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Engine runs smoother? Ron20324 at 6:37am 06.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 14/3293 I noticed when someone kicks the ignition key to 'off' that the motor still runs- no surprise there.
Catalina 27 Window Kit Ajay73 at 6:35am 06.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/8604 I have a 1980 C27. Bought the window reseal kit. They provide 3M 4200 fast cure for the caulk to us
Opsail2012 CCHer at 6:30am 06.05.12 Catalina 310 1/1381 For the Chesapeake folks: anybody plannig to meet the tall ships parade from Norfolk to Baltimore on
NEW o'day owner - Where to find parts? MikeIndy at 6:25am 06.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1857 Good morning. This is my first post here, although I am not unfamiliar with the forum structure. I a
Interfacing from Datamarine to Raymarine?? Blitz at 5:45am 06.05.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2573 MaineSail, I know I read that you interfaced your old Datamarine transducer to your ST60+ display.
do you safety tether in when soloing? joes new addiction at 4:59am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 39/9908 I get regular emails from "About Sailing.com" . (my quest for knowledge, lunch time reading)! There
Backing plate Florida sail at 4:36am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4408 Would Starboard be an adequate material to use as a backing plate for a stern mounted motor davit? W
Help with Electrical power question RWSlater at 3:43am 06.05.12 Big Boats 5/1325 I have a 42 Passage with two 30 amp power cables coming into the boat. When I was at the marina in
moving the foresail up the mast. alllrite at 11:21pm 06.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2042 ya, great seaman title. I have a 26s with a 150% non stolk genoa. It's a milar? sail with a furl
Mast cable Tricia at 9:54pm 06.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1900 I'm replacing my mast cable and only need 3 wires. The West Marine catalog has triplex cable but say
RPM's Dropping Steph at 8:17pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2745 On my Cal 28 with Westerbeck 13, my RPM's intermittantly drop from 2800 to 2200 then come back up.
docking bridles returning sailors at 7:38pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2541 We have noticed several slips in our marina that have bridles to make docking a much easier task. Ca
Tidal Grid? (5) SitkaChum at 7:30pm 06.04.12 Catalina 30 5/5361 Hey, First, a quick intro - I'm a newbie sailor and have been stalking the boards the last 9 months
H23, Water Under Floor of Porta Potty - Old Post carboman at 7:11pm 06.04.12 Smaller Boats 1/1160 Someone posted some good info on locating the source of a leak that was causing water to accumulate
Named on the trailer and ready to lauch c_witch at 6:46pm 06.04.12 Trailer Sailors 6/2482 Okie dokie. 'Privateer' is now on her trailer and ready to be hauled over to Musquidoboit Harbour an
1979 O'Day 23 Mast Mount Support Beam Jclark29 at 5:03pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1590 What type of wood is the 2x4 support beam under the mast mount made from? What have people used in
What type and how many AC BTUs for a 27' Watkins akeegan at 5:02pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 16/6529 Hello y'all, I would like to install an economical (Frys, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.), free-standing
old hood 705 furler MORNING LIGHT at 4:33pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1078 I have on my boat a old 705 hood furler consisting in a continuous loop that goes around but that I
Drainage into Bilge Dmac336 at 4:20pm 06.04.12 Big Boats 4/2622 Been trying to uncover source of bilge water (and my search has led me to question how a 336 drains)
I cannot even spell electricity tsiptom at 4:10pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1181 I have a 1977 O'Day and had several toggle switches break, for the running lights, etc. Not paying

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Do not lick this Toad! kloudie1 at 7:27am 11.08.22 I see that warning just like the one that says to not drink the battery acid in your car's battery..
Single handing (1) patbratton at 7:23am 11.08.22 I had mine done at custom-vinyl-lettering.net
Do not lick this Toad! dlochner at 7:15am 11.08.22 Geesh, the NPS knows how to take all the fun out of the parks. :(
Any Guesses dlochner at 7:14am 11.08.22
Help! Engine problem :( MikeHoncho at 7:13am 11.08.22 The smell was either the belt slipping not allowing the pump to turn or the exhaust hose overheating
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 7:10am 11.08.22 Could something have happened in the accessory case to the gear driving the raw water pump? Seems u
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 7:09am 11.08.22
7:1? (1) rgranger at 7:02am 11.08.22 Right! So how does a person who is otherwise to lazy or ill equipped to master the things they have
Single handing WI Rigger at 6:58am 11.08.22 I gather you put the name on the sides of the boat not on the stern? I have not installed mine as of
Any Guesses Kings Gambit at 6:49am 11.08.22
Tips and Tricks from John Harries Timm R Oday25 at 6:26am 11.08.22 Thanks for passing that along..some of us are always trying to learn..
Battery and Electrical system upgrading questions dLj at 6:13am 11.08.22 My first question for you is how are you going to sail? Will you be mooring? Live aboard? Weekend tr
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 6:10am 11.08.22 Description of "timing" of events might help pin down the problem. How long from the odd rubber sme
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 5:56am 11.08.22 Did you get a chance to check the engine visually when you got the high temp alarm but before you sa
7:1? dLj at 5:34am 11.08.22 If I were you, I'd take a close look at where my boat was anchored w.r.t. that boat and make sure I
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... shemandr at 5:16am 11.08.22 I don't know if you should use dyneema or not. But I would choose the lowest stretch line I could f
Help! Engine problem :( Kings Gambit at 5:12am 11.08.22
Help! Engine problem :( Davidasailor26 at 5:10am 11.08.22 Maybe a blockage in the sea water intake? Does water come out the thru hull when the seacock is open
Any Guesses rgranger at 4:46am 11.08.22
Hunter 23 mast base replacement. rgranger at 4:43am 11.08.22 That is a very common style Do a Google for mast base. I bet they have it here at the SBO store. G

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