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O Day 26 clmooring at 4:44pm 12.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2040 I am looking to purchase my first keel boat. I am considering an O Day 26. I cant find much on the
Catalina 30 Prop Dave9854 at 1:41pm 12.22.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1700 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal 21 engine. Can someone tell me what the model number was
keel repair ------ (severe damage to pin hole and how to repair lead) (2) langfordja at 1:11pm 12.22.16 Catalina 22 19/6134 I have a swing keel off of a Cat 22 (1972, I think). A chunk broke off during retrieval from the se
Espar DW4 Troubleshooting Hunter33MorningStar at 11:13am 12.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2203 Looking for help in troubleshooting my Espar DW4 Hydronic heater in my Hunter 33. It worked last sp
Cutlass Bearing Extractor ... (4) walmsleyc at 8:39am 12.22.16 Big Boats 9/2737 Just a FYI thread about building a home made "shaft in place" cutlass bearing extractor. The basis/
frig,freezer insulation sailer dog at 6:25am 12.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/831 on my 456 there seems to be no insulation around the frig'freezer .has anyone added insulation and i
Toe Rail Replacement syrena at 6:36pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/981 does anyone have experience with replacing the aluminum toe rail on a hunter 37.5
Surveyor in Charleston peterbud at 6:31pm 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 3/383 I am looking to buy a Catalina 28 on Charleston, Sc. and need a surveyor in the Charleston area. An
How does the Venture 17/21 kickup rudder work? sasjzl at 5:50pm 12.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2436 I am in the process of removing 40 plus years of paint off the 2 piece rudder on my brand new (to me
Rudder removal on 1993 37.5? davjonLegend at 5:27pm 12.21.16 Big Boats 4/1238 Does the rudder have to be removed when pulling the prop shaft on a 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend? (Couldn
Accessing fresh water tank on 1999 Hunter 310 (2) Tim Ferris at 4:15pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1588 Hoping you may be able to help resolve this as putting it together 17 years ago is much easier than
Sacrificial hull anode on Oceanis 37? Rob Heath at 2:48pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1674 There is no hull anode fitted on my recently purchased2009 Oceanis 37. She has been in used in fresh
Sacramento Catalina 22 Fleet 4 Whale Watching Cruise - Monterey Bay kclancy at 2:00pm 12.21.16 Catalina 22 5/950 Hey All - Are the winter blues getting you down? Come join us over the MLK weekend, January 14th-16
Engine room blower - push, or pull? Gunni at 12:07pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4036 In the process of sorting out our boat a few years ago I realized that the Plastimo in-line bilge bl
Mast Exit Plates Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 27/8598 One of my winter projects is to install 4 additional exit plates to supplement the 2 exit plates tha
Repairing grounding damage (3) PotomacDaysailer at 10:33am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2883 My Pearson 26 was grounded in a storm in July and was taking on water. The marina I had her at has
Christmas Bad Obsession at 10:13am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 0/245 Merry Christmas all.... What are you getting for your boat? You know that your boat is supposed to
Getting juiced capta at 8:49am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1585 I'm at a loss. I installed a dedicated outlet and breaker for the toaster oven. On the generator it
Considering a 1984 O'Day 26 (7) Carter Mac 26 at 11:37pm 12.20.16 Day Sailers 6/2981 O'Day owners/experts, I'm looking at a 1984 26 for purchase and while the boat has been maintained
Merry Christmas (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:02pm 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1395 131306 A tad early perhaps, but-from My house to all my friends here. Deep south Texas, Christmas mo

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Portlight Polish Terry Cox at 5:38pm 06.01.24 If only someone would come up with a crazed lens formula.
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 06.01.24 nothing a Dremel and a few hours can't fix!! How true, even with a 1" shaft. However, I've never
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket adamv at 5:20pm 06.01.24 A competent welder or machinist would charge a lot less than $800 to make one for you! Yes, its ju
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket rgranger at 5:08pm 06.01.24 A competent welder or machinist would charge a lot less than $800 to make one for you!
Portlight Polish rgranger at 5:04pm 06.01.24
ABYC wire identification question? shemandr at 4:42pm 06.01.24 Oh, I think a nice 80 proof Bourbon would do. Save the 151 for when you want to do an insurance job
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 3:53pm 06.01.24 a chat with the person on the phone there, nope Try back on Monday.
Fuel tank sender gasket (1) Calif. Ted at 3:11pm 06.01.24 The hole pattern is an SAE standard that is asymmetric, holes not evenly spaced so it only fits one
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? shemandr at 3:01pm 06.01.24 I think I remember on my 356 the bilge was rarely if ever bone dry - maybe when on the hard. I'm th
Leaking 25 gallon waste tank on 2005 Hunter 33 4Winds at 2:51pm 06.01.24 Peggie, fully on board with your advice. I'm so glad you are part of this forum. Book ordered just n
Fuel tank sender gasket shemandr at 2:28pm 06.01.24 I found out that five hole pattern is very specific. Before removal take pics and mark the orientat
Halyard guides in mast shemandr at 2:20pm 06.01.24 Used to be you could leaf through a WM or Defender catalogue and find some hardware by recognition.
Leaking 25 gallon waste tank on 2005 Hunter 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:52pm 06.01.24 I'm betting your tank vent is blocked.
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 1:47pm 06.01.24 I too had my questions, but, nothing a Dremel and a few hours can't fix!!
Halyard guides in mast Wolffman08 at 11:55am 06.01.24 It's called an "exit plate" yours looks like an Isomat to me, I'll attach a link to rigrite's page.
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.01.24 I hope they're right. I suppose in the construction process, the engine is positioned as a function
Halyard guides in mast Calif. Ted at 11:40am 06.01.24 It's called an "exit plate" yours looks like an Isomat to me, I'll attach a link to rigrite's page.
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 10:52am 06.01.24 Um NO! :D Just the though of that makes me crave a bottle of strong spirits! A year from now trou
ABYC wire identification question? BAD ORCA at 10:42am 06.01.24 On the smaller terminals it maybe posssible to slip slightly oversized clear heat shrink over the t
ABYC wire identification question? BAD ORCA at 10:41am 06.01.24 I always made the label long enough to wrap around the wire and stick to itself like a flag with th

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