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exhuast soot on transom Robert19768 at 5:04pm 06.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/825 1982 O'Day 30 with 2 cyl universal engine about 1500 hrs and a 2-blade folding prop leaves exhaust s
Outboard for a Hunter 19 clashnewsflash85 at 4:31pm 06.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1126 I just became a new owner of a Hunter 19 (1982). Will mostly be sailing on a large lake, but may do
Don't You Love Warning Signs? Roger Long at 4:28pm 06.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/3119 http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/522634_2890034190389_1555861474_n.jpg
H 42 spinnaker ? eianm at 4:15pm 06.10.12 Big Boats 0/705 Can anyone give me advice as to what size spinnaker is best suited to a H42 please.
Help me trouble shoot my engine! weinie at 3:28pm 06.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 112/27253 Help me trouble shoot my engine! Update pg 5 I have a universal m18 diesel in my 1987 Catalina. As
Launched at last and she Floats :) (4) c_witch at 2:05pm 06.10.12 Trailer Sailors 6/3056 Well we finally went in this morning. Not without a few exciting moments. One the swing keel got hun
Rudder quadrant bolt & nut senang at 1:08pm 06.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/964 Hello all, I am in the process of installing an autopilot on my 38. On the autopilot quadrant arm a
Steering maintenance on H31 McZube at 12:49pm 06.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/777 In preparation for tightening the steering cable, I lowered the f/g panel above the quarter birth.
V-Berth Curtain jeffreckson at 10:53am 06.10.12 Catalina 30 5/3057 The curtain on my 1987 Catalina 30 that closes to give the V Berth privacy needs to be replaced. Doe
Shore Power KEPPEL at 10:38am 06.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2133 Yesterday I lost all shore power. The light on the shore power circuit breaker has been flickering
Boat Traffic Witzend at 9:30am 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3090 We were on the upper Chessy just below Turkey Point on Friday aft. There was a period of time ~1.5hr
Water Leaking in thru sliding hatch (1) betzhunter at 9:26am 06.10.12 Big Boats 6/2625 We have had really bad rain falls the last two days and while we were caught in one of them on the b
Spinnaker install or not? southernsailer at 8:25am 06.10.12 Smaller Boats 10/2604 The last time we sailed it was extremely light air. On the downwind run we had a lot of trouble keep
Catalina 30 Mainsheet Rope Clutch flyboy1717 at 8:24am 06.10.12 Catalina 30 22/8560 I'm having a bit of an issue with the mainsheet on my new to me Catalina 30. When rigging the boat
Good West Marine experience. Berndahle at 7:49am 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2358 Installed the new Duracell EGC2 6V's yesterday to replace my two 4Ds. Of course this required quite
1977 Pearson 39 with white smoke jammin81 at 6:11am 06.10.12 Pearson 5/1601 I sailed my 39 Yawl down to the Bahamas over the past several years. I recently noticed white smoke
Sanding/smoothing deck paint? JonnyQuest at 5:56am 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 14/1941 My deck paint from PO was brushed on and has fairly deep brush marks in it making it not so pretty u
Y25 MkII Cockpit room furdui at 2:12am 06.10.12 Yamaha 4/2217 Hi there,has anyone moved the main sheet traveler to other position,ie forward,next to the locker ne
New Oday owner,I need advice from salty dogs!! richmdoe at 9:51pm 06.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1451 I recently bought an older Oday 20. I am exited about this purchase. I love the boat. One big proble
hot water capta at 9:13pm 06.09.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2672 Is there any reason why I can't hook my hot water heater's plumbed circulating water heating from th

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old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Leeward Rail at 12:56pm 09.29.22 They should be able to make a sort of tabernacle, hopefully. Based on the rotten wood The original
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint kloudie1 at 12:41pm 09.29.22 Size is pretty long .. Arty1 and Captain Jerry have some great info on that beam, angle/iron/anchor
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 12:39pm 09.29.22 TRS-80 days so there was no internet available yet to solicit advice What? No floppies or cassette
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 12:36pm 09.29.22 How does butyl compare to 3S Fast Cure 4000 Uv in this application I use butyl for anything on dec
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 09.29.22 We always come into a transient dock with lines on the forward cleat, short line for the miship clea
transmission when sailing Ralph Johnstone at 12:14pm 09.29.22 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Stu Jackson at 12:13pm 09.29.22 I never get off my boat when coming into my own slip. I leave bow & stern breast lines on the dock.
transmission when sailing Stu Jackson at 12:08pm 09.29.22 Thanks! I've read some of that other stuff, but wanted to see what people with the same boat as mi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Scott T-Bird at 11:40am 09.29.22 After reading 3 pages, I've concluded that there really is no good answer! It's really a personal p
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 11:28am 09.29.22 Thanks! I've read some of that other stuff, but wanted to see what people with the same boat as min
transmission when sailing dmax at 11:08am 09.29.22 Neutral. Lots of previous discussions, like this one: OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) dlochner at 10:59am 09.29.22 The strainer is probably pretty big and will look something like this: elow the glass housing. It i
Invest 98L (1) Will Gilmore at 10:41am 09.29.22 TWC was once a real asset. But when NBC took over, they fired all the meteorologists that staffed t
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! ...3TacksontheWater at 10:22am 09.29.22 @...3TacksontheWater I apologize. I finally got a chance to do some searching. On the Catalina D
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 10:17am 09.29.22 If your sea strainer is above or close to the waterline it could be losing its prime and can cause t
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Don S/V ILLusion at 10:05am 09.29.22 Thanks, Terry. Both the impeller and gaskets are OEM purchased from the local Volvo Penta dealer. I
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 9:46am 09.29.22 Thanks, Terry. Both the impeller and gaskets are OEM purchased from the local Volvo Penta dealer. I
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Terry Cox at 9:44am 09.29.22 Just a couple of thoughts. Is the new impeller OEM or off brand? Off brands can cause a priming prob
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 9:33am 09.29.22 I'll take a peak at the mast furling winch before she goes away for the winter and see how that look
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up stephen_i_w at 9:27am 09.29.22 If the chain plates are in a condition that they need to be replaced, the fittings on the mast could

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