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23.5 boom vang av8erdunn at 6:34pm 02.08.12 Smaller Boats 6/1888 I am wondering if my 23.5 has a boom vang on it. Does anyone have pics of theirs? I have had this b
Sheet sizes for 25? ebsail at 4:30pm 02.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6741 For an O Day 25. Anyone know off the top of their head, the diameter and length jib sheets for a 13
Replacement of cabin lights Bobbaynton at 4:29pm 02.08.12 Bavaria 8/10627 Have any of fellow Bavaria owners replaced the original cabin lights with LEDs? I believe the lights
What is a "fully charged" battery? Charles Erwin at 4:07pm 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/6000 In order to have relaible information from any battery monitor, one needs to know when the battery i
Seen in Saint Marys (4) Roger Long at 2:30pm 02.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4319 First: The strangest liveaboard I have seen yet. http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/Strang
Found a video by Paladin Kermit at 1:35pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1475 Hey Paladin! I was surfing around watching H23 videos and happened upon this. http://www.youtube.c
paint fiberglass under vberth? Jared1048 at 1:33pm 02.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1360 So i ripped out all the sanitation hoses and have been scrubbing all the areas they were covering. U
Sailing in Long Island Sound danlisa0529 at 1:11pm 02.08.12 Day Sailers 15/3848 There doesn't seem to be any groups or O'day clubs on Long Island Sound. Looking for others to sail
My Engine Is Running Hot....???? Maine Sail at 12:52pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2140 My engine is running hot and I've checked everything.... MQPx50hHNeU
What type of varnish?? Cmp1110 at 12:51pm 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/7169 Have some limited varnishing to do on our boat and was looking for suggestions I believe it is ceto
By God I think that I've got it! Garmin to S1 Bad Obsession at 12:50pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1490 I went down to the boat today and re-ran wires so that the ground of the Garmin also connects with t
Sole refinishing questions sailsail at 12:40pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2120 How to strip the old finish....varnish... off the sole without lifting the veneer? I've tried sandi
Portlight Replacement -- Gap between Cabin top and liner (3) jstark at 12:08pm 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 9/5968 Hi Maine Sail, I'm working on following your guide for replacing portlights. I have a '75 Ericso
Outboard Suggestions for Mac 25? (coastal sailing) Anton at 9:35am 02.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/6764 Hi, Would anyone have a good recommendation for an outboard on a MacGregor 25. Our home part this
Beneteau USA dot com Sailor Tim at 8:39am 02.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1997 I have noticed a recent change in the format on the Beneteauusa.com web site. I often reefer to the
Hot Water Heater Connection to Engine Question (1) joker460 at 8:09am 02.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2054 This may be a dumb question. What is the device circled in the picture attached? I have searched and
Hunter 23' Keel Restoration (4) carboman at 7:32am 02.08.12 Smaller Boats 7/3731 I have scraped off most of the heavy growth and am down to getting it to the bare cast iron. I have
Perko Battery Switch indicator (1) py26129 at 5:41am 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3816 A friend of mine with a CS30, has a Perko battery switch indicator in the cockpit of his boat that i
I need ideas on interior. Chris Patterson at 5:10am 02.08.12 Catalina 22 29/4506 Hey guys. I was hoping someone would have some semi-detailed photos of the woodwork of the port side
Kermit Crazy Dave Condon at 5:06am 02.08.12 Smaller Boats 3/1145 I will be at Wateree on the 18th at the state park with a reconditioned 260 at 10-11 am. Crazy Dav

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Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 11:03pm 11.10.22 If you leave your boat in the water year round, like we do here in socal, it makes more sense to u
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Joe at 10:27pm 11.10.22 I know nothing about your boat's holding tank.. size, location or installation details. But, if it
Filling Instrument Holes Joe at 10:01pm 11.10.22 I wish I had time to find the article, but it is there on youtube. In this case, the repair was don
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? Rich Stidger at 9:17pm 11.10.22 Rich Impressed with the genset install. I was going to put in a FP 4 kw unit, which just would have
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! jssailem at 9:12pm 11.10.22 feel like we are being pranked What was you first clue? The size of the prop in comparison to the
Holding Tank Ventilation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48pm 11.10.22 All tank vents--fuel, water and waste-- have two functions: to provide an escape for air displaced
Folding Prop Verdict artboas at 8:18pm 11.10.22 After a Summer and Fall with our new Gori folding prop we feel like we can make some judgements abo
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? artboas at 8:14pm 11.10.22 I have four 6-volt FLA batteries in the port lazarette and a 5KW Westerbeke generator in the starbo
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:52pm 11.10.22 I've got a drain at the elbow leaving the heater. And definitely next time. Or next boat.
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 rgranger at 7:52pm 11.10.22 Thanks. The picture helps alot. Is that a vhf antenna on top of the gps antenna? Yes
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 7:05pm 11.10.22 Thank you Tedd. I will keep this in mind.
Filling Instrument Holes dlochner at 6:58pm 11.10.22 The inside of the bulkhead appears to be covered in vinyl, there will be no matching that. To fill
Happy Birthday Marines (1) WayneH at 6:56pm 11.10.22 From my marine stepson.
Filling Instrument Holes Davidasailor26 at 6:55pm 11.10.22 BoatworksToday is a very handy YouTube channel for this kind of thing. This video in particular shou
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 6:53pm 11.10.22
Happy Birthday Marines Justin_NSA at 6:19pm 11.10.22 Semper Fi VMCJ1, VMFP3
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 6:13pm 11.10.22 Lots of good ideas here for us to try. As Tally Ho said we don't have overboard discharge or a mace
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:08pm 11.10.22 No, sorry, I wasn't clear. I just want to glass over them to match the rest of the cockpit wall. Tha
Happy Birthday Marines FDL S2 at 6:08pm 11.10.22 Happy Birthday Marines! Semper Fi
Holding Tank Ventilation Tedd at 6:08pm 11.10.22 Thanks for the reply, @Peggie Hall HeadMistress . I feel like I may not have explained my system ver

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