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When to replace a forward hatch? Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1195 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 18/2934 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 10/720 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 44/12693 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 13/2317 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 east coaster at 5:39am 04.30.24 I required access to the bowsprit after a power boat struck it with such force it was bent down abou
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.

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