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weak transom pamacm at 11:25am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/858 transom where motor mount is located is soft. i am in process of rebuilding ; however, i am opened f
Hatch Replacement Big Fish at 11:18am 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1058 I own an older (1978) Hunter 27 and would like to replace the hatch over the cabin. I have read the
marvel mystery oil for engine ironhors42 at 11:14am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 16/7016 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 4/2029 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 34/16414 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 1/687 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 4/3266 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 7/4570 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 0/2450 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 19/2817 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 3/4516 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 1/847 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 16/2355 This is not an attempt to blast Edson, as they no doubt make some beautiful equipment. Some of it in

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:59pm 04.25.23 I always wear an auto inflating life jacket when I am solo sailing, even in calm weather. I don't a
Racor filters on months and year plus backorder? jssailem at 4:55pm 04.25.23 A bit of an upgrade RACOR 500. Filters are about $10-15. Easy to find (used in trucking industry).
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:49pm 04.25.23 Sorry, no recommendations.
Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 4:48pm 04.25.23 Thanks for the clarification. No worries. :beer:
Overloaded our electric system. smokey73 at 4:46pm 04.25.23 Breaker within 10 ft of where shore power enters. Thanks for the clarification. I have these 2 P
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation jssailem at 4:46pm 04.25.23 Nice work Big Easy. A two person job unless your a clever Cajun. :biggrin:
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:44pm 04.25.23 I'm looking into float plan apps for Android. Any recommendations? The USCG has an app with a floa
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:36pm 04.25.23 most definitely single sailor or not if no one knows where and when you should be somewhere no one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Dil at 4:35pm 04.25.23 File a float plan so folks know where you're headed. most definitely single sailor or not if no one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:27pm 04.25.23 File a float plan so folks know where you're headed.
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 4:17pm 04.25.23 Thanks all for the suggestions for replacing a gasket on a Lewmar deck hatch. I reglued the new fa
WINCH DRUM jviss at 4:17pm 04.25.23 :plus: Tailing required. or get self tailing winch. rough surface not required. I disagree! This
WINCH DRUM jssailem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 :plus: Tailing required. or get self tailing winch. rough surface not required.
Shroud Protector Installation Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 I have split backstay that goes through the bimini. There are 2 zippers that open up a slot for the
Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 3:30pm 04.25.23 I thought it was an ABYC standard requiring some sort of circuit breaker withing a few inches of wh
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing My 2nd Wind at 3:21pm 04.25.23 Yes sir, that's exactly what they described that I would have to do for a compete fix. I'll make my
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Scott T-Bird at 3:21pm 04.25.23 I was about to say that I usually just cut the hose because at that point I'm going to replace it an
WINCH DRUM jviss at 3:18pm 04.25.23 I get the OP's question, it's true that with age the non-slip texture on the drum becomes more slick
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner SSO at 3:08pm 04.25.23 Here's the latest update on our Benteau Oceanic 51.1: Owning a large sailboat, our is a Beneteau Oc
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 3:07pm 04.25.23 The Balmar statement is a CYA. And there are trade offs. Yes you can get a BMS that signals the re

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