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The singing yellow strap Joe Blizzard at 5:24pm 10.15.09 Trailer Sailors 12/3710 I have one of those big yellow ratchet-straps that I use to tie my boat to its trailer. The side wit
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:57pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 In the summer there is not so much of a problem, but in the spring and fall the hot water in a water
new 28 owner maxxx at 3:44pm 10.15.09 Bigger Boats 5/2457 New to the web site and posted on ask an Oday owner instead of bigger boats. I have a 1983 28. Any h
Rudder Repair - Hunter 30/1983 erictowse at 3:39pm 10.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1763 The bottom of my rudder has a 3/4" stainless tube which connects it to the hull. This tube is loose
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:18pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3676 Due to a problem in the 110 side of my 6 gallon water heater I have only the engine-heated hot water
rigid vang with mid- boom sheeting rognvald at 2:59pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3348 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
rigid vang with mid-boom sheeting rognvald at 2:51pm 10.15.09 Pearson 5/2950 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
Newto me 28 maxxx at 2:11pm 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1763 I have just bought a 1983 Oday 28 that seems to be in pretty good shape.(surveyor rated it above ave
Diesel fuel and gaskets higgs at 11:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 14/12208 I am going to be resealing my inspection port cover onto the top of my fuel tank. It had been seale
in mast furling sail storage secondwind410 at 11:20am 10.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2029 I have had an in mast furling main sail on my 410 for two years now. I live in Ontario Canada and m
Onboard Computer - Here's an idea Bob Poff at 10:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 43/9363 I find the idea of dragging my laptop along to and from the boat, and the possibility of it getting
Please to announce Lake Lanier is at full pool Bob4203 at 10:50am 10.15.09 Catalina 30 0/1164 No big shakes in the scope of world events, but for boaters here in Atlanta, we have waited five yea
cushion measurments maxxx at 9:53am 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1567 Does anyone have the measurments for all of the cabin cushions for an Oday 28. I need an idea of how
Boat info Old Weird Harold at 9:37am 10.15.09 Cal 0/2228 Hi all, I have recently (this past spring) purchased a 1979 Cal 2-35. I love the boat and would re
Head system rebuild (2) phantomracer at 9:16am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6976 After sailing our new-to-us boat this year, I think I have found some issues with the head system (s
San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada Don3098 at 8:29am 10.15.09 Destinations 3/3430 My wife and I spent a month cruising the San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada on our H
ProAction Blitz at 7:07am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3544 I was watching a marine show and noticed an advertisement for ProActive Cleaning system and was wond
What I've Been Doing Recently (4) RBone at 7:05am 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3035 With winter approaching I've turned my efforts to making a frame for the shrinkwrap so I can continu
H380 Solar Panel Mounts AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:09am 10.15.09 Big Boats 1/1566 I am looking for a way to mount solar panels, as many as possible, on a 2001 Hunter 380. My preferr
H280 Heads Shower Trevor at 4:58am 10.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1789 my hand held shower in the heads of my 1996 H280 does not get any water supply from the main tap mix

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Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast pclarksurf at 4:41pm 05.03.22 https://youtube.com/shorts/UB-_nUnTIvM?feature=share Horrible video attempt but it does show the co
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast (3) pclarksurf at 4:21pm 05.03.22 I"m in the @LakeShark camp: needs to be efficient and I only raise solo. Certainly as you raise wi
shroud tension rgranger at 4:18pm 05.03.22 It looks a though the only recourse is to simply pull down on the shroud by hand and try to get the
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement joelm100 at 4:15pm 05.03.22 Heads up: I did a swap with the galley on my H380 and had trouble matching European thread and PEX
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? JoeWhite at 4:06pm 05.03.22 Normally the engine coolant also runs through the water heater coil to heat the drinking water.
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. Captainfrankii at 4:01pm 05.03.22 Hardware, especially rigging, should NEVER be attached directly to the holes in the anodized-aluminu
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Tim22 at 3:55pm 05.03.22 For my H 310 4 rings 3/16 inch Teflon. Tim
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.03.22 fuel injectors are fouled from the soot and carbon Get a bottle of Sea Foam and put it in the tank
Ammeter replacement questions (1) jonelli at 3:52pm 05.03.22 I'm not familiar with DC circuits that can measure current via the wires through the "donut". Thoug
Misc Issues jssailem at 3:42pm 05.03.22 On my boat I had the same black soot line. The engine was exhausting some un-burnt fuel. It could co
Misc Issues mjsb at 3:25pm 05.03.22 My biggest concern with all that the engine has been thru, especially with the backfiring and heavy
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 3:04pm 05.03.22 I do have someone who offered to go with me time permitting and captain my boat that has close to 4
Misc Issues kappykaplan at 3:02pm 05.03.22 That doesn't look too bad. When I spent an extended time motoring in following seas, I got soot on
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 2:29pm 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 2:26pm 05.03.22 Thank you that is great advice, I do have an I/R gun as well. I bought the boat over the winter and
Misc Issues (1) mjsb at 2:19pm 05.03.22 Any photos to the transom?
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 2:16pm 05.03.22 Ok so not a totally complete failure. The part actually was almost the desired size for the interior
Misc Issues mjsb at 2:12pm 05.03.22 Normally Black smoke = Engine burning oil Hopefully no more Backfires on the engine. How many eng
Deep stick (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:11pm 05.03.22 BTW: You now have a deviant browser history.:beer:
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 1:42pm 05.03.22 As others have said, sailing the 310 single handed is not difficult, and some have suggested modific

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