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Remote for Windless seadaddler at 11:55am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/473 Just installed this remote for windless that I found on Amazon and it was $39.80 plus free prime shi
Jib sock tsennett at 9:04am 05.30.17 Day Sailers 12/3929 I am refreshing an old O'day Javelin. It has a jib furler (Harken) so the jib stays on the forestay
Troubleshooting my bilge pump circuit reset/fuse (2) plenny7 at 8:48am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5118 The gist of the problem, other than that I'm a noob, is that I'm not sure how the bilge reset works
Reefing 23.5 PropellerHead at 8:02am 05.30.17 Smaller Boats 7/563 After reading some of the threads here and checking the manual, I'm still a little confused about th
Trailer Lights jwilcoxon78 at 7:30am 05.30.17 Trailer Sailors 24/2314 So we've had our H260 now for 4 years and love the boat. I absolutely hate the trailer. I spend mo
25 trailer Rollers vs Bunks Nevada Mike at 6:31am 05.30.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/862 My 25 has rollers and I have come to dislike them. I have only trailered the boat and launched twice
Full CNG Tank.....What To Do shavdog at 6:30am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4736 I purchased a 35.5 hunter and the cooking is fueled by CNG...this is going to be more of a day sailo
Stuck dingy pump nozzle in dingy valve (2) Suncatcher at 6:16am 05.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/313 I have a dingy pump nozzle stuck in the valve of my Mercury RIB. I'ts been in storage for several ye
Oceanis 473 Clipper (1) Velff at 2:26am 05.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1371 Dear members, I've found this strange piece of plastic in the stern, behind the gear (look at the p
Boat stands for Wing Keel jhogle at 8:27pm 05.29.17 Catalina 22 8/2410 I've been trailer sailing at my local yacht club so far this season, but I am getting pretty tired o
OK, so I got this boat... (1) Cowpokee at 7:58pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2289 137124 Actually, I bought a trailer that came with a boat. I need to use the trailer to move anothe
Hunter 380 Autopilot Minus800 at 7:54pm 05.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1943 My Hunter 380 does not have an autopilot. I'd like to rectify this and would like to hear from other
Seaward 24 parts -source kenkindy1 at 6:27pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2457 Hi all, I just made the move to a 1987 Seaward 24. What is the best source for parts for the Seaw
Lessons Learned (4) Terry Cox at 5:27pm 05.29.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/516 In a recent post there was a discussion about some boat mooring being cut loose by the mooring ring
Uggg Power Boater kmart at 5:17pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 44/2654 Soo, I had a encounter with a power boater this Saturday..Totally ruined my day. This post is just m
O'Day 322 Fuel Gauge (1) AlastairLC at 4:05pm 05.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2908 I finally found what I believe to be the fuel gauge in the sole of the port lazarette. Does anybody
Mooring pendant debacle (2) Sefuller at 2:57pm 05.29.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/5740 Last season I read with interest the How-To on Maine Sail's website detailing the use of floats on t
Reefing advice (3) Randall Schmidt at 1:34pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2046 I have a 1984 Oday 28. It is my first boat with reefing lines that run from grommets in the leech (t
Memorial Day Weasel at 1:28pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/320 To all of the Veterans on the sailing forums. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service
Bilge pump running and how to leave it (1) Randall Schmidt at 1:20pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4368 when I flip on the DC switch to run the bilge she makes a noise like she's running and I felt a slig

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Gear Ratio dlochner at 6:21pm 01.24.24 If the boat is on the hard, you can rotate the engine with someone looking at the prop. Rotate the
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? quadrille38 at 6:12pm 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Oahu750S at 5:45pm 01.24.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 5:28pm 01.24.24 no i looked for label , but found none
Gear Ratio kappykaplan at 4:57pm 01.24.24 Is there a label plate on the transmission with that information?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:46pm 01.24.24 Fraid not. 35 years in marine environment, it was a crumbling mess of dissimilar metal with a shaft
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:37pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them? I don't. Perhaps someone else wi
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:36pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.24.24 I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C&C 37/40. Tell us more about the destruction!
boat shades Justin_NSA at 2:25pm 01.24.24 My Hunter shades were made by Ship-Shades. I ordered new elastic and buckles from them back in 2020.
boat shades Rick D at 2:23pm 01.24.24 I purchased a full set from this site for our 40.5. Very satisfied.
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 12:29pm 01.24.24 If you have access to a length of copper tubing 1/4 inch 3 ft or more ,attach fittings to get it
boat shades dlochner at 12:24pm 01.24.24 If you have the pleated shades and the elastic closures have seen better days, you can buy them at P
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:21pm 01.24.24 Will do... Thanks Dave!
Noisy boats dlochner at 12:21pm 01.24.24 We were in Oriental a couple of years ago and the croakers were in the marina. It was not a restful
Keel Bolt Replacement dlochner at 12:14pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:01pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 11:57am 01.24.24 Just a SWAG 0.017733990147783
Noisy boats thinwater at 10:27am 01.24.24 You've just reminded me of the sound of barnacles at night on my hull. They must have been feeding,
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 01.24.24 I'm sorry, but there is no way I would put the waste pump-out and tap water fills next to each othe

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