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The Best Sailing Movie I've Ever Seen Michael Davis at 1:35pm 09.17.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/924
Cracks along the bulkhead (2) mihaso at 1:22pm 09.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3789 Hi everyone, I noticed a bunch of cracks along the bulkhead, starboard side, see the photos. I am n
Someones birthday today! DaveJ at 1:11pm 09.17.19 Sails Call Lounge 13/1212 Hint, she sells a book on this forum.... Cheers dj
Boat and Trailer Titling and Registration in Indiana. sigsgmret at 11:53am 09.17.19 Trailer Sailors 3/953 I have a question which, hopefully, some smart person can answer. I am traveling to Indiana from Fl
Better barrel bolts. (1) wing15601 at 7:26am 09.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1765 I have these barrel bolts holding up the ladder covering my engine compartment. Last week one of the
Help re: automatic bilge pump decision Steve L22188 at 6:19am 09.17.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2074 My boat is an hour from the house. After some of the monstrous rains this summer (3, 4, even 5 inch
Fresh water pump chatter Chuck Powell at 4:16am 09.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/942 I have a O'Day 1987 LE and I'm noticing chatter from my fresh water pump. lt happens when I turn on
Hunter 33 Find Hours Used? mgtomasic at 3:14am 09.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/765 Hunter Owners, How do I find the Hours Used on my 2007 Hunter 33? Thank You, Mike
ZF 15 MA transmission issues (1) sesmith at 8:39pm 09.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2910 I'm having some shifting issues that have cropped up on the transmission in our 2003 Catalina 350.
29.5 stove top burner Willie G at 7:35pm 09.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1099
Vision 32 hull defect (1) zephyr070 at 7:14pm 09.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/925 I'm wondering if any of the Vision owners, past or present, have experienced the "soft spot" in the
Rigging tightening icravewaves at 3:20pm 09.16.19 Destinations 13/4159 Is there a way one can overtighten rigging?How do i know whats too tight and whats too loose?Is ther
Mooring Buoy Failure? (2) smokey73 at 2:03pm 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 45/7856 When Dorian passed by here I had a mooring buoy failure where the ground tackle attachment to the bu
F-RIB Dinghy Video pumpkinpie at 1:32pm 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/463 I might have found our solution for a dink. The F-RIB which is a foldable dinghy that could sit up t
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. (2) Dim Sum at 1:00pm 09.16.19 Trailer Sailors 57/16903 I am looking for a practical trailer sailboat for distant lakes and rivers. Looked at a Catalina 22,
Rudder post alignment on 28 DutchSails at 11:37am 09.16.19 Bigger Boats 3/1093 My 28 is a 1979. I've had it 10 years. Last year under heavy sailing conditions the rudder would squ
Winter Haul out options, considering buying a trailer mpsail19 at 10:57am 09.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/861 Hi I am a new Catalina 25 (1983 fixed keel traditional interior) owner this year in New England and
Invest 97L - Next up to the plate (1) jssailem at 10:41am 09.16.19 Weather and Forecasting 6/1337 Dorian has moved on into the North Atlantic, Humberto is following a similar path. And like train
Temperature Check twodzusfittings at 10:16am 09.16.19 Bigger Boats 12/1572 Yes, I know I'm a worry puss, but being new to inboards, there is a lot to learn. Went for a long ri
Used mast and/or booms (spars) (1) rgranger at 7:09am 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1646 Hey All I was nosing around craigslist looking at used boat parts (I know, I should be working) and

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Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Davidasailor26 at 1:10pm 11.12.24 I'm still curious if there's some genius behind how this was done, or if it was just a PO having la
Tosca gets a windlass monocerosin at 1:08pm 11.12.24 I wired mine from the house bank to the windlass breaker and then to the solenoid which is mounted
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? OpenRange2025 at 12:49pm 11.12.24 That fits as the boat's a 1990 model. I guess the corrugations presented too much of an irregular
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? OpenRange2025 at 12:41pm 11.12.24 I have. 423. Got rid of all mascerater pumps and plumed the holding tanks to gravity discharge. Not
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? (1) OpenRange2025 at 12:39pm 11.12.24 An alternative suggestion: Put a y-valve in the head discharge line that creates a choice between
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Stanleywester at 12:36pm 11.12.24 Well, it's not the way I'd wire things. Basically he wired the switch to simply select which batte
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat dlochner at 12:13pm 11.12.24 Well, it's not the way I'd wire things. Basically he wired the switch to simply select which batter
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? NYSail at 11:59am 11.12.24 I have. 423. Got rid of all mascerater pumps and plumed the holding tanks to gravity discharge. Noth
New main sail too tall. Now what? NYSail at 11:53am 11.12.24 Happened to me with a new jib I bought for my last boat. I went, picked it up, paid the balance and
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) marcham at 11:29am 11.12.24 curious - from where did you get that figure? https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dwa-cs-201a
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:27am 11.12.24 up. Having a switch or coupler (coaxial connector) below the mast should only introduce 0.2 db (pl
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 11:22am 11.12.24 Thanks for this answer! This looks perfect for my Hunter 326! Can you please send a few photos? Un
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit dlochner at 11:22am 11.12.24 Electricity consumption on the electric toilets is pretty insignificant. The Raritan Elegance draws
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 dlochner at 10:56am 11.12.24 Once again, quality matters. Going cheap on coax and its connectors yields a false economy, especial
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 marcham at 10:40am 11.12.24
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit jssailem at 10:39am 11.12.24 Hey Max, are your sailing adventures taking you beyond the Columbia River? Your decision to enhanc
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 11.12.24 That's because they're corrugated hose using rubber cuffs, which haven't been used in sanitation sy
Retrofit Generator kbgunn at 10:26am 11.12.24 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. It is space limited for a permanently installed genset. I opted for a porta
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light Terry Cox at 9:42am 11.12.24 I converted all our navigation and interior/exterior incandescent bulbs with LEDs over ten years ago
Today I said goodbye to an old friend nightowle at 9:30am 11.12.24 An O'Day is to be remembered as an especially fine boat. I had the 27. It's wonderful to keep thes

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