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Sunbird's Question (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:51pm 11.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1232 Sunbird, September/October 2005 is not directly about 25, but on page 13 Ted Brewer gives one of h
Cal 2-30 bulkhead repair Painter at 3:00pm 11.28.09 Cal 0/2043 I need to repair a dry rotted port side bulkhead which holds the chain plate for the upper shroud. W
Mainsail foot paphman at 2:16pm 11.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/8273 We will be replacing our main on our Catalina 22 soon. My question is does it make a differance if
VC17 prep. question sbailey64 at 1:57pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 20/11907 I just bought a sailboat that has been bottom coated with VC17 over the past ~10 years. It has 5 coa
Toe Rail & rain leak BobT at 12:06pm 11.28.09 S2 19/7370 It appears as though my vigorous core repairs at the chain plate port side last spring has vibrated
Battery help bigsick at 10:44am 11.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1137 I have boat up for the winter and have stored the two batteries in my basement. Should they be on a
Amp Ratings wufibugs at 10:25am 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1903 I am installing an 800 watt generator and to do so, I am wiring in a 3 position selector switch . F
Old Mac Sailors David F at 9:21am 11.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3275 I read a thread the other day that I believe was written by a 65 year old Mac owner. That was my ag
CNG Capacity Frank P at 7:39am 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3365 All, I will eventually be converting from CNG to propane and would like to know what the capacity of
bolt rope foot Quoddy at 4:30am 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1750 I'm trying to decide what the best way is to rig the foot of the main; I have a choice between loose
O'Day 30 emergency tiller deck plate TinKicker at 7:10pm 11.27.09 Bigger Boats 3/2613 I just bought a 1980 O'Day 30. When trying to open the emergency tiller deck plate, the edges of th
Central water manifold Grady17631 at 5:20pm 11.27.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1701 Happy Thanksgiving to all. My boat is located in Northeast Alabama and stays in the water year round
Adding an Inverter need fuse info som1335 at 3:55pm 11.27.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5757 The instructions for the inverter I am installing state you need a fuse or circuit breaker in the ba
Comfort and Climate Control Propnut30 at 3:19pm 11.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2230 Hi Folks Im new here and wanted to ask for some opinions and advice. I just bought a 1984 Mac and Im
How does it come apart svmakai at 1:42pm 11.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1388 How does the WC waste deck fill come apart on my 1980 H37C? It appears that the plastic part below
Getting to Lake Huron (1) David in Sandusky at 1:11pm 11.27.09 Destinations 9/5761 We are going from Sandusky Bay to the North Channel next summer. I've been considering the trip from
Grampian 23 mast extrusion neillaun at 12:01pm 11.27.09 Grampian 0/3460 :doh:I would appreciate it if one of the Grampian 23 owners could supply me with the actual length a
Mainsheet Article Deadline December 7th bobjames at 10:57am 11.27.09 Catalina 310 0/1403 Hi Captains and Admirals: I am the Catalina 310 International Association Editor for our section of
Shipping 39' Beneteau Oceanis 393 George Spiva at 10:35am 11.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1680 What is the shipping height of a 2002 39' Beneteau Oceanis 393. Its draft is 6'2". I'll be shipping
Sails for a '79 Hunter 30? flynaxos at 8:27am 11.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1311 We have a '79 Hunter 30 and are interested in buying used sails that were previously on another '79

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Transmission Cable Richard19068 at 2:22pm 05.09.22 Have you tried looking for ID numbers on the existing cable(s)? "The control cable part number cont
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? ribbit at 2:00pm 05.09.22 I going to yard soon . While there I might want to replace the Volvo Penta shaft seal with a PSS /P
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 karellen at 1:41pm 05.09.22 We also have the flex-o-fold 3-blade 16x11-3R on our 356.We're satisfied with it, but I wouldn't say
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 1:25pm 05.09.22 LIKES to side sleep.... or wife pokes you in the ribs if you sleep on your back? :thumbup::snooze:.
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert Davidasailor26 at 1:22pm 05.09.22
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Davidasailor26 at 1:14pm 05.09.22
Low Profile mattress rgranger at 1:10pm 05.09.22 This is my solution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CGK3X55/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_tit
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:07pm 05.09.22 Should I talk with this new sailor? Advice please Crazy Dave
Shroud and stay tension - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:00pm 05.09.22 Pictures of mast and prebend side views please. Include those of turnbuckles. Is the forestay turnb
Davits sail sfbay at 12:56pm 05.09.22 If you do not find forum members that have davits on a 321 check with the davit suppliers who often
O'Day 40 traveler?? nramsey at 12:47pm 05.09.22 The traveller was made by Goiot. I think the easiest solution would be to get new wheels. Rigrite
Shroud and stay tension - H240 jviss at 12:45pm 05.09.22 In my experience shrouds and stays don't just suddenly get longer unless there's a failure involved
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:42pm 05.09.22 You should repair that inspection port. If water can get out insects or contaminants can get in.
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jviss at 12:38pm 05.09.22 The Voltsafe thing has merit. Remember the. Apple Magsafe connector? I really liked it. Voltsafe
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 12:37pm 05.09.22 Welcome to the forum!! What do you have now? Might consider having it rebuilt to new by OR purchas
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 12:32pm 05.09.22 edges, and then heavy monofiliament fishing line, sawing the adhesive between the teak piece and th
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:32pm 05.09.22 But @sunlover now suspects his entire boat to be broken Is he now doomed to do an entire boat i
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Groundhog246 at 12:27pm 05.09.22 Good that it wasn't diesel! One of our water tanks is long and low. If we fill from the fill cap t
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location dlochner at 12:25pm 05.09.22 1970s boats typically had the fuel tank either in the bilge or below the cockpit sole. The fuel tank
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) pclarksurf at 12:23pm 05.09.22 Glad you abandoned the original hacksaw path: never a fan of ruining the threads-- you will want th

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