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Flexible Furler Problem gjaffess at 7:09am 08.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1709 I have a flexible furler on my O'Day 272. It has a plastic piece that you attach to the sail with a
E33 head smell GreggL at 6:55am 08.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1932 Have a new 33 and somehow am already getting a smelly head. I always flush properly and excessively
replacement of port in head newboatowner at 6:17am 08.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1254 Good morning to all. Hope you are having an enjoyable and healthy summer. I was caught in a horri
Deck wiring gfroch at 5:10am 08.19.12 Smaller Boats 1/1159 Good morning all- I have a 1995 H26. The VHF wire from the mast base to the radio is deteriorati
Beneteau Moorings 50.5 2011 john hayman at 3:52am 08.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1596 I am contracted to purchase this yacht in 4 years time. On recent charter in Kos I have discovered t
Oday? Cat? Sirius? which one? joes new addiction at 3:25am 08.19.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3498 Boat hunting............ Narrowed it down to 3 Each 22', each has about the same amount of "tinkerin
What is the better boat? MacGregor 26M or Hison 26 (1) finding41 at 9:54pm 08.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/9735 Just found this. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/411252904/26ft_Fiberglass_Sail_Boat.html I wonde
Stainless Steel Chainplates (failed 50 miles offshore) (1) RECESS at 5:43pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 45/21869 When we bought the Pearson 6 months ago I checked the chainplates visually. The Pearson has larger 4
Water tank leak at cover bolts smokey73 at 5:22pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1285 I have a Hunter 1994 Hunter 40.5 I noticed that the starboard water tank is leaking and it appears
Catalina309 Waeco Refridgerator mike and kathie at 4:34pm 08.18.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1610 We're having problems with the opener bar on our Waeco refridgerator. Anyone having a problem with
Looking for a 35lbs CQR xcyz at 4:24pm 08.18.12 Parts Search 4/3644 I've been looking for a backup anchor for the Fortress I currently have and know some of you are rep
Lehr propane outboards David W at 3:05pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2987 I saw a 2.5 hp version of these in a chandlery, very cool idea. Runs off camping size cylinders or o
Saying goodbye (1) UPSGUY at 2:37pm 08.18.12 Catalina 22 3/1335 My son and I delivered our beloved Windseeker to her new owner this morning. It was very hard to le
Help, im buying a Bene 473 snadd1s at 2:34pm 08.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1696 Hello all, im buying a 2003 Bene 473. In that regards, is it anything special i should look for?
Maine shark All U Get at 1:08pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2341 Hi all, Got this from a friend, little area where a lot of people sail and swim (like us). I guess t
Good Evinrude Repair/Info Link carboman at 12:44pm 08.18.12 Smaller Boats 0/791 http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_info/OMCinfo.htm
Removing compression post on 1978 Oday 25 Mad Dog at 11:55am 08.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3466 Hey guys, So I think I will be replacing my bulkheads this winter but I have not been able to figur
Tachometer Viktor Eysselein at 11:34am 08.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2072 My tachometer works intermittently. My mechanic could not find any defect since it was working then
Hunter 22 with no mast? Littoral at 11:00am 08.18.12 Smaller Boats 4/2179 I just purchased a Hunter 22 in decent shape, and I'm wondering if it's possibleadvisable to remove
Wanted O'Day 34 Ron10215 at 10:11am 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1320 I'm sad! Sold our O'Day 28 "Wild Flower" and am boatless. Earnestly looking for an O'Day 34 good con

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does anyone can tell me what is that for? jssailem at 5:44am 03.10.23 allowed a tiny flow of water to run through the hose whenever the engine was running. When I read
TOO MUCH WIND? dLj at 5:42am 03.10.23
To lead lines aft or not? RoyS at 5:41am 03.10.23 Nice to have but a costly installation. You will likely want to take the mast down and install an or
To lead lines aft or not? jssailem at 5:36am 03.10.23
Venture 25 bulkhead (2) THECUSCUS at 5:28am 03.10.23 It doesn't attach to the ceiling. There is an "L" shaped bracket at the bottom (3 bolts in picture)
To lead lines aft or not? dLj at 5:23am 03.10.23 Personally I like controlling my fore sails completely from the cockpit, but I prefer to go to the m
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 Davidasailor26 at 3:35am 03.10.23 Congratulations on your purchase! LED bulbs right here on the site store. MarineBeam is also well
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 kappykaplan at 2:55am 03.10.23 6. Batons - where is a good place to find the right sized batons? You can purchase battens at you
TOO MUCH WIND? Joe at 8:31pm 03.09.23 Reef???? :banghead: Too much wind, cancel the race to avoid the carnage. But you'll never see ree
To lead lines aft or not? (2) Tally Ho at 8:29pm 03.09.23
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Benny17441 at 8:14pm 03.09.23 Standard safety procedure to have all hoses double clamped, but no need to wait until one breaks to
To lead lines aft or not? Benny17441 at 8:07pm 03.09.23 If you sail single handed, then there is a good case for leading the lines back to the cockpit, othe
Water Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:39pm 03.09.23 <LOL> Happens all the time...I've seen add-ons to threads a lot older than this one. Some that hav
Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 03.09.23 The holding tank in my last boat was under the v-berth. I removed the mattress and the plywood under
Inverter Bilge query Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 03.09.23 Which brings to question, wouldn't passing water throguh the manual diaphragm hand pump via the ele
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 7:17pm 03.09.23 Well I decided to throw meticulous planning into the wind and just go for it. My day started with a
Solar q's Davidasailor26 at 7:04pm 03.09.23 If your tools miss the water they're sure to hit a panel. :facepalm: I think they could manage to
Proper prop size tartan 33 Davidasailor26 at 6:30pm 03.09.23 I did find this... Prop Calculator Interesting calculator. I tried it with the numbers for my boat
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 03.09.23 Thanks Guys, I just bought this boat will remove the engine, generator and re-due all electric and
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Scott T-Bird at 5:55pm 03.09.23 Update: the buyer has bought a one way ticket, hotel and rental car reservations in Corpus. I belie

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