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Filtering fresh water at fill jibes138 at 6:48am 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2576 Does anyone filter their fresh water as they fill their tanks or do you just fill the tanks from the
Broken Mast (3) elrond11 at 6:31am 05.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1393 Hi All, Last week while sailing the port side chain plate let go on my O'Day 22. The bottom of the
looking to replace cockpit control panel. jd catalina 27 newbee at 8:51pm 05.29.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/948 Dear veteran Catalina 27 owners I am doing a little maintenance on my 86 C-27 and would love to chan
Peaceful Nights? (2) Neil McDonald at 8:38pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 67/9155 Imagine relaxing peacefully on your boat anchored in a quiet cove far away from the busy world and w
First official day of summer vacation. RECESS at 7:31pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1034 Finished post planning yesterday and headed out to the lake today for a 7 hour sail with the wife an
Stuffing box tube ranchu56 at 7:07pm 05.29.09 Big Boats 1/1036 I was told last night that (don't know the part name) the hose the shaft passes through inside the b
Replacing Side Windows Jim Newell at 6:13pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1698 I have a 1996 Hunter 376 that needs the long side windows repalced. Does anyone know the type of ma
Window Trim tcorey1 at 6:05pm 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1058 I have an 86 28.5 I'm restoring. Does anyone know of a source for the trim on the outside of the wi
javelin serial # Mark P. LeGassey at 5:32pm 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1068 Can someone tell the year of this javelin from the serial #? XDYB4973M83H Thank You
Fishing Cable Challenge Neil McDonald at 5:11pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1450 Having just fitted a pair of Alpenglow lights to my cabin roof, I now need to run in two cables to p
new generation: See the light (1) emergpa1 at 5:08pm 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1101 Is anyone installing LED lights on their Oday? If so, what is your experience and source? Any though
Puffer rigging mommyzilla at 4:53pm 05.29.09 AMF 2/11401 My dad just gave me his old AMF Puffer sailboat. It has been 20 years since I used the boat and I c
Repacking stuffing box O'Day 32 with GFO jknappsax at 4:44pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1976 I just repacked the stuffing box on my O'Day 32' CC with GFO. I wasn't sure which size, 3/16" or 1/4
dude i am back thesailerdude at 3:55pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1452 haha well here is the update with the little trip of mine me and my 4 college buddies departed m
Stuffing box-Hunter 32 ( Yanmar 18 ) Jim Conley at 2:08pm 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1508 I have a drip- I managed to use PB Blaster and a chisel to release the locking nut and could easily
Fairlead for Keel Centerboard Lift Rope hullre at 1:53pm 05.29.09 Pearson 0/1131 I have a 1970 Pearson 33 with a movable Centerboard. I need a replacement for the molded plastic s
Hunter 240 Rig Tuning & Mast Raising Tim Kenney at 1:29pm 05.29.09 Smaller Boats 18/11221 Aurinko III is a Hunter 240 which I bought new in 1998. I have sailed her fair amount since. Being
cam cleat on main control line Miller26S at 1:04pm 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1149 The cam cleat that is attached to the block on main control line is cratered and needs replaced. I g
chain plate attachments gdarling at 12:02pm 05.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1126 Re: late '80s First 305 Problem: attaching shrouds to chain plates. Specifically, this boat has thr
Finally (1) Phil V25 at 11:50am 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1076 Last year was such a bad year for our sailing activities; what with two floods (one at home and one

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Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? (1) RoyS at 4:42am 07.10.21 Since you asked: Hard cold start may be addressed with the addition of a Thermostart device. Note th
Keel crack at hull O'Day 30 ('82) pcrice at 4:17am 07.10.21 Yikes! That looks like a hot mess. Glad to hear she is holding out the water (mostly). I found
mast raising pole attachment caverun at 4:10am 07.10.21 Not on all 240's or 260's. Both my 1998 240 and now my 1998 260 use a different mast base that has 2
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? All U Get at 4:05am 07.10.21 No worries on the hot summer days in Maine, you already missed it.
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? AlastairLC at 3:13am 07.10.21 Yes, solar powered. I've used that system in the hot summer days in Arizona with no problem.
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? Will Gilmore at 2:00am 07.10.21 It does look like there has been some work around the trunk. However, it also looks like shipping m
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Will Gilmore at 11:23pm 07.09.21 Generally you are better off anchoring out than in a slip Usually, I recommend, as the ultimate hu
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Brian D at 9:00pm 07.09.21 Well done. Thanks for the follow up.
Weld broken Strut? dLj at 8:34pm 07.09.21 I have a 1983 Hunter 37 with a broken prop strut. it snapped in half while hauling a lobster trap
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job (1) SabreToothedEngineer at 7:59pm 07.09.21 Just to close the loop - once I managed to get some replacement belts, I took it apart and found the
Keel crack at hull O'Day 30 ('82) (4) Tally Ho at 7:50pm 07.09.21 Yikes! That looks like a hot mess. Glad to hear she is holding out the water (mostly). I found
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? Boomer2it at 7:36pm 07.09.21 I am curious about the cold start modification. I have been thinking about installing a new starter
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? caverun at 7:35pm 07.09.21 Don't be concerned about the amount of centerboard showing- that looks normal to me when on the trai
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Tally Ho at 7:24pm 07.09.21 Does the fridge and freezer work when you are on shore power and essentially always charging the bat
Arguing with insurance company CarlN at 6:52pm 07.09.21 Boat insurance especially for older cruising boats is upside down right now. The insurance companies
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter CarlN at 6:40pm 07.09.21 I'd drop the keel. Really not hard and then you can check all the bolts and recaulk properly. Then y
Shaft packing life expectancy? CarlN at 6:30pm 07.09.21 Do be a bit careful with teflon packing to be sure it drips to avoid crevice corrosion or overheatin
Shaft packing life expectancy? MitchM at 6:14pm 07.09.21 on my nauticat 321 the manufacturer's chief engineer said the old fashioned flax pac
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter heritage at 5:37pm 07.09.21 May I suggest that you call Mars Metals in Canada and ask for their advice as they are the professi
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Benny17441 at 5:03pm 07.09.21 You may need to test all components separately to define the culprit. Electrical appliances as we

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