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Sagging cockpit floor FWD... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 9:37am 12.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1172 Hello,Just noticed rainwater collecting in the fwd part of my cockpit...boat is sitting to her lin
Honda 9.9 missing one cylinder...??? Bobby at 8:46am 12.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1086 My Honda 9.9 started runnign rough the other day, and as well, it started turning on it's own.. I'v
Mixing elbow John Dodge at 7:39am 12.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1023 I'm in the annapolis/ Baltimore area. Any recomendations on a place to obtain a mixing elbow for a Y
Lake Erie (Sandusky OH) Marina Information Bryce at 7:08am 12.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2033 I am considering the move to Lake Erie from a small inland lake. Will make move next year (2004) if
bottom paint ed at 7:01am 12.28.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1155 preparing for spring - although today would have given us some glorious sailing - yep.several in t
lines led aft , Oday 23 Wayne at 5:50am 12.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/878 I would like to rig my Oday 23 so that I can raise or douse the jib from the cockpit . Any and all s
Replacement windows and hatches C Grounds at 5:19am 12.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1852 I am looking to replace both hatches and the cabin windows in my 1981 27' Hunter. I am having some
Installing A Fresh Water System Loren Heinzeroth at 4:57am 12.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1699 I would like to install a pump and 2 faucets on my Oday 272. I can find plenty of information about
Head vent on Hunter 40.5 Bill Jones at 3:45am 12.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1674 How exactly does a head vent become clogged? I recently had the vent unclogged and was told it was
Re: 29.5 Ice in rear locker Tim McCarty at 3:12am 12.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/980 Help! I'm worried sick...I've read several threads in the archives (dealing with water leaking into
pink run off Joe Refkin at 2:16am 12.28.02 Other Sailboats 3/774 After cleaning and rinsing the deck with the pink stuff, will the run off damage the coating on the
Mast mounter T.V. antenna David at 9:37pm 12.27.02 Big Boats 2/829 Any feedback on the reception of a mast mounted omni-directional T.V. antenna. Thinking of putting o
Batten size for Benteau 235? GF at 5:11pm 12.27.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1268 The original UK mainsail for my 1989 Beneteau 235 is missing the battens. Can anyone tell me with w
"86" H34 - Engine Throttle Lever Slipping Captain Scott at 2:29pm 12.27.02 Big Boats 6/1102 Four the last four years, I've owned a 1986 H34. It has a Yanmar 27. Overall, I've been very happy
Any information on a 1988 Beneteau Special 36 Mac at 1:18pm 12.27.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/976 I have the chance to purchase for a reasonable price what I have been told is a Beneteau Selection 3
Steaming Light Out... Terrance M. Maloney at 1:17pm 12.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1652 My steaming light is not working on my H28, so I am going to try a couple of things before I replace
Removing a name from the transom Jim at 8:53am 12.27.02 Ask All Sailors 15/1440 Does anyone have any suggestions for taking the painted name off of a FRP (fiberglass) transom? I t
Wide Load Ed at 8:21am 12.27.02 Smaller Boats 2/768 With the beam of a 23.5 being 8'4" it is a bit wide to be legally trailered in Illinois. Has anyone
whats the big poop - TEAK... Sean Herron...herrons@telus .net. at 7:12am 12.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/925 Hello,I just finished up sanding down and scraping my toerails, (round bottomed orbital with a lar
Back to the future? (1) MArk at 6:35am 12.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1866 Was Roger MacGregor ahead of his time with the 26X?Would the 26M have been a better design to follo

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Rigging life? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:23pm 09.17.20
ICW, December south to North dLj at 6:19pm 09.17.20 You are missing one important piece of information - what kind of boat?!? That sounds like a great
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! murrayabbott at 6:19pm 09.17.20 I have the same problem. It is a common problem. I went to Yanmar and they told me to move the expa
Rigging life? DrJudyB at 6:07pm 09.17.20
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories smokey73 at 5:59pm 09.17.20 So. This might explain why one might see, as reported, boats at anchor not showing lights or shapes
Raymarine Wheel Pilot Actuator jaysweet at 5:54pm 09.17.20 @rpwillia, I'm with you. Mine is 16 years old, has a crack in the gray plastic inner ring, and squea
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories Kings Gambit at 5:54pm 09.17.20 110.6A. is MY mooring field....In reading the associated posts, a check was made of the NOAA charts
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person shemandr at 5:48pm 09.17.20 ...The technique is called broaching, I believe. You might google it for more detail. I didn't
Light jaysweet at 5:06pm 09.17.20 Zombie posting... just when you thought it was dead...
ICW, December south to North DArcy at 5:03pm 09.17.20 You are missing one important piece of information - what kind of boat?!? That sounds like a great t
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Mr. Dave at 4:54pm 09.17.20 You could always have nuts welded onto the backing plate, getting the first bolt started in the firs
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Capt jgw at 4:42pm 09.17.20 When I finally crawled back into the nether regions of my Mark 25 I found one of the backing plates
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant rpwillia at 4:39pm 09.17.20 ... I wouldn't be surprised if Catalina decides to move East or South to reduce costs also. ... C
O'Day 222 - end of another great sailing season in the Midwest, Lake Pewaukee, WI Timm R Oday25 at 4:24pm 09.17.20 Great bunch of smiles there . Pewaukee Lake can be pretty shallow. Touch bottom at all ? Much weeds
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Captain Larry-DH at 4:14pm 09.17.20 Remember to bring your boat keys BEFORE the launch drops you off... Been there done that. :( LOL
WINTERIZING PLUMBING Capt jgw at 4:12pm 09.17.20 I haven't put AF in my water tanks for a couple decades now. And I'm in Michigan so it definitely fr
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Joe at 4:08pm 09.17.20 Ok, I'll bite. How do you make a square hole in metal? If you read my post, I said "if you're rep
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories Capt jgw at 3:52pm 09.17.20 Around here in Michigan a lot of the Special Anchorage Areas are so jammed up full of moorings you c
WINTERIZING PLUMBING (1) TimFromLI at 3:39pm 09.17.20 I use a pvc union to bypass the water heater. When I winterize the AC, I use a small electric pump
Stuck anchor LagunaJay at 3:34pm 09.17.20 Wow, all great ideas. Thanks guys!

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