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mystery line (1) bellnier at 7:57am 06.07.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1552 I have a mystery line. It's a 3/16" line anchored to the mast head that is slightly longer than the
Hunter 310 Spinnaker Revere at 7:34am 06.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2051 Have Hunter 310 year 2000 with stainless steel arch. Does anyone have any suggestions and/or pictur
Belt problems with Balmar alternator GWG at 7:25am 06.07.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5174 I installed a Balmar 90-75 alternator on my Beneteau 361 with a Westerbeke 30B-3 27hp diesel. I cont
Removing A Water Pump From A Perkins 103-10 Diesel ARUNDEL at 6:34am 06.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3321 I've got a 351 Oceanis with the 103-10 (M30) Perkins diesel and it's leaking coolant from the water
Offset mainsheet, What are my options?? Curt at 6:11am 06.07.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1322 Good Day All, I recently obtained a Catlina Capri 18, 1991 vintage. So far so good. I am not happy
Solid Verse Hollow Spreaders Mick at 5:37am 06.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1245 On my 95 Mac 26 C I had solid spreaders which were about 36 inch long , on the 2001 26x they are ma
Boat Speed jjgizara at 5:11am 06.07.10 Big Boats 10/2248 What boat speed do you get with a 34 HP yanmar deislel engin in a 37.5 legend hunter? I can't belie
Storm caught me with my pants down (1) mcaswell at 10:50pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2809 The weather today wasn't too great (30 - 50% chance of precip, depending on which site I looked at),
need a supplier info Douglast at 10:21pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2100 well i placed an order from an U.S.supplier ,two hundred and some dollars for about 10 pounds worth
Mystery Block - to me.... (1) 1977oday22 at 10:15pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2329 Hello all and I hope it's been a safe summer so far. I've never used it, and am not sure why it's th
New to sailboats and wonder what I have (3) KGlancy at 9:53pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1824 I am going to be the very proud owner of this sailboat soon and was wondering any info about her. I
Brand new sailboat owner but what is She (1) KGlancy at 9:41pm 06.06.10 Trailer Sailors 4/3176 I am going to be the very proud owner of this sailboat soon and was wondering any info about her. I
New forward hatch. (5) Timo42 at 8:49pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3216 I was tired of the original fiberglass hatch so... These are after I cut the lip off, ground off t
newport RI marinas dlewis812 at 7:49pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2555 planning to sail to newport for the folk festival (end july). going to look into but any recommenda
Furler troubles... coachD at 7:16pm 06.06.10 Pearson 2/1471 I'm new to the forum and this has probably been archived. I just haven't found the archive yet!! I h
Off center main sheet Curt at 7:09pm 06.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3343 The Catalina Capri (1991) has the mainsheet anchored to the offset backstay. For obvious reasons I
Holes not drilled in right place on Mast Mick at 6:49pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1836 On our new to us 2001 26x , I noticed that the mast was not setting straight on the vertical plane.
Dumb Question #774 Mick at 6:39pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1670 I have seen a number of boats of various brands with with PVC pipes on their spreader lines right
Steaming Light thaeni at 6:15pm 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1213 I have a 1992 33.5 and the steaming light burnt out. I went up the mast and removed the two screws h
rub rail 26s crowlk at 5:23pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1244 I am looking at a 92 26s missing the rub rail, should I be concerned? easy to fix and order? thank

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Sausage Makers? jviss at 1:40pm 03.17.22 I've made my own corned beef and pastrami. Pickled a big brisket for 10 days once, was great!
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 1:37pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the comments everyone, especially the "headmistress" (cute handle!). I found that the ma
Have you made cockpit cushions? fred1diver at 1:35pm 03.17.22 If the curve is that slight, don`t worry about it
Sausage Makers? rgranger at 1:31pm 03.17.22 Back to sailing...I make my own wind.:yikes::biggrin:
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 1:13pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the comments everyone, especially the "headmistress" (cute handle!). I found that the mar
Boat Bike "tech support" Tedd at 1:02pm 03.17.22 Really just looking at the gap between the frame and the pedal ... it looks quite large, like dirt a
Build a Better Boat Hook? Dalliance at 12:59pm 03.17.22 Just yesterday I was talking with co-workers about how badly my car handles in the snow, but it was
Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 12:59pm 03.17.22 Okay that's super helpful. I hadn't even noticed that you'd removed the grab rails, so I'll have to
Boat Bike "tech support" John Nantz at 12:44pm 03.17.22 My concept of a utility bike is simplicity, I would look for a single gear combination, low enough
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 12:41pm 03.17.22 A couple more questions for you @AaronD I've been thinking about getting this kit that includes al
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 12:40pm 03.17.22 This is what I would LIKE to do. I suspect there will be more cable replacement requirements in the
can't pump out waste tank smokey73 at 12:39pm 03.17.22 First, see if your waste vent line is clear. Like Peggy said, opening the waste pump out won't solve
Boat Bike "tech support" John Nantz at 12:27pm 03.17.22 I make my own bike cables. Have invested in a couple of simple yet durable tools for this. Buy th
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) John Nantz at 12:23pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the reply, Dave. e cables are ~standard, especially for the year of the bike, 2002. In th
Build a Better Boat Hook? patrickfarley at 12:13pm 03.17.22 Get a smaller boat. 11' Snark no docking problems.
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 12:03pm 03.17.22 Yeah thanks - that's probably exactly what I need to do. I guess first question I have is about mat
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 (1) Robert Strickland at 11:53am 03.17.22 Does any one use these (Only related to this thread), I grabbed one for our last boat and purchased
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 jviss at 11:52am 03.17.22
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Arrgh at 11:48am 03.17.22
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 jviss at 11:44am 03.17.22 Although not standard, it may be easier to install, my 34 has an on demand propane heater... What'

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