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Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:40am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1561 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
New electrical system Chief at 12:13pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/925 I am starting to plan out my winter projects, and one that I never completed was the installation of
New boating shoes??? rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1789 Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
A New Experience with internet vendor George at 1:09pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/993 Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.
26S Speed? SeacretSailor at 1:19pm 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1215 Had a GREAT day sailing Sunday on Lake Conroe, north of Houston! Found a wet slip at a marina for a
bimini for 88 240 oday best type and where to buy bryce lequire at 8:15pm 10.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1087 new 240 owner looking for info on bimini best kind and best place to buy. any info would be great
leather wheel cover maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07 Big Boats 1/943 On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease
Slug spacing Joetech at 11:15pm 10.20.07 Catalina 22 8/3743 Right now my C-22 has a rope sewn into the sail that goes up the track in the mast. I'll be hauling
Sailing Survey (1) Warren Milberg at 1:41am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1144 Many of us on the "right" coast are in the process of filling out fall haul out requests, the formal
Exhaust Hose Diameter ThomasPrice at 1:56am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1036 I am a bit puzzled as to why the hose diameter coming out of my Volvo TMD22 turbo diesel is 3.5" to
steaming light lense for Catalina 22 Sea Scout Ship 300, B.S.A. at 3:42am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1052 Sea Scout Ship looking for a lense for the mast light or steaming light mounted on the forward facin
What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3074 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1538 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1252 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1099 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1191 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1217 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1216 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1573 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2391 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon

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If you had one of these... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:49pm 09.08.21 So what were you if you had the same device, but it said HEATHKIT on it? I think we all know the a
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:43pm 09.08.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. R
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:41pm 09.08.21 All you really need to do at this time is get the shrouds reasonably tightened to keep the mast up;
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:39pm 09.08.21 If you don't get any photos you might try searching the internet for O'day 28's for sale and look a
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:38pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 6:33pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not refer
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 6:32pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought t
SPLASH! BigEasy at 6:32pm 09.08.21 ENJOY!
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:28pm 09.08.21 Just out of curiosity, how much did the new yanmar dipstick cost including shipping? I replaced mine
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 6:24pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not referr
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 6:23pm 09.08.21 I replaced that front windshield on my 1991 Passage 42 in 2001. I dealt with Hunter, who informed
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 (1) Mechone at 5:48pm 09.08.21 The whole purpose of a castle nut is to allow a cotter pin to secure the nut. I know of no install
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 5:43pm 09.08.21 Yup! Pretty common problem with that transmission! I replaced mine and carry a spare.
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 5:26pm 09.08.21 I am pretty sure this uses a castle bolt but no cotter pin. Still researching. The whole p
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? MikeHoncho at 5:23pm 09.08.21
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:22pm 09.08.21 198107
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Davidasailor26 at 5:04pm 09.08.21 Davidasailor26 - Any advice on the install? I am a DIY so would like to install it myself. We had
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? YVRguy at 4:59pm 09.08.21 Sorry I'm late to the party. We repaint the bottom every two years at Granville Island. Ashamed to
When the wind turns squirrely LeeandRick at 4:44pm 09.08.21 Buy the book High Performance Sailing By Frank Bethwaite. This book will explain the causes of your
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 4:38pm 09.08.21 The zinc usually mounts on the prop nut on stock prop ,so I'd go out on a limb the driver you hired

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