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need a window jtallen2489 at 4:45pm 07.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1730 I am looking for a tinted plexiglass window for the starboard side of the cabin for my 1987 O'day 40
Swing Keel Cable Humming tcarloni71 at 4:29pm 07.14.11 Catalina 22 14/6726 While I am sailing the cable to my swing keel hums from vibration. I don't let it down all the way
Best Battery Application Red Ryder at 4:23pm 07.14.11 Day Sailers 11/2520 I am sure that this topic has been discussed before, if so I apologize ahead of time: however; I hav
Center board stuck any suggestions tommym at 4:00pm 07.14.11 Day Sailers 5/3729 My 12 year old Hunter170 has a stuck centerboard. Never has done anything but drop all these years
Waste Holding System Upgrade Duke at 3:49pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1857 I have a Morgan 321 that still has the original bladder - instead of a tank - waste holding system.
Hunter 31 thruhulls mellis18 at 3:38pm 07.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2633 I want to make sure I find all the thruhulls on my 84 hunter 31. I found the valves for the engine w
The Yawldory Sails! (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 07.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4285 http://hphotos-snc6.fbcdn.net/280002_1666882852370_1846284215_1067897_1270867_o.jpg Full album here
nature powered bilge pump merlinuxo at 2:27pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2158 I think this is a neat idea: http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=632
auto pilot dlewis812 at 1:38pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6349 reading other post on single handed. have been single handing just fine without an auto pilot o
Boat Us Trying To Help (1) kloudie1 at 1:03pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3213 This was discussed before but here is the BOAT US letter from yesterday.. This is looking pretty ser
Repairing a wooden mast wetass at 1:01pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5079 I have come into possession of a 50' wood mast that came off a boat that sunk in our local marina af
Lights out MarkW at 12:54pm 07.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1226 My Steaming light and Bow running lights are out. I have used a wire brush and cleaned the ground w
Can Chain Alone Anchor Your Boat??? Maine Sail at 11:08am 07.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/9090 Hi All, So over the years I have read many a diatribe by those professing that; "The anchor is not
Reefing the mainsail - Hunter 216 Steve Huber at 10:48am 07.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1501 Any suggestions on the best way to reef the mainsail on a Hunter 216 and the best way to store the r
Gelcoat Colour 1990 Hunter 30 Ray1156 at 10:33am 07.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1219 I'm repairing some deck delamination and would like to match the grey nonskid colouring. I'm having
Sizing the prop for a 1990 H-33.5 w/ 2GM20F navigator97 at 10:07am 07.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1277 Can anyone give me guidance to determine the correct prop size for my H-33.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F en
A "Single Hander"? Coastie at 8:06am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 51/8005 Have gotten a bit older, but still love sailing. Am going to buy a boat, but want one I can "single
Help Sailing scuttlebutt at 7:32am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3547 Hi well I have a Catalina 30 from 1988 I need to get her out and sail. I live in BocaRaton fl and
Who is Responsable for Damage mcrow33 at 7:12am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4775 Hi, A week ago a micro-burst thunder storm rage though our area. Winds topped 40-50+. The other da
'74 Ericson 27 For Sale -- Excellent condition BobBBalt at 6:30am 07.14.11 Ericson 1/7069 Hi all, Sad to say, but life has forced me to sell "Mariposa", my beautiful 1974 Erics

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Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches Tally Ho at 12:25pm 09.18.22 For the next step in this thread, I found a local guy who will black powder coat 3 winches (2 parts
New Mailsale (1) Tally Ho at 12:17pm 09.18.22 Greg, if I could pull the stack pack out of the way I'd be wholeheartedly in favor. I'm probably go
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 11:30am 09.18.22 For the next step in this thread, I found a local guy who will black powder coat 3 winches (2 parts
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks PhilaSailor at 11:21am 09.18.22 Hello, Interesting you are new to the Cherubini. John Cherubini worked near where I am. His sons,
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 11:00am 09.18.22 What a great use for a soft shackle. I tied the blocks on following the Harkin instructions. I wasn
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 10:59am 09.18.22 Why not just pull start the motor? If it's in an awkward location, then just attach a longer piece
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 10:57am 09.18.22 I will need a small cranking battery and the outboard will only be used to charge the LA battery. Th
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising LloydB at 10:07am 09.18.22 The difference between very vs vary isn't a lot unless you use Google as your dictionary because Goo
Outhaul line replacement for furling main RitSim at 9:52am 09.18.22 You should also consider cleaning/relubing the furler bearings and the mast slide . This can be don
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 9:30am 09.18.22 Thanks Michael, for taking the time to provide this information. You weren't kidding when you mentio
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising kloudie1 at 9:28am 09.18.22 The spec for the coolant overheat switch is that it turns on at 217 - 228 F and off at 205 F ("or Hi
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:55am 09.18.22 That's what I did with my van, upgraded the alternator to 160 amp, added thicker gauge wiring(fused
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks Jim Legere at 8:51am 09.18.22 Most of the original blocks on the Hunter 37 Cutter were by Merriman (long out of production today).
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Siamese at 8:49am 09.18.22 Why not just pull start the motor? If it's in an awkward location, then just attach a longer piece
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:46am 09.18.22 Just be be clear. I don't think I would use the lithium batteries as start batteries unless you can
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 8:46am 09.18.22 That's what I did with my van, upgraded the alternator to 160 amp, added thicker gauge wiring(fused)
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 8:39am 09.18.22 If, as you say, the bilge pump is wired to the start battery I'd suspect it is cycling. Unless your
Identify 6M O'DAY? (1) mike sail at 8:37am 09.18.22 Wow. Lots of wealth of knowledge. I am guessing that as my boat is number 655 and likely as a 1966 m
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:25am 09.18.22 Capacity and charging the battery bank will not be a issue for next year. There are over 70 locks w
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising SycloneDriver at 8:13am 09.18.22

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