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Icebox Captain Flipper at 11:57pm 07.09.06 Catalina 30 0/1110 I have a 76 Catalina 30 with a front loading ice box.The outside frame is cracked, and it has the d
Owners Mannual Seekswind at 12:26am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1057 I am trying to find an owners mannual for my 1985 O'Day 28. Does anyone know where to find one.
Help a prospective owner Pete at 12:24am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1046 Someone wrote to me recently with an Oday question that I couldn't help with, so I'm tossing it out
Tachometer- test Jim at 12:50am 07.10.06 Big Boats 2/993 My tachometer if reading all over the place . I am doing 7 knots and it is reading 500 RPM'S or less
The smell is gone!!! walmsleyc at 1:29am 07.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1472 We have just replaced ALL the head hoses on our Hunter Legend 35 (1987) in hopes that we can reduce/
Lowering the Salon Table for sleeping! Nina at 5:15am 07.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3907 We recently purchased a 95 Beneteau Oceanis 351 and can't seem to find the easiest way to lower the
A Venture 25 with only two dead lights or ports? Old Salt at 5:05am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1710 There is a 1972 "McGregor 25" on ebay that has only two port lights. I have never seen a Venture 2
direct replacement cleats? Ed Kruzel at 5:05am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/874 Does anyone have a source for a direct replacment for our plastic horn cleats? I'm starting to do a
Is a Catalina 30 a reliable/sturdy cruising boat Patman at 5:04am 07.10.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/999 Im looking at a 1978 Cat. 30, tall rig with a 4' 5" draft and am wondering about Catalinas reputatio
Help a prospective owner Pete at 6:05am 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/867 Someone wrote to me recently with an Oday question that I couldn't help with, so I'm tossing it out
drain question Justin_NSA at 3:23am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1036 Has anyone added a screen of some sort to the cockpit drain? I flushed a lot of debris from mine yes
beaching a 260 Tim at 3:14am 07.10.06 Smaller Boats 6/1765 I'm wondering if anyone has been beaching their 260, resting on the keel in the up position. I woul
Datamarine depth sounder question Brian Faris at 3:03am 07.10.06 Catalina 30 1/2619 I reciently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 with a Datamarine Corinthian series S 200 DL depth sounder.
Cockpit Cushions Jeff21163 at 7:53am 07.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1100 We just purchased a 1999 26X and are looking for cockpit cushions (boat never had any). Any suggest
Removing "headboard" material in the owner's berth Wayne24182 at 8:10am 07.10.06 Big Boats 2/1172 I would like to remove the material insert in the "headboard" for the berth in the owners cabin. Has
Groco head and a newbie sailor Jerry at 2:42am 07.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1436 I have a Groco marine head on my boat and I am not sure if I am the problem or my head. I have been
Helm/seat distance Geoff Kloster at 6:13am 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1010 I'm doing a complete redo of everything moveable on my Pearson. Will be installing a new helm (Lewma
S25 lead keel fairing Ballastboy at 6:40am 07.10.06 Seidelmann 2/1954 Hello fellow 25 owners, I need your advice on fairing my keel. Since removing many layers of old a
ball valve on thru hull thread sl22andre at 6:59am 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1051 I need to replace a ball valve thats threaded on a thru-hull. This is the intake for seawater to fl
Full Enclosure Specs for H410 Cap'n Al at 6:59am 07.10.06 Big Boats 1/1002 Anyone have specs for the H410 full enclosure? Pref 2002. Or perhaps a place where this can be pre-

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Question about Jib Furling System Tally Ho at 2:38pm 06.15.21 Good morning , an educated guess would be an FF4 model. You don't need to replace anything . There
Steering Cable Fell Off Captain Larry-DH at 2:36pm 06.15.21 Another possibility if, heaven forbid, your rudder falls off, is to use the motor for short burst s
Washdown pump location sail sfbay at 2:34pm 06.15.21 Check valve stops backflow from the pump to mitigate loss of prime on the suction side unless you ha
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 06.15.21 The only problem I see in this description is running the engine at 2,000 RPM. The recommended RPM s
Washdown pump location Ken Cross at 2:22pm 06.15.21 Great question!! You have a good plan to supply the washdown pump from an existing through-hull fi
eye candy (1) Michael Davis at 2:17pm 06.15.21 195229 One of my favourite sailing pics.
Washdown pump location (1) sail sfbay at 2:13pm 06.15.21 Great question!! You have a good plan to supply the washdown pump from an existing through-hull fit
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 2:02pm 06.15.21 Elbow was replaced in 2017. I will check.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Calif. Ted at 2:01pm 06.15.21 I'd check the exhaust elbow for clogging also.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 1:43pm 06.15.21 Don, like a large piece of dirt obstructing the flow from the tank? I thought about fuel pump and
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Don S/V ILLusion at 1:41pm 06.15.21 The only obvious possibility is a clogged pick-up tube in the tank but it could be lots of things li
Solent Stay H36 Jim Legere at 1:39pm 06.15.21 The H37C didn't have a "factory cutter option" - it was designed by Cherubini as cutter right from t
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds flightlead404 at 1:33pm 06.15.21 I know there are plastics paints specifically for this purpose. I've gone down this road on a few a
BELT DUST twodzusfittings at 1:25pm 06.15.21 You should always use a grip notched belt especially when doing around a small pulley such as an al
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler John Marrone at 1:21pm 06.15.21 Doesn't the Bimini get in the way?
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler (3) rgranger at 1:19pm 06.15.21 My 26 is the same. I actually like the position of the sheet attachement . I use it to pull up on
BELT DUST SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:01pm 06.15.21 Get a "Gates Green Stripe V Belt".
As a new sailboat owner, I haven't noticed mooring covers on sailboats at marinas............ shemandr at 1:00pm 06.15.21 Besides it being a PITA to open and close every time you want to use the boat they would interrupt t
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds Andrew Parker at 12:27pm 06.15.21 Suggest you Wash them thoroughly, rinse and dry. Apply a top quality primer like STIX The primer is
3GM30F Clean-up Stu Jackson at 12:25pm 06.15.21 The impeller would be spinning in the opposite direction, no? Would that matter? I guess it might n

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