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H33 Galley Sink Splash Solutions Juice6576 at 9:41am 01.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3149 This for all you H33 owners. Has anyone installed a back splash behind the faucet for the galley sin
1979 22' Catalina Power and Lines tclark66 at 9:34am 01.29.12 Catalina 22 5/2950 Hello all, I have been reading these forums for a while and would like to pose a couple of questi
Long Shaft 4 O'day 22? David S at 7:57am 01.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1863 I couldn't get out thru the extended channel from Alligater Creek into Charlotte Harbour, Punta Gor
YSB8 Idling (3) njwtech at 6:33am 01.29.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/2679 I have never owned a boat with an inboard motor before. I just bought a beautiful old Watkins W27 a
Loss of Power kmarsicola at 5:42am 01.29.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/3272 Have a 3GM30F Yanmar 24hp in my sailboat. Ran well for about 2 hours at 2200RPM, then experienced lo
Which Downwind Spinnaker? Ducati at 4:10am 01.29.12 Ask All Sailors 15/7933 When sailing (racing) downwind which sail is faster, a conventional spinnaker or an asymmetric spinn
O'day 22 Stock Up 4 Coastal Cruise? David S at 11:36pm 01.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6412 Hi Folks, I would like to stock up for a cruise from Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor to Fl Keys. I hav
Adding temperature gauge JURA at 9:56pm 01.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/7002 Could anyone tell me how I can add a temperature gauge to my yanmar 2qm15. I would like to keep my w
Temperature gauge for 2m15 JURA at 9:32pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1672 What would be involved in adding a temperature gauge to a yanmar 2qm15 I would like to keep the idio
Back on the water (1) sfgary at 7:20pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1349 Today was my first day back on the bay since I lost reverse a few months ago. It was a beautiful day
Macgregor V222 Setup (5) Goose34 at 6:44pm 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4678 Im in the starting phase of a complete restoration of a Macgregor V222. The boat came with everythin
Peppermint Rats shipwreck66 at 4:56pm 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/5127 Well, the peppermint oil seems to work. I put peppermint-oil soaked cottonballs in the cabin and no
... thinking about selling... gabriel.donnelly at 4:32pm 01.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1446 ok, I know what your probably thinking... -I don't really want to sell the KnottyGirl but the lake h
Boat Trailer Design Gudenuph at 3:40pm 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8062 I got to thinking. Now my head hurts! Seriously though, why support the boat on a trailer with the
water at bottom of post Navicula at 2:55pm 01.28.12 Big Boats 1/1204 hi...............its been raining very good here in toronto..........I went to the boat today and no
Off-Center Anchoring atwhite2 at 2:27pm 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4481 I just returned from the Chicago Strictly Sail show with waves in my eyes and wind blowing in my hai
Shaft Repacking Recommendations? Tom L at 1:35pm 01.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2755 At the end of my last sail for the season back in November, I noticed the drive shaft on my '94 Hunt
1976 S2 8.0C portlights Surfagoody at 1:25pm 01.28.12 S2 2/1700 Howzit everybody, Looking high and low for replacements for 1976 S2 8.0C portlights. Originals ar
LBA MLampner at 1:20pm 01.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3310 Peggy, pulled the old head today and to my surprise everything went very well. The toilet unbolted w
cat 250 wk winch sgarber at 10:38am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 2/1773 Just bought a 97 c250wk and are looking forward to sailing it. I would say that most of my sailing w

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Through holes and prop dlochner at 6:16pm 10.06.22 The general size of the depression doesn't seem big enough for a saildrive leg. Also, if you were t
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level Terry Cox at 5:37pm 10.06.22 You're most welcome. Please let us know what you find.
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 5:22pm 10.06.22 Unlikely perhaps, however the location is correct and the shape is more or less correct. You've see
Through holes and prop (3) dlochner at 5:08pm 10.06.22 209810 Unlikely perhaps, however the location is correct and the shape is more or less correct. You
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail DayDreamer41 at 4:40pm 10.06.22 Our Sapphire (41DS) OEM had (4) 1/4" round carbon fiber full length verticle battens, we lost the fi
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Davidasailor26 at 4:26pm 10.06.22 The torque will be based on the size of the bolt. Check out post #3 at KEEL BOLTS.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 4:25pm 10.06.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 4:17pm 10.06.22 My main has a luff line but I can never reach it to tension it while sailing since is over the bimi
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jon hansen at 4:12pm 10.06.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 10.06.22 That was one of the things I hated about the full length vertical battens. There was so much compr
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 3:58pm 10.06.22
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Hollyberry at 3:57pm 10.06.22 I've had very good luck getting info from Ward at: w.richardson@beneteau.com
Happy Birthday to John Shepard jssailem at 3:34pm 10.06.22 Did the blind guy really wish John happy birthday in the bar? How did he know it was John in the ba
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail jssailem at 3:32pm 10.06.22 You are talking about Fluttering of the leach. Luffing occurs on the sail area along the mast, or th
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 3:18pm 10.06.22 The stern bridle IS the same idea as the midships spring. Yes and no. One important difference
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 3:16pm 10.06.22 Thank you! I'm a beginner and I love getting feedback like this. The winds were light and shifty. W
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 3:14pm 10.06.22 Given the position of the "depression" and its shape, it might have been a sail drive at some point
Through holes and prop dlochner at 3:12pm 10.06.22 Given the position of the "depression" and its shape, it might have been a sail drive at some point.
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 2:32pm 10.06.22
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 2:29pm 10.06.22 I had full length vertical battens on my H356 with Selden in mast furling. Let me tell you the ways

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