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Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/1093 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? HubertMagni at 7:56am 10.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1381 Any ideas on where I can get a boat-cover for an O'Day 22? Its sitting on a trailer - mast/rigging o
Locating small seawater leak on Yanmar 4JH2E (1) smokey73 at 4:38am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1515 As you can see I have an obvious seawater leak somewhere on the starboard side of my Yanmar 4JH2E.
Solar panel damage? (1) kpgraci at 8:13pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1281 186035 My wife would blame leaf miners. What causes this and should i be concerned?
Descaling Yanmar 2cylinder raw water system Avi at 7:28pm 10.14.20 S2 4/1313 I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do it? Can
Engine Cooling Water not Flowing KZW at 7:09pm 10.14.20 Catalina 310 21/6029 Need help. My boat is no longer huffing with the engine (Universal M25 XPB) running (i.e. cooling wa
Dark side?? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 25/3801 If you ever feel the need to move to a powerboat, what would you do? Lots of options. Pogo has an
Descaling yanmar 2 cylinders raw water cooling Avi at 6:34pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 1/390 Hello, I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do
US Coast Guard ATON Survey weekendrken at 5:23pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/595 The Coast Guard is soliciting PUBLIC INPUT until Nov. 1st on AIDS to NAVIGATION located in less than
replacing Yanmar 4JH2-TE for the new 4JH80 in a 97 Hunter Passage Mag97 at 5:03pm 10.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/544 Does anyone have any experience on the pro and cons, compatibility, etc. of upgrading to the new 4JH
Reverse Osmosis system under sink Beneteau 343 swisssally at 1:45pm 10.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/630 Can a small reverse osmosis system fit under the sink? If so, what models have you all used? any r
Hunter 34 Ice Box Conversion (1) Charlie98117 at 12:45pm 10.14.20 Big Boats 4/1190 I just finished putting a refrigeration unit in my H34 and thought I'd put some info here in case an
Help in finding a spring for Yanmar 4JH2E (2) smokey73 at 12:32pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/808 When changing the oil I found this broken spring hanging down. Not sure of its purpose but I am pre
1GM10 yanmar diesel Redrover1425 at 11:32am 10.14.20 Day Sailers 17/3480 I am looking for some advice for an 1986 O'Day 26 with a Yanmar 1GM10 (C) which I bought last Fall.
Looking for a mooring for next week. Porter River, Danvers MA azambella at 11:29am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/328 Anyone got an empty mooring I could use? Getting hauled out two weeks from now but need to exit my
Raw Water Shut Off Access Port -- At Last (3) Allan12210 at 10:49am 10.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/499 After 35 years of stretching over the engine or having to unload the back berth (garage), I finally
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 10:13am 10.14.20 Big Boats 26/2358 My Passage 42 has the small, curved dodger with the short, narrow bimini connected by a zippered str
Measuring for a new sail fred1diver at 9:28am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1236
Transponder installation jblank at 8:58am 10.14.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/847 I want to install a through hull transponder for a Raymarine i40 depth finder. The transponder can
The kind of year it has been (1) Jackdaw at 8:24am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2044 More 2020 weirdness. I quite often post sailing pictures and vids to my FB account, most often racin

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What to do with the topping lift? smokey73 at 5:56pm 08.16.24 If I were you, I would refresh the topping lift and use it as a boom support when moored FWIW. T
Do I have a stringer problem? dlochner at 5:52pm 08.16.24 Those photos are facing aft, correct? Yes, you have a potentially big problem and it is not necessa
What to do with the topping lift? thinwater at 5:43pm 08.16.24 A full strength topping lift makes a good safety line for mast climbing.
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dlochner at 5:30pm 08.16.24 Good discussion. There has been no confirmation that using navigation buoys or other aids to naviga
Do I have a stringer problem? garymalmgren at 5:29pm 08.16.24 Do I have a problem? Yes. Is a big problem? No. The supports that support the floor are called floo
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Don S/V ILLusion at 5:12pm 08.16.24
Do I have a stringer problem? shemandr at 5:03pm 08.16.24 There should be limber holes to allow incidental water to drain to the lowest part of the bilge and
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks FastOlson at 4:19pm 08.16.24 Regarding the official designation of a VTS zone. Those "lanes" are seriously off limits in the NW.
What is this black thing on my mast and what is it good for? JohnnyP at 4:08pm 08.16.24 Thanks for all your ideas!
What to do with the topping lift? Rick D at 4:05pm 08.16.24 I have a rigid vang, but no topping lift. I secure the boom with the main halyard attached to the en
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker (1) Hello Below at 2:59pm 08.16.24
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Rick486 at 2:54pm 08.16.24 I had a scary situation yesterday, and more than one potential collision (close ones). I was enter
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks BigEasy at 2:48pm 08.16.24 ALL yacht & club racing associations sailing instructions make note of the rules to not impede comm
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker (2) DmacSails at 2:20pm 08.16.24 Just to close the loop in hopes of saving others some aggravation. On a 2005 H33 the Shore Power Br
Rudder Removal Cruising Spirit at 2:13pm 08.16.24 That is a very novel idea Artboas! I check the rudder when hauled with a moisture meter. When I thin
Rudder Removal james2034 at 1:49pm 08.16.24 A suggestion On my original 40.5 rudder, water got in, and cracked it. I had the rudder repaired,
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 1:45pm 08.16.24 The very first reply to the OP mentions Rule 9 and Narrow Channels, but that's hardly been acknowle
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks SoSound at 1:31pm 08.16.24 I also have sympathy for @jviss, but not because of any sailing racing experience on my part. I wou
Small brass screw artboas at 1:15pm 08.16.24
2004 Hunter 33: sending audio to outside speakers artboas at 1:06pm 08.16.24

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