of
Fuel problems gel3 at 8:46am 08.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/2026 I own a Hunter 290 it's a 2000 and I've owned it for 4 years. In the past 2 years I've had to change
Perseid meteors are happening now (visible at night) dlandersson at 8:22am 08.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1419 Perseid meteors are happening now (visible at night) :D http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/11
Does a Javelin 14 rudder float aschum at 8:00am 08.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2259 Tip over yesterday in heavy wind and lost rudder. I think it went to the bottom. Anyone know for sur
1991 Passage 42 Schematics & Info (1) brian3820 at 7:44am 08.11.13 Big Boats 17/3909 Morning Guys, Hope everyone has had a great 2013 sailing season. Well, we have closed one chapte
Off Again Singlehanded Roger Long at 5:08am 08.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3974
pedestal guard rzweig at 5:06am 08.11.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1341 Hi, Does anyone have a plan to built a pedestal guard out of wood incorporating a wooden table.
electronic gauge recommendation timsha at 1:34am 08.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1966 I am looking to buy a Faria tacho/hourmeter to replace my original Yanmar unit (can't read the engin
Exciting Moment agprice22 at 7:57pm 08.10.13 Catalina 22 4/807 We had an exciting moment today: motoring down the channel to the lake, we spun the prop. The shear
san fancisco to monterey on a capri 22 bfields16 at 7:02pm 08.10.13 Catalina 22 2/1016 Anyone sailed a capri 22 from San Francisco to Monterey?
Is the Catalina 309 a nightmare to sail? phennessey at 6:40pm 08.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/10394 First let me start out with the fact that I am new to boat ownership but not new to sailing. I am a

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Starlink use: Great Lakes Sailors HELP dLj at 5:13am 06.07.23 We are looking for clarification as of this post time (early June 23') about Starlink and use in th
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual JamesG161 at 4:52am 06.07.23 the 27-2 has very few resources online Click the link posted rgranger's post#3 above. Jim...
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Help Identifying model (4) apell at 4:45am 06.07.23 Photos? Received these from the seller
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Adding soundproofing to companionway step Captain Larry-DH at 3:38am 06.07.23 Buy the Soundown kit Soundown Outboarder Noise Reduction Kit - NOBK1A The pin fasteners are to be a
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? Joe at 11:31pm 06.06.23 No sun cover needed if the furled sail isn't stored in the sun.
Help Identifying model Hollyberry at 9:34pm 06.06.23 Photos?
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? (1) ggrizzard at 7:53pm 06.06.23 John T, And there's the problem. Your 1980 table set up is the same as my 1979. Hunter must have ch
Jabsco volume per stroke Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 06.06.23 No! Plunging any marine toilet except a VacuFlush can mis-align the seals, o-rings etc in the pump,
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Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 7:19pm 06.06.23 I found this which seems very much on point with my issue or at least a way fix things correctly. th
Tropical Depression 2 (1) Screen Saver at 7:15pm 06.06.23 Yea, been working with Raymarine on and off for a while, testing their products before released, but
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 06.06.23 Usually an amp meter is just a very low resistance resistor that sits inline in the circuit to measu
I am still hove-to in the marina jssailem at 6:41pm 06.06.23 Still waiting for some good news.
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 6:38pm 06.06.23 Sorry, I am new to all of this, can I just bypass the meter altogether and see if that is my issue?
I am still hove-to in the marina MikeHoncho at 6:29pm 06.06.23
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 06.06.23 The amp meter or the connections around it are a possibility. The amp meter design is generally frow
Jabsco volume per stroke JoeWhite at 6:27pm 06.06.23 Peggie, is it ok to use toilet plunger to move stuff into holding tank when the pump will not move i
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 6:17pm 06.06.23 Everything either works or it does not, when I tap, not hard but with some force I can hear the pump

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