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Solved:The mystery of the PSS shaft seal overflowing vent tube Dan_Y at 5:58pm 09.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 18/5240 We have a PSS dripless shaft seal installed in our h36 and I ran the vent tube up in the engine comp
Advice for weathering Irma Rock Solid Ron at 4:37pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1950 Friends, I have a 2007 Hunter 25 on the trailer in PSL Florida. Any advice on pro active steps I can
Leaking Windows 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 3:33pm 09.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1258 Need some advice on this one - very nice Hunter 41 has some leaking cabin windows. These are the tr
YANMAR 4JH80 MARINE DIESEL RUDY SILAS at 3:05pm 09.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/22 HAVING A NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW COMMON RAIL ELECTRIC 4JH80. CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION. I
Garhauer rigid vang on 37.5 Jrtauber at 2:33pm 09.06.17 Big Boats 5/674 Has anyone mounted a Garhauer rigid vang on a Legend 37.5. Did you remove the stainless bracket tha
Autopilot Hardhead at 1:54pm 09.06.17 Catalina 22 24/2831 I'm thinking of wintertime projects, and considering adding an autopilot - for longer trips and sing
Secondary bilge pump and high water alarm BC Bernie at 1:51pm 09.06.17 Catalina 310 7/2139 I was told that a second bilge pump, mounted at a higher (water) level than the original one, should
Mast Step Nightmare (2) Capri at 12:25pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 4/565 Hi, all. I've got a leaky mast step on my 1981 O'day 22. I plan to cut it out from the top following
Mast Step Nightmare (2) Capri at 12:20pm 09.06.17 Day Sailers 4/1202 Hi, all. I've got a leaky mast step on my 1981 O'day 22. I plan to cut it out from the top following
Folding Props... A favorite? rfrye1 at 11:27am 09.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/744 after reading about everyone's satisfaction with folding props, is there any agreement on a favorite
Photos Ned Ludd at 10:44am 09.06.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/407 Why do my pictures rotate 90 degrees when I post them ? I save them in the format I want and when I
Communication from helm to bow Tim Musolf at 9:45am 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 37/3728 Any suggestions for radios? Purchased set of cobra frs radios. Will not provide enough volume throug
Swing centerboard effectiveness? Tsam at 9:32am 09.06.17 Trailer Sailors 10/1679 Have a hard time determining the effect of the three foot long, 100 lbs. swing centerboard on my S-2
Boat VIN & Title Larsand at 9:32am 09.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1029 Hi, Can anyone tell me how to find the date of manufacture of an Oday Javelin based on the VIN numbe
Monitoring batteries without current sensors? Ken Cross at 9:12am 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/479 Is it possible to monitor battery state of charge without a current sensor? I currently just monitor
Centerboard behaviour during a broach on H23.5 (1) Arnold Lamont at 8:58am 09.06.17 Smaller Boats 10/1009 Hi All, Does anyone have experience of the centre board of an H23.5 dropping back 'into the boat' d
Last summer weekend is in the books ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 16/682 140561 Barnegat Light at end of summer. Clouds bringing weather.
Weekend "Issues" Full Circle 473 at 9:33pm 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/596 Overall, we had a great weekend of sailing. With a few issues. Sailing on a downwind run at 7-8 knot
Mast delimma (3) Johnnyreb at 8:06pm 09.05.17 Kittiewake 5/1431 The place where the mast is connected to has a female screw in receptacle and the mast has a flat pl
Replacement parts - MacGregor26M JP100 at 7:55pm 09.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/745 Greetings All, Considering buying a MacGregor 26M. Since MacGregor is no longer in business, are the

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Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket LloydB at 5:01pm 03.08.24 i just checked my home fridge just out of curiosity and the newer gasket on it has a flat magnet emb
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Tally Ho at 4:34pm 03.08.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JRacer at 4:33pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising There are some th
Hunter 170 pgandw at 4:32pm 03.08.24 Here is your best source of info: Daysailer Class Association. The class association for the Marine
Hunter 170 kappykaplan at 4:29pm 03.08.24 Here's one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/oday-mariner-spreaders.40027 And two more: ht
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:27pm 03.08.24 I think there is a general principle involved. The boat I have now is my first boat in 30 years. Wh
Are you Ready for Spring? (1) RussC at 4:04pm 03.08.24 I am SO ready. And as a lake sailer the excitement is really starting to build locally that our prem
Hunter 170 quiggers at 3:34pm 03.08.24 So, I went down the rabbit hole and really am quite taken with these O'Day boats, both the mariner a
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (1) NYSail at 3:25pm 03.08.24
Are you Ready for Spring? Siamese at 3:18pm 03.08.24 Oh, I'm ready for it, for all the good that does. Will be selling my 2014 Catalina 315 that I've h
Are you Ready for Spring? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.08.24
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Baja bash at 2:45pm 03.08.24 Hi just did mine and the flat side should go to the outside. That is where the magnet is so that the
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 1:59pm 03.08.24 It would be helpful to see the door or edge the gasket attaches to. Offhand, I'd guess the round s
Black water seacock jcrewser at 1:43pm 03.08.24 The Hunter 376 manual has a crude wastewater treatment schematic. It shows a "Tee" between the black
Painting the Boat shemandr at 1:19pm 03.08.24 I did the topsides on my MFG Bandit many years ago. It was a fun project and I was happy with the r
Beat way to fix this interior wall Crazy Dave Condon at 1:05pm 03.08.24 @Bluebonnet87 make sure bulkhead is solid and bolts are tight. Get the leak fixed asap. Remove al
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 12:57pm 03.08.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 12:21pm 03.08.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull FastOlson at 12:00pm 03.08.24 Very timely! Random follow up question: any suggestions for a plug on a Marelon sea cock? Can any m

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