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Watch out for the Marine Store scam.... Captain Bob at 10:53am 05.11.07 Ask All Sailors 19/5970 Hey Guys, Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping at West Marine
Heater Webasto in HR 37 Isa Marie at 5:07pm 05.11.07 Hallberg-Rassy 3/2374 Dear owners of HR 37!Have you ever had any problem with the Webasto heater in your yacht?What pro
beneteau 235, how does it sail? George Klesel at 4:20pm 05.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1286 How does this boat sail?I have read it is very tender over 20 knots.
where and how do I install a bilge pump FixinHer-up at 3:17pm 05.11.07 Catalina 22 6/6333 My old but well cared for 76' c-22 needs another bilge pump installed( I think ) so where ans how t
Water in the Bilge Pres Broussard at 8:55pm 05.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1432 I discovered about an inch of water in the bilge last night was wondering how it could have gotten t
Removing boat letter shadows Mike at 10:13pm 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3808 In a previous post, I asked about renaming a boat. Yesterday, I tried to remove the "shadows" left
What size Loos Gage? Sonny10775 at 10:22pm 05.09.07 Smaller Boats 2/1417 What size loos gage is used on a 26.5? Is it a PT2? and where is a good place to order one? I did a
Mac Windows (1) Trev at 12:25am 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1038 The next project I want to take on is getting rid of the "pink" windows. Any suggestions?
H31 adjustable backstay Larry at 2:17am 05.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/950 Good day all....The 1984 31 Hunter we own has an adjustable backstay.I am NOT a racer.... if we
Change Cockpit Traveler to Cabin Mount Traveler ?? Bruce Sandler at 3:01am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1285 Anyone know of or had any experience converting a cockpit mounted traveler to a cabin mount traveler
Continuous Line Furling Dan H at 3:27am 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 10/4912 To those of you that have continuous line furling, how do you run your furling line?I do not have i
Fuel & Lubrication oil filters Mojo4166 at 3:56am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3875 My ODay28 is equiped with a Universal Atomic diesel engine Model 5411.I'am looking for filters equi
Testing DSC VHF Radio BarryL at 4:10am 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1931 Hello,I recently installed a new VHF radio with DSC capability.I have connected it to my chartplo
What Can You Build with Starboard?? Tom at 4:15am 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 14/4433 I'm thinking hard Dodger or Hard Bimini. Maybe bolt to a stainless steel frame. Also anyone use Star
Salt water sailing - how much before trouble? tegwilym at 2:07am 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1489 To keep my flow of questions going, here is my latest question of the day for you experienced guys!
broken turnbuckle Venture 21 soccerbrit at 3:48am 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1518 I just put up mast. Turnbuckle on a port shroud bent and snapped.Can't find replacement part on Wes
H25 V-berth lexan hatch cover replacement busyengineer at 5:26am 05.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/1299 I have a 77 Hunter 25 with a smoked lexan/polycarbonate domed V-berth hatch cover that is broken. Th
Need 1985 O'Day 26 owner's manual philmoffett at 5:15am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1863 If you have any information related to getting a copy of a 1985 O'Day 26 owner's manual, please let
Rudder removal O'Day 32' CC jknappsax at 6:05am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1358 Can anyone tell me how to remove the rudder from my 1978 32' CC. There is some cracking of the gelco
Companionway step (1) Joe11688 at 6:31am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/953 Since I've owned my O'Day 222, I've done a lot of modifications to it. Some of them were stolen from

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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
When the wind turns squirrely LeeandRick at 4:44pm 09.08.21 Buy the book High Performance Sailing By Frank Bethwaite. This book will explain the causes of your
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 4:38pm 09.08.21 The zinc usually mounts on the prop nut on stock prop ,so I'd go out on a limb the driver you hired
Awwww, Nuts!!! sail sfbay at 4:32pm 09.08.21 Provide him with a bill for the repairs and if he does not have the integrity to pay for it then con
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly rogjack2 at 4:32pm 09.08.21 There are flexible driver tools available or you can use an open end/box wrench to tighten or loose
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 HMidkiff at 4:29pm 09.08.21 Just got back from marina and dove the boat.... The shaft is straight and not damaged. That is gr
Awwww, Nuts!!! Papadave at 4:25pm 09.08.21 Turns out the boat he's only sailed was a Sunfish........nothing wrong "captaining" a Sunfish, had o
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly rogjack2 at 4:22pm 09.08.21 Can you get to it from the cockpit locker or quarter berth with a panel removed? If not maybe let
SPLASH! All U Get at 3:39pm 09.08.21 Boats are much easier to take care of.
SPLASH! DAVA390 at 3:19pm 09.08.21 Great looking boat .
Factory fresh water and holding tank sensors Clydo at 3:12pm 09.08.21 Good point. Talked to Warren Catalina Factory and he said only thing factory connected to battery
Factory fresh water and holding tank sensors Clydo at 3:12pm 09.08.21 You might look at the cabin light circuit also. I chose that for mine since that breaker is almost
Steering drain through hull d-marko at 2:04pm 09.08.21
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! jeepbluetj at 1:26pm 09.08.21 If you leave the country, the Federal Doc is generally much easier to deal with. That said, with you

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