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Depth sounder KB Gale at 7:25am 05.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/849 I am a new boat owner of a 27' sloop that doesn't have a working knotmeter (though the impeller twir
Boot Stripe Ken Prichard at 5:48am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1281 I'm putting a new boot stripe on my boat and have been told several ways of preparing the hull for g
comp air ballast displacement for 26x? Nomad17046 at 5:36am 05.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/870 I have heard there may be a commercially available compressed air system to blow water ballast out o
Cabin Sole sailaway78 at 5:35am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1116 The origiona cabin sole in my S2 8.5 was replaced before I acquired the boat with a hardwood compos
Looking fo a manual for Oday Mariner Brian Cassidy at 5:34am 05.25.05 Day Sailers 11/1310 Any suggestions on how I would obtain a manual for an Oday Mariner?
Roller furling jib cover Gary8065 at 5:31am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2636 This weekend I am going to "attempt" to install CDI roller furling on my Catalina 27. I have severa
Grenadines James Williams at 5:27am 05.25.05 Destinations 0/1383 Jonesy asked about the Grenadines a couple of weeks ago. Just returned from a bareboat charter out
Need New Mac 25 Sails or La mauney process Mark at 4:14am 05.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1289 Well, I need new sails. At least a new main for now. I guess they are the originals, 1986. Does
Insurance and Hurricane question? Rob at 4:02am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1249 I was just reading over a CNN report from NOAA about this upcoming hurricane season. Then I started
Crazing or cracking on 1985 34' Hunter deck Ken Hershenson at 3:32am 05.25.05 Big Boats 2/1312 I'm considering puchasing a 1985 34' Hunter. the boat is a 1 owner in above average condition. But I
Yanmar 3YM30 JohnEh at 3:18am 05.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 11/2449 We are now optimistic that the overheating problem on our engine has been resolved. The engine ran
Another stuck centerboard question Mitchel Cline at 2:35am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1431 I have a similar (perhaps identical) problem to the gentleman that wrote regarding a stuck centerboa
Rewiring the mast and ... DCsailor at 2:29am 05.25.05 Smaller Boats 4/1343 I have been sailing my '86 Hunter 23 for a couple of summers (both in DC and Florida). Great boat l
Storing the gennaker PrincessoftheLake at 2:13am 05.25.05 Big Boats 1/983 I have a 1985 Hunter 34 that came with a large gennaker. Since we don't have a cruising spinnaker y
272LE Anodes Thankyou Hubertt at 1:57am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/791 Just to say thanks to Lou, J.B.Dyer and Richard, for their responses to my post on this of May 11th.
Electric motors sierradave at 1:56am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/855 Anyone had experience using a small electric outboard? We've got a 1974 O'Day 20 and I'm tired of m
Through hull Fitting James Tait at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/815 My O'Day 20 has two through hull fittings-one for the cockpit drain and the other for a small sink.
HELP! CB Stuck up, boat IN water guyssail at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/780 The centerboard on my '73 o'day 23 appears to be stuck up. this is my first swing keel boat...looked
Help with kill switch on Yanmar 2QM15 David W at 1:41am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 9/4198 Over the weekend my kill switch finally gave up the ghost. I had thought I had devised a repair that
Anybody doing the Figawi this year?? Allen at 1:33am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 0/846 Hey Guys,I'm heading out tomorrow morning from Boston to Sandwich on the Cape Cod Canal en route t

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Would You Use Biodiesel if Available kloudie1 at 12:29pm 10.04.20 I remember reading some bad stuff about using it in marine diesels..?? seems like it had a lot more
H22 Bulkhead separation - HELP Crazy Dave Condon at 12:29pm 10.04.20 If it is what I think, the bulkheads are cut and suppose to be stiff when installed. Sometimes i h
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Red_Dog at 11:06am 10.04.20 This is the link to the article. The article does speak to using used cooking oils and animal fat. I
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 11:02am 10.04.20 Lawrence here is the link to my reatoration. Jazz Restoration 2019
Cockpit Cushions Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:54am 10.04.20 They look terrific! Where did you have them made? My then wife made them. She did all the cushions
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available capta at 10:45am 10.04.20 I do not support corn made biodiesel when there are much more efficient plants from which to make it
Sextant FastOlson at 10:45am 10.04.20 To continue beating this fatigued horse (Pegasus, maybe?) I bought one of these for the coffee tabl
37C Windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 10.04.20 Next time you're having trouble falling asleep at night, peruse this record I made of the installati
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Red_Dog at 10:38am 10.04.20 I can handle smelling a french fry.
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis capta at 10:37am 10.04.20 99% of electrical issues relate to a bad ground connection, most often at the engine. Take every sin
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available kloudie1 at 10:35am 10.04.20 Several years ago, a guy in the marina used biodiesel kinda made from frying oil from local restaura
H26 Center Board Line twistedskipper at 10:31am 10.04.20 By the way, Chiriqui, there is a forum here that is more specific to Hunters like the H26: https://f
H26 Center Board Line Chiriqui at 10:23am 10.04.20 Ah very good information! Thanks much.. looking forward to getting her back on the water. This virus
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? CAT22SWTEXAS at 10:16am 10.04.20 I just recently acquired my 86 22. The keel cable was broken so I replaced the turning ball, hose a
H26 Center Board Line twistedskipper at 10:14am 10.04.20 The uphaul line that attaches to the center board jad about 2 or 3 feet out on the deck on my boat
Fixed portlights with painted-on trim Wesleymi at 10:06am 10.04.20 I have a 1998 321 and had to reseal one so I did both top windows. Was a bit of a task so I recommen
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Davidasailor26 at 9:54am 10.04.20
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Red_Dog at 9:24am 10.04.20 I'm wondering if anyone here burns waste motor oil after they do an oil change Can you do that wit
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Head Sail at 9:19am 10.04.20 Help with Diagnosis After a lovely October sail on Fisher Island Sound we made our back to the mar
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis NYSail at 9:11am 10.04.20 Not sure what engine you have but many have an inline fuse near the starter. Also, disassemble your

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