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Oday 22 1973 Performance Modifications Sweet.Al at 9:06pm 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 3/519 Hi, I recently purchased a very nice trailer that came with an oday 22. At first I just saw this as
Race Scoring (1) rpwillia at 8:24pm 06.01.20 Racing 6/978 So, we had a race at my club last weekend and we used RaceSail to score the races. I am getting a to
Evinrude is no more jviss at 7:22pm 06.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/870 Cutting hundreds of jobs in Sturtevant, BRP is ceasing Evinrude production and partnering with Mercu
Long or short shaft Chern at 6:23pm 06.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1398 My outboard is stolen and I never even thought was it long shaft or short. I bought the boat with mo
Superflush Meriachee at 4:57pm 06.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/782 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , tested the new superflush on the weekend. Nice machine. Thanks for the
Jabsco head seepage back into bowl from holding tank (1) Noodat Lady at 3:35pm 06.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/3344 Newly acquired 2000 vintage boat with original Jabsco head. Trailing her home, with the valve on "d
When is it time for a new barrier coat? (3) SVCeviche at 2:29pm 06.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/2786 Hello all, We hauled our Catalina 27 for its first power wash since we bought it - giving my wife
Lloyds not insuring Beneteau sailboats Urban_Guy at 2:01pm 06.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1155 My insurance is coming due in July and I was just notified by my agent that Lloyds is no longer insu
DC panel power drop on battery bank 1 only jvoorhies at 2:00pm 06.01.20 Big Boats 7/563 I am not sure why this happening. When I try and run my refrigerator on bank 1, I get a low voltage
Insurance Question Hungryfroggy at 1:19pm 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1017 First boat owner here, just bought a Cat 30. BoatUS/Geico just declined to insure me for 300K bodil
Hunter 34 compass repair Richard Bryer at 12:55pm 06.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1404 Anyone repaired the compass on a H34? Mine has lost almost all of the fluid after the winter. I pull
Deep bilges and garboard plugs. (2) TomY at 12:44pm 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 5/758 I especially appreciate a garboard plug, in the spring. After a long winter, the bilge dries out. Mi
What is this warning symbol? (1) Dr. D at 11:59am 06.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1890 When my engine overheated, a few minutes after I turned the engine off there was another alarm. I fo
H260 Boat Covers (2) h2o_snow at 10:46am 06.01.20 Smaller Boats 15/1294 Hi all. Interesting times. We have opted out of our slip this season primarily due to: its shortne
Brown stuff no rotary device yet. (5) east coaster at 7:36am 06.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/871 Have a 2002 Catalina 310 Hull 166, on the hard here in Nova Scotia. Was away from the boat for about
TS Cristobal <-- TD#3 <-- Invest 93L JamesG161 at 6:27am 06.01.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/921 First day of Hurricane season 2020, Invest 93L is starting as a LOW over the Yucatan Peninsula in Me
Electrical Refit Done! (9) TheSoggyDollar at 6:18am 06.01.20 Catalina 22 12/1653 Our new-to-us Catalina 22 was in pretty good shape. We have only had to repair and update minor thin
2020 Launch! (6) SawyerCurt at 6:10am 06.01.20 Catalina 310 4/1015 I know some folks leave their boats in year-round, but here in the Northeast we have a May-October (
H34 Exhaust hose. HOW LONG??? drew- at 3:59am 06.01.20 Big Boats 6/820 Hello Everyone, We tried to take a trip to Annapolis this weekend but ended up with a ruptured exhau
Water under floor boards PaulGinger at 2:25am 06.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1437 I find what seems to be fresh water in my bilge and surrounding compartments. While they are linked

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Fridge: 12V or DC RitSim at 8:09am 03.26.24 My unit is also AC/DC but the AC is 120V. If you are not connected to shore power, then you would u
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 03.26.24 I lived in St Pete for 12 yr, sailed the SW coast in my Pearson 30 for 11 of them. Pearson 30 is a 5
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:58am 03.26.24 Tugs were used to get the ship from the dock to the waterway, at which the ship was under its own po
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 03.26.24 Not clear (to me) from reporting if tugs ARE or ARE NOT required when transiting that channel. One
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:53am 03.26.24 I listened to one report that the ship had a power outage. Then tried to reverse (Thats the black sm
Fridge: 12V or DC BarryL at 7:52am 03.26.24 Hello, Congratulations on the new boat. I have a SO 409, very similar to your 419. I'm very happy w
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 7:44am 03.26.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inst
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel william24424 at 7:16am 03.26.24 Similar situation I was sailing in wider channel pinned up against buoy, made the starboard to starb
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . dLj at 7:11am 03.26.24 What a major disaster. My heart goes out to all involved. dj
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.26.24 Really remarkable and big news in the Chesapeake area. This was the Francis Scott Key I695 bridge o
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:21am 03.26.24 In more detail - the question you are asking will often fall into the engineering realm of "fitness
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:44am 03.26.24 Rough to the touch sounds like improper use of cleaning or lack of polishing. Yes, rough to the tou
outboard hoisting (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 03.26.24 That design will work to lift the motor, but when you swing the arm forward to move the motor to th
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 4:55am 03.26.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 3:27am 03.26.24 Thank you Jim for taking the time to speak with me on the phone. I appreciate you taking the time to
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 3:24am 03.26.24 Thanks for your input, much appreciated. Just for context - the bottom is clean, the wheel center (
Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re

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