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Speed sensor Captainron1 at 7:06pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1192 Hello, On my recently purchased 1979 30' O'Day I found the speed sensor laying beside a tube which g
Attwood Bilge Pump cbourne200 at 6:53pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1545 I recently bought an O'Day 272, Bilge pump is Attwood, but could find no model #. Is this the 'sta
Spreader Questions (2) JKCMBOAT at 6:45pm 03.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1125 After unstepping the mast the other day, I decided to pull off the old spreader boots as they are he
Autopilots for tillers. Anybody? Chris Patterson at 6:06pm 03.26.12 Catalina 22 31/4467 Well, as the title sorta implies, the warden says I gotta have an autopilot. And while I deeply do n
Our new Mac25 annellewillard at 6:00pm 03.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1426 We purchased a 83 Mac 25 about a month and a half ago. Upgraded from a American 14.5. Right now we a
A good night for stargazing Ross at 5:54pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1687 Looking to the western sky tonight finds the moon and Jupiter in close conjunction and Venus about a
ballast on a 26' "outlaw" bernardpacific at 5:52pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/893 My hull #15 has the lead ballast bolted on from the outside rather than encapsulated inside. Were a
Marine Diesel vs Regular Station Diesel OceanCzar at 5:42pm 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2377 Thinking of buying Gas Station Diesel which is much cheaper than buying at Marina...but is Marine Di
Buff and Wax - Completed! (2) jsalley at 5:17pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2495 Finished the second coat of wax today. My boat is only six years old, but was showing significant ox
Battery float current Andreas T at 5:09pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 There is so many threads on batteries but I didn't find this one: I wonder what a typical float curr
Do I have a problem? ParamourII at 5:04pm 03.26.12 Catalina 30 2/1217 Hey All I have been reading through old threads on here to learn all I can about the new boat. I c
Gelcoat cracking options (3) matt6669 at 4:45pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 13/5689 I bought a Rebel 16 that was in rough rough shape. I'm finally to the point where I have almost all
Tonnage Measurment Canada seafox at 4:36pm 03.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1104 We have just purchased a Hunter 456 and are in the process of Canadian Federal registration. Has any
Water Tank Cover Huntah Ownah at 4:28pm 03.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 Last summer I bought my first sailboat, a 1981 Hunter 30, it is in good shape but needs some TLC. I'
Beaching your sail boat mrdealio at 3:57pm 03.26.12 Other Sailboats 3/1873 I have a coronado shoal keel boat and I want to beach it for replacement of a through hull. Any idea
Marine Plumbing Anti-Siphon Vent Huntah Ownah at 3:40pm 03.26.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4311 I'm overhauling my first sailboat bought and sailed a bunch of times last summer. A 1981 Hunter 30,
The essence of ME :) c_witch at 3:28pm 03.26.12 Trailer Sailors 3/2049 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKwRW0l-Qk c_witch
Installing Raritan PHC- question about Y-valve & vented loop Endurance1008 at 2:50pm 03.26.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3948 Hi all, This is my first post on this forum after spending the last several days reading old posts a
Just whistle All U Get at 2:34pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1191 Hi gang, Anybody using a fuel whistle on their fuel vent line? I bought one several years ago and
Very Interesting Water System Leak on Mark II Bob4203 at 2:14pm 03.26.12 Catalina 30 7/2115 I purchased a new water pump and pressure vessel last year to boost up my pressure water system yet

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Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 03.30.22 Great info on the "electrician's wire pulling basket". I'll have to look that up. The shackle I wa
Mast rail GrantBrown at 6:52am 03.30.22 A new halyard does seem like a better option. Thanks,
T3800 Prop Shaft Diameter? jviss at 6:52am 03.30.22 Found it! Sorry for the superfluous post. :) It's 1 1/8" per my survey.
Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 6:49am 03.30.22 The traditional way of attaching that smaller line - in this case called a messenger - to a halyard
Mast rail GrantBrown at 6:46am 03.30.22 Great info on the "electrician's wire pulling basket". I'll have to look that up. The shackle I was
Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 6:40am 03.30.22 Structurally I think the lines are ok but they are very stiff from not being used. I would like to
Mast rail (1) jviss at 6:38am 03.30.22 Structurally I think the lines are ok but they are very stiff from not being used. I would like to
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder Maine Sail at 6:33am 03.30.22 I have a small Lincoln welder and a 2kW generator won't come close to running it..Even our 3500W st
Mast rail jviss at 6:29am 03.30.22 The previous owner was somewhat derelict and it's been sitting for years. I'm just going over ever
Mast rail GrantBrown at 6:22am 03.30.22 Structurally I think the lines are ok but they are very stiff from not being used. I would like to t
Tiller question Joe at 6:19am 03.30.22 That was not my tiller I have the photo of. only different is the Tiller clutch on the bottom forw
Tiller question Siamese at 6:17am 03.30.22 There should be a corresponding bit of hardware somewhere in the cockpit to secure the other end of
Icom m802 jssailem at 6:07am 03.30.22 Good old Daylight Saving Time! Or your living in a different time zone.
Mast rail jssailem at 6:04am 03.30.22 The running lines in your image do not look to bad. Looks like a halyard along the mast. A boom vang
Mast rail jssailem at 6:00am 03.30.22 That sounds like fun.
Mast rail (1) GrantBrown at 6:00am 03.30.22 203915 Sail down. Thanks
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 5:55am 03.30.22 thanks kloudie1
Mast rail GrantBrown at 5:52am 03.30.22 The previous owner was somewhat derelict and it's been sitting for years. I'm just going over every
Tiller question Gene Neill at 5:36am 03.30.22 That's a "tiller pin" for a Raymarine tiller pilot, ST-1000 or ST-2000.
Icom m802 kappykaplan at 5:12am 03.30.22 but the time is off by 1 hour Good old Daylight Saving Time! :beer:

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