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Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1091 One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
Mast Stolen 1972 Day Sailer II - Need Replacement haerle4415 at 2:44pm 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2237 Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
The ultimate sacrilege 25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1032 A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
Sealing the Head thru-hulls Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1124 Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Replace 1 1/2" Sanitation Hose Hunter 30G Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1556 Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
Added air conditioner? KenKindrick at 1:12pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 2/891 I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
Coolant level nestorph at 12:19pm 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1396 I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
O'Day Daysailor Gunnel Wood spindrift8080 at 12:12pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/8148 Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
Double Berth Rich6705 at 12:00pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/1499 I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
Sailing Rituals SailAwayGirl at 11:11am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 51/5710 Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
Coolant leak (4) Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/3725 Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o
New interior cushions geek_guy at 9:09am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/2387 I searched several months ago on replacing or reupholstering my Hunter 37 interior cushions. I saw
Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:56am 01.20.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/9939 Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra
Deep keel bilge pumps - Maine Sail was right Skipper at 8:08am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/5296 Mainsail was right (as usual) There is a deep sump in my keel behind the ballast. Water from the s
Is a "First Year Surcharge" common? Minnesota_Slick at 8:07am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3016 Hi folks, A couple of days ago, my wife and I received our first invoice from the Marina where we
Nitrogen Fill in a dinghy sailcapt340 at 7:57am 01.20.14 Big Boats 39/9485 Has anyone used Nitrogen to fill their dinghy, like you would use in your cars tires? In an effort
Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2004 (4) mikenovit at 7:43am 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 34/5019 Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2014 We did an on-site evaluation yesterday in New London. We are he
through hull trainmanjess at 5:35am 01.20.14 Kittiewake 6/4064 hello all I have 4 through hulls in my boat that cannot use... they are a bronze ball cock through
Nexgen 5.5 in a Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:27am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/1574 Has anyone installed a NEXGEN 5.5KW generator in an Hunter 40.5? I got a very good deal on a Nexge
Polyester resin upside down Picflight at 11:39pm 01.19.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3094 I have Evercoat finishing resin 100518, I am applying on the outside, bottom of hull. The instructio

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Rolling furler question about foil Joe at 10:06am 03.23.23 You can use the open slot to rig twin headsails for sailing dead downwind. If you search around you
How to lock the wheel ? Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 03.23.23 Is it an Edson pedestal? If so you may be able to replace the brake pads with instructions like thes
Sailors rescued jssailem at 9:59am 03.23.23 Suspect the rescue boat was equipped with SSB which is used on open ocean to communicate. Once close
How to lock the wheel ? henri at 9:49am 03.23.23 Thanks, but I have a "brake" screw on the side of the steering column, but it seems not to function.
mast lights BigEasy at 9:45am 03.23.23 I think we used our deck light once while we were all stepping off the boat in the slip. I don't t
mast lights Justin_NSA at 9:36am 03.23.23 I think we used our deck light once while we were all stepping off the boat in the slip. I don't th
Sailors rescued DArcy at 9:36am 03.23.23 I am interested in the technology the EPRIB/PLB broadcasts your GPS at the moment you push the bu
Tooling for Removing and Re-installing Prop Shaft Flange Tally Ho at 9:28am 03.23.23
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank Richard19068 at 9:15am 03.23.23 @ eherlihy. Are you referring that the unit I have is an incorrect unit? I'm not following, obvious
Sailors rescued JohnShannon at 9:14am 03.23.23 I am interested in the technology the EPRIB/PLB broadcasts your GPS at the moment you push the but
How to lock the wheel ? (1) Rich Stidger at 9:02am 03.23.23 If you are trying to stop the wheel from rotating at anchor, I use a bungy through the wheel spokes
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank twodzusfittings at 8:27am 03.23.23 @ eherlihy. Are you referring that the unit I have is an incorrect unit? I'm not following, obviousl
Anchor Locker solutions (2) jssailem at 8:22am 03.23.23 I had to improvise a replacement windlass when converting my manual to electric. I chose to change f
Anchor Locker solutions jssailem at 8:09am 03.23.23 Dan. That is a big hatch cover. I can see the issue about getting the chain in to the locker. Perha
Rolling furler question about foil zinahewitt at 8:09am 03.23.23 It doesn't matter which track you use. Harken has a long history of providing competitive equipment
mast lights jssailem at 7:53am 03.23.23 My combo steaming light / deck light is an aqua signal 25 series light. :plus: As a thought, I de
Mast step replacement jssailem at 7:51am 03.23.23 I would use bracing that spans the area of weakness. The deck area uses the plywood to support the d
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) (1) JamesG161 at 7:16am 03.23.23 The preparation for full bottom paint. nt. Water leaks when out the water equals Water in when a
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) (1) jssailem at 7:15am 03.23.23 Those protruding bubbles on the hull, you are pressing and they ooze a vinegar smelling liquid are o
H41 in mast furling JamesG161 at 6:56am 03.23.23

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