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need a holding tank for 39 ft. Beneteau miller one at 2:59pm 01.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1232 Bought a used Beneteau 39 ft made for Carribean charter and has no holding tank. Need to install o
Hunter 356/36 Dinghy Questions DanoDano at 1:56pm 01.07.09 Big Boats 9/2359 I have a Hunter 356 and want to buy a dinghy. After much research I have decided on one of the Achi
Marine A/C dmkagey at 1:26pm 01.07.09 Catalina 30 0/1370 Looking to add A/C to our Catalina 30. Any suggestions as to brands, BTU, etc. Looking at installin
oday23centrboard winch cable seacow at 1:09pm 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1513 I Just Recently Purchsed A Oday 23 How Ever I Discovered The Cable For The Centerboard Was Broken An
Out island 41 rigging gonezo at 11:58am 01.07.09 Morgan 0/1861 Me agian I am also interested in new or used rigging for a 1975 ketch rigged out island 41 any sugge
Wet exhaust for O/I 41 gonezo at 11:50am 01.07.09 Morgan 0/1983 I have 1975 o/i 41 I repowered with a perkins 4-108. The former motor was a nissan. The old muffler
Mainsail difficult to raise Ricky0695 at 11:01am 01.07.09 Com-Pac 3/3444 I have a 1991 Compac 33, My main sail is very difficult to raise. Has anybody had such an experience
What I did Rick Sylvester at 10:36am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2098 on my vacation. Hi all. I hope this is okay to do here and Phil, you can spank me later if it's n
Great support from Watchmate tsmwebb at 9:42am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1373 This is a where credit is due kind of post. I hope it is appropriate. We've been hanging out in
Genoa track on Oday 26 Drifter26 at 9:23am 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3268 I noticed in this site's boat review section, several owners mentioned that they had added a genoa t
Heave-to off wind Franklin at 7:50am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 35/5600 Started a new thread as lots of talk about it. You should try this sometime. You will be amazed at
rOnDAYvous site-selection poll (1) Capn Pete at 5:38am 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2880 It's that time of year again -- time to start thinking about where to hold the 7th annual Northeast
Loss of the Brigantine Albatross Roger Long at 3:40am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/8738 While searching the net for Google hits where I can get my recent phone number change listed, I disc
Looking to purchase an O'Day 222 Mich222 at 3:29am 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5869 Due to the popularity of my and another O'Day 222 in our yacht club, we have another member who is l
balboa 26 okiesails at 10:14pm 01.06.09 Balboa 3/5541 I need a boom, rudder and tiller for a 1972 Balboa 26. I live in Northern WI. Any leads would be app
Boom/Mast Bushings gweisheipl at 9:08pm 01.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1250 The bushings which help connect the boom to the mast on my boat occasionally come lose and drop to t
location for propane control switch & bilge switch MAC915 at 9:01pm 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2028 1.installing both a propane control switch and an auto bilge switch. Any recommendations for cabin l
Hard starting when cold-3GM diesel Yanmar catawbarod at 7:04pm 01.06.09 Big Boats 11/7362 I have a 35.5 legend 1993 with a 3 GM diesel engine 28 horse. I have trouble starting it in weather
Engine alexander at 4:56pm 01.06.09 Ericson 2/2192 Several first I have a 1970 33 ft Ericson that I love I had for five years and everyone else loves i
AUTOMAC Output Low infamous-bob19215 at 12:48pm 01.06.09 Catalina 30 7/2148 I have an 84 Catalina 30 which came with an Automac that was not connected to the Alternator. I obta

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Raw water intake strainer Capt Robbie at 6:04pm 02.11.22 Jrzsalor, You definitely what to have a good accessible strainer in Barnegat bay, especially in Augu
Haul out the water V.Carter at 5:49pm 02.11.22 My mast gets unstepped at our Club... no cost... Transportation to our house is $400. Roughly a 10
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 Techstyle at 5:18pm 02.11.22 I have a '96 336 (which has the same hull mold). There are a few things I would keep my eye on on t
In hull transducer question. Gene Neill at 5:04pm 02.11.22 Just trying to figure out if the floor of the forward v-birth storage compartments on the MkII is t
Minn Kota 50 Light air at 4:30pm 02.11.22 I took my Tanzer 16 out with the MK 55 and only needed the 3rd gear (out of 5) to move the little bo
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 David in Sandusky at 4:08pm 02.11.22 Welcome! Put your attention into selecting a good surveyor. When we bought our boat, I was too inex
Minn Kota 50 Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 02.11.22 I've used a 36lbs motor on a 19' boat on a few calm days on lake michigan. There was also a fellow a
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 (1) Hayden Watson at 3:53pm 02.11.22 For my hydronic system, I used a multi-layered approach. I used a woven fiberglass sleeve that was
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 shemandr at 3:47pm 02.11.22 On my Ranger 29 the gas fill was on the cockpit sole. It was about 12 inches to the fuel tank - a s
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 02.11.22 You mean brass will lose its zinc and become brittle and weak in a marine environment, right? Sure
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 02.11.22 Stick with epoxy based resin since it's easier to work with. The most commonly used materials for me
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 3:37pm 02.11.22 Bronze will lose is zinc and become brittle and weak in a marine environment. You mean brass will
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 02.11.22 Hopefully the air in the fuel line issue can be sorted and the engine starts and runs reliably after
Add a dedicated starter battery acudavid at 3:27pm 02.11.22 Thanks Davidsailor26. Mechanic said valves were just replaced and looked good. Diver told me the t
Raw water intake strainer Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:12pm 02.11.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 2:55pm 02.11.22 I found a pic of that area and it looks like @DeniseO30 This seems to be a thing with O'Day. I had
Rudder repairs Davidasailor26 at 2:53pm 02.11.22 Yeah, I'm in the same boat and have some rudder repair work to do and am just starting to learn abo
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 2:44pm 02.11.22 I think the batteries are weak. After maybe 30 seconds of cranking in two or three attempts, the b
Add a dedicated starter battery acudavid at 2:33pm 02.11.22 Great feedback everyone! My "mechanic" is a lifelong sailor and my marina's dockmaster just hired hi

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