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Add a cam cleat and centerboard cleat. Nightowl415 at 8:20pm 07.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/535 Just purchased a 1978 Oday 20 and need to rig for single handed sailing. The current jam cleats don
Forward/neutral/reverse reinesj1 at 8:13pm 07.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/674 Hi, I own a Hunter 376 1997 sailboat. I will like your recommendation. When I am under sail power an
Changing motor mounts M-25XPB (2) Wanderwind36 at 8:07pm 07.10.18 Big Boats 1/1072 Addressing neglected maintenance on our 1987 Catalina 36. The boat was re-powered 2003. This weekend
Checklist for Saildrives (1) DennisonBerwick at 7:34pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 0/704 If you have a saildrive, you may find this 6-page Checklist for Saildrives useful. Covers Maintenan
Seaward vs. Catalina vs. ?? catalanc at 7:32pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 25/3764 Hi guys, I am a truly beginning sailor sailing on Lake Dillon, CO. Winds can go from zero to 35 in
Garmin chart plotter shows intermittent location FundySail at 7:13pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1141 Strider's chart plotter (Garmin 3205) has been screwing up lately. The GPS location is intermittent
Anchor Locker on Hunter 45DS (1) murrayabbott at 6:15pm 07.10.18 Big Boats 14/2745 Hi. Just this year I replaced my anchor rode with chain. I find that the chain is not able to drop
Throttle cable creep reeder at 5:57pm 07.10.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1311 My pedestal mounted throttle for the Universal 18 is creeping back and not staying put. This is a re
High temp alarm no longer sounds when I turn key. markwbird at 5:30pm 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1057 As y'all know, when you first turn the key to start the engine (Yanmar 3gm30F) the high temp alarm s
Westerbeke Admiral Panel Rear Cover (1) jviss at 4:45pm 07.10.18 Parts Search 2/773 Looking for the rear cover for the Admiral panel. Here's what the panel looks like: http://discount
Used Jib advice Garymadhatter at 2:08pm 07.10.18 Bigger Boats 7/1197 My current jib (on a roller furling) on my 1980 O'Day 30 is tearing badly and needs to be replaced.
Pop Top Latch Clips for Original and "New Design" Catalina 22 (2) Leeward Rail at 1:21pm 07.10.18 Catalina 22 7/1093 Hello all, I was at the local store today, looking for some boat stuff, and happened to notice that
Fresh water fill / vent problem ttibbits at 1:06pm 07.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1953 Has anyone experience with replacing the fresh water vent hose on a 1990 Hunter 35.5? My problem sta
Sharing a big win - the pearson floats (14) tipsyravensailing at 11:56am 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 8/611 Heya all. I know a few of you have been following along with my saga and i have a sizable update fo
wet exhaust hose size sv/brendagail at 10:38am 07.10.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/766 I have a 1989 Hunter30 and need to replace the wet exhaust hose from the muffler to the discharge po
Rubber boot over ignition switch Clydo at 10:19am 07.10.18 Catalina 310 7/1426 Cover over my 2003 C310 ignition switch finally gave up. Ordered one From Catalina Direct and the o
Fender final (3) All U Get at 10:15am 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 7/723 Hi all, My project to save our planet includes reviving dead fenders. I tried Great Stuff foam whi
Anybody Tow A 13' Boston Whaler? Rick D at 9:33am 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3916 So, I am buying a 13' Boston Whaler (used) with a 40 HP OB. My purpose in buying it was to have some
Kubota starter shims? uralite at 9:32am 07.10.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/478
Fuel line size 2qm15 obedone at 9:24am 07.10.18 Ask All Sailors 0/278 What is the fuel line size on a 2qm15 yanmar between primary filter and injector pump.. Thanks

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Reading the SI's Davidasailor26 at 12:25pm 08.09.24
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 12:20pm 08.09.24 No, except that the Link 2000R has battery monitoring features, like Amp-hour counting, etc. I sho
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 12:10pm 08.09.24
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair dmax at 12:08pm 08.09.24 You're going to want to get all of the water out of there before you start doing any kind of repair.
Concerned about keel bolt of Siren 17 Timm R Oday25 at 11:45am 08.09.24 Removing the pivot bolt , will require pulling the boat .. On every boat I've ever worked on , once
Small brass screw jssailem at 11:09am 08.09.24 I'll take a real close look at everything when I de-rig for winter. I might be worthwhile to take
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Claude L.-Auger at 11:05am 08.09.24 Taking a mast down or up is relatively simple. Double spreaders and B & R rigging make it a little b
Small brass screw Johnb at 11:04am 08.09.24 If that brass screw is actually bronze then it could have come from the sail head reinforcing plate.
Alternator heat - how serious? jviss at 10:51am 08.09.24 That's not right or normal, in my opinion, Scott. What's causing the heat? It must be current flow
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 10:50am 08.09.24 Are you certain that it appeared on your deck during a sail? Could it have been there since you we
Concerned about keel bolt of Siren 17 PaulK at 10:50am 08.09.24 You are right about using the wrong terminology. The Siren 17 has a centerboard, so has no keel bol
Small brass screw Stu Jackson at 10:39am 08.09.24 You may be confused, because those pictures seem to show that screw on the floor of your house, not
Backstay Split Rigging? Claude L.-Auger at 10:37am 08.09.24 Not familiar with your boat but it does look like the cable on your picture 8840 is your backstay. O
Small brass screw Rich Stidger at 10:34am 08.09.24 Are you certain that it appeared on your deck during a sail? Could it have been there since you wer
Autopilot setup senang at 10:24am 08.09.24
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 10:22am 08.09.24 QUOTE Davidsailor26 The exception is when connecting several panels in parallel, where a short in o
Pneumatic Lift for Motor Cover (Hunter 376, maybe others) senang at 10:18am 08.09.24 I have a 2005 Hunter 38. It came equipped with 2 pneumatic lift struts of the stairs to keep the sta
Get my engine running. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 08.09.24 Already SBO is giving me answers and things to work on tomorrow, thank you! We also like to sugge
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (1) twodzusfittings at 10:10am 08.09.24 I switch from OFF to #1, then I start the engine and keep it there whilst the engine is in use. Once
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 10:09am 08.09.24 Lol ?.... nothing on top of the mast. I truly am scratching my head as to where it came from. Apart

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