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Fresh Water Tank Leaks John Bannister at 5:51pm 12.05.02 Big Boats 5/879 Anyone had problems with this before and if so what have they done to resolve it ?
history/spec search for 1965 26' oday steve sylvain at 3:36pm 12.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1199 I have just purchased a 26' oday fixed keel boat which needs work. I have no information at all on i
redoing the electrical wiring......... tom at 2:46pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1369 Have a 22ft catalina that needs the wiring to the lights replaced. it seems, and i havent gotten to
looking for 35.5 bemini photos ted jensen at 2:45pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 13/1071 one of my winter projects is to add a binimi to my 35.5, if any one has a photo they can post, it wi
"Ginnaker" Gennaker without an olive Charlie at 10:17am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/1095 I have just purchased a gennaker for my 23.5.I am considering mounting 2 swivel blocks to the padeye
Electrical Breakers Steve Brockhouse at 9:17am 12.05.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1096 I am the owner of a 1991 Beneteau 440 built in France and used initially in Guadaloupe as a Moorings
Got a trailer? Mark Schenck at 8:16am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/837 Hey everyone, I recently stumbled into a 1982 Hunter 25 for a deal that I could not walk away from.
Refinishing wood slats on princess & helm seats? Tom Boles at 6:42am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1895 Does anyone have a clever way to refinish the wood slats on the seats? We have a Vision 32 and even
replacing just the glass in portlights john at 6:36am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/928 I have recently purchased a hunter 27' 1979. Many of the portlights are etched from exposure to sa
Storm!! When do you go to bare poles? Joe Mullee at 4:59am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 46/7462 Recently I was in some rough weather while crewing on a boat in the Caribbean 1500. Winds were in th
Loose footed Main Dave Johndrow at 4:21am 12.05.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1707 Don-I'm not sure where I read it but I do recall that you are not a fan of the loose footed Main.
New name lettering Joe Refkin at 3:58am 12.05.02 Other Sailboats 6/879 I have recently aquired an 83 Cat 30. It needs a name change. Will Island Girl safely remove the o
Removing CDI reefer Brian R Clare at 3:53am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1749 On my recently acquired '88 O'day 272LE with CDI reefer, the halyard/messenger knot is jammed at top
Tight marina/Mac26x Stewart at 3:23am 12.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 I find it hard to control the boat (motoring slow)when trying to dock in a tight marina. Should the
Galley Wood Lee at 1:43am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/921 I need to rebuild the galley to accomadate a small microwave. What type of wood is on the face of t
Bottom Painting while on a trailer..... Greg at 1:27am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 15/1864 I was wondering if anyone has come up with any ideas on how to lift a 23.5 up off the trailer a bit
heaving-to in a C-22 tomD at 12:48am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 12/3211 Several times last summer while cruising I elected to heave-to to go forward and deploy groundtackl
Choice of outboard motor Neil King at 11:58pm 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 14/1120 This has probably been asked a million times, but I'm new to this site: What is the most reliable o
Hey --- Here is an article on Frank Butler Tom at 11:49pm 12.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/764 and Catalina Yachts. For those interested. http://www.thelog.com/news/newsview.asp?c=7733
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:33pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1130 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp

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Job sheet jams Justin_NSA at 1:09pm 09.09.20 I was trying to describe. Should work and hold up well
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang tfox2069 at 1:08pm 09.09.20 Is that possible? I assumed gas would be sealed units. How rigid is your rigid vang? Doesn't it hav
Catalina 310 with Schaefer 2100 Jib Furler - took apart, but can't get Stop Pin back in (1) gscottnelson at 1:01pm 09.09.20 When you say "took apart" what did you do? If I remember - dangerous - without sail could push ex
Job sheet jams Ron20324 at 1:01pm 09.09.20 You could wrap it. Maybe with some amalgamating tape or electric tape. :plus:
Job sheet jams (1) justsomeguy at 12:54pm 09.09.20 184782
Quietest water pump? Rich Stidger at 12:46pm 09.09.20 The Aqua King Shurflo pump I mentioned above is a four-chamber pump. Much quieter than the Jabsco t
Job sheet jams Scott B at 12:45pm 09.09.20 Looks like you can get behind the chainplate? I would try criss crossing almagamting tape over and
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang Justin_NSA at 12:42pm 09.09.20 Is that possible? I assumed gas would be sealed units. How rigid is your rigid vang? Doesn't it hav
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller Cole07 at 12:29pm 09.09.20 I'm not familiar with the boat, but I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem as long as you used a grommet
Job sheet jams Justin_NSA at 12:17pm 09.09.20 A crazy idea might be to fab a "plastic" washer with a center hole the size of the clevis pin, the t
Job sheet jams wyctoronto at 12:05pm 09.09.20
Quietest water pump? kloudie1 at 12:00pm 09.09.20 I think you are talking about the single diaphragm pumps that sound like a machine gun.. obnoxious!
Catalina 310 with Schaefer 2100 Jib Furler - took apart, but can't get Stop Pin back in buddybear at 11:48am 09.09.20 When you say "took apart" what did you do? If I remember - dangerous - without sail could push ex
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? weekendrken at 11:47am 09.09.20
Job sheet jams JRacer at 11:46am 09.09.20 Or, is there any gap between the shroud/chainplate and that chrome strip? If so, you could use a sma
Job sheet jams JRacer at 11:42am 09.09.20 What if you cut the tube so that it was a half pipe below the chrome strip and a full pipe above? Th
Unknown Sailboat Type dlochner at 11:38am 09.09.20 Interesting little boat. On the upper right hand corner of the transom, there should be a series of
Job sheet jams (1) wyctoronto at 11:30am 09.09.20
Job sheet jams JRacer at 11:28am 09.09.20 Short piece of PVC pipe with a large enough inside diameter to fit over the chainplate perhaps.
Helm Steering Wheel Moved? Dean Strong at 11:18am 09.09.20 Turns out the wheel can be flipped...which I did. Everything is line up again. Feeling a little fo

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