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Cruising the Pacific Coast. Capt. Seeweed at 2:28pm 07.26.17 Trailer Sailors 5/706 Hi all. Just joined the forum. Ive had bigger boats. Twin screw boats too but now I want simplicity
Purchasing 2000 Hunter 460/air conditioning units problem (HELP) ASAP BugOutBoat at 1:54pm 07.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/503 We are purchasing a 2000 Hunter 460 but have concerns with the air conditioning onboard. We were una
Mainsheet Readers LeslieTroyer at 12:54pm 07.26.17 Big Boats 6/1090 i was hoping I could get some constructive feedback on my article on battery fusing. Next up is net
Beneteau 361 condensate problems John Dibb at 11:39am 07.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2811 Our 2002 B361 has a typical A/C condensate hose draining into the bilge. Currently this is drained
Retired LeslieTroyer at 10:42am 07.26.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 48/3000 this morning I turned in my Boeing badge and joining the ranks of the retired. More time for sailing
Rudder Modifications for O Day 20 dutchtowneagle2 at 10:24am 07.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1681 Hello, This is my first season with our O day 20....and need to make my Rudder a tip up Kind instead
Trailer Towing - How do you secure the Hunter 140? usererror at 8:54am 07.26.17 Day Sailers 13/1428 My Hunter 140 did not come with a trailer, but I purchased a nice Shore Land'r off of Craigslist. C
Gooseneck anybody? dawniewilson at 8:54am 07.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1623 While having a glorious downwind sail yesterday, the boom suddenly came off the mast on my bennetau
Fixed Deck/Hull Joint Leak Sailgunner at 8:50am 07.26.17 Big Boats 3/1597 I have had water in my bilge since I.ve owned my 2000 410. After investigating possible leaks over
1987 O'day Windows AlastairLC at 8:39am 07.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2912 My 1987 O'day 322 has black tinted plexiglass windows except for two panels on the starboard side an
icom CommandMicII uncledom at 5:53am 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/367 The cord of the Mic has worn out from use near the connection end. Does any one know if there is a
Stringer material Scott Fitzpatrick at 12:45am 07.26.17 Catalina 22 15/3218 What year did Catalina change out their stringer from Plywood to fiberglass. I have a 1974 catalin
Franken Trailer (1) pclarksurf at 11:50pm 07.25.17 Catalina 22 13/874 Tons of the last minute details are coming together on "Maryann" as I have enshrined this weekend as
Does anyone know what this is? (1) Eberline at 5:37pm 07.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1368 Note: I'm not referring to the obviously well fed bulldog
Moving to Florida, where to park with mast up? Perew at 2:51pm 07.25.17 Trailer Sailors 11/1663 We currently live in Colorado, and are moored at the marina, on the trailer. We can take it to the r
Fixed vs Loose Foot - O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:24pm 07.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/622 Hello - I am having a new sail made for my 1976 O'Day 20, which has a fractional rig, by Precision S
Guest Battery charger Drawing power OUT of the batteries when its unplugged??? centerline at 11:16am 07.25.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1074 I have a guest battery charger model 16102 (dual feed) and when its unplugged, it draws power out of
Where to get Deck fuel filler caps wilf at 9:52am 07.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/767 Anyone know where i can get fuel and water screw in filler caps for an oday 322? , all the ones ive
Leaks - How do you find them? jrocheleau at 9:47am 07.25.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1006 I've been trying to solve a leak problem on my 1984 Oday 30. Water drips from the back corner of t
Beneteau 41.1 Tuning Guide bob_pattison at 9:32am 07.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/566 The Tuning Guide and sails overview for the new 41.1 can be downloaded at: https://www.neilprydesai

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 4:55pm 06.13.23 The Schaefer series 3 cheek block is $41 on Amazon, BTW, so only about 30% more than Garhauer, not
Mast step WI Rigger at 4:50pm 06.13.23 What pictures do you want? I checked the side to side plumb of the mast with the main sheet. The mas
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:22pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Maine Sail for his excellent tutorial on Balmar regulator programming! The cheat
Schafer Outrageous Pricing capta at 4:17pm 06.13.23 I find it interesting when folks say that "marine" gear is so expensive. It is an incredibly small m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:53pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Scott T-Bird , who sent me a Balmar MC614 regulator! Wow. Very generous. So, re
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Scott T-Bird at 3:39pm 06.13.23 You had a block that lasted 37 years and you are complaining about price gouging? Think how long th
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 2:47pm 06.13.23 Nice job! Sweet... I bet it can double as a seat as well. Cool Nice job! I stopped referring
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 2:24pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would co
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would con
Help Identifying another O'Day Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 2:15pm 06.13.23 Yes, Rich, I'm recently retired and on a fixed income, but c'mon, we're talking yachts here, aren
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 06.13.23 The whole "price gouging" complaint thing gets under my skin! People have choices, and people who m
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location capt�nErik at 2:00pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Obvious price gouging really annoys me. How is it price gouging? What should they do? Twice the
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Yes, it is getting ridiculous regarding prices of pretty much everything. I plan to rebuild mine, w
Yanmar 2gm hard starting and stalling on lower RPM Yanman511 at 1:45pm 06.13.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone I appreciate it I will give it a try.
Wind Song launched Tim Alden44 at 1:29pm 06.13.23 Gorgeous
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:26pm 06.13.23 Where in the Chesapeake are you located? I keep my boat on Scotts creek in Portsmouth We are in Ro
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:25pm 06.13.23 I have an 82 Alden 44 myself and I just installed an 18,000btu air conditioner/ heat pump under the

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