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Tempest 23 - Excess/supplemental ballast needed? hangin at 8:31am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/816 I just purchased my first Tempest 23, 1970 Canadian build. I am curious as the compartments under t
Origo 6000 Stove/Oven RLMahan at 8:20am 04.08.13 Big Boats 32/8756 Hi all, I'm in the process of sourcing a new stove/oven for my H34. The one of the previous owners r
Base board support for holding tank Skipper at 7:53am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1145 Hi, I have an infinitesimal holding tank - 3 gal. The hilarity is that the builder installed the v
Potomac River Overnighter rzobel at 7:48am 04.08.13 Destinations 3/2121 I have my boat slipped in Aquia Bay and want to do an overnighter with a friend in a couple of weeks
Mast base pullys (1) RvrSailor at 7:08am 04.08.13 Big Boats 10/2011 Is this standard or a user modification? Any idea how the pin is removed?
Exhaust issue adwashin at 6:46am 04.08.13 Bigger Boats 14/2114 So I bought a '78 O'day last year and had no issues (my first sailboat). This past weekend was the
Yea, almost back in action! Gary_H at 6:35am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 1/715 This past weekend even though the water was still a bit cold I was able to finally install my new sh
1998 Hunter 376 Mast Dave Sullivan at 5:51am 04.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/961 I have a 1998 376 and the mast seems to have an excessive amount of bend. can anyone provide the be
Fine Cracks in Textured Anti-Skid Deck Surface (1) weh5748 at 5:32am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1471 Last yr I hastily painted a little excess gelcoat on this crack and made a bit of a mess of it ... a
Blisters on Hull (1) weh5748 at 5:16am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1933 I'm working on hull of O'Day 19 that I bought last yr and immediately put in water. Just discovered
Aging and disintegrating zippers nestorph at 4:56am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2865 I've started restoring and prepping a 1983 Islander 30 Bahama that has been on the hard for about tw
Back to the Future Roger Long at 4:39am 04.08.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2398 I left Hampton yesterday and rounded Point Comfort headed north for the second time in 2013. As in
LP Gas Leak Detection Albanach at 3:23am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2010 The manual/instruction sheet of my gas range recommends a leak check by opening/closing the tank val
What is correct way up for 26C wing nut on ballast valve? (1) Cruiser1 at 1:34am 04.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2116 I have just had a new ballast tank valve built for my 26S and after putting it back together could n
Track bolts Meriachee at 10:12pm 04.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/788 I'm thinking about installing outboard genny tracks on my 270. The existing tracks have a bolt in t
Leaking 2GM20F Ken13559 at 9:47pm 04.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 17/8089 My engine leaks oil at the gasket behind the crankshaft pulley. Question is if the leak stops when o
Catalina 30 cushions Lost Parent at 8:14pm 04.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1252 On the original cushions at the settee and dinette the seat backs are wood backed now from the facto
Hunter 260 Homemade Rudder Replacement (6) Hoop2125 at 8:11pm 04.07.13 Smaller Boats 11/4260 Our aftermarket rudder recently broke on our H260. This article should help anyone wanting to make t
Table replacement jroddy at 8:02pm 04.07.13 Catalina 22 12/2200 Thinking about replacing water damaged table. Any suggestions on Material or similar experiences? T
Butt splice Ted at 6:56pm 04.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1335 I'm adding a piece of electronics and there is a 14ga. 3 conductor cable in the way. There isn't eno

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Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 3:34pm 12.27.22 211871
Advice on gel coat to centerboard dlochner at 3:28pm 12.27.22 We've been dealing with Zebra Mussels for decades, they are a pain, but manageable. Fortunately thei
Advice on gel coat to centerboard stickinthemud57 at 3:07pm 12.27.22 When I rebuilt a centerboard on a Flying Scot, I used Interprotect for the same reason, I had some.
white smoke WayneH at 3:00pm 12.27.22 In my experience, white SMOKE on startup is unburned diesel from cold cylinders. My 1980 Westerbeke
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters sail sfbay at 2:47pm 12.27.22 Wow that was expensive When I purchased my Hunter 46 he surveyor noted "the engine space automatic f
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 2:13pm 12.27.22 ve mutlu yeni y?l Same to you, Will! :beer: Not sure what you were trying to say in German.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:58pm 12.27.22 Und ein gescheitertes jahr Deutsch. ve mutlu yeni y?l from Istanbul. -Will
white smoke Head Sail at 12:52pm 12.27.22 White smoke sounds like steam. Put you hand in it. Is it wet or oily? If wet, could be diminished
white smoke Benny17441 at 11:58am 12.27.22 It is steam, oil will burn gray/blue and fuel will burn black. If short lived, it is likely raw coo
white smoke sail sfbay at 11:47am 12.27.22 Might find these articles helpful: What causes white smoke in a diesel engine? (wigoengineparts.co
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast NCBrew at 11:45am 12.27.22 Take the ICW to Morehead City or more south then go out in Atlantic. I have fished and also been in
white smoke dlochner at 11:35am 12.27.22 Smoke or steam? White usually means water is getting into the cylinder. Most likely from a failed he
white smoke when I start my diesel dlochner at 11:33am 12.27.22 Smoke or steam? White usually means water is getting into the cylinder. Most likely from a failed he
white smoke NCBrew at 11:32am 12.27.22 Generally indicative of steam especially when it's cold outside Defiantly not steam. It is white s
white smoke Don S/V ILLusion at 11:27am 12.27.22 Generally indicative of steam especially when it's cold outside
Nearly there Don S/V ILLusion at 10:46am 12.27.22 High yesterday in panhandle of Florida was only 37. High yesterday in Tampa was about 20 degrees h
Nearly there pclarksurf at 10:43am 12.27.22 High yesterday in panhandle of Florida was only 37. oooof-- that's some kind of wrong!
Nearly there Jacktar at 9:59am 12.27.22 High yesterday in panhandle of Florida was only 37.
Advice on gel coat to centerboard dlochner at 9:58am 12.27.22 Thanks all for getting me straight on the gel coat. I am used to seeing it as the smoothest finish,
Advice on gel coat to centerboard thinwater at 9:54am 12.27.22 Thanks all for getting me straight on the gel coat. I am used to seeing it as the smoothest finish,

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