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Second boat not all its cracked up to be! (1) emergpa1 at 5:33pm 06.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/5301 I put my second boat, a renken 18 in the water yesterday. I had a good time but she does not sail as
westwindsailing westwindsailing at 4:35pm 06.07.12 Day Sailers 11/2353 I need to remove my center board on my 1979 oday 23. Is there anyone out there that can walk me thro
westwindsailing westwindsailing at 4:35pm 06.07.12 Day Sailers 0/975 I need to remove my center board on my 1979 oday 23. Is there anyone out there that can walk me thro
On to the Next Cruising Ground Roger Long at 4:25pm 06.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3404 I woke up this morning anchored across the river from the Battleship Massachusetts. The fog was so
ATN Mastclimber mellis18 at 2:40pm 06.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1500 Does anyone have positive or negative feedback on the Mastclimber from ATN?
Subscripts on depth readings? (1) berner73 at 2:12pm 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/12178 Probably a dumb question, but I can't figure it out. On the Navionics charts, occasionally there ap
Generator Relay Switch? Jeff Jellick at 1:30pm 06.07.12 Big Boats 19/4668 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC, and a 8 KW Fischer Panda Generator, and have the following questions.
sealing windows on Oday 34 two sailors at 12:39pm 06.07.12 Bigger Boats 4/1730 There is probably a thread on this but I can't locate it. What is involved in removing and re-seal
17' blue jay trade for smaller boat redhead78 at 12:39pm 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1181 Hi all, I recently inherited a 17' blue jay sail boat, that I intended to bring upstate NY to a cabi
Topsy Turvy Tank sailski3 at 11:14am 06.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4063 I am preparing to install a holding tank on my 1973 Sabre 28. Currently it is overboard discharge o
Lewmar Hatch Size Hunter 450 Pullman Berth Bowedtoothdoc at 11:01am 06.07.12 Big Boats 3/1151 My pullman berth has two identical hatches approximately 20.5 X 16 inches. Does anyone know the Lewm
Need a size for Mac Gin Pole RonRock at 10:43am 06.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1879 Can someone give me the dimensions of the Macgregor Gin Pole? BWY is out of stock, so I'm going to t
Max Prop and CO Alarm replacements azdawgfan at 10:33am 06.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1582 Sorry for two topics. Max Prop - Based on some previous threads on this site and the poor conditio
Sequitur - Two New Blog Posts Sequitur at 10:02am 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1437 We have arrived safely in Saint Augustine, Florida for repairs and maintenance. There are two new bl
Shaeffer Traveler Servicing letsgo at 9:54am 06.07.12 Big Boats 2/1058 Anyone ever service the original traveler on an '84 H34? If so is there an instruction manual?
Replacement Dorade vent for Oceanis 400 sealoon at 8:57am 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 0/979 Does anyone know where I can get a dorade vent and the base ring for a Beneteau Oceanis 400. A slow
Replacement Dorade vent for Oceanis 400 (1) sealoon at 7:56am 06.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1257 Does anyone know where I can get a dorade vent and the base ring for a Beneteau Oceanis 400. A slow
Mast Pins for the base plate robert19954 at 7:28am 06.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1157 I am not sure of the terms in my question but to secure my mast on my O'Day 23, there are two long p
Water under seats. BreezyCricket at 7:27am 06.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2642 I would like to know if anyone owns a MacGregor, any model, that does NOT get water in the under sea
Sealing Washers and M-1 Sealant robert19954 at 7:14am 06.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/881 I contacted Best Materials in California about secureing deck hardware to stop leaks and they mentio

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Folding Prop? tfox2069 at 11:39am 09.28.22 You REALLY need to contact Flex-o-fold directly on your particular boat. Getting advice here may or
Folding Prop? PhilaSailor at 11:27am 09.28.22 I've heard great things about the Flex-O-Fold and am about to buy a 3 blade. Does anyone with a Fle
Anchor self-deploys Parsons at 11:22am 09.28.22 Just to clarify, the windlass began operating in down, not just a slippage of the clutch? This woul
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project tfox2069 at 11:22am 09.28.22 Not to throw cold water on this - it may be totally legit - but a few years ago I heard the very sam
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint rioila at 11:08am 09.28.22 Welcome @rioila to the Sailboat Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. Did you have the boat surv
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dlochner at 10:32am 09.28.22 Interesting idea. You might want to reach out to @thinwater He wrote a book on anchoring.
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint jssailem at 10:03am 09.28.22 Welcome @rioila to the Sailboat Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. Did you have the boat sur
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 Allan12210 at 10:01am 09.28.22 OK - thanks. Here's why I'm asking... my old tank has the Kuuma valve that regulates engine coolan
Invest 98L shemandr at 9:54am 09.28.22 God bless all those impacted. We can hope for the best.
Lewmar portlights Bob S at 9:53am 09.28.22 I bought a pair from these guys. https://www.mauriprosailing.com/us/category/Lewmar-Spares-Acrylics-
Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 9:49am 09.28.22 Thanks Dalliance ! The Garhauer rail happens to to be 1-1/2" wide to match the cabin top, non bal
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:32am 09.28.22
Leroy Somer windlas repair jssailem at 9:25am 09.28.22 It appears you will need to look to Europe to get ideas for the repair. Here is a link to a "Flemi
Leroy Somer windlas repair jssailem at 9:16am 09.28.22 What issue's are you having? Have you removed the windlass from our boat? DO you have pictures? The
Leroy Somer windlas repair dslance at 9:10am 09.28.22 thanks
Boom kicker or topping lift? jssailem at 8:58am 09.28.22 Unfortunately the battens make it hard to tuck the pack out of the way which is useful in light air
Boom kicker or topping lift? mermike at 8:39am 09.28.22 On my boat, I use a ring in my topping lift to hold up the aft end of my sail-pak. Question for th
Leroy Somer windlas repair kappykaplan at 8:30am 09.28.22 @dslance , the OP hasn't been seen since Dec 2017.
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 8:23am 09.28.22 Storm surges begins. Already above the Maximum Record water level of this NOAA fixed station. Napl
Leroy Somer windlas repair dslance at 7:29am 09.28.22 I'm in the middle of trying to get the motor out of mine. Did you ever get your motor out of the ho

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