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Replacing flooded batteries with gel jrpla at 9:52am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2714 Replacing flooded batteries with gel Is time to replace my batteries, I was thinking in changing
mast step replacement (2) Steve22124 at 9:26am 08.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2237 Last winter I found that my mast step had cracked. I assume it was due to metal fatigue and temperat
Howdy All! Zoomie at 9:14am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1132 Howdy All! Brand new guy here. I live in SC and work in NC. I'm a DOD air traffic controller and fly
New Here, Hi to all O'day 25 Coty137 at 9:06am 08.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1619 Good day to all, I am new to your community and would like to salute all of the O'day owners here!
Raymarine ST6002 problems bman88 at 8:51am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3737 I recently hooked up my Raymarine ST6002 auto pilot to my new Garmin 540 GPS, and after considerable
removing mast step pin R.S.Cape at 8:01am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 7/2023 Does anyone have any tricks for removing the mast step pin? We lowered the mast for the first time o
leaky sink drain hose tombow88 at 7:52am 08.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1240 Hi folks, I just bought an '05 Mac26m and it stunk! turned out, kitchen hose was leaking waste wate
Cutting through fibreglass core decking suggestions? Starfish at 7:28am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 20/6939 Hi, I am replacing the forward hatch of my Seidelmann S299 and need to cut out the decking for the o
Gelcoat thinner RichH at 7:25am 08.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1565 Am looking for east coast supplier of "Duratec High Gloss Additive" -- a thinner used for spraying
Some many parts ,so little knowledge Mitchell Slochower at 7:00am 08.14.09 Pearson 1/1580 I just moved up from a very basic O'day 22, to a 1984 Pearson 34. I am looking to replace some of th
Swimming with friends (1) amcmahon at 6:52am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1516 In a previous thread (1 gm heating) I mentoned that I had gone in the water to clean the coolant wat
Painting Hull sgreenest at 6:50am 08.14.09 Smaller Boats 1/2592 Painting Hull/need "pick points" We are new to this, we need to have the hull repainted and need to
Lewmar Hatches Richard E. ("Dick") Craig at 6:22am 08.14.09 Big Boats 2/1267 Has anyone replaced the lens in their Lewmar hatches?
Forestay replacement????? steveebryant at 5:17am 08.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1703 I need to replace the forestay on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would like to replace it as soon as possible.
Holding Tank Leak MikeWilkinson at 7:38pm 08.13.09 Big Boats 8/2458 My 2005 Hunter 36 holding tank has a hose fitting cross threaded from the factory. It has taken 3 y
Air conditioner mold odor Rxman47 at 6:46pm 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5471 In my Hunter 336 when we switch on the A/C we get very strong odor of mold. Probably the PO didn't u
1968 Ericson 30' Restoration TipsySailor at 5:38pm 08.13.09 Ericson 2/5483 Hi, I would love to talk with anyone who owns another Ericson 30 Sailboat, we haven't had ours long,
Roller furler replacement dduhaime at 4:03pm 08.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1192 I have a 1993 First 35s5 with the original Profurl roller furler. I replaced the upper bearing last
Galley Counter Mod Siamese at 2:12pm 08.13.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1914 Okay, so I haven't done this mod yet, but when the snow flies...... I'm not in love with the hatch
Catalina Owners Kubota Engines Surftraveler01 at 2:00pm 08.13.09 Catalina 30 1/1888 If anyone is having a hard time finding parts for their Universal or Yanmar Motors, or is outraged b

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H240 Hatch board storage tip patbratton at 5:49am 03.28.22 I just learned something new. I asked here a few months ago about ideas for storing the hatch board
A lost art: Conserving ice. JamesG161 at 5:44am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 5:40am 03.28.22 It came from ebay for $70 same thing can be had from harbor freight. I made a paint line at the to
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire SailingLoto at 5:35am 03.28.22 It came from ebay for $70 same thing can be had from harbor freight. I made a paint line at the top
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Parsons at 5:19am 03.28.22 I'm with @Will Gilmore (although he does not know that the pointy end is not called the stern), the
O'day 23 through hull access Davidasailor26 at 5:11am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 4:56am 03.28.22 This is done with a hand powered hydraulic hex swager. I know from recent berating on the fb that
WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? sailme88 at 4:16am 03.28.22 On one's Massachusetts income tax return you are asked to declare out of state or online purchases
O'day 23 through hull access JPonHudson at 3:49am 03.28.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You m
Vulcan 7 vs 7R? Apex at 3:38am 03.28.22 as I understand, yes. I was looking for Vulcan 7 from several marine sites, and decided new, and as
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 3:20am 03.28.22 Heeling is likely the difference between, at the dock, and out for a sail, but moving water can also
H240 Hatch board storage tip Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 03.28.22 Suggest on the hatch cover with hasp, file the ends of the bolts past the retaking nuts smooth so th
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Rick486 at 2:26am 03.28.22 I had this problem on my P39 years ago. Turned out to be a cockpit drain hose had a tiny leak and wo
Vernazza, Italy (2) Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.28.22 We took the train from Pisa. We left for Florence We didn't stop to see either Pisa or Florence.
Vernazza, Italy (1) Will Gilmore at 12:09am 03.28.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. That's the way to do it. We were in Monterosso
Vernazza, Italy Mark Maulden at 10:38pm 03.27.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. Glad we did when we did before all the construct
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 10:36pm 03.27.22 This is a tricky project. The obvious idea is to grab the sail and yank. I would discourage this i
A lost art: Conserving ice. Mark Maulden at 10:29pm 03.27.22 What about a couple handful size of dry ice?
Datamarine Instruments Mark Maulden at 10:10pm 03.27.22 I had no problems with DMI!
Hatch handle Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 03.27.22 No problem. Glad to help anytime. Mine must be hull 40. We are true sisterships! As for new board

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