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Nicks and small gouge repairs Bill Mac at 5:07am 10.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/889 Recently purchased a 1981 23'Oday. One winter project is to repair several nicks and gouges to the
Sailing characteristics of 25-II? Steffen at 5:00am 10.31.06 Yamaha 2/1894 Have any of you Yamaha 25 sailors experienced the typical IOR design characteristics of poor control
Manual Windlasses Don at 8:21am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1194 I am considering installing a manual windlass on my Hunter 35.5- either a vertical Royal or a horizo
Owner's manual krag at 8:21am 10.31.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1021 I am looking to obtain the owner's manual for the Oceanis 281.
Position of a 34 on cradle George H260 at 8:10am 10.31.06 Big Boats 6/1127 The marina has placed my 1986 Hunter 34 on it's cradle and I'm not happy with it's location. The rea
Fouled Prop rad2285 at 7:27am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 3/953 How do you keep your prop clean during the season?
Orbital sander/polishers? Jack Hart at 8:58am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 7/6783 Hi folks, am getting ready to clean up the boat, (Oday 22).In looking at orbital polishers I see th
Mac 23 70 something refinish keel David Minix at 9:36am 10.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/844 I want to safely refinish the keel on my 23. Should I drop keel off boat or finish keel on boat? A
Changing props. Jack at 9:23am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 4/924 Can props be changed while the boat remains in the water? I dinged my prop with the anchor{long,stup
Forward hatch for a Mac 19 Tom OC at 9:22am 10.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/847 Does anyone know if I can add an aftermarket forward hatch to a Mac 19?
vacuflush head bob thomas at 9:21am 10.31.06 Catalina 310 2/1573 Has anyone replaced the factory head with a vacuflush system?
Oil Boy or Topsider? Honeyman at 11:22am 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1101 Best vacuum oil extraction device? Looking for any and all advice on best model for oil extraction f
LMSA 2006 Kettle Cup Wanderer138 at 11:18am 10.31.06 Smaller Boats 0/826 Once again, the Lake Monroe Sailing Association will be hosting the Kettle Cup Regatta on he first w
Installing Reefing Hooks rvh3 at 12:37pm 10.31.06 Catalina 30 1/2995 I am just wrapping up my first season with my "new" 1986 Catalina 30. I've got a million questions
CDI Roller Furler Maintenance Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 2:01pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 12/3882 Can anyone help me find out how to disassemble ' perform the suggested maintenance on an older CDI R
Old gas rsn48 at 12:47pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1381 I have a Merc 9.9 Bigfoot which is extremely fuel efficient, so much so that I usually end up with g
Helm seat supports Mike Oatsvall at 10:01pm 10.29.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1144 Now that our kids are older we decided to get back into the boat business and just closed on a 2 yea
Bottom Paint VC-17 Removal Ray18670 at 10:19pm 10.29.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4669 The previous owner of my sailboat painted the propeller with VC-17. I have read that propellers shou
freeboard dimples Gary T at 10:41pm 10.29.06 Other Sailboats 1/960 From the years before I owned the girl it seems the rigging and chain plates have pulled small dimpl
Do you de-tune your rig during the winter? Velero49 at 11:40pm 10.29.06 Big Boats 4/993 If you leave your boat in the water? Do you wipe the dtanding rigging with oir or other chemical to

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1983 Hunter 22 bulkheads steve fd at 1:33pm 05.18.21 When I replaced the bulkheads in my Cal 21, I don't remember what kind of plywood I used but it was
Does your club have a designated drink? thinwater at 1:19pm 05.18.21 Sounds more like an adolescent frat thing than and adult thing. Oh yeah. Yacht club.
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? BrianH at 1:04pm 05.18.21 Impeller, new in Dec, looks great. A new impeller a couple of months ago? Is it possible they r
Maiden voyage Kings Gambit at 12:33pm 05.18.21 Welcome aboard! And congrats! KG
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? Bruce Goldman at 12:13pm 05.18.21 Boatleather recommends a boxcutter and a bunch of new blades. Clean up vestiges of adhesive with cit
MMSI and vessel name change Tom Graves at 11:55am 05.18.21 Ok... My unit is em-trak B100, and it says I can program using Pro-AIS.... I'll give her a try and r
MMSI and vessel name change Kings Gambit at 11:40am 05.18.21 You might have to enter the new boat name into your on-board transponder and VHF if you have the DSC
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Mike Oldak at 11:35am 05.18.21 I just added a new pedestal to my H34 with a new NavPod. I had to drop the ceiling panel in the aft
MMSI and vessel name change JohnShannon at 11:09am 05.18.21 I think it is encoded in the transmission, you might need to have your transponder reprogrammed. A
Beautiful work! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 05.18.21 And a love of the labor . So true. -Will
2002 Catalina 310 - can someone with this model year tell what model Universal diesel engine they have? Monheganlover at 10:56am 05.18.21 Thanks! Based on your description re: orientation of the raw water pump relative to the alyernator,
2002 Catalina 310 - can someone with this model year tell what model Universal diesel engine they have? Stu Jackson at 10:53am 05.18.21 What does it matter what other people have in their boats? The ONLY thing that counts is what YOU h
SOLAR for Beneteau 343 Ciarabc at 10:38am 05.18.21 Yes, I've heard that the shading from the sail is an issue on the dodger. Somehow I think it's more
ACR charging issues (2008 H38) Stu Jackson at 10:35am 05.18.21 ACR only close the relay WHEN CHARGING SOURCES ARE PRESENT. What are ACRs, Combiners & Echo Charger
Back to getting a Beneteau RickSegal at 10:34am 05.18.21 Buy what you like........... End of the day, that's probably the best advice. Hoping boat sho
SOLAR for Beneteau 343 Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 05.18.21
'78 Hunter 27 Tiller/rudder interface (1) Jerdavis77 at 10:06am 05.18.21 Got a scrap of 3/4" starboard from the local yacht supply this weekend and fabricated a replacement
2002 Catalina 310 - can someone with this model year tell what model Universal diesel engine they have? Monheganlover at 9:49am 05.18.21 Tnks!
2002 Catalina 310 - can someone with this model year tell what model Universal diesel engine they have? Mike Mc at 9:37am 05.18.21 My 2001 is an XPB.
Back to getting a Beneteau RickSegal at 9:26am 05.18.21

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