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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 44/4090 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 5/1193 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 0/1357 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 19/19327 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 2/1508 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 2/1110 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 11/1459 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 7/1144 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 2/1584 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 3/3512 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 2/1048 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 4/2286 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 5/1235 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 3/1577 The plywood that the chain plate attaches to rotted out and caused the our S25 to demast.Does anyb

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Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 9:45am 06.07.21 The best suggestion that I have received thus far is to snag the topping lift (I'm not sure what rop
H260 Standing Rigging Replacement and Tuning Questions h2o_snow at 9:45am 06.07.21 @sail sfbay Thanks for the link - should be good to go. Sent a pm on another subject. @CrispyCri
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual Ron20324 at 9:45am 06.07.21 As W.C. Fields said, "what a waste of good alcohol".
Hull thickness on Hunter 34 1Gordo3 at 9:24am 06.07.21 Hey guys, im farely new to the forum. I kinda wanted to pick up on those thread because I dont have
Beneteau 361 (and other models) Mast Howling in the Wind -- Problem discovered and need help solving... Jentine at 9:22am 06.07.21 The harmonic vibration you describe is caused by a tight topping lift. Either loosen the topping li
Exhaust hose replacement jeepbluetj at 9:18am 06.07.21 Oh man that would freak me out to do that on the water Why? I've got to do mine, it's remarkabl
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual jesseaward at 9:17am 06.07.21
Marinebeam Ron20324 at 9:16am 06.07.21 Just got an email saying my parts are on the way which is good, i guess they are just bad at answer
Reverse Cycle difficulties Davidasailor26 at 9:16am 06.07.21 The hoses on the pick-up side, to the condenser, and to the discharge (all hoses) are garden hose t
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe (2) DianaOfBurlington at 8:44am 06.07.21 I doubt that anyone has a C Raider 33 since there were only 30 made. There is no forum here for R
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 8:42am 06.07.21 Yes - I have all of those in a binder that I keep on board. I was wondering if a book like this co
Reverse Cycle difficulties Scott T-Bird at 8:39am 06.07.21 Two things I think are wrong and should be corrected: 1. I don't have a strainer between the pick-u
Replace Wind Transducer AwwShucks at 8:39am 06.07.21
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip michigansailor at 8:34am 06.07.21 Well, it looks like LAO only includes the Hull, and looking at the Catalina brochures, the bow pulpi
Replace Wind Transducer Jeff652 at 8:33am 06.07.21 Thanks for the reply. Looking at the instructions for the R28170, it looks like you need a cable re
Odd Discharge JRT at 8:32am 06.07.21 Sure, do you have the owners, operating and maintenance manuals that are specific to your motor?
Exhaust hose replacement JRT at 8:30am 06.07.21 Oh man that would freak me out to do that on the water
Electrical components rlongfield at 8:30am 06.07.21 I'm a linux / unix person (in my day-job) so, I actually liked building it on an OS I was already q
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe DianaOfBurlington at 8:29am 06.07.21 I will probably, eventually, have a traditional shoe made with the through bolts. For now I am fabr
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip michigansailor at 8:27am 06.07.21 Michigan Sailor asking a question like this can fail. Even if the boat was designed to meet these e

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