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Sold my O'day GeorgiaBII at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 0/723 Thanks for all the help gents and admirals. But today I sold my first sailboat to another new sailor
bilge floor board cover floating in water! sdstef at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 1/862 I launched last Sunday and returned to the boat last night. Found the bilge overflowing and half in
Anchor Light Bulb Chuck Magee at 4:30pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/993 Looking to change a anchor light bulb on a Hunter 33.5 over to a LED. Since I haven't been up the ma
thru-hull issue? Maybe not! Pat at 4:24pm 05.03.14 Bigger Boats 5/977 Went to the boat and spent the night....when I opened the thru hull for the Raritan PHII head, water
compass balls rgarrison@gmail.com at 12:45pm 05.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/635 Has anyone out there used compass balls to help their fluxgate compensate for other ferrous interfer
Swinh keel connection amisinc at 12:45pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 1/657 1974 catalina 22 swing keel The cable connection point has a crack Need to fabricate a new connectio
Replacing Thermostat in Northern Lights Generator agaliha at 12:31pm 05.03.14 Sabre Express 2/6951 After un-winterizing my boat this spring, my generator (Northern Lights 673) started overheating. I
Power & Batteris Doc_holiday at 12:19pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1026 I chose to move some weight around and make space more useable. I made a frame and mounted the two (
Gps nav on ipad Larry D Calander at 12:09pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1238 Nobody have any good aps for navigation?
Replacing Burnt Salon Bulbs canuck at 12:01pm 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1058 We have a 2012 Hunter 39. How do we remove the round circular salon light fixture cover to get at th
Seldon GX15 SheridanMae at 11:51am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 0/702 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
Selden GX15 Top Down Furler SheridanMae at 11:15am 05.03.14 Big Boats 1/2186 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
New guy here (1) vthardhatdiver at 11:11am 05.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1137 Hello forum folks! This is my first post but I have been lurking for a while now. Wanted to say hi,
Oversize masthead sheaves for all line external halyards (2) $tingy Sailor at 10:44am 05.03.14 Catalina 22 2/1908 If you're going to replacing your external wire/rope halyards on your first generation C22 for all r
is this correct for the front and rear stay pins? (1) gitpicker2007 at 9:26am 05.03.14 Catalina 22 8/1429 This is the pin rigging system that came with the 22 I just bought. These pins are holding both the
boat cleaning splax at 9:14am 05.03.14 Big Boats 6/3798 Hello All, I want to share some positive experiences with boat cleaning this past week.
Fuel efficiency gfroch at 8:47am 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/934 Hi- I've become a partner in an '85 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2gm20F, which I believe is a 16hp. C
Marine Navigator App for Android judsonj at 7:30am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1891 I recently downloaded the free version of this app on my phone and tablet. It seems pretty nice but
Sea Fire Engine Shut off - Hunter 426DS Ianwinter at 7:29am 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/680 I had a Sea Fire unit fitted from new (2003). I had to replace the relay unit (located behind the co
Name says it all! clueless1 at 5:55am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 73/9640 Good morning! I just want too apologize up front. You see I saw an add in Craigslist for a deal to

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PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) odaydokay at 1:31pm 05.19.23 Not the Facet pump I was referring to which is cylindrical and has a removable bottom to allow acces
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 1:24pm 05.19.23 The Admiral made our cord cover and dinghy chaps. There are nice plug covers on the boat side as wel
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 1:13pm 05.19.23 Keeping anti foul paint on a swing keel and the cleaning of the boat's bottom is more complicated.
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Ralph Johnstone at 1:12pm 05.19.23 The way the filter is discolored at the bottom I suspect trace amounts of water sat in the bottom o
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 1:09pm 05.19.23 It's only money after all. ;) Gene if you knew what it cost to build a house in the Keys you'd unde
07 Hunter 36 light seadaddler at 12:59pm 05.19.23 Thanks I found here
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) Davidasailor26 at 12:42pm 05.19.23 As a data point, here is my filter when I changed it a couple weeks a (new on the left, old on the r
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages AaronD at 12:03pm 05.19.23
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages Head Sail at 12:02pm 05.19.23 He seems to want to anchor in/at Port Townsend, WA..... I would also add that holding ground there
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? JoeWhite at 11:46am 05.19.23 Rpell1, keeping fuel tank full will keep air out. The humid air contains water which condensate at n
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 11:33am 05.19.23 Piece of pencil anode moving around, piece or two of water pump impeller. Neither difficult to chec
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 waterman30 at 11:31am 05.19.23 I store mine with centerboard resting down in the tray but in these water ballasted boats I believe
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages FastOlson at 11:22am 05.19.23 I hope you're planning on getting a slip. Don't leave a boat at anchor while you're in Portland.
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins jssailem at 11:14am 05.19.23 Sounds like you are nesting. Making your comfort retreat. That 1000watt (8-10 amp load) microwave
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem jssailem at 10:52am 05.19.23 The bad gauge reading comes and goes without ever starting the engine. That type of gremlin leads
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 10:39am 05.19.23 I would not rule out an intermittent blockage in or around your heat exchanger and hoses. Piece o
2008 B43 Traveller Issue (1) Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 05.19.23 I presume the 34 traveler mounts on supports similar to my 37 traveler pictured here? ve never acces
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 05.19.23 It is likely you have a lift pump such as a Facet. The Facet Cube pump is in the lower right corn
Ranger 11' jdrutten at 10:06am 05.19.23 The Ranger forum here looks pretty quiet, but you might be interested in this recent post from a for
O'Day Sprite Sail? kappykaplan at 9:59am 05.19.23 https://baconsails.com

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