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Restoring faded colored gelcoat; best fast option (1) Jackdaw at 12:00pm 04.19.17 Ask All Sailors 76/17308 While getting BlueJ's bottom done, I got to see how much her Gelcoat had faded. The picture shows th
Unipas autopilot (2) svlazzarone at 11:16am 04.19.17 Parts Search 0/548 http://unipas photo does anyone have a unipas autopilot electric actuator for 2121 913A?
Pressurewasher PSI? jhogle at 10:58am 04.19.17 Catalina 22 19/10752 I am looking to get a pressure washer for cleaning the deck of my boat. I really don't know much ab
Rudder Difference? eherlihy at 9:05am 04.19.17 Bigger Boats 6/937 Just for grins I looked up the cost of a new O'day 34 rudder at shop.odayowners.com; Oday 34 (rudder
Genoa sheet chafe (1) David Hopkins at 8:20am 04.19.17 Catalina 30 4/2739 When I ease my Genoa sheet out it chafes against my lifeline. It seems this would cause accelerated
Combined boat and trailer weight? ODay 26' MSN-Oday at 7:10am 04.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/746 Guys, have you ever weighed your O' Day 26' and trailer? I have not been able to take the boat and t
Air Conditioner Size for Hunter 260 bamabaxter at 6:47am 04.19.17 Smaller Boats 9/2016 Anybody recommend air conditioner size (BTU) for Hunter 260? Yes, I know there are calculations on
Hunter 23.5 launching Chris Flanagan at 2:57am 04.19.17 Smaller Boats 29/2129 I am launching my Hunter 23.5 for the first time. Do you recommend opening the ballast vents before
Replacing standing rigging without removing mast. Jack999000 at 6:44pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 9/4886 Hi, I have a 41 foot yacht and the rigging is 11 years old. I have had 3 quotes for replacing the ri
Pearson 303 gets new Hot Water system (1) StargazerP303 at 6:22pm 04.18.17 Pearson 14/3575 135466 135465 Hi all! This season I've decided to change out my hotwater system a Seaward F600 6gal
O'Day Burgees ruidh at 6:04pm 04.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/45 A few years back some of us on Facebook designed a burgee for O'Day Owners. They've been out of stoc
Hunter curved wooden steps into cabin (1) Gdindy at 5:39pm 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1722 I have a 2001 Hunter 410, when I purchased the boat it had a crack in the top step. The curved steps
Seacocks - to close after sailing or not? kupskius at 5:23pm 04.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 34/7745 So, the Cherubini is my first boat with Seacocks. They were all replaced last fall (by the Marina),
Squeaky Hatch Michael Davis at 4:43pm 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/930 New to us First 38 has a squeaky hatch cover unless it's raining! Have tried silicone spray and soap
Locating Hull # on 06' 25 avi8torny at 4:40pm 04.18.17 Smaller Boats 3/463 I'm an idiot and cannot for the life of me find the Hull # stamping on my 06' 25. I looked all over
Window Leak on a 32.3 (1) jim7289 at 4:28pm 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5716 I have a 2006 Beneteau 32.3. The fixed skylight window is leaking in the corner. It could be a typic
Aerial shots of my recent cruise through the Gulf Islands David Hopkins at 4:00pm 04.18.17 Catalina 30 21/2358 I finally worked up the courage to launch my drone of my boat while underway. Here are the results.
Another nav equipment post Ken Cross at 3:53pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2554 I'm trying to figure out how I want to continue to navigate. Our plotter is agonizingly slow and I t
March Pump- Refrigerator-new data DayDream2 at 2:28pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 36/5189 Hello Hunter Owners- I was on the phone with March Pumps today. Great folks--they hooked me up to t
Bleeding air through Yanmar (1) pmcrosta at 1:27pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/7554 My efforts at routine maintenance have gone awry and I need some guidance. I replaced 3 fuel filter

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Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 3:02pm 05.31.24 I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears? Fit pretty much perf
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 2:56pm 05.31.24 Andrew you're so right though, i think i'm going to make a table to the dimensions where it would be
Love Hate relationship ShawnL at 2:52pm 05.31.24 I had cars on my genoa tracks when I purchased the boat, but no bimini. I ended up replacing the ca
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 2:51pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 1:49pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alrea
Love Hate relationship (1) BulldogTim62 at 1:30pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alread
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 1:28pm 05.31.24 Hey Shemandr, thanks for the reply. From what I can see, this table would swing over the settee and
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 1:15pm 05.31.24 The good thing about getting a boat with no table is that you can create one to your own liking. Ch
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 1:09pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship AaronD at 11:59am 05.31.24 Each Bimini I've owned had to be modified to suit me. ... A tubing cutter is immensely superior to
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 10:29am 05.31.24 Good thing to check! Thanks!
Idle and throttle control help Stu Jackson at 10:22am 05.31.24 Good luck. There's also this to check while you're troubleshooting: Fuel Starvation and The Obscur
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 9:06am 05.31.24 While searching further across the web, I've come up with this thread: Rigid Boom Vang and Toping Li
Chain plates Hunter 49 JamesG161 at 7:59am 05.31.24 My quick review of the issue... The Cracks and minor pitting is normal for the years of service. T
Idle and throttle control help dmax at 7:53am 05.31.24 If it is only getting to 130 degrees F, it's possible the PO or someone has removed the thermostat o
Idle and throttle control help Don S/V ILLusion at 7:00am 05.31.24
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 6:59am 05.31.24 Thanks everybody. I will go through the whole fuel system and make sure it is all in good shape and
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:41am 05.31.24 Thanks for the info
Idle and throttle control help kloudie1 at 6:38am 05.31.24 Check fuel supply very closely.. all filters, look for a collapsed fuel line, maybe check for a plug
Engine fire dlochner at 6:26am 05.31.24 Correct. I have 2/0 from the battery to the alternator which has an ampacity of 350A if memory ser

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