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Basic sailboat maintenance and repair questions. anchorclanker at 5:33am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2057 While my particular boat is an O'Day 222, I feel there is enough commonality among the many makes an
Inflatable problem mellis18 at 9:47pm 06.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1098 Pulled my Caribe inflatable to clean the bottom and do some minor repair. When I got it home I foun
Andriod phone 1977oday22 at 9:20pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2026 Ok, I'm getting into the new age of electronics. Now I have an andriod phone, I'm lucky that I can a
Just out of curosity..O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 9:01pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4901 I happen to run across another 22 at the marina. Although it's a 22 (trailored and un attended) it s
WHERE to wash headsail? Cool Beans at 8:22pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2830 Where could I wash it? It has a 41 foot luff and like an 20+ foot leech. . .it's a biggun, 155% :do
Honda outboard work drock10 at 8:06pm 06.15.12 Catalina 22 14/6092 Hey guys I have to clean my carb I guess on my motor but I have never done it anyone know the proces
owners manuals 31 hunter 1986 sailboatdave at 5:47pm 06.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1929 we are looking for manuals for a 1986 hunter 31. all we can get would be helpful, pluming and all
Bene First 38 fuel consumption jgurley at 5:41pm 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2973 Just on the chance there's someone here that has a First 38 with the Perkins 4-108M and a Kiwi prop,
Great day of sailing on Lake Lanier (1) Cabasa 83 at 4:03pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1019 I had a great day of single handed sailing today and wanted to thank all those who answer questions
ericson 30+ GrampaArt at 2:01pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2784 Would appreciate info/opinions on the ericson 30+. This one's a 1980, shoal draft and I believe a ta
C27 Drawings jGo at 1:57pm 06.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/4700 Hi all, I am looking for an AutoCAD (or other vector format) or scaled/dimensional drawings of th
Now thats a yacht... (1) kpgraci at 1:48pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3202 Went out to the marina last week and this was parked at the visitors dock... It's 168 feet. I fel
Tool for opening water tank? FirstSummer at 11:27am 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/6788 Does anyone know if there is a special tool for opening the water tank? I just purchased a 2006 Bene
boom bail screws stripped Michael Tannehill at 10:38am 06.15.12 Catalina 30 1/1567 I am using a friends 30' Catalina sailing on Lake Tahoe. The middle boom bail screws on the port si
Newport/Bermuda Race underway Alan at 10:09am 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1239 Well the race is on and they're expecting record times for this one. Wind out of the NE at 16 to 20
Optimal angle of Baby stays davenlynn at 9:21am 06.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1475 It seems to me that the wider the base of a triangle, the more support it affords (IMHO). I'm not an
30 ft lancer model number Missouri-Moe at 7:49am 06.15.12 Lancer 0/2162 I am looking at a 30ft Lancer for sale. However, I notice there are 30-4 and 30-8. What is the dif
Carburetor bowl drain location dlewis812 at 5:44am 06.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/2813 Honda 8HP out outboard. Currently on a mooring on a trip. Can't get the outboard to idle. Althoug
Cockpit Cushions 28 ft O'Day Mick143 at 3:38am 06.15.12 Parts Search 0/3659 Do you have them to purchase?
Side effects of boat ownership JasonC at 3:30am 06.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1209 I am not handy at all, I do computers, but ever since I bought the boat, I find I am alway fixing so

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H240 bulkhead thickness Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 01.10.23 But, I really like the idea of 3M strips. Except if the bulkhead is treated with teak oil as most
help on hunter 34 keel pan Hollyberry at 4:08pm 01.10.23 I'd say this one's a firm PASS...
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Leeward Rail at 3:52pm 01.10.23 I've still got a machine running Windows 3.1. I drag it out on occasion just to thrill kids who wer
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 3:40pm 01.10.23 Anybody else had serious trouble getting a grease gun pulled off the fitting?
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Rick Webb at 3:36pm 01.10.23 I've still got a machine running Windows 3.1. I drag it out on occasion just to thrill kids who were
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Leeward Rail at 3:20pm 01.10.23 Good one! Not surprised that you needed XP and RS232. I bought a Panasonic Toughbook for exactly t
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) Allan12210 at 3:11pm 01.10.23 The intent was sound. The execution, not so much. If the boat didn't stink when you got inside it, m
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Davidasailor26 at 2:26pm 01.10.23 However, the date was 25 May, 2003. That was surprising. The date epochs are 10 bits, which repres
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:08pm 01.10.23 You didn't hijack the thread...I just provided some additional solutions to your odor problem. --Pe
Considering a Catalina 27... tfox2069 at 1:08pm 01.10.23 I owned a 1974 Catalina 27 with a tiller and 9.9hp outboard for nearly 10 years and sailed her all o
Reefing Sail Trim Don Guillette at 12:54pm 01.10.23 If I were explaining this topic to a group of beginner sailors (for which this forum was developed f
Hunter 26 outboard engine Crazy Dave Condon at 12:53pm 01.10.23 Thanks for correcting me as I would not have recommended that engine for a variety of reasons
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Barnacle Bill at 12:47pm 01.10.23 I have done many Gulf Stream crossings from Florida to various parts of the Bahamas. I have done it
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? (1) brockfromwa at 12:30pm 01.10.23 So... I found the breaker. When I reset it a couple of times I forgot to ensure it was fully seated
Installing a Spinnaker Barnacle Bill at 12:13pm 01.10.23 With an asymmetrical spinnaker, you want to have a block attached somewhere where a tack line feeds
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:10pm 01.10.23 Getting in the boat with the fixed items (shrouds, trunk, tiller) you can sit on the sides and explo
Help IDing a Sailboat christophermoorkelly at 12:04pm 01.10.23 Thank you for all this info. I've been trying to figure out how exactly it was constructed as I've b
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:03pm 01.10.23 I'm about to get a new centerboard fabricated and design the cockpit, I would plan for Hiking stra
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) jssailem at 11:53am 01.10.23 Or a Lewmar EVO winch #40 vice on your boat. The cost for the #40 at WM is $1199 puts the price at
Hunter 26 outboard engine rgranger at 11:47am 01.10.23 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon Actually John installed that 9.9 a few years after you sold him the boat.

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