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Seasonal fuel Line Check RBone at 9:28am 06.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/656 I just replaced the bulb and hose ends on my OB fuel line. I went down to the boat last week to stra
Vang vs. twist - the depowering conundrum Brian S at 9:17am 06.10.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/12545 Ok, so from my small dinghy days, I learned that with boats equipped with a powerful vang, or kicker
Oceanis 41 transom zoya at 8:32am 06.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5522 I am curious to know how the transom stops are adjusted on fellow B41 owners. When fully deployed,
Just had to share... (1) windchime22 at 8:14am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1061 65307.vB
26S ballast access pool mod walt at 8:06am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/3656 Recently there was a picture posted of a 26D involved in an accident. I have close to the same boat
Boat pole accessories... Doug/Karen at 8:01am 06.10.13 Big Boats 2/911 After something around twenty years, I have made an interesting discovery. While using my boat pole
Lewmar Hatches (2) Jeff Jellick at 8:01am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/846 I am looking for some information on how to re-attach the opening/locking handle to the under side o
Selden Rodkicker Gas Spring Replacement GKuffner at 7:35am 06.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/6261 This spring I noticed that the Selden Rodkicker would no longer support the weight of my boom. The
Electric two speed winch Fred7825 at 7:29am 06.10.13 Big Boats 5/1204 My Lewmar two speed winch is making some strange noises under load. It doesn't sound like it was whe
Winch overrides on H22 newsailor130 at 7:28am 06.10.13 Smaller Boats 0/748 The winches (jib and halyard) on my 1981 H22 seem to override (get riding turns) constantly. Putting
Lesson Learned & Clevis Pin for Lower Mast Sheave (1) PGIJon at 7:16am 06.10.13 Big Boats 11/1940 The Problem: I've been updating all the electronics ' lights on my h34. I pulled the mast in order
Any H356 have bowthruster sailmaster39 at 7:05am 06.10.13 Big Boats 22/5050 Looking for info from any H-356 owner that have a bowthruster.Is there enough room etc,etc.suggestio
Flippin barnacles (2) Doc_holiday at 6:39am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2684 Ok. Don't let them grow in the first place. I know...now Last year I cleaned and put a decent ablat
Auto Pilot fore sail 1 at 5:56am 06.10.13 Big Boats 0/830 I'm looking for a good used (or unneeded new unit) Auto Pilot for my 40.5 Legend. I'd prefer to use
Size Does Matter! tod.allen at 5:50am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 12/1393 I am buying a 22 foot Catalina that does not have a trailer. I need a trailer to relocate my boat.
Water Cap catealley at 4:34am 06.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1404 I have a 1984 Catalina 27...deck water cap went overboard. Tried to get one at our local marine sto
Attaching V Berth sole rsears54 at 3:51am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/660 What adhesive is best to use for attaching the V Berth sole boards? Ron
Teak (1) ehudm at 10:06pm 06.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1469 Just got a nice amount of Teak planks, I might redo the galley. I'll be happy to copy new/old ideas
any ideas on 6hp out board? willsnow at 9:34pm 06.09.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/2414 ive got a 1990 johnson sail master 6hp 2 cycle. it starts 1st or 2nd pull every time, runs great fr
Auto Pilot remote from Mad Man Marine FourPoints at 7:05pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 37/8503 Just heard about this http://www.madmanmarine.com It is roughly half the cost of the raymarine r

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Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 9:25am 05.08.23 Which window? Boatworks Today Great video. Exactly how I intend to do it, except that his windows
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? Mac Smith at 9:25am 05.08.23 Lewmar replacement "LID", is the port from the hinge up, so NO bedding work! Size 30 for $496 April
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger Mac Smith at 9:20am 05.08.23 I recommend a battery maintainer when laid up. It's a small trickle charger, that cannot do what Stu
Sleeping on 22 new design Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 05.08.23 A number of people have made what you describe for O'Day 25's. There's a few listed in O'Day 25 Owne
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Mac Smith at 9:10am 05.08.23 I've never heard of a boat sinking because of blisters, and been sailing 24 years. I had only 2 on
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Bad Obsession at 8:52am 05.08.23 Damn good article! Mainesail has always been an amazing resource.
Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor Hello Below at 8:52am 05.08.23 Contact Doug Dykens. He knows everything about your engjne The post is a little thin on details bu
Bottom Chip Repair captcoho at 8:35am 05.08.23
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions morbidfollower at 8:29am 05.08.23 I have a 2022 Tohatsu 6hp 25" as others have mentioned. Only have used it for about a year but it is
Hunter 240 mast replacement Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 05.08.23 Ask the spar manufacturer if they have a sleeve kit to repair your mast
Acrylic portlight question Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 05.08.23 Forgot to mention, 4200/5200 are not compatible with Acrylic. One material will eat away at the othe
Acrylic portlight question Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 05.08.23 Which window? Below is a video for a frame less install. He used VHB to hold it in place while the a
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 8:00am 05.08.23 Then you should be good to go. Enjoy! THANKS!!!!! :-)
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Sailavie1 at 7:47am 05.08.23 Good to hear you got it fully up. Yes, those shackles tend to bind when lifting the mast. I loosely
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 7:34am 05.08.23 See lot's of guys using these: 14 ft. Reach, Type I, 250 lb. Portable Telescoping Ladder (harborfr
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 05.08.23 I learned early on that it's best to order stuff with just enough time to order another one should t
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 05.08.23 @Tedd That's a beautiful boat! @ShalomOrchard Smaller boats for beginners often results in better s
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger dlochner at 7:25am 05.08.23 In battery health there are 2 factors to consider, State of Charge (SOC) and Capacity (Balmar calls
Bilge pump wowes!!! jviss at 7:18am 05.08.23 https://www.fisheriessupply.com/jabsco-330-gph-medium-duty-diaphragm-bilge-deckwash-pump/36680-2000
Bilge pump wowes!!! JoeWhite at 7:09am 05.08.23 My be the pump is running dry. Raise the external switch and see if that helps.

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