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Fuel for alchol cooktop Cmp1110 at 6:47am 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 34/5023 Do I have to use the origio soot free fuel?? At wm they sell denatured alchol right next to the ori
repair princess propane stove rlrmystic at 6:25am 08.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1408 Hi, God news -bad news. I was about to pull out my old stove I was able to get the left burner wo
Boat Insurance carboman at 6:03am 08.10.12 Smaller Boats 27/6113 Am interested to see what others have done. What company did you end up going with and what was the
Nav light bulbs DannyS at 5:20am 08.10.12 Bigger Boats 1/1207 Any mid-sized (I assume the fixtures used by O'day are the same for various boat sizes) O'day owners
Faster with stall? Quoddy at 4:46am 08.10.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6980
understanding the water muffler steven685 at 9:38pm 08.09.12 Catalina 30 1/1324 I have a Catalina 30 TR 1988 ver. I see the white box next to the engine and I believe it is the wa
need help with trailer lights Carolyn1964 at 9:38pm 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3047 Although not techically related to my boat I need help with a trailer light question I am hopin
Srut bearing (1) paulj at 8:28pm 08.09.12 Catalina 310 4/1765 Witz How many hours on that new strut bearing now. paulj :troll:
Need a new rudder loisflannery at 8:27pm 08.09.12 S2 5/1703 Anyone know where I might be able to buy a new rudder for my 1985 S2 6.9?
Water muffler repair pullark at 8:12pm 08.09.12 Catalina 30 3/1982 Hi, I read the earlier thread on inlet repair..however I have a different problem. My muffler leaks
Stuffing box packing grease islandrunner70 at 6:32pm 08.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/5187 Just reading about the stuffing and packing grease for Bene 370. Sails it needs to be done very yea
Final Electrical Fire Update (4) sfgary at 6:10pm 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1864 Afew months ago I had an electrical fire. Earl Mathiesen of Mathiesen Marine just finished a complet
Depth Sounder Dying? Roger Long at 5:16pm 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3460 My Standard Horizon depth sounder has been one of those items that is so reliable that I just take i
Uh fog! (4) All U Get at 5:05pm 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1749 Hi all, Spent a few hours getting back to our mooring in some fairly thick fog. Made it with only on
Nuts! Roger Long at 4:59pm 08.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/3999 More on the endlessly fascinating topic of propeller nuts. This mystery got lost in all the traveli
Cruising Again (1) Roger Long at 4:31pm 08.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1350 Mike and I had a lovely sail up to the Sheepscot River yesterday and anchored in one of my favorite
Want to purchase a Hunter 32 or... Ann Hatfield at 2:49pm 08.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/50 We will be in Florida and then Guatemala shortly to look- first- for Hunter 32s but other boats as w
Folding prop for O'Day 28 Gerry Cashion at 2:45pm 08.09.12 Bigger Boats 4/1901 Would like to learn from O'Day 28 owners what folding prop they may have installed. Gori? Martec?
Heave-to a 32? Ann Hatfield at 2:40pm 08.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1676 Can one heave-to with the 32's rig? Please outline how you did it, or, if it can't be done what the
requesting a pic of your rudder for v21 or v22 dohcdelsol93 at 1:46pm 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2244 I'm almost done restoring a VERY old V21...so old it has the w/21 emblems on her and no locking bolt

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I have come to the conclusion Leeward Rail at 10:08am 03.01.23 My fantasy "death" is Sudden heart attack, while sitting under a tree with a beer and a book, gaz
Petrel mast diameter please. JohnShannon at 9:37am 03.01.23 He is talking the Alcoa Petrel they are a small aluminum sailing dinghy I haven't seen one for hal
I have come to the conclusion jssailem at 9:33am 03.01.23 Great movie Jon. A challenge getting old. Be it a seafarer or a land lubber. Reading a new book. "O
Boat hook Bob S at 9:23am 03.01.23
Insurance Claim Don S/V ILLusion at 9:13am 03.01.23 While I understand the logic of avoiding premium increases, paying often expensive boat insurance ra
Universal 25xpb Parts 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:47am 03.01.23 M-25XPB - Kubota D-950 - D1005. I've got to a point that I just go to the Local Kubota dealer with t
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 8:18am 03.01.23 As an example: on the hunter 33 one end of the mainsheet is routed from the traveller block through
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema thinwater at 8:10am 03.01.23 You don't need a fid to splice single braid dyneema. And I'd never pay $64 for a couple of knitting
Replacing Boat windows (1) jssailem at 7:57am 03.01.23 The pictures help. I conjecture that the previous owner looked for a quick solution to fixing his p
Replacing Boat windows Calif. Ted at 7:52am 03.01.23 Try calling Mark Plastics in Corona, CA they specialize in replacement windows for boats made in Cal
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 7:48am 03.01.23 I would prefer to be sailing rather than some less glorious pursuit or riding a hospital bed. Righ
Replacing Boat windows kloudie1 at 7:46am 03.01.23 Another solution would be to mount the plexi on the outside using VHB tape with the plexi trimmed to
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Siamese at 7:45am 03.01.23 I had a similar situation on my old Catalina 28. Similar pedestal and cover over the steering gear
Replacing Boat windows Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 03.01.23 The best solution will be to replace them with framed ports. OEM frames may no longer be available
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing (2) jssailem at 7:29am 03.01.23 dual ended mainsheets Trying to understand your words. Dual Ended... Do you mean:
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema Joe at 7:11am 03.01.23 Smallest fid locally found is 1/4". Can use? Maybe I have to ... Allen Brothers Selma Splicing Fi
Insurance Claim Joe at 7:02am 03.01.23 I am afraid the claim will increase my premiums or lead to me being dropped by my provider. First o
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 6:52am 03.01.23 I have a 2009 Hunter 31-2. My real question is whether they came from the factory with dual ended ma
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations (1) dano2022 at 6:41am 03.01.23 I followed your advice (danooxnard), here is a picture of the result. I think it looks pretty good.
Replacing Boat windows dlochner at 6:40am 03.01.23 The ports look like they were a prior owner's "better idea." Boats from that era were typically fram

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