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It's Official Tim R. at 11:51am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2191 The wife, dog and I will be throwing off the lines this May to go cruising for 12-15 months.:dance:
Davits for a 34' or 35' O'Day. Handsolo at 10:58am 01.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1199 I am going to purchase either the Martek 370 or the Garhauer DD6-1 davit set for my 35' O'Day and wo
Hunter 45cc & 49 Fuel Tank Location carefree at 8:53am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1088 Hi all. In my continuing search for a bigger boat, I have narrowed it to the 45CC and the 49. Questi
Isolation Transformer Head Sail at 8:02am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2811 My boat came equiped with an isolation transformer. While I have a general idea of what this does,
More expensive than gold? (1) Bill1565 at 7:59am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/784 Gonna put a track on my mast to store a whisker pole. Pole was $200,used, track $200 new, and this
Replacing Original Autohelm Tridata Insrument romley at 7:31am 01.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/3970 Before next launch (May 2014) I plan to replace the non-functioning Tridata instrument - Depth/Speed
Eureka! Oil pad under engine JonnyQuest at 6:54am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2121 I love seeing the photos of other boats with engine sumps clean enough to eat off of. Unfortunate mi
convert my alcohol stove to flamless 1dandy at 6:14am 01.21.14 Catalina 30 4/1438 I have an alcohol stove that when lighting it, almost burns the boat up. I have been told there is a
Replacing furling mast sail with lazy jacks jveatch at 8:10pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 14/4543 Is it possible, practical, or wise to replace the furling mast sail on our 2006 Hunter 36 with a laz
Happy Birthday Sail (2) Flamingo1 at 8:06pm 01.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2111 I took my daughter and her friend out for a birthday sail. She turned 23 today and it was a beautif
Changed oil and engine won't start??? Soaring eagle at 6:51pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2353 Okay what happened? Started engine after sitting for a couple of months with no problem. Shut it do
H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/1002 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1642 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6100 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1294 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1870 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/8028 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1349 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1142 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 12/2502 Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa

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How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang bogatron at 7:18pm 07.08.23 Thanks for the detailed info and quick reply. This makes perfect sense. I'll just go ahead and buy a
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion jssailem at 7:15pm 07.08.23 Real sailors never had bow thrusters. Those were for power boat owners who could not manage a twin p
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 7:14pm 07.08.23 On my H37C I had 175' of 3/8" BBB in that 'chain locker' under the v-berth and a Simpson Lawrence 1
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 7:13pm 07.08.23
Refrigerator and freezer volume on Legacy 94, 40.5? Screen Saver at 7:12pm 07.08.23 Once years ago the traditional boat fridges were good and the Danfoss compressor unit was great. Tod
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Tally Ho at 7:08pm 07.08.23
Oday 192 (1986) replace teak cabin hatch rails. Tally Ho at 6:51pm 07.08.23 You can check the old handrails and see if you can make out round bungs where the bolts may be. Loo
Need help wiring my new air conditioner Tally Ho at 6:40pm 07.08.23 What are you using that appliance cord for? Greg
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 6:31pm 07.08.23 If you get the Catalina 36, you are going the need to start a new thread.
1979 C&C 36 centerboard shemandr at 6:23pm 07.08.23 1. That's your call. If you sail in skinny water or like to gunk hole it could be worth the troubl
Changing from Bunk Boards to Rollers for Hunter 170 Mustangricky at 6:13pm 07.08.23 I have seen it do so. Former dealer who introduced the 170 I have been wondering if perhaps epoxy
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern Jim Legere at 6:04pm 07.08.23 On my H37C I had 175' of 3/8" BBB in that 'chain locker' under the v-berth and a Simpson Lawrence 15
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 5:43pm 07.08.23 So the Catalina 36 story is as follows. The owner of the marina still has a little paperwork to do,
Gooseneck ChuckMcM at 5:18pm 07.08.23 Timely Subject. I just launched my Javelin yesterday and the one part I didn't realize was missing
2008 H36 microwave replacement Screen Saver at 4:47pm 07.08.23 Mine is different but I have repaired mine twice in the last 15years. I The Diodes fail I guess perh
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern Hello Below at 4:33pm 07.08.23
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang (1) dkinzer at 4:31pm 07.08.23 Could you explain how you disconnected the lower end of the rodkicker You have to drill out three
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang (2) bogatron at 4:08pm 07.08.23 Could you explain how you disconnected the lower end of the rodkicker (as depicted in your first pho
1200 nm Completed Hello Below at 3:52pm 07.08.23 When you catch your breath and have a moment I would appreciate a list of your stops along the way.
Oberdorfer n202M-15 impeller odaydokay at 3:06pm 07.08.23 Very helpful. I am near to doing mine. Many thanks JW!

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