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my droopy port spreader Geoff in Ann Arbor at 12:44am 08.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1236 The lower spreader on the port side keeps drooping on my '92 33.5. I have pushed it back up a coupl
Never Sailed Looking at 17' Oday and 19' Mariner Peter Maglione at 12:06am 08.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1330 I have a 3 year old daugter and would like to get a small boat to start. I have looked at a 17 foot
Jacklines Bob at 11:57pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 19/1110 We see that a lot of sailers use inch wide strap for jacklines. I would like to know what everyone
Did the Form change the way post are posted???? Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day at 11:48pm 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/755 Did this bulletin Board change format? I now get 4 columns titled, Topic , Regarding , Replies , La
Cutting Board Tony at 11:45pm 08.05.02 Big Boats 6/1030 We use our galley extensively and the cutting board which fits over the sink is showing wear and sta
Keel up? Keel down? Hunter 23.5 Hayden Jones at 11:34pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/1597 I find the Hunter 23.5 quick to heel and it goes to 25 degrees pretty quickly. Scares land lubbers
Eisinglass and plastic portholes Joni at 11:30pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1554 We have a new Catalina 320 and are trying to keep it looking new - does anyone have any tips on how
Oday 25 headstay sag Tim Fletcher at 10:50pm 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1707 I have been sailing my "new" 1982 25 for a couple of months now and have a few questions. This is m
Engine temperature John at 10:50pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1111 Engine temperature is 185F. I've changed the impeller, temp gauge, cleaned the heat exchanger, chang
Rudder problem Lee at 9:41pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/836 Like on an earlier post, my rudder twists and wobbles too. I drilled out the sleeve that the bolt g
Cenit yachts - comment from owner appreciated Ben at 7:32pm 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1271 I've seen a banner advertising a Scandinavian yacht named Cenit. They seem to have a website www.cen
AC/DC Dan at 5:02pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1095 For some reason I have it in my head not to run both AC/DC power at the same time. Is this corect o
Non skid deck? Leighton at 4:20pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1061 Does anyone know if the colored non skid areas of the deck is just paint or really a non-skid textur
bimini top Bob Griffin at 4:15pm 08.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1163 Want to install a bimini on my 26d. Looking for suggestion on what size and where to get. I would al
channel crossing chris at 4:10pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/928 To all southern Californians: I'm finally making the crossing. I'm sailing to Catalina Island and w
More Vision 32 questions.. (storage, cleats & etc) Tom Boles at 2:14pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/868 So, my son (almost age 12, 5'8"!) and I went for a sail on Sunday and had a great time. I had him ch
H23 Rudder Jim Maroldo at 2:04pm 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/824 I've been reading this forum for some time now, and I've noticed that more than a few sailors have m
Raised Deck 426 Chuck at 1:53pm 08.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/783 The local Hunter dealer has some interesting photos of the new Raised Deck 426.Go to rcryachts.com.
Electric Start Question VEGA at 12:39pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/728 I have a 2001 Nissan 9.9 4-stroke outboard for the H-260. It has an electric start and has worked gr
Moving a 25 Catalina [Robert at 12:20pm 08.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/885 Can anyone suggest a transport company to mave this boat from Columbia SC to AR, it does not have a

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Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) OWI at 10:52am 07.02.20 i was hoping someone might have done this and refer to a shop that has made a drawing. But will do t
Portable Generator Kings Gambit at 10:50am 07.02.20 Or perhaps experienced based anecdotal observation, which is uncorroborated by objective, independe
Portable Generator jssailem at 10:38am 07.02.20
Portable Generator tfox2069 at 10:38am 07.02.20 Advice freely given about portable gasoline generators on boats is going to get people killed. tfox
Portable Generator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:26am 07.02.20 Kings Gambit, did you read in this thread what jssallem wrote? I guess the time to react is after th
Fridge Replacement Justin_NSA at 10:23am 07.02.20 You might try having it serviced first. My NovaKool had leaky fittings and just needed a recharge. P
Is it possible Drinky Crow at 10:21am 07.02.20 If I still worked at the bicycle factory I might be able to induce the machinist w/lots of beer to f
Swing keel / centerboard depth effect on Lee or weather helm capta at 10:19am 07.02.20 A centerboard is a triangle on a pin at the forward end. As you lower or raise it, it moves the cent
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? Mike Oldak at 10:13am 07.02.20 I checked on the MBW option suggested by Yanmar, but that was the most expensive. Since I'm just tr
Is it possible THECUSCUS at 10:06am 07.02.20 How about a ball and socket setup , with the thru bolt.
Is it possible Drinky Crow at 9:59am 07.02.20 You could even taper the for and aft sides of the mast to gain more clearance. I was thinking this
Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) sail sfbay at 9:49am 07.02.20 If you have the consider taking it to a stainless machine shop to fabricate a duplicate.
Portable Generator Kings Gambit at 9:36am 07.02.20 SBO is hardly a bona fide expert-technical-advice website even though there are some experts & profe
Macgregor 25s and Monterey Bay Giro at 9:18am 07.02.20
Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) OWI at 9:08am 07.02.20 yes i found this one and contacted Cliff. But apparently he is back ordered as well.
Blue paint chipped away Don S/V ILLusion at 9:06am 07.02.20
My Beneteau 44.7 Sank in Mexico Kings Gambit at 8:54am 07.02.20 It looks like the 44.7 shares some design similarities to the 40.7, which is the model of the infam
Head-Mate Wilcox-Crittenden Pump Assembly KZW at 8:51am 07.02.20 Peggie, The system is not operated with the seacock open. It is operated with the seacock closed. T
Bulbs needed for Head and Galley Justin_NSA at 8:50am 07.02.20 Have you checked on www.marinebeam.com ? They have a great assortment of old lamps to compare to se
Portable Generator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:48am 07.02.20 Advice freely given about portable gasoline generators on boats is going to get people killed. tfox2

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