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Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 11:53am 12.10.21 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2517 Hello, I am a new 1985 O'day 28 boat owner and new to sailing as well. Someone decided to abandon h
Bow berth remove fabric ceilings & install wood battens (10) william24424 at 10:19am 12.10.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1330 1- Ash battens, (Boulters lumber MA) 2- Epoxy stringers to hull 3- Followed line of shelves (nothing
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Puesta del sol at 8:52pm 12.09.21 Big Boats 19/2422 Looking at my emergency tiller and just not figuring how I could possibly use it. The backstay prev
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 5:54pm 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1420 Hi All, I recently tried to start my Catalina 400 in Seattle today, however it wouldn't start after
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 5:42pm 12.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1668 Catalina 27 1987 with M18 Universal engine starts and sounds normal. Pulled out of Harbour and ran
Interesting Boat Project cb32863 at 11:28am 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/795 Found this via Sailing Anarchy. Guy is a professional shipwright, short episodes, not polished or sl
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:18am 12.09.21 Sails Call Lounge 17/2119 I got sidetracked by Google Ngram this morning and made the following discovery. ed to the ratio of
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 2:29pm 12.08.21 Big Boats 9/1372 i am still chasing a diesel small leak into the bilge. I have cleaned and dried the engine around in
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle gjward63 at 9:50am 12.08.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3953 When motoring my 33 Pearson the throttle lever tend to slowly go back toward idle speed (if I let it
Looking for the wiring diagram of control panel for 1992 42 Hunter Passage? Pmack240 at 7:26am 12.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1872 Anyone who has access to the diagram/schematic of a 1992 Hunter 42 Passage, in particular the contro
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock skunther at 11:31pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2828 I came back to my boat after about a month away and found some mold growing in the fully enclosed co
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Brian D at 9:20pm 12.07.21 SSB and Ham Operators 6/2962 Published in today's Federal Register. https://www.regulations.gov/document...2020-0668-0006 High F
I think I have Termites - Help! (3) Gint at 6:50pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2175 I have these pellets falling from an isolated area on my Catalina 34, above the nav station. Are the
Engine mounting Ken13559 at 5:41pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1330 One of my engine mount (back hole of starboard rear) lag bolt hole is loose. I fill it with some str
Eno Stove Burner - bad mixture. (1) sunlover at 4:12pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/839 My propane eno stove burner has a spot throwing a yellow flame. It stinks and gives me a headache.
Hull dents (2) aschbrenners2 at 2:52pm 12.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 20/4485 We bought the boat a year ago and during the survey, sea test and, haul out, our surveyor found a go
1997 Bennetaue oceanis 400 stop switch wiring? (2) bwagner187 at 1:23pm 12.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/997 I just purchased this vessel and I do have the original owners manual with the engine wiring diagram
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 11:54am 12.07.21 Newport 7/2729 I'm looking to replace both engine and prop on my N30. Does anyone know the max prop size that will
Converting '73 Javelin to mid-boom rigging? (1) RaleighRancher at 10:09am 12.07.21 Day Sailers 7/2081 I've got a 1973 O'Day Javelin with the end of boom rigging as shown below. I'm thinking about conver
SailCare vs Local Loft Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1079 I was just curious if SailCare's cleaning process was that much better than what most lofts do?

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New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper boulevardtalonman at 9:34pm 05.10.25 I got the mast up for the first time at the house today. I used Chryslers system from the manual.
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper boulevardtalonman at 9:17pm 05.10.25 PO replaced bunk boards when he painted the hull a few years back. He told me that he had only put
Keel bolt torque values. BAD ORCA at 8:23pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather
Looking for ideas (1) fred1diver at 8:15pm 05.10.25 Yes it is gas, Atomic 4 engine Will look into fire port, can easily make one at home, very simple de
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (3) fred1diver at 8:13pm 05.10.25 Hello everybody Worked very hard today, did not have time to take pictures of everything we did tod
Keel bolt torque values. Tom J at 6:48pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box jssailem at 6:31pm 05.10.25 how to get the new packing rings back inside One suggestion I heard is to find a short piece of th
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) JoeWhite at 4:42pm 05.10.25 Here is how I raise the mast on H25.5 https://mei1970.org/saillavie/mast_rasing_harness Created a po
Keel bolt torque values. dlochner at 4:38pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather
M-18 air filter Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 05.10.25 The intake breather in your photo can serve as both a silencer and coarse filter. Inside it original
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 2:17pm 05.10.25 Thanks, keep me posted. Interested.
Engine Overheating ciso at 2:04pm 05.10.25 As it turns out, Thru hull was clogged with zebra muscles and so was the hose running from the thru
Keel bolt torque values. BAD ORCA at 1:21pm 05.10.25 Thanks, i missed that thread when it was active.
Keel bolt torque values. Johnb at 12:43pm 05.10.25 Look up the thread "Keel Bolts" and pay particular attention to what "Diana of Burlington" wrote.
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:23pm 05.10.25 There's a very simple test for permeated hoses: wet CLEAN rags in hot water--as hot as you can handl
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Dappledawnfarm at 12:20pm 05.10.25 Wow, you are all a wealth of information, I'm so glad I joined this group! Thank you so much for all
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation chuckwayne at 10:45am 05.10.25 As a trained first responder having this form does not expose you to any liability, and, as has been
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation twodzusfittings at 10:37am 05.10.25 Oh jeez....here we go again! @Foswick and dLj, be so kind and take this up off line with each other.
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? chuckwayne at 10:22am 05.10.25 @AndyL for the update. That update is helpful to all sailors who have struts. I never imagined th
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation BAD ORCA at 10:22am 05.10.25 Are we talking close friends crossing a sea and regular local bay sails, or charter boats and paying

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