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Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 10:00pm 07.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2472 Hello, I bought a mariner this season and have been racing it with the fleet at my local sailing as
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement (2) OdayAhoy at 7:03pm 07.13.21 Day Sailers 9/1334
H25.5 deck painting jyjohnson at 6:34pm 07.13.21 Smaller Boats 1/709 I have an ~'85 Hunter 25.5, deck has the non-stick diamond pattern. Boat is in freshwater lake (not
Best Marine Adhesives John Marrone at 5:30pm 07.13.21 Catalina 22 6/1160 About to install a Marinco 1000 Mini Solar Vent Fan 7" Diameter into the forward hatch on my 1987 Ca
Beneteau First 38 Rig Tune Guide (1) punahougirl84 at 4:46pm 07.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1194 Would anyone have a guide to tuning the rig for a Beneteau First 38? We have the original mast, but
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent (2) choche at 2:47pm 07.13.21 Trailer Sailors 11/2176 I'm looking for a used trailer for a Capri 22 wing keel version. I'm located in Ontario Canada, need
Boat in the Water! (1) patbratton at 2:35pm 07.13.21 Smaller Boats 2/567 We moved the "Wet Dog" off the trailer and into the water Monday. Moved her under Honda power to the
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access Artey1 at 2:15pm 07.13.21 Big Boats 10/1219 Does anyone have any tricks or suggestions they have used to get better access to the starboard side
Shore Power Light Bulb (4) sblaylock at 1:00pm 07.13.21 Yamaha 9/2132 Hi, We have a '79 Yamaha 33 and I'm trying to find a replacement bulb for the shore power panel. It
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Flying Jay at 9:20am 07.13.21 Catalina 310 22/3228 Our mainsail has grommets for a 2nd reef, and from what I've researched we are able to rig jiffy ree
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? (4) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:15am 07.13.21 Day Sailers 4/830 Hi all, still new to the site. Sorry for the long post but looking for help: bought a '68 Javelin, m
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 7:39am 07.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3683 I have a 2006 Hunter 41DS with Raymarine autopilot p70. Everything worked fine but recently the whe
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 6:23am 07.13.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1462 Good morning all, can someone please tell me if the spreaser end caps on my Mac 25 are supposed to
Boat ID please Roadking Larry at 6:18am 07.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/961 This neglected example of classic plastic showed up in the boat yard at the marina over the weekend.
Traveller car for MacGregor 26M phmoell at 4:29am 07.13.21 Parts Search 1/378 Hi! my new to me 26M is missing the traveller car and a replacement from BWY is 6 weeks out. does
Bilge Drainage? (3) SirMichael at 7:59pm 07.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 4/1362 The head on our 1978 Hunter 28.5 stopped working, the nut on the bottom of the pump valve came off (
H26 Lightning ground CaptainRan at 6:23pm 07.12.21 Smaller Boats 7/817 There was a bit of lightning here in Vegas and it occurred to me that some sailboats have a ground f
O26 Centerboard Assembly jwittlin at 5:17pm 07.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/550 I think either my tube is leaking or the retainer bolts are loose/missing/damaged. I'm taking on ab
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 4:19pm 07.12.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1440 The shore power at our club is a 15a GFCI receptacle. If I turn off my all my onboard AC loads and p
Anchor locker confusion (1) wyctoronto at 1:52pm 07.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/911

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Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat stickinthemud57 at 7:57pm 06.20.24 It's not unusual with centerboard/lifting keel boats. Mine is just fiberglass, but if yours is, as I
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset dlochner at 6:59pm 06.20.24 Depends on your preferences. Some folks want to know the depth from the surface, some want to know t
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 rgranger at 6:27pm 06.20.24 IF do you have an embedded aluminum plate under your stanchion (very likely) You could take a tap an
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset rgranger at 6:21pm 06.20.24 Same as your draft.:beer:
260 trailer question rgranger at 6:18pm 06.20.24 @Crazy Dave Condon has a contact
1996 37.5 hunter salon table bi.moller1 at 5:33pm 06.20.24 We have a 1996 410 and we can't get the table to go up or dowm? I have loosen the T handle and we ju
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Terry Cox at 5:32pm 06.20.24 Klemtu Princess Cove a nice place to hang out. Dislike stern ties, especially in a southerly. I pr
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 jssailem at 5:31pm 06.20.24 :wahwah: Sad to say, it was a Breezy Michigan winter. Maintenance needed to sail the waters of Mishi
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) jssailem at 5:24pm 06.20.24 Sail on, oh wandering sailor. Find safe harbor from storms. Enjoys fresh breezes on sunny days to ca
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 2:53pm 06.20.24
Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 2:20pm 06.20.24 A low current instrument or device which can overheat with an internal short circuit should be prote
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Project_Mayhem at 2:17pm 06.20.24 Hunter often embeds a piece of metal in the fiberglass that's tapped for the bolt. I've had a stanch
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 1:40pm 06.20.24 The problem with low current devices is that the panel fuses/circuit breakers are needed to protect
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 12:51pm 06.20.24 Have you checked at the panel and various points to the pump for power?
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 12:41pm 06.20.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get t
Battens Project_Mayhem at 12:35pm 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 06.20.24 I think some wear is to be expected on an old boat. To fix it would require the boat to be lifted fo
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 06.20.24 They still require two hands so there isn't a big advantage. I'd buy some cam cleats or horn cleats
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues kappykaplan at 11:52am 06.20.24 My bilge pump worked great when I winterized it and then at the start of our season here in Chicago
Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 11:19am 06.20.24 The OP said "backing" panel, so assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that he is mounting components, such

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