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Leaking Back Locker Ed Upton at 12:25pm 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/829 Went to my boat today to check on it and found my aft locker was again full of water. By the way, t
Insulating the hull Ivan Edwards at 11:42am 01.05.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/968 1990 First 285 -- as I contemplate the headliner replacement(you know, foam backing crumbled) I dec
Main Sail Rigging ???? Tom at 11:40am 01.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2024 I bought my 1981 Mac 25 last spring. Being a rookie sailor and because the guy a purchased the boug
Bimini cleaner Stewart at 11:31am 01.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/991 The bimini cover is mildewed , it was on the boat (mac 26x) when I bought it, I'm not sure what colo
Reefer drain pump for H30 Bruce Z at 11:13am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1118 Hi out there,The reefer drain into the bilge is a pain. I was thinking of putting a small Rule pum
Fuel pump replacement Pete at 10:46am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/890 I am going to replace the fuel pump on my 1998 2GM20F Yanmar diesel.Seems fairly straightforward jo
Ideas about docking my dinghy... Sean Herron....herrons@telus.net.... at 9:49am 01.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/782 Hello,I have been thinking about how to make my docking easier...I have thought about big rare e
Rust beginning to show on engine mounts David at 9:48am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1050 My 2-year old Universal M25XP is beginning to show some rust on the engine mounts and bolts. Can I
Bottom Paint Lee Henderson at 9:39am 01.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/796 I wanted to ask any Panhandle sailors what the average length of time bottom paint would last in our
Spinnaker useage w/ roller furling... Dick Lemming at 8:49am 01.05.03 Day Sailers 1/1471 Excuse my ignorance of flying a spinnaker, but last summer I flew my cruising spinnaker for the firs
Campbell Sailor Prop Brian at 8:03am 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1399 Installed a Campbell Sailor Prop on my H380 over the weekend. Overall, the performance was much bett
Crazy Dave and Jeff Wingo JD at 7:30am 01.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/700 Gents,I'd appreciate your help if you are out there since you two seem to be the duty experts. I h
Looking for info on Hunter RV at Telegraph hbr. Trevor at 7:25am 01.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/783 I saw an article in Pacific Yachting's magazine Dec 2002 issue ("Do you rendezvous") and was couriou
Capri 18 or Precision 18? Bill at 7:14am 01.05.03 Smaller Boats 1/941 What are the strengths and weaknesses of each. Early 90s models are being considered.TIA,Bill
Hunter 185 or Precision 18 Bill at 7:11am 01.05.03 Smaller Boats 0/1085 (Well, this just might not be the MOST objective group out there for this topic, but what the heck.
Broken Centerboard Michael Kretschmer at 6:56am 01.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1127 I own a 1979 23' Oday. The centerboard had broken while I was backing out of my slip in shallow wate
Lettering Removal etc Jim Willis at 4:50am 01.05.03 Other Sailboats 6/863 I wnat to post a permanent "essay" on lettering removal.Most of this was dealt with several times
Autopilots, Chartplotters and other Nmea devices.. David Underwood at 3:42am 01.05.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1366 I am about to tackle the task of connecting everything together. Kinda confusing and I thought mayb
ODay Schematic Robert Guthrie skipjack6 @juno.com at 3:37am 01.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1057 I am looking for a schematic or wiring diagram for O'Day 25. I am in the process of installing a VH
Discovery 2 - Sorry Dan! Chuck Wayne at 3:22am 01.05.03 Big Boats 0/827 Dan, we didn't haul until mid Dec, but on our last outing we also noticed a loss of thrust-but in 30

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Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty JoeWhite at 8:17am 05.05.20 Jerry, read my post #2 above, I have added detailed info to further explain. The oil and high temp a
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? DayDreamer41 at 8:12am 05.05.20 Use of a bow thruster kinda sounds like the age ole argument of motorcycles with anti lock brakes. D
Jabsco Head Running Water...? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:10am 05.05.20 This is a Jabsco electric toilet (37072-0092) with rocker switches. 37072-0092 isn't a Jabsco toi
87 Oday 192 - Swim Ladder rschuss at 7:56am 05.05.20 Ug! I have replaced the motor mount by putting an 8 inch inspection plate in the gas locker; but cra
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 Sailm8 at 7:54am 05.05.20 Any chance a hand held GPS could be mounted on it.
New arch for P42 mbaker at 7:53am 05.05.20 Thank you Jim. Appreciate all the advice. Will post pics when complete.
Sailing with the Pop Top Up Leeward Rail at 7:52am 05.05.20 I have often considered taking boat, car and motorcycle videos and under fair use rules, adding comm
Fore-deck Fun Will Gilmore at 7:50am 05.05.20 You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means :) Inconceivable! -Will
Social distancing on a launch? Bob J. at 7:43am 05.05.20 There is no perfect way. Eventually I think everyone will have exposure to the virus. It's reall
CO alarm problem (?) thinwater at 7:42am 05.05.20 Hydrogen. Check your electrolyte levels, eliminate sources and if it still goes off then replace i
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Rictifyit at 7:22am 05.05.20 The mast tabernacle does double duty of holding the centerboard up. Even as you drive over bumps o
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? (1) sail sfbay at 7:17am 05.05.20
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (8) Rictifyit at 7:17am 05.05.20 Here are a few more pics of recent repair activity! You have to use barbels, and free weights for s
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? DayDreamer41 at 7:16am 05.05.20 In my opinion, the best choice for in mast furling is to get rid of it! Ouch, sounds to me like th
Fore-deck Fun AaronD at 7:13am 05.05.20 Fun. You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means :)
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty peter_ms at 7:03am 05.05.20 You will likely find the the connector/wire on the oil pressure sender behind the oilr filter is bro
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (4) Rictifyit at 6:58am 05.05.20 @BobbyFunn I remember this comment about the mast hardware doing double duty to hold up the center
New arch for P42 (2) Jim_H42 at 6:49am 05.05.20 Mike - I used the standard mounts. Although I didn't have a propane locker to deal with, it is diff
Social distancing on a launch? shemandr at 6:43am 05.05.20 Don't forget people are going to have to sanitize their hands before and after using grab rails. Th
What happened to shore power service? Manete at 6:41am 05.05.20 It is supposed to be within 10 feet of the SP inlet. It looks different from a rular breaker. It mi

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