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Exhaust Hose Diameter ThomasPrice at 1:56am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1050 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 2/1070 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 6/3105 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 5/1822 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 6/1357 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 3/1131 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 3/1212 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 7/1240 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 6/1268 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 5/1640 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 13/2530 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1179 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2590 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n
NEW HEAD Sylvio22410 at 8:49am 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1199 I own a 1994 oceanis 300 and it looks like we need to replace the head, I am looking for any info re
Working on a sailboat? illegalsmile at 9:20am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 If this is in the wrong place sorry!I've always wanted to live/work aboard a sailboat/yacht and I
Sail Slides for an Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 9:28am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1159 I'm trying to find a sail slide for my 1980's Oday 23. It is stamped "PRYDE 6" so I assume it's mad
Rigging Sunaroo at 10:37am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1185 Anyone out there know what the tension is on the rigging for a 1981 Catalina 22, or maybe where I ca
Turnbuckle Size BradG at 10:48am 10.21.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1391 I need to know the size of the turnbuckles (or actually the pin size on the running rigging) on an 8
What is your cost per outing? $100? $3,000? Benny at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 36/2743 Lets begin with some assumptions.1) The boater does not live aboard.2) Number of days sailing to
Sail Slide for Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1110 I'm trying to find replacement sail slides for the main on my oday 23. It's stamped PRYDE 6 on the

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Using a trolling motor on small boat SandCat at 8:14pm 10.29.21 I really enjoyed using a Minn Kota 30lb thrust on a heavy old 14 footer to get out on the lake. Th
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (1) Hello Below at 8:09pm 10.29.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Ralph Johnstone at 8:01pm 10.29.21 I'll go down to the garage, pick it up and jump on the scale tomorrow. C'mon now. If you're goin
Sticky, no sticky. jssailem at 7:45pm 10.29.21 the sticky transfers to one's hand Watch a pro football game and the wide receivers are all wearin
Running hot Johnb at 7:43pm 10.29.21 Mixing the two does 3 things, lowers the freezing point, raises the boiling point, and makes it a
DIY Fuel Polishing System jssailem at 7:43pm 10.29.21 There was a filter container from the 70's, that let you put a roll of toilet paper in the container
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 7:39pm 10.29.21 I'll go down to the garage, pick it up and jump on the scale tomorrow. Also I'll post a picture. I
DIY Fuel Polishing System jibes138 at 7:38pm 10.29.21 I made a system and it is more for polishing the fuel going in the tank to make sure it is clean tha
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 7:34pm 10.29.21
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange jibes138 at 7:26pm 10.29.21 Try these, you can grind a point on the end if you want. Put a nut on the bolt before you grind it
Fuse in small solar setup DArcy at 7:22pm 10.29.21 I wired a fuse between my 30 Amp solar controller and the battery. I would hard wire between the con
Worst mistake by a boat idiot DArcy at 7:09pm 10.29.21 Sounds like a candidate for the GOBI award ;) Does anyone have Dave Gibson's GOBI plaque handy? I'm
Running hot dlochner at 6:35pm 10.29.21 OUCH ! I can only suspect that @dlochner was looking at Table 8-3-1 on his iPhone and not a full s
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 6:31pm 10.29.21 I purchased a Renogy 100-watt portable panel. That allowed me to use it on the boat as well as on my
Running hot Ralph Johnstone at 6:11pm 10.29.21 Please see the table in the link below and the tell us if you still believe that "The 50/50 mix of
Cabin Wall Strength Question if Increase Window Opening Size stickinthemud57 at 5:53pm 10.29.21 Two things that would help, IMO, would be to choose a material as strong as the material you are rem
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience berner73 at 5:52pm 10.29.21 I don't question your experience with the company as I've heard similar accounts from others. We ap
170 Gooseneck Repair (2) Tater at 5:52pm 10.29.21 Welcome to the forum!! Please post a photo of the boom and gooseneck connected to the mast. The
Engine Issue Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.29.21 Good to hear. Sounded a little to catastrophic not to have sent a piston flying over your head. bu
Running hot Skipper at 5:26pm 10.29.21 I was reading another thread last night the person just went out and bought a new heat exchanger i

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