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Window Tinting Hydro Therapy at 10:29am 09.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1357 The portal cabin windows on my 22 have seen better days. The windows are discolored and have interna
Roller Furler Conversion korchinskyp at 10:17am 09.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/875 I have a Mylar 150 Genoa for my O'Day 25 which I am getting tired of hoisting.. What are the thought
Jack stands to Buy Cat36Amoore at 9:23am 09.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1540 Looking to buy used jack stands for 27' Catalina 4foot draft. four hull stand and one bow stand, A
Whining sound Lost Parent at 8:47am 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2238 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 When under 3/4 to full power on the engine there is a loud whining soud f
What is your dream boat? (1) weinie at 8:00am 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 78/13121 Every once in a while I found myself wondering which boat I would buy if I could comfortably afford
Water cooled refrigeration system running all the time Go For It at 7:58am 09.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/967 I recently purchased a 1994 Beneteau Oceanis 400. The boat came with a frigomatic Freezer and Fridg
Captain in a box online system CABixler at 7:44am 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4790 I have sailed for many years and am really thinking about getting my captains license for many reaso
Sew Clean Product vmaks at 7:41am 09.22.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/9895 So, my 30 yr old Grocco toilet and lines are being replaced next spring (our next sailing season he
Speedometer "Paddle Wheel" stuck CABixler at 7:35am 09.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4203 General Question to the group: Season is running down here in Chicago. Lake Michigan has zebra musse
Topping lift adjustments Tobydaisy at 7:05am 09.22.13 Catalina 22 6/1994 I am thinking of installing a boom topping lift on my new to me C22 '74. How often do you make adju
ST40 sounder does not display anything, knot meter stuck 0.0 wagemaker at 5:03am 09.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1094 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 25. I believe it has the original knot meter and depth sounder o
Got a call from the yacht club... (1) finding41 at 10:19pm 09.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1632 It is nice that we volunteers to call the membership. (Our club runs on volunteers! Except for a few
Undersized primary winches??? Butch23065 at 6:15pm 09.21.13 Big Boats 2/1087 Has anyone changed to larger winches on a 41 AC or DS or has anyone upgraded to electric winches?
Sail repair letsgo at 5:53pm 09.21.13 Big Boats 3/1084 A rather large gust of wind jibed my mainsail and ripped it along the stitched panel. The rip follow
C30 1987 mkii wiring question (2) Jethro411 at 4:56pm 09.21.13 Catalina 30 4/1369 Hopefully these images upload. I'm having trouble figuring how the AC should have been wired if done
electrical problem bobbyd44 at 4:34pm 09.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1369 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 that is currently experiencing an electrical problem. Whenever I switch to
winterizing fresh water tank dvantong at 2:45pm 09.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3291 On a Beneteau 321 there is a threaded pickup water tube in the holding tank, has anyone winterized t
Sail track thaeni at 2:16pm 09.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1039 I'm thinking of adding a "sail track" next year. If anyone has installed one I would appreciate any
3GM30F Cooling Hose Replacement sailcapt340 at 1:46pm 09.21.13 Big Boats 6/1976 I am planning to replace all the cooling water hoses on my 2000 340 (3GM30F). By cooling hose I mea
Stanchion rebedding question tdammon at 1:41pm 09.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1646 This question is probably answered somewhere, so if anyone could point me to the right thread, I'd a

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another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Gene Neill at 5:34pm 04.02.23 It's a beautiful sound when you've been waiting ages for some wind, I'll say that much for it. :thu
HBW50 Hurth Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 04.02.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fro
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair jssailem at 5:31pm 04.02.23 George.. That looks like a stanchion with a single bolt that runs down through the gunnel. You could
Kanzaki trans problems please help jssailem at 5:23pm 04.02.23 Hi Valerlo. Post a picture of the problem. It might give us some clues as to how to help you. On t
Tightening Stanchions jssailem at 5:20pm 04.02.23 Have you tried to find an opening that permits you to reach in behind the panel and put a small wren
HBW50 Hurth (2) jssailem at 5:16pm 04.02.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 5:04pm 04.02.23 Be sure to vent the generator and have functioning CO alarms on the boat. I carry 2 of them. I one h
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC (1) jssailem at 4:44pm 04.02.23 When I took up the task on my boat, upon checking the shaft under the stuffing box, it was pitted. N
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis jssailem at 4:28pm 04.02.23 its a puzzle. Don you are absolutely correct. It is a puzzle. Sadly the agencies in the place to
Hunter 310 1999 JamesG161 at 4:15pm 04.02.23 the man whom would know the best to talk with is Joe Kerr :plus::plus: Joe actually wired my boat
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.02.23 I probably lost the allen wrench. I had another project going on at the same time. That little de
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis JamesG161 at 4:07pm 04.02.23 its a puzzle. The first outside of Earth Solar Energy was first measured by ... Sky Lab 1973 It
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Crazy Dave Condon at 4:03pm 04.02.23 Which boat???
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis Don S/V ILLusion at 3:58pm 04.02.23 Some slippery slope stuff here when you fail to consider - difference between solar flux and solar r
Kanzaki trans problems please help Valerio at 3:55pm 04.02.23 flange to the trans
Spring Cruise 2023 (3) Terry Cox at 3:55pm 04.02.23 April Showers bring May Flowers. I'm okay with showers. A bit of wind, too. Easter Sunday coming u
Hunter 310 1999 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 04.02.23 Is your boat insured? If insured, the carrier will need to inspect first which a marine surveyor wil
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (3) JamesG161 at 3:48pm 04.02.23 All 3 of those La Nina's occurred during the Ends of a Solar Cycle. This the key to most of the Sc
Kanzaki trans problems please help dlochner at 3:47pm 04.02.23 Could you be more specific about which bolt? A bolt holding the transmission to the engine? A bolt a
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:43pm 04.02.23 For those who are trailering, it depends where those bladders are as to trailering if they are in t

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