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head pump squeak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:37am 06.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1291 Any brand of synthetic teflon grease SuperLube is the best quality. Liquid products are ok, Rob..
Inverter question Rob2435 at 7:31am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1125 I have an inverter on my boat to run 110AC appliances. The problem or question is does this only w
Replacement Screens PrincessoftheLake at 7:20am 06.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1095 Does anyone know if you can buy just the replacement screens for the opening portlights on a 1985 Hu
Rounding up G at 7:07am 06.21.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/3846 When the wind gusts to 20 or so apparent I occasionally find myself rounding up--turning forcefully
Did anyone install hiking/toes straps? 5 tonyprice at 6:52am 06.21.04 Day Sailers 0/982 Paul Chauvin recently asked the above question.I, too, would be interested if anyone has done so ye*
Photo caption contest online! Phil Herring at 6:35am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/935 Thanks to TJ who sent us a darn nice photo (and one we can probalby use...) there is a new caption c
Lifeline netting Geoff in Ann Arbor at 6:18am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1248 When I bought my boat four years ago a previous owner had installed netting. I needed new lifelines
Engine Trany problem Pete270 at 6:13am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/810 My engine drops out of forward every once in a while. I shift to nuetral and back into gear and its
Holding tank filling Mario Pasquini at 5:33am 06.21.04 Big Boats 4/1132 I have a new 34 Mark II. Does anyone have experience with the holding tank filling with sea water wi
cheap replacement mainsheet? sweeper at 5:00am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 3/1007 Just last weekend i had the great misfortune of having my mainsheet setup stolen from my boat at the
oday 20 needs a motor david2600 at 4:46am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1161 Hi everyone, need some advice on an outboard for my oday 20, it has an existin bracket rated at 59 l
Boat rounds up in gusts crispi at 4:31am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1733 Hello, all,My boat, a 20' Vivacity twin/bilge keel, rounds up into the wind when it gets overpower
Battery oops Bill O'Donovan at 4:27am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/779 While on a stiff tack Saturday, one of my batteries broke loose of the straps and the acid spilled o
Cruising RPM and speed of O34 and O35 Ed Ryan7037 at 4:04am 06.21.04 Bigger Boats 2/1208 I have seen information regarding the cruising RPM for the Universal M25XP. As an owner of an O35,
Universal Diesel shutdown liutim at 3:48am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1234 A question on starving the Universal Diesel to shut it down. I have just bought an O'day 30, and ha
H31 three blade prop questions Bob Rutland at 3:39am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/870 I am thinking about changing to a three blad prop for my 84 H31. I know I will loose sail speed, but
H260 throttle cable and other problems. JDK20819 at 3:08am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 4/866 I just got my trailerable 260 in the water.The yard that serviced my Nissan 9.whatever HP outboard
transducer mounting question Bob1757 at 3:08am 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/803 i want to mount a depth sounder (display has two docks (one for cabin, one for cockpit))the transd
Headsail Downhaul J.P. Dyer at 3:07am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 5/1098 I received what sounds like a great tip regarding dousing a headsail while singlehanding - rig a hea
Right outboard for Catalina 27 bookie at 2:55am 06.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3876 I am trying to buy my sister a new outboard motor for her Catalina 27 as a gift. The four stroke mo

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Roller furling problem Justin_NSA at 6:12am 07.29.20
Ships Bell Fog Bell RoyS at 6:10am 07.29.20 Compressed air horns are too loud IMHO. Last time I used one in fog it was because some idiot in a p
Deck Light Switch on a 2009 36 Hunter rgranger at 6:02am 07.29.20 .....any suggestiond...LOL Follow the wires?:huh:
Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) rgranger at 5:58am 07.29.20 Most people bed their deck hardware with something called butyl tape. I've also used it with great
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations rgranger at 5:56am 07.29.20 Oh, and I took the strobe off since it kept activating inadvertently. That could get annoying ver
Ships Bell Fog Bell jviss at 5:49am 07.29.20 Thanks Larry, it's more a matter of aesthetics and decor than anything else. A bell isn't required
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake Sable Sailor at 5:30am 07.29.20 Pictures would be great. Thanks.
Real chance of capsizing? dlochner at 5:28am 07.29.20 The waves @Will Gilmore describes are often referred to as Rogue waves. There has been a lot of rese
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M tfox2069 at 5:27am 07.29.20
Solar Vent on a head hatch. Justin_NSA at 5:27am 07.29.20 .... New one works perfectly but I put a higher capacity battery in it (mine sits about 2 feet below
A week in Jamaica JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:23am 07.29.20 Where did you have this experience? A passage from St. Barts to Guadeloupe. Summer of 2019. We had
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations shemandr at 5:09am 07.29.20 I have a Revere for nearly 2 decades. The stitching around the neck irritates my skin. I had my wi
Ships Bell Fog Bell Captain Larry-DH at 5:08am 07.29.20 Is this just to meet regulations? Or is it for use in fog? If the latter, IMHO it would be better
Deck Light Switch on a 2009 36 Hunter gmnormal at 4:49am 07.29.20 Hmmmm Thanks ...that is what I think... now where would you look ...I checked the Helm ..ng, I check
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question jviss at 4:47am 07.29.20 I say this because I've tested piles of these outlets with FLIR imaging and 7.5A is what is safest
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 4:41am 07.29.20 Furlex comes with their lube and they say in the instructions that you should periodically clean th
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 4:24am 07.29.20 Dr. Judy wins! I suppose it should have been simple, but I never put together the 2 things 1) having
Sump Pump on Nav Panel and Rule 650/750 Bilge Pump kloudie1 at 4:09am 07.29.20 Bad info .. sorry.. not possible to have starter run away without instrument panel switch on.. Was t
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 07.29.20 So you inadvertently (sic) logged into another boats signal using the "default password"? LOL! No
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Rick486 at 3:35am 07.29.20

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