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Keel issues on O'Day 322? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 06.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 25/18952 A few years ago, I missed out on the opportunity to purchase a 1987 O'Day 322. I had done a lot of
Really?! One of the Many Bizarre Things PO did that PO'd me! (2) Snowbird One at 2:41pm 06.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1104 The "What Not to Do to Your Boat", thread. So I'm getting water running up under the benches on e
O'Day 40 prop shaft nramsey at 2:31pm 06.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/643 Does anyone know the prop shaft length of an O'day 40? I need to pull the hub to replace the PSS se
Master Stateroom makeover 2005 Oceanis 473 B473 at 1:53pm 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/829 I have a former charter 473 that had a cabin forward with two bunkbeds. The bulkheads were modular
220V to 110V B473 at 1:48pm 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2134 I have not hit on the right search string to produce any past discussions on this. I bought a French
Anchoring Bridle for Storm KZW at 1:23pm 06.22.14 Catalina 310 3/1697 I'm purchasing a 310 - my first keelboat, and laying in tackle for anchoring out in storms - it bein
Old diesel fuel pelicanj45 at 11:34am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 51/16429
VHF 12v cable issue dis-patch at 11:02am 06.22.14 Big Boats 2/682 1997 Hunter 376 owner. I'm finally getting around to cleaning up the wire mess left behind by the P
Hard to find water leak cymeyer at 10:20am 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1164 Have a small water leak on the port side where the water drips into the electrical panel. I can se
Fuel hose and ethanol (1) BobM at 10:18am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1094 It's in case you haven't checked your fuel lines. This is a little incentive. This is off my mower
Looking for a used engine druid at 9:41am 06.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1791 I pretty much trashed my transmission by running it without oil, and I figure if I have to pull the
Repair hole in Hunter 170 deck Frank Fennell at 7:28am 06.22.14 Day Sailers 1/1693 I'm new to this forum and asking advice. A recent storm caused a tree limb to fall on my H170 and it
2002 Beneteau 331 tommoran5555 at 6:59am 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1245 This boat has a trashed Westerbeke 30Bthree Diesel engine. Westerbeke doesn't seem to offer this mo
Stainless Fabricator Recommendations for Bent Anchor Roller? (1) 4arch at 6:43am 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1136
Need help with bimini top 79 H30 kito at 6:02am 06.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1292 I wonder if someone can help me out. I want to order a bimini top for my 79 H30 project boat. Proble
Update on using a Kayak for a tender Zzzzzz at 4:41am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 44/9716 Update on using a rigid tandem Kayak for a tender I have looked in many places for using a kayak to
Hunter 22 V-Berth Cushions gwillecke at 3:42am 06.22.14 Smaller Boats 19/2777 I will be making new v-berth cushions for my 1981 Hunter 22 and am wondering why the existing cushio
That will ruin your day 25yearslater at 2:33am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2210 I would cry too if I saw 24 million go up in flames. http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-06-21/blaz
Electrified LloydB at 12:58am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1229 Please excuse my rant but I just don't understand about something made apparent on this forum. Most
Urgently need electric panel help njlarry at 9:05pm 06.21.14 Bigger Boats 9/1764 More chores trying to get my 34' seaworthy and actually start sailing. Working on panel today while

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Alternative to bimini jviss at 6:18am 04.30.23 How far aft does your boom extend?
What jib is best for very light winds cousineddy at 4:52am 04.30.23 J30 is typically sailed with a crew of 5 or so. In super light wind 3 should be swimming behind the
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 04.30.23 Just one more idea that might work depending on what you have around and your engine configuration-
Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 Scott B at 4:18am 04.30.23 Replaced mine couple of years ago. Was straight forward, no issues. Got it from the SBO store here
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jviss at 4:09am 04.30.23 My friend's Morris 37 has a double-ended mainsheet. I got the impression any boat could be set up t
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 4:06am 04.30.23 Thanks Rick, that makes sense, although accidents do happen - that's why they are called accidents!
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Rick486 at 4:03am 04.30.23 Some food for thought. I sailed for 47 years, and 40 years with my wife and neither of us ever suffe
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 4:03am 04.30.23 I always wished someone made a really nice, really rugged, mostly metal sailboat wheel drive, that l
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 3:57am 04.30.23 The shunt is connected between the negative side of the battery and the negative side of the house
Bubbles in hot water kloudie1 at 3:48am 04.30.23 Sometimes, the bubbles are caused by the anode rod being corroded.. ya may need to replace the anode
Looking for a strut kloudie1 at 3:36am 04.30.23 Back in 2008, I replaced my H-34 strut with one from Southeastern Foundries in North Carolina. They
Wiring solar and ACR's JoeWhite at 10:04pm 04.29.23 Jviss, connect the positive side of the charger to the positive side of the battery and the negativ
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 9:39pm 04.29.23 Drove to the boat this morning to do my boat check every two weeks. Also wanted to inspect my throug
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Crusty Ol Salt at 9:27pm 04.29.23 There's a port on a western bay And it serves a hundred ships a day Lonely sailors pass the time aw
Bubbles in hot water MikeHoncho at 9:20pm 04.29.23 When water is heated, the heat drives dissolved oxygen out of the water. I am told that this is wh
head sink faucet and hose Cat 28 Calif. Ted at 8:50pm 04.29.23 Most used a Scandvik which is over $300 these days, parts are available, hard to image breaking the
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 8:20pm 04.29.23 What does that mean? Oops meant bus
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jssailem at 8:02pm 04.29.23 Remember over tensioning a v-belt is just as bad as under tensioning. So my dad told me a story ab
Bubbles in hot water JamesG161 at 7:27pm 04.29.23 I have flushed many gallons of water through the water heater. This is a big clue. If it is disso
Water in rudder? Dalliance at 6:52pm 04.29.23 I discovered water dripping out of the bottom of my rudder once about 5 or 6 years ago and now routi

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