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Draining the Bilge rolandjeep at 2:20pm 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1560 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 4/1382 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 6/6268 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 9/2373 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 2/2205 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 0/1216 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 4/1434
Good Rainbow Photos (1) Larry7082 at 8:47am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1206 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 2/1399 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 8/1994 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 5/1910 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 2/1693 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 3/1672 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 0/1462 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 3/1531 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 1/1302 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 0/2349 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 8/1678 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 8/1808 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 7/2735 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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Purchasing Sails kappykaplan at 12:47pm 03.15.22 Quantum Sails through their local loft. They also store, inspect, clean and repair my sails as need
Standing Rigging LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.15.22 @brockangelo Congratulations its looking good. When tightening the stays remember not to over tight
Pull start problem on Evinrude 8hp 19196 dmax at 12:31pm 03.15.22 I had an 80's Evinrude 8 HP that had such a device - it started to malfunction and would engage when
Standing Rigging (2) brockangelo at 12:17pm 03.15.22 Finally was able to get the mast raised with the help of a friend. Last night we were able to get it
Purchasing Sails Dalliance at 12:13pm 03.15.22 Quantum Sails through their local loft. They also store, inspect, clean and repair my sails as need
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 bman at 12:12pm 03.15.22 Thanx, will do....
Decal Questions Parsons at 11:54am 03.15.22 I have never needed or desired to "document" a vessel. I understand that for the pain of dealing wit
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 jssailem at 11:48am 03.15.22 I've measured the OD of the Rudderpost & the ID of the Rudder Tube and they differ by 1.1mm or .045
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 jssailem at 11:44am 03.15.22 @bman Send a pm to SBO @Dave Groshong he can connect you with the former Hunter staff that offer pe
Icemaker under Nav station - Hunter 36 2006 tfox2069 at 11:33am 03.15.22 anyone know if this was a factory option? Size? Brand of icemaker? anyone replace with second fri
Beware the Ides of March Leeward Rail at 11:16am 03.15.22 Day is going ok so far...no debts..-6c and trending warmer.. :thumbup: Nobody, including the Admira
Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 11:01am 03.15.22 No one died on the Shackleton expedition, so no need for the reverence. The Antarctic Treaty rule
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 03.15.22 I had my electrician replace the budlge flappers twice now. I just had to ask . And why would yo
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE DAVA390 at 10:58am 03.15.22 Maybe Boat US can help ? That is on my to do list, thank you.
Bottom scrubbing issue SeaDogRun at 10:54am 03.15.22 Y'all are awesome! Thank you!
Decal Questions brockangelo at 10:38am 03.15.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Johann at 10:34am 03.15.22 I use a Victron solar controller and BMV-712 BMS on my boat and have been looking at the Victron Ce
Decal Questions AaronD at 10:31am 03.15.22
Shackleton's Endurance Found Hayden Watson at 9:35am 03.15.22 I find it interesting that in the account of the rediscovery of Endurance, they state that this year
Decal Questions brockangelo at 9:22am 03.15.22

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