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When to replace a forward hatch? Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1194 I have a 1984 O'day 28. My forward hatch was replace some time ago with a Bomar 18.5 X 18.5. one hi
I ran over a nun, and almost killed a runabout. Brian D at 12:45pm 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 22/2391 This morning I headed over to the boatyard for some minor work. On the way back, I put myself in the
Removing an auto-pilot Ran-Dee9229 at 12:41pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1153 I have a 1984 ODay 28 with a non-functioning Ray Marine auto-pilot of the same vintage. I want to r
Owner's Manual Ran-Dee9229 at 12:30pm 08.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1445 I just bought a 1984 O'Day 28. I'm an experienced sailor but this is the largest boat I've owned.
Anchor Locker Latch for '81 (1) GorillaToast at 12:16pm 08.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/840 126535 Does anyone (Phil?) know where to get the s/s latch that goes on the anchor locker hatch? N
Redundant navigation lights Ted at 10:29am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2933 Is it illegal or confusing to to other boaters to display deck level navigation lights and a tri-col
Charger and High Electrical Issue Solitude at 9:44am 08.04.16 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2037 I have a Xantrex Freedom 30 charger with a Link 1000 remote. This month I received a bill from the
Brilliant! (1) Benny17441 at 8:57am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 11/898 126532 Out of the water and on the road in under a minute.
Hot Weather = Need for good cooler = PB Coolers (1) Ward H at 8:05am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/412 Our smallish square hard shell cooler just wasn't cutting it. Never did and never will. Then I came
Happy birthday to the wild child of mexico Zeehag.... woodster at 7:33am 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 2/514 have great day and eat lots of ice cream your friend Woody :waycool:
1985 I 41' cc Good or bad fishsail at 7:16am 08.04.16 Irwin 0/922 looking for info from an owner of the 41cc, I'm looking at one this weekend and would like any insig
Reading Newsprint With LED's Rick D at 6:51am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/416 Curious; do any of you also have a problem reading newsprint (in particular) when using LED lighting
15w solar panel fred1diver at 5:43am 08.04.16 Trailer Sailors 18/1757 hey everyone, I was wondering if a 15w solar panel would be sufficient for my 23ft sailboat? I know
Spreader Repair (2) dgottfeld at 5:28am 08.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/471 We have a 1990 Hunter 27. We have a port spreader that broke off. I went up the mast and looked. Her
Maryland Temp Stickers on Inflateables njlarry at 8:10pm 08.03.16 Ask All Sailors 10/719 Does anyone have any experience with Maryland temporary registration stickers on inflateables? How e
Headliner leak from sliding companionway hatch cover WellerH at 8:04pm 08.03.16 Catalina 310 1/933 Does anybody have pictures of what's under the C310 sliding companionway hatch cover if you remove t
P36-2 1986 prop pitch NYSail at 7:36pm 08.03.16 Pearson 2/851 the topic came up on another thread. I reach hull spead at around 2400 rpm's. I have the specs of my
Sailing characteristics between Hunter 26 , Catalina 250, or Mac 26d. Karyon at 5:55pm 08.03.16 Trailer Sailors 44/12692 We are spending a few nights on our H23.5, the admiral says it is a bit cramped, we need more space.
Clanging mast. Karyon at 5:35pm 08.03.16 Smaller Boats 13/2316 We are spending a few nights on the boat, but the clanging inside the mast keeps us a wake, I know t
shroud tensionning fred1diver at 4:05pm 08.03.16 Trailer Sailors 8/933 hey everyone, quick question, when raising/lowering the mast do you loosen/tighten the shrouds or yo

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Access to windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:16am 04.30.24 The forward access port in the anchor locker is how you get to the stem fitting bolts. Ask me how I
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Gene Neill at 5:14am 04.30.24 I can vouch for the plumber's putty, and the toilet wax ring. I prefer plumber's putty, as it is les
hull port (windows) leaking Deleted member 117556 at 5:14am 04.30.24 May want to consider Lifecaulk as a sealant. It is polysulfide and used for bedding chainplates. I l
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing shemandr at 5:07am 04.30.24 Not knowing what a spun bearing is I googled the term. Here is what came up first: https://www.engi
Uniseal tank thickness Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 04.30.24 Thanks for recommending Uniseal @Peggie Hall HeadMistress! While a vendor told me it's not necessary
Outboard depth in water. Gene Neill at 5:03am 04.30.24 Thanks guys. Gene do you tie your motor off somehow when trailering? I basically took all my tail m
Replacing exhaust hose dlochner at 4:53am 04.30.24 I didn't use the old hose to pull the new one thru... the hoses were too stiff and there wasn't eno
Adding a new rope clutch dlochner at 4:46am 04.30.24 If you are screwing SS bolts into an aluminum plate, it is a good idea to coat the bolt with some Te
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 4:11am 04.30.24 Range is affected by multiple factors, the primary factor is line of sight, followed by antenna orie
Adding a new rope clutch daviddp at 2:27am 04.30.24 I replaced mine last season with the Garhauler parts, as others have noted. It was quick ands easy,
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs karellen at 10:55pm 04.29.24 These look nice, but at $80 bucks a pop they are not in my budget. Ahh, bummer. I got them from Ca
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Rich Stidger at 9:19pm 04.29.24 HELLA dual color LED fixtures These look nice, but at $80 bucks a pop they are not in my budget.
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 8:44pm 04.29.24 A handheld radio has very little effective range when used from the water. Your best bet is probabl
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 8:32pm 04.29.24 I measured the water needed to fill the bow tank and it was 30 gallons.
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs marcham at 7:25pm 04.29.24 On other boats, I just replaced the entire fixture....
eSail Sailing Simulator Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? marcham at 7:09pm 04.29.24 Lots of good info above... A handheld radio has very little effective range when used from the wate
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 6:53pm 04.29.24 Thanks for the info I was mainly interested in the DSC vs AIS data transmission. Additionally
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 6:41pm 04.29.24 ...I included my SH HX860 ... the radio came out of my pocket, AND SANK to the bottom of the pool.
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs karellen at 6:26pm 04.29.24 I went a different direction and replaced both of my fluorescent fixtures with these HELLA dual colo

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