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25 horse or 9.9 dc at 12:33am 06.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1173 Hola,Thanks to all of you who helped with my interior questions! Now i am wondering if anyone ha
Diferent speed on diferent tacks Ozana at 12:38am 06.15.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/2767 Don,My H35.5 sails faster on a Starboard tack than on a Port tack, speed measured both on GPS and b
Newbies, learn from my mistake! Dave D 94 H26 at 11:50pm 06.14.06 Smaller Boats 12/966 I'm not ashamed, I broke a cardinal rule of sailing and I paid a price! Last weekend we planned to p
Tension on rollerfurling main Bill O'Donovan at 4:36am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 1/923 Heard a horror story about someone who failed to keep tension on the rollerfurling main, in which th
Canvas Companionway Screen Love Shack14685 at 3:58am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2763 Hi All,I just purchased a new sewing machine from Sailrite. Pretty cool. I have done a few projec
Seat Back Attachment with Velcro Neil at 2:59am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1007 The Velcro fittings that attach the seat backs in my boat cabin need replacement. These seat backs a
Bedding for Fixtures on Topdeck Andy at 5:32am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1200 I have a question about sealing fixtures attached to the top deck. I was wondering, has used butyl
Trailering a '93 c28 soling42 at 5:43am 06.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/963 I am considering buying a 1993 shoal draft std rig c28 which I think we would have to occasionally t
Installing a new mast Al at 6:29am 06.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/818 I lost a mast to a wind storm and have a replacement coming but can anyone suggest a marina who can
44 Foward Head waldo emerson at 7:00am 06.15.06 Big Boats 2/991 Where are the tru-the hull valves for the forward headand vanity located ?
Trailer for 1986-88 O'Day 272 for ramp launch Mike Marczyk at 4:57am 06.15.06 Bigger Boats 0/1921 Seeking a used or new Float ON/OFF Trailer with extend tongue option for a O'Day 272 or 272LE year 1
Tiller Pilot install on a Hunter 23???????? Rookie Sailor at 5:18am 06.15.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1449 Does anyone have experience mounting a tiller pilot like the autohelm st1000 on a Hunter 23? Mine i
Cat 27 Rudder Notch? (1) Glen at 5:14am 06.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1789 I'm considering notching the front of the rudder to make additional clearance for a 4 stroke yamaha
To lock or not to lock? Cap'n Ron at 8:39am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2388 Here is a discussion that is going on on another forum:When sailing if you lock your transmission
Ericson -vs-Bavaria Darryl19205 at 8:47am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1540 I am now down to two boats.....a 2000 Bavaria 35 feet and a 1981 Ericson 38'.I like the Bavaria bec
RIGGING MAST CABLES Phatom at 9:45am 06.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 I PICK UP MY FIRST MacGregor 22 this week end. Where can i get info on how to tension the mast cable
chain plate repair sailgirl20776 at 11:23am 06.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1457 Has anyone rebedded a leaking chain plate? Any advice on going about this process?
engine descaling rad at 11:56am 06.15.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1254 Has anyone evver tried CLR calcuim/lime/rust remover to decale an engine? It works wonders on plumbi
Lifelines Jim P at 11:45am 06.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1117 I have a 2001 C-310, which comes with Vinyl coated lifelines. How do all of you sailors keep the li
dodger sailgirl20776 at 11:34am 06.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1046 Any advice about purchasing a dodger at a reduced price? Is is possible to find a used dodger for a

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Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36pm 07.04.21 Assume you have treated the holding tank with an odor- blocker: 10 Best Marine Holding Tank Treatmen
Waste System Diagram sail sfbay at 7:31pm 07.04.21 Peggie, That is the toilet waste plumbing that came with the boat I recently purchased. So I spent
Missing plate on mast JamesG161 at 7:17pm 07.04.21 Looks like a fold down foot step to me. I have them on mine to step up off the weather deck to tie
origo 2000 knobs JoeWhite at 6:44pm 07.04.21 Here is a solution. If you have the broken parts, you can crazy glue them toghether and to hold them
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 6:35pm 07.04.21
Waste System Diagram Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 07.04.21 2 toilets, Raritan Electroscan system and multiple discharge line-up options from each toilet: 1) ov
Keel questions Lakeskiier at 6:29pm 07.04.21
240 center board Bubbadog at 6:09pm 07.04.21 Went into the water today with extended boat hook and determined the center board was indeed down.
Missing plate on mast Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51pm 07.04.21 See if there are any mfg stickers on the mast or boom. You probably have a z Spar mast but it would
Hatch and port light covers or coating dLj at 5:43pm 07.04.21 Thank you for the replies and information. The newer film and ceramic coating works very well on my
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. dLj at 5:36pm 07.04.21 I have always done my own work except for things like shaft & strut replacement, rig survey and rep
H34 galley Mike Oldak at 5:25pm 07.04.21 I've taken just about all the other panels, etc. apart but not this one. But the carpentry on the H
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. Rick D at 4:53pm 07.04.21 I have always done my own work except for things like shaft & strut replacement, rig survey and repa
Hatch and port light covers or coating (1) kloudie1 at 4:44pm 07.04.21 I put on Outland covers this year to help the AC and protect the new lenses I installed.good folks t
Waste System Diagram sail sfbay at 4:43pm 07.04.21 Can't offer much advice, except the system seems way too complicated. Simplifying it seems like a go
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) sail sfbay at 4:37pm 07.04.21 These diagrams are 2 examples of what I plan to build:
Hatch and port light covers or coating Rjm st.petersburg at 4:35pm 07.04.21 Thank you for the replies and information. The newer film and ceramic coating works very well on my
Shower drain clogged arf145 at 4:25pm 07.04.21 On my 331, the shower drain and the refrigerator drain share a pump that lives under the head sink.
Hatch and port light covers or coating Tally Ho at 4:01pm 07.04.21 I have home made sunbrella covers on my hatches, and a piece of Refexite under the sunbrella, No
origo 2000 knobs jssailem at 3:39pm 07.04.21 Maybe a friend with a 3D printer could help build you a new one.

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