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Looking for a piece of rub rail Jeff222 at 9:49am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/581 Does anyone have a leftover piece of the white trim that the rub rail mates into? I need a piece ab
Gel Charge/float tweak wmj at 9:37am 06.08.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1459 Maine, I have two group 24 West Marine gel as my house bank with a smaller battery on Xantrex ech
Propeller choice for Pearson 26 and 9.8 Tohatsu 1972p26 at 9:32am 06.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/3500 Hi, I am new to this list and 2 years into owning a sailboat. I just replaced the 1972 Chrysler 2 s
Spinnaker Question Rleiby at 9:17am 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/973 1993 Hunter 30T with Fractional head sail. Inquiring if most Fractional head sail Hunter boat owner
Oceanair hatch covers (1) jwieneck at 9:02am 06.08.15 Big Boats 0/704 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 DS. In the aft bedroom there is a hatch over the bed that opens into the co
EV-100 autopilot on a 26M leevin100 at 8:58am 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1645 I have a Mac 26M and just installed a Raymarine EV-100 wheel autopilot. Do you have a similar bo
New Sail Hitting Backstay kiteflyer at 8:44am 06.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/2100 I decided to replace my original 1991 Hunter 28 main sail with a new Doyle. The different shape of
Any idea what this gizmo is???? (2) sailbad_the_sinner at 7:56am 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1112 Well, I am a seasoned power-boater and reasonably good sailor, so I thought I had a pretty good grip
Catawba Island / Port Clinton Rigger Recommendations Tomgrandy at 7:41am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1397 I purchased a 1980 Hunter recently that the previous owner rigged up in a rather odd fashion. Am
GPS Units NCC Orion at 7:31am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1312 Hello, I have an O'Day 25 and the compass and knot meter are not working. I was thinking of replac
Separation Anxiety!! solodare at 7:29am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3084 So I'm sure others have been here. You get your first boat, you have a couple of great days on the w
Steering cable, Vectran, where to buy waynejablonowski at 7:10am 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/888 Where can I buy a vectran steering cable from?
Would like to get on board a Mac 26S or D danphilgreen at 7:10am 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1181 Hi, I live in Fort Myers. As soon as I get a truck and my 15' Cape Cod Mercury sold I will be in th
Photos of C310 Mast Head (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:06am 06.08.15 Catalina 310 6/1652 Good morning all, I am looking for photos of the C310 traditional mainsail mast head. Specifical
B&G Touch Networking rishackie at 5:40am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1243 I have a new B'G Zeus Touch that I have connected to a Raymarine ng network via its NEMA 2000 connec
Who made my sail? (1) JohnCTV21 at 5:34am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1600 I have a partial logo and would like to contact the manufacturer, the sail is a 150% genoa from a '7
Backstay to Short (1) mlindberg1 at 5:31am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1182 For the first time as a new owner of an Oday 26 I gathered some buddies and stepped the mast. It was
Anyone remove/replace prop strut on H36C? (2) tmjb at 4:43am 06.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1120 Finally thought I was near to seeing the light re launching my new to me '81 H36C and then I noticed
Videos ShotgunSlim at 3:54am 06.08.15 Catalina 22 5/871 We love pictures and videos here on the forums and I confess to spending my fair share of time on Yo
Muffler install (1) RAD88 at 9:50pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/947 Can anyone tell me how this muffler installs in the boat. It has a raised 2" fitting on one end and

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Solar water heat exchanger JBP-PA at 12:07pm 07.31.23 Ah. I thought you meant he needed an expansion tank on the fresh water side. His heating "coolant" w
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer dlochner at 12:05pm 07.31.23 The O'Day Day Sailer is a small light boat, it will not take much horsepower to move it along. Nor w
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:59am 07.31.23 You could get a separate fan and panel like this and mount the solar panel somewhere it won't get bu
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 11:54am 07.31.23 The expansion/accumulator tank is plumbed upstream of the hot water. I don't see any difference bet
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:50am 07.31.23 You can use shore powered or chemical dehumidifiers. Is humidity is a big problem in Alaskan winter
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:48am 07.31.23 I have an older one, but it takes ordinary C size NiCad batteries. It doesn't always come back to l
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer jpcrane at 11:38am 07.31.23 jpcrane..... When I purchased my Daysailor in 1982 I installed a 4.5 HP outboard on it. It moved t
Kevlar skid plates? Timm R Oday25 at 11:35am 07.31.23 Ahh, I don't think I would have thought of that, but that does seem like a good point. Canoe skid
Solar water heat exchanger JBP-PA at 11:23am 07.31.23 The expansion/accumulator tank is plumbed upstream of the hot water. I don't see any difference betw
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot capta at 11:16am 07.31.23 I'd check the compression first thing. Low oil pressure, loss of power, and fuel in the oil are a co
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas dlochner at 11:09am 07.31.23 (Side note: I've been seeing recent options for 100 Ah LiFePO4 "mini" batteries that are looking re
Solar water heat exchanger Stu Jackson at 10:58am 07.31.23 Searching can be rather random, at least for me. Specificity also helps. You first said boat, the
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas jdrutten at 10:50am 07.31.23 I've only been sailing a couple of years and the 306 is my first bigger boat. I'd say these boats we
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Stu Jackson at 10:49am 07.31.23 the "low oil pressure" alarm rang and the red light in the instrument panel turned on. The engine l
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 10:44am 07.31.23 ...if the rock is a little higher the front of the keel will hit, stop the boat, and transfer all o
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 10:42am 07.31.23 Well done!
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer GeorgeC at 10:41am 07.31.23 jpcrane..... When I purchased my Daysailor in 1982 I installed a 4.5 HP outboard on it. It moved th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? LloydB at 10:22am 07.31.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through wa
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 07.31.23 I did some research last night and found out the the Universal 25XPB has an Oil Pressure Shutdown s
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 10:11am 07.31.23 The DM doesn't have an NMEA183 output. The only thing I can imagine is a microcontroller connected

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