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H26/260 MSD Deck Pump Out (2) Doug J at 9:36am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 26/3460 I plan to install deck pump out for my MSD Porta Pottie. I'm wondering for those who have already d
No more wobbly rudder (8) Doug J at 9:12am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 5/1520 I just finished re-furbishing the rudder assembly on my H26, which was in horrible condition. There
Leaking keel joint gordhodgson at 7:17am 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4217 My Hunter 450 has a joint which I have had no success in sealing. I have vee,d the joint and actuall
Need a new main sail tacanno at 5:04am 11.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4584 Hi, blew out the head of our mainsail this weekend. Sob! Anyone got a main sail for an O'Day 37 they
Turnbuckle length at 2/3 open length Tripaddle at 3:42am 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/362 So my boat has the Navtec C500 style turnbuckles. I am planning on replacing the standing rigging an
Any good book shelf ideas? patrickkidd at 9:40pm 11.28.15 Catalina 30 15/3515 I just moved onto my C30 and have a ton of hardback books, maybe 50. There is tons of shelf space in
Bottom paint failure cause? (4) njlarry at 5:49pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 34/8412 First time starting a new post with the new forum, hope the pics attach ok. History; 2014 acquired 8
Kudos to Peggy Hall woodster at 5:31pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1678 justed wanted to let you know your efforts on promoting boat sanitation and clean smelling boat inte
Help with 12 volt LED light bulb Capt Strapfoots at 4:01pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1522 Where do I find small bulb size 12 volt screw in LED lightbulbs for my ancient light fixtures ...
New oday 240 owner (3) bfriolet at 3:09pm 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2371 Hi everyone, just purchase a Oday 240. Would like to share some improvement I'm working on for the
Using special charcters in your post Brian D at 2:29pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1723 There are times when instead of writing out certain words, we might want to use special characters.
Loose Chain Plate Question Saxacussionist at 2:24pm 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3037 I just had my 1990 Mac 26 S surveyed by SAMS approved surveyor. He found that the port side chain p
Galley Counter/Salon Table Top/Head wufibugs at 10:14am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3790 I know we've had this discussion several times over the years, but I would like to revisit as it see
Install winch & line clutch wing15601 at 6:46am 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1278 I'm planning to install a winch, line clutch and deck organizer on the port side of my 1981 Oday 28.
Preventing growth on a thru-hull speedo Rodd at 6:46am 11.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 25/5928 Wondered if anyone has a recommendation on how best to prevent fouling of the impellor blades on a p
Which gps for O'Day 272? Pat at 6:42am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/405 We attended the Newport Boat Show and I spoke with the Garmin rep about replace my small Garmin 3-Pl
26S Keel Cable Doc_holiday at 5:20am 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1995 can you believe it? I managed to break the keel cable on my 26S ! I also think my keel is stuck up.
Riding sail IH82BL8 at 4:32am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 4/943 I'd like to buy a riding sail and I have a couple of questions: 1. My boat has a split backstay; w
H30 Mast Removal riverbouy at 3:56am 11.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 19/2564 I'm preparing to replacement my standing rigging on my 1977 H30 and will do most of the work myself,
my first trip Reggiemiah at 12:30am 11.28.15 Trailer Sailors 19/3750 a few of you helped me out last year when i was looking for a boat and making plans. here's a link t

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No holding tank options? captain69 at 1:06pm 02.26.24 Interesting that free peeing is okay, but peeing into a cup in the cabin, and tossing that overboard
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest kappykaplan at 1:03pm 02.26.24 PS: it's nice to be back. For the last couple of days I've been getting this "you are not authorize
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 1:01pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 12:58pm 02.26.24 The Marinco/BEP Proseries is a great system. I especially like the surface mounted switches, a much
Busbar Ampacity Confusion rgranger at 12:57pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical h
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:49pm 02.26.24 As long as it's okay with me being in the water, but within sight of land, I'm fine with it. As I i
Login issue - You are not allowed (1) rgranger at 12:45pm 02.26.24 It could be magic
Login issue - You are not allowed kappykaplan at 12:25pm 02.26.24 Confirmed technical issue (now corrected) with Dave and Phil.
Hunter 356 stanchion jdrutten at 12:22pm 02.26.24 You can certainly remove the headliner, but you can't really replace the backing plate since it is e
Obligatory log-in? Dave at 12:19pm 02.26.24 I stay logged in and was having trouble accessing the forums since last evening until a few minutes
Busbar Ampacity Confusion jssailem at 11:56am 02.26.24 Rather than connecting 2 dissimilar buss bars, why not make your own copper buss bar using the info
Oh so dirty bilges Timm R Oday25 at 11:44am 02.26.24 Peggie ,as always thanks . My initial intent was to use a small 12 volt "muffin fan" powered by it's
No holding tank options? MikeHoncho at 11:02am 02.26.24 All composting toilets have a urine container. What you do with it or the composting side of it is
Login issue - You are not allowed Ward H at 10:09am 02.26.24 Several times in past weeks, and also this morning, I have received a message at login that I am no
Obligatory log-in? Roland5048 at 10:00am 02.26.24 I was doing a little maintenance on the site and inadvertently blocked Guests from viewing threads.
Oh so dirty bilges Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:54am 02.26.24 @Timm R Oday25 and I were chatting a while back about potential options for the tiny "well" in the b
Hunter 356 stanchion JamesG161 at 6:16am 02.26.24 Try this how to do it. Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-IT Tape - Marine How To From the site by @Ma
Obligatory log-in? Dave at 12:48pm 02.25.24 Yup. Working again as it should for me. I only log in when I have something to say (write). My brow
Can you ID this shifter? Sailm8 at 12:38pm 02.25.24 Thanks! That's a big help
Oh so dirty bilges Timm R Oday25 at 12:37pm 02.25.24 That is exactly the same as ours . I removed the whole step assembly by simply taking the screws out

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