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Shields flex marine hose removal mmother at 11:23am 05.31.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/896 We have an O'Day 192. Does anyone have experience removing the drain hose (connects hull drain and c
Anyone have a Nauticat 33 pcjrusso at 10:47am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2752 Hi All We have a Oday 34, now getting near retirement, we are looking for a boat more suited to o
pivot bolt under water level ????mc gregor 22 alfred gamil at 10:11am 05.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1243 anybody knows if the swinging keel pivot bolt is over or under the water line mc gregor 22 ,1982 i
Shop Cradle for the C-22, "How To"! (2) CloudDiver at 10:03am 05.31.15 Catalina 22 9/3831 I got a request from a member for more details on the shop cradle I built for my C22, so here are so
Evaluate my 150 IH82BL8 at 9:55am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/656 Is there someone here who lives in central Maryland who can lay out my genoa and assess its conditio
anybody close to charleston sc with a 260 hunter bahama bound at 9:53am 05.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1591 Want to take a closer look at a hunter 260 before driving several hours to look at one for sale ?
Captain to sail a Catalina 27 across Lake Michagan Wmbrewer at 8:59am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1126 Just a bought my first sailboat a 1994 Catalina 27' sailboat in Waukegan ILL and I need to get it to
Instrument lights not working? pateco at 7:55am 05.31.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/882 We took the Stargazer out for our first night sail last night. It was a gorgeous evening for a sail.
Seacocks kvalerio at 6:20am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 116/19294 Is it necessary to close off seacocks on the head, galley, and seawater intake when the boat is not
Wheel cover Clydo at 10:50pm 05.30.15 Catalina 310 7/1686 Has anyone covered their wheel? I bought leather cover and foam backing at Oakland Boat Show in Ap
alexwarden alexwarden at 10:10pm 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/614 How do I remove the top cover just around the entry door, the one with the black bar across it as pa
U.S. Flag Size Doug4bass at 9:14pm 05.30.15 Ask All Sailors 24/5537 My sailboat is 39' overall. Flag length of 36 or 48"????
spreader boots matts997 at 7:25pm 05.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1683 I have a newly purchased H280. Spreader chafe has worn a small hole in the mainsail, which is gettin
Pensacola Bay today (1) teamjph at 7:20pm 05.30.15 Day Sailers 0/672 Finally got a chance to sail a bit today! Sailed around the bay and to the port for an up close look
Need new stripes Newtome1984H34 at 6:10pm 05.30.15 Big Boats 8/1170 Hi guys, So I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that needs new double blue stripes on one side. does anyone
Refrig Spring Replacement robfmcc at 3:57pm 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/730 The refrigerator spring on my 1998 352 broke and I never really liked it...It has hurt a few people
Drought or flood (2) PuckandTitania at 3:26pm 05.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/817 So, I decided to put the boat in a slip this year to save the effort of launching and retrieving eac
Statpower TC-10hw charger - problems? Fred at 2:57pm 05.30.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1399 My boat came with this charger permanently installed. I thought that I would try it out. 1) battery
Defeated by the Delaware yet again MLampner at 2:45pm 05.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/997 Let me be clear just because I wasn't on the wheel doesn't mean any of this couldn't have happened i
Do i need to replace this oday 26 backstay? (2) jfschena at 1:46pm 05.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/701 Think the answer is yes. Just looking for validation. Thanks

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bulge water Dalliance at 9:45am 09.18.23 Keel bolts?
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35am 09.18.23 Unscrew the valve and put a threaded cap over the now bare through hull (blank off). :beer: Or cap
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 09.18.23 This caused the high temperature by-metal strip to vibrate excessively and making contact internall
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 9:31am 09.18.23 When I bought Dalliance, it had the overboard discharge pump handle secured with a zip-tie, a Y valv
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles kappykaplan at 9:02am 09.18.23 Unscrew the valve and put a threaded cap over the now bare through hull (blank off). :beer:
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior JoeWhite at 8:57am 09.18.23 Ralf. I am refering to the coolant high temperature alarm sensor that is located at the top of the e
bulge water Tom Fritz at 8:51am 09.18.23 Thanks to everyone who has responded, this is something I can only work on when I have a little time
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:42am 09.18.23 Portable portapotties aren't vented... "MSD" in the name /model number means it has fittings for a p
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders (1) drmelkay at 8:32am 09.18.23 You should be able to duplicate the item with off the shelf parts 3/8 stainless threaded rod (hack
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 8:31am 09.18.23 @kloudie1 Thank you for the information, I will put that on my list of things to check. My mechanic
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 8:28am 09.18.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:20am 09.18.23 "Blank off the thru-hull" is an expression I've never heard before...how does one do that? --Peggie
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway kloudie1 at 8:17am 09.18.23 My first guess would be a plugged fuel tank vent line.. that would allow the engine to run fine for
calling all oday 20 owners. rschuss at 8:15am 09.18.23 If you want more head room, get a longer boat. The liner in these boats just dress-up the inside of
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (1) Geoff E at 8:14am 09.18.23 Thanks both for the info. I took off a lens cover and found they've already been converted to LED a
replacement of glue-in fixed ports william24424 at 7:54am 09.18.23 Thank. you for sharing. I'm inspired to replace mine this winter.
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 7:34am 09.18.23 Educate me, Don...I already knew that relying on a seacock a bad idea...what IS the correct way to
1975 C&C33 mk1 with brand new 10kw electric drive rgranger at 7:17am 09.18.23
23.5 unsinkable??? JBP-PA at 7:11am 09.18.23 You should check the condition of the foam. Older foam can deteriorate and even become water logged
23.5 unsinkable??? rgranger at 6:54am 09.18.23 First off... @Crazy Dave Condon is da man when it comes to the H23.5, H26 and H260 and has helped

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