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Drain Plug Location silversailor at 7:19pm 06.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1629 I recently purchased an O'Day Daysailor II, and I noticed that the previous owner installed the tran
Lost Boom & main sail Abe Miller at 3:11pm 06.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1442 Hi well I know this sounds strange but some how i lost my boom ant main sail for a 1986 MacGreagor
syntax error in store pages merlinuxo at 3:03pm 06.19.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/7902 Don't know what a "syntax" is but was trying to steer a guy towards the SBO store for a boom vang an
36 mkii fuel tanks bahamabo at 2:35pm 06.19.13 Big Boats 3/2033 Has anyone put extra tanks on a 36 MKII? 25 gallons using over a gallon an hour is not going to get
Do you recognize this logo? gnashty at 1:52pm 06.19.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3040 Hello all -- The sheave carrying our main halyard in a deck organizer disintegrated on me recentl
Boom vangs Finz08 at 1:12pm 06.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3893 The 26d I bought didn't have one.should I get one?
New Hunter Owner csd0606 at 12:55pm 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1703 My husband and I finally found a great 1995 Hunter 26 and we are so excited. He actually surprised m
last question........for today avenger79 at 11:44am 06.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1049 how well would a trolling motor power the oday 19. just for getting away from dock and back to it?
chart plotter bryan crites at 11:08am 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/605 Anyone own or used a lowrance elite 4 or elite 5 on there boat for chartplotting, speed, and depth?
Flag ang burgee etiquette kpgraci at 10:50am 06.19.13 Ask All Sailors 41/8866 I see a lot fly from the backstay, I thought this needed to be 3/4 the way up to be 'correct'. I pl
My iPad installation at the helm (4) iSailor at 10:49am 06.19.13 Catalina 310 1/1355 Here are pics of my ipad install at the helm. I am using a Life Proof Nuud water tight case (camera
gauges on a 84 30 speedup at 10:35am 06.19.13 Catalina 30 7/1329 I have a 1984 30, I do not like where the ignition and gauges are located. Has anyone moved them els
where to put my pole(s) kpgraci at 10:33am 06.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/874 Everything is out of the boat, now I'm putting it back in. I want to store my boat hook (about 5' co
Prepping for Launch pkabel66 at 9:11am 06.19.13 Big Boats 10/1342 I recently purchased and had delivered a 1984 Hunter 34. After polishing, cleaning, having the sail
So here is looking at you...... (1) paulj at 9:09am 06.19.13 Catalina 310 5/1342 Spending some time on this project.........hint Trident 101. paulj :troll:
What Defines Finishing Lookout at 8:51am 06.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/760 Finish A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses
Rigging a Hunter 240 plane4uegg at 8:30am 06.19.13 Smaller Boats 3/3132 Good morning, I recently purchased a Hunter 240 after not owning a sailboat for about 12 years. I
11.0a battery replacement sailcruiser at 7:46am 06.19.13 S2 12/1955 Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my house bank to 4 6v batteries. I plan to keep a single 12v as a st
Rigging a Hunter 240 plane4uegg at 6:30am 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/664 Good morning, I recently purchased a Hunter 240 after not owning a sailboat for about 12 years.
sailing with CB up? avenger79 at 6:28am 06.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4912 well my first day on the water should be fast approaching. I'm hoping to get out this weekend for th

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Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 9:34am 04.17.23 Where's your estimate for a diesel engine?
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 9:33am 04.17.23 Scott T-Bird Thanks for your response. So the biggest consensus I see here is to Sail for a year an
Free Beneteau! Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 04.17.23 I think you left off at least a -0- in the Misc number.
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 9:28am 04.17.23 Gasoline would be a good substitute....cheaper than mineral spirits, but you would have to use it ou
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 04.17.23 Try all the usual electrical tests for sure. Then, in light of Mr. Kloudie's sage comment, eliminat
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 9:21am 04.17.23 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free one. :biggrin: Shhh.... I might buy this just to sa
Free Beneteau! rgranger at 9:18am 04.17.23 I'm sure there is more than $15 worth of parts on that boat.... you could skip shipping it if you f
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 9:15am 04.17.23
Free Beneteau! Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 04.17.23 Any idea if it had been underwater at any time ? If so, I think you'd pretty well be rewiring the e
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? PJL at 9:09am 04.17.23 Many years ago, on my Catalina 27, with hinged mast step, I used two 12-15ft poles as an A-frame. O
Free Beneteau! dlochner at 8:51am 04.17.23 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free one. :biggrin:
More efficient way to clean gears? Alan Gomes at 8:46am 04.17.23 Maybe a quicker way, I saw on YouTube to clean carburetor parts a guy put Velcro on the lid of a ja
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 04.17.23 Where are you finding water in the boat?
More efficient way to clean gears? Davidasailor26 at 8:36am 04.17.23
More efficient way to clean gears? Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 04.17.23 I have not tried this on parts but nothing works better to get grease off of hands than laundry dete
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 04.17.23 Spoke with the owner and the repairman on Saturday. There was a crack in the hull possibly due to
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Hollyberry at 8:19am 04.17.23 I suspect Q2 was referring to preventing the rudder from lifting off the pintles.. as opposed to the
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... JoeWhite at 8:12am 04.17.23 I am not sure if this will work for you, I put some lanocoat in the groove along with the rubber gas
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Salty Jack at 8:11am 04.17.23 Thanks guys. Great suggestions. Will do.
More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 8:10am 04.17.23 MEKP is methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and is the catalyst for polyester resins Thanks for the repea

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