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Traveler replacement for a 1986 H 28.5? fhp3 at 4:37pm 09.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1244 Hi everyone I just aquired the 28.5 and am in the process of refitting it. The traveler cars are sh
Coolant Drain on M-25XPB ? SailFysh at 3:35pm 09.12.16 Catalina 310 19/4294 First time to service the coolant on my boat and thought as always I would lean on you guys... what
Soft spot on Hunter 420 deck Larry737 at 3:08pm 09.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/800 I am considering the purchase of a 2002 Hunter Passage 420. I have been told the boat has a soft spo
Swing keel hing bolt hunter sa Jmrbill at 2:38pm 09.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/534 Anyone have one of these bolt or have the specs or even picture is.
h260 lost my rudder gudiss at 2:37pm 09.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/614 Saturday we were out in the ocean city nj inlet with about 15-18k of wind and 4' surf on a close hau
Mast Step Recommendations: (2) pclarksurf at 2:15pm 09.12.16 Catalina 22 8/1673 Anyone currently running the so called "improved" mast step in conjunction with the Halyard plate? H
Alarm sounds even before glow plugs warmed OS2Dude at 1:38pm 09.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1222 I recently installed a newer engine panel in the cockpit of our 1985 Catalina 30 similar to this one
Shipping dimentions Jerry21707 at 12:58pm 09.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/546 Can anyone help me with some dimensions for shipping? I have a 2007 Hunter 31 with a shoal draft kee
Coolant temperature monitoring for Yanmar 3ym30 Sailor_D at 10:30am 09.12.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/8757 I like at add a coolant temp gauge to my Yanmar 3ym30 with comes factory equipped with an over temp
Copper in Water JamesG161 at 9:45am 09.12.16 Sails Call Lounge 46/6408 I found this is a better place to talk about stuff that was part of this post... http://forums.sailb
Can the "boxtop" be a source of bilge water? drdanj at 9:16am 09.12.16 Big Boats 11/2116 Every time I go out, I come back with about an inch of salt water in the bilge. All the throughhulls
2-Burner alcohol stove - Cabinet Randall Schmidt at 7:47am 09.12.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3734 I have a 1984 Oday 28. I need to replace the 2-burner stove with a new Origo 3000 that happens to b
The Venture 17 Hollywoodwierdos torch has been passed sasjzl at 7:28am 09.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/820 Hi all, Brand new to the forum and humbled to be in the much larger footsteps of Hollywoodwierdos V
Copper Free Bottom Paint Ken Cross at 7:30pm 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 55/6094 I need to pull my boat out for new bottom paint. It has an awful beard. It's been about 16 months si
MacGregor 22 (1) $iRe408 at 6:53pm 09.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3029 Hello, I am new to yachting and new to the forum. I recently acquired a 1982 MacGregor 22. It did no
How to Set a Genoa Sail Car catalanc at 6:50pm 09.11.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/16826 Hi Guys, I am relatively new to sailing and sail on Lake Dillon, CO. Wind speed and direction chang
Hull repair required? (1) supermatt2 at 4:07pm 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/974 I noticed these marks on the side of the hull of a very well used sailboat I am thinking of purchasi
Freshwater Tank CHris F at 4:00pm 09.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1761 I have just purchased a 1976 Oday 20, and am in the process of cleaning it up in preparation for sai
Hunter 23.5 Storm Jib (1) VT Fitz at 3:43pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 12/2114
WHO MADE THE STEERING PEDESTAL ON THE 1984 HUNTER 31? Reg M at 3:34pm 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1468 I want to install a pedestal guard on my 84 H31 but I can't read the name of the manufacturer of the

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O'Day 23-2 triangle plate Roland5048 at 10:47am 04.15.24 If it's on the backstay it's likely there is a split backstay below the plate. Exactly the case on
Vang? Roland5048 at 10:44am 04.15.24 My '77 h30 did not come with a vang probably because it's sheeted near the end of the boom and has a
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static dLj at 10:16am 04.15.24 Don't have on this radio. Shot that one down! lOL I very much look forward to learning what you d
Electric Portable Generator? DanInCali at 10:14am 04.15.24 These are just batteries with inverters right? I assume you already have batteries. You can buy an i
Electric Portable Generator? dLj at 10:08am 04.15.24 What capacity would you need to run even a small A/C compressor for a few hours? (Rhetorical questi
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Rick D at 10:00am 04.15.24 Does it have an external speaker? If so, it may not be the radio but rather the wiring to the extern
Electric Portable Generator? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 04.15.24 I'm actually talking about the pure electric generators, which are just large portable battery pack
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Stu Jackson at 9:35am 04.15.24 You might answer the solenoid wiring question by doing a google search on how to wire an electric so
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate shemandr at 9:28am 04.15.24 I think either and other uses. If it's on the backstay it's likely there is a split backstay below t
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 Timm R Oday25 at 9:28am 04.15.24 Bravo.. about how much does the centerboard weigh? The hull looks great by the way ..
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 (1) tilla at 8:58am 04.15.24
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static dLj at 8:58am 04.15.24 Does it have an external speaker? If so, it may not be the radio but rather the wiring to the extern
Chafe guard for dodger Hello Below at 8:55am 04.15.24 I would like to use leather The leather trim on my new (and pricey) dodger looked very rich and pl
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) dLj at 8:48am 04.15.24 I did swim for my dingy once. Cocktails were involved. I wish I'd had the cocktail excuse on an o
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) dLj at 8:45am 04.15.24 One thing I would like to see added to That video is the other side of line thickness. He only showe
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 7:30am 04.15.24 The service manager mentioned that the injector pump may have been previously modified by another sh
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 04.15.24 The second time I almost drowned, I gave up white water kayaking. Still stop at rivers and rapids a
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:27am 04.15.24 I picked up some nitrile gaskets on Amazon that should fit the flange... this one look okay?
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 04.15.24 What you are seeing is a generic schematic design of a relay. Terminal I is switched between the two
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18am 04.15.24 Teflon tape seals threads, so it shouldn't matter whether the threads are NPT or NPS. In fact the t

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