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rot in cabin sole mikejw at 9:48am 09.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1315 Just taken delivery of a "new" 1978 27'. Sails are nearly new ' it has a working Yanmar diesel. Hull
Installing Wind Instruments Beneteau at 9:09am 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5228 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 .Looking for advice suggestions installing a Mast top wind transmitter
Sailcloth - The Real Story rpwillia at 8:56am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 6/10324 OK, I am trying to spec out a new genoa, and am not always sure what I am reading about sail cloth.
Pressure relief valve for Quick BXS Boiler JamesFrance at 8:39am 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1378 Hi, Can anyone tell me where to get a new pressure relief valve for my Beneteau 311? It is a Quick
O'Day 26 Swing Keel Dickbarton at 7:57am 09.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1859 Swing Keel line jammed, leaking in bilge -- need diagram to take apart and replace -- how does this
Correction to Earlier Posts on Oil Condensation Roger Long at 7:39am 09.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 18/4325 Since the initial drying out of my engine after the installation of the new head gasket, I have not
Any tips for Sailing Lake Powell? sfr at 7:16am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5805 What's the best time of year to sail there, weather storms, water level?
Adding Manual Bilge Pump to h30? HSMCh30 at 7:11am 09.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1347 Greetings, Any 30 owners have a good location for routing a manual bilge pump? There is not much ro
Windlass installation peterg at 6:51am 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1502 Has anyone installed a windlass on a Beneteau 35s5 or something similar? I have some questions abou
Access to keel bolts for the 22 fin keel. gregk2 at 6:44am 09.30.12 Catalina 22 2/1255 Is there easy access to visually inspect the keel bolts on the 1984 Catalina fin keel? I have been s
O Day 28 --Barlow #23 Winch parts? Rag Doll at 6:02am 09.30.12 Bigger Boats 6/2556 I have a Barlow #23 Self Tailing two speed winch in my cockpit and noticed a crack in the top jaw of
thinking of moving up soldier1964 at 6:01am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1520 I currently sail on an Oday 20. shes a sweet boat that I normally sail single-handed on a nice size
Universal m25 header tank maqrol at 3:12am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5828 I have a Universal M25 engine in my boat and it has seized. I need to take the cooling system heade
Many questions about the Yamaha 25 MKII Yam at 1:54am 09.30.12 Yamaha 3/7616 Hi guys, I have many questions about my boat. - Does anyone know Magician V and know the differe
Quick Outboard Fuel Line Question Ward H at 8:14pm 09.29.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2533 My recently aquired Oday 25 came with a Yamaha T9.9 outboard w/ 6 gallon tank. When pumping the fu
Our "New To Us" Oday 25 (5) Ward H at 8:00pm 09.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2723 We took ownership of this 1980 Oday 25 Wed night. Today I spent changing the Yamaha outboard from re
Lost traveler car today on a 1995 Hunter 430 cajon409 at 7:39pm 09.29.12 Big Boats 1/932 Looking for a replacement traveler,has 1 inch external rail. Hitting dead ends where ever I go are a
Keel lock agprice22 at 6:55pm 09.29.12 Catalina 22 25/7113 I read posts from owners who say they do not use the keel lock. This worries me because i wonder wha
look-thru depth sounder transducer SamNelson at 6:35pm 09.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1081 I'm wanting to replace an old ' dead depth sounder with a new unit. Prefer something under $150.00 o
Warning on winterizing higgs at 5:25pm 09.29.12 Ask All Sailors 18/14304 Beware of a good deal on the pink winterizing fluid many of us use. This year, some companies are p

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Anyone know what this is? kloudie1 at 5:05pm 05.24.22 I have poked around my 34 for many years and not seen that piece part. I dunno!
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. jssailem at 5:03pm 05.24.22 15k RPM's WOW... At the speed you could lift off... I think that has to be... 1500 or 1.5K... @
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. dlochner at 4:52pm 05.24.22 How is the impeller? At low rpms it may not be pushing enough water, at higher rpms it does. Be ca
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) jssailem at 4:51pm 05.24.22 Terry is spot on. Booms are not designed to take the high force stresses in the middle. When you at
Dealing with wind shear DinghySailor at 4:40pm 05.24.22
Alternators jviss at 4:34pm 05.24.22 It all depends on the use case of the the boat. If you are daysailing and plugging in every evening
Alternators Maine Sail at 4:19pm 05.24.22
Alternators jssailem at 4:10pm 05.24.22 If you don't spend a lot of time motoring, you won't be charging off the alternator very much anywa
Alternators jviss at 3:39pm 05.24.22 Marine alternators are special, they do not produce sparks that may cause explosion. I don't think
Intake Silencer jviss at 3:24pm 05.24.22 You have to keep i filled with DSF (diesel silencing fluid).
Bed-It Tape is back! kloudie1 at 3:06pm 05.24.22 Outstanding!
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training Ziggler at 2:58pm 05.24.22 Hi Kinzer: I'm a 25+ year Columbia River sailor. A few bar crossings under my keel. While I'm not yo
Intake Silencer (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:48pm 05.24.22 205636 The drawing is similar to your silencer but a few hoses are in different locations. It wil
Anyone know what this is? rgranger at 2:36pm 05.24.22 It looks like a rubber bung used to stop a hatch from banging on the frame when closed hard. See i
Bed-It Tape is back! Maine Sail at 2:32pm 05.24.22 great news. Is it gray or black in color? It is as light a gray as it can be and not negatively im
1999 Hunter 420 forward shower fixture replacement/access Mriley4955 at 2:23pm 05.24.22 I have a 2004 Hunter 420 and recently replaced the shower nozel and fixture. The corian does come of
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) BourbonS at 2:20pm 05.24.22 There are flanged Marelon valves as well. But I am sort of ... not very enthusiastic about the valve
Transferring from Blaine to Everett LeslieTroyer at 2:03pm 05.24.22 You already answered my next question! I think I will take B63 for now and put in for a move to Q f
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 2:00pm 05.24.22 Last resort.... drill out the rivets on the end cap. Clean out and drop lines through.. then rive
Bed-It Tape is back! pipedream at 2:00pm 05.24.22 great news. Is it gray or black in color?

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