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Stiff steering Bill Hall at 5:33pm 05.30.12 Big Boats 4/1945 The steering on my 2001 h410 is very stiff and difficult to turn the wheel. I have greased the fitt
Electricit� amelionne at 4:25pm 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1276
Transmission Dipstick Question joker460 at 3:32pm 05.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1276 Just changed out the oil on the 3gm30f, what a mess:eek:. Whoever designed the placemment of the oil
Waxing varnish Skipper at 3:31pm 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1850 Anyone ever waxed their exterior varnish? I have 8 coats of gloss Epifanes on loads of teak, and am
Spreader bracket replacement and shroud problem Trial and Error at 3:13pm 05.30.12 Catalina 22 21/8212 We just replaced the original aluminum spreader brackets with the Catalina Direct stainless steel br
40hp fourstroke fit on a Macgregor 19? Macgregor sailor at 2:32pm 05.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3356 Has anyone installed a 40hp fourstroke Mercury outboard on a Macgregor 19? I am wondering if it will
Inside storage Bog13 at 2:30pm 05.30.12 Catalina 22 4/1265 Has anyone ever cut the front storage larger, will this effect the strenth of anything if I do? I do
Bottom Paint Fronk5 at 2:19pm 05.30.12 Catalina 22 14/2783 So this weekend I had my new to me boat in the water for the first time. I think it is the first ti
Leaning to port gregpallen at 1:00pm 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3000 I took delivery of my 2012 e36 in April 2012 and have noticed a slight tendency for the boat to be l
Mold and Mildew Mike Atkinson at 11:39am 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 44/17168 Just curious... what have you found to be the best (and easiest) way to get rid of mold ' mildew sta
e36 Listing to Port gregpallen at 10:43am 05.30.12 Big Boats 21/4307 I took delivery of my 2012 e36 in April 2012 and have noticed a slight tendency for the boat to be l
Atomic 4 thermostst Mike Kane at 10:40am 05.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/11748 I need to replace the thermostat on my 1981 Atomic 4 engine. The replacements are $250.00 +. Is ther
Illinois Registration Woes marineratheart at 9:58am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1399 Alright, so I'll bet most of you at some point or another have encountered personally or witnessed t
Topping Lift woes... rgranger at 9:58am 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 14/5767 Hey All Just stating the obvious but.... don't forget to loosen the topping lift before you crank
Autohelm 4000 replacement belt Brad on Vashon at 9:57am 05.30.12 Catalina 30 1/2070 All, I've read a million posts about the autohelm engagement/disengagement issues on the AH 4000( bl
Butyl bedding dilemma Sefuller at 9:14am 05.30.12 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5851 I have an Oday 34 with teak handrails on the cabintop which are through bolted into handrails on the
Clipper Marine Instruments - Reviews Wanted FourPoints at 8:50am 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/4848 Considering the CL-S and CL-W instrument packages for my boat. The main appeal is the low price. I s
Northern Chesapeake Bay C310 Owners Raft-Up (1) Capt Ziggy at 8:22am 05.30.12 Catalina 310 7/3407 Northern Bay "Chesapeake Bay C310 Owners" Our Catalina 310 raftup was a success. We had four C310s
Shroud Tension Procedure NeverTooRuff at 8:13am 05.30.12 Smaller Boats 5/1758 Greetings, I will be adjusting the shroud tension for the first time in my life. I have a '94 Hunte
Deck Cleat ripped out. JVanselow at 8:12am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6339 Hello, I have an 1975 O'day 20. Over the Memorial Day weekend the big boat wakes coming into the d

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45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:40pm 01.25.23 Sailing Victoria, You may want to circle back to Lynden; https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bpo/d
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:32pm 01.25.23 One of my surface mounted spreaders got caught when we stepped the mast. It created two tears in th
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Captain Larry-DH at 8:20pm 01.25.23 Make sure you have a CO detector in your living spaces. Many carbon monoxide poisoning accidents occ
Line routing to cockpit Joe at 8:16pm 01.25.23 Would install another winch on the STBD side just like is currently present on the port side. Was t
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 01.25.23 Sometime ago I did not have to turn on the radar-autopilot for the M-200 to turn on, so I Think now
Line routing to cockpit (2) FDL S2 at 7:04pm 01.25.23 I've read a lot of general guidance about this topic on this forum. Seeeking some specific advice/p
45' mast for Buchan 37 pipedream at 6:57pm 01.25.23 Sailing Victoria, You may want to circle back to Lynden; https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bpo/d/
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:44pm 01.25.23 ..... and after de engine starts it work perfectly at all RPMs but after I turn it off is veri dif
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:35pm 01.25.23 ...... Also from where does the M200 takes its power? is there a breaker or fuse? ........ Sometim
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start SycloneDriver at 6:29pm 01.25.23 The Yanmar M200 is an 887.8 Horse Power commercial diesel engine. https://www.maritimepropulsion.
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:26pm 01.25.23 The Yanmar M200 is an 887.8 Horse Power commercial diesel engine. https://www.maritimepropulsion.c
Solar panel question/Recommendations Captain Larry-DH at 6:22pm 01.25.23
Gloucester 22 Owners (3) grauerfam at 5:54pm 01.25.23 Shane, sent you a pm with contact info.
New NOAA Marine Product Davidasailor26 at 5:50pm 01.25.23 Looks like NOAA released a PDF describing the product but has since removed it. Google cached it bef
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start SycloneDriver at 5:38pm 01.25.23 What is de M200? I'm guessing that you are operating in a warm climate, and we won't need to discus
lithium battery conversion Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 01.25.23 Hard to say for sure without knowing more about your wiring layout. It certainly sounds possible tha
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 5:00pm 01.25.23
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 4:58pm 01.25.23 I'm confused by the 87w/12w rating on your fridge. You listed 288.0 WH, which is 12w 24H. 12 wat*
LPG tank Hunter 39 quadrille38 at 4:55pm 01.25.23 Hi, We bought a new to us 2011 Hunter 39 last fall in Saugatuck MI. We tried to ship the boat from
Line routing to cockpit garymalmgren at 4:41pm 01.25.23 A waste of time and efforts having the clutches outside the dodger. You would have to have self tail

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