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Bilge Pump location in a 23.5 Jonathan Costello at 10:29pm 04.25.04 Smaller Boats 1/945 I'm not sure if all 23.5's are exactly the same but my bilge pump is mounted in/under the port sette
Hey Dave Sean Coerse at 10:28pm 04.25.04 Smaller Boats 2/816 Hey Dave how goes it? Had a 16 year old run in to my boat last week while it was on the trailer. T
What's under the hood? David Knauer at 10:17pm 04.25.04 Big Boats 3/948 Hello all, I want to run a new control line from the mast to a new rope clutch in the cockpit on my
From Fresh water sailing to Punta Gorda, Fla. Gary Smith at 10:17pm 04.25.04 Smaller Boats 8/1148 I am leaving Indiana in November to permanently occupy a waterfront home I have in Punta Gorda Isles
owners manual rex kellso at 3:41pm 04.25.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1293 I would like to find an owners manual for a 1978 o'day 23, or more information on the rigging and li
4JHE questions Cinnamon Girl at 2:22pm 04.25.04 Big Boats 4/885 My 4JHE 44 hp Yanmar seems to smoke a bit at mid to high RPMS even after warm up. We expect this eng
Pushing your limits ex-admin at 2:09pm 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 58/2595 You head out for a day sail with a forecast of sunshine and five-to-fifteen knot winds. Forecasts be
H 30 Potential Bilge Water Problems Len at 1:20pm 04.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/832 I just bought a 1981 H 30. During winter storage my cockpit scuppers became clogged and cause water
Widgeon Mast Step w/ cracks Tracy B at 12:50pm 04.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1102 I am buying an O'Day Widgeon. This boat seems like a good deal though I know that it has spent the
Favorite Sanding Tool for Bottom Paint? Don Cedarholm at 12:12pm 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1211 I would like to know if anyone out there has a favorite power sander they use for the annual sanding
Hunter 25.5 mast unstepping and running rigging Steve at 11:53am 04.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3759 I just purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and need to lower the mast prior to having the yard lift and put
Black soot in engine compartment steve at 11:05am 04.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/6290 I seem to have excessive black soot accumulating on the engine compartment cover everytime i go out.
Diesel fuel cleanup Bill Ubelacker at 10:21am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1173 Has any one had any experience with cleaning up diesel soaked plywood on their boat? I have found a
Bathroom Sinks? Bill Dunn at 10:20am 04.25.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1006 DOes anyone know where I would be able to purchase another sink for the Head in my 37' Beneteau? I
Plastic stuffing Box Pat at 10:18am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1048 Hello I have a hunter 31, 18 hp yanmar ,I was wondering what size packing and how many rings ... Tha
2000 340 3GM30FTachometer/Hour meter Problems TomH at 10:16am 04.25.04 Big Boats 3/871 I'm having a very weird problem. My Tach works fine , then out of the blue it kicks up exactly 500RP
Mainsheet rigging for a Mac 22 Venture Mark Hait at 10:11am 04.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/6870 I bought my Mac 22 last November. I'm not sure how you rig the mainsheet. From all the pictures i've
Someone has got to do it. (1) Jim Seamans at 10:07am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1061 Life is grand popSat. evening just off the Potomac River.JimS/V Java*
Air Pump to Blow Water from Ballast Tank ken lockhart at 9:58am 04.25.04 Smaller Boats 7/1231 I recently read where a person with a Catilina 250 uses a 12 volt air pump to blow the ballast befor
Datamarine knotmeter not working Steve deForest at 8:39am 04.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2801 I have recently bought a Hunter 31 and the Datamarine knotmeter will display 0.0 when turned on but

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Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ken13559 at 2:50pm 10.20.20 After replacing the air filter many times I gave up. Just put the silencer back, don't bother with t
Osiris Rex? rgranger at 2:24pm 10.20.20 I am now...:biggrin:
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay (1) Jackdaw at 2:20pm 10.20.20 We're got two weeks left; our final 'Commodore Cup' distance race this weekend, and then the Frostbi
New Tender DArcy at 2:12pm 10.20.20 When I was a kid my dad built a 9 foot dinghy in our family room. He designed it himself, I had a mo
Whats Process (paperwork) of selling a Sailboat Sailfanatic at 2:12pm 10.20.20 So I recently sold my boat in MA via Craigslist. If the boat is clean and shows well, you should hav
boat sits high on trailer AndyVS at 2:04pm 10.20.20 I've launched my 26S in over a dozen different ramps over the last 5 years. I always have to backup
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 Tom J at 1:47pm 10.20.20 No issues with the fridge yet. Mine is a 2003 model. What is the module you mentioned for?
New Tender (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:45pm 10.20.20 A friend has the next larger Dyer tender, called the Dhow. It's 'only' a foot longer, but that foot
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Tom J at 1:38pm 10.20.20 How does the toilet pull anything out of the shower sump? There shouldn't be any connection betwe
pressure switch fail? capta at 1:24pm 10.20.20 I just need to be miniaturized to be able to fit in such small spaces! LOL Bradford Marine in Dani
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 1:14pm 10.20.20 This is probably not the issue, but assume you have pulled off and cleaned the pump strainer or fil
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ralph Johnstone at 1:10pm 10.20.20 I noticed a very dirty piece of felt or something stuck to the end of the intake silencer. It peels
boat sits high on trailer tgrayson at 1:09pm 10.20.20 I'll try that
boat sits high on trailer (1) rgranger at 12:54pm 10.20.20 One more thing that helps... if you have outdoor carpet on your skids... spray some of this on the c
boat sits high on trailer rgranger at 12:52pm 10.20.20 So I usually get my muffler wet but don't drown it. I used to own a Mac 22 and also got the muffle
Grab rail (1) sail sfbay at 12:28pm 10.20.20 Good question, which can up before on the threads below. Make sue it is an Edson pedestal as you mig
Looks Important Maybe BrianH at 12:18pm 10.20.20 My wife and I were headed to one of favorite weekend spots at Put-in-Bay in Lake Erie. It was a 3 1
Shift lever backwards? twalker H260 at 12:08pm 10.20.20 Our 260 was the same when we first got it. I was able to change the connection points in the top of
It's not safe anywhere. NYSail at 11:45am 10.20.20 Probably a meth head. They think they can conquer the world, and police when on it. sort of simi
Shift lever backwards? BrianH at 11:41am 10.20.20 I had the same set up on my 1980 H30. When I wanted to put the boat in reverse I would say to my se

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