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Outboard HP roll call rs8684 at 7:42pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 19/3307 Hey people - I currently have a 9.9 for my 23. I've heard somewhere that a good rule of thumb for a
Sinking? capta at 7:30pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1755 Once again it has come to my attention that a vessel was lost due to an influx of water and insuffic
Max HP for a 240 O'DAY dsreichert at 6:03pm 04.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1171 Currently I have an 8HP Johnson Sailmaster on an '88 240. This motor is probably original to the boa
O'day 23 electrical system rs8684 at 5:40pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 7/2209 Hey guys, I've been spending the last 2 days tearing out my 79's electrical system. Just for inform
Hunter 25 2008 mast light troutsmustang at 5:28pm 04.01.13 Smaller Boats 6/1592 Working on placing a new tricolor/anchor light on top of my mast. I took a part the old two switch a
Converting dining table to bed Akapeterc at 5:22pm 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5211 Hello, I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter 44ds, Still on the hard can't wait to get it in the water
Jib halyard block and forestay (1) Sastevenson at 5:16pm 04.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3258 Hey all, I am working on converting my rig from hobie to standard cruiser and I was hoping some pe
Who built this version of the Islander 32? Captn Scotty at 5:03pm 04.01.13 Islander 12/6915 Does anyone know who designed this boat? I'm having a heck of a time getting the right info. It is a
sliding companion way cover Idaho at 3:58pm 04.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1322 I have a Ben First 345 and want to remove my sliding companion way covers. How do I go about gettin
Rudder make-over Marclevesque37 at 3:55pm 04.01.13 Precision 5/5572 I have tuned everything on my p-18 rudder. (Tooke apart every piece, washed everything, varnished th
Learning Electrical Systems inarathree at 3:54pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2660 I want to learn more about electrical systems for my boat and future boats. What are some good guid
Old Perko Brass Light Cataholic at 3:14pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2201 Hi, I recently bought a 1978 Catalina 27 in awesome shape that came with a Perko Brass lamp. Does a
26s centerboard specs, measures maxsoto at 2:46pm 04.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/932 Hi, by any chance someone has the centerboard specs for the M26s?? I did an online search, and was o
Battery Charger Tripping Breaker nickroskam at 2:37pm 04.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/11938 I have a 2 battery Guest battery charger wired directly to a breaker on my panel. The boat is curren
Black gunk in bilge not oil? mescyc at 1:38pm 04.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/9223 I am getting some kind of black gunk in the bilge and it is not oil or fuel. what the heck is it?
Replacement of Apparent Wind/Speed Mast Unit (2) lojohope at 1:29pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 5/1120 Over 25 yrs ago I iinstalled a wind/ speed unit on my Oday 26. The unit since failed and I can not r
Toe rail covers - there must be a better option Skipper at 1:29pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 12/9595 Hi, They want $1,400 to $1,900 for canvas toe rail covers for my 30-foot boat. I mean, it's just
Xintex Seafire controller module (1) VelaFella at 12:46pm 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1298 I'm looking for the location of the Xintex Seafire brain-box/controller module. It's called the Engi
Inverter Location Ideas - Hunter 34 Tom-in-Annapolis at 12:03pm 04.01.13 Big Boats 11/3536 I'm going to install a small (600W) inverter and looking for ideas installation location on the Hunt
Installed flotation and plywood support Drevi17546 at 11:45am 04.01.13 Catalina 22 31/5045 I have a 1977 22 which still has installed insulation that probably does little to keep the boat afl

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Mast step Joe at 7:29am 03.16.23 I don't know why you need a pin in a mast step... a folding tabernacle - yes.... but the step will h
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Cederholm at 7:26am 03.16.23 Very helpful all - Thank you!
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Cederholm at 7:26am 03.16.23 From the Vulcan installation manual ( https://media1.svb-media.de/media/snr/505837/pdf/manual_2016-
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Joe at 7:22am 03.16.23 David is exactly correct. Just a heads up, Airmar, Garmin and Simrad all make individual N2k parts
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:19am 03.16.23 From the Vulcan installation manual ( https://media1.svb-media.de/media/snr/505837/pdf/manual_2016-0
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) fstbttms at 7:12am 03.16.23 I'm guessing the boat has been neglected and water got under the bottom paint causing the pitting.
Oil Leak leo310 at 7:09am 03.16.23 I have an Yanmar on my 310 but it sound like your engine block is pressurize and oil is being blown
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues dlochner at 6:15am 03.16.23 The issue may be lack of power to the transducer. I don't know if the Vulcan can supply power to the
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Cederholm at 6:14am 03.16.23
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Davidasailor26 at 6:11am 03.16.23
Macerators RoyS at 6:05am 03.16.23 When you attempt to free the pump rotation with a large flat blade screw driver, you should use an a
CG vessel renewal sailme88 at 3:28am 03.16.23 One would thing that the IG's office of the USCG would be on these....."entrepreneurs" like stink on
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? Will Gilmore at 1:33am 03.16.23 tunaboat captain here. My Oday 192 keel lift line due for replacement. Like your winch. Is the ca
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:30pm 03.15.23
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) Daveinet at 6:10pm 03.15.23 On my cast iron keel, I sandblasted and then took a couple of rattle cans of zinc paint. I was going
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Dalliance at 6:05pm 03.15.23 I fully agree. But as I said, 90% of all production boats are done that way. My '99 H-310 being o
Macerators LakeOntario270 at 4:57pm 03.15.23 Check the long bolts that holds the macerator together. Mine rusted out because they were plain ste
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) RitSim at 4:44pm 03.15.23 Blasting is best, but I had a cast iron keel on a Pearson 26. I used a needle scaler (Harbor Freigh
Mast step replacement Ken n Rox at 4:41pm 03.15.23 Ken.. You have a 22 ft boat that I suspect you are looking to use for recreation not racing or sail
Mast step replacement jssailem at 4:33pm 03.15.23 Ken.. You have a 22 ft boat that I suspect you are looking to use for recreation not racing or saili

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