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Adhesive for flotation to fiberglass? Migs at 6:54am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1597 Howdy All, Am a new owner of a 1982 Oday 19. It is in need of some TLC and am looking to see what
Installing ELCI Panel - Current Coil Question Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/773 What is the purpose of twisting the hot and neutral wires as they pass thru the coil? It's odd that
Boom Vang pk104 at 5:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 5/1031 I have a 2001 310 with in mast furling and an adjustable boom vang. When I was putting the main on t
no telltales on furling main danstanford at 4:55am 05.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/1388 New to me Beneteau 323 is my first boat with a furling main and there are no telltales present. All
Lake Ontario Water Level (2) DaveJ at 4:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 2/502 136329 136331 I usually have my boat in the H2O by now, but this year there is no hurry....my dock
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:57pm 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 2/472 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in/or use adhesived a better solution? See picture. Tha
Hull / Keel joint (2) finefurn at 6:21pm 05.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/3862 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. In preparing to paint the bottom I noticed this crack starting at the lea
Cradles gpd955 at 4:30pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/482 Anyone aware of any US companies, other than JOWI, that make cradles? We recently relocated the boa
What to do with these extra sails? (8) wsmac at 4:02pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/937 I finally unbagged the 3 extra sails that came with my boat. There's one (the Johnson Sails) that ne
North Atlantic Inflatables Bob J. at 2:43pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/582 I know there are a bunch of different manufacturers out there but was wondering if anyone has any ex
Transom Ladder Required? Capri at 12:23pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2173 Hi, Everyone. I bought a 1981 O'day 22 a year ago and it didn't come with a permanently affixed tran
Stuffing Box Again lehighsail at 11:11am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/505 I was just at the boatyard getting ready to launch after changing out the packing in the stuffing bo
Hunter 26 or 260 viewing jbreland at 10:18am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 6/557 Wanting another boat and leaning heavily on the H26 or 260. Owned several, my favorite being a hunt
235 mast head light wiring (2) mmhamer at 10:17am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 5/657 I forgot to unscrew the connector at the deck for the Masthead Light when I dropped the mast on my 2
Oceanis 281 rigging specs clauden at 9:49am 05.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1000 Hi all, I am looking for the rigging specs for my Beneteau Oceanis 281 1998. I read the explanation
Engine Panel, what's this buzzer doing ? (2) higgins at 9:10am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 22/4599 I had the suspicion that my Catalina 30 (87) engine panel was wired by a maniac, and the repairs for
Uh Oh.... Wipe OUT rgranger at 8:21am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 15/719 Stumbled on this today.... Fun watch. b_q_lUPjMQc
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:03am 05.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/283 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in and then screws to help this problem. Has anyone fo
Baltimore marina recommendations for trip in June? iSailor at 6:48am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/264 I am taking the wife and daughter on a little trip (2 nights) to Baltimore in mid June to visit the
How important is a motor that has a charging system rustyw007 at 5:10am 05.09.17 Catalina 22 11/896 Hi, I'm looking to buy an outboard for my C-22, and I'm wondering how useful/important it is to hav

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Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 05.30.23
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? shemandr at 6:08pm 05.30.23 For the education of the forum, do you think you could have done the task from a bosoms chair?
engine leak antifreeze CharlieAnn at 5:52pm 05.30.23 I am going to get a small mirror and try to see the back of the engine. That seems to be where the l
Possible SmartPlug problem jaysweet at 5:48pm 05.30.23 The last few fires in the marina were smart plugs. I do not know the details. Over time with my la
1998 Hunter 376 Greg Mott at 5:48pm 05.30.23 Hi Rich, Thank you so much for getting back to me. This looks a lot like the crack I have at the b
Continupus mainsail furling danm1 at 5:47pm 05.30.23 If the line is moving freely through the mast winch then chances are it is too thin or too slippery,
1998 Hunter 376 Terry Cox at 5:47pm 05.30.23 Hi Greg, Rich offers some sage advice. Lots of discussions on this site regarding cracks in the keel
O'day 28 Needs a New Transducer (Airmar P79?) Clutch Cargo at 5:37pm 05.30.23 Have you thought about installing one that shoots through the hull, eliminating any holes........My
O'day 28 Head Finished Clutch Cargo at 5:34pm 05.30.23 I think I know this boat....Is that you Pete? Could be......LOL
O'day 28 Head Finished Clutch Cargo at 5:33pm 05.30.23 Regarding the double clamping and length of the barbed fitting, ABYC only recommends double clamping
Possible SmartPlug problem Mark Maulden at 5:32pm 05.30.23 The last few fires in the marina were smart plugs. I do not know the details. Over time with my las
Possible SmartPlug problem jaysweet at 5:09pm 05.30.23 Not replacing a standard shore power cord based on one report of a failure in the absence of a defi
Sealing shaft-log options (1) ricksoth at 4:59pm 05.30.23 Here is the stuffing box alternative - plastic parts just for conceptualization. Bronze version beh
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Tally Ho at 4:58pm 05.30.23
Sealing shaft-log options ricksoth at 4:52pm 05.30.23 Dave, how is creating an epoxy plug inside the tube just past (behind) the stuffing box cap replace
Slow sump pump with backflow Tally Ho at 4:48pm 05.30.23 Glad you got it sorted out. Jabsco is pretty proud of that pump! Hope it works out well for you.
engine leak antifreeze Tally Ho at 4:42pm 05.30.23
Sealing shaft-log options dlochner at 4:36pm 05.30.23 By using a small portion of the tapered wood plug trimmed to "just barely" slide down the tube from
Possible SmartPlug problem dlochner at 4:33pm 05.30.23 I have in the past been tempted to change my boat over to a SmartPlug, but after reading this and a
Sealing shaft-log options ricksoth at 3:47pm 05.30.23 Thanks to all that have shared their wisdom and thoughts! Since the outside (bottom) of the shaft l

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