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Zincs Again dennis young at 12:05am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1125 Anyone know why zincs have that little copper(?) bronze(?) ball embedded in the interior of each sec
Snake River Electronics/AcuGage Dennis at 12:04am 07.05.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2374 Have posted before but just wanted to post again.My new email address.snake.river@gte.netAny qu
Vertglas on Nonskid? Bob Shafer at 11:34pm 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/972 I recently did the hull sides of my C27 with Vertglas and it turned out great. I would like to use i
O'day 15 Boom Vang John Unser at 11:25pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1128 I just baught a used O'Day 15. The boom vang seems to be missing. The rudder does not look origina
deteriorating chain plates Dana at 10:49pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/930 I have a early model Marriner, before the self bailing cockpit, mid 60's? I have been noticing for t
Stuffing Box Warren at 10:20pm 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/971 On my 1989 Catalina 30 the stuffing box drips the recommended one to two drops per minute with the e
Groco head Paul Jaudon at 9:14pm 07.04.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1322 Does anyone know the differences between the Groco He and Hf models? The head on my '85 C27 is in n
Can someone please identify this thing? Gary at 3:03pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/952 Found several on my boat. Just can't figure out what it is. Thanks
Electrical problem ? Mike at 2:47pm 07.04.03 Big Boats 2/972 Tonight when I pressed the foot switch for the windlass everything including the running lights went
Much Information Needed - O'Day 23 Jesse Murphy at 1:56pm 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1129 I just acquired a 72 O'Day 23 Pop Top. It is an interesting boat but I have very little information
Hunter 37 Running Rigging Ken Bell at 12:29pm 07.04.03 Big Boats 7/2105 We just purchased a 1989 Legend 37 and she was finally launched today. After several hours rigging t
Head stay stemball modified for furling? Ulises at 11:13am 07.04.03 Smaller Boats 21/2342
Symptoms of Bad Cutlass Bearing?? Chick Weiss at 11:05am 07.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/11026 I've had an intermittent and troubling problem. I've never been able to demonstrate it to a mechani
Rub rail extrusion Jim Morris at 9:25am 07.04.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1217 I'm replacing my rub rail on a catalina 27. What is the best way to bend the aluminum extrusion arou
honda parts john withrow at 8:22am 07.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/910 anyone have a good online resource to obtain honda outboard parts?
First 305 Robert Murphy at 6:41am 07.04.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1330 I am in the process of buying a First 305.Any problem areas I should look for or any information wo
Oday Widgon Rigging Jacquelyn Williams at 5:34am 07.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1333 I recently was given and Oday Widgon. I have never sailed before or been around a sailboat. I have
WATER WOES JASON at 4:07am 07.04.03 Ask All Sailors 1/861 WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO GET THE WATEROUT OF MY WIND GAUGE. IT'S LED AND OVER THE LASTMONT
wind-generator Frederick at 2:21am 07.04.03 Big Boats 5/1010 Wind generator on P-42To recharge my batteries during extended anchor-out periods a be able to run
Pumpout Deck Plate Question Gary Felix at 1:16am 07.04.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3277 Peggie,In an attempt to be self sufficient when I need to pumpout, I now have in my possesion all

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Anchor chain question..... NYSail at 12:19pm 11.06.20
Anchor chain question..... jssailem at 12:19pm 11.06.20 I can't really comment unless I understand more about what you have/want to do. :plus: My point as
Greek Alphabet Crazy 2020 (1) JamesG161 at 12:16pm 11.06.20 Theta and Iota on their way. Late in November
Anchor chain question..... dLj at 12:07pm 11.06.20 Hello all.... so upgrading my anchor chain. I currently have 3/8bbb which weighs 1.6lbs per foot, a
2020 haul out. kappykaplan at 12:05pm 11.06.20 I want to know how you manage to get these beautiful pictures and still drive the boat! She took
Anchor chain question..... Captain Larry-DH at 12:01pm 11.06.20 My research and limited experiences on anchor tuning: Mixed rope/chain is best for most small boat
Anchor chain question..... Richard19068 at 11:53am 11.06.20 A quality respondent on cf.com has related his trip last year to Greenland, he has a 53 footer. Ve
Anchor chain question..... Captain Larry-DH at 11:50am 11.06.20 Hi Greg - In the Eastern US or Bahamas I can't imagine a situation where you'd need more than ~100'
Anchor chain question..... Stu Jackson at 11:43am 11.06.20 Question: Why would extreme latitudes affect how much chain you carry? And what do you consider ext
How much pump should a pump pump? Richard19068 at 11:42am 11.06.20 The alternator is pretty useless. Same output as you'd find on an outboard but with a much larger s
Question about eye splice sailme88 at 11:36am 11.06.20 n4tU2G31Bus Prior to starting add 3 jiggers of vodka to any any desired mixer sample and place in
Anchor chain question..... Richard19068 at 11:32am 11.06.20 :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: 250 feet of chain is nonsense for recreational boats unless they're go
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Richard19068 at 11:24am 11.06.20 How do you like the boat otherwise? Pros and cons. The short answer is we've enjoyed it very much
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (1) jssailem at 11:23am 11.06.20 ETA is being a bit of a pain for all who live in the Caribbean. ETA dumped torrential rain fall on p
2 inch sanitation hose FastOlson at 11:05am 11.06.20
Question about eye splice FastOlson at 10:59am 11.06.20 Andy, I agree that splices are very cool and I have done a few over the years. If... this is for a
2020 haul out. Bob S at 10:57am 11.06.20 I want to know how you manage to get these beautiful pictures and still drive the boat!
2 inch sanitation hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:53am 11.06.20 An off-the-wall idea that may or may not be a good one, but worth considering to save at least $10/f
Dinghy Floor Repair Hunter216 at 10:44am 11.06.20 What filler would you use to repair cracks in the wooden floor boards of a dinghy? 2 of my marine
Anchor chain question..... Stu Jackson at 10:40am 11.06.20 Because, it is a system, not a bunch of individual parts. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: 250 feet of

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