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v belt rubbing on hex bolt newboatowner at 6:07am 05.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/777 Welcome back to boat season with the run on aspirin. I have an annoying problem that has existe
Temp gauge resistance range? flipcorp at 5:04am 05.10.15 Bigger Boats 2/895 O'day 37, Yanmar 3QM30H I am having the devils own time getting my temp gauge to work. The PO fit
ODay 322 Packing Gland Wrench advice PatTormey at 4:34am 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/752 The Packing Gland on my 87 ODay 322 seems to have crown nuts and is badly gummed up by the dreaded g
looking for auto helm 4000 control unit steve marsh at 3:47am 05.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/1324 I have a 27 foot hunter 1979 that came with an auto helm 4000 and the control unit is missing intere
Sink hose below water line. NYSail at 3:46am 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6354 Hello all Need to replace sink hose..... 1.5". What do people typically use. Guy at west says reinfo
Backing Stanchion Bolts judsonj at 10:35pm 05.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4001 Hey All, Last Fall I took off the stanchions from my Mac 22 so that the tarp would lay better al
Yard Sail (3) Daveinet at 9:18pm 05.09.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/3690 Yard Sail (formerly sail twist) So, Spring has arrived and it has been time to get the boat in orde
Hairline Cracks in Gelcoat around Exterior Drain langstraatp at 5:01pm 05.09.15 Smaller Boats 10/1476 I have a series of semi-circle hairline cracks in the exterior gelcoat around the head sink drain on
Raw water discharge Tim22 at 4:47pm 05.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1060 It is almost a year now since I bought my Hunter 310 and so far it ha been a great boat for us. Whil
My 25xp taking up smoking..... rpell46 at 4:38pm 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 27/5848 Before I start a project that might not be on the right track....I thought it might be a good idea t
Racing on 3gm yanmar diesel shelby scott at 3:41pm 05.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/3421 I have a 1996 yanmar 3gm. Races out of control. Sent fuel pump to be cleaned, changed out governor
Shround tensions catalina 25 Richiesails at 3:01pm 05.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1503 Anyone know what my tensions should be
Jib sheets Richiesails at 2:59pm 05.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1340 What's the smallest job sheets I can use on my Catalina 25.
oday 25 owners manual mzych at 2:30pm 05.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2140 I am looking for an owners manual for a 1976 oday 25. If anybody has one or could steer me in the ri
hand held search light paulj at 1:42pm 05.09.15 Catalina 310 18/2754 Well would you believe my 10 year + Brinkman hand held search light died of corrosion... My l
westerbeke 30 alan carlson at 1:27pm 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1628 I have a westerbeke 30,and have a broken tappet, any ideas on where i should start looking
Delmarva MLampner at 1:17pm 05.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/993 Asst year we sailed Islander to NYC, this spring the plan is to go round Delmarva. Everybody I have
Thru hull 3M 4200 Windtherapy at 11:48am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1536 Just a question on thru-hulls. I have to replace my head thru-hull due to getting rid of the head a
Parting out a MacGregor 25? Kestle at 11:32am 05.09.15 Parts Search 3/1161 I'm looking to find a pop-up that I can buy, to avoid the time in making a new one from scratch. If
Anchor Roller (1) gpd955 at 10:39am 05.09.15 Catalina 30 3/892 My dock neighbor is attempting to remove and replace the anchor roller with a longer one. The forwa

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Compass plexiglass got blind jssailem at 4:17pm 11.19.23 Is the damage on the outside or inside of the plexiglass cover.
Compass plexiglass got blind kappykaplan at 4:14pm 11.19.23 What brand is your compass?
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) (4) BitsPerSecond at 4:14pm 11.19.23 Fuel Tank Compartment (Circa 2020) Before reinstalling the shiny refurbished tank I needed to take
Compass plexiglass got blind Viktor Eysselein at 4:08pm 11.19.23 Thanks. Headline automotive restore did not work! Viktor
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) BitsPerSecond at 3:43pm 11.19.23 I have used the terms interchangeably too. And always used zincs even in fresh water. But now I
Compass plexiglass got blind ggrizzard at 3:42pm 11.19.23 Depending on the age and brand, the factory can replace the lens and refill the compass.
Rudder slack Tally Ho at 3:39pm 11.19.23 Thanks everyone. the surveyor said it could be a bushing. On another forum there is a thread about
Compass plexiglass got blind rgranger at 3:26pm 11.19.23
Removing old paint rgranger at 3:18pm 11.19.23 See post #13 of this thread https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/removing-old-antifouling-appl
Best place to sell a boat quickly? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:09pm 11.19.23 All good advice particularly posting photos of a clean boat in running order. I use to be a sailboa
Best place to sell a boat quickly? rgranger at 3:01pm 11.19.23 The best time to sell is April and May
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) (7) BitsPerSecond at 3:01pm 11.19.23 Let's see if I can dig up some photos of the last couple of years. Fuel Tank Clean-up (Circa 2019-2
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update (1) jssailem at 2:33pm 11.19.23 Russell, That is sure a pretty piece of Stainless Steel work on the bow. I hope you have adequately
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 jssailem at 2:15pm 11.19.23 trying to understand (before drilling holes) if there is a pre-defined/recommended path for the duc
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 2:10pm 11.19.23
Rained during non skid. dlochner at 2:07pm 11.19.23 Talk to Andy Miller at Boatworks Today. He is knowledgeable and an Alexseal dealer.
Possible Mod Question dlochner at 2:04pm 11.19.23 if the boat was what the manufacturer advertised. And when has that ever happened? What the numb
Possible Mod Question PMK at 2:02pm 11.19.23 Hi John, I have been sailing and racing my C275 for 7 years and here are my thoughts: 1. The boat i
Rained during non skid. jssailem at 2:01pm 11.19.23 Is this wishful thinking. Obviously I would reach out to the Alexseal tech shop. They have seen it
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) jssailem at 1:58pm 11.19.23

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