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Rail mounted grill Russell at 7:46am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 1/873 How close can I put the grill to the outboard? If I mount it on the center stern rail It sets about
head pump squeak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:37am 06.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1357 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 3/1165 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 3/1131 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 9/4817 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 0/1066 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 1/972 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 5/1346 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 0/852 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 4/1244 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 3/1092 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 9/1247 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 14/2078 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 4/867 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 2/1351 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 3/1291 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 3/930 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 4/908 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 0/859 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 5/1174 I received what sounds like a great tip regarding dousing a headsail while singlehanding - rig a hea

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Oil change... Make it a double Mechone at 2:46pm 12.20.20 Most cars now use synthetic oil long life , mobil 1 or castrol edge meet the spec. My last 2 cars st
LiFePO4 conversion CarlN at 2:46pm 12.20.20 It really is much easier to install a battery combiner between the start and house banks. That way w
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup Tom J at 2:31pm 12.20.20 Your bow cleats should be fine. CAL is a good boat. The bow cleats on my Catalina have held up in
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup Sailfanatic at 2:29pm 12.20.20 You are fortunate that chafe does not likely to be a problem. But skip the nylon line and use a pai
Got a new sailing dinghy CarlN at 2:09pm 12.20.20 I'd really think about stripper. Probably safer than a heat gun on old fiberglass (I realize you're
Repair sole bilge panel? dmax at 2:08pm 12.20.20 G-Flex should be able to adhere to that - it sticks to PVC. Rough it up with some 80 grit first.
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup capta at 2:02pm 12.20.20 I do not know the area, but it appears that wind against the tide may cause concern. We use used fir
Repair sole bilge panel? justsomeguy at 1:50pm 12.20.20 Thoughts? Can you remove the laminate with a sharp, wide chisel?
ipad for navigation TomY at 1:49pm 12.20.20 funning aside, buy all the nav gear you need and want so you can sail safely, cause the boat you do
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (1) jssailem at 1:48pm 12.20.20 Boy that bow looks familiar... hor locker and was able to add backing material to the bow cleats.
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup dlochner at 1:45pm 12.20.20 In a relatively protected area, your cleats should be fine. Chafe is always a concern, so chafe prot
ipad for navigation Meriachee at 1:42pm 12.20.20 Paper is so nice to sit in the cockpit and look at. Particularly when decisions need to be made abou
Shrink Wrap not done! (2) dlochner at 1:35pm 12.20.20 Covering and how you cover a boat is going to vary depending on the boat and the locale. In my neck
A boaters seasonal tale... jon hansen at 1:20pm 12.20.20 :clap:
sailboat transport company MA to FL recommendation SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:18pm 12.20.20 I just had a 29' motorboat transported from Minnesota to Florida for around $5000.00. $7,500.00 for
Shrink Wrap not done! SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:12pm 12.20.20 I was once discussing the value of shrink wrapping a sailboat with an open transom with the head man
Shrink Wrap not done! jon hansen at 1:08pm 12.20.20 at my yard, one hour of labor is $125.00. all the beer and donuts prolly equals one hour labor. i
Shrink Wrap not done! dlochner at 12:59pm 12.20.20 covers, styles, supports, .... all very good. but this thread is really about motivating the mari
A boaters seasonal tale... Terry Cox at 12:54pm 12.20.20 :thumbup::thumbup:
Shrink Wrap not done! jon hansen at 12:53pm 12.20.20 covers, styles, supports, .... all very good. but this thread is really about motivating the marin

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