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Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge (2) Rick D at 6:40pm 07.11.24 Big Boats 5/403 My 1994 40.5 broke a through hull. It's the bilge discharge. It appears the access is behind the ang
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 5:23pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 13/361 Hunter Passage 456 whit Lock Steering System pulls to starboard strongly about engine 2000 rpm. No
Mainsheet wood family at 2:56pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 6/492 What thickness and how long of a sheet do we need to buy for our O'Day 23 foot? Need to replace wha
Sailboat manual wood family at 2:54pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/300 Does anyone know where we can get a manual for a 1981 O'Day 23 foot? Digital copy is fine. Thanks
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 2:43pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 16/627 Any direct experience on these products regarding longevity? I like the idea of TotalBoat Lust sinc
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 2:04pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 6/260 I have a 1974 O'day 20. I've just removed the nylon pin and centerboard. The pin is 1" (25.30 mm)
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 12:25pm 07.11.24 Catalina 22 12/887 Thoughts on towing 1976 Catalina 22 swing keel a short 5 miles twice a year. Roads are local and no
Are These Davit Mounts? (1) Foswick at 10:51am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 8/495 Our new boat has these posts on the transom. They are quite sturdy but their original purpose is no
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? odaydokay at 7:31am 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/339 3 tries to order a part online on two different PC's and each met with: 500 - Internal Server Error"
Dogs Onboard Forum? (4) ethanknox at 7:29am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 3/223 It seems like this topic would get its own space, but I don't see one anywhere yet. My dog Bash li
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) 3GGG at 7:24am 07.11.24 Engines and Propulsion 17/621 The kill switch does not work. If it is pulled and attached to fuel kill lever it does not pull. If
CX5003 Sensor to NMEA2000 Device jviss at 7:15am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 0/143 I know a few have installed this device, and I bought one but haven't deployed it yet. I have a qui
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project (1) G Newboat at 6:59am 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/398 I have four windows on my Oday 23 that need resealing. I took out the larger port side window and cl
P42 radar mount (1) HoosierSailor at 3:45am 07.11.24 Big Boats 10/562 I have a new to me 1996 Passage 42 and want to install radar. Looking at the mast it appears to be f
Unusual stuffing box (5) Connell89 at 4:29pm 07.10.24 Ask All Sailors 10/482 Hi all, I have a 1977 cornish crabber and was going through some maintenance on the hard which inclu
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). markwxup at 4:12pm 07.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/225
Pearson Wanderer Oasis473 at 3:37pm 07.10.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/864
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? MitchM at 3:09pm 07.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/493 I am moving marinas and my new marina has NO shorepower . I need to charge one
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? john6206 at 1:08pm 07.10.24 Trailer Sailors 14/1252 Hey all, The last couple years I've been sailing with my rig too loose. The mast won't go up with
What a day! (10) Hayden Watson at 10:05am 07.10.24 Ask All Sailors 16/680

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drinking H2O hose maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 11.06.24 Ive found water in hoses stored indoors many months later so I'd assume there's near zero air flow w
Overturned Mac???? walt at 3:40pm 11.06.24 Supposedly you can open the ballast tank valve and use the boat speed with the large outboard to dra
Overturned Mac???? Hayden Watson at 3:40pm 11.06.24 The boat has water ballast so once it flips and is flooded, it has no righting moment so the weight
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Rich 35.5 at 3:38pm 11.06.24 once done using, drain standing water from it, and leave the ends open to air out. Closing the sys
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Apex at 3:13pm 11.06.24 once done using, drain standing water from it, and leave the ends open to air out. Closing the syst
Winterising Project_Mayhem at 2:13pm 11.06.24 You would make a great Procurement Officer. :beer: That's one fancy name for a buyer. I'm VERY goo
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 1:04pm 11.06.24 I'm wondering if that would be a better option for my display or TV screen instead of the microfibe
Steering cable dlochner at 12:53pm 11.06.24 If you have an Edson steering system, the first stop is the Edson website and their support section.
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Justin_NSA at 12:45pm 11.06.24 So it sounds like I needn't do anything with the hose other than stow it. It stays in my dockbox. BT
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 12:24pm 11.06.24 I've used resume free tape you can get from Mcmaster. I've actually looked at the surfaces after us
Varnishing difficulties. dLj at 11:39am 11.06.24 I've used resume free tape you can get from Mcmaster. I've actually looked at the surfaces after usi
Overturned Mac???? Richard19068 at 10:22am 11.06.24 ... Are you saying there were 6 people out sailing and the boat rolled over and then was towed to
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 10:07am 11.06.24 Use the tack cloth like a feather duster over the surface to attract the dust off the surface rathe
drinking H2O hose maintenance? dlochner at 10:03am 11.06.24 I'm half way in to @Don S/V ILLusion's camp. I do use an RV filter, which is mostly carbon at the ou
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Hello Below at 8:54am 11.06.24 If this is on your mind, you should act upon this concern. Only then can you again find ZEN. A per
Varnishing difficulties. LloydB at 8:51am 11.06.24 Use the tack cloth like a feather duster over the surface to attract the dust off the surface rather
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 8:42am 11.06.24 Definitely get the plastic strainer out of the engine compartment. Here is my set up. A bronze Gro
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:31am 11.06.24 I have a Camco TastePURE Water Hose (Contains No Lead, No BPA & No Phthalate) I bought several year
drinking H2O hose maintenance? jssailem at 7:49am 11.06.24 I'm wondering now if I should be treating the hose If this is on your mind, you should act upon th
Steering cable Joe at 7:29am 11.06.24 What kind of system is it? Figure that out, then you can do a more knowledgeable search on You Tu

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