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Tohatsu Thrust fixed Guest at 1:27am 02.25.01 Other Sailboats 1/840 A couple weeks ago I started a thread about my Tohatsu 8 hr. loosing thrust. The suggestion was to f
While I'm thinking about heads - Justin - O'day Owners' Web at 1:08am 02.25.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1321 Peggie - Forgive me if this is totally out to lunch, but I have just enough information here to be
Peggie - is this a bad idea? Justin - O'day Owners' Web at 12:40am 02.25.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1357 Hi Peggie -Darcy and I are redoing the waste holding system on our C25. Head itself was rebuilt la
Catalina 25 swing keel questions Alex at 12:31am 02.25.01 Smaller Boats 4/3936 I am thinking of moving up from a Cat 22 to a 25 with a swing keel. Being close to the gulf and the
Lifting 26x off trailer Doug Treloar at 11:50pm 02.24.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1786 Any suggestions of how I can get my 26x off the trailer to paint the hull. I would like to use the t
I'm going back to the Moorings! Mark Johnson at 11:41pm 02.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/878 We just finished our 1 week charter in Tortola with Sunsail...I'm not at all impressed with Sunsail!
Lexan or Acrylic Ron Dague at 11:21pm 02.24.01 Other Sailboats 4/1353 I have numerous ports in which the "plastic" has clouded or crazed. I've previously followed the di
FINDING PORTLIGHTS PAUL S. at 10:27pm 02.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 My boat is a 1981 H-30 and the sun has taken it's toll on several of my portlights. The frames are
Little Jan Registered!!! Thanks Massachusetts!!! david lewis at 10:14pm 02.24.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 For all of you following my ordeal trying to register my home made boat, I did it! I gave up on con
Masthead Block for Cruising Spinaker Halyard?? david lewis at 10:07pm 02.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1265 I am building a cruising spinaker for my 35 and need to mount a block outside the headstay but there
Pensacola Winter Cruise Ben Allen at 9:19pm 02.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1058 Just returned from a great week of sailing in the Gulf Of Mexico with a small group of Trailer Sailo
Keel scale JT at 8:33pm 02.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1316 My O'Day 23 (1973) had a lot of rust (scale) on the keel last Spring. I scraped it all off, wire br
ThreadTracker question Ken Palmer at 8:30pm 02.24.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1000 Phil, I noticed that threads placed on my ThreadTracker disappear after a week or so. The title stil
Hunter or Catalina Thatcher Rose at 12:40pm 02.24.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1305 I am buying my first "big" boat and need advice. This will be a permanent liveaboard for me, my wife
Maxwell Winches Thad at 12:25pm 02.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1238 Anybody have a connection for rebuild kits for Maxwell winches? I have two size 25 two-speed, self-
Looking at buying a 1983 28' Lee Henderson at 12:22pm 02.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/948 I'm looking at buying a 1983 Hunter 28. I would like any feedback from owners about key items to loo
The right prop for a Classic 37' Yawl Gerry Wood at 10:29am 02.24.01 Other Sailboats 2/1201 Dear Mr. Woody,I have recently purchased a 1969 Classic 37' Yawl. The original motor was the Atomi
No Exhaust Water Barrie McDonald at 10:10am 02.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1118 My Hunter Legend 37 1988 has a yanmar disel 3 cylinder engine "3HM35F" and a old problem has reocc
salon table counter balance Steve Perry at 9:26am 02.24.01 Big Boats 1/1113 The counter balance inside the compression pole under the mast step is frozen in place. It is stuck
23 centerboard service tim at 9:23am 02.24.01 Bigger Boats 4/1256 can someone give me a site or info on the centerboard pivot hardware of an o'day 23? has anyone had

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Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question Eclectic at 3:06am 04.03.20 Additional suspects could include: the rub rail , cowl vents, and the trim piece for the motor wel
How can people continue working during a lock down? John Nantz at 9:58pm 04.02.20 Google "normalized deviance" That will be part of the answer. The other part is time. Immediate eff
How can people continue working during a lock down? rgranger at 9:33pm 04.02.20 ...can they be run through the dishwasher rinse cycle??? I heard today that 70 C for 30 min does
How can people continue working during a lock down? John Nantz at 9:28pm 04.02.20 Some have commented about grocery shopping. Just wondering .... Told my wife, "hey, after everybody
Sailing and restoring Avalon - 1984 C-22 #12640 (5) AndreInPortland at 9:26pm 04.02.20 B&G Triton2 and Sensors This has been a project many months in the making, culminating today with d
How can people continue working during a lock down? John Nantz at 9:20pm 04.02.20 Bought tires yesterday. Picked them out on line, the day before, chose options on line. Made appo
How can people continue working during a lock down? John Nantz at 8:50pm 04.02.20 ... (i.e Skype/facetime/zoom like resources). While this methodology once developed became second n
Gurgling manual head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:43pm 04.02.20 That means liquid is being PUSHED through it. The squealing indicates back pressure. If there's a y
Boatless Summer? Daveinet at 8:38pm 04.02.20 dlochner, I saw that about the Florida nut case after I posted. I guess there will always be a few.
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen jssailem at 7:35pm 04.02.20 Plan carefully. Enjoy the process. Find a fulfilling location. And a boat that meets your needs. Loo
How can people continue working during a lock down? TimFromLI at 7:29pm 04.02.20 How about a boat yard? My boat is in the yard behind 30 other boats and the yard is shut down. No pa
RG8X/LMR240 UHF Connector assembly Brian D at 7:03pm 04.02.20 Solder wouldn't stick. Or if it did stick it was a massive glob, and I do solder pretty good. Not ge
Lancer 36 Helm Accessories Brian D at 7:00pm 04.02.20 You probably are best served doing just that. It will probably as expensive to build than it would b
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen Brian D at 6:58pm 04.02.20 Good luck and God speed. Stop by every once and awhile. Hockey dosen't last forever. ;)
SSB ground plate Brian D at 6:54pm 04.02.20 They can be if one touches the antenna wire during transmission. The maximum current is at the base
How can people continue working during a lock down? dlochner at 6:37pm 04.02.20 Your failing to consider your potential spread while not "getting it". We just learned last week ho
SSB ground plate CatNap3 at 6:33pm 04.02.20 Yes, it could be used as a counterpoise for your antenna. One thing you have not done is tell us wh
Mac 26D forestay chain plate (1) RussC at 6:26pm 04.02.20 Do you mean the chainplate? That would be surprising. I did a quick doubletake there also. pretty
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen Michael Davis at 6:22pm 04.02.20 Take care! We'll see you on the next tack.
What the heck is: Loran 797 Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:14pm 04.02.20 Jet or prop?

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