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oday 29 hunter healer at 7:31pm 07.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/384 I have an Oday 1983 that has a universal 10-2 diesel. when I hard accelerate i get allot of popping
New member, new old boat, an Expo Solar Sailer (2) Bob Aquino at 5:34pm 07.25.16 Trailer Sailors 8/2915 Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Bob, and I'm on my second sailboat though I consider my
Leaking Compass ahansom10482 at 5:14pm 07.25.16 Big Boats 5/1804 This weekend when we got to the boat and after taking off the canvas I noticed the original Suunto c
Keel Material on 1978 H25 apprentibidouille at 4:49pm 07.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2189 Hello, Sorry for the silly question. A friend of mine just bought a H25, and we are trying to see i
Tough or just plain crazy? DAVA390 at 3:24pm 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 9/689 On my commute home 3-5 P.M most days I cross over Baltimore outer harbor northbound on the Key Bridg
Tacking is a pain in the a$$! weinie at 3:21pm 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 64/2919 I've decided that from now on, I'm just going to sail on starboard tack. Now the only way I'm gonna
2009 B37 steering wheel (2) Vegas at 1:48pm 07.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2553 Can anyone tell me if I can loosen the nut and rotate my wheel a few degrees, then retighten the nut
Trouble finding travelers End Caps.. or whatever they're called.... (1) PGIJon at 12:50pm 07.25.16 Big Boats 5/500 Any idea where I can purchase a pair of end caps (not sure of the technical name for it) for the tra
O'Day 222, 1984 - Rigging/Tension settings help Donnie222 at 12:14pm 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1318 I just picked up a OD 222 and can't find any tension settings for my stays and/or riggings. There
Racer not giving way odaydokay at 12:05pm 07.25.16 Racing 231/13107 Fairly close call on LI Sound yesterday. I was pleasure sailing. My tack (starboard) took me through
Catalina 25 racing tips gdickerson1949 at 11:06am 07.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2863 What has been your best tip or change for that little bit of extra speed on your Catalina 25? We are
Senility and Safety on the Water MattObjects at 10:52am 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1412 If you haven't been through this yourself, you probably know someone who has had a difficult convers
Some Big Company on the River (3) plenny7 at 10:09am 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 1/368 Sailing on Lake Pepin yesterday (on the Mississippi River) we had some BIG company. First we saw th
Newbie needs help Captainkarate at 9:45am 07.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 41/2472 Hello, Looking at two O'Day boats. One is a 20' with a good trailer but a lock of cracking around th
Polycarbonate Hunters hull cracking SFKjeld at 9:01am 07.25.16 Smaller Boats 29/4491 I realize these boats are smaller than boats on this forum, but the other forum had little participa
H290 mast wireing Captian Al at 8:28am 07.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/374 There is an electric cable hanging out of the sail track on the mast. It appears to be the mast head
290 mast wiring Captian Al at 8:00am 07.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/291 On my H290, I have a grey electrical cable hanging out of the sail track. This ispreventing the main
Have you been sailing? Ken Cross at 6:57am 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 36/1862 Just because I like reading about special times I thought I'd post this with the hope others would p
Port rain shields (Beckson) Windtherapy at 6:03am 07.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1551 Just curious if anybody has found a nice fitting rain shield to go over their Beckson ports?
Hunter 320, 2001 holding tank replacement Mity at 5:26am 07.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1256 HI everyone, after many trial to get rid of bad odor I finally got to the last source, the holding t

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New 170 sailor Captain Larry-DH at 7:37am 04.20.23 As a former 170 owner I agree with adding the masthead float. You can find one made for Hobie cats.
Is BoatUS membership worth it? jviss at 7:36am 04.20.23 I have been a member for 20 years and never used for 'unlimited towing' or anything else. I think
Is BoatUS membership worth it? FastOlson at 7:27am 04.20.23 We used to insure with them for years, and after some bad treatment by their new owners, (the lizard
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity jviss at 7:15am 04.20.23 I completely understand the OP's view and request. I think it's prudent to go out with someone expe
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity MikeHoncho at 6:51am 04.20.23
Water in rudder? dmax at 6:48am 04.20.23 To add to what Shemandr said: in 1989, Catalina used a stainless steel rudder post but they welded a
Is BoatUS membership worth it? cymeyer at 6:03am 04.20.23 ok, thanks for the replies. I will keep renewing!
Water in rudder? shemandr at 5:32am 04.20.23 It can't hurt. I remain skeptical that drain holes work to dry a wet rudder but you may get some wa
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? (1) dmdiehl64 at 5:17am 04.20.23 Here's a picture of the back for reference, including my janky method for mounting the Vulcan 7 last
Is BoatUS membership worth it? kloudie1 at 5:11am 04.20.23 I have been a member since 1991. I continue because of their advocacy for us with the government. On
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 5:01am 04.20.23 I have the same question. Exactly how tight are you trying to tie up your boat @Project_Mayhem ? :y
Is BoatUS membership worth it? glanrock at 4:56am 04.20.23 Many years ago we had a steering failure, cable pulled out on a different boat than we have now. Any
Is BoatUS membership worth it? dlochner at 4:45am 04.20.23 I've been a member since 1984. Never used the towing until a couple of years ago, then used it 4 tim
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows xavpil at 4:44am 04.20.23 Catalina 30 windows? I've removed and refurbished all of mine but reinstalling the C30 window kit
C22 sliding hatch danooxnard at 3:53am 04.20.23 Nice work it looks great! Thanks for sharing. Dano
Hunter 326 Compression post finish stuendan at 10:50pm 04.19.23 Thanks for the suggestions, I especially liked the pole dancing idea but I need to polish the pole f
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 04.19.23 That was one of the first things you would do with an old car take it out and see what happens .
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Ken13559 at 9:14pm 04.19.23 You know, if you clean up and polish your h326 compression post nicely, you could lift the table all
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 9:13pm 04.19.23 The thermostat my be stuck in closed position. Remove and see what happens to the engine temp. I w
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 9:09pm 04.19.23 The thermostat my be stuck in closed position. Remove and see what happens to the engine temp.

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