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Bonus Day Roger Long at 1:15pm 10.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2216 We had planned to wait out strong and contrary winds in Leadenham Creek. I was in a lazy, Sunday mo
enginee removal seadancer62 at 12:58pm 10.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2025 engine removal hi can anyone help.sadly i need to remove my engine from my oday37cc .it looks impos
Balboa 20 Head Sail balboa20#6 at 11:55am 10.14.12 Balboa 4/2046 I am looking for a used head sail for my Balboa 20. Can any one here help me out with a lead in the
Boat yard in Ft. Meyers area? AnsleyS at 11:34am 10.14.12 Destinations 4/6295 I would like your recommendations on a long term "do it your self" kind of boat yard in the Ft. Meye
Lake Michigan water levels... dlandersson at 9:22am 10.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2099 Just put my Mac 26X away for the winter in Michigan City, IN. The water level up Washington creek wa
Discovery Channel's coverage of a skydive justsomeguy at 9:14am 10.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 4/6211 Some very in-depth coverage of Felix Baumgartner's effort to break Kittinger's record on the Discove
Air Dryer or Heater? mogade at 9:07am 10.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3086 I moor my Catalina 36 in Tacoma Wa. this is such a damp winter climate I want to protect the inside
engine vibration chuckles1984 at 8:34am 10.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1763 Hi all, My sailing partner and I (both quite experienced sailors, he owned a new Hunter 34 th
Gloomy Lost Parent at 12:09am 10.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2090 I came down to the boat last evening to pick up some paperwork and parts to take home and work on an
Strut isn't lining up. Help! Jared1048 at 9:22pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/6476 So I gooped up the strut pretty good with 4200 and tightened it up to the hull snug but not fully to
YSE8 issue. Only runs at high idle. Please help. Brodiesel710 at 8:42pm 10.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/6353 I'm a diesel mechanic, with no experience with these smaller inboards. My friends YSE8 will only st
Thoughts about swing keel boats. Ray Bowles at 8:36pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 60/74484 There has been a good deal of posting about swing keel boats. Some good, some frought with peril. Fo
Sanibel 18 Center Board Stuck Up...New Sailor! :-) 1usavet at 8:27pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/6808 Sanibel 18 Center Board stuck...new sailor! :-) I have a Sanibel 18 that now has a center board tha
A Different Oil Change Question foolproof at 6:57pm 10.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/6436 I have a Yanmar YSE12 engine in my boat, and I want to change the oil and filter before I close the
Wow! 32 Suspects in Outboards Theft Rick D at 6:12pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3526 Pretty sophisticated. If they were palleting them, I wonder if they were being shipped, given our pr
My Yanmar 2GM won't rev past 1,000 RPMs Nelsonhow at 5:31pm 10.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 12/8653 The 2 GM on my 1983 H-30 won't revpast 1,000 RPMs. I used to max out at about 2,200 RPMs. I ued t
Advice Ref. Try to Fix It or Part It Out ? (6) HighFly27 at 4:17pm 10.13.12 Smaller Boats 8/2702 Pic's. of -- Catalina 25, Model 25-C, S/N 3036 * I do not know the yr. perhaps someone can tell me*
Straits of Florida slashdotjeo at 3:26pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/5683 Greetings to all! I know the proper course of action would be to pick up a book and take a few sa
Sailing Cat 22 with swing keel raised? cadams at 2:57pm 10.13.12 Catalina 22 32/14100 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 22 with a swing keel. I used to sail an Oday 26 with a swing keel and
Grrrrrrrrrrrr Muscles (4) c_witch at 2:36pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3549 Just some photo's showing our failed keel cable and how we kinda circumvented the issue with much lu

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Black Widow vs VC-17M? Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 11.11.22 Yes, I should have included that in my list of considerations. Tallying up all the "non-essentials"
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 11.11.22
Filling Instrument Holes hutch5151 at 7:00am 11.11.22 Portlight
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:51am 11.11.22 That's a great idea too with the vents. These old SR Mariner holes are larger than most instruments
Black Widow vs VC-17M? BarryL at 6:47am 11.11.22 Hi, It's great to read about racing! My season is over, so this is better than winterizing the boat
Filling Instrument Holes (1) BlowMeAway at 6:40am 11.11.22 Hello, I removed an old SR Mariner depth sounder and knotmeter in my Catalina 27. What's the best
Stepping a mast The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:30am 11.11.22 Hello again Quick question Average price for a marina to do so... Boat is in SW Florida area. Thx C
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 6:20am 11.11.22 This thread has morphed (appropriately) away from the question of stripping and re-doing the bottom
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 RitSim at 6:18am 11.11.22 My compressor controller was shot and the repair of the older controller was almost the cost of a ne
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (2) Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 11.11.22 210832 I take this off for racing!
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil RitSim at 6:08am 11.11.22 I read a test (don't remember where) but their first pick was 50/50 acetone and transmission fluid.
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (1) Parsons at 6:08am 11.11.22 Finally decided to upgrade this to a new generation anchor?
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Scott T-Bird at 6:01am 11.11.22 Wait till you see what was on my bow!
Holding Tank Ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 11.11.22 waste treatment plants will do the same: Same principle, different reason. Sewage treatment plan
Timidly rebedding stanchions Tally Ho at 5:55am 11.11.22
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil JamesG161 at 5:45am 11.11.22 I have seen similar test before. The number one in that test = Brake Fluid. #2 = Deep Creep by SeaF
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:19am 11.11.22 Since bottoms foul anyway, even with antifouling paint, we should be coating the bottom with Teflon
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 5:13am 11.11.22
Happy Birthday Marines (1) Will Gilmore at 4:57am 11.11.22 210829 Happy birthday Marines. Still going strong. -Will
Mystery O-ring RoyS at 4:36am 11.11.22 You can purchase silicon rubber in sheet form on Amazon and cut a gasket out of that.

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