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Replacement Mast 1972 O'Day 23 POP TOP jsiska1 at 8:48am 08.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/526 Hello I have the opportunity to acquire a 1972 23 Pop Top. Only problem is mast was broken so a new
Helms 24 Boom Assembly amilne at 7:43am 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 1/343 The gooseneck pin snapped on my boom the other day. Trying to find a direct replacement is a pain so
MMSI Distress Call bawlmer at 5:21am 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 75/6241 We were sailing around Baltimore harbor Sunday afternoon when the VHF started screaming. I looked on
where to mount zinc on keel? rpludwig at 4:31am 08.01.17 Catalina 22 12/3165 where have you guys mounted a zinc on your keel, need to do it with the keel up on the trailer, forw
San Juan Islands Cruise (9) stackwalker at 8:47pm 07.31.17 Smaller Boats 22/2114 Made it back from 5 days in the islands. What an awesome cruise. I highly recommend the San Juans.
Passage 42 Gear Shifting CaptBillyG at 6:45pm 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/678 Any suggestions on how to "loosen" the gear shift from "difficult" to shift to "easy" to shift. It
Raymarine Alarm US??????? Marc14857 at 5:51pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 1/301 Does anyone understand the periodic alarm (Twice) that I received on my Raymarine MFD E80 that says
Holding tank treatment mmsailor at 5:21pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/718 I have tried several products from online sources for treating black water tank . Does anyone have s
Single Handed Raven34 at 4:33pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 51/5378 Recently finished an ASA 106 class through the Maryland School of Sailing. The topic of single handi
Either bilge or freshwater switch turns on both pumps B323 danstanford at 3:29pm 07.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/525 This boat is new to me but I am pretty sure it didn't do this last year. If I turn on either the bil
Tartan 3800 Knowledge or Experience or a Friend With One? jviss at 2:40pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 4/536 Greetings, I'm looking at a Tartan 3800, and I have a bunch of questions. Anyone here have one, or
Mast Step -- Pics needed: pclarksurf at 2:39pm 07.31.17 Catalina 22 5/853 Folks-- despite a successful maiden splash date over the weekend-- I have manipulated and raised the
New mainsail for a Catalina 27 vetch at 12:24pm 07.31.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/987 I am looking to replace the mainsail on my C-27 Tall rig. A previous owner replaced the main and ji
crack under traveler - deck rises on stbd side (1) CaptainKathy at 11:34am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/784 This is an active "crack" on my 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend n the starboard corner of the companionway.
Cuddy door refinishing Captainkarate at 10:59am 07.31.17 Trailer Sailors 4/1231 Could anyone explain the steps in refinishing cuddy slide doors? Is there teak oil or another stain?
Fresh water treatment solutions AXEL at 8:57am 07.31.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1206 Is there a cheaper way to keep fresh water (not drinking) "fresh" other than buying water treatment
Hunter Legend Rudder Stops.. (1) TommmD at 7:47am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/679 95 Legend 355.. this will probly more of a rant then a question, since I really hope noone else has
South African "Catalina" 22 (6) greg_m at 7:15am 07.31.17 Catalina 22 475/55084 I thought I may figure out how to do this and show you what I purchased! In short a 70's something,
Shopping for inverter/charger cajon409 at 7:13am 07.31.17 Big Boats 12/1768 Going from a Freedom 20/link 2000 to Magnum, mastervolt, ect, pros and cons,..
Hidden fuse(s) on C30 wiring harness? George Da Porge at 6:40am 07.31.17 Catalina 30 10/1266 Anyone know if the wiring harness has any fuses in an inconspicuous location? I'm stuck with no jui

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Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jibes138 at 7:13pm 07.04.24 Try NAPA for a cross reference fuel filter. Take the hose off the electric pump and pump some fuel i
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:12pm 07.04.24 Princess Cove a nice place to hang out. Dislike stern ties, especially in a southerly. I prefer to
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:09pm 07.04.24
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 7:03pm 07.04.24 The Gemlin in our electrical system seemed to disappear. I hate problems that fix themselves because
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 6:52pm 07.04.24 225796 Very busy Princess Cove. The green light on our Link 2000 was showing my batteries were on fl
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 (1) PaulK at 6:43pm 07.04.24 You all guessed wrong. The twin keel Hunter is a British built boat built by a different company
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart Michael Davis at 6:40pm 07.04.24 After checking all the filters in the fuel system crack the fittings at the injectors , then pump fu
No more vroom vroom? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 07.04.24 Thank you for sharing
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 5:59pm 07.04.24 What model and manufacturer OMC Saildrive. Essentially a 25hp power head tuned down to a high torq
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 07.04.24
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jssailem at 4:59pm 07.04.24 The motor lost power on a short run out of port, stalled, and would not restart. That sure sounds
Line diameter jssailem at 4:50pm 07.04.24 It is not about the line you have on the boat, It is about the size of your sheaves on the mast to h
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 4:18pm 07.04.24 My wife was looking over my shoulder when i wrote the above response and she asked me "why doesn't h
O'Day 28 Steering Mockingbird01 at 4:14pm 07.04.24 I thought about Coosa but would plywood (properly prepped as Dave suggested above) be better because
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering (3) Mockingbird01 at 3:59pm 07.04.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood
O'Day 28 Steering FastOlson at 3:49pm 07.04.24 Happy Fourth! Thanks to Dave for (again) passing along some good advice. :cool: Before starting, I
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 2:48pm 07.04.24 Dang POs! The old plywood has to be removed and ground down to fiberglass and sanded with 80 grit.
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 2:46pm 07.04.24 Jib sheets could be secured by cleats if you have them in that area on the coaming.

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