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o'day 20 port side cockpit hole Sastevenson at 12:26pm 04.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1176 Okay all of you o'day 20 owners here's a quick question. I am inquiring as to what went in the 4
G26 rudder repair while in water? clmartin0721 at 11:11am 04.25.13 Ask All Sailors 5/3079 Hello all, I need to repair the rudder bushings of my Grampian G26. I wanted to remove the rudder
Outboard Motor Stand? RonRock at 9:27am 04.25.13 Ask All Sailors 13/9560 I have a 9.9 Yamaha that I need to have a stand for storage and portability. Anybody have any good i
Bottom Primer saculmot at 8:36am 04.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/6670 I'm getting ready to do a bottom job on my trailer sailor that has a few blisters. Grinding and fill
replace sole on 30 ft hunter rsrl at 6:55am 04.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/756 need to repace sole on 30 ft hunter, how hard is it to remove couches and tables
28.5 Headsail Halyard (1) Warren Milberg at 6:28am 04.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1300 Well, finally got the boat launched and had my first sail of the season. I'm about 3 weeks late this
Electric head backing up Persy at 6:00am 04.25.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4194 I have a Raritan SeaEra electric head on my boat. The bowl flushes completely empty, but after 5-10
Mast float for my Hunter 170 Whinestopper at 4:30am 04.25.13 Day Sailers 4/3622 Just mounted a new mast float on my 170 and I am eager to test its effectiveness. Past three years
Beneteau 57 rudder play 224 at 4:22am 04.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1449 How much movement or "play" is acceptable in my B57 rudder when moved while on the hard? I have been
catalina 16.5 capri sailordave09 at 8:18pm 04.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/16266 Does anyone own a 16.5 ?
Spinnaker halyard 35.5 Barquito at 7:29pm 04.24.13 Big Boats 1/660 I want to run a halyard for an asymetrical spinnaker on a 92 Hunter 35.5. The manual calls for 7/16.
Chicago launch ramps dlandersson at 6:51pm 04.24.13 Trailer Sailors 3/1749 There was a discussion last summer about launch ramps in the Chicago area, with one person pointing
Gyro Compass, careful sailaway78 at 6:24pm 04.24.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1001 Spent this afternoon helping a friend track down a problem with a Raymarine auto pilot. Looked and
End of an era Old Skool Neil at 5:31pm 04.24.13 Trailer Sailors 7/3166 I had a brief meeting with Roger MacGregor today on an unrelated matter but I can report that the Ma
Roller Furler mlange at 5:04pm 04.24.13 Catalina 22 24/3893 Hi - just bought a used 1984 Catalina 22 and would like to equip it with a rolling furler. I'm very
Cabin Curtains doc2949 at 3:51pm 04.24.13 Day Sailers 3/1245 I need to replace the curtains in my O'day 26, mildew just won't come out anymore. I tried Googling
Stepping Mast on 23.5 Gina Hopen at 3:37pm 04.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/754 I'm still trying to find an easier way to step mast without brute force crew. Thanks, Gina
Bleed valve to bleed air out of fuel system c130king at 2:42pm 04.24.13 Catalina 310 11/2296 Another question. Is there a source to order a new bleed valve for the fuel system? The head on my
Galvanic Isolator pk104 at 2:38pm 04.24.13 Catalina 310 4/1272 I see in the stereo pictures that show inside the nav station and the Zinc Saver 2. Have any of test
Alternator Output/Testing Question c130king at 2:38pm 04.24.13 Catalina 310 9/2903 All, You have been most helpful in answering my questions. I have some more but to simplify I will

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I have come to the conclusion jon hansen at 6:44pm 02.10.23 old sailors never die ......................... Gh48B5mX29A
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:38pm 02.10.23 worth watching i think.
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:38pm 02.10.23 .... and this guy is rebuilding duracell. to be a cruiser UjS5sfBZUSw
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:00pm 02.10.23 Miserable rotten break :banghead:. This is something I have always marveled at, that I was not see
I have come to the conclusion LloydB at 5:55pm 02.10.23 Old enough to know better than put himself into further jeopardy. Called mayday for help figuring ou
I have come to the conclusion Hayden Watson at 5:55pm 02.10.23 We all were! :beer: Speak for yourself! I just found a Medicare Card in my wallet. How in the wo
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Hayden Watson at 5:49pm 02.10.23 I understand that G10 is polyester & glass. Any idea what FR4 is ? the FR4 G10 that has been test
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Hayden Watson at 5:42pm 02.10.23 I see what you're saying, I tried to measure run-out but I wasn't totally prepared. The shaft moves
Persistent Fresh Water Leak sailme88 at 4:58pm 02.10.23 Heavy duty hose clamps have been known to crush hose barbs... Good place to check..
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 4:58pm 02.10.23 @Cederholm , I bought the Defender 2 display package with wireless wind sensor late last season and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:58pm 02.10.23 Perhaps I have an exotic metallurgy protecting me. Ours looks just like yours, Ralph.
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Hello Below at 4:54pm 02.10.23 I sometimes get water in the bilge when I overfill the water tank. I is supposed to have an overflo
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Terry Cox at 4:48pm 02.10.23 The 1991 original water system on our boat still does the job of delivering fresh water whenever we
Persistent Fresh Water Leak (1) dlochner at 3:28pm 02.10.23 Hello , In our cat there were hose connectors in places you can't reach ... i ript it all out an
Persistent Fresh Water Leak JoeWhite at 3:02pm 02.10.23 I had a leak on my boat when I purchased it new in 2005. Water would accumulate only when the fresh
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank watercolours at 1:03pm 02.10.23 Thank you for the help I pulled the gauge on the tank and just slid the float up and down. It moved
How to get under the windshield visor/eyebrow on a 41DS watercolours at 12:59pm 02.10.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 12:52pm 02.10.23 The B&G blue tooth mushrooms are pretty powerful. I have one for the remote on the AP. It is mounted
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Scott T-Bird at 12:39pm 02.10.23 @Cederholm , I bought the Defender 2 display package with wireless wind sensor late last season and
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver dlochner at 12:37pm 02.10.23 Hi, My boat came with a Vesper XB8000 AIS transponder, Standard Horizon VHF radio, single VHF ante

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