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Cabin leak in a Beneteau 373 ualiah at 1:04pm 04.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1870 When we have heavy rains on Galveston Bay, I have a small cabin leak around center cabin light in my
Removing galley sink Catalina C350 bafanabafana at 12:55pm 04.27.15 Big Boats 1/1298 Has anyone had experience with removing a galley sink in a Catalina C350? I need to replace faucet a
Removing Prop (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 12:45pm 04.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2185 I need to remove the two bladed prop on my Hunter 34. I've taken out the cotter pin and the prop nu
PSS shaft seal - what do I use for the vent hose? holdech at 12:23pm 04.27.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/10549 The boat came with a PSS shaft seal. The vent tube was a piece of 3/8 clear vinyl (thin wall, not re
Looking at a O'Day 28... but... dc78212 at 12:06pm 04.27.15 Bigger Boats 14/9676 It's a good looking boat, nice running diesel, bulk heads were replaced (good job too) overall the
Oday Emblems (1) Euphoria2011 at 12:04pm 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/733 Hey all, a coworker here does woodworking as a hobby with a cnc machine and long story short, he mad
out of fuel when still 1/3 tank PatAndEuan at 11:50am 04.27.15 Big Boats 15/1562 Recently experienced a problem with my fuel. Was just heading out to cross the Strait of Georgia
O'day Parts? FrankMeg at 11:23am 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2395 Hi, Looking for parts for an O'Day 27 and having some difficulty locating. Any suggestions? Thanks
Headsail/Spinnaker tmcp51d at 10:03am 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/818 While looking at the top of my mast I found I was using the spinnaker halyard for the headsail (I th
New sailor of a 32' Colmbia cnoonan at 9:48am 04.27.15 Columbia 1/1258 Hi Just wanted to talk to anyone who has a 30'+ Columbia! Charlie N Destin, FL
135% Genoa On 25.5 Hunter ???? jareddavis at 9:34am 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 14/3258 During a race Sat on Lake of The Ozark, MO I tore my jib sail. I put on a roller furler 4 years a
30 O'Day Shaft Length SaltyDogCharlie at 9:08am 04.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/523 I have an 1983 O'Day 30 in Deltaville. I had the shaft replaced this spring and the yard cut it int
Is this pump self-priming (1) wufibugs at 8:41am 04.27.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1388 I'm relocating my overboard pump and wondering if it has to be installed lower than the holding tank
Do I need battery fuses? cb32863 at 8:28am 04.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 25/13446 I have been reading the thread on battery fuses and doing some looking around and I am wondering if
Repowering a C-30 (1979) orizon2012 at 8:20am 04.27.15 Catalina 30 5/1499 I want to repower my old C-30 (1979) I have the original YSM 12. What could be the best with less tr
Donation of a water ballast boat to BSA Crazy Dave Condon at 7:54am 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/636 Is There anyone who no longer sails one of Hunter's waterballast sailboats on the east coast or east
Anyone with a 23.5 in the SF Bay Area? SFKjeld at 7:32am 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/519 If so, I was wondering if I could pay a visit to your boat to compare rigging. I have never seen ano
pinning a furler forestay for setup- tricks for doing this? walt at 7:07am 04.27.15 Trailer Sailors 31/10328 I posted on the Macgregor forum questions about a furler head sail size here http://forums.macgregor
furler head size opinions for a 26C (D or S) walt at 6:44am 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1870
Hood Furler 1993 H33.5 (2) Jeff at 5:53am 04.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/768 Launched the boat this weekend. I found more than just a birds nest in my anchor locker. See my pict

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Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 8:36am 10.01.23 Very true. I am not crossing oceans with my setup. For my sailing in the Salish Sea, it is really
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 8:29am 10.01.23 @Hayden Watson, my go to adhesive of late is West System 650 g/flex. It seems to adhere to almost a
PVC inflatable repair glue Kings Gambit at 8:28am 10.01.23
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Hayden Watson at 8:27am 10.01.23 So you are running your electric autopilot off wind direction. I've had autopilots that can do that
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 8:26am 10.01.23 I wonder if having a RADAR unit mounted mid mast if the signal could be interrupted. Anybody have ex
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 8:19am 10.01.23 Thanks all! Was just confused with the additional wires. Got it sorted and running well.
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 8:18am 10.01.23 I have my autopilot interfaced to my G-wind and in many cases, the AP steers the boat better on the
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Hayden Watson at 8:14am 10.01.23 Hayden, is your G-wind wired or wireless? Wired. The wirless version says that it is good to 40'
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer jssailem at 8:14am 10.01.23
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:13am 10.01.23 If this evolves to a next-generation, please share it. I think it is interesting. My thought, is t
My solution for winch override. Yours? Hayden Watson at 8:01am 10.01.23
PVC inflatable repair glue Hello Below at 8:01am 10.01.23 @Hayden Watson, my go to adhesive of late is West System 650 g/flex. It seems to adhere to almost an
A windlass in the future? Kings Gambit at 7:46am 10.01.23 I have an H31' circa 87, and am looking at putting a windlass on the boat, as pulling up the anchor
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer ricksoth at 7:39am 10.01.23 Hayden, is your G-wind wired or wireless?
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Hayden Watson at 7:26am 10.01.23 A question I've always had for these units that run a sensor at the mast head with no wiring is how
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Hayden Watson at 7:20am 10.01.23 Thanks for the offer, but I use different grade oil. dj besides, it is a long way from Lisbon!
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 7:06am 10.01.23 Please Note Fresh Water galvanic corrosion is a very slow Chemical reaction. Sacrificial Anodes Sur
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Tally Ho at 6:41am 10.01.23 I use a Windex. Neither wireless nor ultrasonic. dj Well, it is wireless! Mine is too ;) Greg
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 6:14am 10.01.23 If this evolves to a next-generation, please share it. I think it is interesting. My thought, is th
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 5:58am 10.01.23 You ask why I prefer to remove all of the old oil and not just most of it? Strange question. And ye

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