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Desolation Sound Lost Parent at 6:19pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3359 Planning a 3 week holiday to Desolation Sound this August and would like any feedback on this trip
Perhaps The Most Beautiful Sight in the World (1) GorillaToast at 6:14pm 04.30.12 Catalina 22 12/1913 :D:D:D:D:DBoat's in the drink until November!:D:D:D:D:D
How many licks does it take... kpgraci at 6:06pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1887 ...to get to the center of a tootsie pop? For some reason that commercial imprinted into my brain by
Luhrs Marine Group Files Chaper 11 Maine Sail at 5:29pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3884 A sad day.. Hopefully Hunter sales will save them.. http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/519873-luhrs
Bilge Capacity Temboguazu at 4:35pm 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1317 I just purchased an O'Day 27, 1977. Does anyone know the capacity of the bilge?
O'Day 192 - 1986 - Bilge Leak Question (1) jbulot@yahoo.com at 4:25pm 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5413 Hi all, I was hoping an experienced O'Day 192 owner might be able to help me out. After learning t
Tired of Snow in TV JeffThompson at 4:15pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 6/1490 Wondering if anyone has any suggestions how to get rid of the snow on all the channels. As much as
What size rail under boom? Jared1048 at 3:24pm 04.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/781 The rail that protects the two cowl vents. I need to know what size it is to get a mouting bracket f
Wheel Vibration LittleFrog at 2:08pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1602 I have a question concerning a "new" vibration in the wheel: I have started getting a serious "shak
Heads for a 26m Bobglas at 1:35pm 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/995 Just ordered a 26m, wife wants a head w/ tank that holds at least 9 gallons. Dealer said he'll insta
Easy Cutlass bearing removal (1) Jim Seamans at 1:19pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 18/12812 Having the proper tools to begin with, I thought this was going to be a nice one hour job. Murphy S
Waste tank "broken" Dantodd at 1:15pm 04.30.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2442 I've been unable to pump out my holding tank for a while. I finally got most of it sorted out but st
Jump starter off house battery KandD at 1:08pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1042 I don't see why not, but can I jump-start my diesel battery from my house bank? Last summer durin
Pettit Antifouling paint for inflatables Bob S at 12:29pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1368 Just a quick question to anyone that's used bottom paint on their dinghy? I'm reading the can for pr
tachometer type for 1985 C38????? oceandreams at 11:47am 04.30.12 Big Boats 6/1763 Hello, I had a wire come loose in my instrument panel and basically melt my engine wiring harness.
First Post as a owner! Sail Shackles, Sail questions... (1) bailing bucket at 10:58am 04.30.12 Day Sailers 14/3109 This will be my first post a new sailboat owner! I recently purchased a 1976 O'Day 25 and now is my
Dare I cut out some cockpit deck bear62041 at 10:47am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3258 My 1986 222 has a great storage area inside the cabin, aft of the step, aft of the centerboard halya
Latest pics of my custom H190 (5) tampastockman at 10:45am 04.30.12 Smaller Boats 7/1394 Here are yet more pics. Some are duplicates from previous post just to put them all together. The fi
How hard to check 3YM30 HX? Ken Honeycutt at 10:00am 04.30.12 Big Boats 3/817 Making my pre launch spring commissioning yesterday and discovered I had lost two impeller blades so
Jackline paulj at 9:16am 04.30.12 Catalina 310 0/1157 http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-04-24#.T56djqvy9q1 paulj

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Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 04.09.22 I really like the simplicity of the Volvo seal. 8 seasons and no issues with mine.
Lightning Protection Dalliance at 1:24pm 04.09.22 We are fabricating a new 1/8" x 1.5" stainless steel grounding connector now to attach to one of ou
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal TimFromLI at 1:15pm 04.09.22 It looks like that same seal will fit my boat or I can go with the PYI shaft seal. The Volvo Penta l
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 1:08pm 04.09.22 I had the same thoughts on the accuracy of those individual battery measurements based on experience
Lightning Protection PaulK at 12:55pm 04.09.22 We are fabricating a new 1/8" x 1.5" stainless steel grounding connector now to attach to one of our
Lightning Protection Dalliance at 12:52pm 04.09.22 I do. My thinking is that a lightning strike is going to find the most direct way through the boat
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 04.09.22 While you're waiting for the weekend to, erm, end, don't know if you have the three standard Benetea
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 12:37pm 04.09.22 Thanks for the continued interest and thoughts, I am not doing any disassembly or deep into it troub
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts PaulK at 12:30pm 04.09.22 Good thing you weren't out sailing when that happened! You will want to call around to see about a
External parts of engine control SeaDogRun at 12:27pm 04.09.22
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? Tom J at 12:25pm 04.09.22 I use Hydra Coat in the Boston area. Works very well here, touching up for 2 or 3 years, and then r
External parts of engine control kloudie1 at 11:56am 04.09.22 Coupla SWAGS 'cause I can't see 'em up close, but I suspect that the one connected is an old antenna
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? odaydokay at 11:51am 04.09.22 Depends. Depends on the paint, the condition of the paint, how aggressive yard was when power washi
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? rpell1@msn.com at 11:49am 04.09.22 I'm in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. My Club allows members to do whatever work we want. I haul out ev
Hatch Lens Replacement Neverbored at 11:27am 04.09.22 My 310 is a year 2000. This has probably been discussed before on this forum but I need to replace
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jviss at 11:19am 04.09.22 Yes, indeed, that's a big hole in the mast! Totaled! Might be able to salvage the brackets and spr
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts rgranger at 11:05am 04.09.22 Got back out to the boat this AM. Took the sails down so we can get the mast down on Monday. It loo
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? dlochner at 10:48am 04.09.22 Depends. Depends on the paint, the condition of the paint, how aggressive yard was when power washin
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Benny17441 at 10:45am 04.09.22 That weld looks like a prior repair; it could be the cause of the damage to the mast upon detachment
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 10:30am 04.09.22 Certainly the conditions you describe are perplexing. I can't imagine that any alternator design wou

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