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Gorgeous Ohio weather (4) Ed Schenck at 6:17am 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1571 I hope everyone is experiencing our Ohio fall weather. It was 80 on the lake yesterday and the seve
I can not top off my diesel for winter. Problem? mdoyle at 5:14am 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2001 I recently acquired my boat, and although I'm at least somewhat observant, I did not notice that all
Capri-26 Help NavyDavy at 3:00am 10.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2969 I'm very close to purchasing a 1991 Capri-26. Does anyone have an owners Manual/PDF that they could
O'day 25 Purchase Question (2) Bigriver at 11:00pm 10.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 26/20015 Hello All! I'm new to sailing and I've found a 1982 O'day 25 swing keel for sale somewhat close to
Mast noise (1) Kestle at 9:01pm 10.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2090 Hey guys...I have my boat to where I want it, with one exception...the two cables for anchoring and
Re-insatalling a Centerboard robert sardo at 8:31pm 10.08.11 Bigger Boats 2/1563 Oday 30, Re-insatalling a Centerboard I recently purchased a 1979 Oday 30, hull 161, named "Paloma
What's the best way to clean cushions? Fore Sail at 7:55pm 10.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3097 Hi gang, I got a 78 Catalina 22 that needs a major cleaning and the cushions have a lot of milde
Water in H29.5 Stern Locker tlowum at 6:21pm 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1355 I have a 1994 H29.5 which I've owned about a month. Today I took a look in the starboard locker bac
Solved Mystery Leak Hunter 260 jimfrankelly at 6:19pm 10.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1766 The mystery leak was from the anchor locker drain. There was no caulk or gasket under the plastic n
Fuel line for Tohatsu merlinuxo at 6:07pm 10.08.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3558 Can anyone tell me if the smaller (5/16" line) Tohatsu and Yamaha fuel line fittings are the same? T
Yanmar over heating thaeni at 4:04pm 10.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2906 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F. While motoring I increased the RPM to 3400 for about 40 min then the over he
How much rain? KingAirDriver at 3:49pm 10.08.11 Catalina 22 9/2257 Boy...this may sound silly... I am a bit nervous...we have been getting pounded by 40 kt winds, and
Intuition Roger Long at 2:24pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3072 I sometimes wonder about my instincts, like the time I suddenly decided not to fly a plane on a perf
Chainplate torn through deck. teacherspet at 2:02pm 10.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 36/6609 Just got my boat back in the water. It was tied up on the dock slip. The slip next to it has a overh
Pearson 31-2 Cabin Sole Construction Question gundaddy at 1:58pm 10.08.11 Pearson 2/3673
Bow anchor roller! ttac at 1:54pm 10.08.11 Big Boats 7/1852 Hello, I have a 1991 Hunter 42 Passage, I have a side by side anchor roller and need to find replace
Hunter windshield Ideas Cor280 at 1:02pm 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2177 I have a Hunter 280 with the Hunter windshield as I like to call it. Does anyone have any pictures
Mystic in a Week Roger Long at 12:34pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3346
reviews/opinions of Bavaria 38 Ocean Center Cockpit grande4 at 12:07pm 10.08.11 Bavaria 4/15199 I've looked at two of the above for possible purchase recently; years 98 AND 99. I've started a sear
porta-bote Styx at 10:36am 10.08.11 Ask All Sailors 10/4447 I have a 26' S2 and need a dingy for two that I can row. At the Annapolis boat show I saw an 8' fold

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Knot Transducer Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 10.28.22 I used transducer bottom paint on mine Not a good idea. Anything on the paddles will knock the b
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 10.28.22 When I tested the output of the pump, I got 1 gallon in 1 minute at idle. Please describe the exa
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 5:46pm 10.28.22 Mission accomplished. Drove to Fire King this afternoon and picked up my two re-certified CNG tanks,
Furling genoa cover seems too small? (1) Kingjim91 at 5:37pm 10.28.22
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Qorgyle at 5:37pm 10.28.22 Does the sail have a sacrificial UV resistant layer on the leech? I don't think so, it looks the s
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 10.28.22 Does the sail have a sacrificial UV resistant layer on the leech? The covers like that I've seen ar
Al Fooks Leeward Rail at 5:25pm 10.28.22 How are people paying their bills if only a handful are working? This labor shortage stinks. One r
Al Fooks SycloneDriver at 5:18pm 10.28.22 How are people paying their bills if only a handful are working? This labor shortage stinks.
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Qorgyle at 5:16pm 10.28.22 Is this a slip on cover? You hoist the cover to the tope of the sail with a halyard? Zipper down th
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Tally Ho at 4:46pm 10.28.22 Greg here is what one looks like... by Rolly Tasker sail the rest of the time? Otherwise, why n
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Hello Below at 4:19pm 10.28.22 Regardless of what the specs tell you, put back only the amount that brings the oil between the mini
Furling genoa cover seems too small? (1) jssailem at 4:17pm 10.28.22 Greg here is what one looks like... by Rolly Tasker
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Tally Ho at 4:13pm 10.28.22
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! (3) jssailem at 4:12pm 10.28.22 Scott, I have found the T-Handle Allen wrenches and an electric impact wrench with an Allen wrench b
Furling genoa cover seems too small? jssailem at 4:04pm 10.28.22 If the cover isn't closing up it sounds like it was made for a smaller (100%) jib, This is entirel
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 4:04pm 10.28.22 I tried that one already, and it is too large. That is why I was suggesting the one from a macerati
Al Fooks capta at 4:01pm 10.28.22 I can't believe the number of help wanted ads I see every day. The local PD has brought in one of th
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 jssailem at 3:59pm 10.28.22 There is a great video site on YouTube that looks at anchors with a lot of detail. Testing them and
Furling genoa cover seems too small? PaulK at 3:56pm 10.28.22 If the cover isn't closing up it sounds like it was made for a smaller (100%) jib, which would have
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil sail sfbay at 3:23pm 10.28.22 Yanmar 3YM30 engine requires 2.5 - 3 qts per page 2 of the service manual: Specifications - Yanmar 3

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