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Barnegat NJ to Atlantic City NJ BD at 3:33am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/5284 Planning a trip down Barnegat Bay to Atlantic City. (Catalina 27) As most of this trip will be throu
Owner's Manual Mike Hancock at 3:29am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/962 We have a 1989 Hunter 27 that was donated to our fleet. Does anybody know of a source for an owner's
furling system question (Hood) patman at 3:13am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 1/992 I have an older Hood system, the one that uses the flat line..After breaking the line I removed the
knotmeter paddlewheel needed for O'Day 25 calamitas at 3:01am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1261 My 1976 O'Day came with the original knotmeter but no paddlewheel/sending unit. The hole where the s
Fuel Filter Mark Juetten at 2:49am 03.25.08 Big Boats 9/1256 I would like to switch out the metal housing fuel filter, on my 1996 376, for a see thru bowl type w
Replacing a water heater Capn Pete at 4:45am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/857 Ahoy, mates!Up the top of this year's pre-season project list is replacing the water heater on my
Really Important for boaters Alan at 3:49am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1985 Citizens and boaters in particular need to contact their U.S. Senators, asking them to co-sponsor S.
Mast Boot sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:21am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3023 My mast boot is starting to crack from dry rot. I have never had one before so this is new to me. It
Reversing the orientation of the trottle/shifter Sailm8 at 3:56am 03.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1294 The PO (I guess) has rotated the trottle/shift (one piece) downward. This makes the helmsman bend d
Rotory Rudder Reference (1) Kevin R. Quinn at 5:17am 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1033 Raymarine said that I need a Rotory Rudder Reference Transducer. I asked if they sold a control arm
Great Lakes sailors higgs at 6:05am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1407 I may have posted this before - at my age you do repeat yourself.A very nice site here about Lake
Friendly reminder to check & secure steering cable clamps... Persy at 7:04am 03.25.08 Big Boats 0/813 I read a note on this web site about a year ago that suggested I put loctite on the clamps that secu
No luck ordering an uplift muffler from Catalina no response from them Bob7099 at 7:41am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1268 I have searched the archives, there is a posting on 3-20-08 on the topic of uplift muffler through C
How long spin sheets for 37.5? JBorges at 11:44am 03.25.08 Big Boats 3/969 Looking to get an asymmetrical spin for a H375. How long should the spin sheets be? Also, any tips
Broken fuel gauge John F at 11:11am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2097 I have a '87 Newport 30-III. The fuel gauge is broken. I am not mechanically inclined and am curio
Transom Hole for Engine Cables Anthony Ganz at 9:43am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1060 Is there a preferred location and hole size (diameter) in the transom of an ODay 22 (1978) for the c
'78 cat. 30 steering wheel wchevron at 9:40am 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1171 does anyone know what manu. made the steerling wheel ' pedestal on the 78 cat 30. the name tag is o
Capri 22 Asymetrical Setup Macklin at 1:32pm 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1408 Bought a Asymetrical for a 1997 Catalina Capri. Can someone advise as to what rigging/Hardware will
Hunter 25 Question gwbrad at 12:58pm 03.25.08 Smaller Boats 1/847 I am a new owner of a 1978 Hunter 25. This is my first sailboat and am sure I will have many questio
Rub rail backing--replacement Chess at 12:03pm 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1335 I need to replace a 5' section of rub rail on our 82 Oday 34. I know that D'R has the rub rail base

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Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! senang at 2:55pm 08.24.21 Check that the thermostat is functioning correctly. Take it out and put it in a pan of water on the
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar Stephen M at 2:22pm 08.24.21 Great advice!! The picture doesn't do it justice due to the bright light and shadows. I do plan to c
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape KieranP at 2:08pm 08.24.21 The HIN is NR NCJ2820575..... The NRN leads it to a boat manufacturing operation in Arkansas called
Help Identifying my Furler dlochner at 1:55pm 08.24.21 It may be an old CDI furler.
TS Henri kappykaplan at 1:35pm 08.24.21 Check out this image of the current Sahara winds dust layer Very similar to the image I saw on the
TS Henri (1) jssailem at 1:27pm 08.24.21 2) Sahara Desert Winds are Dry in that area Check out this image of the current Sahara winds dust
Henri Leeward Rail at 12:34pm 08.24.21 Most of the Satellite Info is from the USA. Data is not so much the thing. How that data is used i
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays dmax at 12:34pm 08.24.21 Depends where you launch from - there's a public ramp in Westport, MA (at the head of Westport Harbo
Near Miss in Port Huron (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 08.24.21 You need to have your head on a swivel for like the "laker" there is a BC Ferry at every turn headi
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 11:42am 08.24.21 @DayDreamer41 - trying to understand your post... Intrepid is up-river from the Black River... if r
Near Miss in Port Huron Marmalade at 11:37am 08.24.21 Thanks for the additional info... I'm fairly familiar with the area, but I'll admit it's hard to tel
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 11:31am 08.24.21 unless they really were trying to sail to Lake Huron and thought they could get to the East faster
Near Miss in Port Huron Marmalade at 11:30am 08.24.21 @DayDreamer41 - trying to understand your post... Intrepid is up-river from the Black River... if ra
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar smokey73 at 11:20am 08.24.21 I also blew through the hoses before I filled with the funnel to ensure there was no residual coolan
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar smokey73 at 11:18am 08.24.21 I thought about pulling the Hot water return hose off at the engine and blow through it to push the
Rumba Escape help jimminh430 at 11:13am 08.24.21 Long story short; my mothers ex boyfriend was a hoarder, and now there is a rumba escape on my prop
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 11:13am 08.24.21 But you would have to make room for the additional panels and for an 11 gallon tank which I have the
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 11:12am 08.24.21 As this gentleman explained it every single day while at anchor he has a nice hot shower.
TS Henri kappykaplan at 11:02am 08.24.21 Sahara Desert Winds are Dry in that area Plus Sahara dust being blown this way.
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays shemandr at 11:02am 08.24.21 Depending on where you launch I think sailing to BI is about a 4 hour sail. In the afternoon you ca

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