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New O'Day 22 Owner, Rigging DHaranSailor at 10:48am 10.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3074 Hello everyone! I am a proud new O'Day 22 owner. I purchased it from a great gentleman up in Mil
B331 Head cabinet smell ZeroFootPrint at 10:14am 10.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3284 Hey guys... another smell bad situation! Bad smell coming from under the head sink cabinet, up to
serious "chatter" in stern palmbeachboater at 9:05am 10.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1950 33.5 Hunter has serious "chatter" noise when in gear. Much worse noise when turning...very loud noi
What to look for in a 460 or 466 rlamb at 8:42am 10.14.13 Big Boats 7/2130 My wife and I are interested in buying a Hunter 460 or 466 and are going to San Diego this weekend t
Bedding Pedestal Guard Flanges wufibugs at 8:41am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1342 I am changing the pedestal guard flanges from a single center bolt to a flange that will take 3 thru
San Diego Surveyors rlamb at 8:39am 10.14.13 Big Boats 1/751 My wife and I are going to San Diego to look at a few Hunter 460 and 466 sailboats this weekend. We
Diagonal crease in mainsail haddad126 at 8:18am 10.14.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/7842 I was sailing on another person's boat. After raising the loosefooted main in sub 10 knot wind, and
Mississippi Coast Islands TFrere at 7:59am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1292 Can anyone tell me if they have closed off all access to the Mississippi Coast Islands because of th
Columbus Day All U Get at 7:58am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 20/2363 Hi all, What are you doing sailing-wise for Columbus Day. I changed a joker valve while sitting i
Installing Spin Halyard Genkigary at 7:40am 10.14.13 Big Boats 7/1551 I want to install a spin halyard on my '87 34. Can any give me an idea as to how complicated this m
Starter jackfcarney at 7:12am 10.14.13 Big Boats 2/927 I have a 1998 Hunter 450 CC. I have a loose electrical connection on the starter. I can touch it w
leak into stuffing box newboatowner at 6:41am 10.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1285 Hope every had a safe and enjoyable summer. I have confronted a problem that I cannot, for the life
Fresh water tank vent (1) MickP at 6:01am 10.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1025 Hello, I am after more advice i am afraid. Being a newcomer to the pleasures of boat ownership, this
How to change portlight acrylic? (1) Ritdog at 5:50am 10.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/748 Has anybody successfully changed the acrylic in a portlight? I can manage to get them out of the hu
Mast track mounting in cabin? gundaddy at 5:01am 10.14.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1961
Is the table removable? Knot Flying at 4:08am 10.14.13 Smaller Boats 8/2173 Does anyone know if the dining table in the Hunter 26 is removable? The table is very large, but the
Storage Sailing Poodles at 12:33am 10.14.13 Big Boats 0/766 I am sailing the "pond" next year and am trying to work out the storage issue, food etc. and bits an
San Diego C-22 Fleet CaptDon01 at 11:00pm 10.13.13 Catalina 22 0/729 We'll be appling to the National Catalina-22 Association for a C-22 Fleet here in San Diego. If you
New Sail Recommondations for Islander 28 revir92 at 8:10pm 10.13.13 Islander 0/2530 Z
Cockpit locker water in O'Day 22 Pianobob at 8:00pm 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1053 Hi, I'm a new and novice sailboat owner. I just bought a 1978 O'Day 22. The boat seems to be in g

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Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 8:02am 04.08.23 It is probably police corrosion due to trapped water. The outer tube may have a sleeve or some kind
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 7:53am 04.08.23 I have company arriving today, but I will have time to detail instructions tonight. Meanwhile, go t
Corrosion on boomkicker jssailem at 7:52am 04.08.23 Sure, that is not going to buff out. While the spring inside may or may not be involved, I suspect
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach (1) kloudie1 at 7:52am 04.08.23 I found this for the "B" panel 4JH2E.. Note that the "sail drive" sensor at the top of the page, cen
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach smokey73 at 7:29am 04.08.23 Interesting, but shouldn't it show on the Yanmar workshop manual (as 'optional') like the air heater
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach kloudie1 at 7:26am 04.08.23 Not sure, but probably for a water detector in a sail drive installation.. on my old 3gmf, the unuse
Long distance boat ownership Kings Gambit at 7:15am 04.08.23 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st
Long distance boat ownership mermike at 7:11am 04.08.23 I bought Tosca 4.5 years ago and (mostly) retired at the end January this year. The longest stretch
Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 7:04am 04.08.23 The deep pitting is a concern. This is not surface corrosion that can be polished out. The depth of
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 Terry Cox at 6:51am 04.08.23 You're welcome, Jon.
Corrosion on boomkicker Davidasailor26 at 6:49am 04.08.23
Long distance boat ownership Captain Larry-DH at 6:36am 04.08.23 Long distance ownership without frequent use is bad for boats and for owner$. Another factor to con
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee JamesG161 at 6:19am 04.08.23 From you owners manual... Maintenance is very easy. Watermakers like to be used regularly. If left s
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 6:19am 04.08.23 These membranes can , like in the movie Ghostbusters, get "Slimed". You might look up "Regular Mai
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee JamesG161 at 6:08am 04.08.23 These membranes can , like in the movie Ghostbusters, get "Slimed". You might look up "Regular Main
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) JBP-PA at 5:46am 04.08.23 I made washboards with screening for when it is warm. This winter I made a canvas cover out of lefto
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising thinwater at 5:34am 04.08.23 Yes. We went really low tech when we needed a quick solution. 8 years later, it still works. Yes t
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising thinwater at 5:31am 04.08.23 Sogeman Bugbusters Companionway Screen There are even a few hatch board replacements with solid fram
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 5:24am 04.08.23 I can point you to a file converter and describe the steps involveI can point you to a file conver
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 5:18am 04.08.23 I wish that were the case. Yes, it has an SD slot, but I have not been able to find any method to

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