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Here's one I don't believe! (Bilge discharge port) captainpat at 6:04am 05.09.10 Big Boats 12/3276 The bilge discharge port on the Legend 35.5 is on the stbd side and about 8-10" below the toe-rail.
Power while away from the boat... Deleted member 78819 at 5:56am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2601 I just launched a new to me 1991 Hunter 28. I have shore power connected, a good charging system an
Motor Paint Suggestions geoffschultz at 5:30am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1684 Yesterday I was adjusting the valves on my generator and started looking at the paint on the engine.
Ssooooo...... appleman at 4:12am 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1588 Has Lake Weiss swallowed up Keith? :eek: :D:D
New 31' Sailboat Bottom Paint, $1550 Seem Ok To You? sigbear at 4:07am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 19/7342 I just got a price on a new 31' sailboat and the dealer quoted about $1550 for a bottom paint job (d
Paradise Lost markc1976 at 11:45pm 05.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1632 So I tell my wife that we should buy the boat. It will be "therapeutic" to restore a sailboat. Plus
Help us yachtsman at 11:30pm 05.08.10 Smaller Boats 0/1035 Not many people would know where Albany, Western Australia is but for those that do know Albany has
leaky thru hulls billyc13 at 10:16pm 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3638 My Oday has leaky thru hulls (3). They drip less than a gallon a day. Before I launch for the summer
Bahamas Bucket Trip billyc13 at 10:10pm 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2718 My Bahamas "Bucket Solo Trip" was a great success!! I trailed my 79 ODay 23 from Buffalo to Miami t
Closing Seacocks - revisited 659598 at 9:59pm 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4032 Many posts on the "leave open" or always close 'em" discussions, but I have yet to read about anyone
Forced air/vs hot water heat Rick B at 9:39pm 05.08.10 Yamaha 4/3192 Our Yamaha 33 has a solid fuel fireplace which I think is adequate but my wife wants me investigate
What boat am I looking for jleblanc31 at 8:53pm 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 3/10079 I am trying to find out what kind of sailboat Adam Sandler sailed in 50 first dates. the name of the
O'Day 272 Doug Abercrombie at 7:17pm 05.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 12/21193 I'm considering buying an O'Day 272. Any comments, negitive or positive? Thanks, Doug
33-2 rigid vang jimma4191 at 7:17pm 05.08.10 Pearson 1/1619 I bought a Garhauer rigid vang for my pearson 33-2 which fits the spars perfectly but I don't know h
Ooooops. Crossed +ve and _ve now what? TonyN. at 7:16pm 05.08.10 Big Boats 4/1557 Hi all. I was re-installing my two batteries and accidental placed the neg from one on the pos of th
O'Day 272 Doug Abercrombie at 7:14pm 05.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1 I'm considering buying an O'Day 27. Ant positive or negitive comments? Thanks, Doug
Valiant 40 progress part five, post paint. (6) CharlieCobra at 6:15pm 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2370 I know it's been a while since I posted a followup on this boat but it's been the "Boat from Hell".
always learning piedpiperIII at 6:00pm 05.08.10 Catalina 22 5/1720 I am forever learning about sailing and adjustments this is why I ask questions here, I may have sai
Hello from new boot themadscientist at 5:28pm 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3446 Hello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I have no boat, I can't swim, I know like three k
crack keel (3) lukeb at 4:10pm 05.08.10 S2 4/1654 Bought a 79 s2 8.ob I am in process of getting keel repaired. I have a friend that is going to do wo

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Said goodbye to an old friend Scott B at 9:01am 06.15.22 Oh wow. That truly is a tough thing to do. I know the new owners are getting a fantastic boat. Do
Hiring a skipper rgranger at 9:00am 06.15.22 Good for you. Get the boat into warm water, then take it out into the ocean. Here are a few boat o
Scary thought for all solo sailors! rgranger at 8:51am 06.15.22 #6) When the autopilot is on, so is the harness and tether. The strangest thing happened. When I
Replacing engine instrument panel (1) mikeracca at 8:41am 06.15.22 @Scott T-Bird To open your console you should be able to push in on the center of the buttons I ci
Grounding two isolated battery banks cagreen75 at 8:35am 06.15.22 Thanks for the comments. What you describe will only happen if the AGM is at the bulk voltage thr
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 8:31am 06.15.22 elmwood may be a good launch area, esp leaving a trailer for a couple of days. call and ask. It i
Looking for pictures of 87 Hunter 23' trailer wheels Johnb at 8:25am 06.15.22 Yes indeed. We had one boat with bearing buddies that was problem free and one without that I replac
Replacing engine instrument panel dmax at 8:12am 06.15.22 Maybe you could find one of the NavPods that would fit, they have a bunch of sizes.
Mystery wheel jimshipsky at 7:55am 06.15.22 Thanks for your responses. Anyone know what boat that is (make, manufacturer)?
Said goodbye to an old friend Bob S at 7:50am 06.15.22 She is a beautiful boat kept by the most meticulous owner! I always loved the color and her name (be
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 06.15.22 Mine has a slightly different pod which I've replaced, I'm using an older Mark 1 wheeldrive because
Hiring a skipper FastOlson at 7:21am 06.15.22 There is a need for towing insurance in them there waters. Also a need to take U-Tube video captio
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 7:13am 06.15.22
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 7:12am 06.15.22
Replacing engine instrument panel Calif. Ted at 7:11am 06.15.22 Mine has a slightly different pod which I've replaced, I'm using an older Mark 1 wheeldrive because
Replacing engine instrument panel (1) mikeracca at 7:07am 06.15.22 I ran into a very similar problem, but my controls are mounted in the hull, not on the pedestal. I j
Said goodbye to an old friend Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 06.15.22 Sweet boat going off to a sweet destination! I know how important it is to you that the new owners
Said goodbye to an old friend kappykaplan at 6:42am 06.15.22 And so begins another new chapter, Rodd. Best of luck! :beer:
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Timm R Oday25 at 6:41am 06.15.22 This may speed things up . Our 25' Oday nees to be backed fairly far into the water to float free .
BOAT INSURANCE/BOAT RELOCATION jssailem at 6:32am 06.15.22 Check your policy. Mine identifies a sailing area within which the insurer is providing coverage.

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