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Daysailer II Capabilities andersailing at 4:58am 06.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/35751 I just bought a 17' Oday Daysailer II. Can somebody tell me what the capabilities of this boat are
Which Winch?? nemosuit at 2:51am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1764 Forgive me, guys. I know we've talked about this before, but I've got a quick question and just don'
1990 Pearson 33-2 information please luv2sail31 at 10:06pm 06.29.11 Pearson 15/22131 Hi There, I am considering purchasing a 1990 Pearson 33-2 sailboat but I cannot find too much info
Raymarine autopilot fluxgate compass wiring Blitz at 7:56pm 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/4493 I'm in the process of installing a Smartpilot X-5 Wheel auto pilot. Trying to get a the optimal pos
wire gauge question starter beauxt at 7:43pm 06.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2455 In exploring the electrical system in my (new to me) 1981 hunter 22, I found that the positive line
catalina direct shipping timeframe BJW at 7:01pm 06.29.11 Catalina 22 20/5421 Helllo everyone, I placed an order with Cat. Direct on this past Sunday evening for a new keel lif
Apostle Islands andersailing at 6:40pm 06.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2655 Has anyone ever sailed the Apostle Islands? I was wondering if the wind/water would be too much for
Apostle Islands - Proper Boat? andersailing at 6:35pm 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 20/13659 I was wondering if anybody could tell me what is the cheapest possible boat that they would be willi
used oday rigging and sails Jack S at 6:34pm 06.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2079 My son has an oday daysailer 16' and is looking for used sails and rigging, tiller, etc. Any thoug
How to hold H23 cabin hatch in up position isaksp00 at 6:31pm 06.29.11 Smaller Boats 11/2719 My '91 H23 has a swing-up main companionway hatch, which can be raised when the sliding hatch is all
First 36.7 electrical manual boubette at 6:27pm 06.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4336 Hi I will help a friend to add some equipment on his first 36.7. Do you know a source where I can g
Clean exhaust/water mixer (1) oceanblues at 5:25pm 06.29.11 Catalina 310 2/1721 Just bought a C320 and was having problems with the engine. Took apart the exhaust/ water mixer and
batteries shugy at 3:15pm 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1642 I currently have a 3 bank system on board / 2 house 8d ' 1 start all wet cell. Am considering agm an
shaft R/R shugy at 2:40pm 06.29.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2198 Am curious about prop shaft suppliers besides Beneteau ?
Yanmar mixing elbow again Icetug at 2:34pm 06.29.11 Big Boats 5/6893 The maintenance of Yanmar diesel engine mixing elbows is a continuing topic. This is a situation I r
Possible boat for me and wife An anonymous user at 2:02pm 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3873 Hello all, My wife and I are going to look at this boat this weekend. Can anyone give me suggestions
The last 10% of the job... Roger Long at 1:36pm 06.29.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/6069 always takes the other 90% of the time. I went down to give the prop a quick lap job since Maine Sa
Hunter 45 CC Galley Sink Drain Jeff20919 at 1:01pm 06.29.11 Big Boats 0/1024 Has anyone out there had to replace the galley sink drain hose on a 2006 or newer Hunter 45 Center C
50 HP Nissan Dies on me when Idling back to Dock Shawn Man at 12:11pm 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2239 Hi, I have 1998 Macgregor 26 which was tuned up last year. However since i'm new in the sailing scen
water in the bilge ScottD at 11:42am 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/5540 So i discovered that my auto bilge float was not working and i accumulated quite a l lot of water in

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Practice?? Don Guillette at 5:21pm 08.29.22 Ship Mates: Thank you all for the recommendations. During the phone call I told the 2 couples I didn
Why do we bother rant Crusty Ol Salt at 5:10pm 08.29.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.29.22 Same reason I found 1 of my 3) 12-volt outlets wired into the same breaker as the fridge:banghead:
Hunter 30 and prop walk Tally Ho at 4:57pm 08.29.22
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 Tally Ho at 4:42pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Tally Ho at 4:33pm 08.29.22
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 4:27pm 08.29.22 It is currently about $12 a gallon at Lowes. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Strip-1-Gallon-Safer-M
Why do we bother rant Arbee at 4:24pm 08.29.22 Agree totally with the original rant and I've always found this forum to be incredibly helpful (and
Cleaning the hull dlochner at 3:23pm 08.29.22 I'm not sure how much a gallon of muriatic acid costs, but we buy toilet bowl cleaner at the dollar
Boat lift kappykaplan at 3:18pm 08.29.22 Definitely empty the ballast tank.
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 3:17pm 08.29.22 It is considerably cheaper to just buy a gallon of Muriatic Acid at the hardware store, dilute by 5
Why do we bother rant kappykaplan at 3:16pm 08.29.22 I prefer curmudgeon. That's me! :plus:
Hot water heater kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.29.22 "Cold water heater." Water heater is sufficient . . .
321 air conditioning install Weasel at 3:08pm 08.29.22 If you install a condensate on the water discharge line you will have a dry bilge. I have had one on
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 3:07pm 08.29.22 @Jamesiv1 thats great to hear. Mark is a super nice guy and a wealth of knowledge. I am sorry I hav
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 08.29.22
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w
Hunter 30 and prop walk Paul356 at 2:46pm 08.29.22 When my H356 was new, it had a fixed 3 blade and the prop walk was noticeable. I went out and pract
Mast lights Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Paul356 at 2:38pm 08.29.22 Someone up above touched on what's for me a sore point. Ask a (real) question on this or other foru

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