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O'day Daysailer Vs Other Makers: Price & Quality? Spaudling at 8:15am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/15494 I'm trying to buy a Daysailer. The O'Day built ones represent the standard, but made in the 1970's s
flex o fold for a passage 456 sailboatdiscovery at 7:44am 03.26.11 Big Boats 3/1468 I would like to swap my 3 blade fixed prop on my 2002 passage 456 for a 3 blade flex o fold. The eng
hull gel coat prep? richk at 7:26am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1659 Since the last time I did the sides above the waterline I had the stern awlgripped. I've heard I sh
Cleaning the wood seadaddler at 7:05am 03.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1551 Hi I am just wondering what other Newer Hunter owners use to clean all the wood down inside the boat
Install tips for a Carver Bimini Richie50 at 6:48am 03.26.11 Catalina 22 3/2154 First, thank you to everyone for the wealth of information that is made available by fellow Catalina
Networks (3) Bill1565 at 6:30am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2204 I am doing something I said I never would, networking instruments. We bought a Garmin wind indicator
YIKES -- Different lengths on inner/lower shrouds ? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:20am 03.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1435 :doh:Help...We have pulled off both pairs of the inner/lower shrouds off the mast of our 1981 H-33,
stuffing box wjs at 6:14am 03.26.11 S2 6/2869 I have a 1981 9.2A. with a yanmar 2gm. Last summer I was told that I needed to repack the stuffing b
Check those shrouds! dscribner at 5:02am 03.26.11 Trailer Sailors 6/5296 A bit of advice. Last year, I split my shroud covers to make them fit better, you know how they spl
A/C by portable generator agaliha at 4:29am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4854 I don't think my Honda 2000 is big enough to start the marine air conditioner in my B361. But will
Wet Sand Boat Bottom - How Much Time? Ducati at 12:29am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5789 I never wet sanded the bottom of a boat before so how much time should I set aside for this job? We
Binding in mast Furling Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 7:43pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3866 I have a Catalina 320 11 years old. Recently the Charleston Spar In Mast Furler began to bind bo
Refinishing keel question (2) jjsbiggs at 7:37pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2916 I have the keel out of my 1983 Macgregor 25 and am removing the paint to refinish the keel. I looks
Bilge pump AADIVER at 5:15pm 03.25.11 Catalina 30 6/2328 My Rule 1500 bilge pump ain't pumpin' no mo', so what do you suggest I replace it with?
Ready to get wet (1) RAD at 4:30pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2331 :dance:Outside is all ready from the rub rails down now for the messy rest while I'm in the water...
Beneteau 400 2 Versus 3 Cabin taylort100 at 3:52pm 03.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1993 Well, we still haven't found a 2 cabin 400 in our price range. However, we have now seen two 3 cabin
New Mainsail... gabriel.donnelly at 3:21pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3105 OK Official Word from the guys at Bartlett Sails here at beautiful Lake Travis is "...the sail is ir
Type of buffer. geehaw at 3:17pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4668 I need to get a buffer to see if I can shine up the boat some. I found this website and prices seem
Detachable companionway step (6) Trinkka at 3:11pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1648 Ahoy there, Keith! This one is for you. Here's the pics of that detachable companionway step. Years
keel lock bolt question (1) traveljunkies at 1:58pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2565 I acquired a 25' Mac about 9 months ago. I have found this forum to be very helpful to find a lot o

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Mattapoisett boatyard fire Rick D at 9:04am 08.20.22 That was one stubborn hot fire!
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows Crazy Dave Condon at 8:49am 08.20.22 Call the forum store and see if they have a copy of your build list for the boat. Hunter use screw
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair danooxnard at 8:46am 08.20.22 I have used a product called Aquaseal. you can get it on amazon. I stays flexible for years and year
1975 Oday 20 centerboard sail sfbay at 8:45am 08.20.22 Check with Rudy at D&R Marine D & R Marine (drmarine.com)
H240 Interior wall fabric Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 08.20.22 There are reasons why hunter went with mouse fur. Longevity before being addressed
19-2 Center board question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:32am 08.20.22 @rgranger ever had a Pelican land a load on your boat?:biggrin:
Bimini for my 1987 David in Sandusky at 8:13am 08.20.22 First, this site does a great job on biminis - but, although they do know your boat you do need to c
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 08.20.22 You do need to read and learn as much as you can absorb if you are going to be an owner of a sailboa
Refrigerator Conking Out DeniseO30 at 7:59am 08.20.22 Thanks all, for your responses. I should have worded the question more carefully. I am primarily
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Rich Stidger at 7:57am 08.20.22 Your hole will be a difficult patching issue. IIRC patches should be 2" from the hole. And in your
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode leslie894 at 7:57am 08.20.22 Can you post a photo of the splice?
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Brian D at 7:50am 08.20.22 As I mentioned before, this is temporary. I don't plan on removing the patch, but will use real pvc
Refrigerator Conking Out NYSail at 7:49am 08.20.22
Northern Lights... May be viewable south of the 49th Parallel smokey73 at 7:35am 08.20.22 Used to see them through the periscope frequently when we came up for a sat pass. Spectacular north
Refrigerator Conking Out SycloneDriver at 7:33am 08.20.22 My dock neighbor had an issue with his fridge. He replaced control board twice. Recharged the ref
hunter 280 main sail effort (1) rgranger at 7:31am 08.20.22 Glad it worked out for you. I keep a can of this in my boat's tool bag. Walmart had on the shelf.
Hull and Deck construction dmax at 7:29am 08.20.22 It really depends on the extent of the rot/moisture - I had some around my chainplates and deck fill
H240 Interior wall fabric rgranger at 7:23am 08.20.22 A wire brush wheel or eraser wheel on a cordless power drill can be used to get the fuzzy residue of
H240 Interior wall fabric rgranger at 7:23am 08.20.22 A painted surface will be cleaner (less odor and mold) but it will peel eventually and that will be
What's up with my rudder? (4) rgranger at 7:13am 08.20.22 I'm going to bet that you have a small hole in the rudder near the leading edge (see pic). And a c

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