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A furler Crotch for trailering (1) Joe11688 at 11:55am 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1076 I just installed a new roller furler on my boat, and of course when the mast is laying in my mast ca
Tanks All U Get at 11:30am 05.10.07 Catalina 30 3/1322 I'm looking for a fuel tank for my 1981 Catalina 30TR. The old 20 gallon tank sprang a leak and I c
YSB12 cylinder head torque spec. Big Joe at 6:24pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 1/2199 I just got my Yanmar YSB12 cylinder head back after a valve job. During this process my Service manu
Boom Vang buzzzsaw at 3:35pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1395 Does the boom vang connect to the boom and mast with the jam clete next to the boom or near the mast
What are these cletes for ? buzzzsaw at 3:30pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1019 Have a horn clete screwed to the rudder. What is that for ? On a 84 Mac 25.
main boom running lines buzzzsaw at 3:16pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/903 Need some help with the line for the main boom control. Got a double pulley big one above little one
Picture problems Andy at 1:22pm 05.10.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1186 I have been trying for two days to post a series of pics about halyard retrieval. Everything load l
Prop and reduction gear ratio for I 28 with MD7A? Donald L. Hendrix at 1:15pm 05.10.07 Islander 3/5086 I am considering changing from a two-bladed to a three-bladed prop on my I 28 equipped with the orig
Is 5W-40 oil OK to use in a Yanmar 3GMF? Joe Mullee at 12:35pm 05.10.07 Big Boats 16/5549 I recently changed the engine and transmission oil in my Yanmar 3GMF with a Mobil Oil diesel grade p
Fuel Tank Cleaning John M at 12:31pm 05.10.07 Bigger Boats 2/1334 Has anyone tried to clean the fuel tank ON a 322? There is a lot of gunk in mine and I'm thinking i
New find paulj at 12:14pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 5/1850 New item discovered.I do not know what it is for.paulj
Prefilter Question frank balcer at 8:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1487 Okay folks, I changed my diesel filters last night. When i bought the boat 6 months ago the previous
Radar monitor mount Tim Dalton at 10:03pm 05.08.07 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1223 Has anyone mounted a radar/gps screen on a swivel mount in the space above the nav station that can
Dirty Bilge maccauley123 at 9:48pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3351 I need some suggestions on getting my stinky old bilge clean. I bought my 1971 Ericson 29 3 years a
Sheet and Halyard Replacements Hurley at 10:34pm 05.08.07 Catalina 22 7/1648 I recently purchased a 1994 Catalina 22 that had been sitting in dry storage for approximately 1 1/2
Ocean Sailing achue at 11:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1432 I am moving my Oday 26 to Brookings,OR and plan on doing some coastal sailing. Any advice, comments
Boat renaming Mike at 10:53pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2391 I'm just wondering if anyone performs a renaming ceremony anymore. I can understand the desire to h
Folding Kayak? Ralph18414 at 11:47pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1090 Sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in northwest AL would be grander if I could explore the many creeks that
Install T-Track DC1417 at 12:01am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1516 Last year I bought T-track w/ jib leads for my '72 O'Day 22. Previously the boat only used the work
REAL KEEL DEAL Lots-a-Knots at 12:32am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/925 Just purchased '93H 23.5, water ballast, but unable to drop down swing keel. Do you think it's just

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Last follow up on "Pulling my hair out" (1) sail sfbay at 7:16am 09.05.21 If your 97 Catalina MKIII has the same engine configuration as 1980 circa Catalina 30's Contents (ca
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant dLj at 7:16am 09.05.21 Bolander did it start chilling after running it an hour or more? or you going to replace it? Just w
Now have name on boat caverun at 6:56am 09.05.21 Love the name and the font she used!
Dehler 34 Holding Tank (2) sail sfbay at 6:50am 09.05.21 The owner's manual attached indicates you have a deck pumpout fitting (1) / (13). It appears the ve
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 5:30am 09.05.21 Bolander did it start chilling after running it an hour or more? or you going to replace it? Just wo
H34 Lazy jacks DeniseO30 at 5:16am 09.05.21 I just happened to see a sailrite ad for lazy jacks, they just came out with a set that would work
Windows for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 5:15am 09.05.21 Excellent article. Thanks again for your help.
Oday 28 1980- shaft log DeniseO30 at 4:57am 09.05.21 Reads like your boat is in the water...please, be very very sure and very careful of what you're doi
Oday 28 1980- shaft log rogjack2 at 3:36am 09.05.21 Thanks
yanmar parts alternative MitchM at 10:09pm 09.04.21 i d get the parts diagram for the tractor pump and compare it to the marine pump bef
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 10:00pm 09.04.21 Tons of seaweed floating in Oak Harbor; All over Mississippi coast beaches too. Marsh grass clean
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked MitchM at 9:57pm 09.04.21 2 thoughts: 1/ i ve seen old raw water feed hoses delaminate from the inside . w good suc
sailboat refrigerator units MikeHoncho at 9:17pm 09.04.21 I have the air-cooled version of the Isotherm unit. I'm very happy with it once I got rid of the add
Dehler 34 Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 09.04.21 I need more info to help you sort this out...so how 'bout sending me a PM. --Peggie
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:06pm 09.04.21 Previous owner had rigged up fresh water fill controlled by a valve. Exactly how did they do that?
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Soonersailor at 7:36pm 09.04.21 I can't help with the Nissan (mine has a newer Yamaha) but wanted to say that it's nice to see anot
Marinco Solar Vent Installation Rick D at 7:20pm 09.04.21 Here is my advice and my opinion. Don't do it. Do a little research, note all the failed units.
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 09.04.21 I start troubleshooting by pulling hoses and running the engine all the way from the pump to the ex
Invest 99L BigEasy at 7:11pm 09.04.21 glad u made out well. Was asking kloudie if he heard from you. All good on my end at MYH floating
New toilet and holding tank system Monheganlover at 6:04pm 09.04.21 I had for issues with my new to me 2002 Catalina 310. Previous owner had rigged up fresh water fill

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