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Oday fuel gauge sail2kn0m0r at 12:37pm 11.17.09 Day Sailers 2/1586 D'R marine mentioned that my Oday 26 fuel tank uses a Twin site fuel gauge and I just need to figure
Landlocked Newby w/a 26X DesertSailor87 at 12:20pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1299 I just purchased a 97' 26X which is in need of TLC, but I'm game. I need to replace the 12' steerin
propeller shaft rattle wflowe2 at 10:06am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6736 I have a new to me, 2008 Catalina 320. It was very lightly used before I bought it and had it deliv
Silva Compass Bobbi Ullinger at 8:41am 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1858 I was just finishing up getting Kinship ready for the winter, when I noticed that the compass card i
Sailling South Florida / Bahamas jkkfl at 8:21am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1351 Hi name is John and I own a 41 DS 2007 Hunter Sailboat. My home port is Fort Lauderdale FL and I a
H37 Cutter cabin sole replacement SailTIP at 8:11am 11.17.09 Big Boats 6/2529 Finally got around to working on replacing the parquet flooring in my cabin. Tore out a section, exp
Trailer sailor bottom paint? ChrisNC at 7:39am 11.17.09 Trailer Sailors 4/4409 Well, I think that normal practice is NOT to paint the bottom of a trailered boat. However, my "n
Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1939 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof
Liquid Rubber for inflatables nancishouse at 6:40am 11.17.09 Catalina 30 1/1658 Has anyone used this product?
luff pre-feeder (1) BobM at 5:02am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6404 I made a comment on another post "I found some feeder rings on board I used to raise the genoa solo.
Mast prebend Quoddy at 4:09am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3694
1981 2-gm Yanmar Zinc hunter frank at 3:08am 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1369 The zinc in the head is attached through a cover plate. Can I just unscrew the zinc from the plate o
Rules of the road Broke Sailor at 1:35am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3337 I ran into a poem in a Nautical Almanac. It goes something like ths: When all three lights I see ah
protection form ice storm ..? Mark H at 9:15pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 1/1052 Can you guys share ideas for covering my H23.5 on trailer for winter?Txs in advance guys .
DOT propane gas cannisters jcherubini at 8:17pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1144 Has anyone every had trouble acquiring the screw-on propane bottles, such as are used on the Forespa
"Thank You" Regarding Strictly Sail Chicago Brock Halbeisen at 8:08pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/967 Thank you for your interest in our Strictly Sail Chicago trip! We are currently still in the plannin
Cost of CNG refill Bill Roosa at 7:32pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3494 I'd like to know what other folks are paying for CNG refills. I paid $75 for two bottles delivered
New Rudder elalamo at 7:24pm 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1442 I need a new rudder for my Oday 322. I was told by the boat yard it would take 4 to 5 weeks. Does an
Port side barnacles (1) RAD88 at 4:48pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2497 Since I have owned this boat it has always accumulated barnacles on the port side only. The boat - '
replacing portlight windows and frames lasallehome at 4:28pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3075 Looking to replace both portlight windows on my C'C Viking 34- they are approx Oval 36in by

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A Technically Sophisticated Repair Terry Cox at 3:34pm 04.14.22 My son got me an iPod a few years ago. Amazing little device a bit larger than a book of matches. So
A Technically Sophisticated Repair JamesG161 at 3:30pm 04.14.22 And yet iTunes won't let me access music I've paid for. It depends on how you Access iTunes. I eve
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? (1) svAtargatis at 3:12pm 04.14.22 thanks @jssailem! we managed to get the mast off the boat haul'd out and things seem to be going wit
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (2) Growl at 2:55pm 04.14.22 You can see the cracks in the weakest areas Of the eccentrics.
Starting fluid Rick Webb at 2:38pm 04.14.22 Perhaps some 151 might get it going then?
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 2:23pm 04.14.22 That one looks pretty much like mine. No teeth missing. No obvious loose threads or tears. Not sure
Starting fluid shemandr at 2:23pm 04.14.22 Would that be diesel mouth to mouth resuscitation?
West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:09pm 04.14.22 2 Charlotte Harbor boat yard but DIY is Charlotte Harbor boat yard I just send them a very detaile
A Technically Sophisticated Repair shemandr at 1:56pm 04.14.22 At this point I have LP's, I had 8 track, cassettes, DVD's, iTunes downloads, satellite radio play
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jon hansen at 1:52pm 04.14.22 torresen marine 231-759-859. muskegon mi. family owned manitowoc marine 920-682-5117 rich larson
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 1:49pm 04.14.22
Starting fluid jviss at 1:46pm 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders? Just take a big mouthful of it and spray it into
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines All U Get at 1:46pm 04.14.22 Trans Atlantic Diesel in Virginia.
Burning insense on a boat All U Get at 1:44pm 04.14.22 Helps keep no-see-ums away. Epoxy a mason jar to the sole floor.
Starting fluid All U Get at 1:39pm 04.14.22 Racor filter.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 1:35pm 04.14.22
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf (3) jssailem at 1:28pm 04.14.22 These images from a recent article by Steve https://stevedmarineconsulting.com/troubleshooting-over
Starting fluid Rick Webb at 1:22pm 04.14.22 Saved me. I was thinking pouring it down through the carburetor.
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna Brian D at 1:22pm 04.14.22 I think you are on the right track. At least you are not chasing rabbits. So far you best plan of ac
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 1:21pm 04.14.22 Those cracks could explain the jumpy behavior that popped the clutch arm. Your going to be an AutoH

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