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Oday keel Yoho Yoho at 4:38pm 11.03.23 Ask All Sailors 4/468 I am looking at a 1979 Oday 25. The fin keel on this boat has a drain plug near where the keel is f
Low voltage connectors Gene Neill at 3:57pm 11.03.23 Ask All Sailors 7/903 For connecting hair-thin NMEA wires. What's your favorite?
Garmin GPSMap 76 (1) NYSail at 1:42pm 11.03.23 Parts Search 0/20
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 12:15pm 11.03.23 Ask All Sailors 31/2847 I have a 1984 O-Day 28. When I purchased the boat in April 2016 I replaced the frozen and old thru
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage Pmack240 at 2:53pm 11.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/512 How do you get power to the electric winch in the cockpit. Turned on breaker on panel and no go! Th
Interior Wood rlongfield at 12:27pm 11.02.23 Catalina 22 13/1774 Quick question, I'm redoing the wood on my Cat 22. Curious if stopping at treating with teak oil i
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) (3) jssailem at 10:17am 11.02.23 Sails Call Lounge 5/1056
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. SVAngelina at 10:00am 11.02.23 Ask All Sailors 3/318 Can anyone recommend a business that does shrink wrapping of sailboats in the water, in the New Lond
Replacing main sail halyard Slipin Away at 8:29am 11.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1355 I need to replace the main sail halyard on my 45cc with Selden in mast furling. The portion of the
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 8:04am 11.02.23 Pearson 14/1404 I think the epoxy barrier coat is coming off my rudder, It looks like this part of the rudder is bro
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light PK123 at 8:13pm 11.01.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2439 OK ...next project on the refurb ...the steaming light half way up the mast is working just fine ...
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Ted10028 at 6:18pm 11.01.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1275 I'm told line needs to be bled. Unit come on, water cycles through unit, air comes out of ducts, bu
New Code 0 needs an genoa block attachment (2) Rafael8008 at 12:51pm 11.01.23 Big Boats 2/789 I have been noodling the notion of adding a Code 0 or A 60 as a light air reaching sail for a few ye
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Davenport at 12:44pm 11.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/769 What material do people use to help over up small scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few.
Seaward keel winch Tom E RK26 at 12:42pm 11.01.23 Seaward 0/492 My winch on my 26 RK does not auto stop going up or down. When it goes up it pulls the deck plate o
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 rgranger at 11:30am 11.01.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1676
Engine Sensor ID (3) DyverDown at 10:31am 11.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/962 Can anyone help me deterrmine what I need to replace this broken sensor on our engine: It is locate
Teleflex i5600 multifunction display Toomuchmoney at 10:00am 11.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/483 My 2009 Hunter 49 is equipped with a Teleflex i5600 multi which I use as an engine function gage whi
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Tater at 8:56am 11.01.23 Day Sailers 15/3172 I have a small OB for my 170. I hate outboard motors for all the various reasons. I have tried usin
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 7:17am 11.01.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/652 Late Storms in the HEAT loaded Caribbean bears watching.

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Keel structure on a Hunter 37C dLj at 10:17am 04.23.25 Well, if you don't see any obvious corrosion, those are likely bronze nuts or plates. That is an exc
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions stackwalker at 10:08am 04.23.25 Ok I broke something else - my float switch was bad for the bilge pump. I swapped it out thinking I
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal Sable Sailor at 10:03am 04.23.25 At present, I stopped my efforts with replacing the roll-formed pin. Just ran out of time with the o
1983 H34 Main AC Circuit Breaker Replacement Phil D. at 9:50am 04.23.25 I recently had a small short in the AC panel side of my '88 Hunter 37.5 and want to replace my main
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal (1) Phil D. at 9:28am 04.23.25 I recently had to completely rebuild my Merriman pedestal because the Delrin bushings had warn badly
Rudder draft Benny17441 at 9:13am 04.23.25 That is not a spec provided for the boats. Underway they are protected from grounding by the longe
O'Day 322 chainplates Davidasailor26 at 9:08am 04.23.25 Also, ya may want to inspect your rigging, looks like a crack on this turnbuckle. https://forums.sa
Newbie Intro and Q's about CNY Machine Shops and the Mainsail Shackle (1) TrapperJohn at 8:24am 04.23.25 Gary, thanks for your help! Thanks for clearing up the headboard issue. I'll take it to a sail loft
C&C 32 Scott T-Bird at 8:06am 04.23.25 I'm guessing that you might be looking at a '81 C&C for around $20 K versus a 90's era Cat 320 in th
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions Windpilot at 7:13am 04.23.25 I also have a 99 410. It takes time to go through a learn all the systems. Spent 10 years getting to
C&C 32 shemandr at 7:12am 04.23.25 C&C are great boats. But I would never buy one. They have a masthead rig which means they rely on
C&C 32 Scott T-Bird at 7:10am 04.23.25 Keep in mind that you are looking at a boat that is nearly 50 years old. It really depends on what
Adhesive for rope clutch? shemandr at 7:03am 04.23.25 You should consider Tuf Gel or other galvanic isolator between the SS fastener and aluminum plate.
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C James H at 6:59am 04.23.25 Sorry, no photos. The camera just has a display and no method of recording a picture or video....ch
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard azambella at 6:41am 04.23.25 Thank you for your offer. I have reached out to to them to see if they have the boat there that I n
Adhesive for rope clutch? Joe at 6:26am 04.23.25 What's wrong with 4200? I usually lean towards this over BedIT when the bolt will be spinning How
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard shemandr at 5:33am 04.23.25 I don't know where one is but your local Sea Tow or Boat US probably does.
Newbie Intro and Q's about CNY Machine Shops and the Mainsail Shackle dlochner at 3:42am 04.23.25 Universal Metal in Fulton, NY. Right on 481 across from Mimis. They are sailor friendly. Bay Sails
Newbie Intro and Q's about CNY Machine Shops and the Mainsail Shackle Will Gilmore at 2:40am 04.23.25 Congratulations on your new boat. Unless the previous owner (PO) has told you the sails are less th
Newbie Intro and Q's about CNY Machine Shops and the Mainsail Shackle (2) garymalmgren at 11:00pm 04.22.25 Hi Trapper John. There is a plastic or aluminum cringle missing from the hole in your head board. ak

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