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Video Intercoastal Waterway Duke13540 at 10:38am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1395 Going down the intercoastal next year for the first time. Any good videos that I can watch to ease m
Here is how I installed the ST1000-Plus on a 222 (1) Chuck R at 11:04am 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1085 The Raymarine ST 1000 tiller pilot works well and the brackets needed would have been astronomical
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 29/2723 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 0/740 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 12/1683 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

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Old cedar lightning restoration PaulK at 11:03am 11.10.21 Have built several cedar-strip boats with fiberglass/epoxy layers both inside and out, but they were
Single handing Justin_NSA at 11:00am 11.10.21 How did you compare this method to an external depth transducer ? It's not a comparison of an ext
SEIZED Fasteners Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 11.10.21 The idea in applying heat is to get the surrounding metal (aluminum) to heat up faster than the inte
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 10:38am 11.10.21 I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 11.10.21 Filled the coupling to the top with mineral oil and fitted the transducer coated with plumbers putt
Old cedar lightning restoration (3) DeniseO30 at 10:25am 11.10.21 <p>
Jib sheet track/car? Orbweaver at 10:10am 11.10.21 Only one headsail, now on a furler. Currently there is a stationary stand-up block (not sure the cor
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal (1) Calif. Ted at 10:08am 11.10.21 I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to r
Jib sheet track/car? shemandr at 9:52am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 9:47am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
SEIZED Fasteners BigEasy at 9:32am 11.10.21 Well, this has been discussed many times before, but what is YOUR favorite recipe for removing seiz
SEIZED Fasteners dmax at 8:57am 11.10.21 In case you haven't thought about this, when applying heat try to heat up the aluminum more than the
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 John T1594 at 8:43am 11.10.21 I had a raw water cooled 2QM15 on my 1980 H30. To winterize the engine I would run two gallons of -1
Jib sheet track/car? (1) sail sfbay at 8:31am 11.10.21 Can you post a photo of what you have now? Are you planning to install tracks with jib lead blocks
SEIZED Fasteners Apex at 8:30am 11.10.21 i thought this would be a favorite subject. What mad concoctions are you using? Regarding my proje
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 8:12am 11.10.21 Cutting out an access hole and installing a rectangular or square removable access panel with a cat
SEIZED Fasteners (1) dmax at 8:09am 11.10.21 I had some stainless u-bolts stuck in aluminum that I applied PB Blaster to twice a week for two mon
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Mark Maulden at 8:09am 11.10.21 If you have a racor 500, put a vacuum gauge on the top. That will tell you when the filter is getti
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 7:53am 11.10.21 Thanks again gents... Still more finishing to do here, the underdeck 'overhead', and trim pieces at
SEIZED Fasteners Rich Stidger at 7:46am 11.10.21 Justin_NSA reminded me that sometimes alternating with the impact tool loosening and tightening, it

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