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Replacement bow eye bolt jnolan at 5:10pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2528 The eye bolt of my O Day 22 broke off when we pulled it out of the water last year, and now I need t
Engine temperature rise kczach1 at 4:20pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2259 Hi All, Went out sailing Friday night. On the way back turned on the yanmar 2gm20f and noticed i
Used Genoas Mick143 at 3:57pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/113 Anybody have one forsale. Just purchased a new main, and them jib unfurled and shredded>>help would
Deck Organizer hole centers paul331 at 3:34pm 06.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1905 We have a Beneteau 331 and are interested in stacking a 2 sheave deck organizer on top of the existi
Hatch cover repairs bffatcat at 2:38pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2330 Before I bought the boat someone replaced 4 out of 6 bolts holding the hatch cover hardware with ste
222 Centerboard Basho65 at 2:34pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1314 Anyone have experience replacing a 222 or similar centerboard? Mine has broken off. Any home made de
Another Newbie Volvo Penta Md5B question: weeping water piper at 2:19pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2213 1st, much thanks for the answers to my previous post regarding bleeding fuel lines....ends up there
Dometic 12k Air Conditioner nofd843 at 2:09pm 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1384 I have a 31 foot Hunter with a 12K Dometic Vector Air Conditioner. THe other day i noticed it did n
crack in fiberglass around rudder tube poptopvw at 2:03pm 06.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2013 I've been hearing a cracking sound coming from the rudder while underway and upon investigation have
Trouble Pointing MikeNieto at 1:08pm 06.06.10 Catalina 22 8/2102 Hey all, I have been fixing up an old (1976) fixed keel Catalina 22. I have been fixing it by
O'Day 12 info needed mnmgreen@gmail.com at 12:30pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1266 I have recently purchased my third O'Day. This time its the O'Day 12. Hull #560, sail number 311.
head sail or main sail? piedpiperIII at 12:17pm 06.06.10 Catalina 22 5/4789 If it were blowing hard and you wanted to fly one sail which would you choose head or main?? Other t
Hunter 30 electric conversion Weekdaysailor at 12:15pm 06.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1830 Thought the group might be interested in this Hunter 30 conversion to electric propulsion. http://s
Use of Thread Locker Neil McDonald at 10:12am 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1343 The Yanmar 3GMF on my H35 has been plagued by a fuel leak at the banjo joint on the discharge side o
vision 32 dakno at 9:54am 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 I am looking at a 1989 H32 Vision. Anyone with specific knowledge of this vessel, I would been happ
Steaming light short...? malyea at 9:39am 06.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2380 The steaming light halfway up the mast on my '82 H30 does not work - the masthead anchor light works
AC wiring question madmax at 8:05am 06.06.10 Bigger Boats 8/2599 Does anyone have an wiring schematic for the 120v electrical panel on an ODay 34? I'm installing ai
Overheating Yanmar 1gm TDudley at 7:17am 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/7120 I am sure you have heard this all before. I have a warning lamp and buzzer indicating overheating.
Fabric Forward Hatch Cover/Tent (1) Clafleur at 7:12am 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/3581 My dandy Sunbrella forward hatch "bini" has flown the coop :cry:! You know the type that hangs off a
Portable Air Conditioner jibes138 at 4:51am 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3906 Many have written to this site looking for a simple AC air conditioner. Thumbing through a famous c

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Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 11:18am 03.17.22 Yeah thanks - that's probably exactly what I need to do. I guess first question I have is about mati
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ jviss at 11:05am 03.17.22 We're planning to use our sails as much as possible instead of our engine. That's always my plan!
How to cleaning halyard on the boat (1) Hayden Watson at 11:03am 03.17.22 If you think in terms of a tapered splice instead of a butt splice and use a smaller leader such as
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 10:56am 03.17.22 Macerater impeller is probably shot if the pumps more than a hand full of years old. Easy to fix for
Build a Better Boat Hook? jeepinround at 10:42am 03.17.22 Try a PAINTING POLE. They have a 3/4 acme thread.
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 10:33am 03.17.22 So I guess I'm going to be learning about splicing lines. This at least clears up all the questions
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 10:32am 03.17.22 Halyards - Dyneema + Staset I thought I'd posted this long ago, but when I went looking, I found it
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ PaulK at 10:17am 03.17.22 We're planning to use our sails as much as possible instead of our engine.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION nramsey at 10:05am 03.17.22 Ah yes I see the wire. Trudesign are not the same as Marelon. They don't need any exercise or lubri
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ jviss at 10:05am 03.17.22 Not boat related, but check this: chicken prices have gone through the roof! I found that a whole,
Boat Bike "tech support" Tedd at 10:02am 03.17.22 The back ends of the pads should touch the rim first by a mm or two. Yes! I forgot to mention that.
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Rich Stidger at 10:00am 03.17.22 Dollar store LA Awesome cleaners. Better than marine high priced formulas.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 9:59am 03.17.22 That looks like a crack beside your blade in the 2nd pic. If it is you need to replace it. ... Wh
Boat Bike "tech support" dlochner at 9:58am 03.17.22 You didn't mention the brake cables but they are, of course, even more important to maintain than t
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Tedd at 9:57am 03.17.22 McMaster-Carr has a good selection of 304 and 316 stainless fasteners. I haven't compared their pric
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 03.17.22 I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem A most unusual process when
How to cleaning halyard on the boat LloydB at 9:54am 03.17.22 If you think in terms of a tapered splice instead of a butt splice and use a smaller leader such as
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION nramsey at 9:49am 03.17.22 That looks like a crack beside your blade in the 2nd pic. If it is you need to replace it. The th
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 9:47am 03.17.22 Just to be clear, I did not have a problem with making an end-to-end connection between my halyard a
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 03.17.22 Fuel inspection port, guaranteed not to leak. Even if the tank is overfilled. m the Pela vacuum oi

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