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Another New O'Day 23 Owner J&C at 6:58pm 09.01.10 Day Sailers 8/3165 Hello to all! My husband, Joe, and I recently purchased a 1984 O'Day 23 in great shape. The person
Is this common? KYODAY at 6:58pm 09.01.10 Day Sailers 2/1562 I purchased a 1978 Oday 23 several weeks ago and am almost finished removing all hardware topsides f
Macgregor 26s centerboard SailorDavy at 6:26pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/9382 I need to drop my Mac 26s centerboard. What type of wrench is used to remove the bracket nuts? Also,
Carrying mast down on hunter 31 DanCurilla at 6:07pm 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1362 Hi everyone, looking for some advice on carrying my mast down on my 31 hunter. Will be doing the cha
WS Traveler in Heavy Air Coldwater at 4:50pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1983 Hi all, This is my first post here although I have been reading a lot for the last few weeks. Gre
Diesel Loss of RPM and power marcericjo at 4:34pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3375 Hi, I had an unsettling Sunday sail, though the first few hours were wonderful, we sailed a litt
PLEASE hELP (1) seabreeze at 3:25pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2549 Hi All I am new to this site and to sailing. I had a lot of boats in the past but now I bought my
VHF radio problems lbyonkers at 2:23pm 09.01.10 Smaller Boats 3/1346 My original VHF radio on my 1988 hunter 23 will turn on but not lock on any channels. It will scan t
Need Info on a Severn 20 WenPyle at 2:02pm 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1956 I just aquired a Severn 20 (according to the title) and the only information I can find is the pictu
Bottom Paint?? nemosuit at 12:50pm 09.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/5036 I'm patching blisters and imperfections on the hull and gel coat of my 1978 MacV-22, and thinking ab
R33 teak handrails Desmond at 12:48pm 09.01.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2087 I have replaced my teak handrails with SS. So now the teak is for sale. Two rails 9 loops each. O
Hunter 26 1994 centerboard problem sraymon12 at 12:35pm 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5564 I have a Hunter 26 1994 and I need to replace the rope/line going to the centerboard. My owners manu
O'Day Sprite cnarwicz at 11:39am 09.01.10 Day Sailers 2/10016 I just bought an O'Day Sprite and it doesn't have any rigging on it. Got the sails though! I am look
Installing backup bilge pump KandD at 11:30am 09.01.10 Big Boats 9/2903 What needs to be done?? Our breaker panel has the wiring for a single pump right now, I have a small
wiring and electrical Jim Eller at 9:16am 09.01.10 Catalina 22 3/1664 I recent purchased an Catalina 22 Mark 1, '87 model. I want to add a few things to this new boat.
cant find the 20A breaker/fuse gpd955 at 8:59am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Just changed the oil pressure switch and still now power to the panel. Th e trouble shooting manual
Epoxy vs Poly paints kirbyc1goo at 8:48am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1550 What type of paint should be put on the outside deck of a sailboat? I know a fella who put epoxy on
Westerbeke, Volvo or Yanmar. Used boats & their engines .. Pros / Cons GNWFast at 8:35am 09.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4643 We have seen varied viewpoints on boat engines. Which would you prefer and why? We will be looking
In Mast Wiring thaeni at 8:26am 09.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1579 I have a 1992 33.5 Hunter. My steaming light went out and when I went up to change the bulb the wiri
What type of bottom paint? Levin at 7:48am 09.01.10 Ask All Sailors 23/5668 Hello again all... Ok... so hopefully this will be my last post asking questions about bottom pain

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New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:23pm 05.24.22 Well I didn't think that fingerprints on the bottom side of the glass would matter, but the print ha
Bed-It Tape is back! ggrizzard at 9:59pm 05.24.22 Hooray!
Anyone know what this is? ggrizzard at 9:55pm 05.24.22 I can't see any normal holes in it, But... It might be a very old shaft coupler that somehow got le
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:46pm 05.24.22 ... Well that's about all the important stuff for tonight... oh I got the right hand part printing
Intake Silencer Richard19068 at 9:30pm 05.24.22 You have to keep i filled with DSF (diesel silencing fluid). Yes but isn't that very hard to get n
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:53pm 05.24.22 I got 1/2 of the new version 4 panel printed. This time it is black and the print turned out perfec
Alternators mikeracca at 8:44pm 05.24.22 Over the past 7 years exploring the Salish Sea and Puget Sound, if you focus on getting from marina
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 05.24.22 but we would like to develop the skills to cross the Columbia Bar Start reading. Seriously. Use Go
MacGregor 25 Classification stickinthemud57 at 8:37pm 05.24.22 There seem to be two types of sailors - serious racing sailors and everybody else. Racing boats tha
Alternators mikeracca at 8:36pm 05.24.22 I don't understand why you would pay that much money for a disposable Chinese alt (you don't even w
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Stu Jackson at 8:28pm 05.24.22 1. Make sure about your plumbing to the water heater. If it is shut off, it could also shut off t
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) Sgt B Powell at 7:57pm 05.24.22 Good timing, I am about to do the same thing. Thanks for the insight.
New Articles Blitz at 7:50pm 05.24.22 If you are concerned about water loss and insist on keeping your charger always on at the slip I wou
Dealing with wind shear Mac Smith at 7:41pm 05.24.22
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training FastOlson at 7:35pm 05.24.22 No USCG Capt license, but about 20+ crossings. It's not difficult. Study the basics. Make very sure
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences chuckwayne at 7:30pm 05.24.22 We put a 20KG Rocna on our 356 and it's fantastic; always sets and holds even in bad bottoms here in
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Rocky Coast at 7:10pm 05.24.22 Thanks for the replies, 1.5k RPM's, excuse the typos please. Thermostat works well in pot of hot wat
MacGregor 25 Classification RichNils at 6:55pm 05.24.22 So, although there is a PHRF base rating for the model, it does not appear to be in the US Sailing
New Articles jaysweet at 6:21pm 05.24.22 Jay, The Victron chargers identified are decent support units that help keep a battery bank up over
Anyone know what this is? jssailem at 6:04pm 05.24.22 It looks a lot like a spring retainer cap. Bit rusted and a heavier weight than the ones I have used

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