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winter stand height lunasea at 3:12pm 09.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1613 For those of us up north, it's time to think about winter storage. This year, I'm thinking about sto
holding tanks not working bigsick1 at 1:23pm 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1798 I have a 2003 326. The tank indicators are digital. Diesel works, but the fresh water indicator al
Maine Mentor - 28 MK II peg645 at 12:36pm 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2144 Brand new to this site. Hope to find lots of good stuff. Significant other acquired an '03(?) Cat
Fuel Spillage Whimsea12133 at 10:59am 09.24.09 Big Boats 3/1100 We are experiencing a slight spillage of diesel fuel under the stuffing box area. We have found no l
Mast lightbulb replacement wdeluna at 9:37am 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1332 I own a 1995 Hunter 29.5 and, like many boats that are slipped in the ocean, my mast light has stopp
Preventer on a Hunter 36 deacm at 9:21am 09.24.09 Big Boats 13/4179 I've searched the archives for 'preventer' and it appears that only older Hunters with attachment po
Fixing the aft holding tank - advice? KandD at 8:34am 09.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1124 So we have the typical 80's hunter problem with our holding tank. I've got the sole screws out and
Thinking about a Rhodes 22 mtgregory47 at 8:31am 09.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1199 I'm thinking of moving from my Mac 25 to a Rhodes 22. It is built by General boats and has somewhat
Mac 25 Trailering MrMikey64 at 7:31am 09.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1939 This is a question to all the Mac/Venture 25 owners out there: Can anyone tell me the the combined w
Original instruments Tom C at 6:12am 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1157 Purchased 1989 Hunter 28, the SL 10 speed/log is cystalized (doesn't work), the DS 10 depth sounder
How Much Do / Should These Items Cost? Ducati at 4:25am 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3332 Looking at a used Beneteau 36.7 and would like to do some upgrades depending on what we can afford.
M-18 oil leak pcjrusso at 2:21am 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2309 Hi Two weeks ago after motoring hard (2300-2500 rmp) for about 4 hours, I noticed oil seeping out o
Too small? Mike A. at 9:15pm 09.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2215 My fiancee and I are moving up to Monterey and looking to buy a sail boat. I really like the Catalin
John (oreana123) a question about........ (1) Sumner at 8:27pm 09.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1625 ..........the outhaul on your boom.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/oreana123/led034.jpg
Lake Powell Zebra Mussel Update.... Sumner at 8:05pm 09.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2110 I talked to the director of the Zebra Mussel program at Lake Powell today and thought some of you mi
80's Oday Interiors Woodwork njlarry at 6:22pm 09.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3513 Anyone know what type of wood finish was used on the wood interiors of O'Days in the 80's? Any sugg
Hunter 216 - 3 point wire sling for launch blsheldon at 5:47pm 09.23.09 Smaller Boats 0/1657 Does anyone have a system for mounting pad eyes for use with a 3 part wire sling so the boat can be
M-18 oil leak pcjrusso at 4:04pm 09.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1630 Hi Two weeks ago after motoring hard (2300-2500 rmp) for about 4 hours, I noticed oil seeping out
ALADO Roller Furling/Reefing ? pcjrusso at 3:41pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 14/10715 Has anyone used a ALADO Roller Furling/Reefing I have a catalina 27 and want to add a roller furling
Oh no. Big change. Roger Long at 2:34pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2131 I just lost my beautiful boat shed. The wharf owner needs the space. He would also like the shed s

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Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? dLj at 6:48pm 08.07.21 Oh, what a Pandora's box we have opened. :yikes: Pray tell - explain. I truly only wish to provid
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? dlochner at 6:47pm 08.07.21 The bolts snapped when TowBoatUS tried to tie off to the winch with a 4' line that had no stretch s
Sail question DArcy at 6:31pm 08.07.21 OMG, do no loosen the backstay to clear the sail!?! Your leach looks really good. As you mentioned,
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? JohnShannon at 6:28pm 08.07.21 The old winches were Harken 32's. The manual showed the bolts that I found them installed with. The
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? dlochner at 6:16pm 08.07.21 One of the difficulties especially within the fastener world, is if they aren't saying what stainl
192 centerboard pennant channel question cheeseNcrackers at 6:13pm 08.07.21 Well I pulled out the plastic fitting in the cockpit the line goes through and used a liberal amount
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? dLj at 6:01pm 08.07.21 As far as I know Ace Hardware stuff is pretty good, Home Depot and the others not so much. Biggest
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 6:00pm 08.07.21 Thank you everyone! I am inclined to put a check valve on the primary bilge pump and add a secondar
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:58pm 08.07.21 Not trying to convince you to buy the boat, just offering comments .. Oh I did buy it! sink or sw
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Capt jgw at 5:43pm 08.07.21 As far as I know Ace Hardware stuff is pretty good, Home Depot and the others not so much. Biggest p
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Ward H at 5:24pm 08.07.21 After losing a winch when the bolts busted clean off, I got a pair of Lewmar 40 winches. Are standa
Sailing or not DAVA390 at 5:24pm 08.07.21 Not really an option, she is just done. Actually, i consider myself quite fortunate that she staye
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 sail sfbay at 5:20pm 08.07.21 Where are you relocating the batteries from? Moving the battery weight to a lower, ceneterline loca
Sailing or not DAVA390 at 5:16pm 08.07.21 Switch crew positions? Not really an optoon, she is just done.
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? dLj at 5:15pm 08.07.21 The old winches were Harken 32's. The manual showed the bolts that I found them installed with. The
O'DAY Widgeon Manual (1) sail sfbay at 5:12pm 08.07.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You will find the 1971 owner's manu
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis jeepbluetj at 5:05pm 08.07.21 Folks have indeed gone all electric. Generally with big boats, with big battery banks and generators
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis sunlover at 5:04pm 08.07.21 Sunlover, Your boat is a mystery. If it was not French built and was built in US, the first
Fuel guage for 1982 Hunter 33 heritage at 5:01pm 08.07.21 My H27 plastic tank had the same type fuel gauge as as RoyS. It was so difficult to see, that I wou
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 08.07.21 Are you in fresh or salt water? Typical hardware stores don't carry 316 fasteners to any extent, un

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