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mast light wiring rmdakine at 5:21pm 07.09.10 Bigger Boats 2/1898 I have a O'Day 30 that has some bad wiring for the mast and spreader light, I troubleshot it down to
Gear ratio 2.21 or 2.62 Ken13559 at 5:12pm 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 6/4680 My friend is repowering his Maxi-95 with Yanmar 3YM30 + KM2P gearbox. Question is, should he go for
A hole in air filter sponge Ken13559 at 5:09pm 07.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3377 Now how did that happen? There's a big hole (size of air intake nozzle) on my 2GM20F sponge air filt
Tiller length change Mark H at 4:33pm 07.09.10 Smaller Boats 1/1137 I want to change my metal tiller to wood. A good friend of mine can easily match the metal with wood
Which spindrift? ash13brook at 4:32pm 07.09.10 Trailer Sailors 0/2604 I'm looking at three different models of Spindrift. Day Sailer Rebel Rascal I'm very new to sailing.
newbie needs help bigexplosion at 4:19pm 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2218 I know how to sail and all that, well at least partly, but i have never considered owning a boat unt
Trailer wheel packing Mark H at 4:17pm 07.09.10 Smaller Boats 4/1219 I re-packed trailers wheels about three months ago. One of the wheels had a lot of water in it mixed
Hello O'Day folks Initium at 2:51pm 07.09.10 Day Sailers 3/1683 Hello all, I'm Ed and my wife Lori and I are relatively new (owned for a few years but not sai
pump out holding tank steve201 at 12:20pm 07.09.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2698 Hope you can help,found some answers but not exact. I have a catalina 95 30, should know but dont.
Personal Review of the WinchRite Les at 11:53am 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 4/16827 Several months ago I said I would tell you my experiences with the WinchRite after I received it and
Water leaks around life line stanchions Dave19573 at 11:39am 07.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1782 I have water leaks around the life line stanchions. I can get to the nut that holds the stanchion br
Big boys try THIS! dscribner at 10:20am 07.09.10 Trailer Sailors 9/3625 We took the in-laws out on our Lancer 25 for the first time. Light air for most of the morning and
San Diego - Los Coronados Is. rfrye1 at 9:34am 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3128 In days past, sailing down to the Los Coronados for a quiet nite on the hook made for a nice overnit
Crew Needed gpd955 at 9:33am 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2061 Hello all. Been away for a while since the old boat was sold. I am taking possession of a 2000 Catal
Through hull backing plates ChrisL at 9:18am 07.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/2872 I have a 2009 Hunter 33. All eight through-hull fittings are made of plywood, and all eight are wat
What's happening to these screws (2) jfmid at 9:13am 07.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1683 Hello All, I have attached pictures of my mast on my 272LE 1988. I was doing an exam of my boat
Noise in the trans? coopert at 9:09am 07.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1103 :)In neutral our 33 sonds gravelly?
Winches Initium at 8:54am 07.09.10 Day Sailers 8/2248 Hello all. I'm relatively new to all this so hopefully I'm not rehashing something. I own a 1983 O
Mod -Tiller gone replaced w/wheel zvidacs@aol.com at 8:00am 07.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1570 Hello, New Mac25 owner. We bought this boat last year and it came with this steering wheel mod. An
The time has come Vinny at 5:32am 07.09.10 Big Boats 12/2116 Our h40 is now in it's new berth and we are boat less. After 40+ years of sailing I am moving over

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New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 5:31am 05.08.22 This sailing channel (which is now defunct) was on a 9.2a and they had a Bimini...you can see it in
Sea Strainer Location jssailem at 4:37am 05.08.22 Ran, I relocated my Groco 750 strainer from an awkard place to a more easily accessible place. It se
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out caverun at 4:04am 05.08.22 Some folks over on the Facebook 260 group have used this ss sink that includes a wood cutting board
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 3:42am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bib
Sea Strainer Location Davidasailor26 at 3:20am 05.08.22 Once water is flowing it should not make a difference. It might make it a little harder to get prime
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 12:37am 05.08.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting acudavid at 11:03pm 05.07.22 Thanks to the excellent ideas from this forum, my mechanic and I went on a hunt for hidden sludge.
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 05.07.22 Wash foulies?!?!? I thought that was what the rain was for!
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 05.07.22 No, but you said magnetic north, not magnetic north pole. That's all. Huh ? I'm not even going t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:00pm 05.07.22
Mystery bottom coating rgranger at 8:54pm 05.07.22 I think @dlochner is wright about staining. But if he is not easy off oven cleaner will break down
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out rgranger at 8:51pm 05.07.22 What problem are you trying to fix?
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Hayden Watson at 8:00pm 05.07.22 ... Lastly make sure there are no air bubbles - my overflow tank above the engine had always been e
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 7:31pm 05.07.22 Okay I replaced the 12ga negative that went from the battery to breaker panel with 8ga, rewired some
Pedestal Compass, True North? Will Gilmore at 7:20pm 05.07.22 and yet, TRUE north has not moved an inch Not so fast. "The Chandler wobble... amounts to a chang
Generator shanker at 6:44pm 05.07.22 Thank you everyone for your responses. I'll be a weekend sailor for most of the time. Gunkholing aro
New S2 ( to me :) Scot Yount at 6:40pm 05.07.22 This sailing channel (which is now defunct) was on a 9.2a and they had a Bimini...you can see it in
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 6:20pm 05.07.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! If your mast is Z spar US Spars, c
Sailing the Heel Brian D at 5:36pm 05.07.22 Just go for a broach. Then you'll understand too much heel. LOL
Sailing the Heel (1) Tally Ho at 5:13pm 05.07.22 I sailed my old boat (Hunter 280) a bit hard from time to time. In this case, I was over-canvassed

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