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Aerial boat shots fairly simple and inexpensive*! soling42 at 2:05am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1375
COCKPIT DRAINS ANDREW at 4:40am 04.23.07 Other Sailboats 7/1449 DO ALL OF THE DRAINS IN THE COCKPIT OF THE P-26 DRAIN BELOW THE WATERLINE? I HAVE SEVERAL BELOW THE
Saildrive engine Gary Sisson at 4:52am 04.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2011 Hi:I recently purchased an O'Day 28 that has a OMC Saildrive engine. I have read pros and cons abo
If you are anal about spelling, here is an easy... Rich Stidger at 4:07am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1381 solution. If you have the Google toolbar on your browser, one of the options is a spell checker tha
Prop paint? DarkNStormy at 4:06am 04.23.07 Bigger Boats 1/1225 When I pulled my boat last year my prop was barnacle colony (no joke it is wonder I wasn't arrested
Seadance... Brian D at 5:40am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 23/1930 What say you? Survey done yet?
sail stowing bill earnhardt at 7:08am 04.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/837 Has anyone used a sail stacker,? I saw the Doyle Stack Packer II at the Strictly sail show last week
Deck Light Dennis Honeycutt at 7:59am 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/934 I just became the proud owner of a Hunter 430. During the survey of the boat, the surveyor found th
Reefing Line Pulleys Solace at 7:39am 04.23.07 Big Boats 6/1135 I rented a cat in the BVI earlier this year and it had pulleys on the main for the reefing lines. C
westerbeke 10 two muffler Ken Fraser at 7:13am 04.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/967 I retreived this hull from a storage shed in south western Ontario. It hadn't been properly serviced
Titling a trailer Yankee Sailor at 8:07am 04.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/966 I am having a lot of trouble trying to get my macgregor trailer titled. I bought the boat and trail
Waiting Waiting Still Waiting seadaddler at 8:24am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/849 First we were waiting for the winter to end,than waiting for spring to start,now waiting for my new
Smokin' Yanmar 2GM20FW JJ at 8:45am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1134 My 89 Yanmar 2GM20 puts out a considerable amount of smoke when I first start it up. The exhust put
swing keel stuck in down position Jon Sansom at 9:10am 04.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1445 My swing keel is stuck in the down position. I have seen posts concerning keel stuck in the up posi
Thruhull Fittings Norm H at 9:37am 04.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1167 I have a 311 1993 Beneteau.I just removed the toilet raw water supply thruhull fitting because it w
fuel tank leak ekko1 at 11:48am 04.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1029 anyone have experience in replacing a leaking tank? plastic or metal? repair or replace? cost?
Watertank Replacement / Frank3810 at 11:23am 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/943 Original 35gal Alumin. water tank under the vee berth has perforated. Would like to replace it with
Boot Stripe faded out Dave at 10:42am 04.23.07 Big Boats 7/1143 I have a 1983 Hunter 34, the bootstripe is faded out, nothing will bring it back. I was thinking of
Compass Buck at 10:41am 04.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/987 Would anybody happen to know the manufacturer of the original 1975 Oday 25 compass? I would like to
windlass installation '78 hunter 30 stephan sowash at 10:38am 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1074 Has anyone experience with installing a lewmar 700 vertical windlass in the anchor locker hatch?

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BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware JamesG161 at 2:00pm 08.02.21 Just asking as a Newby. Butyl tape is Butyl Rubber. It is base chewing ingredient in Bubble Gum.
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Alan Gomes at 1:53pm 08.02.21 Hi, Reduced size of video, Here it is clear the water coming in, Any ideas? many thanks I had an i
It's Curtains! patbratton at 1:47pm 08.02.21 My memory left too. I will be 75 in January. I may get the boat ready by then.
It's Curtains! Thaniel at 1:46pm 08.02.21 If it's like the one on the 26, I think they are camper curtain tracks. I went looking for some rea
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware ray dann at 1:44pm 08.02.21 And the last sentence is just plain wrong. It should say: The ONLY butyl tape to use is Maine Sa
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 1:40pm 08.02.21 It maybe a true story it maybe made up... But there is a certain linguistic symmetry about the expla
Contact with Crazy Dave JamesG161 at 1:39pm 08.02.21 How the person got email is still bugging me I happened to a friend who was Phished. He was hacke
How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 Hayden Watson at 1:37pm 08.02.21 I use my Jabsco Drill Pump to bleed my water system. I pull the return line and pull coolant throug
How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 wdonovan at 1:06pm 08.02.21 On my H310 I disconnected the hoses at eh engine and made a 1/4" nylon tubing "catheter" for my flui
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted (1) accaerre43 at 12:59pm 08.02.21 Hi, Reduced size of video, Here it is clear the water coming in, Any ideas? many thanks
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) (1) Andrew Dobson at 12:52pm 08.02.21 I bought the port and starboard from this website (fit and work great)
Contact with Crazy Dave (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 08.02.21 https://www.datocms-assets.com/27230/1610677910-cookie-warranty.jpg?w=350&auto=compress,enhance
Chain snubbers dLj at 12:12pm 08.02.21 @Stu Jackson - just a FYI - I'm reading his graphs. It will take me some time to digest it. One of h
Mainsheet traveler system LeeandRick at 12:06pm 08.02.21 Give Garhauer a call. They will actually talk to you and help you along. https://www.garhauermarine.
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning (7) Dan Wray at 11:51am 08.02.21 Another spreader issue, the mast side of the spreader has been damaged by the head and nylock nut of
Batteries BobH57 at 11:41am 08.02.21 I replaced my three old 4D gel batteries last summer with 200AH AGM's from Renogy last summer. Could
Chain snubbers Stu Jackson at 11:36am 08.02.21 Primary has 300 feet of all chain. @dLj, one of the more interesting anecdotes I picked up about t
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 jssailem at 11:19am 08.02.21 As a place of reference, my 1974 boat came with 2 transducers. One was in a oil bath attached to the
Sail question jon hansen at 11:13am 08.02.21 john is correct, that if it were not ordered, then it is not correct. all my mains overlap the back
Batteries gfrazzle at 11:07am 08.02.21 Thanks to all for the inputs!

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