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Draining the Bilge rolandjeep at 2:20pm 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1524 Hello. I'm new on this site and I have a dillema. I own a 1977 20' O'Day. How can I completely drain
Water too hot Roy10289 at 2:16pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1341 I have a 6 gal Seward electric water heater on my 1995 Hunter 37.5. Since I have owned the boay (2ye
SL-140 Missing Items (2) starowl at 2:01pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6081 Well, I revived an old SL-140 14' sailboat last week, but made a mistake in letting a novice take it
New Liveaboard-Week One butchrobbins at 1:46pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2284 Thanks to all for the info in my previous post, and now to share some thoughts from my first week ab
towing a fiberglass dinghy Carole M at 10:45am 08.15.09 Catalina 22 2/2101 How much drag do you have towing a fiberglass dinghy. I have a 4 HP engine on my Catalina 22. Does
Sun relief on a 9.2A BobM at 10:06am 08.15.09 S2 0/1187 Just not a lot of good options for sun relief at the helm of a 9.2A. So far my ventilated hat is th
Potomac and Chesapeake Sailors - NOR (1) rpwillia at 9:11am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1415
Good Rainbow Photos (1) Larry7082 at 8:47am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1165 Anyone got good rainbow photos? I took this in July just before we went out to see the fireworks...
Boat Listing Problem normhildreth at 8:26am 08.15.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1360 I have a 31' Beneteau First 1993 shoal draft. I bought the boat 3 years ago. At the time I noticed t
modifying the ladder OdayDave at 8:21am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1821 My wife and kids complain that the ladder is uncomfortable on the feet when climbing out of the wate
Love that autopilot (4) OdayDave at 7:57am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1866 I just finished a week of sailing on Lake Michigan and Green Bay with a buddy of mine (almost 200 mi
Gelcoat chip repair R.S.Cape at 6:56am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1681 Has anyone used the gelcoat repair kits from West Marine? Or any other systems that work well?? We h
water in oil newboatowner at 5:44am 08.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1643 As a new boat owner after many years, I committed a foolish mistake and forgot to open the fresh wat
Xcite Rudder Hardware JDPeterson at 5:21am 08.15.09 Day Sailers 0/1441 Hi, Anyone know where I can find the hardware that mounts on an Xcite rudder? I need the entire a
Sail Magazine Cover / August Issue - Is That An Asymetrical Head Sail? Joe Mullee at 5:13am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1514 I'm showing more of my ignorance by asking this question but I know very little about head sails oth
leaking centerboard mrlympi at 4:25am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1283 I have a 1969 15 foot Oday and the centerboard is leaking. Where can I get parts? Thank you
vdo sumlog 34ac0002 at 2:40am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2333 good day, all... i need a mechanical vdo sumlog sl speed indicator (30 knots-12 vdc), the impeller
Best place for a transducer? George16943 at 1:54am 08.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1639 I have a Mac 26 S and want to fit a through hull transducer (depth finder) but not sure of the best
Getting underneith stantions on 1979 l25 survivor at 11:03pm 08.14.09 Lancer 8/1727 My L25 has the 3 windows on each side and an inside mast support. my dillema is how to get in back o
Hauling my hunter out for the first time bigrock at 10:06pm 08.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2654 hello people. well next month i will be hauling my hunter legend 37.5 out of the water for the firs

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Its funny Friday! DArcy at 4:55am 01.06.22 A lovely young woman standing on a street corner sees a lonely man coming down the street. She appro
Beneteau Parts website fullbore at 4:53am 01.06.22 Try shop.Beneteau owners.com (with lowercase b)
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 4:23am 01.06.22 My wife said, you couldn't be more right, JS. I told her I would love to make her dreams come true
Beneteau Parts website Inter20sailor at 3:10am 01.06.22 I have tried two West Coast dealers to no avail. Anyone have a dealer they can recommend that is re
The Proper PROP Barn-dog at 3:05am 01.06.22 Choosing the wrong prop can be bad for your engine. When I bought my boat the previous owner had th
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... garymalmgren at 12:40am 01.06.22 Tying off to a dock ring, Safest knot to use... Hi Daryl First of all Tying off to a dock ring. I
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... capta at 12:10am 01.06.22 If it was my boat, I'd use a bowline with fire hose for chafe gear, for a permanent dock line.
New Hunter 19-2 update Marshall-Sevilla at 11:19pm 01.05.22
New Hunter 19-2 update Marshall-Sevilla at 11:15pm 01.05.22 Thanks, crazy Davon. Do you Knie id the bimini can send it tonSevilla Spain?
New Hunter 19-2 update Marshall-Sevilla at 11:14pm 01.05.22 The Bimini was designed to fit under the boom when sailing. There are instructions how to mount
Engine control display - replace Teleflex one artboas at 10:06pm 01.05.22 Hello. on my H50 2007 a Teleflex display is installed at the port helm and I would like to replace
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Will Gilmore at 9:55pm 01.05.22 The round turn with two half hitches is a fast easy knit that holds well. A fisherman's bend is a g
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... justsomeguy at 9:16pm 01.05.22 Mmm, dupplex stainless.
Jibing The Mainsail justsomeguy at 9:11pm 01.05.22 Chicken gybe!
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? Ward H at 9:02pm 01.05.22 @kjdoyle1 I think you're getting it. Here are some comments on this revision. Sometimes you do
Jibing The Mainsail Joe at 8:57pm 01.05.22 The most important element is communication. Intention...then action. Using Don's stated conditio
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 01.05.22 You might want to investigate more and learn how a boat muffler works. Good luck.
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 8:08pm 01.05.22 Thanks for your input.
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 8:02pm 01.05.22 Update and final resolution. Spoiler Alert - replaced carb. Fuel leak at fuel pump (apparently - co
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:44pm 01.05.22 I cannot believe it has been 4 days and no one owns a screw drive and camera.

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