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galley 1979 o'day 25 where does the sink drain Eddie Allen at 11:32am 06.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1171 Where does the galley sink drain. how does the water get out of the boat?
Propeller size David at 9:19am 06.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/971 Can anyone provide the correct diameter and pitch for best motoring performance on a 1991 34 with th
Cleaning Carpet Headliner MillenniumGregg at 12:35pm 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1974 I have an '86 Oday 272 with a carpet type headliner. The headliner has some significant stains. Most
Groco SweetTank Mickstr at 1:22pm 06.02.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2756 Anyone have an opinion on how effective the Sweettank addition to a Groco HF manual Head is?
Bow down Manny at 1:47pm 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1270 I'm getting the impression this season that my bow is riding noticeably higher under sail but not wh
Can C-22 boom vang or kicker with the pop-top up ? mike masserant at 3:30pm 06.02.07 Catalina 22 3/1496 with the pop-top up can we have a boom vang or boom kicker mounted for use when sailing and what ot
High wind docking advice Harry at 3:51pm 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2506 We have moved to a new marina (Pirates Cove, excellent!), but now no longer enjoy the excellent weat
holding tank fittings NYSail at 10:01pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1099 I pulled my holding tank (Todd 20 galon) due to a leak at the lower fitting last year. I hate that
Mystery Leak: Do Thru-Hull Sea-Cocks Leak? Rob19574 at 11:14pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 9/3237 I all -On my '78 Catalina 30 I discovered an ever so-small salt-water mystery leak on the port sid
Outboard for a MacGregor 25 Bob15098 at 10:49pm 05.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1293 The time has come to replace the 1984 Johnson 9.9 H.P. outboard on my 1984 Mac 25. Any suggestions?
holding tank fittings NYSail at 10:48pm 05.31.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2845 Hello allI pulled my holding tank (Todd 20 galon) due to a leak at the lower fitting last year. I
Engine coolant and flushing NYSail at 10:41pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1913 Hello allI am in the process of changing all the hoses and flushing my coolant on my Yanmar 3HM35F
shower drain to bilge alans at 11:41pm 05.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/4352 hi i have a 1999 hunter 310. why did hunter design the shower to drain into the bilge? i would think
H 23.5 Topping Lift/Jam Question Steve E. at 11:54pm 05.31.07 Smaller Boats 1/1025 On my 23.5, my topping lift line slips out of the line jam at the most inopportune times. Thankfull
Eager to get her in the water (1) scolil at 12:24am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1160 The boat has been sitting on the hard for several years. The rigging has been maintained, but the g
Chainplate picture (1) SEADANCE at 12:27am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1570 Hi Guys,Here is a picture of one we walked away from several weeks ago but he is considering again
Costly cleaners Dan at 1:27am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1179 WM offers a special cleaner for Hypalon Inflatable RIBs. What cheap stuff works on the grey hypalo
Universal M-18 "incident" What happened? Windwalker at 1:10am 06.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1291 Over the holiday weekend I finally got my boat out of the marina for a cruise. Going up the channel
H23 GPS Mount Brian M H23 at 1:01am 06.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/936 Where do people mount their GPs / communications equipment / depthfinder etc in a smaller boat? The
pearson 30 hatch carlos flores at 12:41am 06.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/1839 I lost the hatch for my Pearson 30 sailboat year 1975. Any ideas on how I can find one or a replacem

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Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 12:15pm 07.01.21 Culprit found! Carefully examined each wire and connection. Found the 8AWG from Line #1 breaker to
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 11:05am 07.01.21 Fiddle blocks are easier to reave correctly and are less prone to twisting and fouling the wraps. T
Added a second battery and solar panel. Davidasailor26 at 10:58am 07.01.21
Diesel shutoff question dLj at 10:57am 07.01.21 but it was never a test of the forum, but of my understanding and following of the established for
Replacement for bose 321 flightlead404 at 10:52am 07.01.21 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
1980 O day 30 hull problems dcstrng at 10:37am 07.01.21 . And is this a structural problem or more of a cosmetic one thank you for any info Looks like yo
jib downhaul (1) Stu Jackson at 10:19am 07.01.21 In my case, I found it unnecessary to thread the downhaul line into any of the hanks. Simply not ne
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Captain Larry-DH at 10:16am 07.01.21 I'd go with that 35% forecast, with the plan for staying in a safe harbor if needed. (60% is probabl
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 10:08am 07.01.21 I was thinking there may be some in Toronto because they tried to start one design racing there in 2
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? shemandr at 9:56am 07.01.21 If you're looking a an old main and are convincing yourself that it is pretty flat, go look at it fr
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... sail sfbay at 9:45am 07.01.21 That is one reason I stopped working at an ammonium nitrate (can explode on its own if its temperatu
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? sail sfbay at 9:34am 07.01.21 When we lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania the saying goes..........if its raining it must be the
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... jssailem at 9:27am 07.01.21 Yes that was bad.... 1944 the Port Chicago, California incident was another event. Seems explosives
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working (1) jssailem at 9:22am 07.01.21 The typical check valve that I have seen is often of brass. uld be nice if the install put the valve
Cushion modification kloudie1 at 9:20am 07.01.21 My hunch is that the CNG tank size/weight for equivalent BTUs and the extreme lack of infrastructure
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... kloudie1 at 9:15am 07.01.21 Cascade of wrong decisions.. kinda typical of disasters.. usually one or two bad decisions can be to
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:15am 07.01.21 I think the sink is useful. You can probably fit a removable cover for it that provides both a coun
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:08am 07.01.21 I am always an advocate for making any modification that you want. That said, I think that there ar
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Doug J at 9:05am 07.01.21 Cannot remember bull fiddle sticks. There were over a thousand of each model made but exactly how
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 9:02am 07.01.21 I can't really think of any use where a fiddle block is superior to a double block. I think the onl

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