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Water in Bilge, even after being out of the water for a year patriciasailing at 11:19am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 6/2245 Hello, I keep having water in the bilge of a 1984 Oday Daysailer II we purchased a year ago. It ha
Any Catalina 22's in Minnesota / Minneapolis area? prskier17 at 10:28am 05.31.16 Catalina 22 8/1618 Hey everyone, My wife and I have been looking/dreaming about our 1st sailboat for several years... n
2000 Hunter Passge floor removal Sillybilly at 10:14am 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 0/253 Ok lets see if I get an answer. I have a leaking water tank under the floor between the gen /engine
O'day 22 Battens Capri at 9:48am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 1/702 Hello. I have a 1981 22ft. With Neil Pryde mainsail. It takes three battens: 24, 24, and a 30. I wou
Saga's May 2016 Trip Bad Obsession at 9:33am 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 3/367 Here is the edited video of my May 2016 single handed trip into the Chesapeake Bay: bqDQ1VHNwVM Le
Factory Ice Box bebling at 8:41am 05.31.16 Catalina 22 2/599 I have a 1989 C22 wing keel. Since purchasing we have installed new cushions and upholstery, new se
Oday Wigeon slow leak cliff02138 at 8:04am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 6/2580 I'm excited - this is my first post to this forum! A few years ago my parents gave me the boat I gr
Oday slow leak help? cliff02138 at 8:02am 05.31.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1243 I'm excited - this is my first post to this forum! A few years ago my parents gave me the boat I gr
Oday slow leak cliff02138 at 7:56am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 0/906 I'm excited - this is my first post to this forum! A few years ago my parents gave me the boat I gr
How to remove light bulbs on h386 Boston2020 at 5:53am 05.31.16 Big Boats 0/589 I want to upgrade to LED bulbs. How do I remove the bulbs in the dome fixtures in the head and salon
Centerboard Issue tgrass462 at 9:59pm 05.30.16 Smaller Boats 4/766 Today we pulled our 1999 Hunter 260 from Lake Carlyle to power wash and paint the bottom and wax the
Rudder on H376 Franklin at 8:36pm 05.30.16 Big Boats 1/817 The helm has always been a problem on my 1996 H376. Racing crew seem to always complain about weath
Where is the CO coming from? BayMan at 6:17pm 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1684 1987 Hunter 450. I put a house CO detector in the aft stateroom. I equalized my batteries and it w
Spinnaker?, Gennaker?, Drifter? Need help identifying this sail.. (5) Texas Gun-Man at 5:11pm 05.30.16 Catalina 22 13/3205 Before you laugh too hard at this texas rancher, please remember that I'm a real novice...lol This s
Diesel Problem Smorgasbord... Jtcf78911 at 4:31pm 05.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 61/5328 Hi all. As excited as I was to recently get my O'Day 28 back on the water I was pretty rapidly defl
Catalina 30, Wing keel, Bilge question Bel/Mik at 2:02pm 05.30.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/989 Is it normal for the bilge to form a white skin of something on top of the antifreeze after the wint
2000 Model 290 table-setee arrangement danstanford at 1:33pm 05.30.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/567 We know how to drop the table by removing the pin but the table is probably 3/4" from resting on the
Staysail rigging 37 Hunter e Bryan Rucinski at 1:23pm 05.30.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2146 i need advice on the proper rigging for my stay sail for my 1984 Hunter 37 . i bought the boat 1 y
The Roar of Engines... PotomacDaysailer at 11:56am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 6/547 Got out for a day-long sail on Saturday, the best day of the Memorial Day weekend weather-wise. I s
Instrument Panel Access - Universal Diesel on O'Day 28 odaydokay at 11:56am 05.30.16 Bigger Boats 14/2630 Anyone know how to access this instrument panel? Most likely have to replace the starter push butto

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Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 11:16am 04.10.24 Three months later and the display is blank again. Time to hook the readouts up to the chart plotte
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.10.24
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon Ward H at 10:56am 04.10.24 Sailrite carries several materials that can be used. Some will have a layer of soft material on the
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 04.10.24 Do you have any problem or concern with the Sunbrella scratching the acrylic or lexan? I haven't
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 9:32am 04.10.24 Based on the assumption that they didn't disturb the timing shims, I suspect they aren't the proble
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 9:25am 04.10.24
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 9:07am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many capta
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:05am 04.10.24 Here is an older post with pictures : C&C 25 V-bIerth Hatch \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:00am 04.10.24 I replaced mine 8 years ago. I used TAP Plastics ; they cut the replacements perfectly and the price
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:31am 04.10.24 I have a bimini that came with boat. Tried it one season and found it was too low for real comfort d
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:29am 04.10.24 I wouldn't trust the 23 and it's mast to go up and try to attach it. I'd absolutely drop the mast.
Y33 prop shaft removal Riptide33 at 8:26am 04.10.24 Looked at doing this two seasons ago. Don't remember where I left off. But was looking to replace bo
Small Wood sailboat LloydB at 7:42am 04.10.24 Revarnish the varnished parts and paint below. It looked like the former owner found that the varnis
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 7:35am 04.10.24 What a wonderful response and exactly what I was hoping to get in terms of a reply. Thanks so much.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 7:34am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many captai
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:33am 04.10.24 Whatever works.
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:19am 04.10.24 Happy outcome: The buyer bought an aluminum pole and made his own mast.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:10am 04.10.24 thanks; now I get it. I don't think my Marina would be big on the idea of me putting a shepherds h
Name Change Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.10.24 Sink boat, rebirth it by bringing it back up, give it a naming ceremony of your choice, chastise int
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 04.10.24 One more option but would probably require more labor on your part than any other option: Home - Hat

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