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cheap used sails for Oday 22 wanted letraset at 4:41am 05.16.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/689 any good sites for used sails?
Help! Choosing the correct prop??? stevevan1818 at 12:32am 05.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1526 Hi all, so 2 years ago I re-powered my 1998 moorings 382 (1998 oceanis 381). The old engine was a 42
1984 Hunter 25.5 HELP !! Delaminating deck by rub rail (2) jereintjes at 8:08pm 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 4/614 150369 150370 Has anyone out there encountered this ? What is best way to fix ? I have considered ju
C30 Masthead Casting Shortage? (2) Ward H at 5:55pm 05.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1634 All right, who bought up all the C30 masthead castings at Catalina Direct? I'm 10 days from launchi
Some hurricane repairs (14) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:20pm 05.15.18 Catalina 310 4/1104
Holding Tank for Forward Head / Legend 40 David Albright at 12:17pm 05.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/519 We have already converted the aft head to a composting toilet and are preparing to convert the forwa
35.5 Sette Table slider stuck (5) nfg2u at 11:48am 05.15.18 Big Boats 2/497 I have a 35.5 that I purchased with the settee table that would not move up and down on the compress
wooden ships, men of iron jon hansen at 10:29am 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 7/793 vQls5w-8ycU i love this stuff
Whatever it takes (1) Jackdaw at 10:26am 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1967 A friend of my is repairing a large section of wet core today on his Schock 35. They found a low spo
Trouble tensioning fore and aft stay. (2) OsideClyde at 10:24am 05.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2528 Hello! New sailor and proud new owner of a 2004 C22 Wing Keel. I was lucky enough to be the high bid
LIBERTINE, do you know the design? (2) TomY at 9:44am 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1772 The name is a good clue. If recreational sailing is a hedonistic pursuit (and I say it is), then Lib
Keel (2) Voyager1 at 9:40am 05.15.18 Ask An Oday Owner 33/4739 I have ODay 302 that has crack around the keel that leaks slightly, boat is out of the water in a cr
What to fill a keel with? (1) Todd Atchison at 7:54am 05.15.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3671 So I've been wondering, what do I fill the big hole in my keel with? Trust me, I've read all the pos
Yanmar YSM Draincock leaking (1) Mighty Little at 10:34pm 05.14.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/840 Hey everyone - do you have any advice on how to correct a leaky draincock assembly? I'm convinced i
Cap for auto pilot drive boot when wheel is off (1) H3newdog at 9:33pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 8/593 Has anyone come up with a good way of protecting the connector to the drive motor for the AP when th
In & Out, Same Hole - Holding Tank H3newdog at 9:24pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1440 Okay, re-piping head with new holding tank. The new tank is 2' taller so the top "inlet" fitting is
Hunter Cherubini 33 vs Tartan 34 jeniloohoo at 8:10pm 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2605 Hi there. Thoughts on which we should purchase? We are looking at a '79 Hunter 33 (Yanmar), a '78 Ta
Showers on board - direct discharge? redunculous at 7:12pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1353 Sitting here on a friends boat and we were discussing his shower system as he has relays which he ha
Changing out transmission Jentay at 5:12pm 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/327 Hello, I am a new boat owner and sailor. Last week I had a catastrophic failure of my transmission.
Line as art (1) Jackdaw at 3:31pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 10/973 After a month of procrastinating, I finally hardened up and built my new twings for BlueJ. Easy spli

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 5:11am 07.29.24
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues jviss at 5:02am 07.29.24 1. I didn't know Marinebeam was a connection to dual-color lights; 2. I never asked you to "do my ho
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap jssailem at 4:59am 07.29.24 I have a decent chip on the bow cap Post a picture of your problem, please. There are a couple of
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 4:52am 07.29.24 An adhesive ? No. Depending on the exact location , what I would most likely do is: Make a larger th
Forestay Broke Away Sneezewort at 4:26am 07.29.24 Yeah I agree. The rivets all popped out so the holes are clear. Is there an adhesive I can use that
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 4:19am 07.29.24 As unfortunate as that is. Replacement would be your only safe option , I would drill out the rivets
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap kappykaplan at 2:19am 07.29.24 I have a decent chip on the bow cap on my 1984 Please post a photo of the damage.
West Marine Inventory Foswick at 12:23am 07.29.24 Specialty retail stores are hurting, in general, with not too many exceptions. Around here, West Ma
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 11:56pm 07.28.24 I have a love/hate relationship with technology. I've made a pretty good living developing technolo
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 07.28.24 Can you please point me to those? Gee , have you missed things since you've been away? I gave you
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 keswift1 at 8:38pm 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years BarryL at 8:33pm 07.28.24
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21pm 07.28.24 Why are you replacing the tank, Rick? --Peggie
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine Tally Ho at 7:48pm 07.28.24 Hi Ed, The fresh water leak may be found by putting some food coloring in the water tank and then i
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 7:17pm 07.28.24 As a mid 30 something I see modern electronics as more of a safety measure. We love to sail by the
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15pm 07.28.24 The plumbing leak should be simple to trace and repair. The engine is a different animal. No temp ga
Couple found dead in life raft higgs at 7:15pm 07.28.24 As Hurricane Ian demonstrated - salt water and lithium batteries are a bad mix. The Ft Myers area h
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues SailingCal21 at 6:24pm 07.28.24 Can you please point me to those? Got mine a few years back from sailorsams.com.
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap givlucas at 6:20pm 07.28.24 This is a bit of an old form, but I have a decent chip on the bow cap on my 1984. Is the bow cap sep
Set your watch back 20 years dmdiehl64 at 6:13pm 07.28.24 As a mid 30 something I see modern electronics as more of a safety measure. We love to sail by the t

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