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Boat Meals Roger Long at 3:01pm 10.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4455 Four Points asked for the recipe to this un-named dish I served him on the leg from Milford to Croto
Is some hull flexing normal? We2Sail12113 at 3:00pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1048 I'd like to know if some sections of the H27 hull is normal to flex easily? When I say flex, I me
Water in Bilge that won't drain WallyLake at 2:23pm 10.13.13 Day Sailers 1/1835 I recently purchased an O'Day DaysailerII. Upon removing the bilge inspection overs I noticed a fa
Ferrites With A Raymarine ST60+ Depth Finder Joe Mullee at 2:21pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1670 First; please excuse my ignorance. I installed my Raymarine DF. I used an Airmar hockey puck style t
Sail material Lost Parent at 2:14pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1444 Is there a way to determine what material my sail is made of
Annapolis meet-up photos (6) Phil Herring at 1:31pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3105 Thanks again to everyone who braved the wild weather in Annapolis this week to hang out for a while
Surveyor found a "soft spot" in hull. patrick33308 at 11:57am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3689 Had my old 1993 Hunter 33.5 surveyed last week, I bought it back, and during the survey he banged on
Fuel lift pump - Yanmar 2GMF jmce1587 at 11:47am 10.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1932 I have a leak around my fuel lift pump on my H31 Yanmar 2GMF. Is this item repairable or will have t
Winter Cover Frame (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4461 Another Puzzler!!! I have a winter cover made by Genco for my 310. Unfortunately there was no frame
Winter Cover 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:21am 10.13.13 Catalina 310 6/1742 Another Puzzler I have a winter cover made by Genco for my 310. Unfortunately there was no frame w
Shaft Replacement roypaul2 at 11:16am 10.13.13 Big Boats 1/1222 I've got to replace the prop shaft in my 2002 Cat 36. The motor is the Universal 35 h.p. Anybody kn
right water heater for oday 28 shozbot at 11:14am 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/707 Want to replace original 6g Raritan heater? Want to capitalize on on going defender sale but want to
Why are we terrified of soft decks? Skipper at 11:00am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 35/18080 There's one stanchion base that is inaccessible on my Bristol. It's behind the quarterberth ceiling
Back on Webcam in Solomons Roger Long at 10:47am 10.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4039
Bomar Hatch Gasket jbowersett at 9:16am 10.13.13 Bigger Boats 4/1929 I need a new gasket for the mid ship hatch on an ODay 34, 1982. The hatch is original equipment Bom
right water heater for oday 28 shozbot at 8:55am 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/884 Want to replace original 6g Raritan heater? Want to capitalize on on going defender sale but want to
Engine Cover Latch kaatz at 8:29am 10.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1395 Have a 1995 Oceanis 40. I am looking for a latch for the top of the stairs/engine cover. It is a bar
Changing Centerboard Pendant Line on 245 optimistic at 7:16am 10.13.13 Seidelmann 1/5906 When we take our Seidelmann 245 out of the water we'd like to change the worn centerboard pendant li
1984 Hunter 31 side window replacement steve1366 at 7:07am 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/2610 Need info on replacement of large side windows on my 1984 Hunter 31. Are they available anywhere??
Replacement of side windows Hunter 31 steve1366 at 6:56am 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1089 Need info on finding replacement of large side windows on my 1984 Hunter 31. Any info will be great

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Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' rwflyboy at 5:43pm 06.04.23 I have an old one if still looking.
Recommendations for a new head Ward H at 5:28pm 06.04.23 I installed a Raritan Sea Era QC Electric Head with fresh water flush back in 2018. We're very hap
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 Davidasailor26 at 5:25pm 06.04.23
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 4:55pm 06.04.23
Daysailer 3 roller furling kappykaplan at 4:42pm 06.04.23 There should be a shackle on the jib halyard to connect to the piece on the right in your photo. Is
Daysailer 3 roller furling (1) drgbanks at 4:28pm 06.04.23 Here are the 2 pieces of the roller fuller.
Engine Control xavpil at 4:09pm 06.04.23 I'd say time for some maintenance. Pull up the specs on the assembly and see what the mfg. recom
Engine Control xavpil at 4:07pm 06.04.23 Sounds like a simple adjustment of the control cable should fix your shifting problem. To confirm
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 4:00pm 06.04.23 I used Trident 101 when I replaced my sanitation hose. Very solid stuff, but it is VERY stiff, hard
Dissimilar Metals Tally Ho at 3:53pm 06.04.23 I have used both Tef-gel and Lanocote. As @dlochner said, Lanocote is pretty sticky, but if you care
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 RitSim at 3:52pm 06.04.23 Can you provide a better pic of the mast, side, front? someone may recognize it.
Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:43pm 06.04.23 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/351309352_1600948760408005_8618913723109480107_n
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (1) lsavocchi at 3:38pm 06.04.23 Yes, the vapors would carry some oil aerosol that would condense and look like an oil leak ... and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 3:27pm 06.04.23 Just found that varoom you've been looking for here. I think you've got a deal if you can just in
Jib furler basics and maint JamesG161 at 3:25pm 06.04.23 This picture may help clarify. Look at it closely for your answer. Jim..
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 Ralph Johnstone at 3:22pm 06.04.23 Do you see a manufacturer's name anywhere on the mast or boom ? From there, GOOGLE is your friend f
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (1) lsavocchi at 3:21pm 06.04.23
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 3:19pm 06.04.23 I'll try calling during the week if thats OK. Sure.
Daysailer 3 roller furling kappykaplan at 3:19pm 06.04.23 Please post photos of what you've got so we can help.
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 2:56pm 06.04.23 Thanks for the reply Jim......sorry I didnt see this note til just now. I'll try calling during the

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