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Oday sailboat original manufacterer ID tag or plaque. wbliss at 9:11am 07.20.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/832 The transom was rebuilt and the original ID tag lost. Does anyone have an image of an original tag.
Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago (3) Dnea at 7:41am 07.20.23 Ask All Sailors 8/956 Hello I'm interested in this moderstely priced '79 C'C 29.6 sailboat as a potential purchase and one
Zip ties as a drain snake stephen_i_w at 5:38am 07.20.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2037 I thought I would pass this along. My shower sump was running slow, also the relief valve on the my
Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 4:46am 07.20.23 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1062 Can anyone with sail numbers on their Widgeon, tell me how tall? In inches? I'm restoring our 1966 W
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box CaptnPorter at 9:21pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1378
Papillon Summer Solo cruise. (5) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 07.19.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/1441 Read to the end because day 5 got really interesting. My wife had a desperate need to go to Arizona
Sliding cabin top falling out of slots (1) jcrewser at 8:06pm 07.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1040 The sliding cabin top on my 1974 Catalina 27 sailboats no longer spans across far enough to stay in
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars (1) zinahewitt at 2:42pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1949 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34 1975. I had a few questions if you have time. I have attached a photo. T
FTZ Cool Seal Terminals vs Clear Seal Terminals V&J at 2:02pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 0/289 Maine Sail has recommended FTZ heat shrink terminals. On the FTZ site there are Clear Seal terminals
Bimini Top BulldogTim62 at 12:30pm 07.19.23 Catalina 22 2/697 Any suggestions for a quality Bimini top to install on my '92 Cat22? I wonder if any of you have fou
Jacklines and Tethers jssailem at 8:01am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 14/4736 Over the past few years we have had several discussions about Jacklines and Tethers. Some have been
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer flightlead404 at 7:26am 07.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2152 A couple weeks ago I fell down the companionway steps carrying my bike. Not to worry the bike is fi
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (2) duck21 at 6:51am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1148 Hi all, It's been project week on the boat, and included on that list was tightening up the packing
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? xavpil at 6:04am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2571
Mainsail foot mod question (3) Backwaterdog at 5:10am 07.19.23 Cal 11/1346 I have a mainsail from a 1971 Cal t4 1/4 ton and it seems to have a sewn in addition just above the
AC Refrigerator and loading henri at 12:33am 07.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/796 Hello, I do not understand quite well the way AC and DC works on my Hunter 45CC. Am I correct sayi
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 (4) catalinasailing at 8:19pm 07.18.23 Catalina 30 5/747 Hello, I would like to get your opinion if you have any prior experience with a crack in the bilge
Need Help with my Spaghetti! (4) Plymouth Sailor at 5:14pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 3/478 217925217926217927217928Dear Fellow Sailors, I removed my diesel engine to fix my leaky oil pan and
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2113 I purchased a self-inflating life vest from Amazon. Not the cheapest, but inexpensive. I was surpris
1989 Hunter 28 manual bilge pump captain_verwey at 1:28pm 07.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/786 Greetings, I just bought a 1989 Hunter 28 and the manual bilge pump does not have an inlet or outlet

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25-II throttle cable replacement (2) Nunavut at 2:40pm 08.25.25 Over the spring and summer, Piccolo had a few more improvements: I added an automatic bilge pump to
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises (1) Foswick at 2:26pm 08.25.25 We are getting down to the last few panels that involve more custom cuts and such. We pulled off a l
Hunter 340 compass interference. MARK340 at 1:48pm 08.25.25 Thanks. I just got back from the boat and found that the throttle cables and shifter had been replac
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy rgranger at 1:36pm 08.25.25 What @dLj said. You might be able to get the floatation you need with a few bumpers.... and if you
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) rgranger at 1:27pm 08.25.25
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? rgranger at 1:02pm 08.25.25 Market Research? Nice!:clap: I think your device might be marketable to a Marina HOA or a Dive com
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? ggrizzard at 12:55pm 08.25.25 44 years ago, when I bought my 79 H30C, the boat was rigged by the dealer in Florida. The set up wa
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. TheZ3 at 12:41pm 08.25.25
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. TheZ3 at 12:37pm 08.25.25
Transmission ratio Sutric at 12:36pm 08.25.25 Thank you! This is one of the reasons I love this site! Rich
Hull damage capta at 11:55am 08.25.25 I don't think anyone above mentioned drying out the areas that may have had water ingress. If you do
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? capta at 11:34am 08.25.25 There are plenty of "robot" hull cleaners, but like anything out there, if it is a good machine, the
Hunter 340 compass interference. kloudie1 at 11:13am 08.25.25 Depending on what kind of interference you are seeing, as Don says, it may be that someone may have
Hunter 340 compass interference. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:50am 08.25.25
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:37am 08.25.25 Be glad to help I was a dealer for Hunter who introduced the 23 and I the hull and trailer very well
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Crothers99 at 10:31am 08.25.25 I have an 1988 hunter legend 40. A great boat. I have cruise the East Coast for the last 7 years T
Painting over molded non-skid deck zinahewitt at 10:27am 08.25.25 No need to sand out nonskid diamond pattern. I cleaned nonskid, wiped surface with acetone, then la
Hunter Legend 40' 1980s Repairs to Transom/Deck Joint Crothers99 at 10:04am 08.25.25 I was able to open about 2 feet of the joint with wedges. Sand and fill with 5200. Pulled wedges bef
Rectangular Portlight Replacement 1988 Hunter Legend Crothers99 at 10:00am 08.25.25 Aluminum frame wraps around the lense.
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? 4lane at 9:01am 08.25.25

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