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Masts John Tuckwiller at 4:21am 07.25.09 Day Sailers 2/1383 To Anyone who can help: A friend and I have an Oday trailerable day sailor with a small cabin probab
3 blade vs. 4 bladed prop captian dave at 9:05pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1502 I have an 8 horsepower outboard. I understand that when it comes to powerboats, a three bladed prop
Use it as an anchor Bing at 8:31pm 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3228 Hi Peggy After 8 months on our new boat with a Jabsco toilet with an extremely noisy electric conver
two water leaks Bob 04 H260 at 7:07pm 07.24.09 Smaller Boats 8/1441 We have been having huge rain falls here this week. I just noticed I have two small water leaks in t
Anyone Cruising Maine Next Week..? Maine Sail at 5:42pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2002 We're out and wanted to see if anyone else was..? We have no plans other than where the wind and our
Canvas work Hermit Scott at 1:12pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 68/12300 This is for you guys that sew your own canvas. what weight sunbrella do I want to use on a main sail
Gunwale & Mast step leaks EGillespie at 12:45pm 07.24.09 S2 6/2178 I recently bought a 1980 S2 8.0 in good shape. I noticed after heavy rains that the cabin headliner
Don't you wish you could work inside your mast? (1) Tim R. at 12:21pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1427 Alinghi 5's mast being prepped for unstepping. http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Alinghi%2014.jp
Hunter 50CC Dave Robinson20509 at 11:51am 07.24.09 Big Boats 1/1401 I'd be interested to hear from any fellow owners of the new Hunter 50CC on their experiences with th
extra weight versus speed txtowman at 11:48am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3823 I have a catalina 22 swing keel I want to take some heavy items with me since I stay out for at lea
Headed for Savannah via Erie Canal (1) tcbilgerat at 10:30am 07.24.09 Destinations 3/4011 I am a solo sailer on the great lakes, but am about to embark on my first long journey. If anyone is
Can I shorten my tiller? Mougly at 10:28am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6776 Hello all I am thinking about changing my tiller as the one on now was painted and the paint is p
Replacement companionway boards bffatcat at 9:58am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 16/13294 My original 1975 vintage companionway boards made out of marine plywood with a mahogany veneer need
sym spinnaker question- pls forgive my ignorance LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:23am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1628 I am getting ready to experiment with using a sym spinnaker on an O'Day 23. The sail has a single "h
Lightening Dangers? Skipper62 at 9:12am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3545 I am a coastal sailer in SE Texas. We have storms come up quicker than I can get off of the water so
21' Macgregor - 1969: Broken Mast, What to Do? Sail77 at 8:44am 07.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3483 New to the site... My Dad and I bought a 1969 Mac 21' from a family friend about 12 years ago. Hav
Costa Rica - Panama anyone? destinationcostarica at 8:39am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1234 Hi all, I'm not sure if this is where i should be asking this sorta question. I'm actually looking f
Oday 25 Centerboard Mec. itsagoodthing at 7:31am 07.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2495 I just purchased a 75 ODAY 25 CB, the cable line is located in center of the boat, in a post that
Tach does not work at start up Mike G. at 6:47am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2239 The last two times out, the tach did not work at engine startup (Yanmar 3GM30). It operates fine af
Composting toilets Icetug at 6:22am 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2448 Does anyone have any experience with a Sun-Mar Mobile composting toilet? It may be nice to not worr

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Burning insense on a boat DArcy at 1:10pm 04.14.22
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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 1:01pm 04.14.22 I removed the belt. Put a drop on one bearing. Then I rotated the drive wheel a few times to spread
A Technically Sophisticated Repair DArcy at 1:01pm 04.14.22 Hey, What's a DVD/CD? Just kidding. I was thinking the same thing but didn't say it because I st
Starting fluid kappykaplan at 12:49pm 04.14.22 Spark plug hole. :poke::stir::poop:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult BarryL at 12:47pm 04.14.22 Hey, I've have a number of boats with the Furlex 200S system. I like it and think it works well. A
Starting fluid MikeHoncho at 12:45pm 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders? Spark plug hole. Lol
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 12:43pm 04.14.22 Should I use the T 9 on the ball bearings? I guess I can saturate a Q-tip and wipe it on the ball be
A Technically Sophisticated Repair rgranger at 12:29pm 04.14.22 Hey, What's a DVD/CD? Just kidding. I was cleaning out the crawl space under the stairs and pull
Burning insense on a boat Parsons at 12:29pm 04.14.22 If I had to have something burning, I'd design something like this lantern sold by Weems and Plath,
1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement Sailing Tiger at 12:07pm 04.14.22 Hi Tiger, there is a thick aluminum mounting plate embedded in the fiberglass. The plate is tapped
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 12:04pm 04.14.22
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Lake Ontario Sailors take notice ggrizzard at 11:41am 04.14.22 Remind me not to go there in a storm! Thanks for the info.
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 11:23am 04.14.22 Okay, I'll try one more technically sophisticated adjustment; pulled the unit out of its cubby and
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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 10:50am 04.14.22
Seams A Problem? Tom J at 10:06am 04.14.22 I had a seam rupture on a Zodiak. It was used when I bought it, and was showing it's age. Sat out

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