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O'day 23 forward hatch cover Cheesegod99 at 4:38am 06.03.22 Parts Search 5/1062
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) AaronD at 3:51pm 06.02.22 Trailer Sailors 8/2488
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) skunther at 1:58pm 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 30/5256 Any suggestions? I've hit it for about a week every day with penetrating oil. First with T9, then wi
Hunter 31. Rudder removal Lakeskiier at 12:31pm 06.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/584
Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 12:19pm 06.02.22 Catalina 22 12/2164 One thing that's still a difficult thing for me and typically requires me to leave the cockpit is br
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 9:39am 06.02.22 Catalina 310 15/2873 I recently purchased a 2001 310 that had been under a little neglect. I spent a hefty $5K after pur
O'Day trailer stand height Forseer at 9:25am 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/257 I will be hauling out O'Day 272LE/SL and I have a borrowed trailer without the stands. I need the st
Cheoy Lee Clipper 33 Prop Shaft Diameter (1) fstbttms at 7:13am 06.02.22 Engines and Propulsion 0/614 Buehler? Buehler?
2003 473 seeking toerail Brainstormer at 9:18pm 06.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/685 I am seeking an 8 ft piece of teak toerail. It's the midship starboard section. Manufacturer is use
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? (2) joelm100 at 4:44pm 06.01.22 Big Boats 3/1361 Good afternoon all, I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted-
Diver services recommendation - Annapolis area Manny at 4:15pm 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 1/799 I seem to be having trouble finding a diver to clean my prop ' thru-hulls, and replace a zinc in the
Mast.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:03pm 06.01.22 Pearson 7/1753 Hello... Im trying to verify information obtained thru Google regarding the lenght of the mast of a
Connector for large white cable at Mast Step stephen_i_w at 1:01pm 06.01.22 Catalina 310 2/817 I cannot get access to the connector for the large white cable at the mast step of my C315. I belie
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2298 I had some gelcoat mixed by a local shop. When I asked how many drops of MEKP per ounce I should use
Replacing windows Hunter DS45 - Tony at 11:42am 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 4/442 Have a 2007 DS45 and need to replace the windows. Need to confirm material (suspect plexiglass), but
Need info on O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 11:13am 06.01.22 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1892 I'm finishing up rebuilding my bow. It appears that my stem may have some additional bolts installed
Converting Cable/Quadrant steering to torque tube on a '09 H31 StephenD at 10:59am 06.01.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/470 The only reason I'm asking if anyone's ever considered or done this is that I'm wondering about remo
O'Day 25 Head jerry_911 at 9:56am 06.01.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1729 I'm a bit confused (which is fairly normal) concerning the factory supplied head configuration. I h
Sailaway Simulation Tedd at 9:18am 06.01.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/1007 To slake my sailing addiction while I'm between boats, I've started fooling around with Sailaway, th
Beacon Near Point Grey (1) Tedd at 9:05am 06.01.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1758 While scouting out some potential routes for my next boat, I noticed the beacon highlighted in the s

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Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 07.07.25 'optional extra' very well fitted internal orange window frames. Veeeeeeeeeeery spiffy indeed as
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed (10) Davenport at 5:41pm 07.07.25 Yet more pics of LowRider h260 option.... That's all. Hmmmm. If I raise the front with another 4x4
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 5:39pm 07.07.25 I use the Hy-Vent. I used to just run the tube up high but when I backed down hard, I noticed water
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed (10) Davenport at 5:38pm 07.07.25 More pics of LowRider H260 option. .. See pics
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed (10) Davenport at 5:35pm 07.07.25 Ok. In a rush I've thrown together a low way to store the h260 mast, with 95% of weight split betwe
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:28pm 07.07.25 Have you tried downloading Raymarine software through the WiFi? I believe yours has WiFi. I have an
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 5:21pm 07.07.25 It is not uncommon for insurance companies to require a survey on older boats, typically over 30 yea
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) shemandr at 4:59pm 07.07.25
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) Foswick at 4:45pm 07.07.25 Fortress says on their website that they recommend at least a 5:1 scope and 6 ft of chain. Maybe I
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) shemandr at 4:38pm 07.07.25 I was a Fortress skeptic until I did some RC on the Indian River Lagoon from a pontoon boat. We wo
Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:32pm 07.07.25 Ameriseam, located in Tampa, FL has made all the canvas for Hunter trailerable sailboats since 1991
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) dmax at 4:05pm 07.07.25 I wouldn't go with the Fortress without chain, it only weighs 4 pounds - you will have trouble setti
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 4:01pm 07.07.25 Thanks for the feedback. I might be mistaken but I don't think the Lake Somerville lakebed would be
Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard Crazy Dave Condon at 3:29pm 07.07.25 If you have a green color, it is Persian Green. Ameriseam down in Tampa, FL has the pattern for th
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) dmax at 3:27pm 07.07.25 The Fortress is a great anchor (not for muck though) - I think you should add a short length of chai
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 3:08pm 07.07.25 An external slide track would be awesome! I don't think I can justify the cost/benefit ratio for mys
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 3:00pm 07.07.25 Okay after reading a lot more....... I'm going to go with a Fortress FX4 and 200 ft of 3/8 nylon ro
Merit 22 owners RussC at 2:50pm 07.07.25 That mainsail needs moar roach. WAY moar roach.......(and foot) ;) perhaps you missed that it's a
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug thinwater at 2:44pm 07.07.25 I have a secondhand ComNav 1001 autopilot, and I believe I need to switch the sine and cosine wires
Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? fred1diver at 2:43pm 07.07.25 Custom job?

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