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New (to me) O'day Day Sailer SleepRN at 1:51pm 06.29.09 Day Sailers 8/11043 HI: I just purchased a used (obviously) Day Sailer and am trying to figure out the year it was bui
Need a Marine Airr Guru, Got Heat - No Cool coba at 1:30pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1847 We purchased our 2001 Beneteau 411 in Charleston last fall. Both Marine Airr systems worked just fin
Window air conditioner placement? (1) PCP777 at 1:11pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 31/15924 So the Texas summer is steaming up and it's finally too hot to hang out down below my Catalina 25 TR
Replace Dorade cowl vent with solar vent? GaryE at 1:08pm 06.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1887 I suffered an unusual whip of the genoa sheet that cleanly lifted out one cowl vent and tossed it ov
Darwin award candidates Tim R. at 12:45pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2683 Small Ericson trying to get out a channel in HI where large waves are breaking. No lifejackets and
PYI Flexible Coupling Jim Seamans at 12:42pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1484 Purchased here on SBO - of course. Think I've had the coupling for about two months and this last w
Difference between 1980 and 1983 Catalina 25 Oregonworld at 12:16pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 2/2410 Hi- I've planning purchasing my first Catalina, a 25 or 250. I want a swing keel and am looking
20 HP on a Catalina 25 too big? Oregonworld at 12:12pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 12/5574 Hi - I am considering purchasing a Catalina 25 for my first boat. The one I'm looking at has a 2
Furling Main John Ehricht at 11:42am 06.29.09 Big Boats 1/1163 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a furling main. We have now discovered that the luff on the main has
stay tensions rob Friedstein at 10:51am 06.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1184 hi all I'm trying to find out the proper mast stay tensions for my 81 Hunter 25'. Can anyone out th
Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? We2Sail12113 at 10:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6597 Subject: Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? I bought a used 2004 Avon 310 Rover, and all the PO
Marine Airrrr components in a complete system? luvitt at 10:02am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2343 I have a 16k btu main unit--the part with the compressor. I am buying a seawater pump today. what
Solenoid replacement edroc at 9:15am 06.29.09 Catalina 30 2/1722 Bonjour I'm new on this forum, I read a lot of article on starting problem, I think I have a problem
feed back o superfurl blackford21 at 9:13am 06.29.09 Bigger Boats 1/1530 my wife and i just purchased a 84 34' oday,it does not have a roller furling syster,am looking at th
How to avoid backwind genoa when reef furling NorthStar at 9:12am 06.29.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5366 Beneteau 423, roler fuling 140 Genoa with foam luff and in-mast furling Main sails with vertical bat
Oday 28 foward Chain Plate Repair JoeAllison at 9:02am 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4880 Foward chain plates are only fasented into the glass bulwalk and the glass/core is soft from previou
Splitting Halyard restrainer, hardware replacement needed (1) Royal Flush at 8:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1961 Climbed my mast and inspected the pulleys and lines on Sunday, Noticed a 3/4" split in my jib halya
opening port size Mike4116 at 7:55am 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1230 My 28 O'day is one of the few 28's built with opening ports in the salon. My question is: does anyon
Fynspray galley pump rebuild jibes138 at 7:20am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2928 My boat has a Fynspray pump in the galley to drain the icebox. I picked up the "rebuild kit" and too
window trim alanliebnick at 7:08am 06.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1054 I recently broke the white trim that goes around the black plexiglass "fixed" window. Where can I ge

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What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Hayden Watson at 9:14pm 03.25.22 I think what you might be referring to is plywood in the keel stub. The hull itself is solid glass
String tail at clewof new main sail SeaDogRun at 9:13pm 03.25.22 Thank you.
Hatch handle Halvern at 8:56pm 03.25.22 I forgot to tell you my HIN is SSU36041M79K. Mine might be 41
Hatch handle Halvern at 8:53pm 03.25.22 I'll have to live with it for now, too many projects. I also have a Columbia 28 that I'm going to pa
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 8:05pm 03.25.22 What is the garboard plug for? The previous owner installed this to drain the keel with a shopvac
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Ward H at 7:15pm 03.25.22 Sorry @lantzalot, I missed your earlier post. Thanks @kappykaplan Yes, I'm in Barnegat NJ and Yes
Sail slug replacement Tally Ho at 6:51pm 03.25.22 I bought a new main 2 years ago, and I wanted full battens. Salesman talked me into the Tides Marin
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 6:43pm 03.25.22 ? I don't think there is such a caulking product. That said, anything that hardens or is a perman
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 6:42pm 03.25.22 In context, when I bought the boat (2015), the 2 tanks in my bilge had about 150 gallons of unknown
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 6:37pm 03.25.22 4650-6000 3M \| 3M, 4600, 50 Way, 2 Row, Right Angle IDC Connector \| 121-0371 \| RS Components My susp
String tail at clewof new main sail Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.25.22 That small fitting the line comes out of can usually be used to pinch the line in place itself. No n
Boat Bike "tech support" jssailem at 6:24pm 03.25.22 Life happens Tedd.
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. JRacer at 6:15pm 03.25.22 Reminds me of an expression, "Ya Can't fix stupid" That's the corollary to the Boy Scout Moto.
String tail at clewof new main sail SeaDogRun at 6:09pm 03.25.22 Thank you! I have the original boom for the boat. Not sure if it has anywhere to connect it to. I
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions 31seahorse at 6:04pm 03.25.22 Best wishes for your trip to Maine and for your adventure with your boat. When you are prepared the
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats chuckwayne at 6:03pm 03.25.22 Took mine off long time ago and use the stern seat cushions from Hunterowners store. https://shop.
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 5:57pm 03.25.22 I did reach out to Benmar by email to verify the interface to my current autopilot but no response.
String tail at clewof new main sail Stu Jackson at 5:55pm 03.25.22 It's called a leech (or leach) line. You use it to adjust the leech of the sail Very nice feature.
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ken13559 at 5:31pm 03.25.22 Spoke to timber shop, they've Kapur wood which they claim is suitable for outdoor. It's a lot cheape
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. Leeward Rail at 5:24pm 03.25.22 One thing I have always thought we needed more of..... The equivalent of the "I learned about flying

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