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Oday 25 Centerboard Pennant Question Douginmd at 4:43am 07.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1771 Yesterday while I was out sailing I anchored to go for a swim. I pulled the centerboard up and whil
1987 Hunter 25.5 Trailer Specs. kucdavidm at 10:08pm 07.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1344 Recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 25.5 and thinking about transporting it to another location. Does
Hunter 33 missing water heater MightyMike at 6:39pm 07.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1031 This is a little embarrassing. I believe I bought a boat with a water heater. There are hot and cold
Oil leak / Oil Filter dfast7181 at 4:11pm 07.04.17 Big Boats 5/1481 My 2005 Catalina 387 Hull #71 has developed an oil leak after I changed the oil. When replacing the
Caravelle - electronics upgrade for Wind Song (3) TaborKP! at 1:19pm 07.04.17 Alden General Chat 0/648 Thought I would share my winter electronics upgrade on Wind Song. Replaced failing datamaine instru
Mac 25 mast question DHaning at 1:10pm 07.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/874 On my Mac 25 mast step, there are two holes. I have a bolt for the bottom hole to connect the mast,
Lewmar 40 2 speed Winch Spacer slomotion at 12:04pm 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1204 Happy 4th of July!!! Undertook the annual cleaning of our 1982 Morgan's Lewmar 40 2 speed winch and
Yanmar 2GMF-- Won't start + mystery connector (1) nestorph at 11:47am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/4613 Last week I replaced the oil and fuel filters, impeller, and changed the oil on my Yanmar 2GMF after
Anyone have a prop they would sell? redunculous at 10:54am 07.04.17 Big Boats 11/1026 well it seems lightning really does strike twice for me. Today I lost my strut and subsequently thre
Lewmar 40 ST disassembly Charlie98117 at 9:17am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 1/302 I am trying to disassemble my winches and can not figure out how to remove the 2 gears at the bottom
Kites and cameras Meriachee at 9:05am 07.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/991 Here's a quick piece of video showing the top down furler on the 270. It was shot with the "sailcam"
Transmission Issue - stranded in Racine WI Pat T at 7:09am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1480 On a short trip backed out of dock on way home and then no forward gear. I thought my Kiwi prop fell
She was promoted... (2) Tally Ho at 8:58pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1907 My wife does not really share my passion for sailing, but she will go out on a nice day (light winds
H34, it seems I have to remove 2 cars to reef, help (2) CoastLife at 6:54pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 23/3354 Hi guys. We have our hunter 34 mostly setup, It's new to us and we're just figuring things out.
The 4th of July sailing adventures with HoJoWa, Linda and Izzy. Izzy at 6:45pm 07.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/808 We decided to take HoJoWa, our 1991 26S sailboat, out for my last holiday before the end of the year
Terminal type or better option? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:38pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/653 Recently did some troubleshooting leading me to a broken terminal at what I believe is the coolant t
Head medicine cabinet slider? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:32pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/920 Hello All, Does anyone have a part number for the glass sliders for the cabinet in the 310 head? No
Would someone please help me with this item? (1) Cowpokee at 4:29pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/442 I found this in a box of spare parts that came with a boat that I recently purchased. I have no ide
You may say I am crazy (1) Jerry Taylor at 3:14pm 07.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 36/2861 138220 138220 Bought a pretty old O'Day sailboat... mostly dirty.. hoping I can post a picture I kno
Sailboat manufacturers, please visit the Roadtrek site Bryan9 at 3:03pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/793 Troll bait, it seems. Deleted.

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Yamaha 26c dlochner at 12:33pm 02.20.24 The bushing was very thin and had lost some material. A replacement of this bushing is needed. I ha
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification rgranger at 12:28pm 02.20.24 If I had the answer it would be an easy fix.. Only way I can imagine, is to do a lot of calling loo
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? rgranger at 12:22pm 02.20.24 And comment #3 in this thread, makes no sense. It makes total sense... if you assume he made a bun
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? rgranger at 12:20pm 02.20.24 If you are among the fortunate to have heard on a range the various calibers of hand guns mentioned
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 12:18pm 02.20.24 Commuted over the Whitestone for many years. Traffic is better than it was because of E-Zpass. Cos
YANMAR replacement FastOlson at 11:07am 02.20.24 The one on my boat, came in "toast" and that was the main reason i got the boat cheap. This begs t
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 11:06am 02.20.24 Thank you gents! This has been most helpful.
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification jssailem at 10:40am 02.20.24 If I had the answer it would be an easy fix.. Only way I can imagine, is to do a lot of calling look
WINDLASS Alan Gomes at 10:35am 02.20.24 Boats with rope rodes are more likely to wrap the rode around the keel under certain conditions, th
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 10:02am 02.20.24 Great idea! Hmm...wonder how to do that...
Yamaha 26c jssailem at 9:55am 02.20.24 I suspect you will need to find a machine shop to make you a metal replacement. That assumes you hav
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 9:41am 02.20.24 I am looking to replace with a Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Front Exchanger Stainless Steel Water Heat
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification jssailem at 9:39am 02.20.24 What would be helpful in your situation would be to find a damaged boat from one of the hurricane ev
WINDLASS dlochner at 9:34am 02.20.24 The Bahamas and the Florida Keys have similar geology, the islands and the Banks are limestone. In b
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig runninglts at 9:34am 02.20.24 Hope you are planning to land it where the forward anchor locker bulkhead is, so it can be well att
Western L.I. Sound marina PaulK at 9:22am 02.20.24 Commuted over the Whitestone for many years. Traffic is better than it was because of E-Zpass. Cost
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification (3) KelToy at 9:15am 02.20.24 Thanks John!!! I plan to begin this testing soon. I have found a wood shop in Mass that seems to spe
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig PaulK at 9:08am 02.20.24 (Note I have figured out the on-deck attachment point and where best to add the lead blocks/t-track
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification jssailem at 9:06am 02.20.24 Your project is going to be exciting. Since you desire to match the existing materials you will need
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification jssailem at 8:57am 02.20.24 :wow3:

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