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O'day 28 1985 forward hatch replacement BKParks at 4:45pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1279 Hello fellow sailors, I need to replace my forward hatch and have already purchased the replacement
Bottom paints (2) Clay Smith at 2:02pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 33/3049 My boats hull has what looks to me like a decent amount of bottom paint on it already. Its quite pos
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Maurice Doran at 1:08pm 04.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/747 I noticed the flat stanchion base in which the stanchion sits is a bit wobbly and there are what loo
Help find correct impeller Ran-Dee9229 at 1:01pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 1/602 In my Oday 28 I have a 1984 Universal M-12 with an Oderdorfer raw water pump (I installed this repla
Progress report on the 26 O'day! (10) artleyt115 at 9:25am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1822 Hi everyone! Idk if you remember or not but @TheBigDeal and I bought that 1984 O'day 26 "the flying
What is this plug on the transom? (1) anastas at 8:54am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1083 Does anyone know what this plug next to the shore power AC plug is used for? I can go in and try to
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? (1) dmdiehl64 at 6:51am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1132 Hello, Recently purchased a Navpod for 12" angle guard. Our angle guard however is 11.75". Because
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? davespud at 6:10am 04.19.23 Big Boats 11/1396
Canadian buying USCG-registered cruiser - in another country acrobatique at 4:50am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1352 First post in the forum so please be kind haha... looking to purchase my first cruiser, she's USCG r
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 27/3920 I'd like to arrange a day sail (or even motoring) or multi-day outing with someone in the Astoria, O
Hunter 326 Compression post finish stuendan at 6:09pm 04.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1761 The mast compression post on my 2003 H326 is a roughly finished stainless pipe - a long way from po
Need help to recognize a part (1) zinahewitt at 4:16pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1139 Hi All, I have the attached image bolted on to the bow of my illustrious sailboat. If you have some
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:31pm 04.18.23 Catalina 22 18/2126 I asked: I got this answer: As an AI language model, I can provide you with some general recommen
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 2:01pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2059 In a week or two I will need to inflate a bunch of fenders. One of them is very large. Would I bette
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 12:53pm 04.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1147 Hi, my fridge unit, vitrifrigo, is not getting power when checked with meter. Connections at the u
Stanchions on 1996 Catalina 42 MKII redeoarknot at 11:40am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/340 Want to rebed a couple stanchions' and not sure what the best way is to get to the bottom nuts. They
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines (5) Maine Sail at 11:18am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 4/2562 My brother ' I own a family property in Northern Maine. The property is large, 250+ acres. As such,
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:31am 04.18.23 Trailer Sailors 11/1659
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Serendipity202 at 9:13am 04.18.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1867 We just bought a 2001 Macgregor 26X swing keel. It was changed over to an M sail and rigging. Somein
Anyone here going to the Catalina 22 Nationals Race this year? (1) LakeShark at 8:27am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 0/597 Just wondering if anyone here was also going to the Catalina National race in Arkansas this year? I

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Genoa head not wrapping lfcsi at 7:53am 08.13.25 Thank you everyone for the amazing responses. At the weekend I'll be experimenting with all the idea
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Scott T-Bird at 7:14am 08.13.25 Ward's upgrade makes the most sense. The biggest problem with the intake isn't that the hose has li
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? kappykaplan at 7:00am 08.13.25 Yes, I can trace the wiring but I was hoping someone could tell me how catalina wired this from the
Progress on the H40 refit... Tally Ho at 7:00am 08.13.25 Yes. I don't believe that pressure treated would be all that advantageous as the floor shouldn't be
Replacing injectors Scott T-Bird at 6:58am 08.13.25 This sounds pretty typical of diesel bug getting stirred up and blocking fuel supply. Could there b
Fridge top insulation Tally Ho at 6:53am 08.13.25 a bigger piece of Reflectix, to cover the whole fridge top? Greg
Replacing injectors Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 08.13.25 If I was in my own slip I might consider more investigation into the actual condition of the injecto
Fridge top insulation dmax at 6:52am 08.13.25 You need to add some foam like you said, as much as you can tolerate. Use closed-cell foam (a little
Fridge top insulation fred1diver at 6:39am 08.13.25 The opening is not having any condensation, it is behind the opening, on the counter itself that is
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Tally Ho at 6:37am 08.13.25 Could you take the pos wire off one battery bank, and see if the pump turns on (lift the float to te
Fridge top insulation Tally Ho at 6:32am 08.13.25 I keep a piece of Reflectix, cut to snugly fit in the top of my fridge opening (actually a bit large
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 08.13.25 Putting the straps at the location of a bulkhead is another good place but this is a fairly lightwei
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 08.13.25 Yes, I can trace the wiring but I was hoping someone could tell me how catalina wired this from the
Hunter 340 - correct mast rake shemandr at 6:03am 08.13.25 Does the boat in question have weather helm to an excess degree?
Soft spot & gelcoat repair questions (1968 Highlander 20) daniel.kringer at 5:59am 08.13.25 The video only shows a difference in sound, not a soft spot. The hull sounds different at a bulkhea
Soft spot & gelcoat repair questions (1968 Highlander 20) JBP-PA at 5:54am 08.13.25 The video only shows a difference in sound, not a soft spot. The hull sounds different at a bulkhead
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 5:53am 08.13.25
HOOD FURLER CONTINUOUS LOOP MODEL 915 Indysailor at 5:50am 08.13.25 Many years ago, but when I did the same splice for the same purpose, I found this video to be the be
Genoa head not wrapping JBP-PA at 5:47am 08.13.25
Genoa head not wrapping Davidasailor26 at 5:27am 08.13.25

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