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Electric Motor for 17' Oday Daysailer beyondway at 1:56pm 08.09.11 Day Sailers 3/5453 I am considering putting an electric motor on my daysailor to replace an existing gas powered. Does
Helmsman removeable seat legend 37 hurt944 at 12:57pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2166 If anyone has any information on how to locate or contact a reputable salvage vendor it would be gre
Colregs Rule 36 - Embarrassing? JohnS at 12:44pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6955 I'm in the process of re-wiring my mast, and thought it'd be a good idea to review the ColRegs on li
Whisker Pole on a 1988 26.5 tonyh1307 at 12:07pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1642 I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and I just can't figure out where to attach the whisker pole on the mast.
winch handles for Enkes AR6 snipeman at 11:55am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1752 This question concerns winches and winch handles. I purchased a 1985 Mac21 about a year ago just fo
Float switch Sublime at 11:50am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 8/1722 My 260 has the factory float switch and I'm trying to figure out how to test it. It looks as though
New Post From Roger-Communication Costs Strider Reports at 11:43am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4132 Communication Costs I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greates
News and some humor Roger Long at 11:32am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2441 I'm at Howard and Donna's in Tanner Cove gratefully doing laundry and using their WiFi while they ar
Help Using BWY Shroud Adjusting Tool cscott at 11:28am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1482 Does anyone have the info sheet that comes with the BWY shroud adjusting tool? If so could you plea
Trailer for Cat. 22 Forest at 11:19am 08.09.11 Catalina 22 1/1467 Hi, I need to get a new trailer for my 1984 Cat 22. I'm up in Nashua, NH but will travel to pick up
Fuel line Bob S at 10:13am 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 13/9125 I was going to replace some of the fuel line on my boat. The piece going from the pump has been rubb
Attaching a MOB pole 1Goldie at 9:58am 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1249 Any ideas on how to attach a MOB (Man Over Board) pole to a Hunter 36 since there is no backstay and
California Copper Anti Fouling Paint Bill On Hold fstbttms at 9:53am 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2070
1981 Irwin 46 Question chrisferro at 9:51am 08.09.11 Irwin 1/3216 Hello Irwin owners, I'm trying to find the exact dimensions for the twin diesel tanks for a 1981 Ir
Bilge Water stevestk at 9:38am 08.09.11 Big Boats 11/2411 How common is it to have some water in the bilge of a docked boat(Like an inch of water I guess whic
Storage on a Mac 26D? tjar at 8:59am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 45/12405 I've seen lots of ideas on this forum about how people have modified their boats to improve storage.
Have you checked your (bow)eyes lately? (3) soling42 at 8:02am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 6/2024 Pulling our 04' h260 onto the trailer last May I noticed the bow eye had moved rather substantially
cockpit shower on Hunter 49 jayncee at 7:43am 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1441 Can`t seem to find a replacement. Spray hose broke off and it doesn`t look like it can be reattached
Our first SPOT Adventure DannyS at 7:28am 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2069 We just got back from a cruise into the Canadian North Shore of Lake Superior and had our Spot track
Topping Lift C22_Lady_OH at 7:18am 08.09.11 Catalina 22 3/2602 Anyone have an opinion on the topping lift set CatDir offers? I was going to rig a block at the mast

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Water filter clarification... xavpil at 4:58am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 10.24.22
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 4:25am 10.24.22 Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio for 3 years, but came from the e
winter cover (1) Jim Legere at 4:23am 10.24.22 With my old H37C I used to tarp off the cockpit from the companionway back to the stern with a 10' x
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 4:21am 10.24.22 We don't have barnacles.... Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio fo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 4:16am 10.24.22 Why? Your gelcoat is probably fine. If the boat spends most of its life on a trailer, there is no
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement sailme88 at 3:59am 10.24.22 I replaced my steaming/deck light a few years ago.. Decided to go with LED.... Bad choice.. Good for
Sinks draining slowly. sailme88 at 3:54am 10.24.22 I've encountered both the slow drain and weak raw feed to the engine. In both cases the culprit was
Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 3:34am 10.24.22 You asked and I be tellin' ya : ll as I mentioned in post #7. When the handle is in line with the
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tin Kicker at 2:01am 10.24.22 303 is made for UV protection and is at many Home Depots, Walmarts, Amazon, etc. https://www.homede
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 10.23.22 New one from West Marine said "store out of sun when not in use" !!!!!!!. Is that a Smartplug. G
Alternator NYSail at 11:03pm 10.23.22 what is the alternator directly wire to? On my beneteau the alt was originally wired directly to
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:56pm 10.23.22 I cleaned out my2GM20F HE last winter and replaced the gaskets. Really quite easy and the two block
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Clydo at 10:48pm 10.23.22 That is DEFINITELY the way to go Greg. When I purchased mine, purchasing the fittings only was an
Water filter not needed right? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 10.23.22
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 8:55pm 10.23.22 You can take the heat exchanger to a radiator shop. They can flush and clean the unit. Then pressure
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft JohnShannon at 7:57pm 10.23.22 A shark? Not a dog shallow enough draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_24
Water filter not needed right? Justin_NSA at 7:32pm 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 7:20pm 10.23.22 Says they have a fixed keel: "We have the 2500 lb lead deep profile fixed keel. " Yes, we have the
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 7:13pm 10.23.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an in

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