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Sailboats at Auction? sigbear at 8:16am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1741 Is there a legitamate sailboat auction website out there? I was planning to wait a couple of more
purchase a new boat mainly to put into a charter program? Banooma at 7:39am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 31/5295 I just returned from the BVI for my first charter cruise ever. It was an ideal experience in a boat
Xantrex Pathmaker remote failure jviss at 7:33am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/3446 Well, like most of the electrical and electronic things I bought new back in 2000 when I refurb'd th
Lucas CAV DPA injector pump manual tho52mas at 6:47am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/19822 we are rebuilding mine from a Perkins 4108. I need either/or: a shop manual for the injector pump a
Kudos to Baysail Have de Grace MD noprob2 at 6:08am 06.23.09 Big Boats 0/1025 My daughter and son in law are preparing to take the boat (340) out when I am not available . My da
Engine starting problems JBorges at 5:45am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2568 The Yanmar HM35F on my '89 Hunter 37 has been having intermitent starting problems. Meaning that wh
Cleaning out '96 26x tc0nn at 5:31am 06.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1578 What's the best way to clean out the inside of a Mac 26x? I thought I could just spray it down with
PowerTwist V Belt jviss at 5:10am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1746 Is anyone using a PowerTwist V Belt on their alternator? I have an M25 with the new alternator bra
Bunk Boards Deckhand at 4:25am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1326 I have a trailor that needs some new bunk boards. The boards are about 12' long and have about a 1-1
Finding Spreader mast brackets sailinguy@mchsi.com at 4:14am 06.23.09 Ericson 1/2726
KONSTANTIN leaving Helsinki??? (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:53am 06.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1157 Is this KONSTANTIN leaving Helsinki and "Heading Out to Sea"? Ed K 26
O'Day 25' with inboard Inmotion at 11:21pm 06.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/5664 I came across a 1976 25' O'Day with a 7 HP Westerbeke inboard engine, presumably a diesel. Having
Furlex RF issues Andy1237 at 9:54pm 06.22.09 Big Boats 6/3536 Okay, I've read through the archives and my Furlex manual- I'm still not sure what is going on with
Tempest O'Day Motor Sepcs stobbeco at 9:39pm 06.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1013 I am the proud new owner of a 23 foot Tempest O'day and the previous owner had the motor attached to
head re-do ktm500mx at 8:58pm 06.22.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1375 thx for your book and help with my remodel job on my head your the best peggy. later Mike:)
8hp Yanmar Alternator jleigh3 at 8:24pm 06.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1364 The Alternator on my Yanmar 8hp gets really hot when I turn the battery selector switch on. Any ide
Swing keel lock down pin & cable buzzing ssanford8@yahoo.com at 8:12pm 06.22.09 Sirius 21/22 5/8024 Just purchased 85 Sirius 21 and made the maiden sail on Sunday. I would like to learn how to
Toilet backing up catawbarod at 7:54pm 06.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1306 Pump, pump, pump...stuff goes down but bubbles back up. Sound terrible but that is the problem. It
Problem printing private email message Rich Stidger at 7:51pm 06.22.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2653 Phil, I just tried printing a private message that I received and I got the following error message
smaller sail captainjohn2 at 7:16pm 06.22.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1226 I have come by an older Catalina 22 (1977?). The main sail that came with it is more than I want to

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V-Belt Replacement lehighsail at 4:51pm 03.01.22 The only belt I was able to readily get was a Gates 19mm OD circumference belt. It had the same pro
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 4:50pm 03.01.22 I've got a pretty good idea on how to approach this especially after rebuilding my transom. Access i
Boom extension for lifting....... Tally Ho at 4:47pm 03.01.22 I thought about that too. It will make the bending force on the extension much less. But it will al
Boom extension for lifting....... Davidasailor26 at 4:43pm 03.01.22
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:41pm 03.01.22 I used the same stuff. No leaks last season. Why the need to shim the hull and liner?
Frozen injector on Yanmar engine 3JH5E Tally Ho at 4:31pm 03.01.22 The compression of the piston helps to force the injector out without damaging it. Here is video a
Boom extension for lifting....... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 03.01.22 If you do it right then, yes. Realize that the attachment to the boom must be very strong as I ass
Morse or no morse Don S/V ILLusion at 3:55pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912? CQD
Morse or no morse Brian D at 3:54pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912?
Multifunction Display Onions at 3:45pm 03.01.22 Thankyou, I have made it my mission to sort this out. Will keep looking
Hunter 386 Stern Rails smokey73 at 3:03pm 03.01.22 Suggest you contact Al at the forum store here. He was able to source me a bow pulpit built with th
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jnorten at 2:57pm 03.01.22 I did mine in a few weekends. About a 2 square foot section forward of the anchor locker hatch. I
Waste Deck Plate cover Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.01.22 I did contact Ward. The part number is actually in the plate (underneath), not on the cap. But al
Morse or no morse thinwater at 2:35pm 03.01.22 Uhh, hate to correct this, but ... That's not an international distress signal. It's actually just
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 2:26pm 03.01.22 Corrosion Block by Lear Chemicals is the right product for this and it's not greasy to attract dirt.
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 2:25pm 03.01.22 ..........If you're a little unsure, approach the fixed bridge dead slow and check the clearance wit
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 jssailem at 2:07pm 03.01.22 Your boat is a Mast head rigged boat. The "I" dimension is 50.02 ft 15.25 meters. This puts the leng
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 03.01.22 Air draft (or air draught) is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a v
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Bob J. at 1:28pm 03.01.22 Great thread hijack, thanks. We go from LiFePo4 batteries to firewood. Oh gosh no, I wouldn't hij
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:22pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offere

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