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Fresh water tank leak in a 9.2A BobM at 7:15pm 05.24.09 S2 6/2165 Went to the boat today to start commissioning. Removed the boom tent...knocked the barnacles off th
Prop for a '79 O'day 37 CC cbinfl at 7:00pm 05.24.09 Bigger Boats 3/2069 Just got the boat in Oct. last year and it's way underprop'b. It's been repowered with a 30HP Yanma
Costly/Serious Damage or Just Cosmetic? McMikeJr at 6:54pm 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1492 So I missed a bulge in the deck above the aft part of the keel before I bought my 1981 C27, thankful
Stain color for the Interior wojo59 at 6:53pm 05.24.09 Big Boats 4/1336 Hi all, I own a 1983 hunter 34. I am in the process of re-doing the interior. Does anyone know wh
Moving engine control levers? McMikeJr at 6:51pm 05.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1659 I have a 1981 C27, hull #4933, standard configuration with an Atomic 4. At some point a wheel was ad
Halyards Rick Silverman at 6:42pm 05.24.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1016 Can anyone tell me what the ideal size halyard line is for my 78 H25
Nice Night - New Product Thoughts Maine Sail at 6:40pm 05.24.09 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2616 So I am sitting here in my cockpit while my wife and daughter are cozied up an asleep in the v-berth
Hunter 33 Mainsheet Car spadaforaj at 6:24pm 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1033 Hi - I just picked up a 1981 H33 and am replacing just about everything - need some help on this one
Sugar ants RECESS at 4:37pm 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2176 I read what the archives had to say but had a more specific question. I have sugar ants coming acros
owners manual johnnynxn at 4:19pm 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1989 I am looking for an owners manual for a 25' oday sail boat...I just bought a 1985 sailboat
Slow drain....No drain? rpell46 at 1:19pm 05.24.09 Catalina 30 5/2025 Hi everyone, I am about 95% done with all those "little annoyances" on my new 1991 Cat 30 MKII, ex
Compression Post Issues rritter2000 at 11:43am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/965 With my 33.5 mast stepped (unloaded) I can move my compression post. Two questions: A. Is this norm
prop johnausen at 11:42am 05.24.09 Bigger Boats 1/1300 We recently purchased an Oday 37 CC. The prop is an 18RH9 driven by a 32 HP Universal diesel. Acco
87 Ericson 32 Emergency Tiller jdenlinger at 9:26am 05.24.09 Ericson 3/3058 We just purchased an Ericson 32. 87 model and discovered it does not have and emergency tiller despi
simple (probably dumb) question - reefing the jib patsheridan at 8:17am 05.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/15473 i've got a 24' islander, with a simple hank-on jib. can i "reef" the working jib by simply attaching
Unwanted Solar Heat SeanMorey at 8:10am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1844 Are motoryachts hot to live on in southern california? How do you stay cool?
Catalina 36 MK II Rudder Slop Carribean Soul at 6:21am 05.24.09 Big Boats 1/1930 I have a 1995 C36 MKII with sloppy rudder/wheel linkage. I checked in the aft lazarette and found t
Throttle Cable Replacement AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:20am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1916 My throttle cable has broken and is either stuck or secured inside the pedestal. Has anyone had this
Drain plug, sorry if duplicate BobDay at 5:45am 05.24.09 Day Sailers 3/1809 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can f
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:13am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2472 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can

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Etiquette pet peeves Roland5048 at 8:48am 12.08.21 I can't believe I just read this whole thread. Please, good people, go sailing. :) Captain Obvio
Etiquette pet peeves Roland5048 at 8:42am 12.08.21 Although the mods here are excellent :clap: every so often we get some nastiness, generalizations,
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 8:12am 12.08.21 Freezer I mentioned this in a trip report, but I'll post a couple pictures and a little extra info.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Scott NIelsen at 7:54am 12.08.21 Oops, posted my comment before getting through the entire post. Looks like you already did what I s
Hull dents (2) JamesG161 at 7:48am 12.08.21 Really, who cuts a square hole? Competent FRP repair people. .. Coosa Offers No-Rot Composite Pane
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 7:48am 12.08.21 Wow, that's fantastic. We consume about 15Ah/day WITHOUT a fridge. What fridge do you have, and can
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Scott NIelsen at 7:41am 12.08.21 Another thing I have seen with these symptoms is the fuel line from the fuel tank to filters to inje
Through-mast leak? captcoho at 7:38am 12.08.21 Hello and welcome, What you described is exactly the reason I unstepped the mast this winter lay up.
We Remember... JamesG161 at 7:31am 12.08.21 Check this link for some rarely seen pictures of that day... 14 Rarely Seen Photos that Reveal the H
Hull dents dmax at 7:27am 12.08.21 Really, who cuts a square hole?
Keel bolts torque specs Marrigoround at 7:23am 12.08.21 Thank you
I think I have Termites - Help! dmax at 7:19am 12.08.21 If you heat the interior up to 140 degrees, it will kill everything. This is done as an alternative
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Tally Ho at 7:17am 12.08.21
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 12.08.21 Campbell sailor 3-blade propeller.............that is what I installed on all my sailboats. This guy
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock DougM at 7:09am 12.08.21 My Beneteau had a combination shade/screen attached to the underside of the hatch frame. You could
Tank system monitor Justin_NSA at 7:04am 12.08.21 We purchased the boat the boat and she was 18 years old already. The blackwater ( sewage tank) is
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock PaulK at 6:46am 12.08.21 If it's for a quick fix, a simple roll of nylon screening from HD or Lowes will work and not cost mu
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Brian D at 6:33am 12.08.21 Voice monitoring is tedious work, if one can call it work. On HF, one hears static all day and one c
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 6:25am 12.08.21 Need to know the engine model and hp, shaft size, transimission model and gear ration and type of p
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Sailfanatic at 6:08am 12.08.21 A common practice for screens is to sew strips of Velcro to the screen edges and then adhere self-ad

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