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Yanmar 3YM30 overheating - finale Scott B at 8:03am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2189 As a follow up to my previous post http://archives.sailboatowners.com/pviewarch.htm?fno=0'sku=200801
Deep cycle or dual purpose batteries Gary VanZee at 7:38am 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1426 I have a 9.9 Yamaha outboard on my 27 Catalina and do weekend trips. I need to repalce the batterie
GPS Recommendation McCoy Burnett at 12:42pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1266 For the past 8 years my wife and I have sailed beautiful Lake Texoma in north Texas on our 36 Hunter
GPS repairs? Andy1237 at 1:06pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1153 I have an old Magellan GPS 300. It is a secondary but when it worked it was a nice simple hand held
Repainting mast and boom Dalliance at 3:17pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 12/4189 The spars on my 1982 Hunter 30 were originally painted white by the manufacturer. Over the years th
how to install a V H F on a 22 O'DAy (1974) Gordon Shadburne at 4:20pm 03.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1028 I would like to add a V H F to my 22 O'Day-How do I do this-Is it best to run the wire up thorough
Worry thwart SailboatOwners.com at 8:48pm 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1537 Do you worry about leaving your boat unattended? Do you close ALL through hull seacocks before yo
9.9 outboard motor jhussey at 9:01pm 03.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1263 Has anyone had experience with the Nissan long shaft 4 stroke engine.
Rig tension Richard C at 9:36pm 03.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1926 HelloI just became part owner of a retired(2002 model) Moorings Beneteau Oceanis 473. I have two q
Roller Furling Robspan at 10:45pm 03.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2122 I have a 1994 MacGregor 26s. All the rigging is stock, original. This weekend, I took the boat acros
We splashed her on Sunday... Doug/Karen at 10:40pm 03.16.08 Big Boats 8/1040 and spent the rest of the day poking around all the nooks, crannies, storage areas, etc. of our new
Replacing Atomic4 on Ranger 33 jkc33 at 10:07pm 03.16.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/2427 I am considering replacing my atomic4 with a diesel. I need help - any ideas?
Starboard, or similar products? dancing bear at 9:41pm 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1204 I want to attach my depthfinder, gps and compass to a panel, which would be attached to the hull, in
Spinnaker Blocks Bill4867 at 11:00pm 03.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/943 Working on adding a spinnaker to my 35' boat. It looks like the sf of the sail would be around 1000
Pedestal Steering Problems Ted_30 at 2:25am 03.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1565 I have the Yacht Specialties (Merriman) pedestal steering in my Hunter 27. My problem is that I can
Speaker magnets and instruments. (2) Scott at 2:16am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1767 I have a new stereo to install on our boat and as far as I can tell, there hasn't been any speakers
tuning an oday 20 Sam5214 at 2:54am 03.17.08 Day Sailers 2/1314 Does anyone have some information about tuning the rigging of my 1975 oday 20. Any rule-of-thumb adv
Owners Manual for ODay 25' Chance at 2:58am 03.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1062 Looking to find a copy of an Owner's Mamual for 1979 Oday 25' specifically how to raise and lower th
Wanting to buy - questions re where and transport SoSound at 3:21am 03.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1265 My wife and I are interested in buying our first boat. We kind of have our hearts set on either a B
Topside grip-tape Derelicte at 3:26am 03.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/2624 Hi all...again. I'm having excellent success using advice from all of you while bringing my '83 20

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Catbird seats and our Motor Mount Project_Mayhem at 8:46pm 04.21.21 The Amarine brackets are garbage. The plastic mount cracks pretty quickly (motor almost went for a s
What is this called?? Benny17441 at 8:40pm 04.21.21 Thank you sir, and is this piece used to raise and lower the boom for angles of sail or reefing or
S2 7.3 Starboard bulkhead question Project_Mayhem at 8:39pm 04.21.21 The fiberglass that connects the bulkhead to the hull is known as tabbing. It's a pretty simple proc
Replacing standing rigging with mast up Project_Mayhem at 8:01pm 04.21.21 Dont forget to service your masthead and track while you have the mast down. Seems to be a an overlo
Replacing steaming light and mast integrity Project_Mayhem at 7:52pm 04.21.21 I'd put some heatshrink over the wire to keep it from chafing against the hole in the mast. Dual wal
Centerboard removal issue Project_Mayhem at 7:46pm 04.21.21 @Crazy Dave Condon Would a slide hammer be useful for this application? They work great at removing
Mast setup Project_Mayhem at 7:40pm 04.21.21 Be sure to wear proper PPE which usually entails a decent respirator, eye protection and a tyvek sui
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together BigEasy at 7:37pm 04.21.21 Discussing with Wichard technical support I expect as you said that the bearing will have to be re
What is this called?? Capt jgw at 7:27pm 04.21.21 And it looks like it's tight with the sail up. It shouldn't be, that adversely affects the sail shap
NEED Prop Size Dave Groshong at 7:25pm 04.21.21 truly remarkable to me that SBO will NOT give the specs on a $600 prop!!! I was told it was the ori
LED Anchor & Steaming light? Project_Mayhem at 7:24pm 04.21.21 I think the SBO store has some. Otherwise find the model of the light fixture and lookup what bulbs
What is this called?? Ward H at 7:21pm 04.21.21 Its main purpose is to keep the boom up out of the cockpit when the main is lowered. When you rais
What is this called?? Dave Groshong at 7:20pm 04.21.21 A goofy arrangement for a topping lift, but not unusual at all, wire/rope combination. You can ru
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) Will Gilmore at 7:20pm 04.21.21 Always good to have one of those for boarding a rich Spanish galleon too. Of course, that's another
What is this called?? Kings Gambit at 7:15pm 04.21.21
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 jeff356 at 7:04pm 04.21.21
What is this called?? SailingFree44 at 6:56pm 04.21.21 Thats the topping lift, that holds up the boom. In your case it is an adjustable topping lift. I li
What is this called?? Ward H at 6:53pm 04.21.21 Thats the topping lift, that holds up the boom. In your case it is an adjustable topping lift. I lik
What is this called?? (1) SailingFree44 at 6:47pm 04.21.21 Better photo
How Much Paint Capt jgw at 5:58pm 04.21.21 Every different kind of paint goes on differently and the coverage is printed on the can and other d

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