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O'day 35 Refit (7) BarryL at 4:45pm 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1636 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 7/1552 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 3/1190 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 4/938 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 2/1060 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 22/8434 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 44/8884 :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 7/1520 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 5/5300 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 4/834 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 5/2702 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 6/3339 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 17/2609 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 0/4240 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 6/2044 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 6/3751 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 6/1874 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 31/10059 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 3/1440 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) 0/1916 Since 50 boats are slated to attend, one third of them Hunters, participants are encouraged to bring

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Continupus mainsail furling jssailem at 7:50am 06.01.23 You know @kappykaplan, he lives south of the Mason Dixon line, down there on the Gulf where pirates
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (1) jssailem at 7:47am 06.01.23 An asymmetrical is a great sail for the use on the Salish Sea/Puget Sound. Many times during the sum
Continupus mainsail furling kappykaplan at 7:44am 06.01.23 The wench provides muscle power :huh:
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass kappykaplan at 7:43am 06.01.23 this is not a good idea. The antifreeze/water mix in the engine has a higher boiling point than wat
Continupus mainsail furling jssailem at 7:37am 06.01.23 Looks like you have a Selden rig. Here is the parts diagram https://support.seldenmast.com/files/14
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass Rich Stidger at 7:33am 06.01.23 IMHO, this is not a good idea. The antifreeze/water mix in the engine has a higher boiling point th
O'Day Sprite Sail? Sunbird22358 at 7:30am 06.01.23 I bought a used sail for a MIT TECH DINGHY on eBay, just need to keep checking for anything close to
Center Board problem (6) Sunbird22358 at 7:26am 06.01.23 My DS II was built before the change to this centerboard pivot pin setup, but here are a few picture
First Boat Purchase (4) jssailem at 7:11am 06.01.23 If you were trying to build a replica of a Square Master you might search for something to replace t
First Boat Purchase jssailem at 7:02am 06.01.23 I am wondering is what the difficulty of finding parts would be for some of these older boats? A g
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 06.01.23 I have the same engine and my temp gauge never goes above 165 under load. There was an explanation
Continupus mainsail furling isaksp00 at 6:43am 06.01.23 In your 2nd pic the line looks small for the winch jaws to me. Have you checked with the manufacture
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 6:41am 06.01.23 I have a feeling the winch eye broke on one of the sides at some point. It's very tight on the insid
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:30am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:22am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:21am 06.01.23 I had a Montgomery 15. A trailer boat lowers your monthly costs. It was easy to rig. Very stout de
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 6:04am 06.01.23 I have few thoughts, but lets start with a base case. Main sail is out of the mast and ready to fur
Continupus mainsail furling (2) Seahawk345 at 5:20am 06.01.23 This is the winch at the bottom of the mast. The red line is the continuous loop Mainsail furling wi
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F RoyS at 4:29am 06.01.23 The reading you took at the temperature sensor is appropriate, the others are not. If your engine wa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 06.01.23 go to the interlux website, it clearly indicates a barrier coat primer or regular primer over the l

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