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H260 electrical David - Fireball II at 8:10am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1072 Two quick items: one problem, one question.Installed both batteries: launched and engine started f
Live Aboard Question Bad Obsession at 8:28am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 44/4086 I am beginning to think about becoming a live aboard. I am not talking about cutting my ties, leavi
oil leak in a Cat 28 Shelby Scott at 9:04am 06.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1192 I am buying a Cat 28 (1990) and the oil leaked out over the winter and drained into the bilge. Comp
Tiller conversion S299 Peter Reynolds at 9:43am 06.17.08 Seidelmann 0/1347 Hi,I am looking for recommendations on converting my tiller to a wheel steer on my S299?Can it b
What is my boat? (2) Dale Skewes at 10:10am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1124 I have recently bought a sailing dinghy, but don't know what it is. Someone suggested a Vagabond.
rigging main sheet (1) VentureCrew at 12:14pm 06.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/755 Our youth group has a 1972 O22. Partially restored and ready for a new season. No one remembers how
Anyone familiar with Bucaneer boat sailaway78 at 12:20pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/19246 I have become friends with a guy who is looking for a boat. He first called about my old S2, which
Fuel fill hose/elbow Geoffrey Kloster at 1:07pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1507 three quetions will post separately. I'm installing a new fuel tank. Little space between tank an
Solenoid activating connection. Geoffrey Kloster at 1:11pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/833 Completely rewiring my engine. Took it apart 4 years ago and can not remember what it looked like th
Throttle and shift connections Geoffrey Kloster at 1:15pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1108 On an MD11c, does the throttle connection push to idle and pull to increase? That's how it appears.
Bottom Paint Trev at 2:13pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1457 Well I finally broke down and started the bottom repaint job. Choosing to do it myself, I started w
The Western Basin of Lake Erie (1) Chuck R at 1:16pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1130 This season is my third now with 222-O. Since I haven't owned a sailboat in the last fifty years it
Lowest HP necessary to Plane Rudy Gartner at 2:48pm 06.17.08 Lancer 2/1570 Greetings,I am sensitive to the need to keep weight and fuel consumption down while attempting to
Replacement Window Gaskets 24632 at 5:22pm 06.17.08 Pearson 3/3488 I need to reseal the window and port holes in my 1979 Pearson 30. The internal gaskets are disinteg
Sea Water Strainers Outboard Richard at 6:25pm 06.17.08 Big Boats 2/1046 All:My 44 DS was delivered without strainers outboard on the generator pick-up and the main engine
Whew! Brian M H23 at 9:50pm 06.14.08 Destinations 4/2281 After 27 hours of no sleep, hours of thick fog, having my outhaul blow out in a thunderstorm, chaing
2000 340 Mast Sail Track (1) Lauren at 9:26pm 06.14.08 Big Boats 5/1234 Ok, Forgive me for not knowing what it's called, but I need the help. In my 2000 340 mast, ther
Refurbished Sails & New Insignia BaySailerBill at 8:15pm 06.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 At the end of last season I noticed a small (3/4") rip on the edge of my 150 Genoa. The sails came
Mac 25 Personal Best dancing bear at 10:20pm 06.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/977 Yesterday, In 17 mph winds with four crew, I hit 6.8 knots with my jib and mainsail. My previous be
Chain plate attachment KMA at 10:52pm 06.14.08 Seidelmann 3/1565 The plywood that the chain plate attaches to rotted out and caused the our S25 to demast.Does anyb

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Last straw Stu Jackson at 11:25am 05.26.21 Thx for that reasonable and well presented description.
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 11:09am 05.26.21 This does not look to me like a fuel system that uses a separate engine shut down cable. It looks l
Best genoa for Catalina 30 jeepbluetj at 11:08am 05.26.21 P.O.'s are the most despised folks in boating. But it's a 47 year old boat - you'll likely have an e
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Monheganlover at 11:07am 05.26.21 Thanks! I will. Btw, if I wanted to install a sending unit for an oil pressure gauge wouldn't that s
Last straw Phil Herring at 11:00am 05.26.21 We provide some latitude to well-established users who are serious contributors here. Mainesail, Jud
Diesel shutoff question Jake N Eggs at 10:51am 05.26.21 This does not look to me like a fuel system that uses a separate engine shut down cable. It looks li
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? JRT at 10:34am 05.26.21 You can see the wires and connector on the bottom of the engine side between the head wall and engin
Catalina 309 charger Stu Jackson at 10:33am 05.26.21 Did the Catalina 309 come with a charger that would monitor the charge to battery banks and stop ch
Last straw Stu Jackson at 10:21am 05.26.21 :plus: At the risk of getting banned again myself, I agree completely. Sorry, but Jack's right.
Deck shower isolator? Ron20324 at 10:16am 05.26.21 Thanks all - some ideas to follow-up on here. Will try em all at the weekend. Thanks! Another thi
Last straw Marmalade at 10:12am 05.26.21
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead- LouisMK at 10:05am 05.26.21 Hello all- will answer this question for the next person who comes along. There is insufficient room
Deck shower isolator? jraynor at 10:02am 05.26.21 Thanks all - some ideas to follow-up on here. Will try em all at the weekend. Thanks!
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports berner73 at 10:01am 05.26.21 What a nice looking job! Looks very good and thanks for sharing - something I'd like to tackle on o
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer DayDreamer41 at 9:47am 05.26.21 I have not been to Manistee I am only repeating what I was told, I guess I was misinformed, I am sur
Replacement cockpit ladder NINEv2 at 9:42am 05.26.21 if you haven't already you could also go to the C250 forum and ask there, too. They have a lot mor
Vakaros Atlas Brian D at 9:12am 05.26.21 This thread is full of 'we' and 'our'. I will leave it at that, big guy.
catalina 309 original batteries dlochner at 9:11am 05.26.21 Catalina has an interest in a chiropractic practice? My guess is the 4D's while heavy and difficu
Catalina 309 charger dlochner at 9:09am 05.26.21 Since the owner has no clue, I would assume that it is a charger you will want to replace sooner rat
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer Juice6576 at 9:05am 05.26.21 I would say that Frankfort would be better than Manistee as Manistee River has a pretty good curren

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