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Memorial Day Chief RA at 7:05am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/357 Take a few minutes to stop and remember the dead and missing servicemen and women on this special oc
Memorial Day weekend (1) seadaddler at 5:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 8/411 We are at Pelican Bay ' Boca Grand and lot's of Boats for sure.
423 in mast main furling (1) NYSail at 5:17am 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/4379 So yesterday was first time sailing new boat which also meant first time using an in mast furling. R
23.5 Jib Sheet Cleats Tony_Furst at 4:07am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 15/1481 Has anyone replaced the original jib sheet jam cleats with rope clutches or something else? If so wh
Finding my grandfathers boat samueljamess at 3:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/655 Hello everyone, my Grandfarther built the boat in the early 1970's. It has recently come to my atten
Where to get a dodger Hunter 31 at 6:25pm 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4590 I have a 31 Hunter. It has the frame and all the snaps for a dodger but no fabric. Does anyone know
Next best thing (2) LeslieTroyer at 5:50pm 05.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1187 Docs say stay off the boat till Tuesday. My heart surgery went great but lifting, squating are not
URGENT Captmayhem at 3:47pm 05.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1383 I'm sinking, well, not me per se, the boat is though. Went down to the boat today to work on the spr
Micron size rblevens at 2:36pm 05.27.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2547 On a diesel Racor filter for our Yanmar engines... what micron size do you run? Anyone run 30 micron
H216 Drain Plugs Richard_J at 2:25pm 05.27.17 Smaller Boats 2/721 Over the winter I purchased a 2003 Hunter 216. I am going to put it in the water soon. The Owners
Hunter Vision Pic SqPeg at 12:34pm 05.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/542 I'm looking for a picture of the cover for the engine gauges and ignition in the cockpit. Any help o
Hunter 27-3 Faucet Heads VT Fitz at 7:50am 05.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/925 As we continue to get our new-to-us 2007 H27-3 ready for launch, I seem to have a broken transom sho
Cheap Stainless Steel Fittings???!!! Beware! (1) Nodak7 at 7:33am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2417 As I am sure many of you have I like to go to big Boat Shows. On a number of occasions there has bee
Shaft alignment jibes138 at 4:56am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/925 How come boat shafts aren't connected by a universal joint like in a car? Seems like the automotive
Weekend Sail motivation pics...... ilance at 10:07pm 05.26.17 Catalina 22 34/4929 It's killing me already.......I know that I'll enjoy the refurb process......but it's going to take
Sailed to CAT Island (1) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/3782
California Meriachee at 3:15pm 05.26.17 Destinations 41/5941 With no disrespect to anybody who has a boat there, its shocking that in and around Monterey, how ma
Atomic 4 engine swap to diesel K Day at 1:47pm 05.26.17 Catalina 30 14/8865 Has anyone swapped out an A4 gas engine for diesel? What kind did you get? Can you get recondition
Oil light won't go completely out + tone rblevens at 12:48pm 05.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1406 My Yanmar oil idiot light just won't completely go out... (say 98% out) and the tone almost can't be
Aurora Sure-Step mcrow33 at 12:38pm 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2349 Hi, Has anybody used Aurora Sure-step? I have a 2000 Beneteau 361 with beat up deck. The previous o

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1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Project_Mayhem at 5:18pm 07.23.24 For future reference, you can see water come up through the ice box drain in mild waves when the val
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 5:10pm 07.23.24 Just got back from a few weeks around the Salish sea. Garmin 178C Sounder GPS preformed flawlessly a
Recaulking windows Georgedoyle at 5:09pm 07.23.24 We used this on our hatches when replacing the lenses. We wiped down the aluminum with alcohol Befor
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 4:54pm 07.23.24 Which furling unit do you have? I suggest lowering the mast. A photo of the drum location would
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Terry Cox at 4:42pm 07.23.24 Thanks for the very nice pics, Michael. Rock Inlet behind Namu (the old cannery) is a very nice anch
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 4:34pm 07.23.24 The foot should definitly sit flat on the deck. If it doesn't its putting a tremendous stress on the
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 3:20pm 07.23.24 At least one source stated that the "amateur" conversion from traditional power to her "eco" system
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base capta at 2:56pm 07.23.24 It would seem that if the forward base of the mast step is going up it is possible that the aft area
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage capta at 2:41pm 07.23.24 12 years ago I would have blown off the idea of an electric winch on any sailboat but the big ones.
H26 Roller Furler issues JoeWhite at 2:37pm 07.23.24 No lubrication is used. Flush with fresh water. You do not have to lower the mast if you can climb t
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 2:35pm 07.23.24 Loose objects on a sailboat easily become projectiles on a day of salty sailing. This thing has ab
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 2:33pm 07.23.24 You should find the transducer in a small compartment just above the end of the flooring forward. M
Fresh Water Leak jviss at 2:27pm 07.23.24 To repeat what I've asked before, in posst #2: . If you decide to re-do all of the potable water p
Fresh Water Leak Rick D at 2:18pm 07.23.24 My 41DS has developed a leak in the pressurized water system and I am at a loss as to how to identi
O'day 20 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 1:23pm 07.23.24 Use new screws and seal them with 4200. This should make them removable in the future. @twodzusfitti
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage Nauti Laopo at 1:06pm 07.23.24 I'd like to have at least one electric winch on the boat. A drill motor would just be in the way in
Fresh Water Leak Rich Stidger at 1:03pm 07.23.24 I will throw in my 2 cents...... You began with the premise that you had a fresh water leak. Have y
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 12:57pm 07.23.24 Thanks for the follow up.
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base (1) dlochner at 12:50pm 07.23.24 Here's the photo with a reference line added. There appears to be a subtle but definite curve to the
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 12:47pm 07.23.24 What caught my eye was the silicone sealant around the mast step. It suggests a Prior Owner had a le

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