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OMC/Zephyr Saildrive -- Throttle Problems DharmaBum at 9:26am 06.05.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/888 Hi. I have an O'Day 25 with an OMC Zephyr Saildrive. The engine seems to be working fine -- good spa
A curious day at the marina (2) plenny7 at 9:13am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 21/1797 Our marina recently installed a webcam looking out onto the lake. I'd prefer it looked over the boat
Heavy Air Cup starting line Jackdaw at 8:29am 06.05.18 Racing 8/1301 Last Sunday it was steady 24 knots with gusts to 32, so WYC abandoned our regular A-series races and
Maybe next time... Brian D at 7:53am 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 16/1379 Man attempting to solo row across Atlantic has to turn back. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/05/m
Water heater leak Weichieboy at 7:39am 06.05.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/902 I have a Seaward F-1100 water heater. It is leaking water from somewhere inside the box. None of the
Lazy Jack Geometry danm1 at 7:33am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1076 Looking to add home made lazy jacks and having read most of the threads, I had this brilliant though
Mast Slugs MSN-Oday at 5:32am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/717 Hey Guys, Broke multiple mast slugs yesterday from an bad wind shift... Can anyone direct me to a l
value of a 1989 272 le O'day donelanc at 5:12am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1135 to my fellow O'day owners, I posted a question about my above boat yesterday. Apparently, there
2000 Hunter 290 - Air Conditioning Draing Clogged tbh1234 at 5:00am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1397 Hello, I just purchased a 2000 Hunter 290, I've inherited a couple of problems with it, I'm hoping t
Swapping Fram fuel filter for Racor (1) ripperbone at 10:46pm 06.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3987 I'm in the process of changing the primary fuel filter for the first time on my 1978 H30. The existi
diesel starting issue mikesh at 9:58pm 06.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/3130 My sailboat has a Universal M3-20B diesel. Just recently it has been hard to start. When i press and
Future Plans Simon Sexton at 9:57pm 06.04.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1793 Hey Everyone, Good evening! I know it isn't very likely that anyone is awake right now, bu
This can't be cheap JimInPB at 7:39pm 06.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/630 It looks like Hinckley is coming out with a new 53 - https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/activity-in-
AloHA ... Hunter34 Lost Compression Post FlyingAloha at 5:16pm 06.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1752 Whats up gang. Thank you ahead of time for the knowledge. Much appreciated. Long story short. My bro
Sail Balancing on a 9.2A unhinged schoolboy at 4:56pm 06.04.18 S2 35/4248 My North main sail has two reef sets, and I have a 100% working jib. In 30 knot winds I fair well w
H41 forward sump location dakno at 4:56pm 06.04.18 Big Boats 8/783 Hello all, I spent 20 minutes looking at old threads to no avail. I need to clean the intake in the
Topping Lift. Ca Va Encore Bien at 3:27pm 06.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2193
H376 z spar furling mast Franklin at 3:08pm 06.04.18 Big Boats 0/338 Just to verify, if looking down on a mast with starboard side slot, should the sail roll up clockwis
Raritan Conversion Apex at 2:15pm 06.04.18 Ask All Sailors 21/1831 SBO Offers up a conversion kit to change everything except the bowl/lid over to Raritan. If you are
Hunter 240 - Rudder Spacer Set (1) Captain Beyond at 1:47pm 06.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/624 I dropped the centerboard and removed the rudder to do a little repair work to them. I know I need

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HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 09.11.24 :laugh: " https://photos.app.goo.gl/FEQj73etb61HAKXUA " You killing me
Water tank cleaning moe_1200 at 1:10pm 09.11.24 I was just asking this same question over on the Marine Plumbing & Sanitation thread. My plan is to
Rudder flaps shemandr at 1:09pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in f
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 1:03pm 09.11.24 Amazon has a number of fittings for pressure washers that allow you to get into difficult places. W
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.11.24 My intuition says that with only the cutless bearing and shaft log serving to hold the flange in po
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 12:50pm 09.11.24 welcome to the forum ! 3 upgrades I highly recommend: replace potable water piping with PEX alumin
Engine Alignment Johnb at 12:24pm 09.11.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone and also @kloudie1 for many valuable contributions. I do wo
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 12:11pm 09.11.24 I think having to go forward in bumpy conditions, to raise a spinnaker and then douse it with a sock
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 09.11.24 Absolutely the worst invention in the pumpout industry. Edson should know better. Yes, using the no
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access PaulK at 11:46am 09.11.24 Good to know. Looks like it should make updates more readily and more widely available.
Rudder flaps (1) Johnb at 11:42am 09.11.24 The sky will not fall if you don't replace the flaps, but if you want to preserve the original desig
Any S2 8.5 owners? jssailem at 11:26am 09.11.24 Know your trailer/boat heights. Avoid low clearance issues, especially off the Interstate.
O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If the
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 10:47am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If ther
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 10:39am 09.11.24 Blended with this good sounding news is the fact that Francine is going to be a hurricane with 90 mp
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Richard19068 at 10:25am 09.11.24 Reading over your post #10 again. It indeed looks like this "after market" block was added by the
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 10:22am 09.11.24 See the post "Recommission the freshwater system" in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's a "st
O'day 22 Bilge ox_inthewild at 10:22am 09.11.24 I have the same issue with my bilge. I'm using a shopvac, but some people hve told me they installe
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 10:08am 09.11.24 Really, nozzle seals are the bigger problem. A tiny air leak destroys vacuum and flow rates. Easy t

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