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Forestay On A H260 Bob Fliegel at 1:55am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1474 I have always been concerned that the failure of the forestay, the one single forward wire supportin
fresh water supply for my marine head Thane22692 at 3:11am 02.17.08 Big Boats 9/5268 This spring I'm interested in plumbing the head in my 387 to use fresh water vs. lake water... (the
340 owner with tape measure Andy1237 at 3:09am 02.17.08 Big Boats 3/1012 If you own a 340 and have it close by, could you measure something for me? To make some plans for a
steering system - Broke in 13 knt conditions jd2590 at 7:30am 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/968 My steering system broke today on my 35.5 while in such nice sailing conditions, sunny, 78 degrees,
Need new dodger windows Pat at 7:47am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1164 My windows are pretty old and need to be replaced. The windows are sewn into the dodger. I would lik
Cooler drain for O'Day 272 Mark Griffin at 8:53am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1537 After installing a new ice box drain, now what do I do with it? I am tried of have it drain into the
Transom cracks Michael Cotton at 7:51am 02.17.08 C&C 1/3025 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 3/1383 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 19/1762 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 30/10473 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 34/2571 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 4/1052 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 6/1638 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 9/1185 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

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Need advice on replacing engine mounts on Yanmar 3GMF Artey1 at 1:52pm 11.08.21 Has anyone had their bolts on the L brackets connected to the fiberglass stringers wallow out? Any a
Single handing Will Gilmore at 1:52pm 11.08.21 If you're using it wrong, does that mean it WILL punch a hole in your hull ? That's worrisome o_O.
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. senang at 1:47pm 11.08.21
Finally went for a sail Artey1 at 1:36pm 11.08.21 So super dumb question here - but my H34 doesn't have this same vented loop? Is there a reason mine
Replace windows questions Artey1 at 1:21pm 11.08.21 I have just used Rustoleum Marine Top Sides paint in black for this same thing, and it has worked be
Tall Rig or Standard Parsons at 1:00pm 11.08.21 Probably a tall rig. When you get new sails, the sailmaker will tell you the measurements, if you d
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 12:36pm 11.08.21 Measuring the boom tomorrow! Well now... I measured my boom and it was 12'-10". ???? Now wha
Injector pump Rich Stidger at 12:36pm 11.08.21 Listed below in order of ease of checking- No/low fuel in tank Plugged filter(s) Defective lift pump
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 flightlead404 at 12:20pm 11.08.21 There are plenty of tubes in my boat and some of them had pull strings already. However entry to th
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 11.08.21 No hole in the hull, unless you're using it wrong. If you're using it wrong, does that mean it WI
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 11:53am 11.08.21 After the fluid has dripped into a plastic container below, it is impossible to remove this flexible
Replace windows questions Trick at 11:47am 11.08.21 I work in a cabinet shop, and we use that method a lot works great Was planning on using those.
Replace windows questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 11.08.21 Note the little locator blocks that I hot glued to thhe cabin. How tightly did the locator blocks
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 Hamish_s at 11:41am 11.08.21 Thank you sfbay, flightlead and Ralph - I see in the owner's manual there is alleged to be an option
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 11.08.21 fishing #1/0 wire through some uncomfortable and narrow areas of the boat? Kind of heavy cable fo
Catalina 250 water ballast swing keel Stu Jackson at 11:30am 11.08.21 Here is where to ask: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4
331 Oceanis wiring diagram arf145 at 11:28am 11.08.21 My French made 331 did not come with any devices to separate batteries--beyond switches. I've since
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) twalker H260 at 10:51am 11.08.21 What you are looking for is a plate that will be attached directly to the boat somewhere and looks l
Freaky voltage reading Roland5048 at 10:40am 11.08.21 Just had this same issue with my Blue Sea panel. Volt meter for both house and start would start ac
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 11.08.21

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