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5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 11:49am 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/674 Both sails fit 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3. Mfg. by Neil Pryde Sails in Connecticut in March of 1990. Li
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (2) sailcapt340 at 9:19am 10.20.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/1765 Today I just could not get the seawater water intake hose off the thru hull, to winterize the toilet
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 Kurt K at 9:10am 10.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/331 Hello, new to the forum and looking to run a NMEA cable from the electrical control panel to the hel
Winterising colin59 at 6:58am 10.20.24 Ask All Sailors 40/6552 any tips for a newby with H290 on lake Ontario.....yanmar 2gmf (euro) jabsco man toilet , seaward wa
Seaward 26 T-Bar lehighsail at 6:49am 10.20.24 Seaward 5/692 I went out last week on a Seaward 26RK, not my boat so I'm not really sure what it's called but when
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up Nick1218 at 3:37pm 10.19.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/678 The swing keel did not lower. It is stuck in up position. Have pulled boat from lake and it is on
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:22pm 10.19.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1347 I just received an alert that the village is open and the start will be on November 10th. Until th
Steering 34 O Day Bill Grigelevich at 12:50pm 10.19.24 Ask An Oday Owner 0/6
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Bill Grigelevich at 11:54am 10.19.24 Ask All Sailors 3/291
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 5:21am 10.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/446 Hey Stuffing box experts, My 84 CS 36T Stuffing box has a peculiar issue. There is a slow/steady dr
Catalina C445 Roger Hinsch at 8:34pm 10.18.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/444 Hi everyone. I have a C445 2012 model recently bilge blower motor has failed and I cant easily find
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jim01749 at 8:37am 10.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/347 All, Heading down to Charleston from CT and was going to take ICW part of the way. Anyone have lin
Strap marks on hull while trailering? rcoleman67 at 7:25am 10.18.24 Trailer Sailors 6/866 I've got a 1988 Catalina 25 that I trailer. I live about four hours from the Gulf of Mexico and trav
Salon table storage bench IDMorrison at 6:35am 10.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/403
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 12:19am 10.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/1820 The refrigeration unit on my recently purchased Beneteau 40 - 3 cabin isn't functioning. The prior
Catalina 385 weight? Alora44 at 12:48pm 10.17.24 Big Boats 13/860 I just hauled my Catalina 385 (hull 44) and the crane load cell indicated approximately 19,500 pound
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo SV_DonPapa at 9:08am 10.17.24 Smaller Boats 7/4753 Does anybody have sewing patterns to reupholster the cushions in both berths and modernize the looks
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... (1) dinosound at 8:19am 10.17.24 Smaller Boats 5/387 Hi all, I recently picked up this 95 H26 and I'm familiarizing myself with all it's inherited quirk
Oceanis 370 Information Patronus322 at 8:05am 10.17.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/362 I have been attempting to research the history of this design in order to determine issues. I am co
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 7:14am 10.17.24 The Cherubini Hunters 13/915 Stupid question, but I don't trust the fuel gauge on my 30' Cherubini as it has always registered 10

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Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:18am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:12am 04.04.25
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? marcham at 8:07am 04.04.25 In that case, since you have a big repair area, it would be best if your contractor were to do a co
fresh water flush jssailem at 8:05am 04.04.25 Whatever resolves your need makes sense. :biggrin:
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:05am 04.04.25 To me, that just looks like what happens to really thick gelcoat if there is the tiniest amount of
fresh water flush Arrgh at 8:03am 04.04.25 Wow! I didn't think this would gain so much attention. Interesting to read everyone's solution. I
Replacing nuts on keel bolts MFD at 7:58am 04.04.25 If you know what a crews foot wrench is, looks like you could get one of those in to tighten those
Replacing nuts on keel bolts MFD at 7:56am 04.04.25 First of all, congratulations on doing this, it is inspirational and on the backlog of maintenance t
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 7:50am 04.04.25 If you know what a crews foot wrench is, looks like you could get one of those in to tighten those n
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dmax at 7:44am 04.04.25 That's a lot of keel bolt - my O'Day 35 had 7 that were 3/4" for a 4600 lb. keel. The most forward o
Cracks in the bilge (1) Dalliance at 7:41am 04.04.25
Cracks in the bilge Will Gilmore at 7:38am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does l
Engine compartment ventilation jssailem at 7:27am 04.04.25 Dorades, scoops, and fans are all active methods of creating ventilation for the engine space. The e
Replacing nuts on keel bolts jssailem at 7:17am 04.04.25 Interesting discovery. Yeoman's work on the polishing. Well done!:) Your information leads me to wo
Engine compartment ventilation Csw1742 at 7:11am 04.04.25 On my 1990 P 42, the starboard "scoup" is for the galley ventilator, port is unknown. I dont see a
Starting battery jssailem at 7:05am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin:
Engine compartment ventilation Csw1742 at 7:00am 04.04.25 In my case it's just sheer ignorance. So I should run the fan after shut down to cool off the comp
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA SteveHughessails at 6:52am 04.04.25 Nice, lucky you decided to do the uphaul line. I started ordering the parts to do mine last week.
Starting battery mermike at 6:47am 04.04.25 The engine manual should tell you how many cranking amps are required. Purchase a battery that meets
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dLj at 6:40am 04.04.25 Forgive me for starting with the obvious: Is the engine getting fuel, air, and spark? Make sure the

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