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Wing Keel Weeping, My boat Sank on Land Birchy at 5:23am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 17/2515 My boat sank on land this year. Long story. My boat yard shrink wrapped my boat and didn't shrink ri
goldstar radar hotrodderjim at 4:33am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/554 Anyone know of anyone who repairs Goldstar units in the RI/Narragansett bay area? Thanks Jim
Bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:54am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/727 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/631 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/5205 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1420 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/4869 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2812 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1145 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1294 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2866 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3355 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/874 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1049 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/5835 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/753 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/989 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/795 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1177 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/8226 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th

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430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 6:46pm 10.27.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 6:25pm 10.27.22 We're all rooting for you, John. Hopefully, this will all come to pass and the result will be a quie
Swim Ladder Treads (1) isaksp00 at 6:18pm 10.27.22 Maybe these?
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JoeWhite at 5:40pm 10.27.22 I would use only distilled water to flush as it does not contain any impurities that may damage the
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Tally Ho at 5:13pm 10.27.22 Awesome! I'll have to grab my friend and take him down to take a look (he'll be like a kid in a can
430 1995 Roller Furling ivieto at 4:22pm 10.27.22
Swim Ladder Treads Tally Ho at 4:15pm 10.27.22
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:12pm 10.27.22 Thanks @jdrutten . Exactly what I was looking for. Shows more detail than the official shop manual
Merit 22 owners (1) Digger1 at 2:46pm 10.27.22 Hey! They do exist....Merit 22 Owners!!! I'm in the process of bedding the boat down for the winter
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 2:06pm 10.27.22 Sounds great Terry. I have three filled tanks. One on the boat and two in standby at home. None a
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 1:23pm 10.27.22 I've owned my O'Day 25 for four years now. I have similar cracks around my chainplate. There's a go
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 1:18pm 10.27.22 More nautical! :beer: Maybe that's the french spelling :)
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.27.22 And I think they look "nautier" too. Whatever that means. More nautical! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 1:05pm 10.27.22 Positive vibes. :plus::plus::plus:
I need to Bilge Hoses - which to buy and where? Cederholm at 1:04pm 10.27.22 I'd be searching for the cause of the oily water too. Hopefully from a sloppy PO and not an oil leak
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Project_Mayhem at 12:57pm 10.27.22 I've owned my O'Day 25 for four years now. I have similar cracks around my chainplate. There's a goo
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 12:51pm 10.27.22 Can anyone point to literature which indicates whether Yanmar compression unloaders control inlet o
430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 12:28pm 10.27.22 It looks similar to the Harken MKIV but not going to guess. Owner needs to verify. If a Harkin you
Outboard for Sirius 21? jssailem at 12:24pm 10.27.22 On my 15ft Montgomery (750 displacement) I used a 2HP Mariner Long shaft 2 cycle. Drove the boat in
430 1995 Roller Furling JamesG161 at 12:22pm 10.27.22 My 1998 H430 used Profurl. Jim... PS: That may be Harken

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