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Judging Fuel Level Without A Gauge gjaffess at 5:33am 05.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1176 I have an O'Day 272 LE that does not have a fuel gauge. I carry a small tank to top off, but I woul
?nstalling to windlass at Hunter 280 sailingdream at 5:26am 05.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1819 I just have Hunter 280 ,Is there anybody installed to windlass at hunter 280 ??f anybody done it pls
Dock Carpet seadaddler at 5:20am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2394 I now have a new dock for my sailboat and it's a private house with a concrete dock and when walking
Mac Cat? hero4theday at 5:01am 05.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1010 I found this on craigslist. Im not the seller. But thought it was intresting. I didnt know they ma
Deck paint Quoddy at 5:00am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1551 I want to paint my deck which has never been painted. Anybody used Interdeck? How does it do on diam
Oday 19 or Daysailer II for first boat? plainsman at 4:36am 05.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/6145 Hi everyone! My wife and I, and our 2 kids, are looking for our first sailboat. Our kids are 2 and 1
Working with piles All U Get at 3:17am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2198 Hi gang, Sounds painful, but there's good news on the horizon. Over the last several months we've
Keel retract repair Eaglecrest1953 at 8:15pm 05.16.12 Morgan 6/3480 Does anyone have knowledge about how to refurbish a keel retract mechanism on a Morgan 21? It may b
Removing paint off a Fiber Hull BJSSailing at 7:59pm 05.16.12 Day Sailers 3/1586 I want to rename my boat, the old name appears to be painted on the hull. What is a safe product to
Trading up? UPSGUY at 7:59pm 05.16.12 Catalina 22 32/3845 Found another C22 in better shape than mine for a reasonable price. Should I just bite the bullet an
Bavaria Ports - has anyone added a gutter? njsail at 7:45pm 05.16.12 Bavaria 1/1760 I have a Bavaria 40 Ocean with Rutgerson opening ports on the cabin sides. I like the ports but las
Where the heck is this water coming from?!?!?!?! (2) luken7 at 7:31pm 05.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4650 In our B361, after heavy rains, somehow, water collects right under the engine. It's getting inform
Broken Motor Mount (1) Hal B at 6:26pm 05.16.12 Catalina 30 5/1963 We have a 1995 Catalina 30 MKIII. While cleaning the engine the other day I found a broken "L" brac
How Many Of You Are Sailing Unnamed Sailboats? Sail123 at 6:03pm 05.16.12 Ask All Sailors 30/4907 I purchased a sailboat made in Jan 1976, and researching back, it appears to have no name. How man
H33 anchor Jim Beck at 5:47pm 05.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1378 Does anyone know what size anchor was provided with new H33s?
Rant justsomeguy at 4:30pm 05.16.12 Ask All Sailors 28/4215 Anyone else ever bought one of those darned signal horns from Attwood, test it a few months later, o
Yamaha 30 Holding tank installation Andrew Lunny at 3:15pm 05.16.12 Yamaha 14/6900 We have a 1981 Yamaha 30 (front engine) with a direct discharge head. It is time to install a system
Leaks Where Shroud Passes Through Deck kwilson1033 at 1:46pm 05.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/3761 In surveying a 1995, 320 I hope to buy I found a slight discoloration around the plate inside of the
replacement mast Hunter 23.5 (1) My Time at 1:07pm 05.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1164 Loooking for ideas on fixing if at all possible a mast on my 1995 Hunter 23.5. The mast has a vertic
First the Good News, then . . . . (2) Ed Schenck at 1:05pm 05.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1296 Four years and ten months later Ladylove sits in her old slip. The good news is that there were no l

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Exhaust leak sailme88 at 4:00am 09.20.22 Take a spray bottle and fill with a soapy water solution. Spray the exhaust components with the so
29.5 owners chp at 3:45am 09.20.22 The traveler on the 29.5 is, indeed, rather short. That said it does provide sufficient length for
Exhaust leak garymalmgren at 2:18am 09.20.22 Any leak from an exhaust system will be a positive pressure. Soapy water will bubble up and show you
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way (1) Jamesiv1 at 12:02am 09.20.22 Sorry guys. Here's the only photo I have on hand.... I will get some more tomorrow. The blue line p
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? Benny17441 at 10:59pm 09.19.22
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? petecasey at 10:42pm 09.19.22
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way (1) Will Gilmore at 10:17pm 09.19.22 Post a photo. :plus: You could change your traveler rig easily. simple bar traveler with a car or
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) Benny17441 at 9:55pm 09.19.22 Check the oil level, are you loosing a significant amount of oil in a short period of time? If not
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way mermike at 8:52pm 09.19.22 I had a C22 and never encountered this issue. Looking forward to seeing a picture.
New Mailsale mermike at 8:50pm 09.19.22 Greg, thanks for that picture. You have the Mack pack. I'd like to make the Pryde pack that I have w
Exhaust leak Mark Maulden at 8:44pm 09.19.22
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Ralph Johnstone at 7:55pm 09.19.22 :worthless:
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting nmanoilov at 7:25pm 09.19.22
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Leeward Rail at 7:25pm 09.19.22 Post a photo.
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 7:13pm 09.19.22 I put a Gates green belt on my Perkins, got rid of an improperly sized sheave on the ALT. Confirmed
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter jssailem at 7:01pm 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:54pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll blo
Strange Belt Wear Morgan donor at 6:47pm 09.19.22 I see no reason the belt cover should be so close to the belt. Asking for trouble... with any cyclic
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ken13559 at 6:36pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll bloc
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Ken13559 at 6:26pm 09.19.22 the horizontal V probably indicate to the helms direction to go? ;)

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