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DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1359 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3932 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/576 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/968 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5676 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1516 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4419 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5421 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/829 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2071 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2902 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1769 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2188 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3248 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3596 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/531 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7775 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/9307 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1644 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3277 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha

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Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 10:16am 08.06.23 I would avoid any epoxy alternative; its more expensive, time consuming, & an absolute nightmare if
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 10:05am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57 You are welcome. Definitely update us!
identify sailboat PaulK at 10:03am 08.06.23 If it's 16' long it could be a Comet. Or maybe an X-Boat. Or even a 505. Pictures would help. Ther
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 9:58am 08.06.23 +1
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? ggrizzard at 9:54am 08.06.23 There may be a 'sealed' compartment aft or forward of the bilge area in the pic, but the area in th
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 9:50am 08.06.23 Geez, sorry to have stirred up a hornet's nest about battery cables! No hornets nest at all, it w
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Ward H at 9:07am 08.06.23 I know I said I followed his solution but I did use Sikiflex 291 sealant to fair around the mushroom
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 8:54am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57
identify sailboat Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! It could be a kit, completely homemade, or an older production boat that just
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (1) marchem at 8:36am 08.06.23
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Benny17441 at 8:32am 08.06.23 Fill the filter bowl with fuel before installing. Gravity should lead fuel to the lift pump so giv
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 8:09am 08.06.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 8:02am 08.06.23 218541
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 8:00am 08.06.23 Catalina flush mounts the thru hulls on their boats, at least earlier boats. Mine are flush mounted
Gearbox issue? Benny17441 at 7:58am 08.06.23 Black smoke is a result of over fueling. The governor system responds to loads placed on the engin
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:58am 08.06.23 And you don't every want to breath ozone so .... follow all of the safety warnings.
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:57am 08.06.23 I don't know anything about your boat's construction but.... until you figure it out, you might fin
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 Looks like your boat could also benefit from a topping lift.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 I think you would want to put your light air drifter sail a bit forward of the forstay and sweep it
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 7:43am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! While I share Joe's frustration with the lack of punctuation, I thought I shou

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