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Interior Lighting Neil McDonald at 9:32pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2321 Having thought about installing Sensibulb LED's to replace the five power hungry Xenon MR11s in my c
Leaking Rib! jzakary at 9:30pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1342 Hi All, I just bought a 1961 Rhodes 19. I just started painting the bilge, and noticed a slow leak t
What is displacement and ballast? Anotheruser at 9:29pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6894 Hi people! Displacement is the total weight of a sailboat? Ballast is the weight of the keel?
Error xajax Hermit Scott at 8:48pm 04.19.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/2507 Every page I go to gives me a xajax java script error? Do I need to update a java program. Thank you
S-1 Autopilot Installation on an H34 (6) Dan Johnson at 8:02pm 04.19.09 Big Boats 4/1434 S-1 Autopilot Installation on an H34--Update A previous post in the All-Sailors forum showed the ba
Oday Mast passingwind at 8:01pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2291 I could use a little help, I'm looking to purchase a 23' 1978 Oday sailboat. This boat has no mast o
Started strippin... kreed17er at 7:55pm 04.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1501 Started stripping paint on the deck today. Slowly but surely it is coming along. I went ahead and
Yamaha 24 M/S highseas at 7:38pm 04.19.09 Yamaha 0/2129 I'd like to know how many Yamaha 24 M/S were sold in N.A. and if 'you' know of any for sale. thank
Standard Sanitation System Hose Sizes? mcaswell at 7:11pm 04.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/3775 I want to replace the original sanitation hose with Trident, and drove over to the boat today to mea
I'm back! (2) kdnichols at 7:00pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1003 So my "good friday" Oday 23 mast falling problem is well behind me. I got a new sidestay, and main
Setting up a weather station oldsalt70 at 6:55pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3778 About 20 of the sail boaters at my marina have decided to try to set up a small weather station on t
Fresh Water Circulation Pump Broke Bad Obsession at 6:35pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1436 I was out sailing on Friday. The wind died so I went to crank up the Iron Genny and it sounded horr
Boaters World? Ahansom at 6:18pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2001 Sorry if I have missed this before. Both of the Boaters Worlds in our neck of the woods are having
Hunter 34 - Photos of Complete Makeover (18) Roy Page at 6:13pm 04.19.09 Big Boats 20/4341 Hunter 34 - Photos of Complete Makeover - Now In The Water - Latest Photos Added EDITED - The Hunt
Rudder material thaeni at 6:10pm 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1407 I have a 27' 1984 Hunter and the rudder has some hair line cracks in one side. What is the rudder ma
Catalina 30 Insignia rpell46 at 5:11pm 04.19.09 Catalina 30 2/1555 Hi all, I have a 30 Cat MkII, 1991 vintage and was wondering if there might be a source where I ca
Friends request Hermit Scott at 5:11pm 04.19.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/2623 Finally someone wants to be my friend but when I try to open the page the entire page is blank. Tech
Request for Outboard Recommendations Echo at 5:07pm 04.19.09 Sirius 21/22 9/3896 Hi All~ We are looking into purchasing a Sirius 21 and are in need of a outboard for it. We are in
Maxwell 17 Winch Keith13315 at 4:57pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2460 I have a Maxwell 17 Winch and I found out the hard way today that the top ring is made of a composit
Eyebrows, where to get new ones? Gary Kunkel at 4:45pm 04.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1757 Has anyone had new "eyebrows" made for his/her/their Catalinas? Mine have been sanded to the point w

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Just can't get no release! thinwater at 7:23am 06.30.21 Cam cleat tension is NOT adjustable. There is a spring and the end locations are fixed. All loosenin
Stuffing Box (Packing Gland) Leaking... JoeWhite at 7:22am 06.30.21 Yes, tighten the nut by 1/2 turn. I would not advise it, some owners replace the flax while in water
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Timm R Oday25 at 7:19am 06.30.21 Good morning . The pendant for the centerboard will be in the front of the cockpit . There should be
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation artboas at 7:15am 06.30.21 Art, is this the grease your recommending? Star Brite 85504 WHITE PTEF LUBRICANT/LUBE-WHITE PTFE
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation artboas at 7:14am 06.30.21 Semper, I would be careful putting grease on or near the headliner. If it "bleeds" thru the materia
Stuffing Box (Packing Gland) Leaking... Don S/V ILLusion at 7:07am 06.30.21 Just tighten it. Short-term solution.
Just can't get no release! Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 06.30.21 I have to be pretty far forward in the cockpit to release the traveler due to the angle that it must
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 6:59am 06.30.21 Dumping the traveller is usually effective in righting the boat with a lot less noise and commotion
Shaft and Strut Material sail sfbay at 6:52am 06.30.21 Curious why, are you replacing them? Are you looking for information / recommendations on antifouli
H38 Companionway steps hinge screw holes stripped out on stair side MikeHoncho at 6:50am 06.30.21 Conidering what you have had to do, is there a ability to use a backing plate in the backside to giv
Cockpit Instruments Moving...or Not? dmax at 6:11am 06.30.21 The other downside with mounting them in the the bulkhead is there will always be holes there. Big o
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! J_Stone at 6:04am 06.30.21 According to sailboat data.com the O'Day 25 came with centerboard OR keel. So, are you sure you ha
H38 Companionway steps hinge screw holes stripped out on stair side letskeepriding at 5:48am 06.30.21 made repair #2 yesterday. Went with through bolts. The repair was no harder than doing the inserts a
Docking Against the Wind (1) jssailem at 5:45am 06.30.21 I'm going to try that next time I dock where there are cleats. Up in Canadian waters they use what
New toilet and holding tank system Cat 310 #1 in GA at 5:43am 06.30.21 When cruising on our boat in Florida we find that the 17 gallon holding tank (assuming it's actually
Cushion modification rpludwig at 5:24am 06.30.21 Your boat has a BEAUTIFUL interior. Congratulations!! I'd get rid of that monstrous Frankenstove,
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working jssailem at 5:23am 06.30.21
New toilet and holding tank system shemandr at 5:21am 06.30.21 I think the start from scratch approach is good. It will allow you to re-think the whole system. Y
New toilet and holding tank system jssailem at 5:19am 06.30.21 Nothing wrong with a rigid PVC pipe system. Be sure to get gravity working for you. The line needs
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 5:18am 06.30.21 Your boat is 12 years old and has not been used in three years. Bet that the water pump rubber imp

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