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winter stand height lunasea at 3:12pm 09.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1676 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 1/1893 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 1/2221 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 3/1168 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 1/1398 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 13/4920 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 4/1190 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 2/1308 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 13/2270 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 0/1211 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 14/3416 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 5/2358 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 5/2456 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 1/1702 ..........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 6/2225 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 17/3810 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 0/1680 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 2/1713 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 14/11194 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 7/2228 I just lost my beautiful boat shed. The wharf owner needs the space. He would also like the shed s

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A lost art: Conserving ice. jssailem at 1:53am 04.13.22 Vundabar! Thats a very nice. :clap:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jssailem at 1:49am 04.13.22 John. A functional furler of any make should not require a winch to make it work when there is litt
A lost art: Conserving ice. All U Get at 1:48am 04.13.22 You now have no excuse for not having a cold beer to hand out when we stop by.
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 1:29am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph.
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? (7) Sunbird22358 at 10:29pm 04.12.22 I don't have an O'DAY 19 either, but have made companionway drop boards for similar boats. Here are
O'Day Sprite Rudder. (5) Sunbird22358 at 10:14pm 04.12.22 Here is the basic measurements of the Widgeon Rudder, might help..... D&R Marine still sells the maj
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Benny17441 at 9:23pm 04.12.22 There are a number of factors that determine the maximum capacity. 1) The Captain/Operator's experi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 9:20pm 04.12.22
Removing lettering stain Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22 FSR and white scotch brite
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:37pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the v
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22 Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22 Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22 Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22 @higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) DArcy at 7:55pm 04.12.22 Good on you for reaching out to sailors to warn about a dangerous situation. The Navionics Web App
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Grotto at 7:52pm 04.12.22 I ended up buying blanks for the sr mariner thru hulls on my boat because of 5200. I would end up d
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:49pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thin

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