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"Line Caddy" Don Guhr at 5:14pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/861 The arm of my "Line Caddy" broke. On the advice of two tech reps of plastic rods company I bought a
O'Day 23 battery size CharlzO at 4:39pm 06.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/793 This might sound like a silly question, but bear with me please! (TLDR - what's the largest physica
Honda 9.9 2001 - Quick Question (1) BrianW at 3:38pm 06.15.17 Smaller Boats 4/518 137689 Hi All: I have a quick question to help me order some a replacement gaskets. I have a very s
3GMF HE gasket/seal question (1) CoastLife at 3:00pm 06.15.17 Big Boats 8/1166 So today I took off my heat exchanger cap to see how it looked. Turns out there is a piece of old
A Great DC current - measure clamp - on meter.. MitchM at 2:15pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3566 i use an ac - dc clamp on multimeter for a lot of electrical repair work. the dc cur
Who has cushion patterns for out of production sailboats? brevell at 1:37pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1213 I have made quite a few cushion patterns by climbing aboard privately owned boats but would like to
Hunter 170 bow deck fitting repair (3) WiscoSailor at 1:19pm 06.15.17 Day Sailers 7/2038 Hi fellow Hunter enthusiasts, Unfortunately, my 170 had a run in with a low branch (can't believe i
counter weight in mast for table stuck redunculous at 9:46am 06.15.17 Big Boats 7/1515 Mine is apparently stuck somewhere - I think its at the bottom as when I raise the table the line is
Turnbuckle Question kclancy at 9:04am 06.15.17 Catalina 22 10/2569 Hey Gang, after sailing last week for a couple of hours I notice that my shrouds had become loose by
Cockpit Leak bart at 9:04am 06.15.17 Big Boats 5/843 On My 2008 H41 DS, I have a rainwater leak that is allowing water from the cockpit into the aft cabi
TECHNODRIVE Twin Disc TMC 40 P transmission - ZF10 Replacement (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:46am 06.15.17 Catalina 310 2/8406 Beta Marine West is the distributor of this Transmission. Have any members had any exposure to this.
Is 4HP Outboard Good for a Catalina 22? econnors at 7:42am 06.15.17 Catalina 22 7/1541 Hello. I'm looking at buying a used 2013 Yamaha F-4 outboard. It's a 4 HP motor. It would replace
Making patterns for cushions brevell at 7:02am 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1265 Sailrite has some excellent videos to help you make your own cushions. On one of their videos I got
oily film on the hull at intake Daddio417 at 6:48am 06.15.17 Engines and Propulsion 8/758 All excited(!) to add the new bottom paint, being a good sailor, prewashing the hull to avoid pointi
Cushion foam sources brevell at 6:20am 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1182 I have been making boat and RV cushions for the past couple of years and part of the process is find
Trailer supports distance O'Day 272 HillbillyWanderer at 6:11pm 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2672 Proud new owner of a new to me O'Day 272 LE! I currently have a Cat22 and have been wanting a bigger
Jib and lifelines interference teqmod at 1:35pm 06.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/6353 Hi All, as you may have seen from prior few posts I am extremely new to sailing but I am getting out
O'day 30 1979 Galley Drawer Hardware cookcwayne at 12:08pm 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/618 Trying to replace the plastic slide(s) that hold up the drawers any suggestions ?
Jib Furler (1) MikePoplin at 11:35am 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/386 I disassembled the furling components last Fall when I had the jib restitched; now I don't recall ho
Center board issues Flaco at 10:34am 06.14.17 Smaller Boats 8/1508 Ever since I bought my H260 I have found it very hard to pull up the swing keel. It takes all the po

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Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.24 That was a lot of anchor swinging about. I am guessing here. The bow roller might be a bit short bas
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? thinwater at 9:22am 05.22.24 No comment on the repair method. You seem to be on the right path. If this was PO damamge, please d
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:57am 05.22.24 OSHA and climbing standards groups banned chest harnesses-alone for climbing more than 60 years ago
In mast Halyard Swivel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 05.22.24
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 8:46am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is
Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 8:37am 05.22.24 @tb_gb Can you take a picture of the starboard side?
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend BrianQ at 8:03am 05.22.24 If you're using all, or mostly rode, and the starboard primary winch can handle the rode all you nee
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 jssailem at 6:48am 05.22.24 I bought a Monitor Vane, but it is not yet installed. My Cal35 is slightly longer than your boat. Th
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 6:31am 05.22.24 Bilge water volume for your boat should never be much. If there is water, then there is likely a l
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:25am 05.22.24 My boat does not have any wood behind the mounting holes for the slats. Just the back of the fibergl
Mooring and bilge pump jssailem at 6:20am 05.22.24 Once I have more time, I will then install the 1 1/4 along side the 3/4 . I will retain the manual
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 6:19am 05.22.24 Thank you, Crazy Dave! I think we will be replacing those slats and I will for sure check on the bac
EV-100 auto helm issues (1) jssailem at 6:08am 05.22.24 My Wheel came with my 2017 purchase of an EV-100 AP. Over time, we have become very familiar with he
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 05.22.24 @daydreamerh23 @lakesurfsailor @isaksp00 The teak slats were designed as handholds held fast with
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 5:25am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Outdated Flares of All Types..... sailcapt340 at 5:21am 05.22.24 You hang the e-flare. In some cases, that will mean rigging up a bridle. Do NOT use the bungee they
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 5:17am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Mooring ball pennant question Captain Larry-DH at 5:06am 05.22.24
Outdated Flares of All Types..... shemandr at 5:05am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration date
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? JBP-PA at 5:03am 05.22.24 I have a mast mate and I am short and not as flexible as I once was. The one and only time I used i

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