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lies my sailing instructor told me john6206 at 10:41am 06.01.08 Day Sailers 12/2028 Summer is here, I just launched today! It has been a very busy spring - this is the latest I have
Six rescued from sailboat off Shinnecock Inlet RAD at 9:41am 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1151 I was listening to this on channel 16 while working on the boat yesterday
Holding tank smell while flushing Paul at 8:48am 06.01.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1616 Peggy,I have owned my boat for 5 years and just this season the holding tank has developed an exce
now for something completely different (1) Paulie17782 at 8:09am 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1450 Hi everyone,attached are some photos of my Polynesian style trimaran.It was designed by my brothe
Rough Idle Part II Chief at 7:10am 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1163 Started up the boat this afternoon and no more rough idle. I did not touch a thing. Then I noticed t
Vertical split in tiller Mike at 6:37am 06.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/849 Greetings. Couple of years ago I bought a new tiller. Nice curved laminate version. This weekend it
Bow Pulpit replacement for Islander 30' Mark 11 Glen at 5:35am 06.01.08 Islander 2/2210 Any suggestion on where we could have a replacement manufactured? Or any used ones in good conditio
Masthead Sheave Gavia Immer at 11:12am 06.01.08 Pearson 1/1364 I have a '72 Pearson 30. I am unable to raise the jib on the furler track. I think I might need a ne
170 cover Navio at 11:03am 06.01.08 Day Sailers 1/1309 Does anyone know where I can get a cover for the 170? We will be storing it outside most of the sum
Just chainsaw the keel off... JoshGray at 12:28pm 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1196 You guys might be interested in this, some photos and a story from a friend's blog (the link). Just
Stereo Power Problem Greg W at 12:35pm 06.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/1752 I installed a new stereo last year and scabbed the power to operate from a nearby light. I had just
Keel cabeling system gjmoore2 at 12:36pm 06.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/997 My keel cable sytem continues to fail. Has anyone encountered a similar problem and found a solutio
23 spin halyard Brian M H23 at 12:46pm 06.01.08 Smaller Boats 3/1578 Has anyone added a spinnaker halyard to their 23? Most likely it would be external, I am thinking m
Ultimate Sole Application Question Steve L22188 at 1:56pm 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 I'm refinishing the sole of my O'Day 302. I hear great things about Ultimate Sole. Here's my quest
Jib/Genoa questions (2) Manny at 1:57pm 06.01.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2559 Two questions!1) Is a Jib technically a Genoa if it is more than 100%?2) Telltales - On my jib (or
ICOM RAM Mike problem Jeff Bacon at 1:49pm 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2503 Hi All:My ICOM RAM mike has stopped working..... partially.I can transmit, but cannot receive. Ac
Peggie...got a question about... jackhartjr at 1:43pm 06.01.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1247 the Sealand 965 MSD?Is there a 'quick disconnct' I can purchase so that if I am not near a pumpout
Should I have done something else? Donovan at 2:36pm 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1370 Today I was out on the lake with a semi experienced friend. I checked the weather and knew there was
manuals Ed Coale at 2:22pm 06.01.08 Day Sailers 3/1396 Steve Tocco , I would like info on how I could purchace a copy of an oday daysailer owners manual.Th
Need Help Installing A Vacuum Gauge Joe Mullee at 11:26am 06.01.08 Ask All Sailors 11/3515 I have a Racor 230 fuel filter. I'd like to add a vacuum gauge to the setup but am having problems f

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Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. dLj at 3:59pm 09.13.21 Way more modern and fancy than any sailboat I've ever owned... Do you know what kind of fire extin
New H240 owner - portable toilet question chriscampbell at 2:53pm 09.13.21 BTW, models I'm considering are the Dometic 962/964, the Dometic 972/974, or the Thetford 345. I th
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. sail sfbay at 2:52pm 09.13.21 Ouch!! Consider removing the manual switch. My Hunter 46 engine fire supression system is automatic
Synthetic oil for a M-35B (1) Mechone at 2:44pm 09.13.21 Unless you have rebuilt your engine with Viton seals like they switched to in automotive stay away
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Rick Webb at 2:07pm 09.13.21 Synthetic oil messing up your seals is in the same category as having to wait a half hour after eati
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) Carmelmike at 2:06pm 09.13.21 Hello! My wife and I live on a 1979 Cal 34 and I replaced the VHF with a Standard-Horizon a few year
Kirie / Elite owners - need rudder dimensions for Elite 324 (1) kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.13.21 If worse comes to worse, these are scale drawings of the boat. They are un-dimensioned, but if you h
Kirie / Elite owners - need rudder dimensions for Elite 324 (1) sail sfbay at 1:59pm 09.13.21 Replacement Rudders and Centerboards \| Foss Foam Products (newrudders.com) Rudder Craft \| Custom Rud
Kirie Elite 324 help needed (1) sail sfbay at 1:58pm 09.13.21 Replacement Rudders and Centerboards \| Foss Foam Products (newrudders.com) Rudder Craft \| Custom Rud
Leak from my rudder tube? kloudie1 at 1:50pm 09.13.21 I have no idea except that the fitting looks like a thru-hull whose nipple end has broken off at tha
Yamaha 35CS - Any information? sail sfbay at 1:46pm 09.13.21 Do an internet search on "yamaha 35CS images" and you will see plenty.
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 1:29pm 09.13.21 Hey Parker99. I know this is an old thread but I also have a 376 in San Diego. Maybe we can go ove
Bringing dogs aboard Hayden Watson at 1:26pm 09.13.21 I could never convince my dogs that it was ok to use a pee rug. If we had shore access, I took them
Dripless shaft seal replacement question Hunter 410. Sailgunner at 1:02pm 09.13.21 You do not have to remove the rudder. The challenge is getting the hub off the shaft. I tried last y
H26 from lake to sea (2) h2o_snow at 12:45pm 09.13.21 We trail and sail our H260 in the San Juans/Gulf Islands almost yearly. As Dave said - preventati
Synthetic oil for a M-35B (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:35pm 09.13.21 OK.... My boat, screw you guys....:cowbell: A mite harsh, but well stated :clap:. Out with the
Leak from my rudder tube? Heathwaite at 12:17pm 09.13.21 The next time I'm at the boat I'll try to get more pics, but my repair patch will still be on it. T
Corrosion of brass nipple Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 09.13.21 This system eliminated the need for a thoughull. I don't know if that's ingenious or not :rolleye
Hunter electrical system 35.5 FDICsailing at 12:08pm 09.13.21 i will. thanks so much for your research.
Leak from my rudder tube? jssailem at 12:07pm 09.13.21 Do not know about any "hydro lubrication chamber" used on an Irwin 35. Can you get more images from

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