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Sailboat "parts" question Patrick Anderson at 8:55am 12.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2138 Hi, all -- Just want to throw a question out there, and hoping someone has an answer. I recently
Yanmar 3ym30 hour meter BruceK at 8:39am 12.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/6615 Stopped working at about 150 hrs...how to diagnose???
Water in cockpit locker - O'day 22 bdeakin at 8:26am 12.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1270 Good morning, O'day owners -- I'm the proud owner of a new O'day 22, which I got for a song. This
Solar Panels Charles Morrell at 7:49am 12.29.09 Big Boats 3/1730 Am looking to mount panels on my 41 DS over the davits. Anyone done this? What panels did you use?
Roller furler for Capri 16 SailinSam at 7:26am 12.29.09 Smaller Boats 1/2323 I just bought a 1993 Capri 16 and I'm now involved in fixing her up. I noticed that the steel rope t
spinnaker block locations MIST ERIE US at 6:40am 12.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1456 I have a Hunter 290 and am setting up a spinnaker for it. I would like to know where you placed your
Cal 30 2 Snickant at 9:03pm 12.28.09 Cal 1/2533 anyone know where i can get copies of owners manual? thanks
Cal 30 2 Snickant at 9:00pm 12.28.09 Cal 0/3 anyone know where i can get an owner's manual for a Cal 30-2, thanks
Cal 30 3 Snickant at 8:59pm 12.28.09 Cal 0/1 anyone know where i can owner's manual for Cal 30 2? thank you
Damp bunks ? pkdailey4 at 8:53pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4292 Is there something made to go under the mattresses to keep them dry from condensation?
boat cover dok at 8:50pm 12.28.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3659 I want a cover for my 16ft Suncat to use while it is stored, with the mast off. I store it on a tra
Help Im sinking in drinking water (3) pkdailey4 at 7:20pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1700 I recently added a float switch to the bucket sized bilge in my 2000 Beneteau 321 and am I glad I di
Oh Joy resto 12/28/09 (8) CharlieCobra at 6:48pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1555 Went up to Oh Joy again today with the Grandsons. i managed to pull the chainplate partner after so
running mainsails sheet aft tjm at 6:41pm 12.28.09 Islander 1/2266 Would like info on running mainsail sheets aft (to the sides and top of cabin) for an 81 Islander 30
Coupling removal advice needed jsgonz at 6:18pm 12.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 34/9190 I have a Hunter 28.5 on the hard for repairs. One repair is to replace the shaft due to electrolysis
Winter Head Operation catsailor at 3:28pm 12.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4017 I'm a die hard and I sail whenever the water is soft enough. I don't live aboard and I don't run hea
Yanmar Injector Pump Install Bud H at 1:19pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1725 I am installing a new high pressure injector pump on my YSM12. The timing on the old pump was corre
tips for having doggie pee onboard? diane fowler at 11:50am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1963 We are hoping to do more extended cruising aboard Windy City, our Catalina 36. Just bought a plasti
Pet Birds on board? FLHippy at 11:20am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 4/8260 Most of the bird postings here are asking how to keep birds off the boat :) Does anyone have any ad
Are you scared of wood? CharlieCobra at 9:08am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 36/4824 Many people follow my threads on the restoration of Oh Joy it seems. Most just read them and go on,

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Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) DArcy at 7:55pm 04.12.22 Good on you for reaching out to sailors to warn about a dangerous situation. The Navionics Web App
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Grotto at 7:52pm 04.12.22 I ended up buying blanks for the sr mariner thru hulls on my boat because of 5200. I would end up d
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:49pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thin
C 310 wheel BC Bernie at 7:48pm 04.12.22 My stock wheel was the 32" not 30" Destroyer, by Edson. Parallel 1" shaft. I switched it out not too
Head hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 04.12.22 1. How old are the hoses ? u methodically rinse out the hoses first. A slow ass busting process i
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 7:42pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thing
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:39pm 04.12.22 My idea is that the leakage from the gland should be so minuscule that you could mop it out of the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 04.12.22 Try to build a dam which will catch the small leakage from the gland and keep it out of the bilge.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:25pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.
240 mooring/dock cover rs1sensen at 7:25pm 04.12.22 I could not respond to private massage. Sailors tailor is 8.5 hrs away. Locally I was told it woul
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:20pm 04.12.22 Greg, Do you actually have to take the wheel off?
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:18pm 04.12.22
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 04.12.22 I'll dry the bilge and paint them with whatever the most people tell me to use. If the bolts are s
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:07pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 6:53pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it co
plastic holding tank odor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:39pm 04.12.22 If you replaced stinky hoses, there's almost certain to be residual odor from 'em in every area they
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it cou
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 5:58pm 04.12.22 Great share. You had a challenge with the bottle. You had Snow in Seattle. you had family. All the g
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:47pm 04.12.22 Ibob floor polisher

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