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1986 Topsides are Tired and a Dirt Magnet (1) SteveMontgomery at 6:58am 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1373 I have a 1986 Hunter 285 in all-around terrific condition.........With the exception of the finish o
LOW OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH WATER TEMPERATURE ALARM Essayons at 6:48am 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2015 I have an O'Day 272LE with the Westerbeke 10 Two diesel inboard engine. When I turn on the ignition
Cockpit Table Without Breaking the Bank? SteveMontgomery at 6:46am 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5060 I'm looking to source a well made cockpit table for my 1986 Hunter 285. Used? Advice on new desi
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 1/377 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 7/3657 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 75/15719 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 6/3194 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 13/5610 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

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Dogs Onboard Forum? (1) ethanknox at 8:00am 07.11.24 225946 Waiting for the plank to drop
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:51am 07.11.24 If the crimper isn't adjusted properly for the connector that'll happen. Or if you use poor quality
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:49am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this? Thankfully no. I had my boat mechanic troubleshoot it as I
What are these screw things called jviss at 7:36am 07.11.24 How do you get the inside surface of the mast? You feel the Tef-gel does that? So from a productio
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 7:34am 07.11.24 Anyone have an idea as to where one can find drawings for the Arch? Looking at the possibility of ma
Fresh water pump jviss at 7:33am 07.11.24 I have a Par 36800-1000 3.3GPM 40PSI pump. It's old school, a belt driven diaphragm pump. They las
What are these screw things called dLj at 7:32am 07.11.24 No, I just use the brush that comes with Tef-Gel to thoroughly coat the hole with it. How do you g
Unusual stuffing box JoeWhite at 7:30am 07.11.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confidenc
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 7:25am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
Fresh water pump Deleted member 117556 at 7:03am 07.11.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumu
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:59am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure sw
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:57am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure swi
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:53am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:44am 07.11.24 Are you wrapping the rivets in the tape then inserting and riveting? dj No, I just use the brush
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:42am 07.11.24 I've done a lot stainless to aluminum attachments, and using thin white tape between them, and Tef-
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 Gotcha, I'm not familiar with the area; I assume Piers 3 and 5 are in Philly? Yep I'll DM you what
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 I want to say I think the cooling is ok, just by deduction - I'm still getting the same amount of ex
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:39am 07.11.24 I'd be interested in knowing what the "quality" aluminum rivets are. But from all I've seen, the p
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

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