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PHII question capta at 8:47am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/507 Our forward head has developed a problem that confuses me. It pumps fine with the valve in the flush
Listen to your body Crazy Dave Condon at 6:49am 07.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1066 as previously mentioned by others, listening to your body in a sense detecting issues as we grow old
Lifeline Project (4) Maine Sail at 4:41am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 36/7472 This is just one of those nagging projects that was on the "to-do" list for far too long. A few week
Brand new to sailing Leslie Kyle at 9:28pm 07.27.18 Catalina 22 17/965 I just bought a Catalina 22 1983 model. Does anyone know where I can get a manual for the boat?
Getting close to stepping the mast - oh yeah. HanBan at 5:20pm 07.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/1924 Hi guys! OK, so we are getting close to stepping the mast. But I've got to get a VHF antenna and a w
Delayed alternator charging Captain Larry-DH at 5:19pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1251
C275 under propped (1) Boxing Roo at 4:18pm 07.27.18 Catalina 275 8/2211
Hunter 310 Rudder j michels at 4:08pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1170 I have lost the Rudder for my Hunter 310 1998 Fin Keel. I want to have a new one fabricated but I am
Shaft removal (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:45pm 07.27.18 Catalina 310 11/3180 Anyone actually remove or install a shaft on a C310? I cut my factory and installed the new one with
Sale My Sailboat obedone at 12:19pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 18/894 My old neighbor wants to buy my oday 30. He wants to make 12 monthly payments. Is there any way thi
More GoPro fun Jackdaw at 11:40am 07.27.18 Racing 8/1187 OK, so now I've got a handle on all the toys and their SW, and are having fun. Made of video of last
stack-pak issues Pat at 11:39am 07.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 34/3471 We are having significant issues raising our main with the Stack-pak / fully battened main. It seem
How to replace port rear cleat on '88 26D? vegassail at 10:44am 07.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/966 I've replaced two of the three black nylon cleats on by boat, but can't figure out how to get the th
Tach bounce down every 8 to 10 seconds or so? smokey73 at 10:33am 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 13/937 I've read the posts on a tach bouncing, possibly due to a bad diode. My symptoms don't seem to matc
Bottom paint (yikes) (1) john6206 at 10:11am 07.27.18 Trailer Sailors 5/969 Hi Everyone, I bought a 25 yo Catalina Capri 18 almost a year ago. Have not actually sailed it yet
Is Whisker Pole Oversized? EditorC22NSA at 8:49am 07.27.18 Catalina 22 1/373 At our club in Indy, I PHRF race a class legal Catalina 22 with a 12 foot whisker pole for a 150% ge
Big winds in a Little Boat! LakeShark at 7:51am 07.27.18 Catalina 22 8/1758 @Gene Neill you have got to post more videos like this. It is amazing what a little boat can take b
H260 In-Boom Friction Locks Chuck C. at 7:12am 07.27.18 Smaller Boats 6/747 Just wondering what is the trick to using those three friction locks built into the front of the boo
R&R Cutlass Bearing Tailpiece bolts or studs on Bayfield 25 ? (2) Leeward Rail at 7:02am 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2031 Hello all, A new sailor at our marina has a Bayfield 25 He is replacing the shaft (broken at the for
Yammer 2GM20f fuel leak David11038 at 6:50am 07.27.18 Bigger Boats 4/724 On my Oday 322, I found fuel leaking into the bilge, it appears to be the fuel lift pump gasket wher

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2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dLj at 6:08am 08.13.24 I have my heat pump and the electric element to my water heater wired into my AC panel so they can't
Putting a hole in the transom Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03am 08.13.24 As a former dealer for Tohatsu, I strongly recommend using ethanol free gas to prevent the small je
Mast Tabernacle (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:44am 08.13.24 The bolt is significantly weaker than a pin due to the threads and potentially weaker metal. This is
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 08.13.24 Bring a few pieces of line to tether parts and tools. I doubt your gelcoat, parts and tools would su
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. (1) JamesG161 at 5:21am 08.13.24 226767 Fish Storm mostly Jim...
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems Project_Mayhem at 5:20am 08.13.24 Can you post a few pics of the drains?
Dinghy Lights (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:19am 08.13.24 These might work. I have a set if you'd like some more pics. A pocket or flap to secure or keep them
Putting a hole in the transom Project_Mayhem at 5:08am 08.13.24 I had to lower the motor mount on my transom. I used one old hose for the outboard electrical and th
Putting a hole in the transom (3) jssailem at 4:29am 08.13.24 Here is one example by a boat owner using a Perko rope deck pipe reads/a-hole-in-the-hull-for-a-fue
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 4:21am 08.13.24 That should work well for your planned projects. Thanks. It turns out that that thread and heavy
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass (1) SailingCal21 at 4:06am 08.13.24 Pulled mine off my 1981 O'Day 34. It's a model SP-5, serial # A81which is a 5" Globemaster. The sc
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. (1) jssailem at 3:57am 08.13.24 Yes. As I shared in my first post, where it tracks into the Caribbean will be telling as to how it a
ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig Captain Larry-DH at 3:06am 08.13.24
Quadrant area, discharge ports, and strength. (1) Jim Legere at 3:00am 08.13.24 That geared quadrant for the autopilot is neat - never seen one before. It's got to be worth somethi
Putting a hole in the transom (3) Jorob at 2:56am 08.13.24 Then I read that you are sailing on the Southern Irish coast. :biggrin: We go from light breeze to
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. kappykaplan at 2:46am 08.13.24 Getting more organized - now TS Ernesto, aiming for Bermuda and mostly a fish storm. Stay safe, eve
What is this black thing on my mast and what is it good for? (1) garymalmgren at 1:33am 08.13.24 Mast winch pad. Why would you need a winch to reef a Columbia 8.7?
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 10:34pm 08.12.24 Mystery Bay has always intrigued me. It is an interesting hidden site with a tricky entryway. It als
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 jssailem at 10:27pm 08.12.24 He's on lake Superior, I think. Well that should make it a simple project. One of the other chal
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Drinky Crow at 10:25pm 08.12.24 I like the dock because it lightens my pockets by almost $10,000 per year for a 31 ft. boat :yikes:

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