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Carbon Monoxide Detectors Jason1271 at 11:54am 10.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1254 I've got a 2004 Hunter 33, which has 3 Costar Carbon Monoxide detectors. Recently, the detectors ra
Water in the head jilm4 at 12:18pm 10.25.07 Catalina 30 3/1295 My head's filling up with water. I'm not sure if it's a flapper valve problem, or something more si
Widgeon Manual Michael15867 at 1:08pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2153 I'm looking for a copy of the manual for a 1972 Widgeon. Any and all pictures or info would be appre
What is that? outdoorrecmann at 2:06pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1215 So I recently bought a 1974 Mariner that is my baby/ project boat. I have retored several boats in
24' Sailboat, Islander $300 sue sanchez at 4:15pm 10.25.07 Islander 0/4133 found on Ventura, CA Craigslist24' Sailboat, Islander fiberglass hull, new electrical - $300----
When the tough get going SailboatOwners.com at 10:17pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 29/2722 Given a choice, what are the toughest conditions you would consider sailing in? 15 knots with hig
Rigging replacement higgs at 9:49pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1803 Interesting discussion on this topic is starting on another thread so I thought I'd move it here.I
Multigrade oil harmful to transmission?? MoonSailer at 11:05pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1367 My volvo transmission and V-drive call for 30 weight oil. I've been using multigrade oil the same a
Need Sailmaker Ralph18414 at 11:13pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1604 The sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in North Alabama was awesome this weekend. There was plenty of wind
Sump jabcoMac21 at 12:06am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/739 Recent purchase of 75 Mac 21. The sump is just wired and below with the hose attached. I have only
Healing over Tom23400 at 12:34am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 19/7594 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o
Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 Did you ever have one of those weekends that is just a comedy of errors... we did. Here's my story..
Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1519 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1682 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/958 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/998 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1389 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1102
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3772 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1650 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb

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Single handing BigEasy at 6:56am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners BarryL at 6:53am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 6:42am 11.10.21 Thank you for the quick reply. I will look into the Lightning website.
New Outboard on Order (4) patbratton at 6:32am 11.10.21 I have the motor installed and working. I have installed two 11 lb propane tanks. They hold two and
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 11.10.21 @WI Rigger The placement of the transducer should be in the rear underneath the rear berth near the
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Pirate Dave at 6:22am 11.10.21 Maybe the front fell off and it was towed outside the enviornment
Running Rigging Line Type Joe at 6:18am 11.10.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyl
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run sail sfbay at 6:18am 11.10.21 Gary..........look for a messanger line in the chase tube to pull new wire through.
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 6:17am 11.10.21 Looks really nice, I would favor a light stain just to darken it a bit but still have it contrast wi
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 6:14am 11.10.21 Interesting. I've never used one of those, but watching Youtube it may work.
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run Gary Ryan at 6:10am 11.10.21 Thanks, I have the owner manual but it does not show where it comes out. There's a cover on the hea
TV/VCP Breaker Brian D at 6:02am 11.10.21 Look for a tool called "fox and hound". It is a tool that is used to trace wires. You take one part
Raising the Mast Joe at 6:00am 11.10.21 Thanks. I've had three trailerable boats. I rigged all of them in the parking lot, or on the bea
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina DeniseO30 at 5:53am 11.10.21 Searching local news in that area I couldn't find anything mentioned at all
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LeeandRick at 5:52am 11.10.21 Well the op joined the site made one post and hasn't been heard from since. Probably remembered hi
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run (1) sail sfbay at 5:51am 11.10.21 Between the cockpit and the navigation station the wires reportedly (page 64F of the manual) run thr
Occaisional Head Smell RoyS at 5:29am 11.10.21 Regarding Y Valve: I have found that the ones with ports that can be rotated tend to leak. All it ta
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 5:20am 11.10.21 Thought it might be something like that. Wish I knew where they ran the wires. I never use the bre
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina DeniseO30 at 5:18am 11.10.21 Well the op joined the site made one post and hasn't been heard from since.

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