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Broken anchor pulpit on 302 frenchguy at 7:20am 11.20.12 Bigger Boats 1/1225 Hi all, During Sandy, another boat came in close contact with my O'Day 302, and broke the bow pulp
Outboard bracket wedge - does it have to be one solid piece? Joe5893 at 7:20am 11.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 20/13222 I have a Garelick 71091 motor mount. Garelick sent me plans on how to make a wegde. However, their
Free boat part Deux Bill1565 at 5:53am 11.20.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2167 Found this on my club web site. Thought i'd share. http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/artic
Shower Sump Pump c130king at 5:31am 11.20.12 Catalina 310 21/11437 Fellow 310 Sailors, Can't figure out how to make my Shower Sump Pump work properly. Looking for so
Non-skid paint info bugaloo at 5:00am 11.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3623 What product does anyone recommend for non skid on top deck? I have read a lot of reviews and am und
boom repair sailwithme at 4:54am 11.20.12 Pearson 0/1907 I repaired my internal rigging. by removing the end cap ' looking inside a handle with. cross bar wi
National Vessel Documentation Center Roger Long at 3:48am 11.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4410 Back when I documented Strider, I reported on the Internet that the USCG office that handles the pro
extra winches on Oceanis 351 redege at 11:21pm 11.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3327 I'v just ordered 2 new Hutton (Australian made) 40ST winches to improve handling on the 351. Looking
Checking the water temp sender RAD88 at 10:02pm 11.19.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1809 This applies to a Yanmar YSB12. Anybody have an idea how to trouble shoot the water temp sender on
wiring a 10A charger and running w/ other 110V appliances brentthemountainguide at 9:35pm 11.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2825 So last month I happily moved aboard my 1980 Catalina 27 docked at the Great Salt Lake Marina. and l
Rum Run in Seattle on Sunday (short video) SVPardonMyFrench at 8:46pm 11.19.12 Big Boats 5/1634 Thought some of you might enjoy this short video of the Rum Run this weekend. We had a blast on the
power control for Mercury 9.9 4 stroke seadog60 at 8:13pm 11.19.12 Smaller Boats 1/1459 Anyone know the best { most reasonable ) power control unit for an older 2001? 9.9 Mercury sailpower
T Valve for Seacock Inlet to 5411 primetime at 7:43pm 11.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/4388 Hi all- I just performed my first engine winterization and for next year would like to install a T-
batteries over the winter glonek5 at 7:19pm 11.19.12 Big Boats 10/2116 Any suggestions if we should pull the starter battery and or the house battery during winter storage
Hunter 30 biggest engine? twobitdad at 6:25pm 11.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1455 I am looking to buy a 1978 Hunter 30 that is in great condition. Either the current or a previous o
O'Day 19 saved (1) Mike19 at 4:51pm 11.19.12 Day Sailers 15/5874 Hi all: I found this sad looking little boat in a storage facility where my Dad keeps his recision
Racing the 19 (1) Mike19 at 4:27pm 11.19.12 Day Sailers 0/1085 Hi Folks: Is anyone racing the 19, in either PHRF or Portsmouth? This is the model made between a
small boat heavy wind technique Hollyweirdos at 3:23pm 11.19.12 Trailer Sailors 41/16196 Hey all, I was caught out the other day in a rain shower that created some heavy winds. I would est
what type of oil captcoho at 3:01pm 11.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1140 Hey, Anyone with thoughts on the type of oil to use in an experienced M-25 XP ? The owners manual c
hot water heater S2sailorBob at 2:09pm 11.19.12 S2 14/3894 I would like to replace my rusted out 110 hot water heater with one that will hook into the Yanmar i

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does anyone can tell me what is that for? rgranger at 2:48pm 03.09.23 I was going to go with ...12 hose clamps....;) Be honest... After reading a smart @$$ com
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

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