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lazy jacks dennis23685 at 7:48am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2063 does anyone have any experience with lazy jacks. Do they cause additionalor excessive chafing to th
Chromed Brass vs. Stainless Lou 14643 at 9:23am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1315 I have to purchase a quantity of barrel nuts to install a couple of new portlights. WM has them for
Lead Keel Repair and Catalina smile repair Catalina 27 at 10:58am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/14471 I ran aground (probably a rock) this past summer and took out a Small (tennis ball size) of lead off
Prop Removal Phil K at 10:18am 03.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1347 I am having difficulty pulling off my three blade prop with a puller. Does anyone have any tried an
Stand up rigging robert at 11:22am 03.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/957 I have been told there are cracks in my swages by the last rigger. I looked at it and can't see any
Swing keel Mac at 11:00am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1287 I'm going to keep my Mac 25 at a slip this year as I did last summer. A friend of mine is letting m
Wanted: hints on use of boom vang tadd5181 at 12:00pm 03.03.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/3896 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks.
Wanted: hints on using boom vang tadd5181 at 11:56am 03.03.08 Big Boats 1/1000 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks
CDI roller furling Echo at 11:46am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1250 Is anyone using a CDI (FF6 w/bearings) on a 28-30' O'Day? What problems if any have you encountered
Internet connections Greg Bowman at 5:46pm 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1129 We are planning on starting a sailing trip in USA later this year. We will do the Great Circle route
O'Day 37' spray cover Lena May at 7:11pm 03.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1038 We recently purchased our O'Day 37 and think she is fantastic, the only thing we noticed is that we
Fastening blocks to deck Madelon at 8:20pm 03.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1775 Dear Sailors,I've been looking through the archives but did not find what I needed, so I apologize
Beneteau Complaint scuba hottie at 9:56pm 03.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3631 We bought a brand new Beneteau a few years ago and started having gelcoat cracks within 6 months alo
replacing the cabin sole Terry Holt at 9:13pm 03.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1225 I have rot in my cabin sole and I am thinking of replacing it. It is the section just under the sete
Hunter 260 North Spinnaker on ebay AZExpedition at 11:33pm 03.01.08 Smaller Boats 0/973 Nice north spinn and pole
Hmm, we seem to have an error....PHILLLLLllllll! Patrick Lombard at 1:11am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1069 Phil I keep getting this: DOG PICTUREHmm, we seem to have an error....You have an e
25' Bilge pump location?? Miles Way at 2:46am 03.02.08 Seidelmann 2/1751 On a 1979 25'Seidelmann Were is the bilge pump located cant fined it Any were? OK don't tell me in t
Maintenance on Flex o Fold vs Kiwi seadaddler at 2:16am 03.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1241 I did read about Kiwi needing to be greased,what maintenance or whatneeds to be done on either prop
Radio Question Marcia at 1:40am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1948 This is probably a pretty dumb question, but I'll ask it here anyways. I have a (new to me) small 2
Re-Upholster Indoor Cushions? mseifert at 4:53am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1288 I would like to have all the cabin cushions in my Hunter 33 re-upholstered but I'm havng a very diff

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Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat dlochner at 5:06pm 12.02.21 Next year, save your back. If fully charged batteries are better left on the boat. The colder they a
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SFS at 5:04pm 12.02.21 I think he is sticking with the outboard he mentioned. So I'm wondering how he will utilize the vol
Proper Course jssailem at 5:03pm 12.02.21
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 NYSail at 5:01pm 12.02.21
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question HelloOutThere at 4:44pm 12.02.21 Don't trust the yanmar panel gauge! I used an inexpensive laser guage (Amazon or aliexpress). I thou
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Mr. Dave at 4:12pm 12.02.21 You'll die of something horrible related to extreme exertion long before you could make any noticabl
Proper Course shemandr at 3:23pm 12.02.21 I have to admit appeal 46 seems to go against my case. If a boat passed me to leeward and then too
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 12.02.21 The more I read and think about this the more there is to unpack. First - Proper Course isn't neces
Proper Course DArcy at 3:16pm 12.02.21 Good discussions about rule 17. The answer to the question is a question - Did the J105 need to come
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing Tally Ho at 3:16pm 12.02.21
Its funny Friday! ShawnL at 2:52pm 12.02.21 We used to have a sign saying "Warning -- Do not look at the pretty red light with remaining good ey
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 2:50pm 12.02.21 Many thanks to all who helped with h suggestions! I was able to get the lens out in under an hour us
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan AndyL at 2:37pm 12.02.21 Well, there it is (the dish drainer fan/light switch) - right where RJM said it could be found. Tha
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal dave_and_dd at 2:32pm 12.02.21 I remove that panel on my 309 every time I do an oil change. Only takes me a couple min and makes th
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 2:30pm 12.02.21 I think Mark explains it best when the J105 had already made a bad mistake by starting to pass on th
Proper Course jssailem at 2:21pm 12.02.21 It seems to me that Mark bluffed a call and J105 blew it. This may well have happened. It affirms
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan flightlead404 at 2:14pm 12.02.21 No separate switch that I can see other than the leftmost one of that group of three referenced abov
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 2:13pm 12.02.21 To bumper sticker this: You can't pass a slower boat and then take them up. That's what the rule
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? flightlead404 at 2:12pm 12.02.21 Mine in near and lower than the shower drain and near the refrigerator. But... Others have said tha
Outboard interna fue tank Benny17441 at 2:11pm 12.02.21 It is also unavailable in boats.net but they do have the tank for the Tohatsu (maker of small Mercur

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