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O'day 34 headsail (1) Jonzi at 9:12am 04.22.15 Parts Search 0/1524 I'm in need of a new (used) genoa headsail for our 1984 O'day 34. Preferably a110% - 135%. Please po
upgraded trailer write-up (17) willsnow at 8:54am 04.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2430 I'm done!!! What I thought would be a fairly straight-forward refurbishing and bunk installation tu
2 part question about exhaust ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3771 My exhaust exits the transom just above the boot stripe and it is pretty much submerged when running
rintys1 rintys1 at 8:41am 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1275 i have a 2008 yanmar 15hp have been having an on going problem with the engine. Only gets to 2000rp
Cockpit Life Line rlrobian at 8:30am 04.22.15 Catalina 22 5/1354 Guys, Still working on the restoration of our 84 swing 22. Is there some way to convert/modify the
Almost there jtuner119 at 7:43am 04.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1140 I would like to thank the sailboat owners community. When I first purchased my boat, last fall, I kn
S2 9.2 A stuffing box kegendron at 7:25am 04.22.15 S2 2/1079 I am looking to replace my dripless coupler with a regular stuffing box. I have a 2QM15 and the drip
Crossing my fingers DannyS at 5:31am 04.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1616 I went out on a limb this week with an ebay purchase. I've been searching ebay for some random parts
Lightning Protection Wires to Keel Bolts (1) Richandhelen at 5:14am 04.22.15 Big Boats 11/1650 While replacing my sticking primary bilge pump float switch I found that BOTH of my lightning protec
1989 H30 update depth speed transducers RossP1956 at 4:45am 04.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/822 I'm a proud new sailboat owner and need to know how to access inner hull area to update both speed a
Crack in floor panel Jampit at 3:20am 04.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1988 I have a Beneteau Oceanis 311 which has developed a crack in the salon floor running across below th
Oxidized hull judsonj at 10:15pm 04.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1432 When I run my finger along the hull of my boat I get a white chalky dusting on my finger. Sounds lik
Hunter 30T rubber screw in bummer stopper BAILEY785 at 9:56pm 04.21.15 Parts Search 2/1087 Part number and name needed for the outside aft stern lockers.. rubber screw in bummer stoppers. The
Recent weather forecasts & Santa Barbara Island visit Kings Gambit at 9:48pm 04.21.15 Destinations 4/1585 The weekend visit to Santa Barbara Island (SBI) went well. Weather forecast for Thursday (April 16)
rubber stoppers.. help.. need to find BAILEY785 at 9:11pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/746 Have Hunter 30T 1991. Looking for name of the rubber stoppers that are on the inside of the outside
repower swank at 8:43pm 04.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1453 I just installed a yanmar 2gm20f. In a 1980 Catalina 30 tall mast. I am not getting the speed that I
repower swank at 7:40pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1018 I just installed Yanmar 2GM20F in a 1980 Catalina 30 tall mast. I am not getting the speed that I fe
Outhaul 3:1 purchase conversion KnottyNice at 7:13pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1014 New to sailing and just purchased a 94 Hunter 29.5. The Outhaul did not have any purchase to it and
Roller furler gary at 6:34pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 4/964 Are any of you using the CDI continuous line furler? They don't make these anymore, but I love mine
Broken finger nails gary at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 7/1431 So there must be something out there to replace these miserable "key holder" type rings which we use

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Shooting some video in the harbor jssailem at 8:55pm 06.28.23 Tom. So many beautiful boats. A reach environment for a photographer. The sounds provide an intere
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual (1) mtb369 at 8:45pm 06.28.23 Thanks again FLD S2. I assembled the files you sent into a single manual file. Attaching it here fo
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (1) jssailem at 8:45pm 06.28.23
Spring lines jssailem at 8:40pm 06.28.23 There are several designs for the folding cleat. Here is one I recently discovered. https://e-riggi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:27pm 06.28.23
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:25pm 06.28.23 If only there was a groan emoji. :facepalm:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:22pm 06.28.23 Thanks guys. We had a side step today. With batteries that have not been charged, siting idle, they
Its funny Friday! High Current at 7:32pm 06.28.23
Spring lines (1) Sailfanatic at 7:30pm 06.28.23 Made my own 6 years ago no issues. Fold in when not in use FWIW you should tape up those split rin
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 06.28.23 We have an '83 Hunter 34. Depends entirely on how your anchor locker looks. A better idea would
Shooting some video in the harbor DArcy at 7:15pm 06.28.23 Very nice Tom, you have a wonderful setting.
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount Joe at 7:11pm 06.28.23 Even if there were such a rule requiring a fixed mount compass, which I find unlikely, you don't cer
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount Tally Ho at 6:52pm 06.28.23 You could get a bulkhead mount compass. https://www.westmarine.com/ritchie-navigation-bulkhead-moun
Shooting some video in the harbor dLj at 6:28pm 06.28.23 I like the video, but you asked for a critique... Images had too much water, too much dinghy. I'd h
In-mast furling Mechone at 6:27pm 06.28.23 On my boat its 8mm or 5/16 same size
P42 Strut replacement JoeWhite at 6:05pm 06.28.23 I am not an expert, what of you filled the front 2 holes with fiberglass, then install the strut an
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:02pm 06.28.23 good grief, I'm subscribed to this thread and never got a notice that anything had happened - and th
P42 Strut replacement Jim_H42 at 5:58pm 06.28.23 I'm curious what was the symptom of needing to replace the strut and where did you get the replaceme
ST4000 auto pilot rpwillia at 5:37pm 06.28.23 Lou, What most of these guys did not answer was that the install manual tells you generally where to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 5:28pm 06.28.23

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