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Prime Time in the Head Jerry B. at 1:08pm 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/817 My Jabsco head unit is only 2 years old. I've replaced the joker valve twice.Used Sealube. The air
423 Laminar flow problem Bluecoup at 1:52pm 09.13.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1171 Any 423 owners - have you experienced laminar flow problems due to keel and rudder shakes? Were you
angle of vanishing stability skyshirley at 7:06pm 09.13.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1281 Hi,Anyone know what the the Angle of Vanishing stability (AVS) (http://www.sailingusa.info/cal__avs
Main sail 88' Mac D s at 9:42pm 09.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 Hello everyone. As the season dies down I start to ponder the things that need upgradeing. The first
Installation of Genoa tracks 1978 Oday 23 Marksr at 9:34pm 09.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1175 I am looking for some guidance for installation of Genoa tracks on my 1978 23 Oday. I recently purch
Reefing Stuart Casteel at 9:48pm 09.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/809 In the above mentioned request, it is my beleif that I hurried the demise of my main sail by reefing
Boat Slippage on Trailer Robert at 10:36pm 09.11.06 Trailer Sailors 9/1676 I have a 2006 Catalina 18 MK 11. When the boat is loaded onto the trailer in the water I can winch t
Best Roller Furler? bay raider at 11:25pm 09.11.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1088 Hello, What roller furler would be recommended for a 33 foot Hunter?
Commander Hull Material Herrick2354 at 12:31am 09.12.06 Other Sailboats 0/656 Does anyone know if the Commander 26 has a balsa wood core? If so, what kind of problems can I expec
Cockpit Speaker Replacement Mike O'Toole at 12:44am 09.12.06 Big Boats 6/1378 The plastic grill coverings on my cockpit speakers have been broken over the years due to sun damage
Downwind sailing Bob Mann at 2:51am 09.12.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1628 Don, I just re-read your article on Downwind Sailing. Suddenly, it hits me. The very last sentence,
Rudder Repair Abby Normal at 2:03am 09.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/932 Here's a simple repair tip:The rudder on my '85 M-25 had a lot of slop in it, I tried shimming it
niagara 35 and balsa cored hull KennyH at 1:58am 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 5/4659 Looking at a Niagara 35 built by HINTERHOELLER YACHTS. The hull is cored with balsa wood. Anyone w
Dagger Board Maintenance Gary16288 at 1:53am 09.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/897 I am restoring a 19 ft Mariner Daysailer that I recently acquired. It is going very smoothly but rec
Raising a 24' alum mast JaneWright at 2:40am 09.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/865 After months of having my father's 1970 21' Venture in the shop for a keel rebuild, wiring, new winc
Replacing a Stern chock BananaToe at 2:27am 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1051 I need to replace the stern (Port side) chock on my Beneteau 361 (2000). Trouble is- I can't seem to
ericson 35' over haul jmj at 5:10am 09.12.06 Other Sailboats 8/1587 I recently bought a very old, beat up ericson 35' sloop for $1000.00 It has no mast or any other rig
Hunter 30 fixed side windows? Bob at 4:42am 09.12.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1189 Has anyone replaced the fixed side windows on thier boat recently. Mine is a 1976 Hunter 30 (a grea
Visiting Point Judith jviss at 4:03am 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2312 I would appreciate some advice on anchoring or docking in and around Point Judith, specifically, clo
Bottom survey Franklin at 4:02am 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/828 No, not that bottom :)Forgive me if this has already been asked, but feel this is way too hard to

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Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead ggrizzard at 9:17am 01.18.21 The original builder probably didn't "bond" the bulkhead itself to the hull so as to avoid squeakin
Prop removal dlochner at 9:17am 01.18.21 :plus::beer:
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? JohnShannon at 9:09am 01.18.21 chartered a Jenneau SO 385 ( I think) 2 cabin version it had a shower stall in the head.
Below Deck Autopilot senechals at 9:04am 01.18.21 It is helpful to hear your actual experience with the EV-100. It was interesting that Catalina offe
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries Maine Sail at 8:59am 01.18.21 I just installed two brand new Trojan T-105's in series. I noticed when i was charging them at work
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 8:57am 01.18.21
Garmin striker 4 Justin_NSA at 8:52am 01.18.21 My only issue with a transom mounted xducer on my Mac was it had to be mounted off center, so every
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 8:46am 01.18.21 I have a C315 with the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I have found that it mostly works OK. But, a
Prop removal (1) NYSail at 8:45am 01.18.21 Heat in this case was my friend....... little light tapping on side and came right off
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 8:21am 01.18.21 Yes this is what i mean, i dont wanna have to wipe down the entire bathroom and bowl after every sh
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back JamesG161 at 8:18am 01.18.21 Take it off, clean it, and inspect for rust. Do not clean off the Rust. Rust is the protective Ox
Garmin striker 4 Tally Ho at 8:16am 01.18.21
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Michael Davis at 8:06am 01.18.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would b
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Ward H at 7:58am 01.18.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would b
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top Tally Ho at 7:57am 01.18.21 The 1# bottles should work fine with the appropriate adaptor. I use 5# tanks...but mine are stored
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Justin_NSA at 7:48am 01.18.21 I think you'll have to go big. My H30T is a wet head. Makes no sense unless you just want to hose of
Prop removal DougM at 7:47am 01.18.21 I had good luck pulling the prop (fresh water boat). Loosening the nut, soaking the shaft on both en
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 7:44am 01.18.21 How separate? My Sabre 362 has a divided head, one side is the shower, one the head and vanity. It
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 7:43am 01.18.21 One thing you and your wife will likely find more important than a dedicated shower, is a standard
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:38am 01.18.21 One thing you and your wife will likely find more important than a dedicated shower, is a standard s

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