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Tiller conversion S299 Peter Reynolds at 9:43am 06.17.08 Seidelmann 0/1484 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 5/1163 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 2/805 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 19/20942 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 2/1563 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 2/875 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 2/1175 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 11/1527 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 7/1255 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 2/1710 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 3/3797 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 2/1104 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 4/2458 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 5/1308 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 4/1201 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 5/1062 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 3/1790 The plywood that the chain plate attaches to rotted out and caused the our S25 to demast.Does anyb
Trailering with a Jabsco manuel head WallyQ2 at 1:16am 06.15.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1203 I have a novice question for a novice head. Is it normal for the bottom of the bowl to have about an
Trim caps uner handrails Carver13014 at 1:30am 06.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/904 Someone had previously posted looking for interior trim caps for under handrails. I am in the proce
Sailing without power boats. sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:44am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1542 Yesterday was another great sailing day on Galveston Bay with few power boats out there. The fuel pr

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True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 11:51am 12.29.21 this is the thing I am looking at. That one requires 120v AC, so, a little inverter time. Nice to
Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System (2) sail sfbay at 11:18am 12.29.21 Might look at the cooling system diagram in the attached parts list and operator manual attached but
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dLj at 11:11am 12.29.21 I just tested our Mobile Hotspot and it links up to 15 devices. Down 10 , Up 3.5 mbps. ______ Tha
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? thinwater at 11:07am 12.29.21 Thanks for the replies! I used a sort of wheel spacer that was supposed to help create a bit more a
Beached boat on oak island Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 12.29.21 He would be safer on the beach. ............................................ permanently :facepa
The Proper PROP (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51am 12.29.21 Found this one spring (but never again) and it almost stopped me from making the 1,000 yards to the
Beached boat on oak island (1) Will Gilmore at 10:47am 12.29.21
PacificNW weather update. RussC at 10:46am 12.29.21 I heard it was 67 in Alaska a couple days ago. maybe move north? :cool:*
Beached boat on oak island PaulK at 10:46am 12.29.21 No thief is going to spend hours on a beached stolen boat, trying to get it higher up out of the wat
Velociteck Prostart kappykaplan at 10:31am 12.29.21 There are a few mentions in this thread . . . https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/best-way-to-
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? DeeV007 at 10:28am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at
PacificNW weather update. shemandr at 10:20am 12.29.21 That is the drawback to the ice eaters. During storms power outages occur. :yikes:
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel bradm at 10:06am 12.29.21 Oops, my original post wasn't clear: I want to get to the electrical panel inside the cabin (not the
Beached boat on oak island shemandr at 10:04am 12.29.21 He would be safer on the beach. We've had these situations In New Suffolk Harbor due to storms. On
Windlass foot switch (1) nbender182 at 10:01am 12.29.21 kbgunn Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm having the same issue with a 45cc I recently bough
Single handing Will Gilmore at 10:01am 12.29.21 This article gives a good basic start. Tuning A Sailboat Rig the basic concept is to use enough ten
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? JoeWhite at 9:59am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at t
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel tahomathundr at 9:30am 12.29.21 The best way is to drill into the space inside the cabin liner then fish it back behind the the ste
Beached boat on oak island Calif. Ted at 9:09am 12.29.21 Careful, it took a chain of poor decisions to get him there and the chain seems likely to continue f
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 8:46am 12.29.21

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