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Lazy Jacks Jim Stanford at 3:24am 05.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/992 Does anyone have plans for Lazy Jacks for an O'Day 23? I really hate to spend the money to buy them
Yanmar 2GMF Dennis at 3:18am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/3956 I purchased by boat used ' it had no manual for th Yanmar 2GMF deisel. After some searching I ordere
One more thing ... feeling pressured Eric C Lindstrom at 3:05am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/907 I'm scared to "plug in" the hose into the water pressure fitting on the outside of the boat. Can any
fresh water tank leak Minkowitz at 2:35am 05.20.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1429 I sail a 33.5T boat vintage 1991. The fresh water tank situated under the V berth has developed a v
WINCHES Evan at 2:30am 05.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/935 Help! I have two Barlow (australia) #19 winches on my 1986 272 and feel that they may have never
Tacking Troubles Mike Linstrom at 2:21am 05.20.02 Big Boats 6/867 Whenever I tack on my '85 H34, regardless of the direction, the "let go" sheet almost always gets ca
H31 Shrouds Tension Adjustment Ed Carrillo at 2:16am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/920 I need to adjust the tension of the three shouds on each side of my 1984, H31 with a Loos gauge as t
Hatch in Head Tony at 1:20am 05.20.02 Big Boats 1/1077 The small lewmar hatch in my 340 does not stay up. ( same true of the port side matching hatch in a
Hunter 25.5_1984_hull_No George H260 at 1:16am 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 I am in the process of acquiring a 1984 25.5 Hunter and the current owner can not tell me how to loc
Glebe Creek Phone Number ? Dakota Jim Russell at 1:02am 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 Does anyone have a phone number, email address, or snail mail address for Glebe Creek, makers of tea
Looking for a Sliding Galley Shane at 12:50am 05.20.02 Smaller Boats 3/973 I am looking for a sliding galley for my 1970 catalina 22 Hull# 286. The po had disposed of the ori
25 Restoration Clay Heinz at 12:30am 05.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2764 Well, I have just purchased a Venture 24'11" 1973. This is an old ship and I love it already. Amaz
Need Rope Clutch Handles Eric Miller at 12:00am 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1037 Does anyone know where I can find replacement handles for a dual rope clutch (Main and Jib halyards)
Deck Protection Mike Linstrom at 11:52pm 05.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/868 Can anyone recommend products for care and protection of the fiberglass deck? Of course, there are b
Loose stanchion larry shulman at 11:29pm 05.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/928 the screw that are self tap in to wood, have stripped on one stanchion, what is the best way to dry
Quiet a fresh water pump Mitch at 9:46pm 05.19.02 Big Boats 6/913 My fresh water pump makes a lot of noise when running (vibration).How can I quiet this down? I've
Mermaid Air Conditioner Marc at 4:38pm 05.19.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1298 My Mermaid A/C w/heat (4 months old)was left on for 3 weeks in Humidity mode. I returned with it shu
Small Craft Warnings SailboatOwners.com at 2:37pm 05.19.02 Ask All Sailors 58/2944 How hard does the wind have to be blowing before you decide not to go out on the water? When the
Snapped Line At top of Mast Richard Brahs at 1:10pm 05.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/813 I have a snapped line at the top of my mast used to hoist my Genoa sail. Does anyone know of a perso
First 285 Fuel gage Guest at 1:08pm 05.19.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1217 I have just bought a 1988 First 285 with a Volvo 2002 Diesel. It is supposed to have a fuel gage bu

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MerSea cleanup pclarksurf at 11:35am 07.14.20 Just thinking out loud-- might check on the hull in and around your trailer rollers. The C22 hull i
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? jviss at 11:34am 07.14.20 I'm not trying to live out of the thing, I just want to take some cold beer to the beach. Oh, and m
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 07.14.20 We could keep ice indefinitely in a plastic bag during our 2019 cruise...
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? thinwater at 11:28am 07.14.20 One of the challenges of testing coolers side-by-side, with a realistic amount of ice (not full of i
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? thinwater at 11:23am 07.14.20 I'll give you another one to chew on. Block ice and frozen bottles last the SAME amount of time per
Supporting Hunter 170 for centerboard removal (1) stickinthemud57 at 11:21am 07.14.20 Update! I have come up with an easier way to remove and re-install the centerboard using the board-r
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 11:14am 07.14.20 Then go for it and let us know how it sounds :yeah: I just found them for $165 and free shipping.
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. srimes at 11:12am 07.14.20 Good catch. I read another site where the frequency response was 30-20k, not 50-20k like the 6.5" .
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? thinwater at 11:11am 07.14.20 what about bugs? And maybe people like a dark, peaceful anchorage. Is this, perhaps, the same pr
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? Alan Gomes at 10:59am 07.14.20 In Cabrillo where we are now (next door to Alan's Holiday Harbor in San Pedro) they did nickle-and-
Any silverline dolphin owners out there? Krh142 at 10:59am 07.14.20 Yeah, I love the lines. And your right, pretty sure that boat was stationary when the pic was taken
Battery Switch Help Scott T-Bird at 10:53am 07.14.20 Scott, the entire point of that article is the inherent fallacy of combining a bad bank with a good
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 10:49am 07.14.20 Good catch. I read another site where the frequency response was 30-20k, not 50-20k like the 6.5" .
Battery Switch Help Scott T-Bird at 10:45am 07.14.20 In practice, I'm sure it is simple to juggle the usage and charging of batteries like that. I also
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose jviss at 10:38am 07.14.20 a different tubing system unless it's copper or hard pvc (I don't think either are recommended for
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ walt at 10:37am 07.14.20 For some sort of fault, a conventional circuit breaker may not trip. For example, the current in the
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. srimes at 10:36am 07.14.20 In general bigger is better. But something is off when the same brand shows 8" sensitivity and frequ
Size Boat Name Decal - Beneteau Oceanis 36CC Justin_NSA at 10:29am 07.14.20 Can't help with a size that fits. I think regs may dictate the minimum size though. You also need to
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? capta at 10:26am 07.14.20 I see them all the time and think they're pretty cool, but I don't know what fixture they use. Defen
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? (2) Jackdaw at 10:25am 07.14.20 Common factory option now; blue LEDs seem less 'bug friendly', so you often see white and blue both

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