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Transom cracks Michael Cotton at 7:51am 02.17.08 C&C 1/3024 We are looking at a 1990 37+ model C'C. The transom has some cracks in it. They are randomly located
Prop Pitch and Size Bad Obsession at 9:23am 02.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3011 I have a Universal MX 25 in my Catalina 30. This is the same engine that was used in the Catalina 3
CNG jdgrnt66 at 9:43am 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1177 anyone know where to get cng tanks refilled st pete, tampa, clearwater area? thanks for the help.
SF Bay Sailing 2/12/08 Napa Ed at 10:14am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 Short clip of O-25 sailing in a breeze last week.
Re-certify Life Raft sailortonyb Allied Mis at 9:12am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1382 I have a Zodiac six-man life raft from the PO.It is probaly about 10 years old or older - cant rea
Next Boat 25-27 John S at 12:03pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1761 Hi,I'm currently sailing a 23 foot sailboat and I'm thinking of moving up to something in the 25-2
Diesel "Ultra Low Sulfur - 15 PPM Max" : Is This Bad For My Engine? Joe Mullee at 10:56am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 30/10464 I have a 25 year old Yanmar 3GMF 20hp engine. I have always purchased my fuel from the marina next t
Keeping up with the jones SailboatOwners.com at 3:11pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2570 How do you satisfy your sailing addiction during the off-season?Can you find the soul of sailing i
solo sailing a 170 Ken at 5:20pm 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1293 The 170 sounds like a great boat however in my case i would be sailing the boat alone wife and daguh
Main hatch ericson 35 Bill Tucker at 1:06pm 02.17.08 Ericson 1/2506 HI,I HAVE 74 ERICSON 35 (349) AND THE MAIN HATCH WAS MADE OF WOOD BOARDS ABOUT 1 1/2" WITH CLACK JO
New Teak and Holly Deck for a 25 Everlong 25 at 8:50pm 02.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1051 I wanted to ask if anyone has ever installed a teak and holly deck (cabin floor that is) in their O'
Group 27 to 31 battery??? Rich (P303) at 10:20pm 02.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1636 I need to replace a couple of batteries and don't want to get into a bunch of wiring or start a new
need park ideas letterman at 12:15am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1184 I kicked it and it moved. Dummy me, kicked it again and it went further. Who invented beer anyway?
Need North Florida docking ideas. Ed Schenck at 10:10pm 02.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/985
Paddlewheel for ST30 Randy18570 at 9:45pm 02.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1927 I have a factory installed Autohelm ST30 speed instrument on a 1998 Hunter 310 and have been in sear
seidelmann 295 documentation Sully at 11:24pm 02.15.08 Seidelmann 0/2175 I am in the process of refurbishing an abandoned 1986 Seidelmann 295 and would appreciate any (copie
C27 POLAR Bill at 12:39am 02.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1040 Does anyone have a POLAR for a Catalina 27?
H31 aft riging... can I pull it? (1) Tampa guy at 2:53am 02.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/964 I have a H31 and it was rigged for raicing so it has some rigging that bends the mast to de-power.
winch maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 2:55am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1276 How often do you disassemble and clean your winches?I know the conventional wisdom is to do it ann
S1 Wheel Pilot vs X-5 Wheel pilot Levin at 3:34am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1742 Hello everyone... So my old ST4000+ Autopilot has been dying for a while but while out cruising o

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New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 7:25pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from th
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 11.07.21 Cutting tools that come to mind are disk/grinder, sawzall, multi tool, plasma cutter. What about pu
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SycloneDriver at 7:13pm 11.07.21 The 12 volt systems in my 88 First 285 and my 08 Oceanis 31 are quite different. Both batteries on
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 7:09pm 11.07.21
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:51pm 11.07.21
Alternator wiring SycloneDriver at 6:50pm 11.07.21 After a quick google search it appears that the center connector is also B+.
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SoSound at 6:44pm 11.07.21
Alternator wiring SycloneDriver at 6:36pm 11.07.21 I wonder if the center wire could be the stator tap used to drive the tach. It's been too long sinc
Jib halyard question. Stu Jackson at 6:27pm 11.07.21 If you do the search on jib downhaul you may find my prior posts on this subject, did one just last
Adding a 115V outlet Jaxn at 6:15pm 11.07.21 FWIW, I have a Blue Sea charger/ACR combo that is hard-wired to the battery, but plugs in to AC via
Has anyone built a boarding step? (1) SoSound at 6:14pm 11.07.21 Today I noticed quite a few milk crates and 8 x 10's attached to the finger piers. I guess we're l
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 6:08pm 11.07.21
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 6:03pm 11.07.21 thanks for the heads up
Has anyone built a boarding step? Ken Cross at 5:37pm 11.07.21 I saw a beautiful wooden step at a boat show but choked at the $175 price. So with $10-12 of mater
Jib halyard question. Jacktar at 5:04pm 11.07.21 Try when you head into the wind, dropping the jib first then the main in reverse order of the way yo
Alternator wiring (1) leo310 at 4:45pm 11.07.21 199933
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.07.21 It was not designed to be pressurized but not sure about low pressure mattress pumps
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 3:58pm 11.07.21
Jib halyard question. kappykaplan at 3:56pm 11.07.21 @SailingLoto , you are welcome. :beer:
Jib halyard question. SailingLoto at 3:55pm 11.07.21 Do a search on "jib downhaul" on this site. I was just reading up on that. Thank you.

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