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Busted rudder Bob Cronin at 6:52pm 07.27.12 C&C 2/2420 Hi all The rudder on my beloved C'C 24 broke off at the water line (18 months I paid a boat wo
Fixture hole in cockpit Golden Road at 6:50pm 07.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1392 On my 1978 O'day 23 there was something mounted in the aft (transom) wall of the cockpit, equi dista
How to change the oil filter of M30 perkins, Beneteau 352 sirocovzla at 5:43pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1712 Any can help me and tell a easy way to change the oil filter of the M30 perkins diesel engine of th
Excellent Vendor Report - Sea Frost (1) Maine Sail at 3:26pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3144 So a few weeks ago I ran into Cleave, the owner of Sea Frost Refrigeration, on the dock at our club.
Echo Charger wgkenney at 2:28pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2871 Hi all, Over the last two years I've been doing electrical upgrades on my B473 based on the advice
Internal charger short circuit fuse? Dave555 at 2:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/842 I have a Quick sbc adv charger factory installed in my beneteau. By misstake i switched the poles on
Bilge pump under the engine Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:13pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2495 In the Beneteau 361 if the compartment (or whatever is called) under the engine fills with water for
Holding tank pumpout Phil P at 12:58pm 07.27.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6631 Relatively new to boat, I have a '91 Hunter 375. It has the original aluminum holding tank and a Jab
OMC Saildrive losing power David20613 at 12:35pm 07.27.12 Bigger Boats 9/3246 My 1979 O'Day 28 has an OMC saildrive, model 15s10s, that is losing power when trying to give it any
halyard aft delibob at 12:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1537 Hi I Have A 1999 26x My Halyard Line Does Not Come Back To The Cock Pit So When I Raise My
interior walls change Patrice at 11:58am 07.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1445 Hi, Having a C34 MKI with the tinted inside wood work to a dark red. It make the inside kind of d
Sink in Head Renovation pelicanj45 at 10:54am 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1840 Head sink renovation The sink top in my 36ft Hunter has cracks in it and is now starting to delamina
Hunter company response Bryan Atwood at 10:47am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1934 I've send two e-mails to Hunter with questions about my 1986 Hunter 40, but received no response. H
S2 HIN interpretation dmusgrove at 10:24am 07.27.12 S2 5/1479 I've recently purchased an 11.0C. We have been wondering if the Hull Number can be deciphered f
hot water tank dvantong at 10:03am 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1065 I have a leak at the hot water tank, I think it is the hose coming from the engine, but I can't tell
Rudder ? Oday 17' DaysailerII (1) odaynj75 at 10:02am 07.27.12 Day Sailers 10/3098 After a long year of many aggravations I finally got my boat in the water and went for a sail. Thin
some sail luck Marc Bergmueller at 8:46am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/895 I just got back from dropping off my torn jib at Cambridge Canvas and Sail Loft. I took it there fo
Installing a traveler on my 26D (2) r.oril at 8:08am 07.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2374 I picked up a Kenyon Traveler in good condition at Minney's for $50. All the ball bearings on the ca
Anyone have an ARB fridge? bugbitten at 8:07am 07.27.12 S2 2/2293 I think my wife's enthusiasm for the boating life would greatly improve if there were always the pro
Owners/Installation Manual Credibility..? Maine Sail at 6:20am 07.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3585 I got the below message from a guy trying to figure out where to wire his DC refrigeration and how t

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Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking kappykaplan at 1:23pm 01.01.23 Consider using Sikaflex to fill in the split in the gasket. That's what I did to correct a leak in
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 (1) Hello Below at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Why not consider what I have? A portable, water resistant bluetooth speaker. No holes, take it to th
Boat is Hibernating 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:55pm 01.01.23 I got some feed back about this very subject: Interesting read. https://skippersplan.com/winter-sto
Older sailers shemandr at 12:37pm 01.01.23 You could do what a friend of my father's did. He caught a large swordfish that he couldn't get abo
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? jssailem at 11:58am 01.01.23 Windy weather updates as the data sources are changed. Global models: ECMWF (European Centre for
Older sailers jssailem at 11:54am 01.01.23 They say do not go after a fish that is bigger than your boat. You might catch one. Then what will y
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 11:40am 01.01.23 Hello again Following geo politics and carefully observing the international political arena there'
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 11:37am 01.01.23 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Start with DR Marine for parts. :
Older sailers capta at 11:33am 01.01.23 At 76, I'm hard aground as far as ocean sailing and cruising, but day sailing up this way might be f
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? capta at 11:24am 01.01.23 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. Most I've seen seem to do so only once a week, or so. I know ther
Older sailers higgs at 11:20am 01.01.23 Thanks for the comments and suggestions - some of which I have already done. I have a 20 volt right
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:38am 01.01.23
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) All U Get at 10:31am 01.01.23 Our friends crossing today.
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:24am 01.01.23 When you cut the Sk-78, do you use hot knife. I found, that when I tried to cut the Dyneema with a s
Any sailor peppers out there? jssailem at 9:32am 01.01.23 But Lloyd, you have nearby caves you could hide in. Of course there is the likelihood that when the
Any sailor peppers out there? LloydB at 9:19am 01.01.23 'Level 7' by Mordecai Roshwald no zombies here Ma and I don't recall him mentioning they were playin
Older sailers Jacktar at 8:17am 01.01.23 74 and a half, single handing except for odd trips since learned to sail on Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria
Older sailers Kings Gambit at 7:52am 01.01.23 My first sail as a septuagenarian will be this afternoon! :dancing:Been having a bit of weather here
Jabsco Bilge pump on 373 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:25am 01.01.23 Among the guesses - bad pump, bad check valve if one exists, weak pump, low voltage to pump, obstruc
Older sailers (1) Captain Larry-DH at 6:30am 01.01.23 Coming up on 80 and still going strong. Enjoy solo sailing as well as with crew. Grand kids really

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