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navigation lights replacement lenses chiefaponte at 5:07pm 09.20.11 S2 2/1434 I own a 1976 S2 8.0C and my Stbd running light lens is broken. Does anyone know of a lens replacem
Batteries for the H37C (2) Ed Schenck at 4:32pm 09.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 37/8079 Well, as usual, Maine Sail is right. AGM batteries require too much careful charging to be in a boat
Confused about play in rudder Roy10289 at 4:22pm 09.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2072 I thought that play in the rudder was sloppy response to the helm. I have been reading the archives
Lonestar 16 Bilge Boards steve schick at 3:38pm 09.20.11 Chrysler 0/3799 Hi! Have you worked on the bilge boards on this boat?? I have a Lonestar 16 with the bilge boards re
How to deal with idiots on the water? rrranch at 1:47pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 58/11072 On this subject I am lost. I know what we would have done in the Navy if we were in a tight channel
Ranger 29 holding tank questions rrranch at 1:22pm 09.20.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/5907 We just bought Chaser, a 74 Ranger 29. She's in near perfect condition other than a dripping sea wat
Help ID this boat, please... (1) prof10000 at 1:20pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 21/3553 Hi everyone. This is my first post so please be gentle :) Unfortunately, all I have is this lous
Seeking Herreshoff cat ketch owners (1) rpeebles at 12:46pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2134 Seeking Herreshoff cat ketch owners to share information about boat maintenance etc... Thanks! Roge
Replacement Cap for Deck Fill CapeTyphooner at 12:27pm 09.20.11 Bigger Boats 2/4025 I have the 1 1/2" Wilcox Crittenden deck fill plates with the black plastic caps. I am missing one
Aqua Signal Product Report Roger Long at 12:03pm 09.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5244 Those of you who followed my re-fit last winter and spring may remember the incredible string of DOA
Outboard Engine Hoist For Hunter 39 canuck at 11:58am 09.20.11 Big Boats 5/1794 Has anyone mounted a Garhauer engine hoist on a HUNTER 39. Pics or info would be appreciated. What d
Cockpit drain problem bmccollum at 11:24am 09.20.11 S2 5/3108 I am a new owner of a 9.2A. I went out today to manually pump the bilge from the cockpit bilge pump.
oday 22 1973 question captainvic at 9:43am 09.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1209 i aquired a 1973 oday 22 and it is missing all of its sheets (lines). does anyone know the lengths a
A Winter Storage Question Nodak7 at 9:31am 09.20.11 Big Boats 8/2114 OK.. I am sure this will sound strange to many of you but up here in the north country we store, la
Atlantic highlands, raritan bay area marina Calypso at 8:52am 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2812 I'm looking to get closer to home. We live in the Allentown Pa area and we are about 2 hrs to the h
Boat US vs Sea Tow Roger Long at 8:42am 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 34/12319 I'm just about to leave Maine and head for FL/GA via the ICW. Several people who should know have a
Converting Diesel to Electric Motor largojimbo2003 at 8:41am 09.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4404 Anyone have any ideas, thoughts on converting from diesel to electric motor on a 30ft sailboat?
Trimming sails for downwind (confirmation) Clark at 8:29am 09.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/11098 I've read several threads here and am trying to tie them together in a way I understand. Here's the
Reefing a Catalina 30 "Tall Rig" Dana Point Steve at 8:42pm 09.19.11 Catalina 30 21/19760 I just purchased a beautiful 1976 Catalina 30 Tall Rig and am not sure at what wind speed to think a
Split in Mast Post GorillaToast at 7:32pm 09.19.11 Catalina 22 4/1760 While sitting in my cabin today, searching for leaks during a day-long rain, I noticed (to my horror

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Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 2:36pm 10.23.22 Where is the fun in that? Beside, you might miss the opening and closing temps of the thermostat.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 2:35pm 10.23.22
winter cover shemandr at 2:28pm 10.23.22 With regard to custom covers I think they have to end at the outside toerail/rail guard or go past t
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug jssailem at 2:09pm 10.23.22 And until I'm retired, I'd rather keep my boat shore list to what must be done. May your retiremen
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 2:07pm 10.23.22 much easier to diagnose it with temperature gun readings from various points on the engine. Where
winter cover David in Sandusky at 1:43pm 10.23.22 We pull the wood on the companionway entry and hatch slides and replace them with pine for the winte
winter cover (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 10.23.22 Finding a used one will be tough. It has to fit not only the rough length and beam of your boat, bu
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 1:13pm 10.23.22 Says they have a fixed keel: "We have the 2500 lb lead deep profile fixed keel. "
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (1) Tally Ho at 1:10pm 10.23.22
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug SawyerCurt at 12:42pm 10.23.22
Water filter not needed right? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 10.23.22 A perhaps more interesting questions is where does the teed off line above the strainer go ?? I th
Water filter not needed right? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 10.23.22 Presumably there is a valve (seacock) between the strainer and the thru hull? I assume that black d
Water filter not needed right? Hollyberry at 11:54am 10.23.22 A perhaps more interesting questions is where does the teed off line above the strainer go ??
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 11:45am 10.23.22 Looks like it is an encapuslated keel: 28 Oday Keel Construction In that case, 4" of movement is eve
Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 11:43am 10.23.22 You can pull the thermostat. put water on the stove in a pan. Heat it up. Use a thermometer to test
Water filter not needed right? Richard19068 at 11:38am 10.23.22
Morse dual lever controller lever question jssailem at 11:34am 10.23.22 Could it be a rpm set point indicating that it is safe to change gears?
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Richard19068 at 11:23am 10.23.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an int
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (1) Tin Kicker at 11:19am 10.23.22 I put a Smartplug in the previous boat and used their end on the original Marinco cable. Worked fine
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug BigEasy at 11:05am 10.23.22 Curt, Replaced my standard marinco plug years ago with a smart plug & repurposed the marinco c

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