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Automatic Bilge pump for 11.0A Spike033 at 4:02pm 05.09.10 S2 4/1625 I bought an 11.0A last July and was told by the surveyor that there was a Bilge pump that he couldn'
Got Bacon? USCG approved signal divice (2) Mitch at 3:42pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2365 Hello all. Hope you'r all doing well. Went down to the boat this morning, and was wishing I had some
O'Day 192 Spinnaker LBSmith at 12:34pm 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1221 I have an O'Dat 192 and want to know if anyone has experience with a spinnaker for this size boat/mo
In search of: Eriechuck at 11:51am 05.09.10 Bigger Boats 2/1577 I'm in the market for an 87-89 O'Day 272 LE. Anyone in the Ohio area interested in selling? I need t
Water tank problem Stevep at 11:25am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2191 Hi all -- I am located in Maryland and my boat is in Annapolis. Recently, I ordered new plastic wat
another bilge pump question butchrobbins at 11:15am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13086 My bilge pump runs, but is not pumping anything out of the bilge. I took it apart this morning to m
Need new Sails John Burns at 10:53am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1277 The roller furling sails (both main and head) on my 2002 Hunter 356 are beginning to show the need f
Depths through Kent narrows Plankton at 10:50am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2884 Anyone been through Kent narrows recently and know what depths there are running?
Mast stepping Scooterbar at 9:37am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1652 I need to haul out my 1985 Hunter 23 for bottom paint and I am new to sailing and have no idea how t
Leaking holding tank? mcaswell at 9:21am 05.09.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/7275 In an effort to stop the source of odor in our boat, I replaced the hoses a while back, but the odor
Need help finding a part for 23.5 Hunter wenckebach at 9:00am 05.09.10 Smaller Boats 6/1645 We are new to sailing and bought a 23.5 Hunter (1993) last year. While trailering it this spring th
Foam In Hull ?? David MacGillivary at 8:18am 05.09.10 Catalina 30 5/2339 I removed my engine and noticed that part of the hull under the engine was soft. Upon further examin
Here's one I don't believe! (Bilge discharge port) captainpat at 6:04am 05.09.10 Big Boats 12/3278 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 5/2603 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 3/1685 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 8/3639 My Oday has leaky thru hulls (3). They drip less than a gallon a day. Before I launch for the summer

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Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 8:17am 06.16.22 This works for us, unless the rain is blowing. Awesome, thanks for the photo! I was just talking t
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Epic1969 at 8:16am 06.16.22
Vented Hatch Covers (1) sesmith at 8:13am 06.16.22 This works for us, unless the rain is blowing.
Sirius 21 pulpit snippard at 7:47am 06.16.22 Hey! Recently we have picked up a pair of Sirius sailboats with the goal of getting one boat put tog
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Brian D at 7:44am 06.16.22 @Phil Herring While waiting for Admin help, go ahead and completely log out of SBO and then make su
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 7:37am 06.16.22 If rain is not a big issue, then another alternative is a Wind Scoop. A quick search will yield man
Vented Hatch Covers dlochner at 7:34am 06.16.22 If rain is not a big issue, then another alternative is a Wind Scoop. A quick search will yield many
Bimini mount solar panel install advice seadaddler at 7:23am 06.16.22 I had good luck sending solar wires down my arch where the wires for speakers come out and first I u
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark seadaddler at 7:15am 06.16.22
Vented Hatch Covers (1) rgranger at 7:04am 06.16.22 Okay so the schamatic diagram was bugging me so I edited it. Here is how it should actually be set
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 7:04am 06.16.22 There three conditions to be concerned about, sailing, moored in light to medium rain, and storms.
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.16.22 I think a dorade box is essentially the boat equivalent to what you had on your RV If a wave does
Bimini mount solar panel install advice flightlead404 at 6:58am 06.16.22 I purchased solar panels to install on my Bimini of my Marlow Hunter 37. My plan is to run the wiri
Replacing engine instrument panel (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:58am 06.16.22 Connects to pedestal with 1 bolt which also serves to hold the anchor piece for the trans and accel
Vented Hatch Covers (4) rgranger at 6:51am 06.16.22 I think a dorade box is essentially the boat equivalent to what you had on your RV If a wave does c
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:48am 06.16.22 Angular shaft misalignment would be a first guess. This is not a high stress area. What is your an
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Here is a tutorial on types of high strength bolts: https://www.tfgusa.com/high-strength-bolts-f
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller JamesG161 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Wait till you have mud on your anchor.:facepalm: It looks normal to me, except we have have two rol
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:43am 06.16.22 @dlochner - thanks -yes I think practice is the key. This morning I did it better. I also raised the
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:41am 06.16.22 @dLj Thanks for the tips - and I have tied the manual pull as you mentioned. I have the roller set

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