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O'Day 28 PaulRod at 6:04am 07.09.21 Bigger Boats 6/2136 Hello, I am seeing a potential trade for an O'Day 28. I already read some reviews but I would like t
Anti siphon dead ends in bilge BigAce131 at 5:34am 07.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/589 Hello there. I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30. Going through the systems I am a little stumpe
Free '65 Oday Tempest Sailboat (1) George B. at 5:29am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/36 Looking for a Good Home: Free '65 Oday Tempest sailboat. Needs restoration work, but appears to be
Raymarine chart plotter model numbers Coinspinner2564 at 8:19pm 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1610 Does anyone know the simple answer to the various Raymarine Axiom model numbers? I am looking to bu
Keel crack '82 O'Day 30' pcrice at 6:48pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 0/6 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Keel crack at hull O'Day 30 ('82) (4) pcrice at 6:46pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 2/808 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling duck21 at 11:49am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/728 Hello, brain-trust. I was taught to keep some tension on the jib sheets in order to ensure a nice t
Gelcoat gsaoulli at 11:36am 07.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1548 Does any one know what is a good color mix for white gelcoat for a Catalina 310. I was going to try
Which assender do you use ? CYQK at 10:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/649 Looking to purchase one that will accomidate up to a 9/16 halyard Suggestions Thks
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? flightlead404 at 10:14am 07.08.21 Big Boats 14/1419 We rode out Danny and last night Elsa at the dock(Hilton Head Island, Skull Creek). Danny was a pie
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (2) fconmass at 8:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 29/4368 Hi All, I am doing a refit on a 1993 Hunter 30T. I asked the yard check the torque on the keel bol
Our SUN continues to amaze. FIRST X-Class Flare of Solar cycle 25. (3) jssailem at 7:34am 07.08.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/1011 First X-class flare of SC25 An X1.5 flare was produced on 3 July (peak at 14:29UT) by a region tha
Guest Galvanic Isolators RitSim at 7:22am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1260 Adding two galvanic isolators to my AC system. The diagram shows the Guest Isolator in series with
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? Boomer2it at 7:13am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2763 reading some old threads, I am curious how bypassing the fuel return line direct to the fuel tank wa
Accessing the raw water pump? geoffreykwright at 6:19am 07.08.21 C&C 3/897 I'm working on a friend's 1971 C'C 35 Mk 1. The boat has an atomic 4 engine. The water pump is on
Fixing a ding in a lead keel geoffreykwright at 6:12am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2522 A friend put a ding on the leading edge of the lead keel on his C'C 35 (grounding). I'm helping him
Looking for a sail boat. westy21 at 6:00am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 1/295 Hi, just sold my beauty full jeanneau 39i. Looking for the next one. I am on the market for: Benete
1987 Cat22 Sink Drain (1) John Marrone at 5:51am 07.08.21 Catalina 22 3/661 So........I'll start by assuming the "Keel Trunk" is the two small teak panel cover areas in the flo
Air Conditioning Install on C30 (7) Ward H at 6:53pm 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/760
Replacing trailer hand winch cable with UHMWPE synthetic winch rope ? Leeward Rail at 5:09pm 07.07.21 Catalina 22 4/1620 The winch cable on our trailer is old and needs replacing. In addition to it's normal use on the tra

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Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 11:33am 06.19.24
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches DArcy at 10:43am 06.19.24 I had Winchers on the primary sheet winches on my last boat. They didn't work for self tailing but,
keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 06.19.24 Hi,used the info on the documents section to tighten my keel bolts. You do realize that the weigh
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 06.19.24 And get towed, don't use the engine. Most definitely !
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 10:23am 06.19.24 Ok, you'll have to drill out and re-rivet the new piece. Not hard. I had my mast twist to the side w
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. Diablito at 10:22am 06.19.24 Thank you Jim. Something new for the multiple possibilities to resolve my problem. fingers crossed!
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) jamesstrobel at 10:13am 06.19.24 Hi isaksp00. Here is what broke on the foot. Hopefully you can see it in the photo. The rivets we
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues JoeWhite at 10:12am 06.19.24 IIUC, @brockangelo has a brand new motor. I would think the plug should be fine ?!? If not, is that
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. JamesG161 at 9:55am 06.19.24 Simple fix... On your deck is a Drainage Plate for the mast. Clean that out for all water to drain
PTC One JamesG161 at 9:45am 06.19.24 First named storm this year Alberto Pronounced "al BAIR toe" Bringing flooding conditions to Sou
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? dlochner at 9:13am 06.19.24 this does not look good. And get towed, don't use the engine.
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues morbidfollower at 8:53am 06.19.24 I pull my fuel line every time as I come back into my slip. Motor will run for another 5-7 min or mo
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45am 06.19.24 225529 Please get the boat out of the water ASAP as this does not look good. As a comparison, this
Identify this brand/model hatch ? Leeward Rail at 8:38am 06.19.24 If you are having problems with seals, lenses or dogs, Hatchmasters might be able to help you. Home
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Crazy Dave Condon at 8:27am 06.19.24 @fiatlux The forum store has the build list of parts for your boat. Both Al and Mike worked for
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 8:17am 06.19.24 I assume you need the part that inserts into the mast extrusion. Did it break or rip out the rivets
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 8:10am 06.19.24 That's true, and I'm so glad that we're still friends, can still discuss differences civilly, and a
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 8:08am 06.19.24
Electrical panel backing board (1) dLj at 8:02am 06.19.24 As you are designing your panel I just thought I'd share a photo of a section of my panel that I act
Electrical panel backing board (2) jssailem at 7:18am 06.19.24 This has been a 3 year project on my boat. And I had help. Panel was made by my buddy on a CNC mach

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