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Looking for O'Day 19 Electrical Advice lsmarden at 1:58pm 02.13.14 Day Sailers 5/3780 For those with an O'Day 19 Weekender, what do you have for an electrical system? I have a 1981 O'
Throttle lever / cable replacement for a 1999 Hunter 410 2discover at 1:35pm 02.13.14 Big Boats 3/1267 Hi Shifting the throttle lever on my H410 is stiff, the lever shows some wear and corrosion and I co
My Babies (1) rgranger at 11:59am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 27/1970 Looking out the window at my two babies... That is a Balboa 26 in the greenhouse and a 1976 Hobie 1
How to Clean Mildew from line(rope) Anonymous 121765 at 11:41am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/19461 My traveler line being in the shade of a wet winter is showing green mildew on the dress end loops.
Mast movement Beluga Free at 9:41am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1683 I have a 1998 hunter 450 passage. I believe it has Z spars mast and mast step. I have just noticed t
Dinghy Davits Whats the best? capi6289 at 8:57am 02.13.14 Big Boats 44/24193 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 466, with a dinghy and no davits, I prefer to have it on davits and not t
main sail sheet hull-in to Short capi6289 at 8:43am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/864 I have a Hunter 466, hulling out the big furling main with electric wench is easy, my issue is pulli
good year not to cover boat dlewis812 at 8:23am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1047 i picked the perfect winter not to cover (not really by choice but other circumstances). what kin
Attaching things to fibreglass MickP at 7:42am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 29/3617 Hello, Very basic question i'm afraid....I have bought myself a circuit breaker to sit between the s
FB Group? LawyerBob at 7:30am 02.13.14 Islander 0/1803 Ok, I hope I don't run afoul of any forum rules here, but I'm hoping to get a bunch of Islander sail
First sailboat (1) Sharkbait64 at 6:00am 02.13.14 San Juan Sailboats 1/1960 I picked up a San Juan 24 from eBay last fall and started some work on her striped the hull bottom g
Raymarine ST50 masthead wind transducer. patrick33308 at 5:45am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1442 Mine has quit, and I can see where the windwane is damaged/missing. So, anyone have a source for a u
Fitting Greywater Tank to Beneteau OC 50 David B at 1:43am 02.13.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3451 Hello, I am looking for ideas as to fitting a greywater tank to a Beneteau Oceanis 50. My though
Ultrasonic antifouling Andreas7699 at 1:02am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1008 Hi. There are a few companies selling this product now. Anybody here has any experience with ultra
Anyone heard of a DS-16? (4) finding41 at 9:28pm 02.12.14 Day Sailers 6/12687 I just committed to buy one. Hull # 198. I'm told they were built in Odessa, Ontario, Canada. Here
Changing motor mounts jfschena at 7:06pm 02.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/811 Our oday 26 has the soft style yanmar mounts. They are getting long in the tooth. Has anyone replace
iPad Charging - 12V vs. Inverter (17) Maine Sail at 5:07pm 02.12.14 Musings With Maine Sail 41/15254 This morning I woke up to a dead iPad battery. I had to do some tax work for the business so I deci
Hull thickness on S2 8.0 hargadine00 at 11:19am 02.12.14 S2 6/1496 Is anyone aware of the hull thickness for this model? Thanks.
Fuel and vent hose? a65sailor at 9:22am 02.12.14 Big Boats 0/515 I wondered if anyone knows what size and length hose I need for fuel fill and vent on a H34. I would
Going to look at a "new" boat. Roadking Larry at 7:15am 02.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/2501 Looking at a Cal 2-27, 1976 vintage. I've been spending the last several months studying the subject

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 5:25pm 09.13.22 One positive outcome of the pandemic for cruisers was the explosion of delivery services. We used In
Clevis Pin Forestay dLj at 5:25pm 09.13.22 Looks to me like the U connector has sprung out. In doing so, it is shearing off the cotter pin. The
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 5:21pm 09.13.22 Welcome to SBO! Yep, you'll want a pin an ?" longer. To remove the pin you'll need to take the lo
Clevis Pin Forestay Justin_NSA at 5:20pm 09.13.22 You could add SS washers to center it if you like. The important thing is to be sure that cotter is
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:15pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:10pm 09.13.22 if Delaware bay is tough current then you aint seen nuthin yet. Pablo Creek at the st John's river i
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 09.13.22 The 18.5 did not come with a mast raise system. The very first mast raise system as factory standar
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:04pm 09.13.22 do you have a dink to get ashore. A must if anchored out. Provisioning will be tough as many anchora
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:01pm 09.13.22 That's great! I'll message you. Just let me know. dj
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 5:01pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 4:59pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'l
DC Circuit Breaker Failures justsomeguy at 4:51pm 09.13.22
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll (1) dmax at 3:58pm 09.13.22 Ted, you are right, the toe rail is part of the deck (my previous boat was a 1989 C-30). One C-30 I
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Calif. Ted at 3:46pm 09.13.22 I'm remembering the toerail on that boat as being a molded in part of the fiberglass deck pan which
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 3:34pm 09.13.22 Don't let the problem the owner tells you about distract you from the ones he doesn't. He's basical
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 3:30pm 09.13.22 Thanks so much. I was confident there was a knowlegable answer out there ! Ok, so I spoke to FP a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Harle000 at 3:26pm 09.13.22 I've been corresponding with Vetus. It's their suggestion I move to the 90
Stuffing box repack marchem at 3:21pm 09.13.22
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 09.13.22 Have one machined out of delrin Good idea, but he doesn't even need to do that. Here's a link to
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Mechone at 3:13pm 09.13.22 Many thanks. I've identified the Vetus Waterlock VTSLSL90 as being a possible option but I've met a

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