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Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 3:25pm 10.31.22 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2357 Hi All, I'm new here ( pleased to meet you), I picked up a lovely 79 O'Day 25 about two months ago
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 2:34pm 10.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/4914 What hose should I be using to connect seawater strainer to engine? I tried 3/4" 80psi heater hose b
Winterizing question George Braun at 11:28am 10.31.22 Big Boats 17/1996 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Port shades/covers (1) rgranger at 9:52am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1425 Hi All I saw these covers on a boat ad and thought there were great... but the search terms I have
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 7:23am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4069 I have heard that using fender covers is bad because they trap dirt and will then abraid the topside
OEM Bimini support structure (1) 4Winds at 7:19am 10.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1008 What is OEM mfr for 2005 Hunter 33 aluminum Bimini support structure? I need to acquire new struts (
4.108 winterizing CYQK at 4:33am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 24/1964 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave it
New Legend 35 owner here. pete c at 4:09am 10.31.22 Big Boats 6/973 Looking to hear from other HL35 owners,. Is there a checklist out there for things to check specif
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Meis at 12:18pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 17/8843 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number prio
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 12:16pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/708 I need to bond some plywood to plywood in the interior. Any epoxy recommendations? Thank you.
Cable port replacement (2) SDS3 Sailors at 11:01am 10.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/706 Has anyone removed the thru deck cable port box from their Hunter? Looks like it was standard acros
New holding tank (1) PK123 at 10:02am 10.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2954 I am thinking of fitting a holding tank to my small Mirage 27as per this layout (theres not the room
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler ricksoth at 9:33am 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1354 So I had a Harken furler installed last winter and a new sail was hoisted in May '22 at the start of
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? richard18966 at 5:16am 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2194 How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber m
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:18am 10.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 139/11809 Hello, all. My wife and I just purchased a 1996 Passage 42. We had it surveyed and sea trialed and f
O'Day 39 mast step (1) Procrastin8er at 9:33am 10.29.22 Bigger Boats 8/2540 Hello! Anyone have any experience or advice in replacing the mast step in a 39? You can see in the p
Rudder Bearing and Steering Quadrant Lady FIO at 9:07am 10.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1463 Hi there, we are replacing our lower rudder bearing on a Legend 40.5, however when lifting the steer
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 KJoseph at 8:16am 10.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1826 Last year my wife and I purchased a 2000 Oceanis 461 and have done a number of upgrades. One of the
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit flightlead404 at 1:51pm 10.28.22 Big Boats 6/3603 I have a Hunter 38' with a double anchor roller. I carry a 25kg Rocna as my primary. I have a 16lb
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Qorgyle at 12:51pm 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2125 PO said he never used it as he took the sail down in the off-season and the boat out of the water. I

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Atomic 4 strange behaviour Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 07.29.25 Maybe it's not shifting into neutral? Perhaps something got bumped when you tuned the engine?
Atomic 4 strange behaviour fred1diver at 7:26am 07.29.25 Did it in the water, so no, nothing except the tuning of the engine has changed
Mud dauber wasp idea rgranger at 7:21am 07.29.25 And when they come out, they come out in full force. Yeah! I really hate hellow jackets. They a
Mud dauber wasp idea rgranger at 7:19am 07.29.25 My concern is that napthalene is a suspected/probable carcinogen. It's not just a pungent odor. It'
Mud dauber wasp idea Rich Stidger at 7:09am 07.29.25 The Hot Shot strips say they last 4 months. I wonder about dryer sheets. I put a dryer sheet in th
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:09am 07.29.25 Now people can likely pay big bucks for that bread pudding with "organic artisanal butter" at a foo
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Rick Webb at 6:49am 07.29.25 Foolish? Perhaps. Silly? Depends. I could see me as a teen being right in the middle of something li
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Scott T-Bird at 6:20am 07.29.25 Earlier, I didn't notice that there seemingly was no main sail ready to go. I've come up with a the
Hull number vs. sail number ...3TacksontheWater at 6:17am 07.29.25 I'm not sure what your sail number has to do with conversing at the dock but if you want your hull
Atomic 4 strange behaviour kappykaplan at 6:07am 07.29.25 Did the bottom and prop get cleaned while y'all were working on the engine?
Mud dauber wasp idea Hello Below at 6:06am 07.29.25 There are yellow jackets in the August/September time frame. And when they come out, they come out
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? thinwater at 3:27am 07.29.25 Was the anchor ready to run (there was enough room)? Why not? Engines do fail between jetties (it's
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 07.29.25 We had a leak in the tank of our 28 which is a pretty similar boat. In our case there was a copper b
Lake of the Woods Project_Mayhem at 10:02pm 07.28.25 Look out for idiot motor boaters
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:48pm 07.28.25 Im sure there's a dye tracer for diesel to confirm that's the source
Mud dauber wasp idea jssailem at 9:24pm 07.28.25 It is true we have but a few insects to disturb our lives. There are yellow jackets in the August/Se
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Tim Murphy at 8:36pm 07.28.25 After looking at your post I realized I could go up and over the Bimini and lead wires through a hol
All Storm Action is currently in the Pacific jssailem at 8:23pm 07.28.25 Thanks for sharing.
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Project_Mayhem at 8:06pm 07.28.25 I honestly don't know how you'd run that between the skins of the deck and headliner without turning
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 7:51pm 07.28.25 I guess we were poor but we didn't realize it. All true. Now people can likely pay big bucks for t

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