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Thoughts on 3 things from another 26' (4) Windtherapy at 5:25am 05.13.16 Day Sailers 9/1655 So I was just searching other 26' O'Day's and ran across this boat for sale in Florida. I like the
Best way to get under a low bridge rajhnsn at 2:47am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 32/9178 On my recent trip down to the Chesapeake Bay from my home town north of Philadelphia, I had to go un
ruders fernando bontempi at 2:45am 05.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/579 Hi please some advice with ruders on the 26m. They are not precise actually they have a lot of lose
Steaming light wiring Cainsoccer at 1:34am 05.13.16 Catalina 22 15/3154 The electrical panel on my 81 C22 doesn't show a "steaming light" circuit. Does this mean when I use
Through Hull Position on a Perkins Engine Scott2 at 11:31pm 05.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1837 Hi Everyone, I will now show my embarrassing ignorance. When I operate a Perkins Perama 103-06 on th
Yanmar 3YM30 Oil plug jmkinsfbay at 9:57pm 05.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3608 This came up on another forum, but the guy never got an answer. On the bottom right side of the oil
triple breaker (1) gettinthere at 8:44pm 05.12.16 Musings With Maine Sail 30/2454 The main breaker on one of my 110v feeds has been tripping. Would like to replace it. It is triple w
Yanmar 2GM20F Engine will not go back to idle Gardnera at 7:15pm 05.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1284 I own a 1999 Hunter 310 with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. Last night after the Wednesday evening club ra
Adjusting bolt on alternator - nutless ? H36 (1) PKFK at 7:00pm 05.12.16 Big Boats 8/844 Hi - As part of spring commissioning I was checking the belt and noticed that the adjusting bolt fo
Raymarine i60 installation in a deck stepped mast choroj at 6:51pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2118 I purchased a Raymarine i60 wind system to be installed on a 35 ft sailboat with a deck stepped mast
Mirage 35 Owners Forum choroj at 6:43pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/400 Anyone interested in participating in a Mirage 35 owner's forum?
F$@&!! Gasket (3) Skipper at 6:21pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1206 When we bought the boat in 2011, one of the first things I did was replace the leaking Sherwood raw
CD replacement lights chrisings at 5:44pm 05.12.16 Catalina 30 2/670 Has anyone used these and if you have what are your thoughts. Looks a fairly inexpensive solution to
Bring on the wind (3) Richie50 at 4:53pm 05.12.16 Catalina 22 8/789 So very excited. The lovely Admiral made my day and picked up my new 110 Jib and Full Batten Main fr
Javelin -centerboard spindle and main sheet swivel cleat John Stevens at 4:47pm 05.12.16 Day Sailers 2/1085 I've been putting the Javelin back together after a restoration and have a few questions. First q
Centerboard Halyard Lockjr at 4:30pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/323 We have a 1982 Irwin 40 MK II with the centerboard intact. We last had the boat in the water 2 seaso
Hydraulic leak at Helm (1) Gino at 3:07pm 05.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/637 Beneteau First 32S5, of the season after a seemingly temperate winter. There is hydraulic fluid lea
Which cleaners/solvents are safe for gelcoat timangiel at 2:55pm 05.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/26927 we just splashed last week, but when my boat was on the hard it was situated near a tree, which shed
Rebedding Project (5) SawyerCurt at 2:32pm 05.12.16 Catalina 310 8/2934 I'm going to share a project I did, because I don't think of myself as the most handy guy but I mang
Installing new seacocks. How to bolt? Tripaddle at 2:02pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 23/5360 The boat yard says they don't drill thru the hull. Almost everything I read shows that except one ar

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Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 9:31pm 09.04.23 Earth is gray instead of blue? It does look like a full moon from the moon. Rather than the earth
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 9:06pm 09.04.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 9:02pm 09.04.23 Yes, not the raw water pump. Been there and done that. Getting the Kubota part is a clever idea, b
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup JoeWhite at 8:23pm 09.04.23 I do not have all chain, but I do not see anything wrong with your methode. The snubber provides cou
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? chuckwayne at 7:59pm 09.04.23 the VIN number would be definitive, but I believe some 456s were built in 2002. In 2002 the 356, Gle
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 09.04.23 The wind is blowing the wrong way for the flag :dancing: ?
Let's Talk About Power Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.04.23 Spoiler alert, running AC on battery power requires very large battery banks and very large chargin
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:38pm 09.04.23
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 09.04.23 The only way to confirm this would be to have the owner, broker, or other confirm the date of manuf
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.04.23
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 6:27pm 09.04.23 Thanks RoyS. Tomorrow I will see if I can locate the vent and confirm it is clear and open
Winterization of hot water tank Jimongee at 6:25pm 09.04.23 Thank you to all above. Very helpful stuff. Tomorrow here at the Manitowoc slip I will take your i
Let's Talk About Power SycloneDriver at 6:08pm 09.04.23 Don't forget that the Victron is also a charger. So when you remove the old charger your will have
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet splax at 5:47pm 09.04.23 my replacement of the scarfed compression post with the aluminum post was a definite upgrade...
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 5:03pm 09.04.23 well thank you for the information. i guess i will trade this 10hp when i get it. cheers
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks Tally Ho at 4:43pm 09.04.23 We probably need a little info about how your particular boat and topping lift are set up. @rgrange
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa kappykaplan at 4:37pm 09.04.23
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.04.23 You also state that you solo a lot and it's easier to do just the jib. This in my eye is a lazy and
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 4:15pm 09.04.23 Just a little follow up...here is a diagram of how we're currently set up.
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? F260SS at 3:49pm 09.04.23

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