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cruising the southern Chesapeake over the forth of july thomasgoodmaniii at 4:44pm 04.22.12 Destinations 4/2870 Hello cruisers! My wife and I are planning a cruise on the lower Chesapeake the week of July forth.
Running depth for 25'. Captain Ozzy at 4:39pm 04.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1428 The cove I live on is shallow. Does anyone know the running depth of the 25'?
Impeller Replacement sailsaga at 4:19pm 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1403 How often should you replace the impeller...I own a 1986 Pearson 303 with yanmar 2GM20F engine...thx
Epoxy potting hardware - problem Sefuller at 4:06pm 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2232 Our O'day 34 has a hull liner in the cabin and in the course of rebedding the hardware by drilling o
Unknown primer or barrier coat on Hunter 34 keel Sailoff at 3:57pm 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1710 We have a 1986 Hunter 34. We have some small spots of rust on the keel. When we sand it down, we get
Radar for Cal 2-27 vincejg327 at 3:44pm 04.22.12 Cal 0/2286 Hi All, I am now a proud owner of a 1979 CAL 2-27! I would like to add a radar system to her and
Waste tank filling with water? sj01 at 3:33pm 04.22.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4546 Okay, this was unexpected. We took our Hunter for a shake down cruise and found that after hardly us
Yanmar YSM 12 R Ignition key switch morganoutisland at 1:32pm 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1905 Hello all, Someone removed the ignition key switch on my 30' Hunter with a Yanmar YSM 12 R engine.
A special note about Triple M Plastics footerdog at 12:50pm 04.22.12 Big Boats 2/1535 Thanks for the info on Triple M Plastics found on this forum. I would also like to thank the great p
O'Day 25 Rudder Sketch (1) Gudenuph at 11:52am 04.22.12 Day Sailers 1/3847 FWIW, attached is a dimensioned sketch of my rudder. I'm trying to solve the problem of the rudder
MCA or CCA for Yanmar 4jh3 series? drchpete at 11:45am 04.22.12 Big Boats 8/12413 Does anyone know how many MCA or CCA (specify please) are a minimum for the Yanmar 4jh3te? And...whe
Raymarine SL72 plus no image returned on display SV_Island_Fever at 11:33am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1622 I acquired a used SL 72 plus and am having trouble getting it to work. According to the previous ow
RAL or other color code first-375 at 11:06am 04.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1461 Have an 1986 First-375. Does anyone know the correct colorcode for this boat.
Lost Key Lost Parent at 10:53am 04.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1147 I need to know the brand of ignition for my 1982 Catalina 30 diesel Lost my keys off-run-glow pluig
German / Admirals Cup Mainsheet on 35.5/37.5/40.5? (1) neilleparkerjr at 10:32am 04.22.12 Big Boats 1/1190 Has anyone out there re-rigged their mainsheet to be reachable from the helm? I have the jib winche
Leaking rudder problem, how to fix? GeorgiaBII at 9:06am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3404 I'm getting the boat ready for the season and noticed when I hauled it out last year that some water
depth sounder Matt Olfson at 8:47am 04.22.12 Catalina 30 11/3703 I have a 1977 Catalina 30. The Autohelm depth sounder worked great until we went aboard a few weeks
How would you handle this situation? Don Guillette at 8:26am 04.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/8684 As a lead in --- a numbers of years ago I particpated in the Long Beach to Dana Point race. How I ca
cabin sole depression dakno at 8:21am 04.22.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1270 I have noticed a depression at the base of compression post, approximate 1/4 inch. There is current
Bearing buddy caps needed DAVA390 at 7:56am 04.22.12 Trailer Sailors 11/3247 Saturday mission was (among lots of things) to take the boat to locall kandfill to use their scales.

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Electric panel rgranger at 7:23am 09.09.22
Electric panel (1) rgranger at 7:21am 09.09.22 I don't fully understand the lable but I am noticing the word "fuse" here... I can't quite make out
Electric panel capseaquel at 7:20am 09.09.22
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Scott B at 7:11am 09.09.22 Just looked up the Shields hose, and it gets bad ratings for permeation. My hose looks suspiciously
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 09.09.22 Excellent rundown from @Benny17441, someone who has done it and knows it well. But I can't imagine
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 6:30am 09.09.22 Having said all that, like the original poster I would want to drive along with the load if it wer
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28am 09.09.22 Joker valve in any manual toilet should be replaced at least annually...here's why: (Excerpt from m
What size Zinc for 2005 Hunter 33 fstbttms at 6:28am 09.09.22 Does anyone know, or know how I can determine the size of the zinc for my 2005 Hunter 33? Your
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dmax at 6:27am 09.09.22 And to add to what everyone has said, when you start tearing it apart, it is almost always worse tha
Internet entrance test jssailem at 5:57am 09.09.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 5:39am 09.09.22 Suffering with you! As Peggie Hall would tell you, I have had Jabsco (manual) heads on my boats for
New Mailsale tfox2069 at 5:28am 09.09.22 Neil Pryde has a decent reputation; I wouldn't hesitate working with them. But completely agree wit
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dLj at 5:10am 09.09.22 From the looks of the pictures you have shown, and the statement that the inside looks great - I wou
Throttle Shifter Mechone at 4:59am 09.09.22 Not the one, Then post a picture . The one posted by myself and Holleyberry is what I have except
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 4:55am 09.09.22 Hey there OR sailor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Pretty much just conjecture: impossible to know wha
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 4:40am 09.09.22 That's not bad. The forestay length has a lot to do with the feel of the helm. So figure out the
Fuel return line -Perkins Prima 50 jssailem at 4:31am 09.09.22 I have a 1973 Perkins 4.107 Diesel engine. Kind of the Great great grandfather to your Perkins Prema
Traveling alongside danstanford at 2:30am 09.09.22 The world has changed in this area for the worse in the 40 odd years I have been serving customers.
Throttle Shifter thetone at 11:48pm 09.08.22 Not the one,
'83 Oday 25 swing / centerboatd (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 09.08.22 Like this? Not totally complete, but perhaps an O'DAY 25 or 26 owner could fill in the missing measu

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