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Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/8046 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 6/1354 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 5/1143 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 12/2516 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 6/1065 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 4/1184 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 5/1648 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 2/955 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 4/1468 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 5/8403 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 5/1639 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 51/6260 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 8/3891 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 9/2914 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 12/10361 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 4/5555 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 19/3183 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 39/10446 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 34/5428 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 6/4443 hello all I have 4 through hulls in my boat that cannot use... they are a bronze ball cock through

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Winch handle safe use capta at 10:56am 07.13.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 10:44am 07.13.23
Need source for winch parts Timm R Oday25 at 10:28am 07.13.23 It might be a long shot .. SailorMan in florida would be my go to . They are just north (?) of Miami
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 10:04am 07.13.23 I have a H260 and am reluctant to try towing with my Toyota Highlander (5,000 lb rating). I rent a
Potential new Hunter owner (1) caverun at 9:52am 07.13.23 I have a H260 and am reluctant to try towing with my Toyota Highlander (5,000 lb rating). I rent a U
O'Day Mariner-- Trailering, Inspection (New Sailer's Request for Help!) Sail22Capri22 at 9:15am 07.13.23 I had a Rhodes 19 for a few years (pretty much the same boat). I am a not so well built 6' 4" Man th
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May artleyt115 at 9:13am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 , I get it that you want to include Cape May in the itinerary, but the truth is that ha
O'Day Mariner-- Trailering, Inspection (New Sailer's Request for Help!) kappykaplan at 8:40am 07.13.23 @Will Gilmore is your guy! Welcome to the forum. :beer:
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 8:24am 07.13.23 Wow! A lot of pent up feelings on tacking technique. Joe's post regarding tacking is very good.
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Davidasailor26 at 8:16am 07.13.23 Keeping Cape May in the plan more than the northern Chesapeake, maybe Atlantic City to Cape May, wea
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 PNWE36 at 8:03am 07.13.23 Prior owner installed Zarcor doors Companionway Doors by Zarcor provides style, comfort and conveni
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 7:59am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 and @TheBigDeal Unless the Delaware Bay has a specific meaning to your goal for an adven
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 7:47am 07.13.23 just plan according to CURRENT rather than tide. Important distinction. Good point, George. Many
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 7:44am 07.13.23 You are in luck:) The H26 at full ballast only displaced 4,600. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu
Life (sailing) after heart attack. SoSound at 7:43am 07.13.23
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May George Braun at 7:03am 07.13.23 Scott T-Bird is correct, almost nobody sails the Delaware for fun. I just made the transit north to
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA DaveJ at 6:54am 07.13.23
Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 6:47am 07.13.23 Tom, Not sure if you have come across this website. There are a few free videos on creating videos t
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 , I get it that you want to include Cape May in the itinerary, but the truth is that har
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 6:45am 07.13.23 Reading through this thread takes me back to my previous boats and also makes me appreciate my curre

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