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Just bought 1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2759 Needs a lot of work so I am looking for any info Owners manual specs whatever Any help is appreciat
Need One of These! (1) GorillaToast at 10:55am 05.03.13 Catalina 22 16/1802 Tiller broke off when I sat on it while tacking. does anyone know of someone who is parting out a
Like riding a bike? kpgraci at 10:55am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1133 so....I know you northern latitude sailors deal with long sailing layoffs due to that thing you call
need help fast re 6 hp Merc Piotr at 10:11am 05.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1555 Going down Chesapeake tomorrow, so I decided to check my 2-year old OB I bought brand new from West
lifting bridle for S2 6.7/6.9/22 RonBarr at 10:01am 05.03.13 S2 0/1078 I have just purchased a S2 6.7 and want to go sailing. Has anyone used a lifting bridle on a 6.7/6.9
Sticking Telescoping Swim Ladder Capt Strapfoots at 9:36am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/962 I just bought a telescoping swim ladder but it tends to stick, if I shake it back and forth it colla
Looking for O'Day mast harraz at 9:13am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/789 Hello, I'm looking for a mast for my O'Day II or O'Day 17. It's a 1986 boat with mast attached to
Atlantis Weather Gear Chris Burti at 8:44am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 17/6700 In the FWIW category, the Admiral and I each have a set of high quality Atlantis foul weather gear p
Hull Finish (2) agprice22 at 7:58am 05.03.13 Catalina 22 8/1569 Just finished the first 3 coats on my hull today. Thought I would send a photo. Instead of waxing, I
Hull 362 history Flyindiver at 7:20am 05.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/769 I have posted previously that I was considering buying a 235. The one I have been evaluating is hull
Valve clearance M25XPB pullark at 7:10am 05.03.13 Catalina 30 4/1520 Hi, I want to check valve lash/clearance and reading the service manual it talks about adjustment o
Sales tax question MollyMaguire at 6:58am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 27/5304 So, I live in Connecticut which has a 6% sales tax, but I'm buying a boat in Rhode Island, which has
3M Finesse-it vs Perfect-it III FourPoints at 6:46am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 17/15299 I've been using the Finesse-it II on the buffer before waxing for the last few years with quite good
Faucet replacement (1) kingsailor at 6:21am 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1553 Does anyone know where to find the faucet in the attached picture?
Origo stove fuel YVRguy at 6:04am 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4263 Has anyone experimented with different types of stove fuel for the Origo non-pressurized or similar?
Squeaks in engine Albanach at 3:05am 05.03.13 Catalina 310 1/1036
Looking at 34's foolproof at 10:15pm 05.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1282 Hello all: I currently own a '76 Catalina 30 and like a lot of owners, am looking at moving up.
Mac 25 and 55 lb elec propulsion Kestle at 9:09pm 05.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2714 A 55 lb 12 volt minn kota trawling motor has been suggested to me. Anyone experimented with one of
26X steering cable hull pass thru (3) jwbnb at 9:02pm 05.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1403 I am looking for the bushing that seals the hole where the steering cable passes through the hull ne
Mounting an Anchor Light on top of the mast Ward H at 7:25pm 05.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3821 While my O'day 25 mast is down for other work, I will be mounting an anchor light on the top. The ya

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When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:44pm 05.11.23 So how do you tighten the nut on a bolt of lightning? :huh: Only Zeus can accomplish this task.
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:41pm 05.11.23 I think this is a great thread! It's like the difference between a ship and a boat. The navy ans
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:39pm 05.11.23 Alright then... next question... are these screw drivers or wrenches.:biggrin: long run.
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:37pm 05.11.23
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump jviss at 2:35pm 05.11.23 The intake thru hull served 3 purposes ... 1) toilet intake (which we have eliminated by using fres
Catalina 350 extended range fuel Cmp1110 at 1:54pm 05.11.23 JSSailem, no disrespect intended but if I enter that performance chart at 2500 rpm then follow to t
O'Day 28'. Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 05.11.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 1:46pm 05.11.23 Very cool... thnx So why do we call it tacking when we zig-zag into the wind? And what are we co
Spinnaker Hollyberry at 1:20pm 05.11.23 The block for your spinnaker should have a good swivel on it because the 'pull' of a spinnaker can g
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump DonScribner at 1:19pm 05.11.23 "What do you think it means, or what word would you use? " Paraphrasing from one of the best movie
Dinghy Power Johnb at 1:15pm 05.11.23 Sorry, this is barely believable that people could mix up RIB and RU and then blithely state about 2
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump dmax at 12:50pm 05.11.23 Accessible. You keep us'ing that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. "What do
When does a screw become a bolt? (2) rgranger at 12:22pm 05.11.23 Alright then... next question... are these screw drivers or wrenches.:biggrin:
Dinghy Power dlochner at 12:16pm 05.11.23 Sometimes easier to manage tied alongside than to handle as a tow. This is called a hip tow. htt
Dinghy Power twalker H260 at 12:09pm 05.11.23 I think the ambiguity is the model number - one is a rib-260 (10hp or 6.5?). The other is a ru-260
Machine screw for hand rails ggrizzard at 12:09pm 05.11.23 Go with the "skinny" ones. 1/4 is too big.
Dinghy Power rgranger at 12:08pm 05.11.23 I guess I would go with transom weight since there seems to be some abiguity on HP.
Dinghy Power rgranger at 12:07pm 05.11.23 and the WM page says 6.5hp https://www.westmarine.com/west-marine-rib-260-rigid-hull-inflatable-boa
Dinghy Power rgranger at 12:05pm 05.11.23 From the specs page... 10 hp Manufacturer's number : NZ11450C Dimension : 2,60m (8,5') More Infor
Dinghy Power (1) twalker H260 at 12:05pm 05.11.23 Based on the capacity plate you can have a max 4hp motor on that dinghy. Sometimes easier to manage

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