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marvel mystery oil for engine ironhors42 at 11:14am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 16/7011 Hi. I getting ready to change oil and filters in my engine, how many of you add mavel mystery oil t
O'Day 39 Windlass Johnmpru at 10:37am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/823 I purchased an O'Day 39 w That doesn't have a windlass, we went out the other day and anchored in 3
teak handrails Ben Albritton at 9:27am 05.19.13 Catalina 30 4/2026 I am working on updating a 1982 Catalina 30. Right now it has composite handrails. It appears that
Looking for tablet and need suggestions for sailing apps RonRock at 9:20am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 34/16411 So I'm considering a tablet computer to use on my boat. Is an Ipad the best way to go? I've never be
Center of Gravity Don Crowther at 8:49am 05.19.13 Big Boats 1/686 I would like to build a trailer for my 34. But I'm trying to figure out where the center of gravity
Mast Sag caused by soft deck under the mast (7) pmirenda at 8:49am 05.19.13 Catalina 30 4/3264 Mast sag turned out to be a soft deck under the mast. The starboard pulley next to the mast had a le
Removing Mast's Sail Track Screws Seized.. Any ideas (1) PGIJon at 8:22am 05.19.13 Big Boats 8/1518 My mast is currently down and I'm rewiring and replacing all Nav lights with LED's and Antenna... Th
Replacement rudders for 26M shgena at 8:15am 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/725 Your experience with the replacement rudders on the 26M?:dance:
Starting trouble - Yanmar Sea Mistress at 8:10am 05.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/4564 We have a Yanmar 75 HP 4Jh3-TE that won't start after running for three to four hours straight. The
rigging on 93 23.5 hunter (5) sailboat738 at 7:48am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 3/1214 good morning guy's well getting the boat back in the water got the mast up ok its now at the dock
Pri-D Shelf Life Warren Milberg at 7:43am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2449 I used to use this fuel additive to cut down carbon emssions, increase lubricity with low sulphur fu
Unbelievable BobM at 7:37am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2215 I was notified that the marina I winter store my boat at was going to work on their sea walls. Howe
Stuffing box flax size Ink Dude at 7:33am 05.19.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3141 I need to repack my stuffing box. I have to do the job afloat, and I need the flax material size to
trailer loading donavansails at 7:26am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 19/2813 I bought a Hunter 23 last fall. I have been out with it a few times this year Love this boat but for
Oday 22 chain plate mike4433 at 7:22am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1262 I have an 1980 oday 22. Looking at other chain plate posts I'm seeing that the chain plates are atta
Pearson 26 mast support bblument at 7:16am 05.19.13 Pearson 3/4513 Hello, all... Well, the saga continues.. just when I thought I was almost done working/renovating
Mast Head line question Ward H at 6:04am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/844 The mast head assembly on my O'day 25 has room for two eye-spliced lines to be hung. One is for the
Steering system "pod" alternatives?? Chris Patterson at 5:25am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2353 This is not an attempt to blast Edson, as they no doubt make some beautiful equipment. Some of it in
Automatic Freewheeling gearbox? (1) BobT at 4:58am 05.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1425 Can anyone identify the gearbox behind the transmission? This is in my new old ('79) Gulfstar 37. Al
Mooring line size PHitchcox at 4:50am 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1105 Good morning one and all. Returning to the water and need some help. My 290 is far away but I ne

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Problems with early 310s JRT at 5:23am 04.24.23 The standard engine is Universal for the 310, very few, hull #1, had a yanmar. We have 3 310s and a
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? jviss at 4:58am 04.24.23 The foot of our very large 150 Genoa comes down to deck level blocking the view ahead. Doing a bow
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Terry Cox at 4:53am 04.24.23 No: you're right, Alan. At least the older Raymarine wheel pilots beep when you reach the end of a
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Terry Cox at 4:46am 04.24.23 What's a bow sweep? The foot of our very large 150 Genoa comes down to deck level blocking the vie
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 4:35am 04.24.23 Bob, does your bout have any AC plugs in the cabin? You might be able to trace your AC circuits th
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 4:32am 04.24.23 Yes, I did. After I check the seacocks, I'll empty the water tank and see what that does.
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? kappykaplan at 3:36am 04.24.23 Did you fill the water tank?
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 3:34am 04.24.23 Thank you. I found a diagram online so now I know where the seacocks are located. I'm trying to fi
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:30am 04.24.23
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:26am 04.24.23 Can you clarify what you mean by this? Why would it need refacing, and how does it save the shaft?
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? kappykaplan at 3:24am 04.24.23 Is the boat in the water or on the hard? If the latter, you can walk around the jack stands to see
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power kappykaplan at 2:37am 04.24.23 Bob, does your boat have any AC plugs in the cabin? You might be able to trace your AC circuits tha
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? (1) SailingLoto at 2:09am 04.24.23 P18/starwind 19 I liked mine. As Project_Mayhem stated earlier, they get tossed around a bit, but s
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) skunther at 12:16am 04.24.23
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... NYSail at 11:58pm 04.23.23 Before you do anything you might want to give Jabsco tech support a call. This might be a known is
Need help to recognize a part (1) NYSail at 9:25pm 04.23.23
Towing a Portland Pudgy? (1) jssailem at 8:55pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power jssailem at 8:45pm 04.23.23 I do not know. I would start trying to track it. Follow the wires. The ones from the plug or the one
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 8:36pm 04.23.23 Sure. My old coupler was rusted onto the shaft. After inspection of the stuffing box the shaft was
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 8:28pm 04.23.23 Still hoping for a Seaward owner to reply. I am sure that my wiring is OEM. I'd like to think that

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