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Glass in a shaft tube Part 2 Stephen Trapani at 9:46am 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3316 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 12/8738 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 1/1234 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 9/4166 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 3/4944 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 2/2036 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 8/2771 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 8/2442 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 2/1539 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 12/4856 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 7/2933 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 5/2931 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 19/11201 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 19/11205 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 5/1770 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 2/2009 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 9/3185 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 22/7072 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 9/15414 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 4/1932 My 1993 Hunter 37.5 has a solar panel built into the deck (just under the boom). Over the years, it

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Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Stu Jackson at 1:11pm 10.17.22 I bought 50 feet of chain from Trotac in Victoria, BC, three or four years ago, and like John's use,
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 12:04pm 10.17.22 There 2 inch battens with rounded edges..milled from white ash boards..3/8 inch thick. Had same woo
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs kloudie1 at 12:03pm 10.17.22 Those are "Festoon Bulbs" .. For in the cabin you'll want a "Warm White" and 90 or so lumens. You'll
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain capta at 11:20am 10.17.22 I did a lot of research into chain a few years back and could find no chain that is actually "hot di
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Tally Ho at 10:57am 10.17.22
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? jssailem at 10:39am 10.17.22 Still not sure if I'd want to have to remember to close the seacock every time I'm on a port tack.
Diesel tank gauge not working jssailem at 10:31am 10.17.22 Eon... An eon is a very long time by human standards. It can be any length of time, just as several
Loading boat on trailer sesmith at 10:07am 10.17.22 What everyone else said. One thing to add. If you installed a set of Surfix bunk slides on the hul
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul BigEasy at 9:54am 10.17.22 Met a fellow living on Salt Springs Island. Makes his own 3D parts for the AutoHelm wheel. Through
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy nitrogenase at 9:53am 10.17.22 Perfect - thanks everyone!
engine: belt too much slack and water drop JoeWhite at 9:14am 10.17.22
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 10.17.22 Raymarine was spun off from Raytheon. Can't tell who begat whom without a program :banghead: !
Diesel tank gauge not working Parsons at 8:23am 10.17.22 Most accurate method available to a boat skipper. Been used by sailors for eons. @rgranger beat me
I bought it, now for the cribs... Tsatzsue at 8:19am 10.17.22 I've done it.
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? ManuKai at 8:17am 10.17.22 Yeah mine was like that too but I added a seacock and thru hull directly beneath the sink. Still not
Replacing transducer on C310 Clydo at 8:14am 10.17.22 It's been 4 or 5 years since I replaced my knotmeter transducer, so not 100% sure. From the transdu
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? Leeward Rail at 7:59am 10.17.22
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 7:38am 10.17.22 Shot of me sailing with new ruddercraft on balmy oct 16 day in pensacola bay with light winds at 5 k
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Orbweaver at 7:36am 10.17.22 Thanks Dave! Yes, I'll block the mast up and remove the spreaders. When it's complete I expect the s
Passage 456 saloon upgrades discovery at 7:30am 10.17.22 Beautiful ! Care to share how you attached the battens to the hull ? Tnx. [/QUOTE Applied liquid

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