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Motor Mounts Fred at 12:00pm 06.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/983 What features makes a retractable motor mount suitable for use with four stroke motors? Knowing that
I'm having light troubles... Livingstone at 12:59pm 06.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/778 Can anyone tell me how to reset the breakers on the Mac 25? I think I've blown two of them (one I do
Oday Logos Kevin at 12:54pm 06.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1102 The Vinyl (?)Oday logo on the hull, near the stern is showing it's age on my 1979 Oday 23. Does anyo
Mac 25 Boom Gooseneck Trev at 1:21pm 06.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1486 Does anyone know where I can get a new gooseneck for attaching the boom to the mast?
Gibb winches Joetech at 1:23pm 06.18.07 Catalina 22 0/1618 I have a 77 Catalina 22 with Gibb Winches. I can't find out much about them. It would seem the com
Bleeding a fuel line Mike Hollingsworth at 1:41pm 06.18.07 Bavaria 7/3332 I really need help...PLEASE. I performed a routine primary fuel filter change for the start of the s
Overcharging Golf Cart house bank batteries? CalebD at 1:53pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2524 I checked the archives on this subject but I am not quite sure that I got all the subtleties so I am
Is a Cat 30 a little much for a first boat?? Prospector at 2:07pm 06.18.07 Catalina 30 10/1958 My wife and I have been sailing for a year now, and are actively hunting for that elusive first boat
inverter/chargers Chuck Creel at 5:23pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1456 i just ordered a solar system that charges at 7.5 amps peak sun 5 hrs a day/ .i see inverters
Extreme High Tide Bob Gump at 9:59pm 06.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1648 Got back from sailing on the River last night and found the local ramp flooded; the piers were almos
Jammed rudder Kenneth Gustavsen at 8:09pm 06.15.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1231 Is any one out there who knows how to fix a jammed rudder ?Please contact me !Kenneth
Isomat gooseneck query dave at 1:45am 06.16.07 Other Sailboats 2/1321 I am a Pearson 303 owner and have recently had to attempt to replace my old Isomat gooseneck assembl
Disposal of Old Gas Gary Wyngarden at 2:38am 06.16.07 Ask All Sailors 27/3565 I almost never use my outboard (Mercury 3 hp two cycle) since I row my dinghy almost everywhere. But
Bimini alternative?...Anyone own a Pro-techt cover markm at 3:00am 06.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1278 I'm looking to install a bimnin on my 26S but the boom height can be an issue. I found this product
Size of outboard for a 1969 26' Oday Ranger? Mike at 3:10am 06.16.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1578 I am new to sailing and just bought a 1969 O'Day Ranger 26". I need to get an outboard but unsure og
Outboard motor for 25 year old16' DaySailer II Manypeaks at 12:17am 06.16.07 Day Sailers 3/6010 How do you do -- new friends. I am a new owner of an old, but beautiful DaySailer II. I have inqui
Retrieve an H23 with a Mazda Protege? DaveN26 at 11:51pm 06.15.07 Trailer Sailors 7/1846 Hi all.I belong to a trailer-sailor's club where all boats are kept, rigged, on trailers. With ra
transom thickness on O'Day 20 LordNelson at 11:44pm 06.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/881 Does anyone know what the transom thickness is on an O'Day 20?I recently mounted a new transom swi
Steering problem-Merriman Michael Passero at 5:35am 06.16.07 Other Sailboats 0/920 I have a problem with the Merriman steering system on my 1982 Ericson 33. A pin seems to be missing
Styrofoam in '73 O'Day 22 Deebee at 6:08am 06.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1481 Hi,Just bought a '72 O'Day 22. While cleaning it out and assessing what it needs to get it in the

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O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 12:11pm 09.30.21 Hopefully these will help . You absolutely need something to keep the gin pole or boom from going si
Exhaust Steam Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 09.30.21 if you have good flow out the exhaust one possible cause of steam in the exhaust is fouled mixing e
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) Timm R Oday25 at 11:14am 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very m
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases JuanMarcos at 10:48am 09.30.21 Just an update. Downloaded the Beneteau catalog and found the part. It is used in many models. rigr
Adding kayak to sailboat (4) SoSound at 10:44am 09.30.21 2350 PDT. Wind is back up and blowing from the south. Point Wilson weather station reports 37 mph g
Quest Water Pipe Size duck21 at 10:42am 09.30.21 @Terry Cox -- This is a great write up -- thanks for sharing! @Claude L.-Auger -- Thanks for the p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 10:32am 09.30.21 Winters are a piece of cake along the coast of Maine compared to Vermont. We have more snow, it's m
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 10:17am 09.30.21 I'm allergic to snow shovels and I like to sail in January. :beer: Go figure. By the way, stayed i
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 10:08am 09.30.21 You do need biocide down south. Here in Maine not much grows in diesel at 10F or below. My questio
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 10:04am 09.30.21 So, the pivot point is at the 2-pin base plate, right? I have two methods for "pausing" the proce
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button JoeWhite at 10:03am 09.30.21 Use 16 gauge wires from house battery bus. The solenoid must be able to pull 1" of travel. Use 3 AMP
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:03am 09.30.21 fuel pump sieve/screen Is your fuel pump before your primary? If so, you should re-plumb it to be
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? NYSail at 9:55am 09.30.21 I sold my first boat, a 1977 Cal 34-III to a gentleman from St. Petersburg Russia. When we were spea
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 9:53am 09.30.21 I'm not sure how that would work here in hot - humid coastal South Carolina and the cost of the Biof
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 9:49am 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any p
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (1) Rapport at 9:48am 09.30.21 The bulb that failed in less the 50 hrs use.
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (3) Rapport at 9:46am 09.30.21 The first bulb had failures in lest than one year they second has not failed in the first sailing se
M15 engine is overheating odaydokay at 9:27am 09.30.21 If the thermostat is stuck closed, this won't help. But it's a good place to start. I'd remove the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:25am 09.30.21 I have raised/lowered masts on several of my boats, trailerable multi-hulls with mast lengths of 30
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel kappykaplan at 9:19am 09.30.21 I do all of the above in the fall.

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