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Trailer Towing - How do you secure the Hunter 140? usererror at 8:54am 07.26.17 Day Sailers 13/2088 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 9/2291 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 3/1814 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 22/3817 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 4/427 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 15/4222 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 13/1161 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 24/2245 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 11/2425 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 6/834 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 9/1601 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 13/1055 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 14/1195 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 0/671 The Tuning Guide and sails overview for the new 41.1 can be downloaded at: https://www.neilprydesai
transmission information brad minda at 9:13am 07.25.17 Catalina 30 32/4978 I have an M25 diesel with I assume is a Hurth transmission. In all the boat literature from the PO
Foot bracing? (1) SFKjeld at 8:56am 07.25.17 Day Sailers 10/1762 I don't know what the blue bracing running on the floor of the cockpit is called. The sailer uses it
Mechanical Fuel Lift Pump Replacement NotCook at 7:44am 07.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/822 OK, so our mechanical lift pump on our Perkins Ranger 6-135 diesel had been leaking into the bilge f
H42 bomar forward hatch 1991 Puesta del sol at 6:05am 07.25.17 Big Boats 7/1000 Well my forward hatch cracked. 26 years in the sun must have finally had its affect. I read a prior
Oday 20 genoa tracks ddavenport at 5:18am 07.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/389 i am looking for advice on/ pics of genoas tracks on a 1976 Oday 20 FR. I have the opportunity to bu
Built in bouyancy/flotation greg_m at 3:37am 07.25.17 Catalina 22 44/5334 Has anyone ever considered installing foam into their C22 as flotation bouyancy?

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Reconditioning circuit breakers (3) Johnb at 3:32pm 06.17.24 Dan, I have performed autopsies on failed circuit breakers and am pretty sure there is no reliable
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:25pm 06.17.24 Looks good! How did you restore the deck nonskid? Using Softsand by sprinkling over a wet layer
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:20pm 06.17.24 Great photos, and that bow section looks great! On the photo with the aluminum plate, I assume tha
Companionway leaks? shemandr at 3:20pm 06.17.24 That damned PO guy, again. If I ever get my hands on him ... "Heavens to Murgatroyd"! American va
Thermostat T33 at 3:09pm 06.17.24 Anyone have Hillerange 3 burner propane stove parts? Looking for safety sensor unit with hollow fila
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:53pm 06.17.24 That might be my next step, just waiting on the HE gaskets to arrive. The impeller and thermostat
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction Marauder at 2:51pm 06.17.24 Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like leaking deck hardware could be a real headache. Has anyone
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 06.17.24 N scale 160th scale refers to model railroading
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replacem
Reconditioning circuit breakers dlochner at 12:53pm 06.17.24 Circuit breakers wear out, especially when they are used as switches. The only good solution is to r
Reconditioning circuit breakers Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 06.17.24
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 12:26pm 06.17.24 Your question is timely. We got a 5hp (equivalent) Elco electric motor. We are finding the 5hp to
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:36am 06.17.24 My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my becoming an engineer
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts JamesG161 at 10:56am 06.17.24 So many Hatches, So little time.... Hunter Hayzak Hatches Maybe this one? Jim...
keel bolt torque JamesG161 at 10:39am 06.17.24 It should be ALL Fresh Water on the Great Lakes near Toronto. oh well... Jim...
keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 06.17.24 Checked fresh water , hatches etc, bildge. Bit of a bugger when you can't determine whether the
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 06.17.24 I am an engineer, My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:24am 06.17.24 Sharing magic beers. What a concept. Makes one feel all warm and fuzzy. I like it.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Hello Below at 8:10am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 8:00am 06.17.24 Nice. Yeah. The boat had SS chain and anchor when I acquired it. The previous owner of four years

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