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RPM / Horsepower bill at 11:52am 06.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/841 How do I Find out if I'am getting the full HP/RPMs from my 4 stroke 50 hp Honda OB.It's all brand n
Hydrofoils on Outboards Dale at 11:37am 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1061 Is anyone using a hydrofoil on the outboard motor on their sailboat? My O'Day 25 tends to have the
299 Sole relacement Daydreams at 11:34am 06.26.06 Seidelmann 2/1479 I have rotted areas in my 299 floor. Upon inspection it looks like the floor is made up of a sheet o
Storm Jib Sleeve Charlie at 12:15pm 06.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1393 I saw an add for a sleeve that passes around the furled jib and can be used to attach a storm jib.
back stay tension? walchenbach at 4:11pm 06.26.06 Big Boats 2/1466 is a back stay tensioner worth the trouble on a mkII catalina 36. some say it helps add head stay t
Edson steering cable tension adjustment. (1) Bob Alden at 2:33pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3608 Fellow sailors,I recently had to loosen the steering cable tension during a clutch cable replaceme
Honda outboards john Funk at 1:58pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1068 I have a 2004 longshaft, Honda 9.9 on a Catalina 25 (1980). This motor has a plastic cowling underne
Catalina leak Terry22570 at 1:07pm 06.26.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2752 I have a 1986 Cataline 22 I purchased used several years ago. I noticed the storage compartment und
281 aft birth JD at 12:56pm 06.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1155 I am thinking about buying a 1996 281. Does anyone know the measurements of aft birth and if two peo
Rudder Bruce21129 at 12:52pm 06.26.06 Smaller Boats 6/885 Hi All thanks for the help with my last question about Play in the Rudder/TillerLast weekend I fina
Mooring Pennant toPick up Buoy Swimmer at 12:33pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1171 The short line that attaches the buoy to the mooring pennant, sorry, no luck on the name...I need to
Keel Play Scott at 12:32pm 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/873 I was snorkling under my H23.5 while anchored last weekend, and noticed that the keel has about a fo
Refrigeration Eric 14700 at 1:57pm 06.25.06 Other Sailboats 6/1124 I'd like to install a fridge in the boat. Any experiences with this in converting the ice box? All
Cashing a safety check (1) ex-admin at 2:35pm 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 24/1908 Did you know that you can get a free Vessel Safety Check (VSC) for your boat? It's available from th
Calling all O'day sailboat owners! ex-admin at 2:57pm 06.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1059 Please mark your calendars for the last weekend in July!We are meeting at beautiful Leamington Mar
Topping Lift Question rkssail at 3:16pm 06.25.06 Big Boats 4/1107 My 1986 Hunter 34' has a non-adjustable topping lift. It ends about 2 feet above the boom at level
Mainsheet Traveler - 1981 Hunter 30 John Steele at 1:09pm 06.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/2151 I am looking for parts for the mainsheet traveler. I had to replace the control line blocks on the t
Numbers, Numbers? Starboard at 8:59pm 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/988 Last fall, I "adopted" a 1971 Catalina 22 from my boatyard in New York. They were going to junk it a
Boating and Drinking In Ontario David at 1:05am 06.24.06 Ask All Sailors 27/2884 As of today, Ontario has some of the strictist anti-drunk boating rules in the world. US boaters in
Play in the tiller bcwave at 1:45am 06.24.06 Other Sailboats 4/1158 The metal fitting that bolts onto the rudder post (and into which the tiller itself is bolted) has s

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Painting over molded non-skid deck PeteTheri at 8:54am 04.21.21
Painting over molded non-skid deck william24424 at 8:48am 04.21.21 Easy job..although a bit time consuming. I mixed Total Boat nonskid 2 parts white, 1 part sand/beige
cleaning a marine head Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 04.21.21 No-Flex Digestor Noflex Digestor is the best one I will definitely buy this next. The stuff I have
Painting over molded non-skid deck PeteTheri at 8:35am 04.21.21 No need to sand out nonskid diamond pattern. I cleaned nonskid, wiped surface with acetone, then lai
Painting over molded non-skid deck (1) william24424 at 8:33am 04.21.21 No need to sand out nonskid diamond pattern. I cleaned nonskid, wiped surface with acetone, then lai
B361 Battery replacement Guan at 8:14am 04.21.21 tks David. I'm probably going for 2 house G31 AGM and AGM21 for start... as will be lighter to repla
Mast setup Joe at 8:13am 04.21.21 I agee with Justin about the lazy jacks. It is rare to see a recreational boat of this level equipp
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions rgranger at 8:06am 04.21.21 ... and it looks like the line could easily slip off the hook. Is it hinged. It kind of looks li
Replacing steaming light and mast integrity tanstaafb at 8:05am 04.21.21 Thanks all! I also asked in another forum (the Discord chat for reddit's r/sailing forum for those i
Dock Tying Alternatives Will Gilmore at 8:01am 04.21.21 Tides? Floating dock? Wind and wave conditions? What do you need each line to do? The theory is
Replacing freshwater hoses on Catalina 310 marchem at 7:59am 04.21.21
Dock Tying Alternatives BarryL at 7:58am 04.21.21 Hi, My current boat doesn't have midship cleats. When I need a spring line I tie it around the chai
Dock Tying Alternatives YVRguy at 7:55am 04.21.21 I had a similar deck cleat restriction on my C27 and for years used my primary winches so rig sprin
Lubricant for impeller Benny17441 at 7:52am 04.21.21 Johnson (OE supplier to many engine manufacturers) supplies glycerin right in the impeller kit.. n
Dock Tying Alternatives Joe at 7:40am 04.21.21 No need to get complicated. Keep the bow and stern lines separate from the spring lines for the rea
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions Justin_NSA at 7:39am 04.21.21 That was my first thought but it seems like overkill
Dock Tying Alternatives DougM at 7:39am 04.21.21 I bought a couple of Forespar folding cleats an attached them to the toe rail amidship. I run one sp
1989 Macgregor 26D.....new to me.. and a few questions srimes at 7:36am 04.21.21 fender hanger maybe?
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 7:36am 04.21.21 This is all very informative. Thank you everyone. To the extent I drill into the deck just inside
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 Benny17441 at 7:35am 04.21.21 The steels "L" brackets I used might crack but would not bend. Those cleats were only used for sp

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