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Fumoto Oil Drain Valve pdserv at 12:34am 01.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/948 Hey Everyone,Anyone every try one of these oil drain plug/valves on a marine engine?The website
Is an AGM battery worth the money Tom at 11:08pm 01.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/926 Is it worth spending the extra bucks for an AGM battery vs a standard battery? Any and all opinions
Pearson 26 manual (1) SailPilot at 10:35pm 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 5/6604 I just purchased a 1973 Pearson 26 and I'm trying to find an original owners manual for her. Does a
Datamarine to Raymarine Rovic at 9:03pm 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1166 Is it possible to use a Stowe/Datamarine depth tranducer with a Raymarine ST40 Depth. Same goes for
H-26 Rudder Head - Red Rubber Glue BrianW at 7:11pm 01.09.07 Smaller Boats 9/1072 I'm replacing the red rubber gasket material on the rudder head of my H-26. I've seen several recent
RATING FOR MY BOAT sand sailor at 5:53pm 01.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/643 I COULD'NT FIND A PORTSMOUTH RATING # FOR MY BOAT DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT IS
22 Prices Doezulu at 4:12pm 01.09.07 Catalina 22 6/1640 Well, I'm ready to buy my first sailboat, mainly for daysailing and weekending...and I really like w
Foam filled rudder Rick at 12:39pm 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 14/4551 Our rudder leaks and in the offseason, I drill a 1/4 hole in the bottom to let it drain. In the spr
Transmission gear ratio ? Pat at 9:48am 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/6576 I am considering a feathering prop and the manufacturer wants to know the reduction gear ratio on th
Install Next Gen. gen set in Ricky G at 9:45am 01.09.07 Big Boats 3/788 Has anyone had any experiance installing a next gen 3.5kw in a new Hunter 36
Hunter 23 PHRF SweetTrade at 9:36am 01.09.07 Smaller Boats 2/2619 Just wondering if anyone knew the phrf number for a hunter 23 wink keel with a 150 genoa , roller fu
Freeze coming to SFO Bay Area John Brecher at 9:32am 01.09.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/938 We are expecting 20 year low temperatures in the San Fancisco Bay area later this week. Near the bay
Head on 22 gary at 5:46am 01.09.07 Smaller Boats 3/993 In reading some posts, and more recently seeing two photographs on this forum I have learned that on
Masthead Enterprieses - Rolly Tasker Sails Jeff M10656 at 5:26am 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1037 Looking for feedback on Masthead Enterprises for proving new RF Genoa sail for our Catalina 30. Chec
Water tank vent? Mac at 5:19am 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1176 any idea if water tanks need to be vented? and if so, suggestions as to where is a logical spot on a
Silva Masthead unit Kurt Maring at 5:16am 01.09.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1716 The masthead unit of the wind indicator jams at random and needs to be serviced. Silva has no spares
Asymetrical Spinnaker for a M25 Kenny at 3:23am 01.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1119 Hello All,I'm on the hunt for an Asymetrical Spinnaker for a Mac 25 and was wondering if anybody ou
Composting heads m14759 at 2:54am 01.09.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1320 Do you have any experience with composting heads on boats?
Size of reefing line DanW9494 at 2:42am 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2287 I installed Harken's small boat single line reefing system. The kit recommends 5/16 line to be used.
Saildrive question Don S/V ILLusion at 2:36am 01.09.07 Ask All Sailors 0/824 Anyone have one or knows if the procedure to change the gear oil is similar to that of an outboard l

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Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions jssailem at 5:10am 02.08.21 Boats are not supposed to leak. When they do something has broken or worn out and needs to be repair
Just cruising along... Will Gilmore at 4:43am 02.08.21 Congratulations JD, on the move. I really like Texas. I haven't seen much of their coast, other tha
More 3D printing kappykaplan at 4:42am 02.08.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed Saw on the news this morning that the 3D-printe
Just cruising along... Will Gilmore at 4:38am 02.08.21 Found my H31 at LCYC and brought it to Kemah (and now NOLA). Canyon lake is a fun place to sail, a
Mast painting Joe at 4:27am 02.08.21 I'd repaint it with Interlux Perfection. There's a good YouTube vid on the project. Go direct or
Transmission Fluid sailme88 at 4:26am 02.08.21 My Hurth is currently being rebuilt. The marine transmission mechanic says Dexron III (3)...
Seeking used C&C 34 Mast Joe at 4:24am 02.08.21 I have a 1973 C&C 35 which needs a replacement mast. New is very expensive; any suggestions for w
More 3D printing rgranger at 4:24am 02.08.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed I attended a technology presentation by the Mon
Need some offbeat advice Joe at 4:17am 02.08.21 Geez, DJ, that's such a good story. .... regarding the mast though: I'd offer it for 4 or 5 hundr
Transmission Fluid Maine Sail at 3:56am 02.08.21 DEX III is all you need. WalMart has a Super-Tech High Mileage ATF which is DEX III. You can also p*
Just cruising along... Apex at 3:28am 02.08.21 so Clay, when do you expect, or perhaps there already is a special SBO-promotion post somewhere?! N
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal CYQK at 3:12am 02.08.21 Drewskie Yes the base was covered with adhesive try to save as much of the old one when you remove i
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases CYQK at 2:56am 02.08.21 phone ward@ beneteau
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question Fidgit at 11:48pm 02.07.21 I'm in the process of setting up a raspberry pi with open plotter. I'll try to document the process
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Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot JamesG161 at 9:58pm 02.07.21 When leaving the boat I always "bungee" the wheel in the 0 rudder position . Sometimes, me too!
Silly questions on engine mount Ken13559 at 9:24pm 02.07.21 In answer to question #2, use West Systems or similar. You will need to be aware of ambient tempera
Transmission Fluid GeorgeC at 9:16pm 02.07.21 I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Hurth gearbox requiring Type A. Here is what I got from Mack Boring re
Bomar Hatch in main cabin GeorgeC at 9:00pm 02.07.21 If the plastic is only hazy from the sun you can rub the plastic with a wax with a cleaner or use a
Silly questions on engine mount mermike at 8:38pm 02.07.21 In answer to question #2, use West Systems or similar. You will need to be aware of ambient temperat

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