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Looking for an O'Day name plate Marc Robic at 2:42pm 12.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1425 I have a 1975 O'Day 25 and I am looking for an O'Day plastic name plate that is installed on each si
Help with rudder log rebedding ?????? frankperi at 1:39pm 12.08.08 Pearson 0/1212 Has anyone rebedded the rudder log? Mine weeps water. The nuts seem to be corroded and I'm concern
Loran Info captnfin at 1:22pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/6443 I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I just found my old Sea Ranger LCN100 Loran C unit. I
Propeller birdsaweek at 12:21pm 12.08.08 Catalina 30 1/1377 I bought a 30ft Catilina and it has a two blade composite propeller. I would like to change it to so
H23 5...tiller Mark H at 9:28am 12.08.08 Smaller Boats 5/1236 H23.5......tiller question I read this somewhere and wanted your comments on this message I copied
Kevlar Foresail, Roller Furling..? Fairwind at 9:04am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/5378 I recently purchased a Lancer 28 which came with 5 hanked on foresails. We have installed roller fur
Steering with Outboard Motor and tiller elvatoli at 8:36am 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/14940 We have our Venture 25 in a very tight Marina, and is it very shallow also (4 ft). How do you steer
Back flushing my outboard Brian D at 8:12am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 10/10976 Well this weekend I decided to do a little more maintenance on my Yamaha T9.9. I've noticed since I'
Vertical Battens H33 BruceK at 7:40am 12.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1354 Any comments on the now available vertical battens for the H33 roller furling main from owners??
Roller Furler Modification regor-123 at 5:50am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2106 I was given a Harken roler furler for my jib. It is too long for my Cat 22, does anyone know if it c
Show me the AC . Lee and Karen at 4:10am 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1294 Have any of you installed AC in your small boats for off the dock use ? I am looking into the Cool M
Way down south Phil Herring at 12:47am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/2143 Those of you who've been around here for a while will remember Trevor MacLachlan, who moderated Cata
Idylle 11.5 Questions Popeye1 at 12:31am 12.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1640 Hi. I'm new to the forum, and I'm not a sailing enthusiast. I'm posting for my friend. My frien
Yellow Diesel Fuel Cans greg w at 8:55pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1552 Dear Fellow Sailors: I am looking for a smaller (2-4 gallon) lower profile yellow poly diesel fue
Termites... Oh Crap!!!! nebula5 at 7:19pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1924 Well its positive my boat has drywood termites.. Got the little coffee ground looking fecal matter a
Termites... Oh Crap! nebula5 at 7:16pm 12.07.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1191 Well its positive my 27 Catalina has drywood termites.. Got the little coffee ground looking fecal m
Mexico & The Sea Of Cortez Fairwind at 7:01pm 12.07.08 Destinations 6/5068 There are three ways to get a sailboat into The Sea Of Cortez. Sail one down the west coast and arou
Standard Stock Sails CaptainJB at 6:39pm 12.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1061 I have a 2002 Hunter 356, which I have had in Florida for the last 4 years, which allows me to oppor
Lancer 25 Owner's Manual dscribner at 5:41pm 12.07.08 Lancer 5/8587 Hi Guys, I just bought a Lancer 25 for the family and we're pretty excited. We got it home a few
cosmetic Bulkhead repair (1) Snotter at 5:27pm 12.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2300 Now that I have got most of the major issues under control on my boat it is now time to address some

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Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel Drive - Ball Bearing Size? Arctic Pro at 6:04pm 06.07.21 I must be missing something. Why not measure one of the balls you saved? A cheap micrometer would be
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 flightlead404 at 5:51pm 06.07.21 Racor port spec says NPTF fittings, which I understand stands for National Pipe Taper-Fuel. So
Replace Wind Transducer Jeff652 at 5:50pm 06.07.21 Hi Thanks for all your help. I just ordered the part and will let you know how it goes. Jeff
Beneteau 361 (and other models) Mast Howling in the Wind -- Problem discovered and need help solving... Harry Mathias at 5:47pm 06.07.21 Exactly (thank you both for the wise advice). I was on the boat today trying to relieve the topping
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 WasabiRush at 5:45pm 06.07.21 Thanks for all of the replies. I just ordered the R120S filter assembly from Defender with two 5/16
Standing rigging tension? Davidasailor26 at 5:36pm 06.07.21 15% is a good rule of thumb target - https://support.seldenmast.com/files/595-540-E.pdf
Standing rigging tension? Tally Ho at 5:35pm 06.07.21
Standing rigging tension? JohnShannon at 5:33pm 06.07.21 When in doubt tighten it until something goes bang and then back it off a quarter turn. Find a manu
Standing rigging tension? Tally Ho at 5:25pm 06.07.21
Raritan Compact (older model) Fresh Head Conversion Tally Ho at 5:08pm 06.07.21
Two anchor topics Stu Jackson at 4:55pm 06.07.21 Sometimes it is not a point of view, but facts. New gen anchors have much more surface area. Here'
Two anchor topics arf145 at 4:55pm 06.07.21 Our 34 ft boat came with a plow type anchor. I don't remember the size but I do remember that I coul
Some will hate this!!! jon hansen at 4:54pm 06.07.21 well. once again i am wrong. they made it work. they claim. i am sure they are honest. his explanati
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Ward H at 4:42pm 06.07.21 Why would you go with the Smart Flush panel instead of the Momentary Control if you had it to do ov
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville rgranger at 4:34pm 06.07.21 What is with rule #8? Seems very anti-Cajun.
Looked at an H260 Today rgranger at 4:31pm 06.07.21 Hi Tedd I sailed a Mac 22 for many great adventures and now have a H26. I agree with all of the
LED Anchor Light RF Interference spadaforaj at 4:05pm 06.07.21 would love to hear how it works out
Drilling holes in C&C 30 spreaders - safe? pmdarrow at 4:05pm 06.07.21
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 Ward H at 4:04pm 06.07.21 First, make sure they are indeed NPT threaded fittings. Racor port spec says NPTF fittings, which
Two anchor topics Davidasailor26 at 3:47pm 06.07.21 On our 37 we upgraded from the dealer standard 22 pound delta to a 35 pound delta. A new gen anchor

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