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Teak Toe Rails Rob at 12:12am 06.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1017 I have a 1973 O'day 22, almost ready for the water. I took the back toe rails (where the track scre
Toe Zinc Brendan Gilbane at 12:02am 06.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/806 I have a 1980 Catalina Swing Keel, and I need to add a Toe Zinc or Finger Zinc to the keel because I
motoring with keel up? bob at 11:59pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1229 ahoy! - still adjusting to having a swing keel, in my mac25 -- i'm considering some fairly shallow a
Y connector or Y valve Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 11:44pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1722 Hi Peggy!I have a question and I will try to be as precise as I can. I am on the process of install
Hitch Pin.....is it there? sailorsue at 11:18pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/769 Ok, so I'm new to boating... does everyone Check to see that the pinis in, even when you know it mu
Boom Vang use Bruce at 11:09pm 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1256 When I first bought my V21, the mainsheet handling system(if you could call it that) was built mostl
Routing Shift Cable on Hunter 260 Herman18887 at 10:51pm 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1365 I need to install a new shift cable on my 2004 Hunter 260 with an Edson pedestal and Honda 8 outboar
Stuffing box packing nut is frozen aquaholic1 at 10:47pm 06.06.05 Big Boats 13/6894 I finally worked up enough nerve to attempt my first stuffing box re-pack (ever)in the water. I ha
DECAL ADHESIVE REMOVAL dstewart100 at 10:37pm 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1235 WE ARE REMOVING THE DECALS OFF THE HULL OF OUR HUNTER 23.5 AND WE WOULD LIKE SUGGESTIONS HOW TO SAFE
26x centerboard zenod51 at 10:28pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1507 Help!I own a 1999 26x and believe I "lost" my centerboard after it impacted on the bottom a few tim
12 Volt Power Socket on Instrument Panel DR13360 at 8:31pm 06.06.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1169 Could someone help ?Recently, I tried connecting an power invertor to the 12 volt supply but could
Slightly Different Pump Handle Resistance Problem Craig522 at 3:37pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1804 Peggie, I posted this a few days ago to the main shared forum by mistake. Can you please take a cra
test Craig522 at 3:21pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1257 test
Unknown cleat iseefine at 2:22pm 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/884 Please help me - I recently purchased a very nice O'Day 222 and am trying to identify a cleat/fittin
Manual head: when is it full? John at 2:01pm 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1160 This is my first season with my 1984 C22. It's got a manual head, which we've used a total of three
For the long distance guys sailaway78 at 1:56pm 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1865 Have a question. Lets say you are making a long run, Corpus to Ft. Meyers, New Orleans to Key West
running light nightmare tommyg at 12:38pm 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/1272 The steaming light on my 89 c -22 has been out since purchase three years ago. Now with the mast un
quick launch Jeff Prideaux at 12:14pm 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/992 Has anyone done (or thought about) doing the following quick launch idea?I typically use busy publ
Hey Culligan Man! Greg Mac 26S at 11:58am 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/922 Actually, I need a plumber. The Engine well 'drain' is blocked up, with I'm guessing leaves and suc
transducer location mulligan at 11:57am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/970 Anyone mounted a thru hull transducer on a 23 o'day? I'm attempting this but I've been unable to loc

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There's a hole in my boat Tom J at 3:01pm 04.12.21
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels Ted at 2:56pm 04.12.21 I agree with Don's comment. The moisture readings will be influenced by where it is taken. Many boat
location of seatalk course computer JimP at 2:48pm 04.12.21 In my 2003 386, the Course Computer (ACU) was behind a panel at the nav station, against the wall fa
location of seatalk course computer Ted at 2:43pm 04.12.21 What model is your autopilot? Some of the Raymarine autopilots don't have a separate course computer
h49 propeller diameter? Dave Groshong at 2:32pm 04.12.21 Here's a link to our page, we do need your hull number to be sure about the prop size: https://sh
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels higgs at 2:23pm 04.12.21 Unless you are getting this boat real cheap, and DYI projects are your forte, I would walk. There a
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM higgs at 2:19pm 04.12.21 The sensor on the bell housing can go bad, but as others have pointed out, it might just be a bad co
Solar Panel Voyager1 at 1:57pm 04.12.21 Small red and white wires have been removed. Old photo
There's a hole in my boat (2) fred1diver at 1:53pm 04.12.21 Well I finally had time to sand the patch down, it has a few low spots but all in all a nice job
Thru hull drmelkay at 1:51pm 04.12.21
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM y knot at 1:47pm 04.12.21 I had the same problem. Either it is a bad alternator or the wire came off the back of the alternat
Solar Panel Richard19068 at 1:46pm 04.12.21 Other small red and white are from old old charger that has been removed. Just to make sure (f
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 1:42pm 04.12.21 Further reading about the the Whale piping (or metric pipe diameters). 15 mm is the outside diamete
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM 19thol at 1:41pm 04.12.21 Don't know if it's related to your motor, but mine has a sensor on the bell housing with two wires
Prevent engine starting in reverse Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 04.12.21 My Hurth tranny info has a warning about letting the prop spin while the boat is moving under sail.
h49 propeller diameter? sail sfbay at 1:21pm 04.12.21 I did not see the size in your manual. Do you have a Yanmar 4JH4HTBE engine? Might check with thes
Time for New Insurance dlochner at 1:15pm 04.12.21 And then came Carshield. Crazy world we live in! The world has figured out that sex and fear sell
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 senang at 1:13pm 04.12.21
Time for New Insurance Bob S at 1:12pm 04.12.21 And then came Carshield. Crazy world we live in!
Solar Panel dlochner at 1:11pm 04.12.21 Other small red and white are from old old charger that has been removed. Abandoning in place is

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