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more sail area for my '06 25 (1) TCA at 5:26am 11.03.06 Smaller Boats 9/1079 although i'm not interested in racing, i am interested in being able to sail in all kinds of wind, i
Lazy Jack Flaking With a New, Heavy Mainsail Dan at 4:15am 11.03.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1662 What's the best way to "break in" a new sail? I have lazy jacks and a brand new heavy dacron sail t
Removing Headsail on V32 Joyce at 4:35am 11.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1047 Just aquired a Hunter Vision 32 and have never removed the headsail. Can anyone offer help on doing
oday 25 center board removel verdijim at 7:50am 11.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/736 does anyone know how to remove the centerboard off a oday 25.is there a pin or ?..i cant see up int
East coast O'Day vrs a West coast O'Day (1) Chuck R at 8:33am 11.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/922 We know that along with some other model O'Day boats there were 222's built on both coasts. Here is
QUANTUM SAILS sailormanbigd at 8:48am 11.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1053 JUST GOT BACK FROM STRICTLY SAIL in St Pete. Wow, can someone lend me some money? I spent mucho. I l
Holding Tank Kits Len3583 at 7:01am 11.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/974 I am considering installing a 10-15gal holding tank system with a macerator pump under the V-berth.
freedom sailboats Richard Brinkman at 6:00am 11.03.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1634 i AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON FREEDOM SAILBOATS. Specifically a 40/40 pros and cons.
cutlass bearings paul at 9:55am 11.03.06 Morgan 3/2212 what is the secret to changing out the cutlass bearing on my oi 33. where is the set screw?
Carpet Cleaning Lee Y at 10:09am 11.03.06 Smaller Boats 3/887 I have some large black stains on the ceiling above the storage rack in the main cabin. I tried reg
OMC Saildrive Parts Interchangeability painless17268 at 1:46pm 11.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2100 Can any sailor tell me if I can use a 1977 OMC Saildrive parts bookto order parts for a 1981 15hp O
towing weignt sebastian at 11:28am 11.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/832 I am a new owner. I need to know what the gross weight (trailer and boat) is of a model 222. My towi
Outboard flushing questions Arturo DeVitalis at 9:10pm 11.01.06 Smaller Boats 3/900 My 6hp 4 stroke Nissan has a screw-in adapter hole up under the engine housing that has a removable
Draining SB8 raw water system on a 1978 Hunter 27 John5961 at 10:11pm 11.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1015 It's starting to get cold here at night (low 30 to mid 20) so I thought I would drain my SB8 water s
Cruisin' Fl's hideaways in a 260 pt 1 and pt 2 . soling42 at 1:16am 11.02.06 Smaller Boats 10/1179 Spent 2wks zooming around Florida in our quest to trailer sail little known or lightly used sailing
Yanmar SB8 raw water system John5961 at 3:08am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 7/6342 It's starting to get cold here at night (low 30 to mid 20) so I thought I would drain my SB8 water s
Bayliner sloop (1) william at 3:00am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 17/8718 I've had a request to review this sloop for a friend interested in buying it. I'm unfamiliar with ba
Halyards on wrong side? bill glasco at 12:47am 11.02.06 Other Sailboats 8/1627 OK,i know its good seamanship and makes sense to always have the jib halyard on the port side and th
Auto Pilot Query EliWatney at 12:08am 11.02.06 Other Sailboats 6/1555 I have a 1979 37 foot Irwin MKIII cuter rig with wheel steering and cables to the quadrant. All mec
Rick Webb's boat slip Rick Macdonald at 11:52pm 11.01.06 Smaller Boats 1/1056 Rick - I can't see the flag pole when looking straight down at your marina. Where's your boat? See l

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Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement seadaddler at 5:04pm 07.27.21 Been running blower for years any time motoring and helps remove heat and smell from heat.
Chartplotter capta at 4:59pm 07.27.21 I don't quite understand the problem. Your GPSMap gives you true speed over the ground. Those paddle
Dinghy swing seadaddler at 4:53pm 07.27.21 I have bars parallel to each Davits like left to right and I have ratchet straps go around dinghy an
Boats at the lake Ralph Johnstone at 4:51pm 07.27.21 and a sign going west at the border suggesting that "we shoot on sight". YIPES :yikes: ! !
How upset/concerned should I be that some of my large portlights are screwed in? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:47pm 07.27.21 Believe it or not, neither I nor the stupid surveyor noticed this crude fix Actually, nobody miss
First time boat owner... Battery alarm Tally Ho at 4:37pm 07.27.21 I knew my old batteries (FLA) were dying when I could watch the voltage drop from 13+ to 10.somethin
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access Tally Ho at 4:26pm 07.27.21
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Tally Ho at 4:16pm 07.27.21 It may not be on the panel. I would first check the locker(s) for the solenoid hardware. If you
Fluxgate compass Claude L.-Auger at 3:30pm 07.27.21 Don't know about screw top caps. I suppose if they are plastic or aluminum it would not matter, but
Using a trolling motor on small boat Mr. Dave at 2:27pm 07.27.21 I just got through a month running a 55 lbs thrust trolling motor to move my 20', 2400 lb displaceme
Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 Strgzr at 2:08pm 07.27.21 Silicon belongs on the chips in the electronics. Silicone sealer belongs nowhere on a boat, as it c
Led replacement? Georgedoyle at 2:06pm 07.27.21 I used a plastic nut from a plumbing fixture to take up space behind the bulb. I had some extra from
Rust sealer for steel keel Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 1:52pm 07.27.21 Coal Tar epoxy. both of my boats have cast iron keels. That's what always use. A warning-it stinks
Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 jeepbluetj at 1:14pm 07.27.21 Silicon belongs on the chips in the electronics. Silicone sealer belongs nowhere on a boat, as it ca
ANGLE OF HEAL FOR RACING sail sfbay at 1:06pm 07.27.21 .........I have always raced the boat at 12-15 degrees and found it to be a reasonable upwind perfor
Catalina 22 being parted out? (1) sail sfbay at 1:04pm 07.27.21 ..........the table from the cabin?......... Do an internet search on "catalina 22 salon table" to
ANGLE OF HEAL FOR RACING upwinddan at 1:01pm 07.27.21 Thanks for all your comments. I may have misrepresented myself. I am not exactly a novice. My office
Catalina 22 being parted out? sail sfbay at 12:50pm 07.27.21 You can find used Catalina 22 parts here: Catalina 22 Boat Parts \| Boat Parts & Inventory Informatio
Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 Strgzr at 12:49pm 07.27.21 Help! IN the past month I started to detect a small amount of sea water ingress (1/2 cup per day) i
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis sunlover at 12:32pm 07.27.21 "divers" is French for miscellaneous. i.e. "Spares" From the pics, it looks like you have a manual

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