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CNG tank refill Mcshane at 6:47pm 03.11.13 S2 13/5240 Have a new CNG refill station in town....finally. Has anyone removed their tank and had it refilled
40.5 Ditch wind at 6:36pm 03.11.13 Big Boats 12/1883 Any one know how many 40.5 where produced from 1990 to 1998. I think I have one of the last boat off
HT Prop Sizing FourPoints at 6:08pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1356 I currently have a 7.5" pitch 3 blade prop. going to switch to a 4 blade high thrust, my options are
Catalina Rendezvous, 2013 Coriolisbc at 5:44pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 1/1601 Hi All; The 2013 Catalina Rendezvous is July 12 and 13, Telegraph Harbour Marina, on Thetis Island
Swetting Rudder Chris Bogle at 4:57pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1119 Is there metal inside the Oday 22' rudder? We are having a few days of above zero temps and there is
Head sail change on CDI Flex Furler CaptFred51 at 4:09pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1123 My 2002 Macgregor 26X came with a CDI Flex Furler with a 135 Genoa installed. It just blew out and
Kenyon 550 Stove Burner needed frankiedogs at 4:05pm 03.11.13 Parts Search 0/1009 I am rebuilding my Kenyon 550 alcohol stove and I need a new burner assembly. I actually only need t
Touring a M26s that is in the Puget Sound Babbleduck at 3:37pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1061 Hello everyone: I am preparing to acquire my first boat and have narrowed my choices to three ves
Boat Weght nelsonragnar at 3:33pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1837 Would any one out there know the weight of an O'Day 22' Including mast.I am calculating if I have e
Vang connection to mast ScottS at 3:27pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1840 Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, but now I need some advice concerning the First 285 b
Solar Panel George68fs at 2:58pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2271 Would like to setup a solar panel on my O'Day 222. I have one 12V marine battery and basically the o
Cowl Vents Nahart51 at 2:07pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1144 Any one ever put screen or any such thing to keep critters and wasps from coming in the cowl vents o
9.2a Tiller to Wheel fharbison at 12:50pm 03.11.13 S2 5/1701 Just bought by 9.2A a couple months ago. It currently has tiller steering. When I look at most 9.2A
Keel Rust and Fairing Mark Nooney at 12:37pm 03.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1201 Hi all I have a 1984 - 31. The boat is on the hard for a fresh coat of bottom paint. I inspected the
Table hardware on 1984 O'Day 222 JMAP06 at 12:29pm 03.11.13 Day Sailers 7/4085 Does anyone know what the hardware on the 1984 O'Day 222 table was called. They are metal tracks. On
End of H25 production Mr.Stress at 11:52am 03.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/1493 I am in the process of buying a 2009 H25 (have not closed yet). Can anyone tell me when they stoppe
Capsizing a C-22 Michael B at 10:49am 03.11.13 Catalina 22 35/20734 How easy is it to capsize a C-22, and what do you do if you are that unfortunate?
dock line caught in prop & engine wont start academic-one at 10:47am 03.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1726 OMC End of season got dock line caught in prop ' some smoke in cabin. After sail engine wouldn't sta
prefeeder for hood below deck roller furler captmmac1 at 10:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 1/1040 Need a prefeeder that will work with a below deck Hood roller furler? Having problems with the luff
Reefing Genoa? chasmoyer at 10:33am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/1877 Can/should a 110% furling genoa be reefed (not fully furled out) when encountering 20+ knot winds?

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does anyone can tell me what is that for? dlochner at 2:43pm 03.09.23 Looks like a vented loop for the sea water cooling system.
Inverter Bilge query jrussnogle at 2:32pm 03.09.23
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 2:29pm 03.09.23 Hi all hey thanks for your help. Found the problem while rolling the ignition panel over with key o
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Justin_NSA at 2:20pm 03.09.23 some sort of siphon break?
Inverter Bilge query kappykaplan at 1:43pm 03.09.23 Best practice is to have separate hoses for both the primary and emergency bilge pumps. :plus:
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico MikeHoncho at 1:21pm 03.09.23 This is a USCG documented boat? If so the title transfer is really weird but for the buyer. When I b
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 12:39pm 03.09.23 He will re-sale it in Mexico for double his money. Jim... The thought had crossed my mind and good
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 12:38pm 03.09.23 Here is an image of the shaft seal. Not yet compressed or locked down. or Vented correctly. ;) Jim
Water Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:05pm 03.09.23 Y'all do realize that starting with post #9, you've been critiquing a 2019 water tank patch job.....
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico JamesG161 at 11:51am 03.09.23 but to each his own. He will re-sale it in Mexico for double his money. Jim...
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico (1) vsfoster at 11:42am 03.09.23 Update: the buyer has bought a one way ticket, hotel and rental car reservations in Corpus. I believ
Inverter Bilge query Captain Larry-DH at 11:41am 03.09.23
Inverter Bilge query Don S/V ILLusion at 11:23am 03.09.23 All, thanks for your responses, good advice on many levels. I wasn't clear in my original post. The
Inverter Bilge query Scott T-Bird at 10:25am 03.09.23 Best practice is to have separate hoses for both the primary and emergency bilge pumps. I'm sure so
Inverter Bilge query tfox2069 at 10:23am 03.09.23 An "easy backup" to your manual pump would be a 12v bilge pump with a float switch plumbed properly
Inverter Bilge query (1) capta at 10:23am 03.09.23 I had a similar system on my 53 footer, but I had 3 much larger a/c pumps, with 1.5" discharge lines
Proper prop size tartan 33 capta at 10:10am 03.09.23 Most prop manufacturers have a prop sizing guide on their web site. You will need some information,
TOO MUCH WIND? Scott T-Bird at 10:08am 03.09.23 Nothing unusual here, just a standard pitchpole. I can't count the number of times I've done the sa
TOO MUCH WIND? capta at 10:03am 03.09.23
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 10:03am 03.09.23 All, thanks for your responses, good advice on many levels. I wasn't clear in my original post. The

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