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Stupid Things I Have Done #1,653 Rick D at 9:08am 05.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 41/3705 So, working on the boat, I changed the fuel filters, engine filter and oil. Probably two dozen times
Holes in Keel (3) william24424 at 9:00am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/600 I have these troubling holes in my keel, discovered after sanding out a crack along the base. Marina
Autohelm 4000 SailsCallCapt at 8:51am 05.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/988 Recently my Autohelm 4000 broke, 2 of the internal rollers snapped off. I can try the super glue fix
NAVPOD Face Replacement jrocheleau at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1964 I'm looking for a blank replacement face for an older NAVPOD. Does anyone know when I can get a rep
Importing boat into Canada SamRy at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1880 I'm buying and importing a 32' sailboat from Michigan into Ontario, Canada. I plan to drive into th
M-25 maintenance day freeheelbillie at 7:19am 05.16.17 Catalina 30 1/937 Doing an oil change and replacing the impeller this weekend. Manual calls for a 300209 oil filter an
Raymarine parts DannyS at 5:01am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1695 I'm re-mounting a Raymarine C70 chartplotter and when I removed it last fall, the gasket between the
Oday 17 in shallow water HarryHBogue at 8:42pm 05.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2182 I am considering the purchase of an Oday 17 for use in the Bogue sound. Half the day, there is much
322 keel issues Buzzard Sailor at 8:05pm 05.15.17 Bigger Boats 7/1480 Having read on many occasions, previous threads about the 322 and 302 keel issues, I experienced fir
Double checking my retrieval procedure jhogle at 7:46pm 05.15.17 Catalina 22 10/1705 Everything has been going really well with my first boat so far except for taking the boat out of th
Rudder is lower than my keel murrayabbott at 6:25pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 6/2188 Hi. I have a 45DS and the rudder is lower that the keel. I was surprised to see this and am worrie
Freshwater Leak on 45DS murrayabbott at 6:19pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 11/1648 I am hoping that someone else has run into this before, I am at my wits end. Ever since the boat was
Disconnect solar panel while outboard auxiliary is running? Rich Langdon at 4:34pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/348 I just purchased a new 30 watt solar panel to replace the old one for my O'day 25. I have a starter
Sailing the columbia river Captaindon1991 at 4:13pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 17/8040 Hello I'm brand new to sailing. Just purchased my first boat macgregor 26d. So I live on the Columbi
Leaks in starboard genoa track area (2) Karcher at 3:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1044 This picture is taken from below of a leak in one of the bolts of the starboard genoa track. I am pl
Battery charger Jason F at 2:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1465 Hello, My battery charger died and I'm buying a new one. I have 2 12v batteries in parallel. I need
H27 Jib Sheet Rigging (4) TooCoys at 2:01pm 05.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2940 Can anyone explain how the sheet rigging for my jib should be set up? Or better, provide pictures?
Hunter 23.5 wiring Bob Fry at 12:06pm 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/532 So how do I go about pulling new wiring in my 1994 23.5
Shortening Mast - Calculations for Stays Ziggler at 11:45am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4945 PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me mast. New mast
What size rode? Dusty Mac at 10:44am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1042 The new boat is a 21 foot sailboat weighing about 4K lbs. laden. Will occasionally overnight in reas

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Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 1:15pm 07.09.24 So I need to put a terminator at the end of the 5 way bar
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FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau dmdiehl64 at 1:13pm 07.09.24
Wiring for a 3 wire bilge with built in float, from a 4 wire bilge pump with separate float switch Caboteur at 1:04pm 07.09.24
What are these tracks used for? jssailem at 12:55pm 07.09.24 term block for a sailboat pulley :clap: I think it is just word conservation in action. :laugh:
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 12:52pm 07.09.24 when it come to anti fouling paint, "non-toxic" means "non-effective". And that is ok if you are h
Installing a EV-100 Cable question jssailem at 12:49pm 07.09.24 Like the Rain in Spain. By Jove you got it. :biggrin:
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau jpeac2 at 11:48am 07.09.24 Thanks for the responses! Actually almost all of the boards come out fairly easily. There may be 1
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau FastOlson at 11:39am 07.09.24 Have I talked you into removing the sole yet? Been there, done that. Please do let him talk you in
Stuck seacock question FastOlson at 11:36am 07.09.24 Unfortunately, we do not know the age of the seacock as it is a new to us boat. Unless there is so
lost password Don Crowther at 11:23am 07.09.24 Thanks forgot password is good on web but not on app
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Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 10:53am 07.09.24 Reading the Westbeke engine manual, in the winterizing section, they say to remove the impeller for
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 10:39am 07.09.24 That's sort of what I thought but there it is going up river running 15 degrees hotter, right at nor
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? (1) Jim Legere at 10:38am 07.09.24 It does work well. You have keep the heat moving , just ahead of the putty knife. Flats are easy; on
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? odaydokay at 10:36am 07.09.24 Now you got me wondering too, so I went to the Oberdorfer fact sheet I had from when I bought it to
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 10:21am 07.09.24 When you pull the cover off just to inspect, does this not tear/beat up the flimsy paper gasket or
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? odaydokay at 10:18am 07.09.24 I used to change impellers every year. I stopped doing that several years ago, as I noted that the
lost password jviss at 9:53am 07.09.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/lost-password
electric windlass jviss at 9:16am 07.09.24 Very, very few pros with a dedicated battery up close to the windlass. Oh, really? I'd like to he

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