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Sailing technique Phil M.18166 at 7:37am 10.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/996 I'm a new sailor this season and bought a used O'Day 222 this spring. We've had a lot of fun learni
Not shifting into reverse.. dblake05 at 7:08am 10.11.05 Other Sailboats 2/971 I am having no luck getting my reverse to engage (although it will reverse if I pull it up hard). Is
Atomic 4 engine in 69 Bristol Sloop 32 Robert Brand at 6:23am 10.11.05 Other Sailboats 3/948 After sailing, the engine sometimes does not start. There are water droplets on all four spark plug
Stinky Forward head H40 Sailortom20832 at 5:47am 10.11.05 Big Boats 21/1899 The forward head on my H40 stinks. It doesn't get used much, so I think seawater has stagnated and
Bilge Odors Brad Hoff at 5:43am 10.11.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3649 Peggy,My boat is a 1984 Hunter 34I have been reading your posts and ideas for the past two years
Battery Location on 26C Doug J at 5:27am 10.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1211 Currently in my 26S, I have two batteries under the sink. I really don't like them there, and want
Catalina 22 Fixed Keel Bolt corrosion Charles McElhill at 5:22am 10.11.05 Smaller Boats 1/1881 Question; How can you determine the relative soundness of fixed keel mounting boilts in a 22' Catal
Securing Internal Mast Wiring Rob19574 at 4:12am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 11/3368 Hi All,I am in the process of doing some mast work and was wondering what the best way to secure m
Mast wiring question Roy Udwin at 2:55am 10.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1016 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. My mast lights (steaming and anchor) are not working. Obviously the bulbs o
Mast post settling Ken13505 at 12:51am 10.11.05 Islander 3/2002 I am noticing some compressing of mast post. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what to do abo
knot meter vs. gps Bill C320, Papillon at 12:45am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 35/5864 I recently had my knotmeter overhauled by the manufacturer. I had shorted it out when working on my
What Kind of Glue Brian at 11:46pm 10.10.05 Day Sailers 15/1767 Hi, The flap on the bottom of my Hunter 170 where the center board comes out is loose. What k
hunter 25.5 cradle drawing bobdilk1 at 11:40pm 10.10.05 Smaller Boats 0/854 Does anybody have any info on the location of the pads for moving the Hunter 25.5? Or the side profi
Changing PROPS Tom Granton at 11:39pm 10.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/882 Catalina 36. I presently have a 2 blade prop 15RH13. Reverse is not very responsive. Would you recom
Water Pressure BobW at 11:28pm 10.10.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1151 On another thread a few days ago I asked about my seemingly low water pressure. I'm getting about .
Seidelmann 299 Owners - Texas Daydreams at 11:17pm 10.10.05 Seidelmann 3/1853 Hi.Anyone out there with a Seidelmann 299 arround Kemah, Galveston, Seabrook?ThanksMarty1000
Boats of Interest greenminnow at 9:27pm 10.10.05 Trailer Sailors 15/2061 Hi All, I am looking for a boat in the 20 foot size that is easy to trailer, sets up quickly, will
backstay problems geoduz at 9:21pm 10.10.05 Catalina 30 1/1484 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 tall rig, and have some concerns about the backstay configuration. It seem
Mast Raising with Roller Furler csobalvarro at 3:47pm 10.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4923 I'm planning to get a CDI roller furler for my 26D. How does this change the process of raising and
size of a genoa for a 25 scottw at 2:07pm 10.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/762 What are the measurements that I should look for not that I am trying to find a used genoa for my Ma

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SD50 cooling water intake valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 05.09.21 Hi Jim, welcome to the site. At the risk of repeating what others have said: Picture, picture, pict
H23.5 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:42am 05.09.21 Have been investigating the FAA as they approved a wind mill turbines farm with towers 600 feet plus
PSS replacement job jonelli at 9:41am 05.09.21
H260 Forestay reefing removal? (1) twalker H260 at 9:33am 05.09.21 <p>
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 05.09.21 other then find an electrician (which I am doing) In all seriousness, thank you. You've just red
H23.5 1993 isaksp00 at 9:17am 05.09.21 I had to fix the rivets connecting my mast to the fitting because it twisted off while trying to ste
3YM30 AE Temp Gauge joker460 at 8:57am 05.09.21 I did this back in 2011 Engine Monitor
Detroit River transport stephen_i_w at 8:51am 05.09.21 I measure about 36 NM on the chart. But, it it is slow going against the Detroit River. I would al
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Noodat Lady at 8:05am 05.09.21 I would clarify "hand tight": I have known farmers whose "hand tight" is up in the 50 lb-ft range.
The Dinghy Diaries Terry Cox at 7:55am 05.09.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cite
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 drm1 at 7:49am 05.09.21
The Dinghy Diaries jaysweet at 6:31am 05.09.21 We have one of the Westmarine watertender 9.4 rigid plastic dinghies (it's the wide one, with almost
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? dLj at 6:31am 05.09.21 Sounds reasonable but i wonder how may boats are soda blasted at high cost every ten to twenty year
Stepping Mast Singlehanded (1) Sunbird22358 at 6:28am 05.09.21 O'DAY 23 Original Manual/Rigging guide says this (pretty much same for all O'DAYs under 27'): "Afte
Flags jssailem at 6:05am 05.09.21 They still list me as a member. Someday, they'll update that. I wonder, could you comeback and vot
PSS replacement job barnstormer at 6:01am 05.09.21 Oh yeah, went through that this spring. The old bellows I took off was thinner at the stern log tube
Detroit River transport Sailor Sue at 5:48am 05.09.21 I don't know the distance off hand, but we routinely make the trip from NCYC/TBM (by Monroe, MI) to
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? njlarry at 5:37am 05.09.21 Sounds reasonable but i wonder how may boats are soda blasted at high cost every ten to twenty years
H23.5 1993 CrispyCringle at 5:36am 05.09.21 Re-rivet the foot. I did this a few years ago to my 23.5. Drill out the old ones. You may need to "d
O'Day 34 cabin top going soft njlarry at 5:29am 05.09.21 Before you start, some here posted a much simpler technique. They drilled some small holes, used ha

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