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Gelcoat hairline cracks. Jehu at 6:21pm 07.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1910 Have a 86 O'Day 35 which is now showing hairline cracks at corners and stress areas. Fiberglass guys
393 vs 411 ramer1 at 6:06pm 07.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2187 I am considering purchasing either a 411 or a 393. Sailing 90% in the Chesapeake Bay. Any opinions
LED Sensibulb - Will it fit? Rich Stidger at 6:03pm 07.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1827 I've got a 1997 h40.5 and the cabin lighting is mostly either a recessed light that uses a G4 bulb p
Hunter 31 heads up strongly in moderate wind asmits at 5:55pm 07.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1756 This may be characteristic of the newer (2006) Hunter 31s, but I thought I would see if others share
Hunter 31 tachometer problems asmits at 5:40pm 07.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1574 My tachometer on my 2006 Hunter 31 was working fine one moment, then pegged itself over 5K without a
Potential 310 Owner Questions bhKinship at 5:30pm 07.14.09 Catalina 310 4/2103 I'm looking at Hull #007 - My name should be James Bond :) Couple of very basic questions but...
O'Day 25 chiefwarren at 3:58pm 07.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2011 I have been asked to help out a friends son who was given a O'Day 25, unknown what year. I previousl
Replacing an Alternator on a 89 Cat 30 chiefwarren at 3:16pm 07.14.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1160 I purchased a new alternator two years ago to replace the stock 55 Amp Motorola. I just wanted the p
Only One Reef? jfreeman at 2:15pm 07.14.09 Catalina 310 8/2357 Hi folks. Anybody have any thoughts, opinions or experience (preferred) regarding more than one set
Lift Design CarpeO'Diem at 2:14pm 07.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1167 I have a 272LE and would like to know a safe and echonomical way to place it on a lift. Do I need to
Lift Design CarpeO'Diem at 2:13pm 07.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/869 I have a 272LE and would like to know a safe and echonomical way to place it on a lift. Do I need to
Simply Awesome..! Maine Sail at 12:51pm 07.14.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2070 Sailing Fast Video (LINK) Check out the guys life jacket that inflated.. Wet ride, cool boat!
Rigging a Sonic 23 Mougly at 12:05pm 07.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3401 Hello all I am a new sailor and have just purchased a 1981 Sonic 23, Would any one know where I c
Atomic 4 Removal DRSNOOK27 at 11:49am 07.14.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1272 I'm looking at removing my Atomic 4 gas engine and putting a 8-10hp outboard on a kicker plate on th
Replaced & Rewired Battery Switch Brad Hoff at 11:34am 07.14.09 Big Boats 3/1168 I just rewired and replaced my battery switch with one that separates the two banks. I now have my s
Backstay replacement BobM at 11:34am 07.14.09 Ask All Sailors 28/3281 We are going to replace the backstay tomorrow (finally). Plan is to use the main halyard for the b
Need help with AC on H34 ngd at 11:22am 07.14.09 Big Boats 6/1503 I have a 1984 H34 that has AC installed but only running to the salon. I want to run it to the v-be
Oday 28 Slide-out Salon Bed MKirk51 at 11:05am 07.14.09 Bigger Boats 3/2885 A couple years ago I saw an Oday 28 where the port settee had a slide-out extension to make a full s
Catalina 320 stanchion replacement ranwhite at 10:52am 07.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/2331 I broke my starboard beam stanchion on a hard jibe with a preventer attached. The center 1/2" thread
Newbie needs help-- Running AC to v-birth on Hunter 34 ngd at 10:38am 07.14.09 Big Boats 5/1456 I bought a 1984 Hunter 34 boat that had AC installed from the cockipit area so there are vents to th

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learning to sail... The big step... jssailem at 3:41pm 02.17.22
learning to sail... The big step... SFS at 3:39pm 02.17.22 @capta - Thought you might be able to help this gentleman.
Installing shore power Erbardy at 3:38pm 02.17.22 Can you expand on this connection? How is this ground associated with your work on your Shore Power
Newish Capri 18 owner. john6206 at 3:37pm 02.17.22
help to identify this part (1) jssailem at 3:28pm 02.17.22 That is a standard type of fitting to attach the ForeStay to the deck. Here is an image of the Furl
Insurance higgs at 3:15pm 02.17.22 Why does he need insurance? Marina requires it
Installing shore power jssailem at 3:13pm 02.17.22 I am making sure a ground goes to my lightening rod ground Can you expand on this connection? How
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. rgranger at 1:50pm 02.17.22 I was following a guy once who's tail lights were out. I pulled up beside him and rolled down my wi
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 1:46pm 02.17.22 Thanks much. What a concept that would work. The previous owner had wound the winch too tight and br
Selling my H26 rgranger at 1:46pm 02.17.22 Thanks for the the thanks.:beer:
Retrofitting an arch rgranger at 1:45pm 02.17.22 Suggest going to help on this forum and ask for their help as they were former hunter employees Wh
Insurance Don S/V ILLusion at 1:44pm 02.17.22 If it was left up to others to protect others, there would be very few boats with insurance. Insur
Insurance rgranger at 1:42pm 02.17.22 When I owned a small trailer sailor, I added it to my State Farm insurance. I think it was written
help to identify this part rgranger at 1:41pm 02.17.22 Do you need a new one? It looks from the pic like you have about another inch to 1.5" left before s
Securing Batteries on my H34 Capt Robbie at 1:27pm 02.17.22 I have not been in the dungeon in awhile but as I recall the batteries sit on a plywood shelf that m
Insurance Project_Mayhem at 1:17pm 02.17.22 We had a UPS truck clip a fuel line on a fire hydrant that was buried in snow. That cleanup cost nea
Insurance sail sfbay at 1:04pm 02.17.22 No reason to have hull insurance or personal belongings insurance but you need liability at the limi
Insurance Head Sail at 12:52pm 02.17.22 it is if you don't care enough to do the first three but if you don't care about others, the world
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Sailm8 at 12:38pm 02.17.22 Yaers ago, we used a $99 unit from Home Depot for our 28ft boat. It got cold enough to hang meat.
Insurance Head Sail at 12:36pm 02.17.22 Scenario: He is sailing with guests. Some idiot in a "wake" boat flies by. A guest is thrown to the

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