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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 13/3969 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 10/1641 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 13/6099 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 14/8027 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
The ultimate sacrilege 25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1064 A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r

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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!
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question Don S/V ILLusion at 2:33pm 07.08.23
Hammock install on a H26? WesternTraveler at 2:32pm 07.08.23 It is a flexible furler I believe
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question xavpil at 2:15pm 07.08.23 Havng owned boats both in New England and Florida, generalities about location can be misleading.
Changing from Bunk Boards to Rollers for Hunter 170 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:08pm 07.08.23 I have seen it do so. Former dealer who introduced the 170
Hammock install on a H26? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:03pm 07.08.23 Is the roller furling a CDI FF2 which is flexible vs metal ?
Need help wiring my new air conditioner twalker H260 at 1:40pm 07.08.23 A few issues. From your wiring photo it looks like you may be using some sort of non marine wiring
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 docwells at 1:34pm 07.08.23
1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 1:00pm 07.08.23 And, as has been brought up before, can you get insurance on a 40+ year old boat? The current owne
1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 12:59pm 07.08.23 Answering your questions from my vipoint 1. Is the center board more fuss than its worth? Will I h
1979 C&C 36 centerboard capta at 12:47pm 07.08.23 And, as has been brought up before, can you get insurance on a 40+ year old boat?
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question jon hansen at 12:34pm 07.08.23 your right, two fold. my ratio comes from my observations of boats, cars, ships and the endless th
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question Don S/V ILLusion at 12:17pm 07.08.23 the OP's question was about freshwater boats v saltwater boats. on average it's about a 5 to 1 a
Need help wiring my new air conditioner FDICsailing at 12:14pm 07.08.23

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