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An "overbuilt" O'Day PY charlie at 2:05am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 As I was surfing the forums gathering information, I came across this statement---------"glass hul
Volvo Cup Question - Masts Seem To Break Alot Rob at 1:41am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1397 I've been watching the Volvo Cup race coverage. I have one observation and question. These boats are
Cooking stove on a !974 27' Catalina skipperbill at 12:27am 02.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/3206 I just purchased a 1974 27' Catalina. In the galley there is a 2burner Primus stove. I think it is
boat paint david schoonmaker at 12:01am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/939 Hey all, In the process of sanding my 20' Oday, it was painted(top) at least once, I am sanding into
O'Day Ospray Ragtime Joe at 11:41pm 02.09.06 Day Sailers 3/3252 I have just bought an O'Day Ospray. (not a typo --that's Ospray spelled with an "a"). It measures
head vent plugs Mike F. at 11:14pm 02.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1041 My 1983 Hunter 34 is a great boat. Over the years a few issues have crept up. One issue is that the
Sailing on TV...? Morski Krastavac at 10:44pm 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2385 Hi All,Where are the sailing-channels, who covers the America's Cup, the Hobart, Volvo Ocean Race
All Sailors - Need Help w/info on 32s5 Beneteau Rob R at 9:15pm 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1445 Hi Folks - It's been a few years since I have posted here - hopefully a few of you old salts may r
Mason 33 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Steve at 2:13pm 02.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/3165 On the verge of purchasing a 1985 Mason 33. Anyone feel like offering up positive and negative expe
Vancouver Boat Show Moody Buccaneer at 12:10pm 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 3/933 If you are going to the show, stop by the Sailfest Area and say hello. Not trying to sell anything
% of weight on the shoal draft keel on Odays. Jack Hart at 12:02pm 02.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/952 Hi folks, when you are trailering your boats with the shoal draft keels, what percentage of weight d
Wooden VS. Aluminum mast jeepmark at 11:27am 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 19/9541 Wondering what everybodys thoughts were on wooden masts, and how do they compare to Aluminum? than
new boat registration and documentation mjb at 10:59am 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1357 I'm getting ready to close on our new boat. The mortgage company wants to charge ~$500 for US Coast
Watch for Morgan Invasion Invitations Capt. MARS at 10:39am 02.09.06 Morgan 0/1427 Morganeers,I have heard from the Morgan Invasion committee that the initial invitations will be se
Universal Engine Issue on Catalina 30 Chris at 10:12am 02.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1376 After 20 - 30 minutes of power at 2000 - 2500 RPM (5.5 knots) the engine loses power; must be thrott
Single line jiffy reef John at 10:02am 02.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1088 I am thinking of setting up a single line jiffy reef for my 1977 Catalina 30 TR. I want to be able t
A/C Model and size (BTU's and demensions) Cas6511 at 9:46am 02.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1008 I have a 1998 Hunter 310. I'm looking to put A/C in the boat. I would like to know what size BTU's I
On-Board Weather Station Tsehum Pete at 8:17am 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1981 With Spring approaching, I am considering adding a weather station to the nav station on my Beneteau
GENERATOR INSTALLATION MARK at 6:19am 02.09.06 Big Boats 1/1696 THINKING ABOUT INSTALLING A GENSET ABOARD MY CATALINA 400. CENTERLINE QUEEN AFT. HAS ANYONE DONE THI
Basic Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising class B Noble at 5:06am 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 17/1483

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Behavior of marine batteries BarryL at 12:11pm 05.27.21 Guys, I don't mean to speak for the original poster, but his use case is about as simple as can be.
Prop Shaft Vibration DanMaine at 12:09pm 05.27.21 By outside of the boat I might think you mean the cutlass bearing and not the stuffing box? If so, N
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? Randy Rohrbeck at 11:50am 05.27.21 The reef points must be something added by the club, because the FS doesn't normally have them. Most
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? JRT at 11:43am 05.27.21 Really the best advice I got was to get her ship shape and familiar with the systems installed befor
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? JRT at 11:28am 05.27.21 Yes, but they don't have the 310 listed so I was looking for the 310
26D Rudder finding41 at 11:15am 05.27.21 A question for those guys that have a HDPE rudder. Have you ever had it break? I've seen HDPE rudde
Prop Shaft Vibration Richard19068 at 11:15am 05.27.21 By outside of the boat I might think you mean the cutlass bearing and not the stuffing box? If so, N
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 10:52am 05.27.21 IMHO an oil pressure gauge is more of a luxury than a necessity. A temperature gauge is far more ne
Alternator Mounting Failure chuck anderika at 10:49am 05.27.21 More than likely the cause is that when the belt was tightened the pivot bolt was not tightened afte
Diesel shutoff question (2) Wm. Gill at 10:45am 05.27.21 ...The suggested Morse single lever controller is now sold by Seastar. I use their CH5310P model bu
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.27.21 I did attempt to clean the wiring from the solenoid to the motor, and it was a lost cause - the pos
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Stu Jackson at 9:54am 05.27.21 True. For those who don't click on links (why remains beyond my comprehension...), here's what it s
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 9:49am 05.27.21 Good to know @dLj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:46am 05.27.21 Does Darwin come to mind? :poke::stir::beer: I'm very familiar with Darwin and Darwinian theory...
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? (3) SycloneDriver at 9:40am 05.27.21 I found 4 bits of old impeller blades that the previous owner left for me. I was not having overhea
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Daze at 9:31am 05.27.21 I purchased a 2007 H49 in 2019. Added 800 watts of solar (4 - 200 watt solid panels) and mounted th
Shore water feed (1) kbgunn at 9:30am 05.27.21 Ditto what others have said. Make sure the manifold valve is lined up to allow water to enter the s
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:18am 05.27.21 BTW, Justin_NSA, where are there bodies of water to sail in Kansas? Do you trailer your 30 footer?
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 9:14am 05.27.21 Suggest you get the Yanmar 2QM15 Maintenance Manual and the Parts Manual. I downloaded the servic
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:14am 05.27.21 Yes, Justin_NSA, I think I can wait. It's been a 13 year "mad rush" to get this traveler changed ou

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