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Raritan PHII ScottyIrwin at 12:21pm 12.17.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2586 I have one of these heads that is in desperate need of rebuilding. How can i determine the date of m
Out of control HAL at 10:39am 12.17.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2926 Is it fair to say that a simple fact of sailing is, that no matter how large or small a boat is, at
bunker positions for 0day 23 wade at 9:40am 12.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2076 Hi all, I am refitting an old trailer for my 74 Oday 23. My boat is in the water and the cu
Waterline Tape cscott at 8:28am 12.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3167 What type of Black Tape is used to mark the waterline on the Macgregor 26 sailboats? Mine needs rep
recommended outboard motor for capri 14.2 luckylen at 7:36am 12.17.08 Smaller Boats 4/10861 please advise recommended specifications of outboard motor for a capri 14,2
Radar installation George127 at 6:41am 12.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1931 We are planning on installing a Radome antenna on the mast of a B-343 this Spring. Has anyone done
Hurth gear box failures jansan1 at 4:03am 12.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/6715 Having had two Hurth ZF 5 gearboxes fail in two years I am thinking of installing a ZF 10 unit as a
23.5 bimini bad_com_pany at 2:51am 12.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1579 am wondering here since I bought the boat "2months ago" its now shrinkwrapped and came with no bimin
need input on sailing h23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:08am 12.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1641 I recently purchased a23.5 hunter and had a few questions Ive owned runabouts , cabin cruisers , hou
Possible rudder issue Hobknobbers at 1:34am 12.17.08 Newport 3/2855 I own a newport 27TM and am having severe problems holding on to this boat while sailing. I can go d
Halyard size kdnichols at 7:30pm 12.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1532 I'm getting ready to buy some rope clutches to run my halyards back to the cockpit. In May I had bo
Beneteau 323 owners, need a friend Mike8193 at 7:22pm 12.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4745 I read this forum often and get great information from it. Sometimes the information is a little ov
Lancer 28 loose stanchions Fairwind at 7:18pm 12.16.08 Lancer 0/1624 One of my stanchions was loose and leaking, the one on the starboard side near the front of the cock
Hot Rum MoonSailer at 7:18pm 12.16.08 Sails Call Lounge 10/3730 The days are colder now and iced rum is not as much fun as it was in August. So now my rum is hot.
swing keel Jackeebaby at 6:50pm 12.16.08 Newport 3/3885 I am new to sailing and just purchased a 1973 newport sailboat with a swing keel. My problem is I ca
Hank or Furler??? Robeon at 6:46pm 12.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/19745 I have a 1984 Mac 25 that I trailer. My hank on jib has seen better days and I am considering changi
Leak in Hull - Catalina Capri 16.5 rayjanine@aol.com at 6:46pm 12.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3454 I have a 2006 Catalina 16.5 and when I removed it from the water this fall and opened up the drain p
1972 Cascade Schooner Thatiscorrect31 at 5:20pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1379 Hello All, My dad and I were looking to buy a '72 Casecade Schooner 33.7'. I was unable to find any
Check boat temp 9am this mourning paulj at 5:03pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1641 http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cc37b3127ccec5b5531daafb00000040O08BctGjdqxcA9vPg4/cC/f%3D0/ps%3
New use for Sun Shower Mike G. at 4:59pm 12.16.08 Sails Call Lounge 4/3777 This isn't as technical as bleeding the fuel system, but I thought that I would share this. I was t

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Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Light air at 6:06am 01.15.22 I"m a sucker for "lost causes". Worst come to worst, you can part it, if it came to that, out for t
What is this? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 01.15.22 That does not help me
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) Light air at 5:53am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! how do plan to avoid getting the mainsail stuck in the mast track? Ho
1987 Cat 22 SK: Cutting Halyards with Hot Knife Light air at 5:38am 01.15.22 I just re-rigged my boom vang while in the water. I used a butane lighter to melt the outside of th
Trailer Weight Tater at 5:35am 01.15.22 Have it weighed. I think bathroom scales will work one wheel at a time. Maybe today. Thanks.
Trailer Weight Tater at 5:34am 01.15.22 If you have the VIN ... The VIN sticker is readable with GVWR and GAWR. There is no trailer/tare o
Sailing 2021 round up (1) garymalmgren at 4:52am 01.15.22 Thank you for the video. Looks like you enjoy your sailing. I tried to look up your Canal25, but co
Sailing 2021 round up (1) garymalmgren at 4:46am 01.15.22 Hi Paul. I will take a vid of my home port. It is a very small fishing harbor that was spared by the
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive Davidasailor26 at 2:58am 01.15.22
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 Len Ingalls at 10:49pm 01.14.22 After cleaning,suggest you re-lube with lanolin based waterproof grease.Lanolin resists washing away
Resting Keel on Bottom Len Ingalls at 10:44pm 01.14.22 Twice per day OP0cpXpw8yk
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 10:00pm 01.14.22 sorry- thought I had posted an update here- it turned out the fuel return lines were weeping. They m
Unknown Part and function Jimc91 at 9:38pm 01.14.22 My latest findings. The damaged compression wood post bottom sits is a very slight pocket formed in
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 9:18pm 01.14.22 @dLj With SSB the normal antenna would be a modified backstay. Meaning, the backstay would be cut an
2022 PacificNW Weather Update nightowle at 9:00pm 01.14.22 Thanks for posting this.
What do I do with PO's shit? nightowle at 8:56pm 01.14.22 there are pump out stations installed by the state all around the sound. I don't know where you're
Trailer Weight (1) Benny17441 at 8:37pm 01.14.22 Have it weighed.
Help! Identify Antenna's DArcy at 8:35pm 01.14.22 Or would there have been too much interference from the rest of everything up there for this to be
Help! Identify Antenna's (1) dLj at 8:12pm 01.14.22 No problem. It is possible that the SSB antenna will be a 23' vertical. That could be disassembled
Help! Identify Antenna's JohnShannon at 7:46pm 01.14.22 What Russian "trawler" did you buy? I thought they were generally bigger than 44 feet.

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