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Cruising the Pacific Coast. Capt. Seeweed at 2:28pm 07.26.17 Trailer Sailors 5/907 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 3/576 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 6/1371 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 18/3581 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 48/4687 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 11/2281 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 13/2039 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 9/2247 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 3/1806 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 22/3781 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 4/419 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 15/4173 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 13/1145 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 24/2213 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 11/2385 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 6/824 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 9/1571 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 13/1044 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 14/1187 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 0/658 The Tuning Guide and sails overview for the new 41.1 can be downloaded at: https://www.neilprydesai

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Are your PFD's ready? Jim Legere at 3:19am 06.01.24 I manually inflate my PFDs every spring using the oral inflation tube. There should be no noticeable
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 10:57pm 05.31.24 The 2/0 has a rating of 330a outside of an engine space and 280 in an engine space. Assuming a 300a
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 9:28pm 05.31.24 Thank you!
Love Hate relationship Leeward Rail at 8:42pm 05.31.24 I like a Bimini that's plenty wide enough to span from one outboard genny track to the other, with
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? Leeward Rail at 8:28pm 05.31.24 Here's my thread from ages ago when I repaired the hatch on our c22 https://forums.sailboatowners.c
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? Salty79 at 7:29pm 05.31.24 I've got a metal plug on order, will report back! Thanks all.
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:28pm 05.31.24 https://www.grainger.com/product/4VRV4?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad_source=1&g
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:23pm 05.31.24 A coping saw blade might fit in the little hole so you could cut a slot on each side for a screwdriv
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 7:08pm 05.31.24 Unscrew the traveler. Add your brackets, then screw it back down. You might need a few washers betwe
Idle and throttle control help Tally Ho at 6:28pm 05.31.24 Do you have a single-lever control? Or separate throttle and transmission levers? What kind of pr
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... stickinthemud57 at 5:37pm 05.31.24 This gets my vote. Welcome to the forum! :beer: This
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 05.31.24 My 1/16" X 1/8" NPT came from a prehistoric pneumatic controls job. The tubing end was a combinatio
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:34pm 05.31.24 Sorry, I see you said you cut it.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:33pm 05.31.24 Gene, this site offers a 46" and a 54", which I see you got. Did you have to do any cutting on it to
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:15pm 05.31.24 In Answer to some of the thoughts: Yea I could probably cut the old/existing chainplate a
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 3:02pm 05.31.24 I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears? Fit pretty much perf
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 2:56pm 05.31.24 Andrew you're so right though, i think i'm going to make a table to the dimensions where it would be
Love Hate relationship ShawnL at 2:52pm 05.31.24 I had cars on my genoa tracks when I purchased the boat, but no bimini. I ended up replacing the ca
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 2:51pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 1:49pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alrea

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