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1988 O'Day 40' a blue water cruiser? Fishbait58 at 7:05am 01.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/9685 We are new to sailing. We are looking at a 1988 O'Day 40'. It comes fully loaded with water maker, w
Replacing PSS seal Bob 04 H260 at 7:50pm 01.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1307 I just finished replacing our PSS seal. It was an older model without the vent and hose. It still wo
Just bought my first sailboat..a 1973 Irwen28 Shawn Fitz72 at 6:00pm 01.13.15 Irwin 4/1364 I have recently purchased a 1973 Irwen28. This boat was abandoned. Its hatch was left open for a per
Sherwood Water Pump buddybear at 5:50pm 01.13.15 Catalina 310 3/1669 Purchased hull#57 in 2012. After 600 hrs replaced the impeller in the pump couldn,t understand why t
New Mods to my 26x (3) Wingmanpns at 4:13pm 01.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1476 Big changes on the "ONO" for the upcoming season. New interior, onboard water, new galley, and adde
Need advice on rigging an ODay 12 jimsmith01 at 3:11pm 01.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1859 Hi All! I'm a newbie to ODays, just picked up an ODay 12 (not the Widgeon). Looking forward to tryin
Thoughts on Non-Skid... Repair or Kiwi Grip? (1) CloudDiver at 2:39pm 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/13186 Making my final plan for paint and I need to make up my mind about what to do with my non-skid. I w
P303 Deck under stanchions cored or not ? SVEnchantress at 2:29pm 01.13.15 Pearson 4/1482 I need to re-bed the stanchions, bow pulpit and stern rail on our P303. I'm trying to determine how
Two New Articles (1) Maine Sail at 1:48pm 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2771 My daughter has been home sick for two days and while she's been sleeping it gave me some time to wo
Handy mod for a centerboard trunk (3) rockingham at 12:39pm 01.13.15 Trailer Sailors 0/1891 My Montgomery 17 had a nasty habit of splashing water inside the cabin through the hole that the cen
Speaking of Volvo Racing.... shemandr at 12:00pm 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1184 Is anyone following leg 3. So far it's a real snoozer tactically. I guess Mapfre learnt their less
Seal windows in 390 yorammelnik at 11:48am 01.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1198 Hi, I recently bought a 390 and discovered that the large ceiling windows are leaking. What kind of
Teak Grab Rails Dave Pawloski at 10:04am 01.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/946 I have a 1985 Hunter 31. Years of wear and annual sanding have reduced my cabintop teak rails to wh
Bemusings with Rummage Sail emergpa1 at 9:10am 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 19/1986 After considerable assumptions, suppositions, half drunken research and testing, I have come to some
Secure boat to dock in rough water JVB at 8:53am 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 17/13317 My sailing club has a 30 foot pontoon boat which is kept next to a single straight floating dock. T
need 2 cyc. yanmar 1981ZigZag at 8:40am 01.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1584 I'm need of a replacement Yanmar 2 Cyc... Anyone know where to get one low hours
Looking for someone who buys old generators Persy at 8:17am 01.13.15 Ask All Sailors 1/709 I have a 10 yr old Northern Lights Generator (M673 5kw) whose engine is shot and needs complete rebu
H50 Microwave Removal Passagemaker at 8:00am 01.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/802 Has anyone removed the original Tappan microwave from a Hunter H50 (or perhaps a 49)? I cannot get t
Raymarine c95 or Garmin 820 RCK at 7:45am 01.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1160 I'm replacing my chartplotter with one of the above. I have existing ST 60 speed and depth instrumen
What reversing prop to buy for 2002 356 356ct at 7:35am 01.13.15 Big Boats 17/2085 Appreciate any guidance on putting a reversing prop on my 2002 Hunter 356 Thanks!

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Port long window (port) replacement Hunter 29.5 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:51pm 12.07.22 Have you called the store connected to this site? This is probably your first and best choice whe
Replacing control cables. Donald at 6:46pm 12.07.22 My throttle is very stiff. So much so that after 30 years, the stainless machine screw that secure
House battery recommendations berner73 at 6:45pm 12.07.22 @artly115, please don't take any offense to all the comments volunteered in this thread. You've bee
Remember the 7th of December berner73 at 6:29pm 12.07.22 On the Smithsonian Channel ... The LOST TAPES on Pearl Harbor Attack. Watch it here... The Lost
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 VanIslandGuy at 5:55pm 12.07.22 Thanks very much. I love the dark gelcoat on your hull btw.
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions sail sfbay at 5:37pm 12.07.22 Why? Can you measure it?
Remember the 7th of December JamesG161 at 5:07pm 12.07.22 On the Smithsonian Channel ... The LOST TAPES on Pearl Harbor Attack. Watch it here... The Lost
Port long window (port) replacement Hunter 29.5 ggrizzard at 4:20pm 12.07.22 Have you called the store connected to this site?
Anyone have the Brass Scupper Flaring Tool from Catalina Direct (2) LakeShark at 3:45pm 12.07.22 For those also just looking for the instructions here they are.
Anyone have the Brass Scupper Flaring Tool from Catalina Direct LakeShark at 3:37pm 12.07.22 I am looking for the tool, CD used to sell, to flare the large diameter brass tubes used in the ear
Remember the 7th of December Rick486 at 3:34pm 12.07.22 As bad as it was, I think it was Nimitz who said it could have been much worse but the Japanese wer
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 3:31pm 12.07.22 Its been a while but here's an update from Captain Fiero aboard the Sonnet. Excuse the click-bait t
Hood Seafurl 700 Parts Roger Fowler at 2:25pm 12.07.22 Unfortunately they no longer have the parts I need. Thanks, Roger
engine hours calypso36 at 12:44pm 12.07.22 Thanks for your quick reply. Unfortunately my boat is a 2-hour drive away plus winterized w/ batter
House battery recommendations Johann at 12:31pm 12.07.22 I'm going to agree with @dLj that Lithium might be a good fit for your use. Problems with LiFePO4 (L
Marine Salvage Sourcing in Massachusetts/New England area THECUSCUS at 12:17pm 12.07.22 these guys sell alot of sailboat stuff on Ebay. I have bought quite afew things from them, and it's
Sarasota Bay Returning rgranger at 12:15pm 12.07.22 That is a LOT of trailer..... oh wait! I think that third axle is the spare.:facepalm:
Insurance Cost Reduction rgranger at 11:55am 12.07.22 I like @Peggie Hall HeadMistress' advice. Insurance is betting against yourself so.... how much r
1987 Catalina 36 steering pedestal Paulam at 11:29am 12.07.22 yes exactly thank you
Remember the 7th of December Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:24am 12.07.22 As bad as it was, I think it was Nimitz who said it could have been much worse but the Japanese were

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