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Centerboard pendant weeds: prevention / removal (1) Mich222 at 2:08am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1990 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 8/2731 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 8/2366 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 2/1498 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 12/4585 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 7/2883 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 5/2861 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 19/10783 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 19/10682 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 5/1724 Im begining to plan the install of an X5 on my C30 (1990, MkII). Wondering if anyone has installed o
Reconditioning an old boat bffatcat at 9:30am 12.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1991 Well after 12 years of owning my 1975 Pearson 26W I decided it was time for a refurbishing I brought
Ignition switch problem Mike H. at 8:13am 12.03.11 Big Boats 9/3006 The ignition switch on our 1994 Vision has an interrmintent problem. Sometimes when I turn the key
bimini on 26s Capchas at 7:49am 12.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/6932 Those of you with a bimini, I wonder how you're dealing with the low height and what you've done to
scraping my 25' Seidelmann Miles Way at 4:21am 12.03.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 9/15331 Hi I am Dave and getting ready to scrap my 25' Seidelmann :cry: :cry: if you need any thing just l
Solar panel built-in to deck davjonLegend at 6:11am 12.03.11 Big Boats 4/1894 My 1993 Hunter 37.5 has a solar panel built into the deck (just under the boom). Over the years, it
Spray-on Hull Sealant? nemosuit at 2:24am 12.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4535 You've probably seen ads on TV for a spray-on sealant; looks like that stuff they line truck beds wi
? for Mainsail (1) redhead78 at 5:05pm 12.02.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1953 Hi Maine, I posted here cause I could not get a pic to load on your original thread. I have some but
Joeyd29676 joeyd29676 at 2:55pm 12.02.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1310 Owner Manual Oday 23 1978 Owner manual Oday 23-2 78' Looking for an owners manual for my 1978 Od
Leak or condence H#& (3) Andreas7699 at 1:40pm 12.02.11 Big Boats 6/1588 Hi everyone. Today I discovered a very disapointing thing. It has been water behind the wall in my s
wifes hatting the boat jake409 at 1:19pm 12.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 64/15633 My wife can't stand the boat, she hates everything about it. She hates the rigging up, the leaning

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Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hayden Watson at 11:15pm 08.04.22 True. With the method shown in my picture, I did use the topping lift to raise the boom up at an an
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 08.04.22 PS: I corrected my 1.5 hrs to 1.5 years since I started my 50 HP Volvo Penta Engine. Time flies w
Fuel Vacuum Gauge JamesG161 at 10:38pm 08.04.22 the topping lift is carrying the load, If you look closely at the Picture of John, he used both th
C310 remove bulkhead in front of water tank under V berth. Clydo at 10:23pm 08.04.22 can't you just access the tank from under the mattress? Only part of top of tank. Can' get to bot
The Verdict (1) pclarksurf at 9:55pm 08.04.22 I feel your pain brother... I think I'll need a side hustle to keep up with what the Admiral wants
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 Jamesiv1 at 9:48pm 08.04.22 not really-- fat little '22 has all of it's beam in a fairly compact window. Fenders always tied o
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 (1) pclarksurf at 9:44pm 08.04.22 not really-- fat little '22 has all of it's beam in a fairly compact window. Fenders always tied on
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Alan Gomes at 8:37pm 08.04.22 I partially agree with that. If you know that the topping lift is good, I would not be concerned b
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hayden Watson at 8:31pm 08.04.22 But in the case Ralph is talking about, the topping lift is carrying the load, which may or may not
H23 Cleat Layout pale519 at 8:16pm 08.04.22 Thanks for all the help everyone! I assumed there were a number of versions as the years went on. A
Catalina 30 winter storage David in Sandusky at 7:23pm 08.04.22 We have stored our 1977 Hunter 27 in the open on the hard in Sandusky without a cover for the last
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Alan Gomes at 7:01pm 08.04.22 So many people get freaked out about using the boom to lift out an engine. My C30 has a loose foot
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hayden Watson at 6:18pm 08.04.22 I'm way to lazy to do a vector analysis but I'd guess the topping lift is the heavy lifter here. J
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Alan Gomes at 5:54pm 08.04.22 I'm way to lazy to do a vector analysis but I'd guess the topping lift is the heavy lifter here. J
Staysail boom length DanMaine at 5:49pm 08.04.22 Thanks, I'll compare that with what I have. My outhaul brings the sale only 10 in short of the end
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 08.04.22 I said good idea with Boom Lift, but not so good where all that weight pushes on his mast. I'm wa
Staysail boom length Johnb at 5:01pm 08.04.22 Ok. 122 inches from the aft end of the boom to the pin at the fore end.
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? heritage at 4:54pm 08.04.22 I am not understanding why my Victron IP67 cannot operate continuously and safely at its maximum cur
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 SailorDaveO at 4:48pm 08.04.22 Is it slack? Rgranger, Thanks for looking at the pics. Yes, there is slack in the cable. We tri
Fuel Vacuum Gauge kappykaplan at 4:43pm 08.04.22 1.5 hrs yrs??? :huh:

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