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Successfully avoided my boat for 10 days. AWalker at 12:33pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/264 This has been a mean feat. Since returning from the San Juan islands I have been itching to get my O
Bilge Pump in Winter lehighsail at 12:15pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 14/3106 While reading the current thread on bilge pumps I thought of my bilge pump. During the winter, on t
Bilge Pump useless in Emergency markwbird at 9:59am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 34/3782 It recently occurred to me that my everyday bilge pump would not work in an emergency flooding situa
Coating parts (1) Meriachee at 9:12am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/537 I've been making small parts forever, and this year we got a new wheel for the little Catalina. Ther
Question about forward hatch on O'day 22 davidmhull at 8:43am 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1378 Good morning. I have an O'day 22 that does not have the forward hatch option. I called Rudy and he s
I spotted a listing on eBay for a guy who is parting out a 1988 272. Sunbird22358 at 6:39am 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/410 Removed to avoid violation of posting items for sale.
ultrasonic antifouling splax at 5:33am 07.12.16 Big Boats 5/1622 Hello, I was asked about ultrasonic antifouling and didn't even know that these systems were avai
Enlighten me--dark/light spots on hull (1) Windtherapy at 5:09am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 27/3355 I hope the attached photo is good enough to see the dark ' light spots on my hull. This is after we
For want of a nail (cotter pin)....a mast was lost (4) DSqr at 4:22am 07.12.16 Big Boats 24/3550 It was a beautiful day Saturday on Lake Michigan as we set sail from Racine, WI with winds out of th
Dalys Seafin Equivalent what is available Australia? Akapeterc at 4:19am 07.12.16 Big Boats 1/719 My 2003 Hunter 44DS Teak was finished using Seafin Teak Oil, manufactured by Dalys. Does any know o
Turning block Randy Church at 4:02am 07.12.16 Big Boats 2/570 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. The original sheave on the port side jib sheet turning block shattered last
Sea Talk All U Get at 3:35am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1011 Hi all, I did an advanced search for Sea Talk and got a reply from 1999. My wind instruments were
Hunter 44DS Storage Ideas Akapeterc at 3:21am 07.12.16 Big Boats 0/661 I am setting up my yacht ready for moving aboard permanently, and am looking for ideas as to storage
Depth Finder mrudman850 at 8:27pm 07.11.16 Catalina 22 9/2424 My boat came with a Humminbird HDR 200 depth finder and in-hull transducer. The unit powers up and
Can't Get Enough of the Adventure! Kings Gambit at 8:18pm 07.11.16 Destinations 0/759 So, in only a few day begins (yet another) 14-day exploration of the northern Channel Islands of Sou
Made 2 major decisions on my 1985 26' this week Windtherapy at 6:00pm 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/1971 Well where do I start. Bought the boat 2 years ago and hardly had any time to work on it last summe
Propane tank recertification? scottdube at 5:16pm 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 61/12902 Has anyone had this done lately? I searched and only turned up older info. Mine are at least 13 ye
1981 O'Day 22..help unknown accessory!!! (4) Capri at 5:06pm 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/596 Hello. I bought an O'Day 22 that came with an accessory that I need help with. See photos. It was ro
2002 Hunter 326 Davits Unwrittentimeline at 4:26pm 07.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/1127 We recently had new davits installed on our Hunter 326 and moved the lifeline gate forward to allow
Stressful upwind journey - Long Beach to San Pedro - couple of questions marke14 at 4:05pm 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 45/3907 I had an interesting day of solo sailing yesterday. I checked the forecasts for weather, wind and t

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Instead of PropSpeed twodzusfittings at 2:17pm 04.24.24 I cleaned my prop and shaft support two years ago, down to clean brass. Shiny like gold. Acetoned it
Metal lathe Rich Stidger at 1:47pm 04.24.24 If it were me, i'd cancel the charge with my credit card company and let PKYS fight to get it back.
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Hayden Watson at 1:37pm 04.24.24
Keel getting corrosion dmax at 1:35pm 04.24.24 Maybe - was this area exposed (not sealed)?
Not perfect launch day... (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 04.24.24
Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 1:16pm 04.24.24 This sucks. If they are willing to screw over a customer with suck a minor part, how are they going
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:08pm 04.24.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it an
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:07pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 1:04pm 04.24.24 According to the PYI site: "The Max-Prop Easy is a step forward in Max-Prop design. This propeller
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 11:55am 04.24.24 Hayden, what shop did you use? PBI Petrzelka Bros, Inc. Great guys and they did an excelent job o
Metal lathe (1) Hayden Watson at 11:46am 04.24.24 Who exactly did you speak with at Balmar? I spoke with Balmar twice the first was Mark Gembree. S
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? George Braun at 11:43am 04.24.24 $90 to $150/hr here on the Chesapeake,, depending on what kind of yard and what kind of work
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Calif. Ted at 11:34am 04.24.24 Recently replaced mine for open turnbuckles, I could never get anything but pins to fit in them. I'v
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 04.24.24 have already bought a replacement, I hope this is not to late, but if the shaft is not Aquamet 22
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Ward H at 10:57am 04.24.24 After finding a couple of cotter rings laying on the deck due to having worked themselves loose, the
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 04.24.24 I read a few posts that recommended VDO but looks like the brand is not available anymore. You ar
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer (1) kloudie1 at 10:53am 04.24.24 Here is a page that talks about the tachometer. It counts the number of flywheel teeth, probably 97
Rivets Used Rick Webb at 10:52am 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both rea
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer Necessity at 10:37am 04.24.24 Thanks for the response- the current config is connected to the flywheel.
New Batteries and Switch marcham at 10:32am 04.24.24 The owner's manual for your boat DC electrical wiring diagram may help to figure out how it should h

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