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id number nitemare at 6:18am 05.14.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1158 Just recently became a 1984 Catalina 22 owner and would like to know if ID numbers are stamped anywh
"Brand New" O'day 25 owner DPT at 5:00am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1471 Just purchased my 2nd boat -an O'day 25 (1979)(my first boat was an O'day 20, but that was over 15 y
Getting a trailer lesintheusa at 4:50am 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/856 High I just got myself a 1977 Hunter 25 and I really want to move it soon. I started looking for a t
Holding Tank Monitor for 88 40 Hunter same as AP at 4:22am 05.14.07 Big Boats 11/921 I'm about to remove and reseal the front holding tank cover and am wondering what to use? 4200 ? or
Protection of a wooden rudder Dave Williamson at 4:16am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2153 I have a wooden rudder and would like to be able to protect it from algae. Each year I have to powe
Maxxima Marine Speaker Replacement Stuart Garrett at 6:25am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/6145 One of my external speakers has failed, it is a CSG-3571, can anyone advise if they have had to repl
Macgregor Travel Club Les Ratekin at 6:21am 05.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1442 I was visiting with a Macgregor 26 owner on friday and he mentioned a Macgregor club that helped org
Emergancy Tiller for Hunter 30 O2Addict at 7:19am 05.14.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1040 I have a 1976 Hunter 30 with wheel steering. I want to add an emergancy tiller, however my model wit
O Day 20 transom ladder LordNelson at 7:18am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1841 I am looking to install a transom ladder on my oday 20. I am interested in what ladders sailors have
Loos gauge numbers for a O'Day 28 Gary Sisson at 6:46am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1335 Anyone have the numbers that the Loos gauge should be for an O'Day 28 shrouds?
Maxxima Marine Speaker Replacement Stuart Garrett at 6:30am 05.14.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/7711 One of my external speakers has failed on my Oceanis 423, it is a CSG-3571, can anyone advise if the
BARRIER COAT ON E27 CARROLL ERTEL at 8:20am 05.14.07 Other Sailboats 2/934 AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION , I KEPT SANDING DOWN TO A CLEAN GEL COAT AND AT THAT POINT I FOUND ONE VER
Rudder bushing Bill at 8:39am 05.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1077 Is there anyone out there that has an older model hunter where the rudder bushings have given you a
Mast Sag 200grandprix20465 at 9:29am 05.14.07 Other Sailboats 4/1240 I need help on how to DIY a repair to fix the sag around the mast boot.Here is the situation from
Refrigeration unit needs replacing George H260 at 9:46am 05.14.07 Big Boats 14/925 Hi All!The compressor unit for my ice box fridge needs to be replaced or rebuilt. It's probably a
o.b. motor flusing david king at 9:46am 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/909 For those of you who have outboard motors and use them in salt water, I have a question. How often d
Water Ballast Boats? Paul Hellings at 10:01am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 44/2658 I'm looking to buy a 24-26' TRAILERABLE sailboat. I've seen some older MacGregor's for sale. Does an
Sailboat collision in C & D Canal Waffle at 10:23am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1710 CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. (AP) -- The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, a major transit point for cargo ship
ancoring laws Jacques Leblanc at 10:31am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1360 This mothers day I went to the beach with the family For a day of sand and water. there was a few sm
Why do I need a Blower? Art at 10:35am 05.14.07 Big Boats 4/1723 I have more information on my blower question I posted last week. I looked closer at my blower and

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If you had one of these... kloudie1 at 7:05pm 09.08.21 That is funny! My first TV was a Heathkit as was my first audio amp .. I built and tuned the speaker
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 7:01pm 09.08.21 I am not surprised of the cost if that included the cap and ss tube. If it only included the plast
If you had one of these... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:49pm 09.08.21 So what were you if you had the same device, but it said HEATHKIT on it? I think we all know the a
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:43pm 09.08.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. R
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:41pm 09.08.21 All you really need to do at this time is get the shrouds reasonably tightened to keep the mast up;
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:39pm 09.08.21 If you don't get any photos you might try searching the internet for O'day 28's for sale and look a
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:38pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 6:33pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not refer
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 6:32pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought t
SPLASH! BigEasy at 6:32pm 09.08.21 ENJOY!
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:28pm 09.08.21 Just out of curiosity, how much did the new yanmar dipstick cost including shipping? I replaced mine
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 6:24pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not referr
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 6:23pm 09.08.21 I replaced that front windshield on my 1991 Passage 42 in 2001. I dealt with Hunter, who informed
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 (1) Mechone at 5:48pm 09.08.21 The whole purpose of a castle nut is to allow a cotter pin to secure the nut. I know of no install
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 5:43pm 09.08.21 Yup! Pretty common problem with that transmission! I replaced mine and carry a spare.
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 5:26pm 09.08.21 I am pretty sure this uses a castle bolt but no cotter pin. Still researching. The whole p
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? MikeHoncho at 5:23pm 09.08.21
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:22pm 09.08.21 198107
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Davidasailor26 at 5:04pm 09.08.21 Davidasailor26 - Any advice on the install? I am a DIY so would like to install it myself. We had
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? YVRguy at 4:59pm 09.08.21 Sorry I'm late to the party. We repaint the bottom every two years at Granville Island. Ashamed to

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