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Keel bolt Plates zcorda at 12:27pm 03.20.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2035 I have a 1982 Hunter with what looks like some kind of triangular fiberglass plate just below the fo
Spraying gelcoat Hermit Scott at 12:25pm 03.20.10 Ask All Sailors 22/8395 This fall I plan on hauling my boat and painting(awlgrip possibly) or spraying gelcoat on the deck o
split Centerboard well housing? (5) gduhoffmann at 11:12am 03.20.10 Day Sailers 4/3224 I'm trying to refurbish an old (O'day?) 16' daysailer from my father. It sat in the rain out of the
Here we go packman at 11:00am 03.20.10 Lancer 1/111 I purchased my Lancer 27Ps Last June and started my learning process. I'd wanted a powersailor beca
Dickinson Radex Series Heater rognvald at 10:04am 03.20.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2325 Anyone have a Dickinson Radex Series heater on their boat? It works off your engine heat/hot water
rokqtmn rokqtmn at 9:54am 03.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1222 Greetings Odayers, I just purchased a1989 322 and love her. I have a problem with the mainmast fu
Cutlass Bearing replacement Keith13315 at 8:03am 03.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 11/2710 Well it has come time to replace the cutlass bearing on my 84 H31. I will probably do it in the thre
Rub Rail Replacement. Gatorsail at 7:58am 03.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4340 I have a 25 ODay and the rub rail (Vinyl or plastic) to replace it. 1. Is this a two man project? 2
roller furling jib foil brand? glissando at 5:54am 03.20.10 Morgan 2/2434 Have just purchased a 1980 O/I 33 Pilothouse. 'Pibroch' originally home-ported in Yankeetown, Fla. N
teak treatment,uneven floorboards Steven M at 5:24am 03.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2303 This is my 1st time preparing my 1999 311 for a new season. Bought the boat last August. Would like
Backyard no more? (1) emergpa1 at 5:15am 03.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2564 today, with a little luck and some torqe provided by an inline six in a four wheel drive grand chero
Want to change bottom paints Lauren1 at 4:10am 03.20.10 Big Boats 2/1275 I have been using Pettit Unipoxy Plus Bottom paint since the boat was new in 2000. I would like to
Replacing an AC circuit breaker/ twin headsails (1) Hermit Scott at 10:06pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2675 I believe it got a little water in it from a leaky port. But it worked for a while. Now one side wil
1986 catalina 25 walt.shepard at 9:15pm 03.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3986 I have bought the 1986 catalina 25, fixed keel, and have no manual for it. Can anyone copy me a manu
Progression of H170 deck and transom repairs (3) neptunedwb at 9:08pm 03.19.10 Day Sailers 1/1882 This is visual and written log of the repairs I plan to affect on the H170 boat I recently aquired.
Status Changed jimmyb at 8:25pm 03.19.10 Trailer Sailors 11/3150 Hi Guys, Check out under my User Name to the left. It no loner says "no boat yet". Should be picking
1992 33.5 Hunter thaeni at 8:21pm 03.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3983 I just purchesed a '92 33.5 Hunter. Can anyone tell me where to locate an owners manual ?. Also, the
new macgregor26m owner with questions? herman at 7:41pm 03.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1692 Hi Guys, I,m an owner of a new Macgregor26m. Am a boaty, built my own boats, last one an S'S 30 and
Vire 7 vs Atomic 4 Hover212 at 7:11pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7530 Hello. I have purchased a Bristol 29 that had an Atomic 4 in it before the previous owner threw it o
How do you get to the fuses?! Oday 30 rbarna1 at 5:01pm 03.19.10 Bigger Boats 5/2463 So we just got our 1980 Oday 30. Fusebox is right by the stairs to the cockpit (in the middle). The

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silly question on gas detector sunlover at 8:09am 05.20.22 My propane sniffer has two remote sensors and also controls my solenoid so that if I get an alarm, i
silly question on gas detector Hayden Watson at 8:04am 05.20.22 My propane sniffer has two remote sensors and also controls my solenoid so that if I get an alarm, i
Off to the darkside... dmax at 7:42am 05.20.22 If you can get your hands on a moisture meter, that will help to determine the level of moisture in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 7:40am 05.20.22 could you have inverted the quadrant (so it is like on my boat now) and then everything would be ea
Boom end cap DougM at 7:38am 05.20.22 Cram a beer can into the end of the boom, remove it after nesting season.
Table up inside when sailing 23.5 patbratton at 7:37am 05.20.22 We broke the mount off of the seat front when someone fell on it. I replaced the screws with 1/4" bo
Solar-powered vent (5) patbratton at 7:35am 05.20.22 205489
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 7:25am 05.20.22 Propane is heavier than air. It will always find it's way to the lowest point that is can travel t
Life Jacket recommendations AaronD at 7:10am 05.20.22 I really like my Spinlock with built in harness. It is one step down from there too if the line mod
Does anyone recognize this knot? MikeHoncho at 6:59am 05.20.22 We use to call them inside bowline ( right), outside bowline ( wrong) by making the round turn the w
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 05.20.22 Suggest practicing for a few hours away from the marina first
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection Jwhy at 6:46am 05.20.22 Good idea! Thanks
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger JRT at 6:44am 05.20.22 I'm a bit lost on I need to plug in and not 3 prong comments. I'm pretty sure you are replacing the
Solar-powered vent Project_Mayhem at 6:36am 05.20.22 Thanks, just want to let the hot air out of cabin when it closed at the dock. These little fans ca
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 05.20.22 I had a very similar boat, a Starwind 19. One of the first times docking at a slip I came in a bit h
question Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 05.20.22 Try to sell it as a whole. Trying to part out a sailboat could take years since it's a niche market
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? kloudie1 at 6:22am 05.20.22 The Hatchmaster.com folks have a great history. If you are a diy guy, you can get the lens custom cu
Progressive Insurance Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 05.20.22 There was a fellow on here that had some severe storm damage. The boat was basically on land on it's
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:13am 05.20.22 Mfg. & model boat, mfg of hatch and dimensions please
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 6:06am 05.20.22 @JamesG161 Interesting. The "top" of your quadrant is the "bottom" of mine. Same quadrant (excep

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