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Filtering fresh water at fill jibes138 at 6:48am 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3425 Does anyone filter their fresh water as they fill their tanks or do you just fill the tanks from the
Broken Mast (3) elrond11 at 6:31am 05.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1514 Hi All, Last week while sailing the port side chain plate let go on my O'Day 22. The bottom of the
looking to replace cockpit control panel. jd catalina 27 newbee at 8:51pm 05.29.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1015 Dear veteran Catalina 27 owners I am doing a little maintenance on my 86 C-27 and would love to chan
Peaceful Nights? (2) Neil McDonald at 8:38pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 67/9975 Imagine relaxing peacefully on your boat anchored in a quiet cove far away from the busy world and w
First official day of summer vacation. RECESS at 7:31pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1065 Finished post planning yesterday and headed out to the lake today for a 7 hour sail with the wife an
Stuffing box tube ranchu56 at 7:07pm 05.29.09 Big Boats 1/1087 I was told last night that (don't know the part name) the hose the shaft passes through inside the b
Replacing Side Windows Jim Newell at 6:13pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2078 I have a 1996 Hunter 376 that needs the long side windows repalced. Does anyone know the type of ma
Window Trim tcorey1 at 6:05pm 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1094 I have an 86 28.5 I'm restoring. Does anyone know of a source for the trim on the outside of the wi
javelin serial # Mark P. LeGassey at 5:32pm 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1125 Can someone tell the year of this javelin from the serial #? XDYB4973M83H Thank You
Fishing Cable Challenge Neil McDonald at 5:11pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1508 Having just fitted a pair of Alpenglow lights to my cabin roof, I now need to run in two cables to p
new generation: See the light (1) emergpa1 at 5:08pm 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1162 Is anyone installing LED lights on their Oday? If so, what is your experience and source? Any though
Puffer rigging mommyzilla at 4:53pm 05.29.09 AMF 2/12129 My dad just gave me his old AMF Puffer sailboat. It has been 20 years since I used the boat and I c
Repacking stuffing box O'Day 32 with GFO jknappsax at 4:44pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2165 I just repacked the stuffing box on my O'Day 32' CC with GFO. I wasn't sure which size, 3/16" or 1/4
dude i am back thesailerdude at 3:55pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1504 haha well here is the update with the little trip of mine me and my 4 college buddies departed m
Stuffing box-Hunter 32 ( Yanmar 18 ) Jim Conley at 2:08pm 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1583 I have a drip- I managed to use PB Blaster and a chisel to release the locking nut and could easily
Fairlead for Keel Centerboard Lift Rope hullre at 1:53pm 05.29.09 Pearson 0/1242 I have a 1970 Pearson 33 with a movable Centerboard. I need a replacement for the molded plastic s
Hunter 240 Rig Tuning & Mast Raising Tim Kenney at 1:29pm 05.29.09 Smaller Boats 18/12590 Aurinko III is a Hunter 240 which I bought new in 1998. I have sailed her fair amount since. Being
cam cleat on main control line Miller26S at 1:04pm 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1226 The cam cleat that is attached to the block on main control line is cratered and needs replaced. I g
chain plate attachments gdarling at 12:02pm 05.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1199 Re: late '80s First 305 Problem: attaching shrouds to chain plates. Specifically, this boat has thr
Finally (1) Phil V25 at 11:50am 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1136 Last year was such a bad year for our sailing activities; what with two floods (one at home and one

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37C Rudder assembly components Jim Legere at 4:19pm 03.18.22 Hi David, I don't think you can buy any of that stuff 'off the shelf'. The lower 'bearing' is just t
Yanmar Engine Oil Change BigEasy at 3:50pm 03.18.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 3:43pm 03.18.22 You cannot put a vented loop in a drain.
Build a Better Boat Hook? thinwater at 3:42pm 03.18.22 If you watch the movie Midway you get a good demonstration of how boat hooks are meant to be used.
whisker pole sidw at 3:40pm 03.18.22 What head sail are you flying or how long is its foot?...........pole length should be 100% of the
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. John Garvey at 3:23pm 03.18.22 Just getting ready to jump back into readying the boat for service and appreciated your advice about
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? thinwater at 3:16pm 03.18.22 More information. Photos. Pinholes don't just happen. Either the problem is bigger, or it is just a
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? (1) Will Gilmore at 3:00pm 03.18.22 RedIvy, I would like to be the first to welcome you to the forum. You are in the best place to get
Have you made cockpit cushions? jeepbluetj at 2:58pm 03.18.22 I'd fit to the curve. Did it on my last boat. Looked very nice. SWMBO wanted piping too. That was
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 2:56pm 03.18.22 We use PTFE thread for any project that is exposed to UV because otherwise we needed to restitch th
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Ralph Johnstone at 2:03pm 03.18.22 Or worse still, he posted the first comment, stepped out the front door, and was promptly run over b
Bilge Tally Ho at 1:36pm 03.18.22
Yanmar Engine Oil Change markwbird at 1:12pm 03.18.22 Water condensation inside the crank case is reason for changing even with very few hours.
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? markwbird at 1:09pm 03.18.22 With a pin.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Tally Ho at 1:07pm 03.18.22 Good points and appreciated! On boats with a sink against the hull, I've been assuming a vented loo
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions odaydokay at 1:04pm 03.18.22 I also have a 28 1986 and have almost finished replacing all the sanitation hoses and vent . Once I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? shemandr at 12:58pm 03.18.22 If you are talking about below the waterline, I don't think the Hunter's have a wood core on the bot
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 12:00pm 03.18.22 Are you dealing with an actual physical hole or are you just seeing a small amount of light? Fibergl
Build a Better Boat Hook? Parsons at 11:26am 03.18.22 A sailor standing on a ship's landing platform using a long one to hold a gig alongside the platform
Yanmar Engine Oil Change kappykaplan at 10:59am 03.18.22 If your boat gets hauled each season, I believe it is best to drain the oil and replace with fresh

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