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Mast maintenance Dave Shore at 11:11pm 03.31.03 Big Boats 5/826 My H34 has the mast down at this time and I am doing some routine upkeep, my question is do the two
Stored Engine Griffin at 10:38pm 03.31.03 Bigger Boats 5/1224 I just bought a 34' O'Day that has been on the hard in Sandusky for what looks like a full year and
Kubota D850 parts catalog/manual? John Visser at 9:55pm 03.31.03 Ask All Sailors 1/6994 Greetings,I have a Universal M25, which is a marine-ized Kubota D850. I have the Universal manual
Help With Engine Alignment Rob R. at 9:49pm 03.31.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1539 I need some help with performing an engine alignment on my boat. I am not experiencing any problems
23.5 vs 240 Ed at 9:32pm 03.31.03 Smaller Boats 8/1076 Could some of you ol' salts tell me the differences between the 23.5 and the 240. Where there imp
Looking for South Shore LI marina Ed Fluss at 8:07pm 03.31.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1057 Hello,I was wondering if anyone in the Long Island NY could recommend a good marina on the Great S
teak trim David Guthridge at 2:58pm 03.31.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1042 Other than Boat US and Boaters World can anyone recomend a sourse for teak trim? I need the teak tri
Installing a furling system (1) TL Stanbro at 2:25pm 03.31.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1285 I'm installing and Furling system on my Macgreor 24. But I have a problem with the ends of the Jid
Oday 25 / What's that under the top step? Gary at 12:59pm 03.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1144 Hope I'm not wearing you guys out....but have another question. What is the purpose of the small fib
Roller furling replacement parts Travis at 11:21am 03.31.03 Smaller Boats 1/1412 I have a 1982 Hunter 22 with roller furling. After a long winter storage I notcied that the drum on
Head/Plumbing Questions Chris at 11:19am 03.31.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1332 I had plumbing problems last year on my O'Day 30 and am trying to fix them as economically as possib
depth sounders/fish finders Rob Perquin H23 at 10:45am 03.31.03 Smaller Boats 8/1072 With the new sailing season coming soon - I've been thinking about adding a depth sounder to my boat
Need a Mac 25 Stern Rail Chip Giles at 9:52am 03.31.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1001 I need a stern rail for a Mac 25. A friend bought a Mac and it did not have the stern rail. Anyone
New Installation David Draper at 9:49am 03.31.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1336 I want to replace my porta-pottie with a simple head and holding tank. I have very little space for
Strange leak.... David Underwood at 7:28am 03.31.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1236 hey Peggy,I pulled my boat last summer to do bottom work. It was extremely hot and during the 2 mo
looking for old ODay manuals or owners books Phillip R Finley at 7:27am 03.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1156 looking for in formacen on ODay 23 manuals or owners books
PHRF rating David Burchette at 6:55am 03.31.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1354 What is the typical phrf raiting for a MacGregor 26d
rudder spacer/bearing??? Jack Mace at 6:49am 03.31.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1359 79 30' - My rudder is floating up and rubbing on the hull. There doesn't seem to be anything in the
Trouble backing out in stiff cross-wind Gary Kunkel at 6:42am 03.31.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2819 We've recently purchased a Catalina 30 after many years of chartering 34 and 36 foot Catalinas. My s
sailing the med tom dugan at 6:34am 03.31.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/901 I own a First 47.7 and am thinking of sailing her over to the Med next summer. Can anyone reccommend

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Would You Use Biodiesel if Available shemandr at 5:04am 10.06.20 I had bio-heating oil in my home for several years. It was a 20/80 mixture. I had endless problems
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Davidasailor26 at 5:02am 10.06.20 #davidsailor, there could be another issue with the pump indeed. With the vent line closed off, the
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 4:53am 10.06.20 #davidsailor, there could be another issue with the pump indeed. With the vent line closed off, the
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 4:49am 10.06.20 As it is, my boat is ODAY28. I will see about placing a small straight riser but I think I will T-o
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Davidasailor26 at 4:47am 10.06.20 My O'28 had the water tank under the stbd side interior settee. The pressure pump was forward under
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available sailme88 at 4:18am 10.06.20 What are talking about here, 20 maybe 30 gallons a year? I used 19.7 gals of diesel this season. A
Hunter 38 cabin door latch removal. senang at 4:17am 10.06.20
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? sailme88 at 4:06am 10.06.20 My O'28 had the water tank under the stbd side interior settee. The pressure pump was forward under
CE Certicication (2) Siegener at 2:50am 10.06.20 Hi Crazy Dave, in 2 days I sign the contract. Then I know more. Actually I have only the plaque in t
Upper rudder bushing Dubo at 12:04am 10.06.20 Thanks for another option Terry and link. Teflon sheet could do it if it is not out of round. I di
37C Running backstay pics DianaOfBurlington at 11:42pm 10.05.20 From the tangs should descend good (new) 1x19 SS rigging cable, about 7/32" or 1/4" (or about 80 per
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Ron20324 at 9:07pm 10.05.20 Put a 90-degree elbow outside the tank to point up. Put a hose straight then to amidships or where y
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available dLj at 8:40pm 10.05.20 Biodiesel and waste vegetable oil (WVO) are two different fuels. A diesel engine will run both but f
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Benny17441 at 8:24pm 10.05.20 can you add a 2nd vent that when one is filled with water the other would be free of it.
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Hayden Watson at 8:18pm 10.05.20 I didn't use it because it was cheep. I paid about double for commercially refined SoyGold B100. I
Cored hull for 1992 Beneteau First 265 Jackdaw at 8:00pm 10.05.20 Absolutely solid glass.
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? TimFromLI at 7:58pm 10.05.20 Put a T at the lowest point of the vent line and run it to the bilge. The overflow will run to the b
Cockpit Cushions WayneH at 7:41pm 10.05.20 We bought our cockpit cushions from C Cushions - Custom cockpit cushions for boats They repel water
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? WayneH at 7:29pm 10.05.20 The tanks on my 1980 Tartan vent up inside of the hull before u-turning to end up in the bilge. It's
cooling water/exhaust hose leak (2) kloudie1 at 7:22pm 10.05.20 Steve, interesting note on the hose. It should leave the fiberglass fixture and go almost vertical t

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