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Oh no Leatherneck at 4:02pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3631 My mast fell when I was trying to lower it. Now it's bent. Is there such a thing as mast repair?
Brown Water Leak Under Cockpit Rich6705 at 3:18pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/919 Hello all. I have a 1981 O'Day 25 that has been leaking brown water into the bilge since I bought i
Broadside docking protection Ted at 1:24pm 05.23.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3060 My new docking arrangement this season has me docking my boat broadside to a fixed dock. I don't par
4JH3E Transmission Compatibility DivinaVitae at 12:15pm 05.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/7178 I have a Yanmar 4JH3E (European) that needs a marine transmission. In my quest to find and procure t
Yanmar parts GThorne at 9:36am 05.23.15 Big Boats 5/1751 Any suggestions on parts suppliers for an old Yanmar 4JHE engine? I am looking for a lubricating oil
Videos of O'day 26 hard to reach areas mlindberg1 at 8:19am 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/656 Please do not get seasick watching these videos. Armed with my old ass and an Iphone I crawled aroun
alternator for H 54 worldfest at 7:46am 05.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1031 Howdy from Houston! Our 1982 H54 is still sailing, but the alternator went out. The Universal dealer
Plexiglass Windows Sailor_Jeff at 7:23am 05.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/1864 As anyone here actually used headlight polish to clear up an old plexiglas window on a hunter sailbo
dirty main piedpiperIII at 7:19pm 05.22.15 Catalina 22 7/1088 I have been looking around on this computer for ways to clean my dirty main sail. The jib looks very
Help with mast rigging (6) mlindberg1 at 7:18pm 05.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1443 I am new to sailing and have a few questions regarding rigging on Oday 26. Looking at the mast head
shaft size jotruk at 6:25pm 05.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/799 I have a 1979 hunter 27 and need to know what the shaft size is. also need the size of the prop that
No water in exhaust! Txlawdog at 6:14pm 05.22.15 Catalina 30 10/3580 I have a 1985 Catalina 30, with a Universal M 25 which was just rebuilt. I installed the rebuilt eng
Furler opinions? JerryA at 5:47pm 05.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1081 Looking to add a jib furler to a 29 foot sailboat. Thinking CDI or Snapfurl. Any opinions on either?
New ports (2) TENACITY CS36T at 5:06pm 05.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2896 http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k440/pmcneilvw/TENACITY%20CS36T/image.jpg14_zpswzbvdyxl.jpg Repl
Hull cleaner Mike Kane at 4:57pm 05.22.15 Catalina 30 1/794 I am looking a a hull cleaner to remove waxy buildup from the winter canvas cover and other water st
Need replacement Deckwash nozzle Davefromoregon at 4:29pm 05.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/613 The spray nozzle needs to be replaced. It basically looks like the nozzle you would find on a kitche
rockport texas need rig tuned on 356 John12427 at 2:43pm 05.22.15 Big Boats 3/1516 anyone know good rig tuner? have hunter 356 boat and was shipped to house of boats rockport texas
Source For Silicon Bronze Seacock Screws? GorillaToast at 2:39pm 05.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2569 Defender sold me the flanged seacocks, but doesn't carry the screws. WM has them, in packs of 300!
Arch install on hunter 356 John12427 at 2:25pm 05.22.15 Big Boats 1/782 Am moving boat down to mustang island have to have arch re-installed anyone with any good advice rig
Rudder post chusansail at 2:23pm 05.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/922 I have had the hose on the stuffing box on the rudder shaft replaced repacked the stuffing box on th

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger quadrille38 at 1:01pm 10.15.23 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 12:21pm 10.15.23 am i able to use fibreglass instead of filling it with epoxy? id actually be roughing the area up th
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 12:18pm 10.15.23 I found a reference for how to apply the heat treatment and why: Flame Treatment of Plastic Substrat
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 11:48am 10.15.23 Dave has provided a concise historical background. My guess is that most of would like to believe t
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 11:44am 10.15.23 About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work on many portable generators. Good inf
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Ward H at 11:06am 10.15.23 1974, The black rub rail is flexible PVC. I'd just fill the slash with black silicone and call it a
Invest 94L jssailem at 11:01am 10.15.23 While Tropical storm Sean is still out in the West Central Atlantic, it is dying/drying out with win
Legal Question FastOlson at 10:50am 10.15.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by internationa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 10:31am 10.15.23 Have any of you made the jump from trailer to marina? Any regrets? Anything not on my list that I n
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage bawlmer at 10:27am 10.15.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and l
Watches Dr. D at 10:26am 10.15.23 This is today Apple Watch Ultra Apple Watch Ultra
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 10.15.23 3. The cabin would be comfortable enough that you could use it underway (we are never in our cabin
Extending Table Leafs Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) If you can, get a few
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 10.15.23 mine is mounted on a bulkhead, not the engine block, so not sure if this is cause in my case. I gue
Invest 94L BigEasy at 10:05am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm A large HIGH over the East USA should stop the n
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:49am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 9:45am 10.15.23 I welcome your feedback. It seems you've hit on all the salient points concerning the "upgrade". S
Watches justsomeguy at 9:39am 10.15.23 And I don't even wear a watch...... Neither do I, atm.
Extending Table Leafs kappykaplan at 8:36am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) Those will definitely h
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage SycloneDriver at 7:59am 10.15.23 There is a lot of good advice above. About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work o

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