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Windlass on a 322 NY BIMBO at 4:59pm 01.07.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1823 I am looking for advice on mounting a windlass on my O'Day 322. I am thinking that I will mount it o
Hunter 49 performance Laid-back at 1:33pm 01.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/773 I am considering purchasing a Hunter 49. Would appreciate any input from owners as to sailing perfor
Colorado winter sail (1) Allowishish at 11:42am 01.07.19 Destinations 23/3610 we keep our Catalina 27 on lake Pueblo year round and last Saturday was one of those majical days. v
Bilges do not drain into each other Jeff652 at 11:38am 01.07.19 Catalina 310 14/3000 I thought I had seen this question before on the forum but I couldn't find it. The aft bilge on Stil
Seidelmann 245 parts, drawings, details needed gwort at 11:06am 01.07.19 Seidelmann 1/2313 I recently got a 1982 Seidelmann 245. It does not have a boom or tiller or outboard motor or motor m
H31 companionway leak (1) dasreboot at 10:46am 01.07.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/832 have a leak in the port side hatch slider. It can become significant in heavy rains. Has anyone enco
Benefits of an inverter NYSail at 10:24pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 74/10772 hello all I have a xantrex 3000 inverter on my boat that we never use that takes up a large amount
LCD replacements for fluorescent bulbs Jack Barnes at 7:07pm 01.06.19 Big Boats 13/3380 Has anyone found a replacement for the FL-8CW bulbs found in the salon fixtures as in my 2004 Hunter
Racing in January on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:40pm 01.06.19 Racing 9/1390 First GBCA Icicle Rum Race of 2019 on Saturday. Good turnout, close to 50 boats turned in times. Gre
Genoa with multiple attachment points at clew (1) Skipper at 2:58pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1137 Saw a genoa furled today on a brokerage boat at the dock. It had 5 or 6 attachment points for the sh
Changing motor Pete145 at 12:32pm 01.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 72/9614 Hello all, I'm new here so please go easy on me. I have a Nash 26 with an OMC Zephyr 2cyl, 2 stroke
got a nasty surprise yesterday SycloneDriver at 11:56am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 76/10726 Yesterday I invited some fiends to go sailing. When we arrive at the marina one of my dock neighbor
Toggle Switches w/ Screw Terminals Ward H at 10:41am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 12/587 Working on my DC Distribution panel and need two toggle switches, SPDT for bilge pump and SPST for V
fixed 3 blade propeller Slow Dancin at 7:47am 01.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1467 I have a 2006 hunter 38 with 40 hp moter which came with a FlexFold 3 blade propeller but am unhappy
Re-powering '86 O'Day 28 with a Yanmar 2YM15? (1) DJR at 5:19am 01.06.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1535 Joyfully purchased an ODay28, but it has been in dry dock for three years. According to boatyard le
Sabre fans: sailme88 at 4:14am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/844 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of Sabre Yachts. Even though Sabre is no longer producing sail
Coast Guard Monterey385 at 8:32pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3127 Many of you know that I am Coast Guard family and quite proud of it. Everyone by now knows that ther
What do I need to have and what should I have on my 170 when I head out on the bay in NJ? Shorefun at 8:20pm 01.05.19 Day Sailers 26/2918 I plan on getting floating VHF, a mast float and some decent life vests for starters. I will need al
1979 cat 30 cutless bearing dnimigon at 7:12pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 6/1036 Going to be pulling boat out here next week sometime. Want to change the cutless. I've read that the
You Get What You Pay For fstbttms at 4:37pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/3787 A new customer asked me to inspect the work her previous dive service had done a week earlier. mSdR

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Purchase questions 38 senang at 6:12am 10.21.24 3. in the aft cabin leak from steering access fix?. On our 2005 H38 owner version there were 2 cause
My rudder broke off wardk at 5:47am 10.21.24 Got the boat out, had a welder extend the cradle and stands 18in . The marina manager accomidated me
1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 - sunk in Hurricane Helene Dave at 5:41am 10.21.24 A reminder that offering items for sale in the Forums is not permitted. The original post was edited
Catalina 385 weight? dlochner at 5:33am 10.21.24 Displacement weight isn't the same as actual weight. Displacement is just that, how much water is
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification east coaster at 4:22am 10.21.24 An auto parts store has a tee with a hose fitting and dual barbs that they sell for flushing your ca
Winterising jssailem at 4:15am 10.21.24 @Maine Sail 's website these two jewels of his experience are available to the boater world. He has
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (1) jssailem at 4:06am 10.21.24 I have a 1.5" thru hull and a 3/4" thru hull in the head. The 1.5" thruhull provides a dump for the
Winterising sailme88 at 3:59am 10.21.24 ALL water lines are allowed to drain into the bilge. I've cut them in strategic places and added bra
Catalina 385 weight? sailme88 at 3:40am 10.21.24 Displacement weight isn't the same as actual weight. Displacement is just that, how much water is
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification sailcapt340 at 2:31am 10.21.24 I thank you all for your guidance. My sink drain has its own separate thru hull, with a 1 1/2 inch
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:53pm 10.20.24 You got it 99% correct. The tee in the sink drain needs to be as close to the seacock as possible t
Catalina 385 weight? sesmith at 7:22pm 10.20.24 Displacement of my Catalina 350 is listed as12937 lbs. Around 20k in the slings. I'm not the only
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (1) Tally Ho at 7:11pm 10.20.24
Winterising Tally Ho at 7:01pm 10.20.24
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification jssailem at 6:40pm 10.20.24 I think the idea was from @Peggie Hall HeadMistress . She will, I hope, will correct me if I am wron
Vendee Globe dlochner at 6:38pm 10.20.24 Got details of that proprietary weather information source? dj Predict Wind is the official supp
1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 - sunk in Hurricane Helene Don S/V ILLusion at 5:36pm 10.20.24 Curious - did insurance cover the loss as everything you listed would legally be their property?
Vendee Globe kappykaplan at 4:41pm 10.20.24 2 major storms and the rest ? So you're gonna leave us hanging for 6 weeks? Tks, Dammit Jim. :be
Vendee Globe JamesG161 at 4:24pm 10.20.24 Better than our own Jim & John? Well we add Science to our forecast! Hurricane Season 2024 is end
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 4:19pm 10.20.24 I wonder how many owners of boats built over 25 years ago read that and will now spend the day sing

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