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REWIRING - Help Everlong 25 at 3:31pm 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1575 Okay, spring is just around the corner and I promised myself that I would replace the 34 year old wi
Sailing today - Solomons Island, Chesapeake Bay garylinger at 2:30pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2692 After my wife, grandson and I checked on the boat we drove to Solomons Island, MD (the central Chesa
Hunter 216 Outboard Lock? bloomac at 2:02pm 03.07.09 Smaller Boats 4/1313 Does Anyone have any tips on outboard locks for the Hunter 216? Looking at the $80 Stazo, but not
Electrical wiring Nick and shar at 1:58pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1128 We just bought our first boat ever--1980 28 Hunter form the original owner--great guy. New motor/ tr
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal SailorBabe at 1:55pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 Can anyone please tell me the correct PSS Shaft Seal Size for a 1989 Hunter 30? The shaft is 1", but
Rudder problem ehelms7477 at 1:32pm 03.07.09 Big Boats 1/1233 I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 40 and the rudder was rubbing the bottom of the hull with a hard starbo
Awaiting the marine survey... yugnoir at 11:04am 03.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1637 Well the sale is now conditional on the marine survey, hope all goes well cause I've already made so
Long shaft vs Regular shaft Motors itsagoodthing at 10:01am 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1936 I just purchase a 1975 22 boat, I read that a long shaft is needed over that of a regular shaft, min
Raymarine ST4000+ paulj at 6:27am 03.07.09 Catalina 310 1/1676 Shell My ST 4000+ auto pilot when activated will not hold course. Boat course will drift 30 degress
sailing withdrawals Chuck Creel at 5:24am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1442 anyone wanna go sailing week of mar 14th? cant wait to stretch some sails on mobile bay. looking
AC Reverse Polarity Indicator pvanv at 5:16am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2719 I have a very spartan AC shore power setup, with proper inlet, and double main breaker. This feeds t
Echo Charger Neil McDonald at 11:43pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 64/17523 Before deciding how to upgrade my electrical system, I need a better understanding of the performanc
Steering conversion MLM at 7:57pm 03.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1972 Has anyone had any experience with tiller to wheel conversion on a 25' O'Day ( wife wants a wheel, m
New steering brake pads paulj at 7:28pm 03.06.09 Catalina 310 9/2440 Had problem with steering brake not holding. So I purchased a kit from Defender. Pulled all parts of
Ladylove's Best Night Ever. Ed Schenck at 6:33pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2077 Thursday morning at 0810 Ladylove headed under the Seven Mile bridge at Marathon facing a stiff NE b
Pearson 30 Rudder Bushing Repair doublec9 at 6:20pm 03.06.09 Pearson 0/2976 Hello folks, Here's a link to my recent rudder bushing replacement write-up on my Pearson 30. Fun
Proscraper feedback Michel16055 at 6:17pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1292 I'm starting to plan the scraping of the hull of my O'Day 302. I came across a product which I would
first boat heybuddy at 6:13pm 03.06.09 S2 1/1581 S2 owners, I am looking for a first boat and the S2s are always highly spoken of. I am a beginn
30 amp to 110 power strip NCNoviceCouple at 6:04pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 14/11095 I searched the forums and could not find the answer to this question. I have C22 with one battery fo
headsail furler problem John at 5:35pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3808 I have a Schaeffer headsail furler which appears, from their web site, to be the CF-700 model. Over

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Catalina 27 keel richkish at 2:58pm 02.22.22 I have a Catalina 27 and I bought it knowing it had a Catalina Smile; the keel cracks. I bought it
Centerboard add on Crazy Dave Condon at 2:58pm 02.22.22 If you hear a klunking sound with the centerboard hitting both up and down then the line is set appr
Lower shrouds LakeShark at 2:52pm 02.22.22 Hi All - I went ahead and did it the right way. I replaced all the shrouds, fore & back stays. All
Leaky Windows Kingjim91 at 2:49pm 02.22.22
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 2:46pm 02.22.22 When the turnbuckle stud is bent , you will need to replace the turnbuckle stud. You will need to k
BATTERY BANK SETUP GeorgeC at 2:45pm 02.22.22 Life is too short to worry yourself about the state of charge of your sailboat's batteries, the amou
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds rgranger at 2:44pm 02.22.22 I actually ordered a set of spares from this site... because I knew no matter how much I wanted to b
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 2:40pm 02.22.22 If you can find some Bed-It, it's a pleasure to work with. The automotive stuff I picked up to resea
Lower shrouds kclancy at 2:32pm 02.22.22 Hi All - I went ahead and did it the right way. I replaced all the shrouds, fore & back stays. All n
2007 Hunter 41DS Autopilot Linear Drive Failure jviss at 1:56pm 02.22.22 These linear drives are notorious for clutch and also gear failures, but they are also ubiquitous.
gel coat cracks dlochner at 1:54pm 02.22.22 A good option, I've used them too. It is necessary to thin the gelcoat or the sprayer will clog and
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:48pm 02.22.22 Brass is not a good choice in a marine environment. This article from Sail magazine is worth the ti
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 1:25pm 02.22.22 I used butyl for one of my windows. If you put too much on you'll never get all of the extra to squ
Battery options mikeracca at 1:22pm 02.22.22
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 1:12pm 02.22.22 I've had my boat for 4 1/2 years now, and I still can't find the macerator. :)
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil jviss at 1:10pm 02.22.22 I have looked into seal replacement for the lower unit on my Mercury two stroke 15HP. It's not triv
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems Stu Jackson at 1:08pm 02.22.22
2007 Hunter 41DS Autopilot Linear Drive Failure DayDreamer41 at 12:59pm 02.22.22 DayDreamer41, your suggestion was correct. There is a access cover when removed gives you direct a
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 12:54pm 02.22.22 If all you find if the heat exchanger then you don't have a water heater. Also, if you turn on the
Down windsails. Diablito at 12:48pm 02.22.22 I just love this forum! you are all a wealth of information.

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