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Looking for O'day 25 (Florida) John Stevens at 3:27pm 11.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/84 I'm looking for an O'day 25, 1979 or newer. I'm located in FL. Thanks, John
"Bone Yard" Webone at 3:23pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2329 Just curious if anyone knows of a "bone yard" for boats? In particular am looking for a shoal draugh
Condensation from fixed port frames paul2012 at 2:57pm 11.17.10 Newport 1/2128 We have a 1987 Newport 30 and their is some moisture coming from the aluminum frames. I took one out
Getting Out Of Irons Don Guillette at 2:29pm 11.17.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/5648 Winkfish, who sails out of New Orleans (my favorite city), asked about this subject. There are 3 s
Tankette to Eliminate Head Odors? SeaRanch at 12:52pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/5782 Peggy, what are your thoughts on using the "Tankette" to eliminate head odors? Bill http://www.t
Marine-Sat tv butchrobbins at 12:50pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2333 has anyone used this antenna. Looks reasonably priced.http://www.geosatsolutions.com/Marine-Sat.htm
Eliminate Head Odors with Tankette (1) SeaRanch at 12:45pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/5 Peggy, attached article was in Catalina Mainsheet Magazine. Suggests using "Tankette" to eliminate h
M25XP oil leak DanNahant at 11:24am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1971 I went to Winterize the Boat. I discovered several ounces of engine oil floating on the bilge water.
Winter Projects timebandit at 10:47am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1151 As winter comes around and sailing slows you might want to check this thread for some cheap and kewl
Rudder Crack (2) SailAway1 at 10:38am 11.17.10 Catalina 22 21/6064 Hi everyone! I'm fairly new to sailing and I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 22 swing keel :D. I can
AutoHelm hunting kevinrquinn at 10:01am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1449 The Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm on my boat has worked for years but now it wants to snake back and fo
Skin fitting Gwyn at 7:28am 11.17.10 Big Boats 3/1726 Last summer when attempting a boat to boat transfer, my shower outlet skin fitting got knocked off.
Dinghy Davits LaColla at 6:50am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2934 I have a 2007 Hunter 33 and i am considering putting on davits to hold an 11 foot zodiac cub. An
South Pacific Guides, Navionics Central America, Serial->USB geoffschultz at 6:11am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 0/36 South Pacific Charts I have the following South Pacific guides for sale on eBay. Note that they're
Mainsheet block fiddle becket cam (1) Justin_NSA at 6:08am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2824 I hate the Mac mainsheet setup. I have tried to raise the block with an 8" pigtail to get better sh
Newer H33 Dodger Recommendation sea_casper at 5:01am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/2557 I am shopping for a dodger for my 2004 H33, does anyone have recommendations? I am looking for sourc
AW or "apparent water" Quoddy at 4:39am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2208 At the end of last season I was trying to sail to the mooring which was upwind and up current. My su
mast stepped 299 sinking sinking Gulfman at 4:39am 11.17.10 Seidelmann 10/6697 Has anyone had their S299 cabin top sink down about 1/2 an inch and dramatic cracks appear in the ca
Ping Rich H on filters Roger Long at 3:21am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3886 Rich, Filter and polishing discussion going on over at my other hangout. Did I give this guy the r
Cockpit diesel control panel AADIVER at 10:13pm 11.16.10 Catalina 30 11/5090 The engine control panel on my '83 30 is located on the port side, inches off the cockpit sole, oppo

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AC Wiring Question tym2 at 10:18pm 07.26.22 My shore power is 120V/30A. My AC breaker says its 30A and says it trips at 37.5A. Distance from out
What to do about missing inboard motor? Shaun R. at 9:39pm 07.26.22 @PaulK identified the design and function of the hole in your boat. What you do with it is pretty
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information SoSound at 9:34pm 07.26.22 Is it possible that they just want you to be "near" a reporting site, in case they decide that you n
What to do about missing inboard motor? Shaun R. at 9:31pm 07.26.22 The photo looks like it is a setup for an inboard-mounted outboard. You clamp the outboard to the
AC Wiring Question Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 07.26.22 Huboy. Everything was going so well, and then it wasn't :facepalm:. Follow @jssailem 's recommenda
What to do about missing inboard motor? Shaun R. at 9:22pm 07.26.22 You could put one of these over the hole ol
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Hello Below at 9:13pm 07.26.22 Len, happy you enjoyed your cruise south of the border. The 4 straight games the Jays lost to the
Keel Damage jssailem at 9:08pm 07.26.22 4 years in the warm waters of FL, your bound to get some growth and paint loss. I suspect a good san
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 9:01pm 07.26.22 Len, happy you enjoyed your cruise south of the border. It is nice and easy on the soul when the c
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 9:00pm 07.26.22 The sittes that I have used, Tsehum Harbour and Sidney Marina - British Columbia Canada both have vi
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 07.26.22 The engine is the biggest concern of course and while its a pity the previous owners didn't address
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 8:49pm 07.26.22 Glad your entry across the Northern border went smooth. Yes the 1800 number is an option rather tha
How soon is to soon? stickinthemud57 at 7:49pm 07.26.22 I took a brief look at Boat Trader and saw a very attractive offering in Michigan for well under $1
Stopping engine Paulam at 7:48pm 07.26.22 yes just down loaded wind indicator app - PredictWind.com looks cool didn't ask me for $$ probably
AC Wiring Question (2) jssailem at 7:17pm 07.26.22 Good guess but without data to support the choice it is just a guess. You may be way over the wire s
Stopping engine Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.26.22 On our H41DS the fuel cut-off is by solenoid rather than by a mechanical linkage. If you turn the k
AC Wiring Question Ralph Johnstone at 7:04pm 07.26.22 The fridge specs: AC: 0.45A 117V DC: 4.5A 12V So the fridge will add some load although quite sma
Stopping engine dkinzer at 7:00pm 07.26.22 I was taught to kill the engine first (fuel cutoff cable) and the turn off the key. On our H41DS t
Stopping engine Paulam at 6:51pm 07.26.22 Thanks Tally - I have been doing it the other way for past year and like you no apparent damage. But
Keel Damage (2) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 07.26.22 This is my before Epoxy Coated Keel arrier and 2 coats of Slime Resistant Paint. 207690 Note: when

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