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White smoke Bob at 7:48am 07.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1515 I have white smoke coming from my exhaust. Universal 5411 diesel. I assume this is from a blown head
1982 O'Day 28 Design Year DanF at 7:46am 07.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1110 I would like to enter a classic boat race and the requirement is that the boat must have been design
Hatch board Michel at 7:23am 07.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/976 I need to replace the hatch boards on a 1975 c22, does anyone know if I can use birch plywood and if
Battery isolation ltinsay at 6:57am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1453 In my Beneteau 400, I have to turn off the house battery (and turn ON starting) in order to start of
Tropical Storm Cindy sailaway78 at 6:54am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 3/893 How did those of you on the Gulf Coast fare with the passing of Cindy. I got caught away from home,
HOW STABLE IS SHE? KIP at 6:21am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/964 HOW "STABLE" ARE THE 31'S WITH THE SHOAL DRAFT KEEL W/SWING KEEL? HOW CAN I FIGURE THIS OUT? I HAVE
Windlass Larry/American Dream at 5:52am 07.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/803 I own a 1988 30'Cat, tall rig with bowsprit and would like to install a windlass. Picking the anchor
Round guage suppliers??? Royster at 5:42am 07.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/806 We are in the market to replace the guages. I see Simrad and others make square sets. Does anyone kn
Centerboard on 212 Doug at 5:42am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 0/682 I moor my Hunter 212 June to Oct here in New England. By the time I pull for the season the line co
Preventer with a snubber Don Guillette at 5:38am 07.08.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/2341 Mates: Yesterday, after having lunch at my favorite place in Alamitos Bay, Ca I took a dock stroll a
Tipping over Ann St Peter at 5:35am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 5/1336 We are new to sailing. We have a H25. I don't want to go over, but do like to a good heel. Is the
Laptop recommendation for on-board use? Derek Rowell at 4:57am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1046 It's time to retire my ancient 500MHz laptop. I'm looking for an inexpensive laptop for navigation
Great tiller control Dick Westwood at 4:45am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/999 This is such a great product that I thought I'd give it a plug. Tillerlock from CanSail. It's a comp
Buying a chartplotter Ana at 4:32am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1321 Hi, excuse my english. My husband and I own a Columbia 36, we are interest in buying our first char
Removing quarter-berth panel Stephen OBrien at 3:57am 07.08.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1312 I need to remove the quarter-berth panel to replace my muffler. My question is, does that panel pro
Capri 22 -Mast raising system, Bottom Painting Paul R. at 3:36am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 5/2226 I am intereste in kmowing if anyone makes a mast raining system for a Capri 22- if not has anyone fa
RETROFIT MAC 26D walter at 3:30am 07.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/910 Thanks, I have looked at IDASailor they ask $250 or $ 280 for tall one, is the extra money worth it?
H25.5 -- How to remove original faucet? Bob at 3:01am 07.08.05 Smaller Boats 3/775 I want to replace the faucets on my H25.5 but can't figure it out. Can't see any fasteners, tried tu
Jerry A.--- how well does your Toyota pull 170? gball at 2:56am 07.08.05 Day Sailers 5/1122 Jerry A., I saw your nice posts about your new 170. Nice flag mount too!I see that you're apparen
On the mast or on a pole rsn48 at 2:21am 07.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/800 So I just purchased the JRC 1800CP colour radar and chart plotter and am having some trouble decidin

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Deck fitting (water fill) replacement cap? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19pm 03.28.21 If it's a standard 1.5" deck fill (which actually refers to the size of the hose that goes onto it.
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY rgranger at 7:54pm 03.28.21
Ever Given shemandr at 7:49pm 03.28.21 It's going to take a while with a bucket. But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope the
Ever Given shemandr at 7:45pm 03.28.21 It's going to take a while with a bucket. But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope the
Mystery Mastic (6) jdrutten at 7:45pm 03.28.21 I was able to get to the boat today to try to get a better look. Unfortunately, the v-berth is well
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? chuckwayne at 7:34pm 03.28.21 Chuck, Can you send me a link to the combiner and hose you are using. I have been unable to find
O'Day 26 Backstay length jssailem at 7:29pm 03.28.21 When challenged with an exact length you need to understand the features of the back stay and how yo
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? chuckwayne at 7:25pm 03.28.21 Most, if not all, low HP Mercs are rebranded Tohatsus. That's what I thought, too, Dave. I asked a
Cabin Windows mtarcher1 at 7:07pm 03.28.21 I've got a badly scratched cabin window on my Catalina 320 that I want to replace. There's no fram
Auto Pilot Waltsailor at 6:42pm 03.28.21 I have the ridiculously large tables on the console. The large console created some clearance issue
Ever Given dlochner at 6:15pm 03.28.21 A short video of the salvage effort. jMTsGWQ2voY
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 6:12pm 03.28.21 Thanks to everyone for all the great advice. New system is up and running and we love it. 3 x Firef
Hunter 34 cabin interior wood finish Capt Robbie at 6:06pm 03.28.21 all h34 except for the oak cabin model were all natural teak finish. Ive used deks olhje #1 for 38 y
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 5:49pm 03.28.21 my h34 1983 original owner inspected every season, never had any issues. I replaced everything in 2
O'Day 26 Backstay length Apex at 5:16pm 03.28.21 get something CLOSE, but long enough (split OR single), and trim to length in place, putting in a No
fog scares me! Will Gilmore at 5:11pm 03.28.21 I've sailed in Maine when we couldn't see the bow of our center cockpit, 56' schooner and when it se
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 4:15pm 03.28.21 An epoxy barrier coat should be waterproof and not subject to the same type of blistering as polyes
Hunter 456 and replacement compass shemandr at 4:08pm 03.28.21 Try these guys. I've never done business with them but at least you can start a discussion with the
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY chip veres at 3:53pm 03.28.21 I think it's important to rig a system to empty the ballast tank before you bring it up the boat ram
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Tom J at 3:53pm 03.28.21 To be honest, I am not sure, but I imagine it is raw water cooled only. Hence the suggestion to fl

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