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Spider Cracks? sigbear at 9:38am 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1967 I was walking around the marina looking at boats for sale the other day and saw a 2005 Bene 373 for
Two Questions from riz riz at 9:34am 07.13.10 Day Sailers 4/1385 I have an Oday23 and I need some help with the following: #1-- The come along pulled out from i
Bimini Top & Dodger Options CoCoKnots at 8:51am 07.13.10 Irwin 0/2118 Good Morning, I have a 1975 Irwin 42 CC Ketch. The canvas top is shot and the frame was twisted dur
Motor races dickrett at 8:45am 07.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1357 I just launched a 27' 1977 Catilina with an Atomic 4. When revving up the engine under load it seems
Propane stove bugsboat at 8:22am 07.13.10 Big Boats 4/1489 I have tried to turn on our propane stove and cannot get it to work. After I connected the tank and
How in the World!! bugsboat at 8:09am 07.13.10 Big Boats 0/1110 Okay; this is a new one for the books! Anchored out at Kelley's Island (west basin of Lake Erie), wh
Jiffy Reefing (1) RECESS at 8:06am 07.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 21/11484 I found a Jiffy Reefing guide that is a good fit for the one that came from the factory on my O'Day
Rail mouted BBQ gghost at 7:55am 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4670 I bought a mid priced round BBQ a few years ago. It has a single burner and a valve to screw in a sm
37-Cutter Mast YEHUDI at 7:54am 07.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1786 I need to replace a masthead sheave from RigRite and would like to confirm with others that the mast
Reliance 44 Hull #1 Floridawriter at 7:39am 07.13.10 Reliance 4/4298 My brother owned hull number 1 for several years. She was factory finished in teak--absolutely beaut
Testimonial Don Guillette at 7:24am 07.13.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2826 Shipmates: It is always nice to recieve messages like this - it makes my day. Randy gave me permissi
Where is model number skipwaite at 6:47am 07.13.10 Pearson 1/1369 How do you find the model number on a 1984 Peason 26" boat? I have looked with no luck.
Molel Number skipwaite at 6:42am 07.13.10 Pearson 0/1078 I have a copy of the title to a boat I am looking to buy and want to check the number on the boat. W
tire rub norpacsm at 9:42pm 07.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1270 put new tires on trailer and now the fenders are rubbing when i am pulling out of water before the
kenyon 550 kerosene stove and oven JBurans at 9:29pm 07.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 23/9735 Hi all, I have a 1983 37c with a kenyon kerosene stove and oven. I need some help in getting it ope
Fresh water shore power electrocution near miss J Hunter at 8:39pm 07.12.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2548 I had just read this a few weeks back http://www.sail-world.com/Cruising/Dock-tragedy-shows-dang
Need help with rigging on 21 Venture richlongii at 8:32pm 07.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/9563 I have a 69 Venture I have been working on. I need some help with the rigging. If you have Pic. that
New To The USA Alternator Regulator (3) Maine Sail at 8:29pm 07.12.10 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4778 I recently picked up one of the Sterling Pro Reg D alternator regulators and will eventually give it
Which electric waste discharge pump is the "best": BotanyBay at 7:46pm 07.12.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3938 Having finally gotten back to my replacement of everything associated with the forward head (decided
Cutlery Drawer (2) TR6 at 7:27pm 07.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1349 For those owners who, like me are tired of fishing in the "cutlery slot" on the H31 for stuff, here'

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Vulcan 7 vs 7R? Apex at 3:38am 03.28.22 as I understand, yes. I was looking for Vulcan 7 from several marine sites, and decided new, and as
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 3:20am 03.28.22 Heeling is likely the difference between, at the dock, and out for a sail, but moving water can also
H240 Hatch board storage tip Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 03.28.22 Suggest on the hatch cover with hasp, file the ends of the bolts past the retaking nuts smooth so th
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Rick486 at 2:26am 03.28.22 I had this problem on my P39 years ago. Turned out to be a cockpit drain hose had a tiny leak and wo
Vernazza, Italy (2) Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.28.22 We took the train from Pisa. We left for Florence We didn't stop to see either Pisa or Florence.
Vernazza, Italy (1) Will Gilmore at 12:09am 03.28.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. That's the way to do it. We were in Monterosso
Vernazza, Italy Mark Maulden at 10:38pm 03.27.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. Glad we did when we did before all the construct
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 10:36pm 03.27.22 This is a tricky project. The obvious idea is to grab the sail and yank. I would discourage this i
A lost art: Conserving ice. Mark Maulden at 10:29pm 03.27.22 What about a couple handful size of dry ice?
Datamarine Instruments Mark Maulden at 10:10pm 03.27.22 I had no problems with DMI!
Hatch handle Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 03.27.22 No problem. Glad to help anytime. Mine must be hull 40. We are true sisterships! As for new board
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 9:26pm 03.27.22 Did you click on the products link/tab? IIRC, it has gauges to fit existing holes. DMI Marine, In
Datamarine Instruments FastOlson at 8:05pm 03.27.22 Many years ago I replaced our boat's three OEM Datamarine instruments. Since the holes in the bulkhe
O'day 23 through hull access Tom J at 7:50pm 03.27.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You mi
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Benny17441 at 7:38pm 03.27.22 Yes, you can run a battery charger with a 1000 Watts inverter. Some generators like a Honda 2000 h
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Benny17441 at 7:27pm 03.27.22 The operational turning range of a Yanmar engine is between 750 to 3,600 Revolutions per Minute. Y
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Hello Below at 6:29pm 03.27.22
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question Monheganlover at 6:26pm 03.27.22 Thanks!
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question BigEasy at 6:21pm 03.27.22 I am also wondering if I could connect the existing rudder position sensor to the Sea Talk backbone
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Tally Ho at 6:19pm 03.27.22

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