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New LED lighting in my 23 (5) Technodad at 5:56pm 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1246 This season I installed new led lighting in the cabin of my 23. There are two full length strips of
New cushions for my 23 (8) Technodad at 5:40pm 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 28/7924 About 4 weeks ago I installed my new cushions, I had them locally made from Sunbrella fabric #56080
Solar panel update on my 23 (2) Technodad at 5:12pm 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1024 I changed out the old solar panel for a 40watt crystaline panel. Cost $125.00 on sale, I couldn't r
FINALLY some fun racing today!! (3) sfgary at 5:07pm 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1011 Went out and watched the youth Americas Cup today and it was great! We got pretty close to the cours
Vacuum sealer for galley Kordie at 4:26pm 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2400 Looking at buying one of these online. I have never owned one but am told they are very useful. So
My RayMarine Autopilot ST4000+ Does a "Crazy Ivan" Mickey G. at 2:31pm 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3207 When I am under power, my auto pilot works just great. But once the engine is turned off and I am u
Replacing All The Sanitation Hoses in Hunter Legend 37 Mickey G. at 2:17pm 09.01.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3152 I am getting foul odors from under the sink in the head. I have sprayed bleach on the hoses which s
lookng at a pearson trainmanjess at 12:53pm 09.01.13 Pearson 0/1224 hello all I recently had a tragedy with my Mac 25...lost the Mast, and damage to the deck... I fou
Shot jib on tall rig? H2ager at 11:14am 09.01.13 Catalina 30 4/1440 I am looking at a used Catalina 30 that has a standard height jib installed on a tall rig with the h
Been too long (1) Bill sanders at 9:43am 09.01.13 Trailer Sailors 6/2541 68189.vB Been way too long but the n17 is in the water
Damage From Sitting in Mud and Silt Moberry at 9:42am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4217 I have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 400 and it has been sitting at the dock in mud and silt since Hurrica
Pick up hose for anchor washer (2) Akapeterc at 6:27am 09.01.13 Big Boats 8/1503 The previous owner of my yacht Installed a deck wash pump, but didn't get around to finishing it. I
Older Lewmar Winch Parts? jviss at 6:20am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1563 I stripped one of my halyard winches to find a broken ratchet gear. It's a late 70's vintage 16ST,
Best Calk for Window Leaks jrocheleau at 5:29am 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1163 I have to re-seal my salon windows in my 1984 Oday 30. There are lots of suggestions about the kind
How mark boat for haulout strap locations med2463 at 4:52am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2473 We had our boat hauled out last week. Before putting it back in the water, I want to mark the boat
Poetry (1) Roger Long at 4:10am 09.01.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/10163 I have recently found my long dormant interest in poetry revived and attempted to write my first.
Any Mac M owners in SF? Yosi at 5:52pm 08.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1041 Took my M out last weekend for the first time. Used only main. Planning to use the jib next time if
Tip to keep Fiberglas clean hunter111 at 5:30pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2288 Greetings, We Clean the fiberglass, then wax it. It looks really clean but not for long. Soon li
Hunter 28 steering and other ridiculous problems nautikal at 3:18pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2723 My 1990 Hunter 28 steering requires "Hands On" at all times whilst motoring. If you let go the stee
Cutlass Bearing Ca Va Encore Bien at 2:59pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3217 I have a 1983 Hunter 30, which has a 1 inch shaft. I'm going to make a puller so I can press out an

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Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 7:40am 05.25.23 Kinda drives me nuts when someone posts a question, gets tons of solid advice but never comes back
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 7:36am 05.25.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Weird Electrical Experience walt at 7:31am 05.25.23 Possibly.. Having a reverser polarity detect to power up makes more sense with equipment that can ha
I was so close ... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 05.25.23 I've done the same thing with cabling more times than I can count. If it makes you feel any better I
Weird Electrical Experience Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 05.25.23 Most non-grounded devices, especially passive or traditional transformer/rectifier power supplies, a
Weeping keel (1) dmax at 6:45am 05.25.23 I have a 35 with a lead fin keel, can't tell if yours is lead or cast iron. Mine has 3 pockets fille
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 05.25.23 I had a mechanic on board when I launched yesterday since I had to bleed the air after an initial st
I was so close ... (1) Timm R Oday25 at 6:30am 05.25.23
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind JBP-PA at 6:14am 05.25.23 There are four basic ways to reduce "hunting" (pun intended). 1. Reduce windage forward and increase
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 5:57am 05.25.23 The fact that the p.o. sealed the holes from the outside and didn't remove the valves is pretty soli
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.25.23 Water in the boat. Was the water ballast tank full? Do you have a lot of gear in the rear berth ?
Seacock Mystery Ward H at 5:11am 05.25.23 "Ok the good news is the former owner got back to me and reports both holes are sealed from the outs
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Jeff Tirey at 4:43am 05.25.23 I finally got the new lcd display installed in the tach, re-installed on the boat, and the engine tu
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! jviss at 4:11am 05.25.23 Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,
Engine Alinement jviss at 4:04am 05.25.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Thank you for following up and congrats on a figur
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! CYQK at 3:44am 05.25.23 that is an example, few in todays world, of greatness!!!!
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change NYSail at 3:34am 05.25.23 When changing the on engine filter (secondary) always fill the bowl before you screw back on. Assume
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 05.24.23 My question would be - would adding a fresh water tank in the bow (say 26 gallons/110 Litres) help
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.24.23 Changing the filter seems should be a simple job, but somehow I have a way of complicating it. Yo
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:55pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor. T

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