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New Owners of Mea Navis..Deale, MD (1) Mark & Lee Dale at 6:13am 05.08.17 Bigger Boats 8/1138 136229 136229 We are new owners of Mea Navis O'day 34 in Deale, MD.
Rebuilding the top of the Rudder Tube robertgogan at 5:32am 05.08.17 Catalina 30 5/1529 I have removed my rudder, reglassed in the stuffing box that was loose and read the mylar or fibergl
Legend 35.5 furling problem (1) Michael-Louis at 1:39am 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2514 Hi, I am a new member from Hungary and would like to greet all of you out there. I recently got a 19
Oceanis Plumbing SteveInMD at 6:12pm 05.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1262 The fresh water supply plumbing on Oceanis 45 does not seem to be the standard 15mm plastic plumbing
The perfect outboard ? I love it! RussC at 5:17pm 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1853 No carb to plug, no fuel to mix, lightweight, has forward and reverse gear. "very rare". I wonder wh
Trailer Tongue Extension rswift at 3:31pm 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 8/9910 I am looking for ideas to make or buy an extension for the trailer for my O'Day 192. The launch ramp
Beginnings Of Leaking ATF @ Coupling Side Oil Seal rardiH36 at 11:22am 05.07.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/570 Placing my finger underneath the transmission near the shaft coupling, I noticed for the first time
356 owners on West Coast Florida? krienen at 11:07am 05.07.17 Big Boats 1/376 We are 356 2003 at Twin Dolphins Marina in Bradenton, Florida on the Manatee River; any other owners
Hard Dodger for Beneteau 36CC BDRogers at 7:36am 05.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1555 I am looking for the factory option hard dodger for my Beneteau 36CC. Do anyone know where I might b
Jeanneau Poker 28ft - Does it have a Bilge? fgcity at 7:22am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/400 Hi everyone. I got my self a sailboat finally as i have been dreaming about it for as long as i can
Where is Zeehag? Ron20324 at 6:33am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 3/641 No posts from her since Aug '16. Has anyone heard from her or maybe the cat?
Catalina 30, MKII main sheet routing freeheelbillie at 1:20am 05.07.17 Catalina 30 7/3656 Anyone have any photos or diagrams for a 1992 Tall Rig? I stepped the mast this year to do some work
Direct discharge head - illegal? George in AK at 12:24am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 75/15706 So I've Googled the heck out of this, and can't find an answer. I'm hoping y'all can set me straight
White antifouling paint - anyone with experience? DianaOfBurlington at 9:27pm 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3192 I had an interesting discussion with the Pettit Paint rep recently in which I mentioned that at Cher
Can I connect new motor directly to a battery charger that charges my boat batteries? WaterWalket at 6:58pm 05.06.17 Other Sailboats 5/1206 looking for info on attaching my new motor to battery charger? Or directly to batteries? My old mo
Hunter 26 Spinnaker Pole Set Up (3) dgreen1991 at 6:37pm 05.06.17 Smaller Boats 13/5608 136197 136196 136195 Never flown one before. No experience at all. My 95 Hunter 26 has one. All I kn
How to detach the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? Duchifat91 at 5:10pm 05.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1714 Any know how to remove the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? I removed the mainsail fair lea
Refinishing swing keel (2) ambler at 5:08pm 05.06.17 Catalina 22 21/3840 Refinishing the swing keel on my 1983 Catalina 22. Thick "rusticles" like seen on the Titanic. Ive c
Beaufort Wooden Boat show (5) All U Get at 12:24pm 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/891 136183 136184 136186 136187 136188 Had a nice afternoon at the Beaufort Wooden Boat show. Here's
Companion hatch slider replacement Steven Fera at 10:39am 05.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/596 I have purchased replacement slider tape that enables the hatch to slide open and closed easily over

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What are these screw things called dLj at 6:36am 07.11.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primari
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:28am 07.11.24 I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pier 3 (if there's still a slip) once I get this engi
EV-100 auto helm issues Tally Ho at 6:27am 07.11.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:27am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored? I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pie
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:24am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:10am 07.11.24 I kinda like this maintenance caution, also. Even with a boat drafting 6', I have churned up some s
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:08am 07.11.24 Nope the boat had an atomic 4 originally I believe (or a universal can't remember atm) - she was re
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:06am 07.11.24 My sympathies for your engine woes, but I think you are burying the lead. "Sold all my stuff, and m
P42 radar mount HoosierSailor at 6:06am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 07.11.24 THere's a few variations on what @jviss posted but these things are invaluable for a trailer sailor.
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 5:56am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:54am 07.11.24 Is that engine with <900 hours as old as the boat? If the pressure sensor wire is suspect, I would
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:48am 07.11.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. che
Dinghy best practices shemandr at 5:12am 07.11.24
What a day! shemandr at 5:08am 07.11.24
Unusual stuffing box jviss at 5:05am 07.11.24 Why not just ask over here: Cornish Crabbers Club
Unusual stuffing box Sailor Sue at 5:01am 07.11.24 In the very first picture there appears to be a hole in the main shaft tube. Could that be for a zer
P42 radar mount jviss at 4:58am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't
EV-100 auto helm issues jviss at 4:56am 07.11.24 FOLLOW UP: Contacted Raymarine in NH.. No solutions from them... Was aboard with a drill doing some
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Timm R Oday25 at 4:32am 07.11.24 I used them on my Hobie 16' . They are the cat's butt . I need to loosen my shrouds to raise or lowe

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