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Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1929 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1438 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1152 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1258 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone
Replies to raising a Mac 25 Thom Francola at 11:00pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1012 Thanks to all you replied to my inquirey on how to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer. Now it's time for
H25.5 Steaming Light Mark at 10:29pm 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/949 Does anyone know if the steaming light on an 85 H25.5 has its own switch or does it come on when the
Stuffing Box Drip Rate Carmen Daccurso at 10:17pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1710 The drip rate from my stuffing box is one drop every 4 seconds with engine off. Is this normal? Tr
Mysterious bilge water Kevin Kane at 10:07pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1004 Water appears in the bilge of my O'Day 272LE with Universal Model 12 Diesel apparently only while mo
floor don robinson at 8:01pm 06.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1370 I have to replace the floor on my 1980 30 ft an would like to know what is under it be I cut it up w
Autohelm 7000 Bill Sheehy at 3:14pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1490 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc
Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/1026 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1996 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2166 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1091 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/844 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/982 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in
Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:14am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/982 I can't seem to get my main sail up the last 12 inches or so. She goes up pretty smoothly until the
Headed to the Caribean Bob at 10:37am 06.24.02 Big Boats 8/886 We are considering heading south for some extended cruising in the Caribean. I would appreciate som
Let's go sailing Ray Carl at 10:25am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/825 First off,it's a temporary course that's set up the day of the race.The races are called Beer can ra
Jib Rigging Question (Roller Furled) Mark Malcolm at 9:21am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/757 Hi all,My 212 came with the jib pre-rigged without the 2:1 blocks attatched to the sail "O" ring (p

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Where to find hard to find fasteners? FastOlson at 8:40pm 07.20.20 I buy lots of small quantities of bolts, nuts, and washers @ Tacoma Screw (Portland location on NE C
Where to find hard to find fasteners? njlarry at 8:27pm 07.20.20 Bolts Depot and of course wonderful MacMaster Carr
Where to find hard to find fasteners? Phil Herring at 8:27pm 07.20.20 Did you try Tacoma Screw? I've not been inside and they might not even be open right now, but I thin
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 (3) Ken13559 at 8:24pm 07.20.20 Thanks Ken, will give it a go! The wooden frame is held in by clips. The microwave is held down by
Alternator issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:20pm 07.20.20 expand it between Alternator pulley and crankshaft pulley to tension belt. How veeeeeeeeeeeeeery
Where to buy outboard? Ward H at 8:18pm 07.20.20 If there is a fall boat show. Sounds like we on the east coast may be in luck this fall. Accordi
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. glaufman at 8:03pm 07.20.20 Interesting idea to put the tips at he head... Maybe fixed ones on each side... Cut down he induced
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. glaufman at 8:01pm 07.20.20 Yes, as I understand you create the vortex but as you pass away from the point of creation this vor
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Meriachee at 7:49pm 07.20.20 And this is different than the uproar over the inability to get to Point Roberts, um, how?
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 7:47pm 07.20.20 You could attach the anchor to the halyard with a slip knot, set the anchor to heel the boat over a
1983 Hunter 30 Bilge Pump Tally Ho at 7:31pm 07.20.20 Something sounds FUBAR if you are pumping your bilge into your ice box. Bet those beers smell a bi
Did the HOOK race Tally Ho at 7:27pm 07.20.20 Glad you had a good race. Greg
Did the HOOK race Jackdaw at 7:26pm 07.20.20 This boat started out with a broken mast? A buddy of mine regularly sails in thr Hook, but the boa
Did the HOOK race Tally Ho at 7:22pm 07.20.20 Was a crazy time. This J/111 was parked next to us before the race. th a broken mast? A buddy of m
Did the HOOK race (1) Jackdaw at 7:18pm 07.20.20 Jebus. 5 dismastings. May I suggest you use more paragraphs? Was a crazy time. This J/111 was par
Sailing an AeroRig Will Gilmore at 7:18pm 07.20.20 You could attach the anchor to the halyard with a slip knot, set the anchor to heel the boat over an
Water or sun damage? Capt Robbie at 7:17pm 07.20.20 I agree with Rick D look to be mold from poor lay up, humidity can cause mold to form in the places
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! BOSSailor at 7:13pm 07.20.20 Glad you have it figured out, and thanks for sharing the solution. Gref I hate it when you find
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Tally Ho at 7:11pm 07.20.20 Glad you have it figured out, and thanks for sharing the solution. Gref
Fuel filter questions Perkins 4108 jssailem at 7:10pm 07.20.20 Tim. I have the older cousin, the 4.107. The first filter out of the tank is a Racor 500M. I use the

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