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O'day 35 Refit (7) BarryL at 4:45pm 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1491 Hey, My boat was damaged during hurricane Sandy. She was on her mooring, prepared as best as I coul
need help abhcs at 4:43pm 06.26.13 Day Sailers 7/1432 Hello everyone just got a widgeon 19 footer for a real good deal and I want to fix it up. So I need
air conditioning raye at 4:36pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1165 We have just purchased a 1991 38M-can anyone give any advice on setting up for ac? I know ac on a bo
Shaft or Prop vibratiion Old Sailor 2 at 3:22pm 06.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/862 You all are my "go to" folks when I run into something I am not familiar with....so here goes with a
West Coast and SF Bay capta at 12:46pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1026 Has anyone seen a 65' gaff ketch by the name of Seafarer? She is a Wm. Hand design built in Taunton
Broken teak. Glue? Ron20324 at 12:27pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 22/8020 I have the typical teak cockpit table: 9/16 thick, drink holder along the pedestal end, two folding
Bottom Paint in the Gulf of Mexico bpolfus531 at 12:12pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8244 :confused: I'm a new owner of a Hunter 280. I'm bringing her from fresh water in South Dakota to th
auto pilot gear drive? Navicula at 11:57am 06.26.13 Big Boats 7/1438 I dont have autopilot and it is something I would lke to add.................I would need a chain dr
tanzer 22 GeorgiaBII at 11:03am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4880 Can anybody tell me if this is a good brand and what they are worth?
sounder position mike thornton at 10:12am 06.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/800 Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me whether the sounder on the 336 is calibrated for actual dep
Water out but not in nestorph at 9:13am 06.26.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2632 I recently took over a boat that had been on the hard for over a year. When I tested the toilet, it
Easily recognizable anchor buoy (1) merlinuxo at 9:07am 06.26.13 Trailer Sailors 6/3134 From: https://www.qualitymarinesupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info'cPath=5'products_id=10722
Floating foam amount and location ehudm at 8:15am 06.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2292 My D almost has no foam, might was removed by PO. but the sign "do not remove.." still there Anyone
Bimini and Spray Dogger Moonraker687 at 7:53am 06.26.13 Cal 0/4178 I need the dimensions for a Bimini top and spray dogger for m 1987 Cal 33-2. Does anyone know these
Line Management (1) Paladin27 at 7:40am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1966 Ok, so I've been sailing a couple seasons now and I have some poor line management skills. Does any
Battery Equalization Power Supply dparilla at 7:36am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3558 I am looking at a easy way to equalize batteries. I can do it with the alternator, but 4 hours of ru
Mast Boot Size vmaks at 7:14am 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1673 Is anyone near their O'Day 28 to tell me the size of the mast so I can purchase a Universal Mast Boo
Dripless Shaft Packing Warren Milberg at 7:05am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 31/9461 Anyone have any experience/comments about that clay-like material that molds to the inside of the st
blister repair DrSaraJean at 6:43am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1393 Looking for comments from anyone who has used the product 3M Blister and Reair Filler to fix blister
Signature-Yachts All Fleet Rendezvous June 28-30, Poulsbo, Mikem at 6:27am 06.26.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/1805 Since 50 boats are slated to attend, one third of them Hunters, participants are encouraged to bring

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RC Marine deck fill cap/hardware = where to find parts? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:22am 03.05.23 I lost the cap to my own pumpout fitting that was so old that it had a different thread count than
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:05am 03.05.23 Most boat builders are the worst sanitation plumbers on the planet because a) they never bother to l
Raymarine Axiom Davidasailor26 at 10:01am 03.05.23
Chainplates Siamese at 9:56am 03.05.23 Then bend doesn't spook me too much. If it was mine, I'd take a good look at the entire chainplate
MPPT controller location Tin Kicker at 9:56am 03.05.23 ...I mounted two flexible 100W solar panel to the Bimini. Wires ran down the Bimini tube, port sid
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on JoeWhite at 9:03am 03.05.23 Do you have the wiring diagram for your boat? It will help tracking down the problem. On my engine t
Bene First 42 open sea? Hollyberry at 8:07am 03.05.23 As a reference, these folks did the globe in a First 38 (granted she wasn't 40 yrs old at the time)
Boom Vang Hollyberry at 8:02am 03.05.23 Add one... it's a safety device when downwind in a breeze.
Raymarine Axiom flightlead404 at 7:37am 03.05.23 Or you can go the more DIY way and attach sensors to get some data directly from the engine and log
Boom Vang Joe at 7:32am 03.05.23 If you want a vang, just install one. I personally can't imagine NOT having one. It is possible th
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:32am 03.05.23 I checked it but I checked a lot and can not remember. I will check when back at boat tomorrow. Tha
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:26am 03.05.23 If I read you correctly, you had the switch in your hand and used a long needle to press against th
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:21am 03.05.23 You need to be able to deploy your secondary completely independently from your primary. That means
DIY leather steering wheel cover project (1) thinwater at 7:14am 03.05.23 @Caboteur how much cord did it take to cover a given distance of the wheel.. Say 1 meter. What kno
Second anchor question Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 03.05.23
Second anchor question Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04am 03.05.23 Not a fan of linking anchors. If something breaks, you lost everything including the boat possibly b
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ward H at 7:02am 03.05.23 The washers I used cost $0.61 each. Nice! How was the access to change the washers? Just reache
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas Terry Cox at 6:55am 03.05.23 Nice.
Bene First 42 open sea? Tally Ho at 6:08am 03.05.23 You could have the boat surveyed, focusing on those critical components, and repair/replace whatever
MPPT controller location (1) Deleted member 117556 at 6:07am 03.05.23 On my 310 the solar MPPT controller and battery monitor are mounted on the port side in the compartm

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