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DryTortugas National Park, no palm trees! David S at 6:34pm 05.14.10 Destinations 10/4709 My destinations have been Big Pine Key and Punta Gorda's Charlotte Harbor with my O'day 22. With the
Motor on or off the boat when trailering? jackhartjr at 5:54pm 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2112 Hi folks, for those of you that trailer, if you have a 9.9HP or similar, do you let it ride on the m
Need advice GerrieLheureux at 2:53pm 05.14.10 Balboa 1/2334 My husband and I are new in sailing and are looking for a starter boat. I am looking at a 24' Balbo
Portlight size? okia42@hotmail.com at 2:53pm 05.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1420 Have a 76 Hunter 30. Can anyone tell me the exact size/model of the 4 forward portlights on my boat?
oday 22 main sheet dead end location ? bigwhyte at 2:52pm 05.14.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1721 i have an 1980 oday 22 and i steped the mast for the first time two weeks ago and im not sure that
Your favorite picture......... (2) Sumner at 2:26pm 05.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/6491 I hope that we get a lot of response on this and it would be a great time for some of the lurkers to
Coastal sailors might (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:20pm 05.14.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1265 Coastal sailors might want to see this video of the Nashville, Tenn. flooding: http://www.tennesse
Breaking News Chuckbear at 11:18am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1860 FLIR Systems acquires Raymarine FLIR Systems announced today it has entered into a definitive agree
What is the best/most economical vent system? dthompsonusa at 10:07am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2071 I need to replace the vents on my 1983 Catalina 30. I'm looking for recommendations on what to inst
Briggs & Stratton thoughts???? Triumph900 at 9:57am 05.14.10 Catalina 22 4/1661 I have a 1986 Catalina 22 that we keep on the upper part of the Chesapeake Bay. It came with the ori
refitting sanitation thomas.dargan at 9:49am 05.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2243 For a sanitation refit I have Trident hose, a PHII head kit, and a Ronco tank. I need some new elbo
Usually or unusually bad mechanic story? OldGringo at 8:47am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4280
Jessica to finish tomorrow. Gary_H at 7:59am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1539 Jessica Watson the 16 year old Australian girl is scheduled to end her solo, nonstop, unassisted cir
holding tank question stx203 at 7:55am 05.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4765 I'm new to holding tank pump out. Do holding tanks have an internal pipe/hose that connects the disc
Diesel Funnel Filter J Reese at 7:02am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2693 Can anyone tell me what the best diesel funnel filter is to purchase? We are sailing to Mexico and C
Looking at a O'Day 22 need advice njmedic3306 at 7:01am 05.14.10 Day Sailers 1/1423 So I fell in love with sailing and currently own a Sovereign 17 which is a super boat but as my wife
Mast indent at spreader Fortyeighter at 4:42am 05.14.10 Catalina 30 1/1722 I purchased an 82 Standard rig Catalina 30, had a survey and all looked well. A rigging company was
H146 Jib - Where do you store it when you unstep the mast esterhazyinoz at 3:49am 05.14.10 Day Sailers 5/1869 What do H146 owners do with the jib when they unstep their mast. When I received my new H15 this we
Pardon my ignorance raphael1978 at 3:37am 05.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1462 Hello Hunter owners! I am new to this forum, and also a novice in sailing too. I live in the Tampa
Lifeline Stanchion Base MKEJeff at 10:44pm 05.13.10 Big Boats 5/1765 Greetings all! After a storm a few days ago I had some damage to my lifelines on my 1984 Hunter 34.

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Engine operator manual (2) Udi at 9:10pm 09.23.21
Spinnaker halyard on 272 Jaxn at 7:46pm 09.23.21 Some PO put an a hit roller up there (instead of a block). Do you have the same exit sheave on t
Engine operator manual Tally Ho at 7:36pm 09.23.21 Until today I thought its 4JH4TE, but today i took a look at the engine and saw this (enclosed pic)
Fill/empty water reservoir for sink patbratton at 7:35pm 09.23.21 The water tank for the sink is pretty hard to access. What tricks do you all have for filling it, an
Owners Manual (1) TimFromLI at 7:29pm 09.23.21 better late than never
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? Tally Ho at 7:28pm 09.23.21 As soon as I turn my engine on, my system voltage goes from 12.x to 13.x Based on the voltage read a
Polars Beneteau 45f5 (1) TimFromLI at 7:28pm 09.23.21 found it.
Hunter 306 sailboat needs a rubber plug for the gear shift/throttle Ken13559 at 7:20pm 09.23.21 The rubber cap comes of easily, hence I put some sealant to make it stick but can be remove if requi
Polars Beneteau 45f5 (2) TimFromLI at 7:12pm 09.23.21 Attached is a file with a tiny picture of the polars. I thought I had a good one somewhere. I'll pos
Tropical Storm Sam (1) JamesG161 at 7:11pm 09.23.21 This is an "Watch Alert" Latest ECMFW model run...
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Sanfelice at 6:32pm 09.23.21 Can't answer your question directly but I had a 1987 28.5 with a Yanmar engine. As I recall the fron
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star shemandr at 6:12pm 09.23.21 Although I'm zoomed out on this image so you can't see the depths, this whole area looks pretty goo
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Ralph Johnstone at 6:05pm 09.23.21 Has anyone here changed thiers and how did you get the bearing out? Hopefully, this will get the
Squeaky bulkhead sail sfbay at 5:56pm 09.23.21 Suggest obtaining a permanent fix strategy from a sailboat design engineer and/or builder AND/OR co
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? georgetheleo at 5:12pm 09.23.21 Thanks!, I have 2 115 Amp hour new Full River sealed batterys -always linked together. The charger
Squeaky bulkhead wade the giant at 5:04pm 09.23.21
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dlochner at 4:53pm 09.23.21 Well, that's another part of my story that I didn't exactly reveal. We did alright with 2.5 days n
Spinnaker halyard on 272 (1) Tally Ho at 4:48pm 09.23.21
trailer extension Seascoutship501 at 4:40pm 09.23.21 Hehe. IMO it is always better to find out something is easier than expected, than to run into proble
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star Scott T-Bird at 4:37pm 09.23.21 Well, that's another part of my story that I didn't exactly reveal. We did alright with 2.5 days no

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