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1978 O'Day 30' prop question Meis at 1:54pm 02.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/864 I have recently purchased a 1978 30' O'Day with a recently rebuilt 12HP Yanmar marine diesel engine.
Hull construction: a layer too far? (1) Ducharme at 11:46am 02.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/793 Okay so I've committed (for better or worse) to liberating myself from the semi-annual ablative pain
Oday 272 LE Mast Foot Block Sheaves (2) russellkt at 7:36am 02.27.18 Bigger Boats 9/1763 The sheave at the foot of the mast disintegrated and I'm looking for options on how to replace. Com
Hard to get parts (1) Ken Cross at 7:34am 02.27.18 Ask All Sailors 14/764 147015 Clearly, my part isn't hard to get, but I came by it in a way that's new to me. My son heard
Buying a Hunter 26/260? Heres an inspection checklist... Ian M at 6:59am 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 8/2693 All, A little over a year ago I bought a 2004 Hunter 260 sailboat. Crazy Dave Condon was kind enou
Hunter 23 wing keel boom sticker (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:33am 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 10/609 Need help identifying the photo of the manufacturer. I think it may be Kenyon Isomat but help me he
Jib sheets catching on cheek blocks (2) EyeSail at 7:00pm 02.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/632 Has anyone modified cheek blocks to keep jib sheets from hanging up on them when tacking? Is there
Ballast tank control fortunare at 6:57pm 02.26.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/511 On my Mac 19 I easily installed a pipe with valve to control air from the tank and place the valve n
Trailer sail piedpiperIII at 6:11pm 02.26.18 Catalina 22 2/535 well a few months ago I posted about trailer sailing and I was still on the fence even after I insta
Catalina 380 Fuel Water Separator John Gilbert at 5:48pm 02.26.18 Big Boats 2/1282 I have a 2000 Catalina 380. The location of the water separator/pre-filter on the fuel line is aste
Yanmar 2GM20F knocking sound (1) Pizzazz at 4:45pm 02.26.18 Mid-Size Boats 15/5685 Could someone help me diagnose this knocking sound coming from my 2GM20F engine> Halfway through the
373 Anchor Recommendations ToddS at 2:26pm 02.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1750 I'm the new owner of a Beneteau 373, and am tempted to improve the anchoring tackle it came with, th
using an extra line on your boat while racing LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 1:49pm 02.26.18 Racing 6/1120 I am curious about the rules both formal and informal about using an extra line (with no additional
Chargers and lug issues (1) marchem at 1:24pm 02.26.18 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1790 As part of upgrading the battery wiring in my Catalina 310 I increased the battery charger wire size
Replacing motor mount PuddleJumper at 12:58pm 02.26.18 Catalina 22 14/1150
The dumbest thing I've done LeslieTroyer at 12:57pm 02.26.18 Ask All Sailors 146/11947 This year (or maybe it was last year) -- Self confession time - It has been really cold this winter
Re-Finishing '83 H34 deck Richard Bryer at 12:46pm 02.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/669 The warmer weather is starting me thinking about my summer-to-do-list. One of the jobs I want to get
Two Lost in AU Capsize Rick D at 10:20am 02.26.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1001 It appears she lost her keel. RIP. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/bull-creek-man-named-as-dead-
1980 37C running the cutter sail mjmercer19248 at 9:29am 02.26.18 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1181 Anybody know how much room there is between the sail and the front of the mast? I want to add a rada
Mast rigging for a 216 (2) Bob D. at 9:20am 02.26.18 Smaller Boats 4/722 I had severe damage from the last hurricane that rolled through here (Irma). I'm just trying to get

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WATCHING PAINT DRY! twodzusfittings at 4:35pm 02.10.24 Glad it all worked out and you recovered from the initial problem. :beer: Thanks for your help.
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c PhilaSailor at 3:23pm 02.10.24 Going into my 35th season on Alpha, I've had all manner of head sails from the 70% Yankee to a 150 g
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks Crazy Dave Condon at 3:11pm 02.10.24 @SnowSurfer Did not know if Naples, Italy or Naples Florida but you will probably be going by way o
Monoceros 37c continues PhilaSailor at 3:10pm 02.10.24 Didn't see one key wiring thought above. The 37C wiring was not tinned on my boat. Any moisture cr
Sprit idea I found thoughts? Grotto at 3:05pm 02.10.24 Rube Goldberg-esk. There is the old saw that simple is better. That doesn't look simple. Reddit?
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks TimFromLI at 3:02pm 02.10.24 Oh, and I forgot to say. Nice looking boat, congratulations and good luck. 3 mile harbor is a nice h
Getting into Boat Chartering capta at 2:58pm 02.10.24 Hi Everyone, I am looking for advice on the best way to get into bareboat chartering. Background:
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks dlochner at 2:54pm 02.10.24 Whatever you posted is not working. :(
H37 Cutter mast PhilaSailor at 2:53pm 02.10.24 The Pro Furl is on the less expensive side and has served Alpha for 20+ years without an issue. In
Hobie Cat Main Sail on Catalina 18? Monsterfish at 2:50pm 02.10.24 Yes, I matched them exactly that way. The size matched. The foot and the luff. The shape did not.
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks (1) Johnb at 2:50pm 02.10.24 See picture
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks dlochner at 2:41pm 02.10.24 Thank you. Much appreciated. Found it. It was run out the outside to a little knob on the starboard
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks SnowSurfer at 2:41pm 02.10.24 The tank selector valve was originally a three way valve .. I had to rebuild mine when it started l
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks SnowSurfer at 2:40pm 02.10.24 If you go to Hunter Owners forums, scroll down to The Cherubini Hunters and ask there to. I know C
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks SnowSurfer at 2:39pm 02.10.24 on my daughter's 1984 H37C the water tanks are under the main salon settee seats. There is a manif
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks SnowSurfer at 2:38pm 02.10.24 The tank selector valve was originally a three way valve .. I had to rebuild mine when it started l
Salon table 37c PhilaSailor at 2:31pm 02.10.24 Hello, If your are having a new table fabricated, I'm interested in replacing the center piece in m
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 2:18pm 02.10.24 Hello, I'm back to ask another question of the group and want to round out the winches experience.
Instrument panel Microtec at 1:28pm 02.10.24
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Slight Adrift at 1:00pm 02.10.24 Agreed. I tried to google some of what they were saying and got nothing ?:huh:

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