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Last year as I was accessing what I would like to do with my boat for this coming spring. I thought
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Hi ! I intend to install jackline on both sides of the boat. At the moment I don't have any connect
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I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the wa
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are our sails or airfoils pulling us along or pushing us along??
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Hi all, We just had one of a number of fronts that are coming through south Florida. Between serio
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I have trouble hearing. Really a problem when my engine is running and I use my hand held to talk to
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Looking for a mooring/dock cover for my 240. Would like a Sailor Tailor cover but they hav no templa
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I need to replace the surface mounted turning block sets. 1/2 the bolts are above the main cabin hea
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Outfitting a little bare boat
Urban Hermit at 8:08pm 01.29.25
Don't know what you are talking about - brand new from OGO it's $199.99 You must be looking at the
Raymarine Auto Pilot
Tally Ho at 6:46pm 01.29.25
No Good suggestions, but is there any way that the drive wires to the AP motor, or the wires for the
Outfitting a little bare boat
dLj at 6:31pm 01.29.25
OUCH! I searched. $750 blem sale . . . I almost --- ! Afraid it'll be a porta pottie for me.
Runaway diesel
dLj at 6:15pm 01.29.25
I have a little baby single-cylinder Yanmar 1GM, which is only about 7 hp. It has a decompression l
Its funny Friday!
Urban Hermit at 5:55pm 01.29.25
Will, I live to serve. But -- thank you for letting me know I brought a little glow into someone's
Its funny Friday!
Will Gilmore at 5:51pm 01.29.25
When I was a kid living aboard, my parents signed my two brothers and me up for the Calvert Correspo
Outfitting a little bare boat
Urban Hermit at 5:20pm 01.29.25
Thank you both for your suggestions. I've got a bunch of old halyards for larger boats in the past
Runaway diesel
Alan Gomes at 5:12pm 01.29.25
Decompression levers were only used on engines that were designed to be hand cranked for starting a
Runaway diesel
Alan Gomes at 5:08pm 01.29.25
It is a starting and maintenance aid. Right. Like if your batteries are run down.
Runaway diesel
garymalmgren at 4:53pm 01.29.25
It is not unusual for (very) large engines to have manual or automatic decompression to aid starting
Runaway diesel
Charles Erwin at 4:32pm 01.29.25
When running in a larger diesel motor (ie in the shop - to break in the camshaft and achieve some ri
Outfitting a little bare boat
dLj at 4:00pm 01.29.25
I probably would worry about the 100' of drag line. I'd bring a minimum of 4 dock lines. (I actually
Outfitting a little bare boat
kappykaplan at 3:53pm 01.29.25
Your list looks pretty complete to me, but I'd add at least another dock line. I actually carry fiv
Runaway diesel
dLj at 3:12pm 01.29.25
Strange. The levers (one / cylinder) are intended as a starting assist. Why discontinue a good id
Runaway diesel
dlochner at 2:59pm 01.29.25
Strange. The levers (one / cylinder) are intended as a starting assist. Why discontinue a good id
Runaway diesel
Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 01.29.25
My 1993 Yanmar 3JH2E does not have a decompression lever. Strange. The levers (one / cylinder) a
Runaway diesel
Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 01.29.25
None on my 2014 3YM30 either.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail
Von Clipper at 2:35pm 01.29.25
This gear is definitely not original to a Mac 26d. First, he has a boom kicker which we all know

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