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No fair laughing (1) bilsheryl at 4:45pm 08.21.12 Ask All Sailors 46/5539 Want to install on a N17 a vent but I am on a very tight budget(aka:momma) could a rv vent be insta
my head stinks (1) redhead78 at 4:06pm 08.21.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3878 Hey all, I posted about this recently, and I now have a drawing of the head system i installed this
Excessive weather helm? foolproof at 3:53pm 08.21.12 Catalina 30 18/4248 Hello all: I have been sailing my 1976 tall rig nearly every weekend this summer, and loving every
drive saver on capri 26 MORNING LIGHT at 3:48pm 08.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1248 Lately my boat's engine began hunting : at 800 rpm the motor goes up and down. if I increase the rpm
passenger capacity Wayne Spanier at 3:47pm 08.21.12 Catalina 22 28/17194 Can anyone tell me what the passenger capacity for the Catalina 22 is? I know it doesn't feel good
Northern California TONY49 at 3:27pm 08.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1353 Hi. My Names Tony. I Own A Mac 25 For Almost 23 Years. I Am Looking For A Macgregor Sail Boat Owners
battery chager questions (4) johan66 at 2:48pm 08.21.12 Big Boats 11/1774 Hello I have a Hunter 38 and I have 2 questions regarding the battery charger
Remove or Light Sand Cetol Ducati at 2:19pm 08.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5195 The teak toe rail had 3 coats of Cetol Natural applied 3 years ago. There are numerous spots that ha
Emergency tiller deck plate Sailors Son at 1:07pm 08.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1574 Can someone send me a picture of the deck plate for the emergency tiller on a Catalina 270? A previ
Finally Home glong3 at 12:18pm 08.21.12 Day Sailers 2/1149 I finally got my Oday 25 sitting in my driveway. Thanks to all of those who answered my trailer ques
Door Set Hunter 30 1989 model TA Rhody at 11:43am 08.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1132 Does anyone know the manufacturer of the head door set for a Hunter 30? It is passage only and is mo
Paint Project Questions SailMaster at 11:24am 08.21.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1655 Hello all, In dealing with a local marine paint contractor, we have an agreement for him to do an A
Hatches (1) bilsheryl at 10:48am 08.21.12 Parts Search 0/3153 I have a Newport 17 that I got for a very good price(free) and I am trying to fix it up where it cou
Meeting FB tonight Jon_E at 9:44am 08.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1388 I'm excited to be going to a dinner event tonight where Frank Butler will be in attendance. I'm lo
B 411 - improved house battery installation Gunni at 8:59am 08.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2336 I currently have two 4D lead acid batteries in my house system. One is in the OEM location - before
Teak Wood Treatment markbenham at 8:50am 08.21.12 Day Sailers 7/4011 I recently purchased a Day Sailer and it is in disrepair. The teak is raw and rough. It doesn't appe
Zodiac Material Duotex? DJW at 8:30am 08.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/5575 If my research is correct the material used on a 2007 Zodiac CFR 310 which is listed as Duotex 2 X 1
Engine Alarm Very Faint Linda C at 8:22am 08.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1664 The engine alarm sound is very faint. Does it need replacing and if so any idea where to get the par
Sailing video appleman at 7:23am 08.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1510 This video was posted on the odaysailboatowners facebook page. Although not an O'Day, it is a cool v
Rub Rail Damage strider at 7:23am 08.21.12 Big Boats 10/2479 I just purchased my first sailboat, a new Hunter 39'. During the sea trial while being docked by t

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Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 kappykaplan at 3:49am 10.28.22 @AndyL , any photos of the damaged area?
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase dLj at 8:30pm 10.27.22 Look I quite like the O'Days. But the OP is looking to sail on Lake Wallenpaupack and other inland l
Outboard for Sirius 21? (1) Joe at 8:10pm 10.27.22 Hi all! I just picked up a Sirius 21 and will need to get an outboard....any suggestions about what
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Joe at 7:57pm 10.27.22 Awesome! I'll have to grab my friend and take him down to take a look (he'll be like a kid in a can
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 SycloneDriver at 7:50pm 10.27.22 I read through the manual a little. On page 2 under Transfer Switch, it explains that the transfer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 7:38pm 10.27.22 Best wishes, John. Boat projects can be a real bear. It's a fine sense of relief and accomplishment
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 SycloneDriver at 7:27pm 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank yo
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Joe at 7:25pm 10.27.22 Eye splices give a cleaner look than a typical bowline. Looks nautier. You would not use a bowline
Seldon In Mast Furling - Halyard Swivel - it it right ? chuckwayne at 7:16pm 10.27.22 Yes - I think you're missing the lock - pin?ball? that goes in the hole you can see in your movie th
430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 6:46pm 10.27.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 6:25pm 10.27.22 We're all rooting for you, John. Hopefully, this will all come to pass and the result will be a quie
Swim Ladder Treads (1) isaksp00 at 6:18pm 10.27.22 Maybe these?
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JoeWhite at 5:40pm 10.27.22 I would use only distilled water to flush as it does not contain any impurities that may damage the
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Tally Ho at 5:13pm 10.27.22 Awesome! I'll have to grab my friend and take him down to take a look (he'll be like a kid in a can
430 1995 Roller Furling ivieto at 4:22pm 10.27.22
Swim Ladder Treads Tally Ho at 4:15pm 10.27.22
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:12pm 10.27.22 Thanks @jdrutten . Exactly what I was looking for. Shows more detail than the official shop manual
Merit 22 owners (1) Digger1 at 2:46pm 10.27.22 Hey! They do exist....Merit 22 Owners!!! I'm in the process of bedding the boat down for the winter
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 2:06pm 10.27.22 Sounds great Terry. I have three filled tanks. One on the boat and two in standby at home. None a
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 1:23pm 10.27.22 I've owned my O'Day 25 for four years now. I have similar cracks around my chainplate. There's a go

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