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Starter Boat WestWind at 9:11am 07.23.07 Other Sailboats 5/980 Haven't been sailing in years. Never owned a boat, it was ex father-in-laws boat. After many years
Widgeon sail dimensions SaltyRob at 10:09am 07.23.07 Day Sailers 0/1082 Does anyone know the stock/factory dimensions for the Oday Widgeon main and jib?
rig tuning kaamrhein at 10:37am 07.23.07 Big Boats 1/1228 what are the correct shroud tensions for an mkII 36
Correct Temp Thermostat & Water Heater Bob F at 10:32am 07.23.07 Big Boats 1/841 On my 1998 H376 (3JH yanmar engine) I just replaced the coolant and thermostat, strickly PM. Everyth
Where to put thru-hull transducer Robert at 11:00am 07.23.07 Smaller Boats 2/920 Can anyone tell me where to place a depth finder transducer that will register a reading by shooting
New links library Phil Herring at 6:41am 07.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/804 It only took eight years or so, but we've upgraded our meager sailing links page to full-on library
HR 2550 David H at 10:04am 07.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/994 For 34 years the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exempted discharges from recreati
Shaft lock??? stimpy at 10:04am 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1240 Does anyone use a shaft lock in neutral when left on a mooring... or when sailing.I have a Yanmar 2G
:(O.K. lets talk toilets (1) sand sailor at 9:56am 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1891 this is what i removed when replacing the floor in my boat but no holding tank(not required when boa
Great Lakes Oday Rendevouz john at 11:38am 07.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/831 Great Lakes Oday Rendevouz scheduled for Aug 11'12, 2007 at Battery Park Marina in Sandusky, Ohio. T
Windlass Manual Override FrankT at 11:34am 07.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3153 Our recently purchased Hunter came with a electric windlass ( what a blessing). It is a Simpson Lawr
My first night on the hook JerryA at 11:42am 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1525 I spent my first night on the anchor this past Saturday evening. I've spent several nights at the do
Avoiding lobster pot lines sailgirl20776 at 12:02pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 11/4913 Any tips out there about how to avoid getting caught in lobster pot lines? There are lobster pots ev
Diesel Engine Hard to Start-SOMETIMES Emma-Mia at 12:24pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1507 I have a 1988 Universal M-25XP with 1025 hours on it. Lately I have a hard time starting the engine.
Accident on the Elk River Mike B at 1:26pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1133 Anybody from the northern Chesapeake hear the details regarding the accident between a wave runner a
Bad odour when flushing toilet Michel at 2:01pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1106 I am a new sailboat owner.When flushing the toilet we experience a terrible odour in the head and
Custom Engine Hoist Neil at 2:04pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 26/3961 For various reasons I need a custom engine hoist to handle a not too heavy outboard motor to be moun
Hood Furler Randy Trautman at 3:17pm 07.23.07 Big Boats 8/1099 The original Hunter rigging diagrams I have show a pulley anchored to the bottom of the anchor locke
Hunter 260 - Split in keel Anthony Pogson at 3:12pm 07.23.07 Smaller Boats 6/1502 The keel on recently purchased 260 has a split in the base which resulted in some delaminating of th
change macerator on hunter 340 captainwolf at 12:13am 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1707 I NEED SOME INFO ON CHANGING THE MACERATOR ON MY HUNTER 340 1997. THE MOTOR RUNS THE HOSE GOING OUT

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Tiller "slop" thoughts brobertson at 7:05am 10.04.21 I've had success making shims out of a plastic kitchen cutting board. They come in a variety of thic
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 7:03am 10.04.21 OK, interesting. So flipping the discussion, if one is running at normal temps (within spec of Mfg)
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:03am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes. Another great idea.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:02am 10.04.21 You might want to look into some of the threaded inserts that are designed to work with composite m
Halyard Loss John Marrone at 6:58am 10.04.21 Yes, I assume it is like running a ground, you will at one point run aground and pull the main sail
Halyard Loss Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49am 10.04.21 Or you could just tie a knot on the end???
Water Heater replacement for H31 jmce1587 at 6:45am 10.04.21 My H31 has an Atwood EHM6-SM water heater. Looks to be also discontinued with cross reference to Ku
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B sesmith at 6:34am 10.04.21 These guys have the concept and a product: Sea Flush I have one of those. It works great. I put
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B ifmdalvey at 6:16am 10.04.21 That is essentially the same thing because you have an open necked strainer. Many folks do not. S
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 6:09am 10.04.21 Home - Mariner Class Association and you hit the nail on the head for one of the applications I'm
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:07am 10.04.21 I visited the Hunter factory around the time they had built my 40.5. I asked about the 3 keel bolts
Stern rail seats DougM at 5:45am 10.04.21 The seats on the Beneteau that I had were Stern Perch brand that came with the boat when it was new.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair RoyS at 5:21am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes.
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? shemandr at 5:10am 10.04.21 You have another project boat?!!!! Man, you've got it bad! Get help. But have fun.
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.04.21 I used some WestMarine Six-10 thickened epoxy to seal some holes and then re-drilled them. the Six-
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BierBarge at 4:36am 10.04.21 Thank you, Will, and everyone else who replied. Exactly what I wanted to find out about this pretty
Any advice regarding bottom paint Jim Legere at 4:20am 10.04.21 You may want to look at Coppercoat. I haven't used it personally, so I can't say if it will meet you
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Jim Legere at 4:10am 10.04.21 My previous boat had a channel in the mast extrusion that was accessed by sliding out the mainsail t
Rub Rail 26D kendyoozed at 3:52am 10.04.21 I did check and they do not have them. I was told they were macgregor specific and i can not find a
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Will Gilmore at 2:28am 10.04.21 Hi BierBarge, welcome to the forums. It is always good to welcome a fellow sailor who is smart enou

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