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Oday 26 Spreader Caps (flat style) Chris Collard at 9:53am 04.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/412 Hello Oday aficionados, The spreader caps on my 26 are due for replacement. I searched the normal s
Water leaks jssailem at 8:11am 04.12.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1135 I have a mysterious water leak that has filled a small compartment that contains my 2 thru hull ball
Original space for holding tank... Rob G at 8:00am 04.12.18 Big Boats 15/1417 This may seem like an odd question, but I am a bit stumped. I removed a ruptured holding tank from w
Best solution for cleaning sails Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44am 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/6829 as technology changes so does methods and solutions but maybe not. Since it has been years cleanin
Keel mast plate on a 76' Hunter 30' Tie the Knot at 3:58am 04.12.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/428 Any suggestions on what to use under the aluminum mast plate. I have cut off the mast by an 1-1//4"
Electric Windlass Joe Papagni at 11:06pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/979 I own a Hunter 366 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any suggestions or experience wit
H41 cockpit shower/washdown dakno at 6:48pm 04.11.18 Big Boats 6/776 Hey Skippers. My OE cockpit shower in the transom walk thru is poor, water dribbles out. I thought i
what is the sail size for a 140 - 150 genoa for my 26 c pugetsoundsailer at 5:37pm 04.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1639 I've got a MacGregor 26s ( it's the swing keel model with the water ballast ) and I want to rig her
Hatch Boards Beneteau 331 Bluenose at 5:35pm 04.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1487 Is there a specific spot to store these anywheres?
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 aescobar100 at 4:53pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2043 We just bought a 1996 Hunter 280 and the Holding Tank is leaking. We need to replace it, preferably
Replacing Stanchion Vent sgoldman01 at 4:38pm 04.11.18 Catalina 30 66/9557 I am going to reroute the vent for the ware and water tanks to a mushroom vent located just belie th
Prop pitch for 1978 30' with 12 HP Yanmar Meis at 4:25pm 04.11.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/440 I am looking for the prop pitch for the original two blade prop on my O'Day 30. 1978 - 12 HP Yanmar
Replacing part of hull TangoXray at 3:04pm 04.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1043 So I purchased a '77 Mac 25 on Monday (April 9th.) The hull is punked under the icebox and the head.
Removal of cabin top winch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:07pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/293 Any ideas appreciated! Need to remove cabin top winch which appears to be holding on tight due to 52
EPRIB False Alarms LeslieTroyer at 9:31am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 1/306 Sail had a good article on EPRIB False Alarms. I had no idea it is so high. https://www.sailfeed.c
Hunter Vision 32 - Great Lakes and Great Loop rkinross at 9:19am 04.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1201 Hi, I am looking at purchasing a Hunter Vision 32 for cruising the Great Lakes and possible Great L
Houseboat, or boathouse? (1) Gene Neill at 8:00am 04.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/774 I recently saw this dwelling in the little village of Horseshoe Beach, Florida. A waitress at the (o
Online NOAA Custom Chart lets boaters create their own charts nat55 at 7:47am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/635 I got an e-mail from NOAA about a new product offering. We all know that charts are available for d
Universal XP riser issue AXEL at 6:18am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/567 A heads up, check your riser. Started the boat up last weekend and with in seconds the riser blew of
National Pet Day at Overtons Justin_NSA at 6:09am 04.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/325 Save 20% on all pet gear today at Overtons. #marinemutt http://link.email.overtons.com/u.d?ZYGrSmFn

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Cruising Yacht VMG BarryL at 1:56pm 07.15.23 Hey, How much fuel do you have and how badly do you want to be at your destination? The longest tri
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks CrispyCringle at 1:54pm 07.15.23 Thats a clever way to try and work the spin sheets. I always used just a regular block and sheet tie
Broker related question BarryL at 1:49pm 07.15.23 Hello, Are you dealing with a professional broker? Someone who is CPYB certified? The reason I ask
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers dkinzer at 1:48pm 07.15.23 Yes. I didn't find any sink stoppers larger than 1-5/8". There were some bathtub stoppers that could
Broker related question JamesG161 at 1:40pm 07.15.23 Buying a used boat is similar to buying a used car. When we did our search, we found these tips to
off to the races jon hansen at 1:24pm 07.15.23 https://bycmack.com/tracking the big boats on the cove island course
off to the races jon hansen at 1:22pm 07.15.23 https://bycmack.com/tracking they are running. fast
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods ggrizzard at 1:06pm 07.15.23 I own a 1979 H30C. Send me a PM on this site and I'll walk you through each section of the rigging.
alternator and wiring Techstyle at 12:55pm 07.15.23 last year I had many problems of very intermittent starting and starter battery issues. like s
Need source for winch parts jviss at 12:24pm 07.15.23 Honestly, that looks very straight forward. All you really need is a drill press. A lathe is the r
Need source for winch parts thinwater at 12:16pm 07.15.23 @jviss , you are asking me to bare my soul and fess up that I have neglected my winch to the point
Broker related question Kings Gambit at 12:01pm 07.15.23 If you go to a yacht brokerage (brick & mortar) looking for, say, a certain model or general type bu
Broker related question Scott T-Bird at 11:40am 07.15.23 When you think about it, why would a "seller's broker" want to deal with any customer that drags alo
Ground? stickinthemud57 at 11:22am 07.15.23 Perhaps this is a bonding thing (not to be confused with grounding)? "Bonding is the connection of
Ground? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 07.15.23 I can only assume that you are the second owner of the boat and the previous owner (PO) stood a few
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers rgranger at 10:51am 07.15.23 Have you tried Amazon?
alternator and wiring jcrews63 at 10:48am 07.15.23 Update: thanks everyone for your insight and support. The problem is solved now and it was a combina
Cockpit Cover rgranger at 10:47am 07.15.23
Cruising Yacht VMG kappykaplan at 9:41am 07.15.23 what is your expected VMG assuming at least minimal crew (2-3) in a 45-ft yacht? When I was sailin
Catalina Stickers (1) jviss at 9:37am 07.15.23 If I still had my beloved Catalina, and I needed new stickers, I might just remove what was left and

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