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Water in bilge on B311 dino at 4:47pm 08.18.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2107 Hi, All, I have a small amount of water which comes into the bilge on my 2000 Beneteau 311. The w
Life Of a mainsail Mick at 4:24pm 08.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2356 As you will be able to quickly tell , I am new to the mac and with only about a year ' half into sai
Black sheets Hermit Scott at 3:14pm 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2996 Sta-set is cheaper if I buy the black instead of the tracer type. I saw that one guy had a dark colo
Anchor Windlass installation Westminstersailingguy at 3:09pm 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/5246 I want to install a horizontal windlass on my Hunter 31 1985 - I think I need to install in on the a
Honda 4 stroke VS Mercury 2 Stroke Mougly at 2:37pm 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2000 Hello all I am thinking about trading my 7.5HP Honda motor for a 6.5 HP mercury 2stroke motor as th
Cockpit Locker Hinge Replacement 55781 at 1:29pm 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1219 I broke a cockpit locker hinge this weekend and I need to find an exact duplicate so the holes all m
Help! 1st time trailering. (1) tundra101 at 1:11pm 08.18.09 Day Sailers 7/2278 My Oday 23 is about to be trailered 1000 miles. What is the best way to secure the mast for the jour
O'Day 26 trailer solution impulse II at 12:25pm 08.18.09 Day Sailers 22/14826 Hello all, I am posting a solution for my O'Day 26 purchased this Spring. This is in hopes someone c
Hunter 38 owner feedback judymolly at 11:30am 08.18.09 Big Boats 19/8396 Hello: I am currently looking at a new 38' Hunter. Asking for feedback about this boat please.
Missing parts on Furlex Furler question (1) Ken Honeycutt at 11:22am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/2166 Had a problem this weekend coming back from a cruising vacation. We were in some variable winds and
Problems... BruceK at 10:24am 08.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 11/2243 Battlling the dealer and, to some degree, Hunter...boat is an '08 built late '07..commissioned May '
Hatch Covers gfrazzle at 10:16am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1436 Does Hunter have hatch covers available? If not, are they available elsewhere? I want to cover the
jib halyard and mainsail track peconicbay at 9:46am 08.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1706 I have noticed that my jib halyard is partly blocking the top of the main sail track on the mast. T
Southern Lake Champlain TOMV at 9:34am 08.18.09 Destinations 1/3303 Working On My New (1983) Macgregor Would Like To See Same Boat In Good Shape To Set Goals And Wint
West Marine VHF 550 Radio Rosasco at 9:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6225 I recently boat a Catalina 22 which has installed a West Marine VHF 550 radio, but got no owners man
H23' w/CDI furler - Raising a jib sock? joelledupont at 9:08am 08.18.09 Smaller Boats 9/3447 I've spent some time trying to find my answer in the archives but haven't been successful in locatin
Replacing C309 stanchion DRThiessen at 8:46am 08.18.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2854 Due to a "perfect storm" of 5 coincidences and the incompetence of the skipper (ME) in trusting neop
Main VS Genoa Preformance thaeni at 7:15am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1416 I have a '84 27' Hunter and have been sailing with just the main and then just the Genoa to get a fe
May science cruise story out Roger Long at 7:14am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1249 The "Points East" issue with the story of our May science cruise is now out at marinas and marine st
O'Day 192 docbutch at 6:20am 08.18.09 Day Sailers 1/2858 Is there a genoa jib for the O'Day 192?

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322 Keel Material Sunbird22358 at 10:33pm 04.11.22 The wing-keel of the O'DAYS were solid lead (but most sailboat lead keels are actually a lead alloy)
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 10:31pm 04.11.22 Thanks for that advice. I will check that out. Someone told me a 22 or a 25 will fit the 23. I ho
I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the way. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:27pm 04.11.22 D&R Marine is THE place for any O'DAY specific parts that we need for our boats! Just remember, D&R
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 10:02pm 04.11.22 I guess a question or two might help us understand your focus. You identify you are getting new rigg
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 9:49pm 04.11.22 very nice.
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve rgranger at 9:12pm 04.11.22
Hull Rot higgs at 8:56pm 04.11.22 Before one pays a surveyor it is always a good idea to view the boat in person.
240 fender location when docking (1) Benny17441 at 8:38pm 04.11.22 There are some cable stops that can be added to prevent the lifelines from sagging. we use a "fend
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 8:25pm 04.11.22 So just as an update, after many 4 letter words, I got the tv off the bulkhead. I had found the acce
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines DeniseO30 at 8:23pm 04.11.22 It is not about the size of your boat or the particular model boat. it is about the layout of your
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 7:57pm 04.11.22 Marie Katherine is a sleek looking lady. Not the classic lines many prefer, but sleek none the less
Sail Trim Chart Question jon hansen at 7:55pm 04.11.22 once you've learned that a sailboat steers with it's sails, driving from the helm gets really fun.
Beneteau Spare Parts fullbore at 7:51pm 04.11.22 Great to know BE, thanks!
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (1) hvac&r tech at 7:45pm 04.11.22 Back to Portland by midnight!
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 7:30pm 04.11.22
Sail Trim Chart Question Tom J at 7:24pm 04.11.22 I came to sailing late in life, and am self taught. For a while, I was happy just to get from point
I blew a fuse! MikeHoncho at 7:21pm 04.11.22 Good to know. I just ordered a 200 amp, so will see how that goes. Greg Order two and zip tie th
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 7:20pm 04.11.22 I appears that it is just a flowrate issue and that dirt slowly settles in the line and slowly bloc
Beneteau Spare Parts BigEasy at 7:18pm 04.11.22 @BigEasy All the dealers that I've found are yacht sales, and I don't see anything about parts.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank MikeHoncho at 7:14pm 04.11.22

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