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Listing to port daviddiscenza at 7:19am 06.30.20 Big Boats 12/4412 Our '93 C34 seems to list to port by just a few degrees. I don't understand why this is, especially
2 dumb questions about the jib on an o'day 222 Unremarcable at 12:48am 06.30.20 Day Sailers 6/1711 I'm still very new to this boat (coming from a really basic dinghy) so please excuse my ignorance! Q
Questions (many) re: Setting up a private mooring (1) rgranger at 7:47pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 22/5165 I need some fact based info on something I have no knowledge about. I'm moving to Charleston and th
Deep keel vs Shoal keel experience ontherocks83 at 7:32pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 16/4431 I understand that this is an anecdotal experiment and not scientific in any way, but I want to share
Drain plug pulsewave at 7:23pm 06.29.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/991
Portable Generator fbcoache at 6:45pm 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 57/15062 I have a 92 30T Hunter and was planning to get away for a week or so sailing in Oklahoma. I want to
Hunter 36 Fridge Replacement acevedolc2 at 5:37pm 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/717 I own a 2008 Hunter 36 and the refrigerator is not cooling enough. It maybe time to replace. It has
Shakes Tiller MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1133 The tiller on my Cat 25 started shaking today whenever I reached about 4 knots. Did it under power a
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? eianm at 4:35pm 06.29.20 Big Boats 21/4601 I have a 1991 H42 that i simply love! I also have a current Raymarine axiom MFD. Does anyone know of
New Life for Old Instruments (1) Georgedoyle at 3:46pm 06.29.20 Big Boats 1/692 This post is for all of those boaters out there with old Raymarine ST 60 instruments. I've had troub
Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) (1) OWI at 3:10pm 06.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/859 The bracket holding the throttle cable for a volvo penta 2002 broke and i need a new one. Did anybo
Anchor hatch/door Waggs1 at 1:56pm 06.29.20 Smaller Boats 2/866 Purchased a 1986 Cat 22 about a year ago. Looks good except for forward locker storage hatch/door.
New tiller for Oday 27 (1974) (1) sbcwolff at 1:21pm 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/842 We just restained and varnished our tiller from our "new" boat (1974), and it snapped when we went t
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot Sofraniaeth at 12:59pm 06.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 31/7164 On my last two 8-10 hour passages when I started heading in to the dock I noticed the engine RPMs to
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. TomY at 12:54pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 26/5331 The New England supplier for the CNG exchange, Corp Bros out of Mass, was sold. The new owner won't
Method for attaching external portlights for V222 RevRol at 12:35pm 06.29.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/971 Anyone have any experience/recommendations for affixing portlights externally on any model boat? My
Expected performance JohanSweden at 11:39am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3932 Hi sailors! I'm looking into buying a boat in the 45 ft range. Beneteau O 46 or Jeanneau Sun Odyssey
How does a roller furler work? John G. Davis at 11:32am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5123 I recently purchased a new to me boat and the roller furler has a single line. I thought they had to
Cooler Upgrade ('86) (1) TheSoggyDollar at 11:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 0/520 Thought I would share: The cooler/step that came with our boat was probably as old as the boat and w
Kink in Line Tantor at 10:59am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1655 what double braided line kink or twist minimum... actually i am using it for inside forestay with do

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deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 10:43am 04.05.25 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. so does anyone know how to
Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:41am 04.05.25 Please disregard this post. Found info I needed from Peggy Hall post. Thanks........
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 04.05.25 Now I can't sleep thinking of all that paper I could have saved if i have used it 3 or 4 times. I
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 10:06am 04.05.25 No, I didn't. Started work on cardboard template. Tricky part is the port edge but I think I've go
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit LloydB at 9:45am 04.05.25 had a bad O ring in the fuel line(supply) caused similar problem don't recall how to find out as I a
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material Rich Stidger at 9:39am 04.05.25 I think that a stainless steel cotter would work just fine. Check stock at a hardware or boat suppl
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 9:36am 04.05.25 Just a caution to those who may be inclined to use your feet to try to apply torque as shown in Pos
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 9:32am 04.05.25 Thx for that handy chart. That chart your posted also shows how many bolts on each boat. I says 1
The holy grail of all questions nautical LloydB at 9:15am 04.05.25 Taking the little squares off the roll seems to work best for me. YRMV
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? bebling at 8:58am 04.05.25 Did you ever get the dimensions? I have a 1988 C22 that I could measure Bruce
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material kappykaplan at 8:00am 04.05.25 But that is actually pretty funny as monel cotter pins are definitely a lot of money! :plus:
The holy grail of all questions nautical jssailem at 7:46am 04.05.25 Oh, how I wish I could live my life over again! Be careful what you wish for. You may come back as
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material dLj at 7:45am 04.05.25 Had to re-read this a few times! :beer: Hahaha auto-correct on my phone! But that is actually p
Rope clutch replacement Hayden Watson at 7:26am 04.05.25
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material kappykaplan at 7:26am 04.05.25 You can buy money cotter pins... Had to re-read this a few times! :beer:
Rope clutch replacement thinwater at 7:19am 04.05.25 Why not just replace the handles (I did this for one a few years back--I had several old ones I had
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material dLj at 6:58am 04.05.25 You can buy money cotter pins... https://www.mcmaster.com/products/monel/cotter-pins-4~ dj
Sailing Tender MFD at 6:34am 04.05.25 What fires up my query, how is the dingy sail supported? On inspection there appears to be no mast
What's this? Tally Ho at 5:44am 04.05.25
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution Indysailor at 5:24am 04.05.25 Interesting, I'm not sure I can fully visualize what you're saying. Do you have any photos as an ex

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