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Hurth tranny colinhulse at 12:27pm 12.04.11 Bigger Boats 6/1711 I am pulling the transmission from my 1983 30 O'day. It is mated to a Universal 16 Hp diesel. The t
Battens toddco at 12:14pm 12.04.11 Day Sailers 3/1567 Hello All, I've been looking at the sails for my O'Day 20 and the battens are missing. I measured th
Moving winch position slr8873 at 12:06pm 12.04.11 Pearson 1/1331 Ive owned my person 28 for not quite a year now. It has a wheel and sailing solo it's very difficult
Elan 431 vs. Beneteau 411 kunami at 11:14am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/11042 I have recently sold my regal 40' (yes I know, a powerboat :redface: ) and was looking to buy a sail
?'s buying a 1984 22ft coleinkc at 10:40am 12.04.11 Seafarer 1/4933 Is there a manual bilge pump? I have looked everywhere cant find one How hard is it to take mast
Glass in a shaft tube Part 2 Stephen Trapani at 9:46am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3140 The Backstory: Going round and round the bend and back, taking my time, over how to repair my ste
Butyl Tape Lost Parent at 8:19am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 12/7958 After reading mosts of the posts on line on different forums and also being in the RV industry I am
Holding tank back wash? tacanno at 7:11am 12.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1174 We have recently purchased an 1984 37ft Oday. The holding tank for the aft head seems to be seeping
ICW Tails (1) Roger Long at 4:24am 12.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3861 It was worth waiting that day in Vandemere. Instead of a hard windward slog under power, we had a g
Hiking Straps for H15/H146 (14) esterhazyinoz at 2:52am 12.04.11 Day Sailers 3/4625 Hiking Straps for H15/H146 - A solution It is amazing how life gets in the way of you messing about
Centerboard pendant weeds: prevention / removal (1) Mich222 at 2:08am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1928 My Oday 222 has a shoal keel with a pendant line attached on the aft edge of the centerboard (center
Replacing foam in cushions Stu Jackson at 8:07pm 12.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2689 I've got a good source for foam replacement in some of my cushions. Having difficulty in getting so
Engine, transmission alignment sfgary at 7:47pm 12.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2297 I lost reverse about 5 weeks ago and have since had the transmission rebuilt. I am replacing the mot
New carpet (2) chiefaponte at 5:02pm 12.03.11 S2 2/1434 Today I got to lay a new carpet from a one piece pattern I made from butcher paper
Replacing Passage 42 lower rudder bearing. Paul Cossman at 3:35pm 12.03.11 Big Boats 12/4156 This is just an informational posting for you P42 owners. I have a 1991 model Passage 42 (hull 65) o
heaving to tigereye37 at 2:41pm 12.03.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2732 Ok, two questions about heaving to: 1. I have an oday 25 that i typical sail with a working jib
Single lever throttle/shifter to fit my1992 Cataliana 28 Victoria28 at 2:29pm 12.03.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2784 Does anyone out there have any info or experience with installing a single lever engine throttle/shi
Engine Monitor (1) joker460 at 12:58pm 12.03.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/10046 I've been playing around with the Noland Engineering Engine Data Converter http://www.nolandeng.com/
Fin or shoal draft. therobesons at 12:32pm 12.03.11 Big Boats 19/9742 Our new boat has the shoal draft keel. I have never sailed a boat with a shoal draft before. What
Raymarine X5 fox islander at 11:34am 12.03.11 Catalina 30 5/1621 Im begining to plan the install of an X5 on my C30 (1990, MkII). Wondering if anyone has installed o

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310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Maine Sail at 6:21pm 03.03.22 I came across somebody talking about combining four of these 310 Ahr, 3.2V Li cells into a 12V pack
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Ralph Johnstone at 6:09pm 03.03.22 Edited my previous post. Thanks. Now I can get to sleep at night :meh:.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:06pm 03.03.22 So today I paid the boat in full, brought paperwork from the marina to the DMV and got the title tra
Saying hello Justin_NSA at 5:45pm 03.03.22 I have aerial pictures of Okinawa taken from the open ramp of a CH47 as we were leaving. Best view o
New Battery power flare replacement jviss at 5:41pm 03.03.22 See post 15. Kinna obvious. Only if you assume that goofy arrangement was what I was referring to.
Universal M18 Kubota serial number jviss at 5:38pm 03.03.22 If you look on the right side toward the front of your engine you will find the model there. Sounds
New Battery power flare replacement jviss at 5:37pm 03.03.22 My flare pistol is a more robust, alloy item, not plastic. It's designed for larger bore flares tha
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Gene Neill at 5:35pm 03.03.22 Okay, so next question is where do you guys recommend getting parts for an old evinrude like this?
Universal M18 Kubota serial number rpwillia at 5:31pm 03.03.22 I wish I could figure out the model and serial number of my Mitsubishi-based Westerbeke 38B-Four.
Saying hello Tom J at 5:22pm 03.03.22 People do the same to vehicles being towed. My sister's 69 firebird needed a paint job after being
New Battery power flare replacement rpwillia at 5:17pm 03.03.22 I went with the Ocean Signal EDF1 after nearly getting blinded by testing it at the boat show. It ha
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Capt Robbie at 4:52pm 03.03.22
Saying hello Gene Neill at 4:49pm 03.03.22 Tarps are a gateway drug. They lead to $150 canvas carports, which lead to $1500 steel ones. Next th
New Battery power flare replacement Tally Ho at 4:49pm 03.03.22 No. At least not near any coast guard covered area. I was at home, 20 miles from the water. Greg
New Battery power flare replacement thinwater at 3:53pm 03.03.22 Here is an answer... WjVw1_H3wXM I love the flare gun-as-a-rotten-weapon videos!
New Battery power flare replacement thinwater at 3:52pm 03.03.22 Very good points. They are obviously designed to fit into your cupholders, since they don't hang s
New Battery power flare replacement thinwater at 3:49pm 03.03.22 Not to extend an argument here, but who said that hanging it would render it not level? See post
New Battery power flare replacement (1) PaulK at 3:43pm 03.03.22 Note that these flares transmit a horizontal beam of light, like and anchor light, and thus must be
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:41pm 03.03.22 Maximum Rpms in neutral about 2200 and I can force the throttle body assembly to 2300 Maximum rpms
Black Water Tank Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:38pm 03.03.22 As others have said, permeated sanitation hoses are one of the most common sources of odor INSIDE th

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