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United Sailing Yachts USY27 lobstercrawl at 8:51am 05.18.10 Other Sailboats 0/1220 Hi, I just bought a USY27 that is powered with a Volvo MD5 7.5 hp diesel. It came with a 3 blade b
Interior cushions skipquant at 8:43am 05.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1458 I am a new member. I have an O'Day 25. Can anyone recommend a source for getting new interior and V-
Gulfstar rudder post bearing NassauSailor at 8:30am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2026 Hi- I'm looking for rudder post bearing for a 53' Gulfstar motorsailor. Does anyone know where to fi
Signet Scientific Wind Instrument MK254 ussatd45 at 8:12am 05.18.10 Bigger Boats 1/3668 I have a 1985 31' O'day Sloop. My Signet MK 254 wind instrument was destroyed when my neighbors mast
diesel lub questions dlewis812 at 5:26am 05.18.10 Catalina 30 4/1664 diesel lube questions first time with a diesel (universal 18HP). checking lubricants: - oil l
Mainsail Overlaps Backstay Ducati at 5:06am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 10/6588 Other 36.7 owners tell me that the mainsail (just at the top batten) gets caught on the backstay.
questions for bubba da boat cat thereisabelle at 3:00am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2377 are you happy to be back home? everything all secure? will you be donating some furballs to help sop
New Found Metals Ports (1) med2463 at 11:24pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/704 The boat that we bought a few months ago has 6 New Found Metals ports. Some swing all the way up and
Signet housings (1) stephen Penny at 7:44pm 05.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1550
Looking for a 25 or 26 O'day John Stevens at 7:42pm 05.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1850 I'm located in FL and looking for a 25 or 26. John
Leaky 25 newmacowner at 7:25pm 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1224 I have an 83 MacGregor 25 that I bought about a month ago. I just put it in the water and it seems t
Manual Harold60 at 6:36pm 05.17.10 Smaller Boats 2/1110 I just bought a 1987 Hunter 23. It seems in good condition but I had to trailer it from South Jerse
Looking for a muffler. (1) Ed Schenck at 6:28pm 05.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 21/4646 And considering a piece of PVC pipe unitl I find one. I am going north in two weeks and want to sai
Cutlass Bearing Replacement knothead at 6:15pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2075 I've read many of the excellent posts on how to replace a cutlass bearing and I'm ready to do battle
Replacing Plexiglass Forward Hatch catalinaguy at 6:02pm 05.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4944 I need to replace cracked plexiglass in the forward hatch of an 88 Catalina 30. I can get replaceme
Strange Vibrations in the Boom Marc14857 at 5:44pm 05.17.10 Big Boats 2/1246 Has anyone with an in mast main noticed a strange vibration coming from inside the boom when at rest
Salon table post fiestaMojo at 5:41pm 05.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1176 I'm looking for the post which mounts on the main galley cabinet that the salon table (folds out, e
First sail of the season, lessons learned and I shoulda known better Scott B at 5:28pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3338 Headed out Friday evening over to the YMCA camp my kids have gone to for the past 11 yrs. and son is
Masthead Sheaves Jim25 at 5:15pm 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1606 Hi Have been looking for the sheaves for a while now with no luck sheave needs to be 9/16 wide by 1
How much coverage is enough? dscribner at 5:01pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1366 I know this is a subjective question, but how much insurance coverage is enough? Our insurance "age

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H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:56am 03.12.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430??? As per the title, it is a hunter 30. I will
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:55am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:52am 03.12.22 What you are looking for is a press. A hammer may destroy the bond of the strut to the hull. See
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 6:52am 03.12.22 Interesting. There must be two layers of film over the screen. The one I removed was very thin and p
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:51am 03.12.22 If you buy a new one you will have the exact measurement. Smashing! That never would have occurred
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 6:36am 03.12.22 I looked at the Xantrex site, and I can't find an alternator regulator designed or programmable for
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? RoyS at 6:07am 03.12.22 Rocna recommendations use 50 mph winds so their sizing is very conservative.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:04am 03.12.22 They must have listened. Too long of a story, but they helped me, by phone, with my new one. Their
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 5:50am 03.12.22 We had stopped installing Xantrex years ago due to on-going reliability and customer support issues
Shackleton's Endurance Found kappykaplan at 5:46am 03.12.22 Saw this a couple of times on the news. Great historical find! :beer:
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Rick Webb at 5:38am 03.12.22 Yes, and you'll be amazed at what a difference it makes. Lots of info in the archives here on how t
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 5:21am 03.12.22 [QUOTE="mikeracca, post: 1736620, member: 159338 this is the back of my propane solenoid, any though
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Daveinet at 5:16am 03.12.22 The first thing you need to do is load the boat and then measure your tongue weight. It should be ar
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 5:13am 03.12.22 I wrote my account of the "fire" incident in post #4 from memory of a post read 6-months ago becaus
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Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 03.12.22 When you put the boat on the trailer, get it as close you can to the roller. You will not be able
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. BigEasy at 5:00am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard! Congratulations on taking the next step in purchasing your new boat & learning to
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. shemandr at 4:31am 03.12.22 Congrats for the new to you boat. You'll do fine.... First you hoist the sails and then see what ha
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:22am 03.12.22 It is good to welcome you aboard. What are your plans for learning to sail? Yacht club, racing cre
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:09am 03.12.22 Thank you. Yes, atomic 4 rebuilt with 500 hours. She purrs. I'm excited to learn the ropes

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