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old style Lewmar lens rgarrison@gmail.com at 9:35am 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/948 My Hunter has the old style Lewmar port lights, size 0. I cannot find replacement lens anywhere, no
center board line parts for oday 192 ? gary meyer at 9:22am 04.13.15 Day Sailers 8/2239 I just reacquired my boat after loaning out for 6 months and lots of small broken stuff. The cen
How would you fix this? (1) lpolliard at 9:11am 04.13.15 Catalina 22 8/1407 Filling it would be ugly. I am thinking of sawing out a block of the top laminate and laying a new p
O'day 40 mast height tonywatson at 8:33am 04.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1278 Hi folks can anyone confirm the mast height for an O'Day 40 shallow draft (above waterline) and has
Want to change boot stripe Jacomo Sailor at 8:32am 04.13.15 Catalina 22 6/3946 Getting ready to detail my new to me 84 C22. Will be stripping down the old waxes and residues, num
1999 420 Passage fresh water system pump hughvr at 7:55am 04.13.15 Big Boats 2/764 I am trying to find the fresh water system pump on a 1999 420 Passage. I think it needs replacing or
Water Ballast 7seas at 7:07am 04.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1690 I purchased a 2002 mac X last July. My question: I leave the water ballast in the tanks all su
Does epoxy stick to PVC? shemandr at 6:59am 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 1/885 I want to install a drain on the transom of my runabout's motor well so that water doesn't accumulat
KiwiGrip non skid (1) Hydro Therapy at 6:54am 04.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/736 Figured I would share my latest project. The cockpit floor on my O240 had a lot of gelcoat cracks an
Battery switch question dave_and_dd at 6:36am 04.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/3806 Hey 309 owners. Newbie here. Quick bio, I grew up as a sailor, owned powerboats the last 5 years,
Oday 26 Rub rail agprice22 at 6:32am 04.13.15 Parts Search 2/1059 I am looking for a 5 ft section of original Oday 26, white, rigid vinyl rubrail that accepts the bla
Widgeon date of mfg Michael58 at 6:23am 04.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1361 Just purchased my first sailboat and trying to complete the state registration. (They need the year
New Frig, Freezer & Galley Sailgunner at 6:12am 04.13.15 Big Boats 0/605 I am thinking of replacing the entire galley with new cabinets, refirgerator and freezer. I can bui
What thread sealer? IH82BL8 at 6:10am 04.13.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/8441 I'm re-sealing the engine cooling intake thru-hull. What should I use to seal the threads when I in
Waste cap on deck bobcat30 at 5:24am 04.13.15 Catalina 30 6/1468 Has anyone replaced the waste deck fitting and Cap? I need to replace mine and need to know that if
Ventilation on my Hunter. sunsetpassion at 5:15am 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3219 Hello to you all. . What would be the best way for me achieve increased air flow living on board m
Best way to prevent winter keel damage like this (3) holdech at 4:33am 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1804 This past winter was especially cold and left a "reminder" on our keel. Water froze at the keel bol
Loose strut pcjrusso at 2:49am 04.13.15 Bigger Boats 5/1522 my strut is loose i searched the threads and I find that the strut bolts have the nuts glassed in un
electric fuel pump for my 1991 H42 eianm at 9:09pm 04.12.15 Big Boats 3/959 I have a Yanmar 4JH2TE which has a mechanical fuel pump. I am about to fit a Racor 500 filter and wa
1983 Pearson 424 Windlass (3) Steve Lee at 8:45pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 0/804 Can anyone tell me the manufacturer and model of the windlass in the attached photos? Thanks!

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Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (1) rgranger at 8:38am 10.16.23 I think my boat got flooded a lot so turned inside floor and floor glue squishy, so I got a good pr
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:26am 10.16.23 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DRY SLIPS? I went through the same transition about 8 years ago.... BUT I SPLI
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.16.23 Do you only sail in far-away destinations that you have to travel hours to get to? What is your fre
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 8:16am 10.16.23 After several days of soaking the exchanger in evaporust, it still wouldn't budge. I cut out a circu
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 7:36am 10.16.23 THANK YOU !
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 7:32am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder. On c
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Davenport at 7:27am 10.16.23 I'm happy. but actually me using 2 layers of what is called "1/2 inch" plywood but is bit smaller,
Cradle screw jack conversion Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 10.16.23 Photo would help. Please note the lift points found on both sides of you boat that are found under
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 7:01am 10.16.23 1. Having a boat in a marina is like having a vacation home. Even if you don't get to sail, you can
Invest 94L jssailem at 6:48am 10.16.23 Looking at the macro picture over the next 10 days. Thursday19/Friday20 could bring a spot of rain.
Invest 94L kloudie1 at 6:35am 10.16.23 Watching weather carefully.. some buddies and I are planning a little cruise around the Pensacola/Gu
Engineering Help Needed (1) jssailem at 6:32am 10.16.23 A canoe with training wheels. What happens when you need beer? That would be a disaster waiting to
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Ward H at 6:07am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder.
Invest 94L rgranger at 5:58am 10.16.23
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.16.23 Thank for sharing
Water tank leak dlochner at 5:19am 10.16.23 Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of the depression in the top of the tank ? An attempt at a
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.16.23 @Don S/V ILLusion I found the original post was very unusual based on my early work years as an in
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge dlochner at 5:12am 10.16.23 The ignition switch controls more than just starting the engine. It will also power all the gauges,

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