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Mike C, your signature cracks me up. RobG at 9:47am 03.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/909 It's one of my all time favorite lines. The other is "Somebody go back and get a stload of dimes"!
Very Corroded Rudder Stops Dan2296 at 11:27am 03.04.08 Big Boats 4/932 H 45, 1987I was checking and lubing the steering cables and noticed that the two rudder stops have
this one's for Ross, and not boat related. filthy liberal scum at 8:42pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 36/2213 Ross; i know that you do a lot of home improvement/restorations. here's my problem. I live in a cir
Prepping for VC17 dancing bear at 9:05pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3611 I am planning on painting my bottom with VC17 extra with biolux.The product sheet recommends clean
Red Neck Yacht Club Forming in Colorado Cappn Mark at 9:24pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/974 The RNYC will have its first organizational meeting May 10 (location to be announced).We will be pl
Great new feature here !! Thanks Phil !! Maine Sail at 10:07pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2018 Hi All,I wanted to let you all know that Phil has added the ability to include a signature to your
Replacing the Exhaust Hose MarkW at 10:37pm 03.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2079 I have to replace the exhaust hose in my 86 Hunter 31. Has anyone replaced theirs lately? Is there
Water pump rotation Lee Scott at 11:08pm 03.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3563 What is the direction of rotation of the Sherwood water pump on a Universal M18 diesel engine? I'm
looking for a used Daysailor mast mike C16582 at 11:43pm 03.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/966 I'm looking for a used (spare maybe) mast for a daysailor. Someone is willing to give me the boat f
Sailboat Owners Pennant Chuck at 12:26am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1134 What is the status of the new Sailboat.com pennant? Almost sailing season up here for me in the Nor
Moisture in cabin top werlec at 12:45am 03.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1070 Does anyone know what would cause the cabintop balsa(between interior ' exterior cabin top) to get w
Ah, the joys of boat ownership... CharlieCobra at 12:06am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1004 Nothing like the contemplation of where 10 gallons of what looked like crude oil came from in my bil
Seal or wax old deck? DaveW at 1:41am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1379 Does anyone know of a product to seal an original deck on 1978 sailboat? The gelcoat is old, no lon
Upgrade For Deck Hatch Chris Dube at 1:45am 03.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1429 We would like to upgrade to a more modern hatch for our Catalina 22 ( 1977 ). Would anyone know the
Navman 3100 wind indicator erratic at < 10knts JK at 2:43am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1905 At low wind speeds, my Navman 3100 wind display is erratic. It reads true for a few minutes, then fo
Trailer setup James at 1:59am 03.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/730 I have recently became the owner of a 1974 Hunter 25', with a shoal draft (2' 11"). The boat does n
Boat Transportation Services obezyanka at 3:47am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1193 Can anyone recommend a reliable and not too expensive boat transporting company? We'll need a ground
Outboard Motor Mount (1) Chilly Willy at 3:23am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1062 Has anyone ever used a mount like this one? This is what was on the boat when I bought it last year.
Mooring in Gloucester or Beverly, MA Tony Z at 6:13am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1772 A friend is looking for a mooring in either Beverly or Gloucester, MA Anyone looking to lease one f
Coil Arching Roger Keele at 5:38am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/930 I have a 1979 Oday 28, with a 15hp OMC Zephyr Saildrive. This past weekend while motoring I started

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Pearson 30 fred1diver at 1:29pm 11.23.21 thank you everyone, I'm supposed to go see it this coming Saturday
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 1:03pm 11.23.21 With the fill caps off, there was no change so I don't believe it's a clogged vent line.
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS dkinzer at 12:58pm 11.23.21 I would swap out the hose sooner than later. I plan to. I need to source some 1-1/2" ID hose suita
H23 Anchor Locker kgibson4 at 12:45pm 11.23.21 You are probably right. The thru-hull on my H23 is in about that location.
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS Scott B at 12:39pm 11.23.21 The attached photo shows the result of swapping the pipe end-for-end and adding a 1-1/2" straight t
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 12:38pm 11.23.21
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights dmax at 12:24pm 11.23.21 I haven't done that to mine, would like to sometime. I know some people glue/epoxy ribs to the hull
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights wbarrie at 12:15pm 11.23.21 Thanks for the feedback @dmax - you are correct, they are Lewmar portlights, I do have the trim pie
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 11.23.21 1. got rpms to about 2600 in neutral still not great and rpms in gear 2200. If you're only gettin
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights (1) dmax at 12:09pm 11.23.21 First, clean up the edges of where the liner was cut away, you can get U-shaped trim to go over any
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Benny17441 at 11:58am 11.23.21 Speed through the water or speed over land? In Nautical miles/hour or Statute miles/hour? If yo
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 11:56am 11.23.21 I does pull water out of the tank, but not enough to keep up with the pump. So I'm sure the pipe is
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 11:53am 11.23.21 When I filled the tanks, water does come out of the vent. I haven't tried it with fill caps off, goo
Water tank pick up Slipin Away at 11:49am 11.23.21 The pickup tube is the blue line. You need to unscrew the fitting and see if the pickup pipe has br
What's in your toolkit? LloydB at 11:32am 11.23.21 I guess someday they will make a 7mm, 10mm, 13mm or 25mm drive metric socket set but why not now?
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 11:31am 11.23.21 Flexseal... ROFLMAO Yes, it is a BMW bumper. Didn't want to ID it, but I was sure someone would fig
Tank system monitor Scott B at 11:19am 11.23.21 I ve a Hunter 386 2004. And my panel for the tank system monitor show me only multiples bars.. how
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DeniseO30 at 11:13am 11.23.21 just trying to make a point; you really can't get answers if you don't spend some money on testing
Tank system monitor Justin_NSA at 11:06am 11.23.21 I went with SCAD. I have to use the internal probe since I have a metal holding tank. Works like a c
Water tank pick up Justin_NSA at 11:03am 11.23.21 Could the vent be plugged and the pump is sucking against a vacuum? What does it do if you open the

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