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1st time boat owner-dumb questions Fronk5 at 10:02pm 04.22.12 Catalina 22 12/1967 Hi, I just bought a 1983 Catalina 22, no previous sailing experience. Here is the first of probably
Buying from a remote seller jeagles at 9:24pm 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1461 I am buying a boat from a seller in California. Boat is here in Seattle area. I have inspected boat
Custom Hunter 19??? (2) tampastockman at 7:14pm 04.22.12 Smaller Boats 15/2045 I just bought a 1994 Hunter 19. At least I THINK I did. The registration says "custom" under builder
MP3 Players for the Boat carboman at 5:51pm 04.22.12 Smaller Boats 13/1941 I want to buy a cheaper MP3 player and speakers that will run on 12vdc. Can I ask what others are
ODay quality jeagles at 5:46pm 04.22.12 Bigger Boats 24/4953 I am looking at an 1987 ODay 31. Does anyone have a comment on this boat or on ODay boats quality in
Type of outboard jchmd1 at 5:31pm 04.22.12 Day Sailers 10/3461 Hi Just bought a Hunter 17 and need to get outboard motor. What do people suggest? Has anyone use
GPS recommendation Trixie68 at 5:19pm 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1031 Needing help to determine reasonably priced GPS for someone to sailing and new to navigation.
Bottom Sanding With Buffer + 3M Finesse-It Ducati at 5:16pm 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1927 I was power buffing/waxing the gelcoat and by accident touched the rudder with the spinning buffing
Smelly water coming out of the faucets Trixie68 at 5:13pm 04.22.12 Pearson 3/1210 Our marina has perfectly safe but non drinkable water. Is getting RO water this summer. Tanks are o
cruising the southern Chesapeake over the forth of july thomasgoodmaniii at 4:44pm 04.22.12 Destinations 4/2710 Hello cruisers! My wife and I are planning a cruise on the lower Chesapeake the week of July forth.
Running depth for 25'. Captain Ozzy at 4:39pm 04.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1375 The cove I live on is shallow. Does anyone know the running depth of the 25'?
Impeller Replacement sailsaga at 4:19pm 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1325 How often should you replace the impeller...I own a 1986 Pearson 303 with yanmar 2GM20F engine...thx
Epoxy potting hardware - problem Sefuller at 4:06pm 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2200 Our O'day 34 has a hull liner in the cabin and in the course of rebedding the hardware by drilling o
Unknown primer or barrier coat on Hunter 34 keel Sailoff at 3:57pm 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1683 We have a 1986 Hunter 34. We have some small spots of rust on the keel. When we sand it down, we get
Radar for Cal 2-27 vincejg327 at 3:44pm 04.22.12 Cal 0/2234 Hi All, I am now a proud owner of a 1979 CAL 2-27! I would like to add a radar system to her and
Waste tank filling with water? sj01 at 3:33pm 04.22.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4486 Okay, this was unexpected. We took our Hunter for a shake down cruise and found that after hardly us
Yanmar YSM 12 R Ignition key switch morganoutisland at 1:32pm 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1854 Hello all, Someone removed the ignition key switch on my 30' Hunter with a Yanmar YSM 12 R engine.
A special note about Triple M Plastics footerdog at 12:50pm 04.22.12 Big Boats 2/1243 Thanks for the info on Triple M Plastics found on this forum. I would also like to thank the great p
O'Day 25 Rudder Sketch (1) Gudenuph at 11:52am 04.22.12 Day Sailers 1/3713 FWIW, attached is a dimensioned sketch of my rudder. I'm trying to solve the problem of the rudder
MCA or CCA for Yanmar 4jh3 series? drchpete at 11:45am 04.22.12 Big Boats 8/11108 Does anyone know how many MCA or CCA (specify please) are a minimum for the Yanmar 4jh3te? And...whe

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New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 4:24pm 04.06.22 WK, you answered your own question. When this is done, it will look like it has always been there.
autopilot install on an H280 kappykaplan at 3:52pm 04.06.22 I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than the feature that allows you to hold a wind
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 3:49pm 04.06.22 No worries Matt - I'm glad you liked it. I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than th
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 3:49pm 04.06.22 A couple for Phil Herring How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? None. That's a
Bridge clearance info DArcy at 3:43pm 04.06.22 That is one crazy lake. Looks like it would take a lifetime or two to explore the entire thing. Find
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:12pm 04.06.22 A couple for Phil Herring How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? None. That's a
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 fred1diver at 3:07pm 04.06.22
front window cover Ward H at 2:50pm 04.06.22 My forward hatch cover has elastic sewn around the edge. The fit is nice and snug, and still good
boat prices bawlmer at 2:45pm 04.06.22 It would appear that in some instances - say the capture of a trophy wife - that the man with the m
Bridge clearance info SailingLoto at 2:41pm 04.06.22 I did a "Look See", and even the Army Corps Engineers site did not have any detail on water to brid
Starting fluid MikeHoncho at 2:37pm 04.06.22 A significant reason you hear not to use SF on a diesel is most deisels ( in vehicles) now have flow
can't pump out waste tank bawlmer at 2:32pm 04.06.22 Understood that a macerator is inexpensive but the real cost is the time, trouble and general groadi
Starting fluid MikeHoncho at 2:30pm 04.06.22 This made me chuckle. How does a hair dryer have any affect on an engine that's a couple of hundre
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer LakeShark at 12:54pm 04.06.22 This article may help with the bedding procedure. https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Installi
Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? Rick D at 12:35pm 04.06.22 FWIW, we just came back from a month in Mexico. The protocol is to fly the (Mexican) courtesy flag f
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 11:59am 04.06.22 Though the Crystal Ball is still fuzzy, I saw this message from Rufus in his Monday prognostication.
Steering quadrant fred1diver at 11:37am 04.06.22
boat prices Scott T-Bird at 11:34am 04.06.22 I know a couple who bought a catamaran from a charter fleet. They got it at a substantial discount
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 11:30am 04.06.22 Pleasing the eye is usually the highest need. No? :cool:
Steering quadrant Timm R Oday25 at 11:28am 04.06.22 What is the purpose of the horizontal bar with vertical pipe welded ? Is it to keep the rudder from

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