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Hunter 40 legend mast questions riversloth at 4:52pm 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/672 Was wondering how many of you have had to replace your mast. I was considering a legend 40 but th
Bilge Pump for O'day 20 SUMB44 at 4:12pm 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1282 Has anyone installed an electric/automatic bilge pump or sump pump in their O'day 20 or similar? I
Rigging Line ? (3) BreakingWind at 2:51pm 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/813 I have a 2001 h260 and It came with a piece of rigging that I am not sure about.. a cable 30ft with
Install a new refrigeration unit? Pat T at 2:15pm 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1539 My current Adler Barbour cold machine is on the blink. It is probably as old as the boat. It starts
MKII vs. MKIII rpell1@msn.com at 2:04pm 06.27.18 Catalina 30 7/2825 Does anyone know the actual differences between a Cat30 MKII vs. a Cat30 MKIII in 1997? I've searche
O'day 20 Rebuild SUMB44 at 12:40pm 06.27.18 Day Sailers 0/745 An very interesting write-up of someone's experiences with the rebuild o their O'day 20: https://fo
Lazy Jacks and racing Jimski at 12:39pm 06.27.18 Catalina 30 25/5408 About 70% of the sailing I do is racing. I currently do not have lazy jacks. I know my crew would ap
Saw these drain plugs on D&R Marine... Anyone use them? And if so, where/how? (3) SUMB44 at 11:53am 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2055 https://www.drmarine.com/prodimages/ds236as.jpg Drain Plug to Drain Inner Hull (2 pc) FITS 1" HOLE.
Another rudder question (1) kclancy at 10:58am 06.27.18 Catalina 22 3/461 Hi Gang, I forgot to take my rudder off this weekend before coming up the ramp. (I'm sure nobody el
Climbing the mast. I HAVE A PROBLEM! Jimongee at 10:26am 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2404 ok here is my dilemma; just arrived in MI for the summer sailing season. In prepping our 356 on the
H23.5 Salon Berth Conversion PropellerHead at 9:19am 06.27.18 Smaller Boats 1/434 We've spent a few nights on the boat now and I'm not liking the aft berth. I find it too cramped and
Hinged Tabernacle SUMB44 at 8:54am 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1743 Has anyone implemented the hinged tabernacle available on the drmarine.com website? If so, could y
Flagpole Using a Mast lehighsail at 8:41am 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 9/6664 I have just gotten a 32 ft. aluminum mast that I would like to use as a flagpole. It has the shroud
1975 25' lancer manual Tomdewitt at 6:55am 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 3/486 New to sailing and just purchased a 1975 lancer and I am trying to find an owners manual, can anyon
Cleating (the main) at the mast (6) ScubaGuy2 at 3:42am 06.27.18 Catalina 22 40/6099 We are a little confused about cleating off the main on the mast. There seems to be two ways this c
Fantasia engine swap? Ron Inglis at 1:42am 06.27.18 Fantasia 35 1/1189
Rigging Question (2) pclarksurf at 10:03pm 06.26.18 Catalina 22 2/492
Thru Hull size BC Bernie at 5:53pm 06.26.18 Catalina 310 6/1058
6HP outboard engine sputtering Adam D at 3:12pm 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 47/14016 I have a Suzuki 6HP 4 stroke outboard that I am having issues with. It starts fine but will sputter
Up the stick pictures Roadking Larry at 2:32pm 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 30/1876 Had to go up the mast to replace spreader boots a few days ago. Managed to get a decent pic after I

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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Will Gilmore at 3:10am 03.14.24 The Florida Keys is an ideal area in which to cut your teeth on ocean sailing. Study your charts, w
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? David in Sandusky at 2:23am 03.14.24 First your boat can handle all of your planned cruising. This is not the Atlantic Ocean! We chartere
Lombardini marine engine (1) Marmalade at 11:12pm 03.13.24 Assume you are referencing the one on eBay? The seller has multiple engines/sizes. I saw those lis
Simple Anchor rode markings thinwater at 10:09pm 03.13.24 The OP has a rope rode. Paint does not wear off of rope unless the rope is chafing hard on the botto
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (6) Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great Here are pictures of my dingh
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:25pm 03.13.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help wi
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 8:15pm 03.13.24 I'll offer one other thought. Of all the motors I've had on boats, the most reliable have been well
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? ggrizzard at 8:03pm 03.13.24 You also need to soap down the deck so that escaping air will show bubbles.
Wall carpet cleaning ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24 If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310 (1) Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24 I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32pm 03.13.24
Changing batteries artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24 By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24 Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24 I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24 Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24 when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best? MitchM at 6:08pm 03.13.24 on Mainesail's advice on this board 4 years ago, I got the ProCharge Ultra , a 3 stage c
Hunter 170 quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24 Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24 Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa

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