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Smartpilot and fluxgate behavior LSCalifornia at 11:58am 08.05.07 Big Boats 3/923 I just upgraded my alternator to a balmar 120A with a Maxcharge regulator. When charging, the Smart
Cabin sole attachment? Steve L22188 at 12:52pm 08.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1047 The cabin sole of my 1988 O'Day 302 needs to be refinished. A couple of the panels obviously unscre
Designer of Hunter 22 jrdesign at 1:20pm 08.05.07 Smaller Boats 0/771
wheel conversion to tiller paulj at 1:48pm 08.05.07 Catalina 310 2/1912 Steering from the cat seat.
Fuel tank David H at 1:12pm 08.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1443 Went down to the boat Friday evening @ 7pm to head out for the weekend and wife said "I smell fuel".
looking for new exit blocks for the mast rebuild sand sailor at 4:19pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1248 the ones i have are all plastic sheeved and are trashed.i want metal or phenolic sheeves no more pla
WEBSITES FOR HARDWARE FOR SAILBOATS??? sand sailor at 5:03pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/994 NEW OR USED NEED MORE SOURCES
Water heater hook-up to Yanmar 3JH2E question ?? Morrie at 6:41pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1535 I have a Yanmar 3JH2E and my boat had no water heater when I bought it. I have installed the water h
Searching for a temporary resting place Doug at 7:31am 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 2/981 Anybody know of a reasonable "cheap" place to leave a boat sit a couple weeks inbetween Ft. Lauderda
Backstay Tension/waxing easypoxy thisoldspouse at 6:39am 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1206 We just finished restoring a 77 Venture 222. The backstay is loose and at the end of its turnbuckle.
Launching on a shallow ramp with rope? JC192 at 10:49am 08.04.07 Trailer Sailors 8/7446 I've read and heard several times that a rope, from trailer to the hitch on the vehicle, can be used
May be buying a Cal 28 Craig Frank at 10:27am 08.04.07 Cal 1/818 Hello Cal Owners! I have been looking at Cal 25s that are for sale and now have a line on a Cal 28
Mast Length for 1975 Venture 25 Beth at 10:07am 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1745 I have a 1975 Venture 25 that I keep on the coast about 250 miles from my home.I am about to order
Solar Panel Placement (1) 70623 at 9:23am 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1548 Ideas on where and how to mount solar panels. I placed a small solar panel on top of my out board. I
Replace 26D tiller with a wheel Addled Booty at 1:21pm 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2013 Hi everyone, this is my first post and I am brand new to sailing, I am inheriting my father in laws
Light Air flygirl at 2:08pm 08.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/972 Wondering what everyone thinks about the 306 only having about 350 sq ft of sail area and how it han
Sink hand pump Rick H at 1:32pm 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1570 I just purchased my first boat with sinks ( used 1983 O'Day) and although there is water in the hold
V21 Back stay Darnett at 2:20pm 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1035 I just bought a beautiful 1981 McGregor Venture 21. Today we launch it for the first time and moved
Diesel rpm limit G Seaver at 3:40pm 08.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1111 What is the highest rpm I can cruise at without over heatingI have a 2 cylinder diesel on my 1991 h
Hunter 240 trailer Doug Nowell at 7:19pm 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 0/907 Does anyone know the wheel bearing size on the trailer for a 1997 Hunter 240?

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NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 7:43am 10.12.21 After seeing the price of replacement tanks I am going to repair it! With 3m DP 8005
NOT buying H34 Artey1 at 7:42am 10.12.21 Well if for any reason you decide to sell that tank, I will take it off your hands!
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 6:55am 10.12.21 A buck an ear! That is also VERY expensive Sweet Corn. (An old farm joke)
Insight on sail condition rgranger at 6:34am 10.12.21 Perhaps the post title was misleading. I didn't want to say "don't rig a jib downhaul", I just m
False fine alarm ? rgranger at 6:25am 10.12.21 ...Looking under the bed I saw, and smelled, Glinda snoring away peacefully with her rear end aimed
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? LouisMK at 5:54am 10.12.21
Still Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 3:31am 10.12.21 The YouTube channel has hit 340 subscribers, kind of meaningful in a way. The last GBCA Rum Race for
Diesel Fueling Question All U Get at 11:08pm 10.11.21 I added a whistle to my vent hose which emits a sound during the filling process. It changes pitch
False fine alarm ? All U Get at 10:52pm 10.11.21 propylene glycol The primary components are either ethanol or propylene glycol. You may remember fr
Insight on sail condition Joe at 9:03pm 10.11.21 Why not ? I know many folks who singlehand with this setup Perhaps the post title was misleading.
Insight on sail condition Joe at 8:58pm 10.11.21 Well it worked just fine for me....:beer: Not intended, in any way, to suggest it won't work. I a
Towing Benny17441 at 8:53pm 10.11.21 It is likely to do what you propose. The towing specs in the US are very conservative as the vehic
autopilot install on an H280 matts997 at 8:49pm 10.11.21 I got busy and had to hire a marine electrician to install it, who did a fabulous job. The guts of
Macgregor 25 Captain Gare Bear at 7:29pm 10.11.21 For exgeologist older post, I know where there is a very nice 1985 MacGregor 25 possibly for sale. I
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 6:53pm 10.11.21 You should never have a structural fastener screwed directly into GRP (glass reinforced plastic).
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? Captain Larry-DH at 6:41pm 10.11.21 if you ever want to remove it, I would not use 5200 it does indeed stay flexible, but it is very v
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 10.11.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and ma
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair jibes138 at 6:15pm 10.11.21 You should never have a structural fastener screwed directly into GRP (glass reinforced plastic). T
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel jibes138 at 5:48pm 10.11.21 That's how O'Day and many others plumbed their boats, but as Stu notes it is not correct. Racor fil
Towing Tedd at 5:46pm 10.11.21 I would assume an advantage of it being a plug in hybrid is that the electric motors can deliver fu

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