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O'Day 272LE Steering Cable andyjeff at 7:59am 06.03.19 Parts Search 0/464 Does anyone know the specific part number for the Edson steering cable for an O'Day 272LE. The cable
Water Tank Brianstanis at 7:49am 06.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1540 Found a leak in the plastic pipe connecting to the tank. Replaced the pipe and then found a leak und
Reversing rugger at 7:25am 06.03.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2021 I have a hunter 37 cutter rug with a 3 bladed prop. Any suggestions on reversing so I do not put to
Original boom length of DS2? Main sail spec? PCUSA at 6:40am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/551 Hi, I am new to DS2 and got a boat needs work. I was told the previous owner likes DS1 setup so he
Pumpout issue Ken Cross at 6:18am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/1371 This one is new to me. Last year I replumbed the waste system. I filled the tank with salt water to
O'Day 25 Keel trouble (2) mihaso at 6:14am 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2457 Hi, I had a little unpleasant surprise this winter, after winter storage. Water must have been stuc
Lexan window replacement ryansk at 6:13am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/440 Good morning, I have a 1992 H27. While removing the port frame in the head, the lexan window that i
First time unstepping my mast - 2009 B37 Vegas at 6:05am 06.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/816 Rigging company will unstep my mast tomorrow, in preparation to ship my boat up to the Great Lakes.
Save the Sailors RoyS at 5:57am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 38/4341 My marina, Baypointe Marina in Quincy, MA, is kicking all sailboats out at the end of this season. O
Precision 23 sailboat tamden trailer specifications wanted tropicstar at 5:29am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1153 I recently acquired a older precision 23 galvanized sailboat tamden trailer. Can anyone tell me what
First time unstepping my mast - 2009 B37 Vegas at 5:24am 06.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/585 Rigging company will unstep my mast tomorrow, in preparation to ship my boat up to the Great Lakes.
Are current electronics repairable? SoSound at 9:48pm 06.02.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2227 More accurately, is there anyone (PNW area preferred) who actually troubleshoots, tests, and repairs
O`Day 34 Tall Rig Scottymac at 7:57pm 06.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/494 Hello, I have a few questions about the O 34. I just purchased the boat and brought her home to La
Are suppression ferrites really needed on Raymarine instruments? (1) Ward H at 7:36pm 06.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/4881 This weekend I installed two RM i70S displays and a P70S control head into my existing nav pod. The
M25 hard to start Harlan at 6:42pm 06.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/533 My '83 OD34 M25 is hard to start this year. Looking for help. Here's what I have learned so far:
life line turnbuckle tom.p.brown at 6:28pm 06.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/672 i took the starboard side forward turnbuckle to a local marine parts store yesterday to try to confi
Loose Throttle Bill19233 at 4:42pm 06.02.19 Engines and Propulsion 9/1923 I replaced the transmission shifter cable on my Yanmar 3gm3f on my Hunter 340. Now the throttle is l
Bow and stern lights drcov at 4:42pm 06.02.19 The Cherubini Hunters 2/609 I have the original lights on 1979 33 Lens are crumbling. How do I get them apart or off the rails.
C-301 Forward Berth Mattress KZW at 4:28pm 06.02.19 Catalina 310 6/1102 The title was supposed to read: C-310 Forward Berth Mattress. My apologies for the typo. How does o
18.5 sink question (1) D7764 at 4:13pm 06.02.19 Smaller Boats 1/478 Still very new to sailing, and don't know if I need a sink, but since it has something like a sink,

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Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 8:13am 06.03.24 Check the manual. I recall 400 hours. I replace mine about every three years which is usually less.
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 8:12am 06.03.24
Difficult Wheel Steering dlochner at 8:09am 06.03.24 A few more areas to check. The chain and axle need to be lubricated. This is done by removing the
Water Pump Impellor Rich Stidger at 8:08am 06.03.24 I change my engine raw water impeller every 250 hours, but have never had an impeller failure where
Water Pump Impellor Rick D at 8:05am 06.03.24 Bought a 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 two seasons ago. I was wondering about the frequency for checking
Water Pump Impellor Davidasailor26 at 8:03am 06.03.24
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Scott T-Bird at 7:58am 06.03.24 When is your trip? Are you in AC now? It looks like we have fair weather and flat seas for at leas
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting Sunbird22358 at 7:58am 06.03.24 You could make the table dimensions what works best for you. That said, I suspect the original, opti
Compasses don't agree Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.03.24 So I did some more digging into the issue and with a handheld compass at the dock I find that the s
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? Davidasailor26 at 7:53am 06.03.24 Twist has basically two purposes - to accommodate for different apparent wind angles between the top
Re-bedding Deck ports Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 06.03.24 I assume this is on the outside of the boat as things on the inside should NOT be sealed as it would
Need to replace sea cocks. Davidasailor26 at 6:41am 06.03.24
Replacing broken forestay Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 06.03.24 If cutting bare wire, be sure to use some cutters made for wire rope. Standard wire cutters smash an
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 06.03.24 The stops for a leisurely pace would probably be Barnegat Inlet and Sandy Hook, weather permitting.
Need to replace sea cocks. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:39am 06.03.24 The only purpose of connecting the bonding system to thru hulls is to protect them from galvanic co
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:39am 06.03.24 So I did some more digging into the issue and with a handheld compass at the dock I find that the st
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:35am 06.03.24
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:32am 06.03.24 Is the one you added near the Compass in Question? Jim... PS: A compass can be affected by other
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:31am 06.03.24 You did not indicate if this error is evident while at the dock or on the water. If on the dock, di
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:30am 06.03.24 When was the last time you swung the compass. Here In Maine with thick fog I had it done pretty ro

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