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Replacing a water heater Capn Pete at 4:45am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/879 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 23/2083 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 10/3157 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 1/1349 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 2/1074 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 13/1453 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 0/841 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 5/1323 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 3/1047 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 7/2172 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 1/1105 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 1/1217 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 2/1471 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 1/864 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 6/1391 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
Tan paint for ODAY 34 non-skid areas Chess at 11:57am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1196 I am having a tough time finding a color match for the tan non-skid areas on our ODay 34. Would app
Fid Kits sailortonyb Allied Mis at 3:33pm 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4748 There are many fid splicing kits on the market today. I have the old style Samson Kit and it is slo
Bilge Leak DIYDinghy at 9:36pm 03.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1252 March 23, 2008Hi,Would like your advice, opinion, or condolences. Always boat drama for me when
Bottom paint removal jk kudera at 10:34pm 03.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1844 I need to remove the accumulated bottom paint this year, and I wondered if anyone has used a heat gu
What is that thing called? SEADANCE at 10:42pm 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2443 Another Seadance moment......All right guys.. I am obviously a little rusty. I think its called th

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Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? jssailem at 6:57am 11.30.21 Nice job.
Switch and fuse panel jssailem at 6:53am 11.30.21 Chinese manufacturer. Cheap price. May not meet ABYC standards. Upon survey may not be acceptable t
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT RoyS at 6:22am 11.30.21 Different boat. When I replaced my fuel tank I ordered a new one with a threaded hub for the fill in
Porta Pot on 23.5 Justin_NSA at 6:10am 11.30.21 Yes, I recommend moving the pot out to the cockpit at night. Now there's an image :biggrin:
Traveler Change ... Don Guillette at 6:06am 11.30.21 I can understand your desire to extend the dodger to the turtle if it now stops on the sliding hatc
Tipping angles dLj at 5:58am 11.30.21 How about the oil pick-up inside the engine? Will it be pumping air instead of oil? Best to check w
Tipping angles RoyS at 5:15am 11.30.21 How about the oil pick-up inside the engine? Will it be pumping air instead of oil? Best to check wi
Porta Pot on 23.5 Rick Webb at 4:52am 11.30.21 Just remember the cabin floor sits on top of the water ballast tank lid That means short screws fo
mousing line knot Shaw_2112 at 4:16am 11.30.21 Google "attach wire mule tape." Electricians do this everyday. Their methods are proven. Tape the
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 3:58am 11.30.21 Maybe something to assist raising the mast?
jon hansen at 2:57am 11.30.21 me too, love photos
Will Gilmore at 2:12am 11.30.21 Very interested. Thank you. Please, a few pictures would be great. -Will
Replacing valve at engine cooling through hull intake. Beneteau 331 BigEasy at 1:27am 11.30.21 Definitely would replace on haulout. If the thru Hull fitting breaks or becomes unsealed, while in
mousing line knot LloydB at 1:00am 11.30.21 g8qTyx293i8
Traveler Change ... (1) Hayden Watson at 12:33am 11.30.21 Hayden: Thank you for the picture. I didn't know the term (turtle) so I left that out of my reply b
Tipping angles All U Get at 11:28pm 11.29.21 Is it OK to run your engine with the heeling angle? If that thru-hull is out of the water, you wil
Traveler Change ... Joe at 10:48pm 11.29.21 Thanks for the information ... It does look like the pulling angle would be off. I will still have
New Capri 18 Owner (1) thedude at 10:35pm 11.29.21 The mystery line runs off the back of the mast and with a single point fixed attachment next to the
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 10:35pm 11.29.21 Is it an extra halyard? Where on the mast head does it connect? Could it go over a sheave? Is the
New Capri 18 Owner Joe at 10:31pm 11.29.21 Does the line look like it should move or lift? A picture of the lower end of the wire would help.

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