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Any value to 74 oday 20 with delaminated deck? LordNelson at 5:05am 09.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/657 I bought a second 74 Oday 20 that appeared to have a solid deck. Mine, Just Ducky, is collapsing und
Transmission question JensJaunt at 4:58am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 My transmission has a stamp on the housing that says R12563 JFC in it and it is connected to a Walte
Found in a locker looks like a boom vang? danstanford at 4:37am 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/1688 When rooting through a locker in the salon, I found a brand new piece of heavy braided line with two
Removing Nova Kool frig ---tracking down foul smell 1Goldie at 8:28pm 09.22.15 Big Boats 1/827 We need to pull out the frig in our 36' 2009 Hunter. There is a foul smell coming from around it. We
Quest To Find Kermode Bear - 2015 - A Sailing Log Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1078 Our almost 70 day journey began on June 15, 2015 at Shelter Bay Marina, across from LaConner in what
Need some advice on sail swap (spinnaker) Macboy at 7:20pm 09.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2050 So after hearing that the spinnaker that came with our boat was too big I put it online. At the same
Refinishing tiller trijohn at 7:12pm 09.22.15 Catalina 22 13/6262 I just bought an '86 Catalina 22. I want to refinish the tiller. The top of it is gray where it has
Morgan 34 dnkohler at 6:51pm 09.22.15 Morgan 5/2678 I am having a great time "learning the ropes" with my new old 1969 Morgan. I often struggle getting
Lazy Jacks CHSN WND at 6:26pm 09.22.15 Smaller Boats 13/2126 I read an article that discusses how to make your own Lazy Jack system. Here's the link: http://w
H3083 danners at 6:24pm 09.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/605 It's true. I not only took out a 20 year old water heater but found another 32 year old water heater
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:49pm 09.22.15 Ericson 1/2524 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:36pm 09.22.15 Ericson 0/1121 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
how does one define a "blown out" sail? (1) RussC at 3:58pm 09.22.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/13615 I've only been sailing for about one year, perhaps 40-60 hours on the water. I started out with a Sn
Spinnaker type? chrisings at 3:44pm 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 3/718 Oh wise internet forum folk, I seek your guidance. When we bought our '83 Catalina 30 2 years ago
On-Air Meetup steve stark at 11:52am 09.22.15 SSB and Ham Operators 17/3521 I know everyone is always busy, but I wonder if it might be nice to schedule a 1-time meetup on HF
Converting long shaft to Ultra long flynhi4u at 11:37am 09.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/4927 We just bought a one year old Tohatsu 4 hp 4 stroke for our hunter 20. We have a 2 year old Nissan 3
Spare Propane locker dimensions H380 bigbrownpilot at 11:24am 09.22.15 Big Boats 8/1902 I just bought a Lehr 5HP propane engine for the dink, and want to store a propane tank in the spare
Removing A Cutlass Bearing & Prop Nelsonhow at 10:58am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 25/7432 This winter I need to replace the cutlass bearing on my H-30 (1" shaft). I'd like to do this withou
depth finder/knot meter combo AUDIS BROW at 9:54am 09.22.15 Bigger Boats 5/1685 I just purchased a 1987 272 Oday. It has a knot meter that I suspect is not working properly. It at
Vent line kinked Ken Cross at 9:30am 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1166 In January we purchases a 1989 Hunter 30 and I finally got around to troubleshooting a restricted fu

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Classic wooden boat owners garymalmgren at 3:05pm 01.03.24 Yes, I am a wooden boat lover, but at arms length. All respect to those who, sail and maintain those
Towing options NYSail at 2:40pm 01.03.24
Towing options PaulK at 1:00pm 01.03.24 As dlochner suggests, could this be a problem with the rudder's stuffing box? We had a leak there i
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 12:54pm 01.03.24 Sorry to keep bumping this, just trying to determine how far down the a rabbit hole I want to go. I
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? PaulK at 12:51pm 01.03.24 Don't forget that you need to declare your spinnaker and its dimensions on your handicap certificate
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? acboudrMN at 11:57am 01.03.24 Thanks folks! Great resources!! Very much appreciated.
Yanmar parts dlochner at 11:42am 01.03.24 Check out the TOAD Marine Supply website. They sell Yanmar parts, including current parts #, and cr
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:21am 01.03.24 My original intent was to use a manual waste pump, plumbed between a lockable Y valve and a through
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 11:15am 01.03.24
Towing options dlochner at 11:07am 01.03.24 If the "rudder bolts" are at the top of the rudder post, it is likely a stuffing box for the rudder.
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 10:58am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you t
Towing options JoeWhite at 10:35am 01.03.24 Need more info on the type of boat. Do you mean 45 foot saiboat? If so it is likely that it's proble
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months (1) Nichole340 at 10:30am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you tr
60 best Boats 30' and under (1) jon hansen at 10:17am 01.03.24 there is only one winner on "your" list Ta Da. ke michigan
C25 new mainsail Stu Jackson at 9:53am 01.03.24 You could also ask at the C25 forum, if you don't know them you should :) https://catalina-capri-25
C25 new mainsail Steve_Catalina at 9:30am 01.03.24 National Sails is a quality company like hundred of others. There were / are close to 6,000 Catalina
C25 new mainsail Steve_Catalina at 9:26am 01.03.24 Any sail maker will deliver a better sail than a 40 year old one. So you are a price shopper. So
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months kloudie1 at 9:09am 01.03.24 I just sold a 2005 4 HP 4 Stroke Merc for $200 .. It was given to me . I could not find parts from M
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 LakeShark at 8:25am 01.03.24 @Gene Neill Don't forget we need pictures once it's installed too. You are a bit of a fiberglass gu
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 (2) Gene Neill at 7:35am 01.03.24 Here's the new hold down bracket for the Thetford 550P:

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