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Help I'm SIRIUS Silicone Fan at 11:58am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 I'm really getting tired of my radio interupptions when someone walks into my satellite signal. Any
anchor windlass barney at 11:04am 05.24.05 Big Boats 4/1082 has anyone added an electric windlass to a 35.5? i need help with a solution. deck seems thin, no ch
Exhaust system question Stephen OBrien at 10:46am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/893 I will need to replace my muffler sometime this year, but before removing the quarter berth panel, I
oday 20 robert at 10:45am 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1134 can anyone tell me the usual outboard size for a 20,and minimum that would reasonably move the boat,
Gore Tex Report Stephen OBrien at 10:44am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/877 Last fall I repacked my stuffing box with Gore Tex packing. So far this year, the packing is living
Engines for Oday Twelves William Foster at 10:26am 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/852 I own an Oday Twelve. I have oars for it, but I would like to use an electric motor. I was going to
masthead fitting for 272 or 280 Nelson519 at 10:22am 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/889 What will one find at the top of the mast to aid in adding a spinnaker block? There are two exit bl
Sudden Emergencies Don Guillette at 9:46am 05.24.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1691 Mates: This is a spin off of the "pre planning" discussion.Suppose your out on your little beauty
Water in bilge Sonny10775 at 9:37am 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/877 Ok as I am new to sailing, I don't know much about water inside a boat. I noticed last weekend I not
Leak From Above Sonny10775 at 9:32am 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 1/944 I have a Hunter 26.5 , last weekend, I noticed water slightly leaking in from the rear cabin roof, w
barient winch parts Jim Bessinger at 9:24am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1162 I have a 1990 H30 that has a #17 barient single speed winch and the phoenelic black self tailing fea
outboard interferes with rudder steering Jim at 8:20am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/977 I have a Macgregor 25. Tiller-rudder steering. Rudder seems to bend under moderate-high pressure,
Cal 28-2 "hellcloth" removal manual Rich at 7:54am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 Okay, I've probably gotten more serious about removing the moldy "hellcloth" liner from my 1987 Cal
Adding wheel sterring to a 25FT Macgregor wieken at 7:12am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1689 I saw a very good setup for wheeled sterring for the 25' Macgregor at the dealer in Marina Del Ray.
additional fuel pump on my yanmar 2QM20 thoughts? Harvey at 7:01am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 14/3948 After months of persistant problems of either air in my fuel line and/or gunk getting into my diesel
Valve Cleaner Shannon at 6:52am 05.24.05 Big Boats 1/945 My Yanmar is blowing blue smoke. Based on the smoke, I assume that it is not burning diesel efficie
Puget Sounders and your zincs Seattle Scott at 6:29am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1623 One week the shaft zincs were there and the next they were both gone (with a couple of hours of hard
STRUT NEEDED Ronhas at 6:10am 05.24.05 Columbia 1/1508 I have a 1971 columbia Mark3 with a 35 hp yanmar, my strut on the shaft broke and I am having proble
Thru-Hulls Above the Waterline-All Sailors Calaloo at 6:06am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3076 I am now ready to install air conditioning in my HUN 310, but when I talked with Hunter Marine about
stiff steering catalinaguy at 5:39am 05.24.05 Catalina 30 7/2002 I have made an offer on a 1988 catalina 30 that is in very good condition. The survey was good with

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WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Dave Groshong at 6:29pm 03.22.21 2074 is the tint we use, common gray tint, use Dow 795 for adhesive.
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Tim22 at 6:28pm 03.22.21 I have bought boats I found on both sailboatowners.com and yachtworld and was very happy in both cas
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:19pm 03.22.21 Yachtworld is a listing service for boat brokers much like the multiple listing services for real e
Why is America so disinterested in racing? RussC at 6:06pm 03.22.21 It appears to me that the sport of sailing has experienced a slowdown based on some self inflicted i
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor jssailem at 5:59pm 03.22.21 And without the diesel smell. And silent While the idea of an electric motor driving your sailbo
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Scott T-Bird at 5:34pm 03.22.21 I pretty much reject the notion that the decline of interest in sailing and/or sailboat racing is ba
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor Bash at 5:27pm 03.22.21 And without the diesel smell.
C22 Swing Keel/Fiberglass Repair? (1) ambler at 5:25pm 03.22.21 The stingy sailor (The $tingy Sailor) has a detailed series on fairing the keel - including a templa
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS sail sfbay at 5:06pm 03.22.21 .......Also - is there interest in seeing the replacement process documented on the site?....... A
Catalina 310 propeller sizes rukidn at 5:06pm 03.22.21 You may want to also note your speed at idle before consulting with prop manufacturers. The broker p
Looking for info on Paceship PY23 Gott654 at 4:56pm 03.22.21 I had one for about 3 years, had to rebuild the galley( on the hard too long, insects attacked the
Looking for info on Paceship PY23 Gott654 at 4:44pm 03.22.21 The Paceship PY 23 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of hand-laid up fiberglass
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS sail sfbay at 4:31pm 03.22.21 Might obtain a sample of each from D&R OR a local retail plastics company to see what you might like
Class T fuses Maine Sail at 3:55pm 03.22.21 LiFePO4 should use Class T. It's all about the AIC rating...
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS kappykaplan at 3:31pm 03.22.21 I don't have an O'Day, but when I replaced my badly crazed ports several years ago, I went with dark
Dehumidifier Suggestions NINEv2 at 3:28pm 03.22.21 Thanks again for the suggestions. Sounds like it may be at least a viable alternative to spending 2
Damper plate. Mike Mc at 3:23pm 03.22.21 Hi Mike, That is the correct damper plate. I just installed that one last month. I bought it fro
Might be buying a Catalina 36 LeslieTroyer at 3:20pm 03.22.21
swing keel 1993 26s (1) Justin_NSA at 2:51pm 03.22.21 The 26S has a swing centerboard, not a keel. Mine had some play. They can probably get wallowed out,
swing keel 1993 26s sail sfbay at 2:39pm 03.22.21 Take a look at post #4 in this thread: Swing keel bolt and cable - MacGregorSailors.com Might find

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