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H216 Positioning on Venture Trailer Ranger Paul at 10:08am 05.01.06 Smaller Boats 9/1059 I suspect the forward mast support on my Venture trailer is way far forward...giving me too much ton
240 or 26 Bud2828 at 11:32am 05.01.06 Day Sailers 1/1166 Looking at both 240's and 26's.What is the good, bad and ugly of each.Anything one should look o
need a new keel winch Jim10928 at 11:08am 05.01.06 Trailer Sailors 5/1505 I'm looking for company to buy a 1500 lb keel winch for my 75 venture 25. Anyone know of a place to
Pro-Techt Mantis David at 11:04am 05.01.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 Does anyone have experiece with this product, kind of a sturdy large umbrella on a telescoping strut
keel winch Jim10928 at 10:52am 05.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/834 Well I found out why the keel want come down on the 75 venture I just bought. The winch is a total
Opening the water tank Mark Laser at 10:43am 05.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/996 I need to replace the sender on my water tank. Near as I can tell, I need to remove all of the plan
Forestay Tensioner John S at 10:18am 05.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/978 I'd sure like to find a good price on an adjustable forestay tensioner. $60 seems like a lot of mone
7x19 SS wire rope VS. 1x19 for shrouds Yey or Ney Al at 11:53am 05.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/6889 Hey there saylors :O)I'm in a process of reviving a 22 ft. boat and have a question about standing
Shut-off Cable Jim Baze at 12:37pm 05.01.06 Big Boats 13/2643 Bought a 1985 Hunter 34 last fall. I'm new to large boats and Hunters.The shut off cable was toug
27ft 1994 main sheet set up pete at 12:56pm 05.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/918 on my 1994 27 ft. hunter the main sheet set up seems to not allow the boom to swing all the way out
styrofoam in the boat is it necassary? jimjim at 1:19pm 05.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/903 restoring an O'DAY 22, I found styrofoam under the front bed and under the cockpit, is it necassary
Lowering the mast Ken B at 1:06pm 05.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/721 Moving my 87 Hunter 25.5 to another lake.Fixed keel has made it very difficult to find someone to tr
Woofer has arrived. Jon W. at 2:09pm 05.01.06 Catalina 310 6/2066 Infinity Basslink - 10 inch woofer with 10 inch passive radiator driven by internal 200 watt RMS amp
Bilge pumps(s) in a '77 25 Paul P. at 12:20pm 05.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1172 I was wondering what others have done with bilge pumps in the 25. I have a single bilge pump (with
Oceanis 390 Sails Michael Collins at 12:14pm 05.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1231 This oceanis 390 lost its sails in huricane Rita. How or where do I find the factory recommended me
Fuel, injector, or what? mjmulleriii at 12:13pm 05.01.06 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1407 Yanmar 2QM15 was working fine at the end of the last season. I was all set motor over to haul-out a
Catalina 310 Rub rails Jim at 2:28pm 05.01.06 Catalina 310 2/2255 Greetings, Last weekend all three 310's on our pier were out sailing. When we returned all three and
A diesel engine mystery... Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 2:49pm 05.01.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1521 I'm having some problems with my raw water cooled Universal 5411.I fired it up and it would only d
Pedestal Steering Brake Rebuild, '80 O'Day 30??? Sojourn Jim at 3:10pm 05.01.06 Bigger Boats 3/1540 Ahoy, Anyone know the manufacturer of the Pedestal Steering on the 1980 O'Day? And/or, whether Eds
roller furling repair paddy at 11:46pm 04.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2366 I have a 1988 272 ODAY with a broken roller furling. The furling has no information on it as to mak

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How do you remove adhesive from wheel? Brian D at 12:25pm 05.16.21 Can the PB be eaten afterwards :doh: ? Sure, why knot? :beer:
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 12:23pm 05.16.21 194217
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 12:22pm 05.16.21 194216
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 05.16.21 Looking for the quickest and easiest yet thorough fix. Maybe look for some guy on the dock with a
Question on M25 vent hose off of the valve cover Stu Jackson at 12:14pm 05.16.21 Breather Hose 101 (w/ K&N Filter Pictures from Rick Allen) K&N air filter breather hose and Noah's
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? sailcapt340 at 12:06pm 05.16.21 I'm sorry to hear that. But it was worth the thought. I was going to replace my Mercury 3.5 with a
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 11:55am 05.16.21 I can only suppose that the main breaker was right on the border of tripping for all these years it
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 11:42am 05.16.21 Without re-reading all the responses in this posting I might have missed something, but if the shut
Diesel shutoff question (1) Wm. Gill at 11:35am 05.16.21 The engine stop cable on your engine allows the regulator lever to rotate past the idle position an
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Tom J at 11:09am 05.16.21 the most expensive boats are the free ones... ;) :plus:My first sailboat was gifted to me and my D
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 05.16.21 On further thought, any chance of something in the line before the strainer (dead fish, small fish)
Anchor locker issue RobAL at 10:55am 05.16.21 Thank you. I will need to do a similar alteration to my anchor locker.
Converting "Dry Box" to Freezer? Closing Time at 10:45am 05.16.21 Good question. Most likely, no. But the answer would involve performing the sizing calculations b
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 05.16.21 Sorry to hear about your parrot, Sorry for the parrot ? ? ? What about me, I take the beating (
Anchor locker issue (1) sail sfbay at 9:56am 05.16.21 The photos below is my anchor locker before shelf (left and middle) and after shelf built (right).
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 9:53am 05.16.21 After just getting the crap beat out of me by our parrot here and now he's left to pick on someone
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? (1) Marmalade at 9:49am 05.16.21 I scrapped the sticky residue with a razor blade. It seemed like it was double-sided tape, with adh
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? skunther at 9:47am 05.16.21 He took his to a local propane distributor who replaced the line, a fitting and a seal all for a li
2004 44DS Port light screen replacement sail sfbay at 9:41am 05.16.21 I still think custom screens from Man Ship through Marine Depot (dealer) is a good bet.
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? JoeWhite at 9:40am 05.16.21 I wonder if it needs to be burped. Trapped air on the engine block.

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