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Transmission getting hard to shift John Visser at 6:20am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1496 (yes, everything's happening at once - see my other posts)The Hurth tranny on my C36 seems to be g
Universal M25 problems John Visser at 6:15am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2991 Coincident with a high-temperature event (clogged heat exchanger) my M25 developed a lower idle spee
Fuel return line falls off = MESS John at 5:30am 07.23.02 Big Boats 1/947 My fuel return line on my H380 filter fell off while we were motoring and emptied about a quart of d
Adding A Heat Pump Billy Martin at 5:11am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/931 We have an ODay 39, 1984/85 and wish to add a heating/air conditioning unit. It is the 3 cabin vers
Weather helm h26/260 David R. King at 5:05am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1036 At what wind speeds does your h26 or 260 start to be heavy on the helm? My 1997 h26 has the origina
Looking for my bilge pump Robbin at 4:31am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 4/983 My electrical panel has a switch for an automatic bilge pump. Can some one shed some light on this
Anchor Light Bill Chandler at 4:26am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Does anyone have any wiring diagrams to help me trace the wiring for the Anchor light? The light was
Tiller Replacement for 212? Mark Malcolm at 4:26am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/804 I'm looking for advice on replacing my 212 aluminum tiller, probably with a wood tiller, but am open
3GM30F Restart George H260 at 4:10am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1049 A 12 hour trip down the coast with the wind on my nose caused me to run under engine power the whole
MAST COLLAPSE art mccann at 3:56am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1062 i am sure this question has been asked many times on this website but allow me to run it by once mor
Rust stains on genoa Tina at 3:53am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/934 Is there a safe way to remove rust stains from the sail fabric? The sails are original to a 75 ODay
Leaky windows Bill Potter Cat 270 at 3:23am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 I am the new owner of at Catalina 270 and on my first night anchored on the boat we had a couple of
RE-PACKING STUFFING BOX... Terry Cox at 2:41am 07.23.02 Other Sailboats 1/1000 What a chore! Having her on the hard for repairs was a good time to re-pack the stuffing box. I firs
water ballast operation in salt water Ron Boykin at 2:33am 07.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1107 If you leave the 26X in the water (of course with bottom paint) is this addressed in manual?? Should
roof air Travis at 1:59am 07.23.02 Big Boats 7/1000 Does anyone have any experience installing RV type roof air conditioning on an 1983 H34 ? Is center
New Head ? Travis at 1:52am 07.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1186 Hello everyone!! I just purchased my 1983 H34 and just love it so far. I seem to have a problem wit
Peggie, Hose Clamp Care? David Tomlinson at 1:38am 07.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1525 Peggie, I recently redid my septic hoses an put in new hose clamps (after reading all your great inf
1987 Oday 272, Not a 1972, Now Good Price? KA at 12:28am 07.23.02 Bigger Boats 8/1585 We sailed on the 27' Oday last Sunday. It is a 1987 model. I had previously said it was a 1972. We s
Haunted Hunter Just Arrived... Richie Mahoney at 12:21am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1075 I have been on the water for almost my entire life, and have heard stories and folklore of hauntings
Where is the shut-off valve for the ice box ???? Chuck at 11:39pm 07.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1026 Does anyone know its location for the '83 model of Cat30?Thx,-Chuck

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O' Day 20 outboard size sail sfbay at 7:22am 08.28.20 Measure at the exact center of the transom from the very top to the very bottom. If it measures 15"
O' Day 20 outboard size rgranger at 7:18am 08.28.20 Take a look at the Tohatsu 6hp sailpro long shaft (or extra long shaft). You do not need more than
2 cycle fuel mix sail sfbay at 7:15am 08.28.20 50:1 per this link. http://www.mercurymarine.staging.yartdigital.com/home/service-warranty/service-
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel Jackdaw at 6:58am 08.28.20 Remember the length of wire runs are considered to be the round trip distance... so 32 feet is a LON
Another Raymarine wind speed issue. leo310 at 6:53am 08.28.20 Garmin
Sad day, and no way to fix Lazy1 at 6:49am 08.28.20 That would make a big hot tub
Backstay Failure shemandr at 6:33am 08.28.20 Since the wires are visible inside the swage I guess I wouldn't call it a swage failure - implying t
Sad day, and no way to fix Jackdaw at 6:25am 08.28.20 Jackdaw, I told you not to look :) But I understand, you just wanted another flower pot for Black H
o'day 20 skindeepfx at 6:21am 08.28.20 thanks everyone
Backstay Failure thetone at 6:13am 08.28.20 I'll let you know Monday.
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:53am 08.28.20 Thanks. The second photo shows some rust staining inside the swage. That may have weakened the wire.
Backstay Failure (2) thetone at 5:40am 08.28.20 184266
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 5:39am 08.28.20 184264
Furling mast, weird switch jchandler2730 at 5:35am 08.28.20 Thanks! I have it in the middle position, not latched at either end of the S and I can furl and unf
So im thinking about taking up sailing sold my powerboat today 31seahorse at 5:33am 08.28.20 Hello WilliamKidd, Sailing with your family aboard will require a boat at least the size you are co
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:27am 08.28.20 Backstay failure caused forestay failure.. check it out..the stay was pulled out of the swage. In
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 Joe at 4:50am 08.28.20 It's noted in the title of the thread. oops........ Sorry.... I was looking for it in the I.D. box
Hunter 18 with 170 rig Hunter216 at 4:17am 08.28.20
Strengthen H41AC cockpit table support system leemarkadams at 11:28pm 08.27.20 i change the back plate below the table with a wooden one, now the table does not move when raised.
Backstay Failure thetone at 10:49pm 08.27.20 Backstay failure caused forestay failure.. check it out..the stay was pulled out of the swage.

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