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Fixed A-Frame Mast Raising System (1) kpgraci at 2:16pm 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/18247 Stepped the mast yesterday using a gin pole and wire bridle for baby stays...I'm still not happy wit
engine size and shroud length billdoherty at 1:08pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 8/1843 a friend has an old johnson 25hp. Will the 25.5 be capable of handling the size, weight and power.
Hunter 25.5 owner's manual Happy Daze at 1:04pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/8185 Does anyone know where I can get any type of owner's /tec/spec guide for an "85 model 25.5 actually
12/120V Portable Refrigerator/Freezer cscott at 1:01pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2442 Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer Just purchased a Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer to use on my
Tall Ships Duluth (1) Jackdaw at 12:48pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1106 They are coming into port now! Anyone else going to be there on the water?? http://i667.photob
Best stripper twdevore at 11:29am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 33/13720 I'm refinishing the teak in my cockpit and am looking for a strong varnish stripper that won't hurt
Center boat jackline O34 or O35 DaveM at 11:00am 07.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1347 I wondered if anyone has figured out how to run jacklines down the center of either one of these boa
Universal Diesel 5411 PaulET at 10:06am 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I've been told that my O'Day 28 diesel engine needs an overhaul to correct low compression. Should
Survey what to look for. nolasafari at 10:04am 07.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1248 Hi, all. My name is Jim and I live in New Orleans. I have sailed for many years, and now returning
CNG Supply in British Columbia Neil McDonald at 9:30am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1150 River Marine, the long established marine CNG distributor in BC, closed their doors last year and al
Faux Teak GreenLight at 8:31am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 5/1856 The cabin sole on my 92 C 30 is white, slightly pebbled fiberglass with teak and holly plywood cutou
Ventless Propane Waterheater KenKindrick at 8:24am 07.25.13 Big Boats 5/1539 Does anyone have experience with a ventless propane water heater, such as the Excell 1000? Thanks
Stuffing Box/Packing Gland strangemagic77 at 8:24am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 2/1057 When engine is running in or out of gear the packing gland has no drip. Is this something to be con
White Squall (3) John T1594 at 7:48am 07.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 7/8529 They say that sailing can be hours of enjoyment interrupted by moments of sheer panic. Last week we
Electric Winch installation kevingreen5 at 7:01am 07.25.13 Big Boats 0/892 I am trying to find out how Hunter routed the wiring from the winch motor back to the navigation sta
Hatch leaking kingsailor at 6:07am 07.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1026 One of my Lewmar hatches is leaking. Does anyone know where to find a replacement rubber seal ? It's
Mainsheet cleat Clydo at 10:25pm 07.24.13 Catalina 310 6/2510 Newbe question. I singlehand most of the time and would like to replace open V mainsheet cleat on c
Newbie: Possible to get black water into fresh tank ? Delawaredave at 9:41pm 07.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1750 Newbie. The water from sinks really smells bad. I do not think it smelled that way when we bought
Building an Arch wufibugs at 9:04pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2229 I would love to have an arch as an attachment point for a bimini, for a radar pole and pole for gps
Ports and Hatches for early Irwin 27 Seabreeze27 at 5:30pm 07.24.13 Irwin 2/4486 '69 Irwin 27 - Ports and Hatches Greetings! Perhaps someone will be able to help me as I learn more

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How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:56pm 05.14.23 Funny you should mention that..I am cleaning out some old junk and I found some dot matrix printout
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 12:47pm 05.14.23 There definitely is misalignment, but the left side of the picture is the shaft log, not necessaril
Its funny Friday! dLj at 12:34pm 05.14.23 Makes me think of the saying, "What's the difference between a poor man and a rich man? A rich man i
Stuffing box- dumb question? Davidasailor26 at 12:29pm 05.14.23 I don't even see how this is possible, but there it is : out flying apart. You have a major probl
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 12:28pm 05.14.23 215660
No More Dinghy Butt dLj at 12:23pm 05.14.23 @Captain Larry-DH Nice! dj
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jssailem at 12:12pm 05.14.23 Nobody can answer this question simply from photos posted :plus: Inspect for the weakest looking l
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 12:11pm 05.14.23
Stuffing box- dumb question? jssailem at 11:48am 05.14.23 Below is a picture of my stuffing box for my 1980 Oday 30. Always left a small pool of water in th
O'Day 28'. Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 05.14.23 Can you make out who the mast manufacturer was? Dwyer made the mast on my '25
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Project_Mayhem at 11:44am 05.14.23 "DNS66" is a good option for that if you use android devices. Edit: it installs without "rooting"
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 05.14.23 Made me wonder.. are there any diesels that use an oem hall effect sensor for a tach ? Obviously yo
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:42am 05.14.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? skunther at 11:38am 05.14.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 11:38am 05.14.23 Btw..are any of you old enough and/or have been online long enough to remember "newsgroups?" --Peg
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:34am 05.14.23 PS: What galvanization is left? Actually, there may be some left. The innermost layer of hot dip
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 11:07am 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? The Yanmar tachs do not work off the Alternator, unless the boat has been
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 11:01am 05.14.23 As others have noted, you have a PSS Shaft Seal. PYI recommends changing the bellows, the black rub
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 10:56am 05.14.23 I can't count the number of "My tach isn't working when I'm plugged into shorepower!!!" questions t
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 10:48am 05.14.23 This assumes that the tach signal is from the alternator and not a separate mechanical source. Mad

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