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O'day 240 background Marlow Currie at 6:42am 06.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/5317 Hi everyone, I am a new owner of a O'Day 240 1989. No manual so i am looking for one. Interested in
HOW DO i FIND REGISTRATION OR VIN # Al Turner at 4:24am 06.17.17 Sirius 21/22 3/1572 JUST BOUGHT Sirius 21 AND WANT TO REGISTER
a new headsail mortyd at 3:21pm 06.16.17 Catalina 30 12/1326 my local sail loft has lost(???) my three year old 145 genoa - which is what catalina suggested for
130 years of Beneteau book - now in PDF Jackdaw at 3:19pm 06.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1987 Two years ago Beneteau sent me a hardbound copy of a book called 'Beneteau - 130 ans'... a deep hist
Solar Powered Swamp Cooler for the boat Brian D at 2:34pm 06.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/5749 Since a boat really is a small confined space (well, most of the are) keeping the air cool can be co
New GPS tjar at 1:21pm 06.16.17 Ask All Sailors 1/651 Looking at replacing my old Garmin GPSmap 492 as it seems to have finally bit the dust. I'm consider
Fish Finder & compass mounting suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 12:28pm 06.16.17 Catalina 22 10/5268 Before: Stormwatch came with a non functional depth/speed/wind unit, and a illuminated compass, mou
Oceanis 36cc - motor knocks on start carlager at 10:05am 06.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1080 The Yanmar 3gm30f on our BeneteauOceanis36cc makes unpleasant knocks when it is started which make m
chart app for pc windows 10? Captn Scotty at 9:58am 06.16.17 Ask All Sailors 3/407 Can someone tell me what the best progam to download is for British Columbian waters, has anyone use
Photo caption contest (1) Jackdaw at 9:47am 06.16.17 Racing 25/2058 HINT- Somethings wrong with someones sails.
Question for Hunter 27e (electric) owners C Boyce at 8:52am 06.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3940 Hi - Newbie sailor considering a Hunter 27 as an upgrade from our West Wight Potter 19. We currently
Anyone used the 'New-Style Double Reef Cam Conversion Kit for E-section: K-11443' Alctel at 7:42am 06.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/793 Seen here New-Style Double Reef Cam Conversion Kit for E-section: K-11443 http://www.rigrite.com/Spa
Yanmar 1983 1GM johnm5858 at 7:16am 06.16.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/2613 Hellowould be very he I am curious to know from other owners of a Yanmar 1GM what you get for max RP
Plastic Welding 140/170 ACP cracks? bigchief at 6:54am 06.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/658 Has anyone fixed their cracks in plastic hulled (ACP/ASA) 140/170/other boats using as plastic weld
Anyone Paint interior of Hnter 31 Hunter 31 at 5:53am 06.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/967 My wife likes things bright and fresh and she thinks we should paint the interior of our Hunter 31 w
Dimmer switch for LED lighting in cabin Captpete12 at 5:05am 06.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1298 I have replaced all my cabin overhead halogen bulbs with LED. i would like to replace the standard
help!! orca lopez at 8:15pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 51/5118 i need to know how much experience will i need to go from Miami to cartagena col. and what is the ma
This is classic! Brian D at 7:55pm 06.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/876 You must watch all the way to the end. Just the sound effects will have you in stitches. e-qflm0APT
Replacing anchor & steaming lights with LEDs (1983 H31) Ohana Island David at 7:47pm 06.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/715 Does anyone know what anchor light LED bulb will replace the non-LED bulb on an '83 H31? Also, has
Rudder Raising question Marty at 7:01pm 06.15.17 Day Sailers 2/733 I'm new to the 170. Am wondering if I have the rudder rigged wrong or something. I find it very di

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How to make my deck look good? heritage at 4:46pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing.
Fabric search Richard19068 at 4:36pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner! Sunbrella also has a "lure denim" that is a lighter shade
How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:26pm 05.22.24 LA Awesome products are excellent. But what I do for a really dirty deck is to scrub with a long han
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 4:23pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner!
Fabric search (1) Richard19068 at 4:21pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white rella.com/sunbrella-upholstery-lure-nautical-44370-001
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 4:05pm 05.22.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:48pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at
Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 3:32pm 05.22.24 Turnbuckles?
Universal M18 burning wires ? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.22.24 I noticed the wire in the photo was burned. Any ideas what caused this ? over-current or a short.
How to make my deck look good? Bluebonnet87 at 3:11pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at b
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.22.24 Can you tell if the gelcoat on the non-skid is dirty or if the gelcoat is actually worn down to the
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 05.22.24 Defender in the US has the Raritan SeaEra (seawater version)with household size bowl, seat and lid
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 12:37pm 05.22.24 dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings The soft shackle is what I use. Frictionless
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 12:20pm 05.22.24 It should. Our boat has swept back spreaders as well, but the main goes out far enough to do the jo
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 12:07pm 05.22.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recentl
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted kappykaplan at 11:53am 05.22.24 Turns out the "stop" was the top edge of my fancy custom.Zarcor doors. Removed the doors and the ha
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 10:55am 05.22.24 OK. For anyone else as incompetent as I am, I got back to the boat today and looked harder for a sto
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 05.22.24 I like the approach the marina proposed for the above waterline chips. Gelcoat goes best over polyes
In mast Halyard Swivel (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 05.22.24 The lower connection, turns or swivels. The upper connection is fixed by halyard tension. them whi
How to make my deck look good? jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.24 Congrats on your "new to me Hunter 26.5". Cleaning up a mature boat is where we all start our advent

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