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It's big paulj at 6:56am 08.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 Really big.... paulj
Cetol and Helmsman Mac Bentley at 6:37am 08.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1298 I've got a quart of Helmsman Spar Urethane that I bought and didn't use. Wondering if it would be OK
Boat info needed.... Nik at 10:05pm 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 1/970 Back in the early 80's the Sea Scouts out of Chicago IL. sailed a 12 meter ex- Americas Cup vessel.
seat cushion question Raymond at 8:20pm 08.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1141 Greetings! We've just purchased a Mac 25, and I am reupholstering the cabin seat cushions. The ori
Dana Point Marina Info & Help rfrye1 at 3:09pm 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1258 I am taking a little trip up the coast with my wife in a few weeks and will be spending 2 nites in t
Holding Tank Replacement Bob16937 at 2:05pm 08.22.08 Big Boats 7/1311 Am considering replacing the aluminum tank in my 1990 35.5 and realize I may be living on borrowed t
Steel hulled boats... Warren Milberg at 12:40pm 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1204 Friend of mine is thinking of buying a 42-ft steel hulled boat. I'd like to hear from anyone out th
A rarely read free book Ross at 9:29am 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 3/963 Noaa Chart number 1. http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/chart1hr.htm
Rigging Mainsheet 27ft O day Wanderer at 7:07am 08.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2146 Recently purchased a 27ft Oday { 1976} having trouble figuring out mainsheet rigging. Does anyone ha
Hey Soling42 are you going to try the rat trap? Dean5735 at 7:03am 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1152 I was wondering if you saw my post for the deer camp rat trap? The total description and picture is
Nissan outboard Scott at 5:02am 08.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1227 The telltale on my 3.5 hp outboard was dripping very slowly, so I cleaned the intake and it is now a
must be a computer problem with Cal & Cat Dean5735 at 4:52am 08.22.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/821 I posted a week or two ago with a smart alec comment about cal owners asking cat owners, it appears
Does ayone know the measurements of the inner and outter caguy at 9:28pm 08.21.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1166 shrouds of a Cat 25. The length, diameter and the pin hole sizes. Thanks, Frank
Wood workers Doug Burton at 6:16pm 08.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1314 OK I'm a mechanic of sorts but am installing a new sole and suprisingly enough the pieces I cut fit.
Lancer 29 - 1979 Lancer Buyer - Rochester at 4:11pm 08.21.08 Lancer 5/6889 We are considering the purchase of a 29 that's been out of the water for 4 seasons. Has a Yanmar 12
Towing capacity phdoc at 7:13am 08.21.08 Trailer Sailors 12/2612 I am in the market to get a 1977 22' O'Day boat (4 hp outboard, too) and I was wondering if my 2003
Stuffing Box dripping Bob S at 7:08am 08.21.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1682 I am concerned. I went to my boat last night to tighten the belt which has been slipping and check m
"free boat" gets a motor-1984 volvo 2000 series 28hp sailormanbigd at 6:25am 08.21.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1476 hi all, just finalized a bid for a used diesel. The engine is clean and intact. It has a problem i t
"free boat" gets a motor-1984 volvo 2000 series 28hp sailormanbigd at 6:25am 08.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1522 hi all, just finalized a bid for a used diesel. The engine is clean and intact. It has a problem i t
Cruise 2009 tgrass462 at 7:09pm 08.20.08 Smaller Boats 6/1202 This year we cruised a week on Kentucky Lake - had a great time - good sailing, good weather and goo

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Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 1:36pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' t
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 1:13pm 09.30.21 Hi Eric. Re progress on the autopilot question, yes, it appears that the Raymarine ST4000 Mk2 wheel-
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Jaxn at 1:00pm 09.30.21 Why? Honest question. I have an O'Day 272 with an inboard and a tiller. The original controls wer
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers cb32863 at 12:47pm 09.30.21 If you want simple and good: pairs with your phone or tablet using Bluetooth. You can use them sing
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 12:47pm 09.30.21 Just a therory............if the hot exhaust gas and water are not fully mixed due to insufficient c
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 09.30.21 and would like to replace the t-handle stop cable with a button. Why? Honest question.
Changing Hoses jeepbluetj at 12:37pm 09.30.21 What ^she^ said. But I like to use absorbent puppy piddle pads to catch the spills. They're terribly
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers jeepbluetj at 12:31pm 09.30.21 So are you NOT recommending these speakers? I'm confused... dj p.s. I'm following this tread as I
170 Under Main Only markwbird at 12:27pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:24pm 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' to
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 12:11pm 09.30.21 Hopefully these will help . You absolutely need something to keep the gin pole or boom from going si
Exhaust Steam Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 09.30.21 if you have good flow out the exhaust one possible cause of steam in the exhaust is fouled mixing e
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) Timm R Oday25 at 11:14am 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very m
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases JuanMarcos at 10:48am 09.30.21 Just an update. Downloaded the Beneteau catalog and found the part. It is used in many models. rigr
Adding kayak to sailboat (4) SoSound at 10:44am 09.30.21 2350 PDT. Wind is back up and blowing from the south. Point Wilson weather station reports 37 mph g
Quest Water Pipe Size duck21 at 10:42am 09.30.21 @Terry Cox -- This is a great write up -- thanks for sharing! @Claude L.-Auger -- Thanks for the p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 10:32am 09.30.21 Winters are a piece of cake along the coast of Maine compared to Vermont. We have more snow, it's m
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 10:17am 09.30.21 I'm allergic to snow shovels and I like to sail in January. :beer: Go figure. By the way, stayed i
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 10:08am 09.30.21 You do need biocide down south. Here in Maine not much grows in diesel at 10F or below. My questio

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