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Outfitting a sailboat new to me JJG jr at 2:53pm 12.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3633 Hello, I am looking to start putting things together for sail boat for springtime. The boat came wit
H26 Main Stay (1) jetboatn at 1:15pm 12.29.12 Smaller Boats 15/3153 Purchased a 95 h26. Raised mast for the first time. Main stay has roller furler. Had to tighten tu
New trailer winch design merlinuxo at 12:57pm 12.29.12 Trailer Sailors 24/12116 Good, new winch design http://greenfieldproducts.com/accessories/skywinch Again, not connected to t
Hard to find these SAILS (1) bobincorliss at 11:03am 12.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1574 What better place to search for help then here ! We are in the middle of a complete restoration o
I need affordable sails. andythewys at 7:06am 12.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2209 Hello folks! My wife and I recently purchased an O'day 20' "Sandy victim". She needs quite a bit of
Our Hunter30 Ron-Anne at 4:49am 12.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1139 We do have an interesting story, back in October 2000 we bought a 1990 Hunter 30 and sailed her for
Large concaved onside of boat J D Wilson at 4:14am 12.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1215 Ii have a 78 300 hunter that has deloaped a concave place on side undeer the chain plares on side ho
old nasty headliner StinkBug at 1:15am 12.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1506 I just picked up my M25 a couple months ago, and overall I got a pretty great deal on it, but the in
Cat 310-Side Decks Colour Albanach at 12:20am 12.29.12 Catalina 310 1/1605 Has anyone ever tried to match the colour of the non-skid gelcoat of the side decks or cockpit sole?
Sailing with the Main only... silvercharlio at 10:31pm 12.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4737 season greetings to all...please let me know your experience sailing only with the main, your oppin
Questions about hull defects. (4) Ward H at 9:56pm 12.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1522 Closely inspected the exterior hull and bottom of my O'day today. The bottom paint was very thick an
Water Water Everywhere IN MY BOAT! Ward H at 9:20pm 12.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1962 I know I have/had a slight rain-water leak and have had about an 1" of water in the bilge on and off
Bent Boom TR6 at 5:08pm 12.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1577 Anyone have experience of trying to straighten a slightly bent boom ? It is bent at the mainsheet mo
Freezing Ballast in 23.5 Browndog68 at 4:37pm 12.28.12 Smaller Boats 20/4774 The temps have been cold here in Kansas this past week. Parts of the lake have frozen, including ar
Catalina 375 Owners??? Hummingbird1 at 2:55pm 12.28.12 Big Boats 1/2139 Am I the only one?
Mainsail slug size Don Crowther at 2:35pm 12.28.12 Big Boats 3/1822 Hello fellow H 34 owners: I'm needing to find out the slug/slide size for my mainsail. I thought I
Nav System Ideas FredV at 2:24pm 12.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1595 The "Laptop Navigation" thread prompts me to ask about other navigation options. I've been playing w
Autopilot/seatalk/gps rdees at 12:39pm 12.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/6135 I have a '93 OC400. Recently purchased an Autohelm 7000+ autopilot contol head to replace the 7000
Need Mast 22' - 1981 fdc at 12:07pm 12.28.12 Smaller Boats 2/1012 I had the rare accident of losing my mast while sailing my 1981 Hunter 22 this past summer and I'm l
Southern California Coast sailing with a Mac walt at 10:51am 12.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2509 I lived in LA (Huntington Beach and then Long Beach) for a few years a LONG time ago and spent a lot

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Single handing WI Rigger at 10:53am 01.14.23 Does anyone know of an easy reading entry level book on Celestial navigation? Thank Ric
Rain water leaking in V berth Ward H at 10:52am 01.14.23 On my 93 C30 there is a limber hole just aft of the v berth water tank. I never get water inside the
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 10:47am 01.14.23 I did them on my C30 with about the same procedure except that one of the old bolts was seized into
The keel... is done (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:46am 01.14.23 Shirt answer is, I didn't. Long answer is, I got close with the grinder, which I do have a lot of e
Rain water leaking in V berth RitSim at 10:38am 01.14.23 Stanchion bases? try using the baby powder trick to determine the route.
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 10:14am 01.14.23 Then you could use the same fittings that you've got if they have not been water damaged. It is n
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 10:07am 01.14.23 How'd you get such a clean cut in that thick metal with an angle grinder? Short answer is, I didn'
VHF Cabling and Connectors LloydB at 10:04am 01.14.23 What cable have you been using until now? Figured should ask that question before suggesting direct
The keel... is done Project_Mayhem at 9:23am 01.14.23 After much questioning and hand wringing over the past couple of months, it all came together. Than
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 9:20am 01.14.23 The issue with the 259 is overheating the core and melting the insulation and soldering the braid to
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 9:13am 01.14.23 That kind of gland is for a bare wire, the connector has to be attached after the wire is fed throu
Hyde Streamstay 2 deck coupling Kevin&Karen at 8:40am 01.14.23 Thank you sir. We will try that
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 8:22am 01.14.23 That kind of gland is for a bare wire, the connector has to be attached after the wire is fed throug
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:17am 01.14.23 You may find the hose you seek at a non marine store like Granger. $77 for 3ft of 1-7/8 :yikes: It
Dock and Go Override How-to SycloneDriver at 8:15am 01.14.23 I work on many different types of equipment. I find that the fault is usually something mechanical,
VHF Cabling and Connectors (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:12am 01.14.23 The cable must have 50 ohm impedance. The listing does not specify the impedance. I would not buy t
Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window kloudie1 at 8:09am 01.14.23 I found this very helpful: How To Install Fixed Portlights - YouTube I did my side portlights this
Hyde Streamstay 2 deck coupling rgranger at 6:48am 01.14.23
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? rgranger at 6:40am 01.14.23 You may find the hose you seek at a non marine store like Granger. Grainger :beer:
VHF Cabling and Connectors Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12am 01.14.23 The seller recommended this assembly. The price is great but it doesn't look terribly durable. Feel

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