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Javelin Restoration JBB20755 at 10:06am 08.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1205 I am restoring a mid 70's Javelin. I am guessing at the age based on the hull color. It is a harve
170 problems Jim at 10:52am 08.01.06 Day Sailers 9/1351 I have a 2004 170. Its my first sailboat and I've really enjoyed sailing it. I've had two problems,
First Boat-- Catalina 16.5 frostgfx at 11:31am 08.01.06 Other Sailboats 0/3548 I am considering purchase of a used Catalina 16.5 as my first sailboat, primarily to single hand or
Wind Instrument Dan Johnson at 12:55pm 08.01.06 Big Boats 6/4321 Had my rigger bring down the no-longer-working mast head sender unit for my Standard Horizon wind in
Engine or Shaft Vibration Brad Hoff at 1:05pm 08.01.06 Big Boats 12/1760 Yesterday while motorsailing, I had a bad knocking noise while motoring and heeling to port. The noi
compression post Oday 22 Bayard8035 at 1:27pm 08.01.06 Day Sailers 5/1992 Just bought a trailer, which happened to have an Oday 22 on it; it seems to be in fair condition, bu
Rigging issues J. McDougall at 4:27pm 08.01.06 C&C 3/2667 I just purchased a c and c that was sitting in someone's yard for forever. I know next to nothing a
Differences in 331 Model years jane5097 at 10:24pm 08.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/925 Does any one know what changes were made between the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 models on the 331?
Refer Question PrincessoftheLake at 10:39pm 08.01.06 Big Boats 5/740 I am having a problem with my Adler Barbour refrigeration. We have owned our 1985 Hubter 34 for 3 y
Old Schaefer Free Flying Furler Steve Braverman at 11:19pm 08.01.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2316 I just picked up this old furler unit for not much money. I am looking for an inexpensive way to mak
Loose wiring in mast eisjeff at 10:50pm 08.01.06 Catalina 30 2/1497 It sounds like the wiring from the lights and electronics mounted on my mast is loose inside my mast
Online boat electrical system resource? jviss at 12:05am 08.02.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1106 Does anyone have a pointer to a really good online reference for boat electrics, in particular, char
Refrigerator improvements???? George Kosta at 1:10am 08.02.06 Big Boats 7/948 Has anyone made improvements to the freezer/refrigerator? Mine keeps frosting up everyday . I have t
309 saschiff at 1:09am 08.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/960 Are there any 309 owners willing to share their experiences with this new model?
Hurricane Prep Warren Milberg at 1:33am 08.02.06 Ask All Sailors 0/930 BoatUS has recently updated and posted its latest hurricane preparation guide. See link. Whether y
back pressure cuases joker to turn inside out Terry Adams at 2:01am 08.02.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1493 I have a raritan head that when pumped either in the wet or the dry mode develops a pressure down st
simrad wheel pilot belt replacement Richard19068 at 2:09am 08.02.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1834 Can anyone give me a walk-through to inspecting/replacing the belt on a WP-30. I can't see how to ta
Cascade Lake, Annual Parrot Head get together (1) John S at 2:12am 08.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/900 Last weekend the local sailing group, the Southern Idadaho Sailing Association, got together to cele
fairlead settings mortyd at 2:37am 08.02.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/3400 there are times we sail with only the genoa; should we set the fairleads in the same way as we do wi
Accessing the fresh water pump JoeR at 3:06am 08.02.06 Bigger Boats 3/1371 Does anyone have any suggestions about getting to the fresh water pump on an Oday 28? Mine is in th

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kea to main door (1) jssailem at 7:26am 06.05.21 Udi I suspected as much and your photo confirms it. You have a lot of stuff around the cleat making
28.5 Side windows sail sfbay at 7:17am 06.05.21 Ditto Taps!! I use them for all my plastic projects Cut to Size, Polycarbonate & Acrylic Plastics :
Strange Water Heater Manifold jssailem at 7:00am 06.05.21 Water temperature is now controlled by a mixing valve on the tank hot water outlet mixing hot and c
kea to main door Terry Cox at 6:59am 06.05.21 I thought of moving it to the area marked at the photo but I am not sure that area is strong enough
Interesting video dlochner at 6:49am 06.05.21 Alright Brian and John, not in the mood. About to go spend a third day wrestling with a lift pump an
Furling main jssailem at 6:45am 06.05.21 Learn something new each day... Thanks @sail sfbay .
Interesting video jssailem at 6:38am 06.05.21 Duh...:laugh:
Interesting video dlochner at 6:30am 06.05.21 Video doesn't play. :(
Furling main (1) sail sfbay at 6:17am 06.05.21 .........What is the function of this grey ring please? Congratulations on your new H44 sailboat!!
Starter for Universal 5416 ThomasH. at 6:13am 06.05.21 Yeap I guess that's the way to go, I have located one company with a good track record, let's see ho
Electrical components ShawnL at 6:06am 06.05.21 No, I'm just using OpenCPN on top of whatever the current raspbian release was last summer. So far
Starter for Universal 5416 sailme88 at 5:48am 06.05.21 Starters are an easily rebuildable item.. Search your local area for auto /truck electrics.. You'd
Starter for Universal 5416 ThomasH. at 4:30am 06.05.21 I spoke to one of them and they assigned the L175 L185 Kubota Starter. I ordered one overnight, but
Progressive insurance shemandr at 4:01am 06.05.21 I have Progressive auto policy. Recently I hit a bollard while parking. Claims process was easy an
kea to main door (1) Udi at 1:55am 06.05.21 Not sure where you find them uncomfortable on the boat. Looking at images of the Hunter 45DS, I see
kea to main door Udi at 1:21am 06.05.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! With the key number you can purchase replacement keys here.
kea to main door Udi at 1:18am 06.05.21 Did you try a locksmith? They have a wider selection of blanks than most hardware stores. Till now
kea to main door Udi at 1:16am 06.05.21 It might be much easier to replace the lock rather than to find a key for the old one. Thanks. I b
Electrical components rlongfield at 9:29pm 06.04.21 @ShawnL How do you like OpenCPN? Are you using Open Plotter as well? I was also looking at using the
Electrical components rlongfield at 9:21pm 06.04.21 @sail sfbay Thank you for the link, looks like there is some good info there

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