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PowerTwist V Belt jviss at 5:10am 06.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1760 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 5/1336 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 1/2770
KONSTANTIN leaving Helsinki??? (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:53am 06.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1166 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 6/5724 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 6/3573 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 0/1024 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 0/1378 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 3/1369 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 5/8084 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 3/1326 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) 2/2664 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 2/1235 I have come by an older Catalina 22 (1977?). The main sail that came with it is more than I want to
CDI main furling system dcafr2 at 7:12pm 06.22.09 Big Boats 0/944 Has anyone installed/considered/liked/dismissed or ?, a CDI main furling system on a H-380? Tku, J
SR Mariner NAV-5 Wind Vane Bob Poff at 6:20pm 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3427 The wind carried away the vane for my NAV-5. I have what they say is the replacement vane. Has any
Web Cams chinny at 5:58pm 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2375 I'm curios to know wether or not anyone has installed a web cam on their boat to 'keep an eye on it'
H40.5 Electrical Schematics - Anyone have them? Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 06.22.09 Big Boats 25/3728 For some reason the set of drawings in my owner's manual notebook that I received with my 1997 h40.5
Head sail r and r dcafr2 at 5:19pm 06.22.09 Big Boats 1/1166
Volvo MD22L electrical schematics (1) Rich Stidger at 5:08pm 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3411 Does anyone have a REAL schematic for the Volvo Penta MD22L-B engine and deluxe instrument panel? T
Lake Champlain rawlings at 5:06pm 06.22.09 Trailer Sailors 6/3984 Hi, we are over in laconia, nh and are thinking of taking our oday 22 over to vt/ny and sailing a fe

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Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive BarryL at 11:02am 03.23.22 You're welcome. As mentioned above, you need to be sure of your particular saildrive to be sure you
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive fstbttms at 10:55am 03.23.22 The saildrive has a different part number, you most likely have a SD60. If so, then this would wor
Hunter 35.5 bilge Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 03.23.22 Take a look under the helm seat, port side. It may be the same as mine.
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? Head Sail at 10:50am 03.23.22 Wood in the shower is okay to get wet. Dry if off when done. NB
1985 Pearson 303 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 03.23.22 For the amount of damage on this engine, there's just not enough difference between a professionally
Starting over from scratch BigEasy at 10:43am 03.23.22 On further inspection, Does the faceplate on the controls indicate "Nissan", made in Japan?
35s5 replace windows JonathanCarlos at 10:38am 03.23.22 The email that I have for Ward that he responded to right away is: ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? dlochner at 10:37am 03.23.22 We make sure the wood is well protected with a good quality varnish and use a hand held shower at lo
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 10:30am 03.23.22 We've used it here at work for multiple projects. We like the Cetol, but for some reason, it just
35s5 replace windows BigEasy at 10:19am 03.23.22 Thanks. Unfortunately that email address is bouncing emails. Seems it does not excist. May I ask yo
Water Standing Under V Berth fox9988 at 10:17am 03.23.22 Got some pics to go with? I would love to see how it turns out. If you have seen any of my pics of
Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 10:15am 03.23.22 Excellent craftsmanship; Better than new!!
Mods to our 35s5 JonathanCarlos at 9:48am 03.23.22 Great write up and quality craftsmanship on the refit. Cheers.
35s5 replace windows JonathanCarlos at 9:44am 03.23.22 Thanks Hollyberry... I've not yet seen your post, but will go check it out now. From what I underst
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches ClewlessGale at 9:43am 03.23.22 Hey Crusty, did you end up adding winches? Pondering the same thing.
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:40am 03.23.22 I refit my 2 freezers with: Isotherm 2010-SX Compact Air Cooled Refrigeration Comp
35s5 replace windows Hollyberry at 9:26am 03.23.22 ........ Boat also needs rigging (standing and running) and headliner replaced (common issue I read
Leave the refrigerator on or off? jeepbluetj at 9:25am 03.23.22 On all the time. 400W of solar for when the power goes out (happens often) or when the marina worker
Catalina 22 Bulkheads (1) AaronD at 9:22am 03.23.22 1981 boat here. I haven't worked on our port side (yet), but I noticed the screws on our starboard s
Hunter 34 (1984) Bimini from sailboatowners.com jwerkjr at 9:06am 03.23.22 Thank you all! This is a rail mounted Bimini due to the limitations of the gunnel designed specifica

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