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O'Day 34 rub rail 31seahorse at 4:40am 07.26.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3035 Hello Members, Recently, our 1984 O'Day 34 had its rub rail damaged in an area about 2 feet long.
Sailing In Ireland AnthonyB at 4:25am 07.26.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2257 Would like to know where in Ireland sailing is big. Any comments would be appreciated
Drifter rig T37 Phil at 4:18am 07.26.10 Ask All Sailors 6/6422 The PO of our T37 put together a nice complement of sails. One of my favorites is a big, light 155%
Thought life calk was life seal ryanmohr at 1:17am 07.26.10 Ask All Sailors 7/6306 And I used it to bed my Spinlock XAS rope clutch. When I realized that I got the two mixed up I wen
pump toilet sidrampy at 6:47pm 07.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1561 I have a 26x and I am tired of the porta potty. Has anyone put in a toilet and holding tank with an
Rub Rail O'Day 34 31seahorse at 6:17pm 07.25.10 Bigger Boats 2/2283 Hello Members, Recently, our boat (1984 O'Day 34) rubbed against a piling (due to my mistake :cry:
106 Degr. today and humid piedpiperIII at 6:00pm 07.25.10 Catalina 22 4/1524 Even though it was 106 and humid I managed to install my radio pod and lost some weight doing so. No
water in bilge Kool Breeze at 5:13pm 07.25.10 Smaller Boats 0/1798 Looking for some suggestions/information. I have a 2003 250 WB. I am getting a small but regular inf
Bimini Seals around back stays dwgifford at 4:55pm 07.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1279 My bimini on 1978 H33 has the splitback stays going thru it. I want to fab something to fasten arou
adjustable "aftstays" on a h37c - 1983 JBurans at 4:44pm 07.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1995 Hi to all, I have a 1983 H37c - previous owner has added various upgrades - this boat has adjustabl
Runaway Engine gpd955 at 4:13pm 07.25.10 Ask All Sailors 18/5761 Is anyone familiar with runaway engine with regard to degrees of heel. I understand the concept with
Runaway Engine gpd955 at 4:10pm 07.25.10 Catalina 310 0/2 Is anyone familiar with runaway engine with regard to degrees of heel. I understand the concept wit
How to repair a thin spot. (1) Jfelkins at 4:04pm 07.25.10 Ask All Sailors 14/6747 The boat I just purchased has a spot on the hull that was worn thin by rubbing against it's slip. Th
New Hunter 31 owner bobmorning at 3:25pm 07.25.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1573 I posted a few weeks ago about a Hunter 31. The survey came back great Our surveyor spent 6 hours o
Clutches Bill Jones at 3:10pm 07.25.10 Smaller Boats 11/2205 I just returned from the lake and right up until the storm hit had a wonderful sail. During the st
Where does it go??? SantaCruzS2 at 2:54pm 07.25.10 S2 5/1770 Hey gang.... This weekend, my wife and I spent the weekend on the boat. We were asked by another
Good mechanic in East Greenwich, RI John Kennedy at 1:37pm 07.25.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1870 Just bought a catalina 36 foot sailboat and am searching for a good, reliable, and reasonable (one c
Recently purchased a 1974 2-29 - question about cabin interior dtsol at 12:58pm 07.25.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1734 The boat hadn't been used for a couple of years, and we pulled all the cabin cushions out except fo
ODay Ospray bhartpence at 10:24am 07.25.10 Day Sailers 4/2104 Hello all - new to the site here. Just getting started with daysailers as I've only worked with Sun
Venture Cat Trampolines oreana123 at 10:13am 07.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1976 I have been replacing trampolines on Venture Cats and other forgotten catamarans from the 60's and 7

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Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 6:09am 03.31.22 Better check prices. My custom cover for the H356 was more like $3,000. I was a well known East Co
Luck Be The Lady... rgranger at 5:57am 03.31.22 So who else out there has had any close calls? Back in graduate school I was replacing the flash
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 5:49am 03.31.22 Guy on this site built one for a H40: Repairing Hunter 40 damage from Hurricane Matthew Materials w
Reuse shrink wrap? rgranger at 5:41am 03.31.22 That cover cost $1200 and lasted 11 years. Using @quadrille38 's data, it looks like a custom cove
Luck Be The Lady... Timm R Oday25 at 5:26am 03.31.22 Lucky indeed . I was cleaning out our barn over the weekend . I had to remove a wall plate to move a
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 njlarry at 5:16am 03.31.22 On my 34 most of the topping lift is a ss cable with an eye on each end. The bottom eye has a shackl
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 5:16am 03.31.22 As soon as the weather breaks,if it ever does, will have an attempt at this Thks Maine
Luck Be The Lady... jviss at 5:15am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no on
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 4:57am 03.31.22 My guess is that the windlass is putting a big load on the alternator, and that's what's loading the
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:55am 03.31.22 Interesting you say that. As you're probably aware, the Hinckley Pilot is a fiberglass sailboat but
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Joe at 4:49am 03.31.22 You can reduce clutch wear on lines by not using the "clutch" feature. I know that sounds ridiculous
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:41am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:25am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not talk
Tiller question Joe at 4:21am 03.31.22 Thank you. I do not believe that the boat I just bought last fall came with an auto pilot. Just a
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, th
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:04am 03.31.22 A friend of mine was looking for her second family (4) boat. In explaining what she was looking for,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor NYSail at 3:15am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, the
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Sefuller at 3:11am 03.31.22 Our boats have always used a rope clutch for the main halyard - only difference being ours is in the
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Sefuller at 3:07am 03.31.22 I am not familiar with the Yanmar engines, but it seems like the problem almost has to be electrical
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Davidasailor26 at 12:17am 03.31.22 Is it a Volvo dripless shaft seal? If so it looks (from Volvo Penta Shaft Seal ) like they only supp

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