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What did you do to your o'day today? Windtherapy at 3:59pm 10.07.15 Ask An Oday Owner 19/1399 Most of the forums I have either used in the past or are currently using all have a continual thread
Anyone replace/upgrade their electric panel? marchem at 3:46pm 10.07.15 Catalina 310 8/1875 I'm not real happy with the electric panel in our 2000 C310. Looking at pictures posted here the ne
Westerbeke b30 three engine died Guan at 11:38am 10.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/2715 Hi Guys need your help again for engine diagnosis and thanks for all previous assistance. My 2001 O
Ac main switch/breaker Justin_NSA at 11:00am 10.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/558 My '91 30T has what looks like a 3-gang SPST AC Main breaker/switch on the AC/DC control panel. One
H450 staysail dehler25 at 7:09am 10.07.15 Big Boats 4/1107 My 450 has a staysail (sort of), the inner forestay is in place and the sail itself appears to have
Hunter 35 refrigeration unit fwilmeth at 7:00am 10.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/555 We have a 1990 Hunter 335 and I want to change over the current ice box to a built-in refrigeration
Oday 30 hatch and slides cookcwayne at 6:12am 10.07.15 Ask All Sailors 0/239 Anyone know where I can locate replacements for these? Thanks
Cleaning cushions rachelmackenzie at 5:51am 10.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/464 We have an upholstered cushion on our boat that needs to be cleaned. I have tried multiple home-use
Hunter 260 lower rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:50am 10.07.15 Smaller Boats 6/961 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Hunter 260 rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:48am 10.07.15 Trailer Sailors 4/932 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Wind vane - angle of reference tabs batami at 11:24pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/6613 I am a sailing Newbie. I have a 12m Tahiti Ketch. There is no Wind Vane fitted so I have purchase
Knot meter Slider at 11:09pm 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1218 I sail a Beneteau 37. When I remove the sending unit for the knot meter for cleaning The gush of wa
Boat name doh! jonjbfx at 6:34pm 10.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3247 I just launched my 79 V25 and had a very intense naming ceremony with all harbor friends attending.
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 5:37pm 10.06.15 Smaller Boats 3/1534 just got boat the upper part of the rope is not looking good at all. got boat without trailer motore
Old bottom paint never in water Tripaddle at 2:57pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/289 PO bottom painted (black), said best paint made but has been out of water for years. Soapy rag turns
Ww11 planes, nsr sailaway78 at 2:23pm 10.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 4/759 In a couple of weeks there will be an big WW11 aircraft expo in New Orleans. Planes scheduled to b
Weather instruments Corlis West at 1:32pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 6/574 I'm looking for weather instruments (wind direction and speed) to mount on top of my mast. Any sugge
Cockpit drain Norge at 11:14am 10.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/545 I have a leaking cockpit drain that floods my bilge. The drain is made of plastic at both ends. I as
Reverse polarity light. Perfect Excuse at 10:46am 10.06.15 Big Boats 6/1313 A puzzle to me is that when I plug my my Honda 2000i into my shore power, the reverse polarity light
1998 310 hunter purchase windspeed56 at 8:58am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/331 Looking at my first big boat purchase and wondering if anyone has opinions on this boat. strengths

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North Channel Charter Tally Ho at 5:40am 08.03.23
North Channel Charter High Current at 5:39am 08.03.23 The control for my 1983 Hunter was like that. It was mounted on the side of the seat and got kicked
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 5:08am 08.03.23 You are fortunate that parts are available for these. My gear is from a defunct company and none of
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:04am 08.03.23 I've used Fred Warner Marine for transmissions and parts. Good service and easy to work with. If yo
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 4:58am 08.03.23 Just wanted to follow up. While at the boat yesterday, my sailboat broker was working on another bo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:52am 08.03.23 the instrument requires a fairly large hole! Yes. I'll make sure to capture a photo of the pod th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:44am 08.03.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place i
VHF Handheld Captain Larry-DH at 4:07am 08.03.23 If you can figure out how to take it apart yourself you might find a battery that fits. Unless you
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:57am 08.03.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Applying Cetol question jviss at 3:42am 08.03.23 Or, you could just strip the varnish off, and go commando.....:) Yes! But I don't care for the we
New Campbell Sailer Prop Jim Legere at 3:01am 08.03.23 Yes, I had to replace mine last year - a PO didn't think zincs should be replaced every year - and t
Applying Cetol question Rick486 at 2:57am 08.03.23 I have some peeling varnish, but nowhere does it appear that there's moisture under the varnish. I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 2:36am 08.03.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functi
North Channel Charter Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 08.03.23
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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 9:43pm 08.02.23 Small Craft Advisors offered up this idea for a first boat. It may not hit all your wants, but it is
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Alan Gomes at 9:16pm 08.02.23 For the use and service you need, better find a well maintained later model Catalina 25, or somethi
New Campbell Sailer Prop Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 08.02.23 I love mine!
Battery Confusion.. Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 08.02.23 @Stu Jackson has a wealth of knowledge regarding the challenges. Search for info about 1-2Both swit
Applying Cetol question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:49pm 08.02.23 I read somewhere - I can't recall where - that someone applied several coats of Cetol natural teak

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