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sloppy tiller thagasman at 3:55pm 10.25.10 Bigger Boats 3/1479 I have an oday27 with a skeg hung rudder. my tiller is kinda sloppy. i have looked at the bolts and
Pin for helm wheel Hunter 376 EdwardinSTX at 3:46pm 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1811 My wheel is missing a pin. It's attached temporarily by a nut. Anyone have a schematic of the wheel
mainsail traveller system mikeone at 3:00pm 10.25.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1695 I have a 322 Oday and would like to purchase a mailsail traveller system . I would like to know who
replacing boom vang on Oday 25- add eye strap to boom? pprusak at 2:49pm 10.25.10 Day Sailers 4/5203 This forum is amazing! Great knowledgable people! I just got some new blocks to assemble a more h
Zincs les harrison at 2:31pm 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2967 Wanted to add an extra zinc as first time we pulled boat prop one was completly gone,anyone know whe
Gooseneck Tack Bracket w/ Reef Hook. pprusak at 2:26pm 10.25.10 Day Sailers 5/6561 Hey everyone, I just added one of these to my gooseneck- got it from D'R. Had a new sail made ree
stainless steel expert advice needed, please.... zeehag at 12:45pm 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 32/6068 please advise as to what grade / kind of stainless steel do i need for my chainplates-- what is the
My Radar Pole is finaly up. (4) guidera48 at 12:21pm 10.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1768 Well, it was a glorious week end. The perfect temperature here in the Carolinas. 60 degrees in the m
Fuel Tank leak prdewolf at 12:19pm 10.25.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1345 Noticed fuel in bilge, checked and found leak coming from tank. I have an aluminum tank. Anyone else
No Drilling Accessory Attachment to "Tube" Style Pedestals (2) rardiH36 at 9:36am 10.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2173
Stand up fridge/freezer in P42 KD3PC at 9:21am 10.25.10 Big Boats 1/1275 We are spending more and more time on the boat in preparing for full time cruising/living....my wife
What happened to summer? (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:56am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2646 How did we get from fireworks on the 4th to Indian summer so fast?
356 windlass parts?? Mike8245 at 8:44am 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1702 I have a 2003 356 with a Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic windlass according to my manual. I need a
323 Lazy bag replacement wrbeglin at 8:37am 10.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4175 As much as I like the Neil Pryde lazy bag, the material on my 2004 is shot and the whole bag could u
Beneteau 323 Racing handicaps wrbeglin at 7:47am 10.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1582 I occasionally race my 323 on Brookville Lake in Indiana. Does anyone have any club information rega
Dinghy/Inflatable Wheel Suggestions geoffschultz at 6:58am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/9818 I've searched this forum and the Internet as a whole looking for suggestions on dinghy wheels, and I
replacement port holes sailormanbigd at 6:46am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 12/6032 well the weather has been perfect hear in central west coast fl. I have "free willy"s floor about do
PPS Dripless shaft shogue1253 at 6:39am 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1902 On my Hunter 31, we started to notice a little water spraying from the dripless shaft. The metal yo
Securing the companionway on Hunter 376 EdwardinSTX at 5:23am 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1213 How do you secure the companionway on a Hunter 376? There are two vertical plexiglas panels and
Threads Bill1565 at 4:46am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1595 Phil, I got kicked off overnight. Had a lot of trouble logging on this am, probably my typing. Any

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Sail cover repair question DArcy at 9:35am 11.13.21 Check Sunbrella thickness with a calipher and if ? 1.8 mm you might use this portable handheld sewi
Need an oil pan for a Perkins LD 20663 (Marine 4.263 diesel) jssailem at 9:10am 11.13.21 Billy I found parts for my Perkins 4107 at PacificPower Group in Richfield WA. https://www.pacificp
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 9:08am 11.13.21 unfortunately its under winter wraps....I'll take a few interior shots and post...
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 bil1215 at 8:39am 11.13.21 Hi sorry my mind was racing through thoughts as I was typing. I mean after removal of the thru hull
They made the cover of People Magazine Leeward Rail at 8:08am 11.13.21 Not Clearwater. Key West, Jacksonville, maybe Pensacola. We didn't get to any of those locations w
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? jeepbluetj at 7:47am 11.13.21 Ayup - just going to be drifting around. I was also over in Catalina 4 weeks ago and must have passe
Sail cover repair question sail sfbay at 7:40am 11.13.21 For future reference a stack pack for a lazy jack system can be purchased on-line, based on your mea
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:36am 11.13.21 LA is only number 17 on the list of busiest ports. Investing in companies which make very long ancho
Stray Induced Current JoeWhite at 7:34am 11.13.21 Place an LED in series in the green wire. If it lights up there is current in the wire.
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Alan Gomes at 7:33am 11.13.21 No, they are not going to have them "anchor" 150 miles offshore. They are going to have them cool th
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 7:18am 11.13.21 I took my Genoa to North Sail a couple of years ago because I noticed that the cloth at the bottom h
Keel to hull joint DeniseO30 at 7:00am 11.13.21 It's almost always a case of keel bolt attachment, torque, age, and decomposition, of the bolts and
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever sail sfbay at 6:47am 11.13.21 Long shot............contact the pedestal manufacturer (Lewmar?) for the dimension OR buy a few size
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 6:46am 11.13.21 @dLj Yup The reading will vary with position around the generator housing as more or less of the
Stray Induced Current sailme88 at 6:32am 11.13.21 The QED to determine proximity stray field energy is to remove the testing equipment from the area.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:13am 11.13.21 @dLj Agree. I intend to try a few of those things since they are easy and an interesting experime
Replace Traveler on 35S5 sail sfbay at 6:10am 11.13.21 Suggest contacting the Beneteau 35S5 owner in post #7 in the SBO thread below to find out how he rep
Stray Induced Current dLj at 6:09am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the ge
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:02am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the gen
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:57am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of

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