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Show me your vang Marc Bergmueller at 10:42am 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 5/1902 My Oday 28 does not have a boom vang. I can find no evidence of a bail or other attachment on the m
Diesel Additives Bad Obsession at 10:33am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3340 What is your favorite Diesel Additives that you put in your boat? What does it do? How well does i
Leaky keel ells at 10:21am 05.03.10 Day Sailers 1/1512 Has anyone ever worked on a leaky Oday 19? I know the part of the leak is around the screws that ho
pulpit repair StillFloat at 10:07am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1735 i have old pulpit with worn out tap screw on bracket where pulpit stanchion connects. Does anyone kn
Popped Blisters and Pox - can I use it for the season if I paint? RonRelyea at 9:40am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/5174 I've got boat pox and a number (around 20) of larger fluid filled blisters on my hull below the wate
need a deck access hatch for 1980 O'day 23 screamingseagal at 9:28am 05.03.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1897 Hello, my name is Jared I'm new to sailboating and I recently took my 1980 oday 23 out for a sail. T
lost my deck access hatch for my o'day 23... HELP! screamingseagal at 9:24am 05.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2530 Hello, my name is Jared I'm new to sailboating and I recently took my 1980 oday 23 out for a sail. T
Danforth is no more? Paul356 at 8:23am 05.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1414 I bought a Danforth compass this spring, had a question, emailed the designated contact and received
Westerbeke 38 engine problem MikeB at 8:05am 05.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1565 I have last fall purchased a new to me, 1994 Morgan Catalina 38 center cockpit, and we love it. It
Refrigerator won't cool down jackzimmerman at 7:56am 05.03.10 Big Boats 5/1790 We have a Hunter 380 with a refrigerator/freezer (built into the counter, doors pull up). We notice
electronics fried davidmcorbin at 7:45am 05.03.10 Columbia 0/2182 boat almost sunk- and in the process, the electronic panel fried. need to know if there are switch
volvo penta md5b not starting piper at 7:32am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5238 OK, total newb here....have a Pearson 27 Triton (or for some a US Yacht 27 with a Pearson sticker on
H28.5 Website Warren Milberg at 7:18am 05.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1101 As users of the H28.5 Website have noted, the "Forums" section is not working properly. The site adm
Bottom paint---Interlux Anti Fouling Earl Keim at 7:17am 05.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/1369 HI, I have used the INterlux Anti Fouling bottom paint on my Hunter 260. Just for some general ad
H28.5 Website Warren Milberg at 7:16am 05.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1093 As users of the H28.5 Website have noted, the "Forums" section is not working properly. The site ad
Splish, Splash she's in the water!!! (4) estopa at 7:11am 05.03.10 Day Sailers 1/1376 Thanks People for all your help to date on getting my beloved O'day 222 into Milford Harbor this wee
accumalation on prop/shaft lloyd1814 at 6:42am 05.03.10 Big Boats 1/1705 when we pulled the boat out last fall,we found the prpo and shaft completly covered by a concrete ty
Holding Tank Southern at 5:58am 05.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2487 I have a 28 ft. 1991 Hunter, legacy series. The aluminum holding tank is leaking, badly. I've tried
Sail Drive + Prop Walk Observation Ducati at 3:18am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2343 Just docked our new (used 36.7) for the first time. I usually back in however we discovered that whe
Catfish Rudder juliecat10 at 10:46pm 05.02.10 AMF 5/7802 Hey, I have an old Alcort Catfish 13' sail boat that I'd like to get fixed up. After a quick inspect

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Forestay transportation (2) danooxnard at 4:03am 06.13.22 Here are some pics of my Catalina 22. Pow pulpit does make it easier.
Roller furling issue (2) danooxnard at 4:02am 06.13.22 pics of what it should look like
Identify the mystery item... Apex at 3:07am 06.13.22 i would think wind instruments....not that I have a brand in mind, but the large tab on one side, an
Hiring a skipper dlochner at 2:47am 06.13.22 Hiring a captain and crew will be more expensive than trucking. Captains will get $350 a day or more
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 12:10am 06.13.22
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 06.12.22 the second image is a birds-eye view looking down at it. It was the '"floor" label that lost me.
Hiring a skipper capta at 10:08pm 06.12.22 Depending on when you want to go, my wife and I might be free. PM me please.
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 9:52pm 06.12.22 Totally different design. Good news and that's what I thought...so any tips on how to inspect? How
Fuel Puzzle Hollyberry at 9:27pm 06.12.22 A friend had similar symptoms a while ago on a Hunter 40. Eventually found the pickup tube had a pin
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 9:19pm 06.12.22 How are you protecting the alternator if the LPO BMS suddenly shuts down charging? by connecting b
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 8:53pm 06.12.22 I'm not certain all this consolidation is a good thing. It doesn't seem to be.... dj
Legend 40.5 Chainplates Rick D at 8:41pm 06.12.22 Hey all, how are the chain plates constructed, and how can we (or can we) inspect them? It seems li
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 (2) SoSound at 8:41pm 06.12.22 OK, @macdoug, I finally made it down to the marina with my phone for a picture. If the goal us to j
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles stephen_i_w at 8:01pm 06.12.22 Today, I was out on Lake St Clair. According to my wind instrument it was gusting up to 20 knots, t
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced (2) Rjm st.petersburg at 7:29pm 06.12.22 Cord protection. Plug protectors are coming soon.
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 7:15pm 06.12.22 Hi Tom, I suspect your water system was built very much like the system on our 1991 boat. A Bing sea
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:13pm 06.12.22 Darned, I didn't include that... The boat will be insured, from So Portland ME to Florida's east coa
Hiring a skipper Phil Herring at 7:09pm 06.12.22 Yes, from where to where?
Hiring a skipper FastOlson at 7:09pm 06.12.22 Where are you bound? Do you have insurance for the trip & route?
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? AaronD at 6:44pm 06.12.22 A few owners have revamped the cockpits of older boats to slope aft (I believe the new design alread

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