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Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/8048 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 5/1649 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 5/8404 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 9/2915 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 12/10362 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 4/5556 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 6/4445 hello all I have 4 through hulls in my boat that cannot use... they are a bronze ball cock through

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ST4000 auto pilot LouBegue at 12:57pm 07.13.23 @LouBegue , have you had any luck in locating your fluxgate compass ? Yes I did. I did a diagnost
ST4000 auto pilot Ralph Johnstone at 12:53pm 07.13.23 @LouBegue , have you had any luck in locating your fluxgate compass ?
Catalina Metal Plaque (1) Rltgold at 12:48pm 07.13.23 Well after getting blown off by Catalina customer service I created new artwork which will be made i
Trailer Bunk Positioning SantaCruzin at 12:47pm 07.13.23 Thank you very much, Tedd! I do indeed have a retractable centerboard. The boat floats on and off
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 (1) jon hansen at 12:41pm 07.13.23 217797 i have to admit that a door wouldn't work on my vessel any way. boards in - boards out, it
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 12:36pm 07.13.23 My H26 was very tippy when flat but would stiffen up at about 10 degrees.
O'Day Mariner-- Trailering, Inspection (New Sailer's Request for Help!) LloydB at 12:27pm 07.13.23 Buy the boat. It's a great deal for 2K. Make sure the seller can sell the boat trailer and then ask
Early production Kittiwake (1) jon hansen at 12:03pm 07.13.23 Kittiwake 23 n alberg i'd get new, crisp, top of the line sails on her to get her dancing big pret
Trailer Bunk Positioning Tedd at 11:52am 07.13.23 I'm not very familiar with the WWP 14 so take everything I say with a grain of salt. These are just
25' O'Day Swingkeel SDL at 11:32am 07.13.23 Thank you once again. Most helpful!!!
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 capta at 11:19am 07.13.23 I'm sorry, buy I'm still trying to figure out how to transfer pictures from the Linux machine to the
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.

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