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Removing headliner on a H38 Pat Hooyman at 10:33am 05.13.10 Big Boats 2/2135 I have a stain coming through the vinyl coated fabric headliner in the main salon of my H38. I want
Single Handling for a V-21 jkrug at 9:24am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2210 I am in the process of replacing my halyards on my V-21 and would like to get ideas, schemes, sugges
Battery state of charge by measuring voltage Bill Roosa at 8:30am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2265 Who says you can't tell the battery State of Charge (SOC) by looking at the voltage? All you need t
Cylinder Head Nuts Won't Tighten geoffschultz at 8:29am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2916 I guess that I broke the cardinal rule of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." In doing some PM on
Water temp guage reads hot gordhodgson at 8:26am 05.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1191 I wondered whether anyone has experienced having their temp gauge start reading at 180 and go up fro
Freshwater capacity zrolimt at 7:26am 05.13.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1508 I have 2 freshwater tanks on my b361. Will someone explain how the freshwater pump takes water from
water leak laughing chance at 6:51am 05.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/1981 I have a '84 Catalina 25. Every time it rains I find a cup or so of water under the Vee berth....It
Reseal port windows? bigsick at 5:48am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2465 I have a 2003 H326. Windows are smoked glass with exposed sealant. Their is no aluminum trim aroun
Dutton-Lainson DLB800A in Canada Temiskaming at 4:00am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2061 I am in need of a brake winch for my 1980 MacGregor 25 and can't seem to locate a source in Canada.
Reefing lesson learned Deadline at 3:59am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1589 Winds blew steadily 15-20 mph on Saturday, May 8, all along the York River off the Chesapeake Bay.
Alternate idea to splitting my anchor rode capejt at 1:23am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2139 Not so long ago I posted my idea to cut my anchor rode at the 50 foot mark since it's mostly chain t
Center Board Question... BlueRunner at 9:55pm 05.12.10 Day Sailers 1/1761 The manual on page 35 says in BOLD PRINT to inspect the centerboard assembly ONCE a year. I'm wonde
Hunter 31 - adequate for coastal cruising? NickH at 8:21pm 05.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2826 Hi folks, I'm seriously considering buying a 1984 Hunter 31. It looks good and is in my price rang
Singlehanded anchoring strategies mcaswell at 8:02pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 31/9655 Our usual anchoring drill is for me to be at the helm getting the boat into position, with my wife o
Centerboard help on an O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 7:22pm 05.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1721 Hope everybody is doing well! It seems that my centerboard rope is frayed very bad, Is this an easy
Points of concern on Yamaha 25 footer? themadscientist at 7:10pm 05.12.10 Yamaha 3/7586 Hello everyone. :) I have come across a 1979 Yamaha 25 foot "fixxer upper" for an inconveniently b
Victory at sea? Steve Dion at 6:45pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2722 http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/Videos/roughseas.html Enjoy!
Valiant 40 finish.. (8) CharlieCobra at 6:36pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/4981 We splashed the Valiant today and I gotta say, she looks better outside then she did in the shop. h
Main Halyard Replacement Endurance2010 at 6:24pm 05.12.10 Big Boats 4/1674 Skippers: I have successfully removed my existing halyard and ran a feeder line which is now eagerl
boats are expensive! digitek718 at 5:33pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 121/22273 So I am getting a little overwhelmed at boat ownership and I have come to a realization....bought od

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Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Tally Ho at 6:39pm 04.23.22
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 04.23.22 Hopefully you haven't run any of the tank discharge plumbing yet 'cuz there are betterways to accomp
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Tally Ho at 6:09pm 04.23.22 That makes sense what you wrote about the Edson Quadrant, I asked Edson & they dont suggest to conn
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Tally Ho at 6:01pm 04.23.22 I used to work with a guy that would put certain customers "in the dog house". Those were problem c
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Tally Ho at 5:58pm 04.23.22
Looking for info on the head/toilet Leeward Rail at 5:51pm 04.23.22 Holy crap! someone actually installed a real head / holding tank!?? In a c22!? Do whatever Peggie a
Beneteau Oceanis 381 Folding steering wheel? Craig Meredith at 5:45pm 04.23.22
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues ambler at 5:39pm 04.23.22 I also just got a Tohatsu sailpro from online outboards. It's very touchy about the choke, I have to
O'day 222 manual kbetzy at 5:27pm 04.23.22 Welcome to the forum!! Manual: I Heart O'Days - Manuals (iheartodays.com) Owner's Resources: Oday
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 5:23pm 04.23.22 You need a C.S.Johnson 53-210 lifeline crimper. And I recommend you buy the C.S. Johnson lifeline f
O'day 222 manual sail sfbay at 5:15pm 04.23.22 Welcome to the forum!! Manual: I Heart O'Days - Manuals (iheartodays.com) Owner's Resources: Oday
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Len Ingalls at 4:41pm 04.23.22 This is the only vid that I found that uses the "short midship line" by itself. There are several sh
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Leeward Rail at 4:29pm 04.23.22 Okay thanks. I have it in a five gallon bucket that appears deep enough since it is spitting water
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Len Ingalls at 4:27pm 04.23.22 You need a C.S.Johnson 53-210 lifeline crimper. And I recommend you buy the C.S. Johnson lifeline f
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 4:25pm 04.23.22 Okay thanks. I have it in a five gallon bucket that appears deep enough since it is spitting water o
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Leeward Rail at 4:23pm 04.23.22
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:19pm 04.23.22 Thx so much for all
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Leeward Rail at 4:17pm 04.23.22 FWIW: When a motor is warm it shouldnt need a choke. Sometimes when it is partially warm it needs
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 4:16pm 04.23.22
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 4:15pm 04.23.22

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