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Is this Normal????? FOB at 12:26pm 08.17.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/989 I find when I have a lot of people onboard (5+) and if we are sitting at the dock I appear to take m
Need advice-wheel steering or tiller Joseph at 1:04pm 08.17.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1362 My wife and I are about to purchase our first sailboat. I love the looks and roominess of a Benetea
oday 23 vs oday 25 Kevin Peterson at 1:02pm 08.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2459 I have been the proud owner of a 1979 Oday 23 (Morning Dove) for the past 4 years. However, I must
Cool Currents????? Capn Jack at 5:06pm 08.17.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1770 I have been out of the sailing scene since '98. I saw a cabin cooling system called Cool Currents. I
Reef Keel Larry14133 at 10:07pm 08.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1274 After 15 years on the dark side ( powerboating ) I am getting back into sailing and I would like to
Odorlos Ken at 10:04pm 08.15.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1369 Just picked up a botttle of Odorlos. Added 2oz and about a gallon of water to a nearly empty 20 gal
Moving a Hunter 25.5 Dave at 10:51pm 08.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1007 I must move this boat from Logan-Martin to Lake Martin (81 miles) and have exhausted efforts, locall
MAST HEAD LIGHT VR SHEETS at 11:20pm 08.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/809 I HAVE A 1979 30FT ODAY.I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY MASTLIGHT WAS WAS OBSELETE. ITS A KIND OF U SHAPE W
Grand Traverse bay (1) john at 12:36am 08.16.06 Day Sailers 6/1584 The trip to Grand Traverse was Wonderful!! The weather more than made up for the terrible weather
Engine Control Problem Rich at 1:41am 08.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/915 Hi all,I've got another one for you. The engine control/throttle on my Westerbeke 10two likes to
Vibration (Prop/Shaft) & Cayenne Pepper Paint Mike C at 1:39am 08.16.06 Big Boats 4/1185 Hello all,I thought I might share my 33.5 vibration problem/solution with you. My 1993 33.5 has a
Stiffing box? Bob at 1:56am 08.16.06 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1085 When I launched the boat this year I noticed the outer opening of my stuffing box is more than a lit
Pearson 30 Fuel Tank/Manual Shutoff Valve daytripper at 2:51am 08.16.06 Other Sailboats 4/1744 Hi everybody -I have two year old gas in my P30 and need to take care of the problem. Here are my
diesel in jerry cans Jim Seamans at 3:48am 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2762 I was sitting here reading several posts. Question came to mind. When placing diesel in jerry ca
Hunter Bashing Gary Wyngarden at 4:30am 08.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/970 Here's the latest from another thread currently running on the site:"Hunters are the Ford Pinto's
Leech Line Don Guillette at 5:26am 08.16.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2051 The subject of the leech line came up on another network I belong to Catalina 30 and I thought it m
Rub Rail charlesptph at 4:55am 08.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/769 Where can I purchase rub rail for My 1981 28' O'Day
Changing the name of my boat Norman at 7:10am 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1836 I have just purchased a wonderful good old boat in the U.S.. As I am a Canadian citizen i must cance
Revenge of the cockpit drains John Brecher at 7:52am 08.16.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1118 Further to the recent discussions in April about cockpit drain hoses I have two questions I would li
electrical box wiring Bill Leathen at 8:00am 08.16.06 Smaller Boats 9/1056 Does anyone have a photo of how they re-wired the inside of their electical box wiring. I want to a

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New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 6:46am 06.29.21 I don't know what is wrong, but I can suggest some steps to start analyzing by breaking it into par
Low East Of Corpus Christi? jssailem at 6:45am 06.29.21
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? dLj at 6:43am 06.29.21 My question is where are you getting the mud. Changing the filter to a taller filter just sounds lik
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26am 06.29.21 Guessing aside, it sounds like: 1. The pump is running, and 2. No water is getting to the pump. Fix
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Captain Larry-DH at 6:25am 06.29.21 I think they should do the same thing for folks who leave all of their canvas out for a hurricane.
Mast foot caulk type Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 06.29.21 There's a reason it's been nicknamed devils snot. Getting it off can be a royal pain. The only place
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Parsons at 5:52am 06.29.21 I don't know what is wrong, but I can suggest some steps to start analyzing by breaking it into part
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement RobChichester at 5:50am 06.29.21 A gentleman who had purchased a boat in FL wanted to hire me to move his yacht to the Chesapeake Bay
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC Juice6576 at 5:45am 06.29.21 I replaced my Jabsco with a Raritan Elegance. The Jabsco conversion would have left me with the litt
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 5:30am 06.29.21 Vertically stacked or horizontal? I didn't see many options for horizontal (side by side) blocks tha
Which boson chair do you use? Ron20324 at 5:26am 06.29.21
Adding Mast Base Blocks Joe at 5:24am 06.29.21 Have you considered replacing the single(s) with double(s) blocks? Also, minimizing the turns is i
Which boson chair do you use? DougM at 4:53am 06.29.21
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:17am 06.29.21 OKAY!! I'm the new owner of an O'Day 272 !!! It is so much easier walking around the inside (yes
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 4:13am 06.29.21 Currently replacing 2 raw water electric toilets with 2 Raritan Elegance fresh water electric toilet
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? (1) sailcapt340 at 3:57am 06.29.21 Great advice from Mike and Ralph, you need to open up the pump and clean out the outlets (which you
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation (1) Nodak7 at 3:34am 06.29.21 This is my "go to" tool when replacing the headliner. I have a smaller one as well. Note the rounded
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? MikeHoncho at 10:28pm 06.28.21 I had a inboard raw water cooled ski boat where the impeller failed with water. Following the impell
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 06.28.21 195745 Had a number of close calls where one of the crew grabbed the ignition key which was looped
Beneteau 323 Bimini? Ron20324 at 9:12pm 06.28.21 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a p

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