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Yanmar SB-8 Owen at 7:22am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/376 Does anyone know if a Yanmar SB-8 has a drain plug for the transmission? Owen
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) eherlihy at 6:11am 11.22.20 Bigger Boats 40/5852 Has anyone with an O'day 34/35 ever replaced their propeller shaft strut? If so; where did you get i
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil Gary Ryan at 6:03am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 5/653 Looking for a B35 Foil and Connector for our Sailboat. Any ideas where I might locate one? Not hav
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 4:56am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3661 Looking for advice as I upgrade the old electronics on my Ericson 30+. Currently have a Raymarine X
Deck step repair junkydave at 4:29am 11.22.20 Cal 23/2505 Purchased a 1984 Cal 27 MKIII that needs some TLC I'm willing to take on but would appreciate some i
HOW TO FIND SOUTH PACIFIC MEMBERS michel06440 at 8:48pm 11.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/359 we are in new caledonia and are looking to make contact with owners of hunter Australians, New Zeala
New portlights Erbardy at 5:30pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1323 I have a question. I have a 1978 Chrysler 26. I just replaced all eight of the port lights. I used
ATN gennaker Member 131497 at 5:27pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1803 Hi again rigging an ATN gennaker to the mast on a Bristol 24. How high on tbe mast should the block
Christmas shopping done! (1) Brian D at 3:22pm 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/546 187451
Anti-fouling wax Monterey385 at 3:17pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1993 Does someone want to retire rich? Invent an anti-fouling wax for use between the edge of the bottom
Sending Unit Leaking dhandzy at 2:58pm 11.21.20 Catalina 310 29/3152 Hi -- I've discovered that the flange attaching the sending unit into the tank is slowly leaking die
55 gallon drums of antifreeze Dr. D at 2:48pm 11.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/955
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project michaelapk at 1:51pm 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 18/4254 I have an '86 Ericson 30+ that is in need of some interior work. Both inside wood walls for the cab
Connecting old NAVMAN instruments to modern chartplotter (1) take.yvr at 11:52am 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2615 One of the winter projects I'm working on is adding a new chartplotter to my Hunter 306. Currently,
Mainsheet rigging for V222 RevRol at 10:42am 11.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/761 In the process of "resurrecting" a forlorn, but salvageable, 1971(?) V222 (Hull # 232) and need som
Generator for a Oceanis 40CC Corwin Coward at 9:26am 11.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/679 New Generator: I have given up on my old Paguro 4000. I want to install a new generator that runs at
Interesting concept? (1) Brian D at 6:26am 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 16/3089 Looks real. I wonder...
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. (3) TomY at 5:25am 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/836 Sitting in the cockpit in my harbor at dusk this past season, a Loon surfaced nearby with something
On the Level All U Get at 4:51am 11.21.20 Ask All Sailors 18/871 I could save them a few bucks with my experience getting under fixed bridges. A satellite that wi
Dirty Jobs Tonight Ron20324 at 4:20am 11.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 8/519 Tonight/Saturday on DISCOVERY channel at 7:30 EST... Mike Rowe has an episode on "crushing abandoned

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1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 05.06.24 I've found quite a few voids in my O'Day's hull as well. Layup isn't the best but that's far worse t
Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 Project_Mayhem at 6:12am 05.06.24 I prefer rivets as they are easy to remove while screws, can be a pain if they decide to strip or co
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 05.06.24 Tie up to dock, secure extra lines if a storm is expected, put canvas back on, close hatches, turn o
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 05.06.24 A little tip if you decide to use sealant... Apply masking tape to the teak and maybe even the deck
Rode hard and put away wet Allowishish at 5:50am 05.06.24 Tidy up (so there is nothing to do when we return), close all hatches and covers, close all through
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:36am 05.06.24 I usually shut the engine off in forward, then shift to reverse briefly and then leave it in neutra
Window unit AC install Ward H at 5:26am 05.06.24
Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 dlochner at 4:47am 05.06.24 Aluminum rivets are the best choice. SS and aluminum masts don't get along due to corrosion.
Deck Hardware Neddimg Terry Cox at 4:00am 05.06.24 Good morning, Mark. Please clarify what you mean by deck hardware seams. If you have hardware that n
Deck Hardware Neddimg dlochner at 3:58am 05.06.24 Sealing hardware from the outside never works for long. Two products that work least poorly are Capt
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 3:20am 05.06.24 See 14 April post, item 5. I read it the first time. I hear you. But I ran it more than one minute
Should prop spin in Reverse? arf145 at 9:19pm 05.05.24 I usually shut the engine off in forward, then shift to reverse briefly and then leave it in neutral
Compasses don't agree Mark Maulden at 9:07pm 05.05.24
Compasses don't agree thinwater at 8:38pm 05.05.24 I was cruising along on autopilot, easy going, easy weather. I started futzing around the deck, work
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 8:32pm 05.05.24 I think this was the post If you take your toe rails off, they will try to straighten themselves ou
Outboard Bracket Mounting Project_Mayhem at 8:27pm 05.05.24 For a quick and dirty short term solution you could use rubber washers. I've sway bar link bushings
Window unit AC install Project_Mayhem at 8:18pm 05.05.24 Portable AC units come in a number of different flavors with varying degrees of efficiency. The unit
Should prop spin in Reverse? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 05.05.24 Should a mechanical transmission allow the shaft to turn in FWD? when the engine is shut down? It
Locking yourself from the inside zinahewitt at 5:58pm 05.05.24
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 5:42pm 05.05.24 I used a very similar feathering prop from Martec. Two blades. It needed 4 or 5 knots of speed when

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