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Gel coat repair Golden Road at 8:20am 07.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/771 A start to some professional information: http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/Gelcoat-Repairs-Revi
hunter 240 ballast valve gasket Sneed at 8:15am 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2459 Hi, Newbe question regarding a 2001 hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket. I just purchased the b
It's Time to Learn to Sail Sandcassle at 7:17am 07.02.14 Catalina 22 24/2628
To barrier coat or not and hardware re bedding Tim22 at 6:32am 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/819 I am buying a 1997 hunter 310. The survey says the bottom is in good condition with no sign of blist
Looking for a trailer jtoloski at 6:10am 07.02.14 Catalina 22 4/935 I had a really bad experience last fall taking my Catalina out of the water. I had purchased it abo
need used jib or genoa (1) Patrick Boylan at 6:04am 07.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2151 I thought I could check in http://shop.hunterowners.com, but my browser just sits blank. I tried chr
Battery Charger Stopped Working c130king at 5:48am 07.02.14 Catalina 310 30/5854 Moved my boat on Monday to a temporary slip for a week. New slip has 50-amp power so using a 50-to-
33.5 Roller Furler Lightmaker2 at 5:35am 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/638 I have a problem with the below deck roller furling line dropping off the barrel and not retracting
LG Microwave /Coffee maker Rodsails at 3:54am 07.02.14 Big Boats 15/4927 Checking to see if there's a need for those who may have broken there decanter and now discover ther
folding prop for 40,5 wegu at 11:39pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 5/1049
Large boats on lake lanier Wanderlust53 at 10:37pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 4/1122 Hello I am looking to buy a 1975 37 ft independence cruiser. I want to know if I would be able to st
Older Honda Outboard shanester at 10:19pm 07.01.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1182 I found a 10 HP Honda BF100 long shaft for sale near me. It has a serial #160xxxx and will only fire
Wiring Color Code Key For Legend 43 Battery Charger sawimp at 8:24pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 1/928 Hi, I'm changing my batteries over to AGM so I need to replace my old SHIPWRIGHT battery charger wi
cherub78 cherub78 at 6:42pm 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/677 Its strange that the oil I drained was black and the new oil was grey after 5 minutes of checking it
need help cherub78 at 6:12pm 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/504 Hi I need quick help for my 78 cherubini yanmar sb8. Sailing season is so short here in the north ea
Does upward pressure on a retracted keel do any harm? Gene Neill at 5:31pm 07.01.14 Catalina 22 8/994 I'm wondering if my trailer might be a little out of spec. There is no room to lower the keel at al
Whisker pole (1) Doc_holiday at 4:39pm 07.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1285 My dear friend gave me a spare whisker pole it's a 3 part telescoping. The one end locks on the pad
Any experiences at sea ? J105deliveryguy at 3:30pm 07.01.14 S2 1/867 Hi all, more curious than anything about experiences on a 9.2 at sea. My intended 9.2c is most lik
Bushings For Pintels And Gudgeons (1) twodzusfittings at 2:57pm 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 6/993 So my anti vibration solution works really well, but as always I am seeking improvements on my solut
Oday 22 cabin curtains ami342 at 2:55pm 07.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1009 Do any 22 owners know how many curtains were on each side of the cabin and where they split? My orig

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Delayed start. captcoho at 9:23am 08.04.23 A weakly engaging starter relay is almost always a result of insufficient voltage, bad connection,
Solar water heat exchanger captcoho at 9:18am 08.04.23 This is where I got the idea... Sc78nueDQ64 145d within minutes. He did one with copper tube, sam
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 9:11am 08.04.23 @RoyS very interesting - my engine manual specifically says to raise engine RPMS to 3000 for 30 seco
Another What is It? captcoho at 9:03am 08.04.23 Thank you! This will now be put back to proper use. Once I buy a new anchor and rode setup. I was
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (3) kappykaplan at 8:57am 08.04.23 Here are the promised photos . . . 218481
VHF Handheld kappykaplan at 8:54am 08.04.23 MON is a key that triggers the mode to be used to "MONITOR" the currently selected working channel
25' O'Day Swingkeel SDL at 8:45am 08.04.23 Welcome . We also own a 25 Oday . You might get more help if you posted your questions on the Oday
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 8:44am 08.04.23 If you are going to be in near shore waters and in a crowded area, a PLB is not a good choice. The
Looking at a c22 need advise jssailem at 8:36am 08.04.23 We all choose our own way to spend our time.
Let's Buy A Sailboat tfox2069 at 8:34am 08.04.23 I once waited too long to roll up the jib on my H36 as a thunderstorm barrelled over us. By the tim
VHF Handheld jssailem at 8:32am 08.04.23 Anybody know what the "MON" button is and what the "Red button" does I'll hazard a guess. MON is c
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 8:09am 08.04.23 I actually used a wood skewer ( for shish kebobs) and marked it with a sharpie. A lot easier to see
Selden - Furling Main flightlead404 at 7:57am 08.04.23 Because the main furling line passes around the furling drum, deck organizer blocks and through a c
VHF Handheld rgranger at 7:56am 08.04.23 .... And my "new" washing machine has more computing power than the Apollo 13 capsule had... and it
VHF Handheld rgranger at 7:53am 08.04.23 Why did they go and improve on that universally understood, fool proof device? My biggest pet pee
Fuel tank issues Stu Jackson at 7:47am 08.04.23 Did you run the fuel pump?
Fuel tank issues kevin G at 7:40am 08.04.23 Thanks for your help gentlemen. I will check the screen in the tank.
Happy Birthday US Coast Guard JamesG161 at 7:32am 08.04.23 Yet dreaded when you pull near to inspect us. Not really. Actually the Crew that day, felt more
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 7:26am 08.04.23 Fyi, I asked him how to measure you're the gearbox oil level to put this to rest. You seat the di
Let's Buy A Sailboat Radio Flyer at 7:22am 08.04.23 When asked a similar question, I take a different tack. You can learn the basics in an afternoon of

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