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Need help simpson hyspeed windlass aret007 at 12:21am 06.26.21 Ask All Sailors 2/552 Need know How remove old grease and put in new grease How remove old gear oil and put in new gear
Never say never (1) pclarksurf at 9:20pm 06.25.21 Catalina 22 29/3269
Mast Corrosion (4) Vega27 at 8:24pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1154 Greetings I recently bought an albin vega 27 from 1973 with a proctor mast I have the same problem
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 8:15pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1912 I recently replaced my Fireboy CMD4 - MR CO Monitors (3) due to a required end of life (5 years) rep
Forward Window leaks on the H41DS Nodak7 at 7:58pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 3/470 We have a 2006 H41DS and the forward window (Port ' Starboard) have begun to leak. I tightened the P
Talk about wind speeds... SOLAR UPDATE (1) jssailem at 7:36pm 06.25.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/636 Maybe Milar sails would hold up a enough to get the boat going. But sustained "Solar wind speed re
Moving galley cabinets to access engine Mike johansen at 5:22pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 0/357 The manual that came with the boat says to remove a few screws and slide tha bank of cabinets to the
1999 H410 Outboard Mount Challenges/Questions (1) SailorFrank at 4:45pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 0/376 I'm struggling with the current layout of the dinghy davits, motor hoist, and motor mount on the pat
Outboard (dinghy) motor mount ideas for 1999 H410 (2) SailorFrank at 4:42pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 1/533 I'm struggling with the current layout of the dinghy davits, motor hoist, and motor mount on the pat
Javelin motor advice Tattan at 3:15pm 06.25.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2384 Hey, I just got my hands on an older (year yet TBD) Javelin. I am planning on getting a motor to m
New guy with second boat Gutshot at 2:57pm 06.25.21 Day Sailers 4/948 Just bought a 1974 oday daysailer 17' with trailer and free motor. $400. It's the second sailboat I'
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 2:40pm 06.25.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1510 Moving up from a 22'. I have a number of boats available, and will prob NOT be using my new medium S
Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed HarryvdMeer at 2:37pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 9/1443 To Hunter 44DS owners: what is your typical cruising speed? My 2004 Hunter 44DS with a Maxprop has
DWL. Mast height visegrip at 1:24pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 9/8752
Re-bedding upper shroud chainplates. sigsgmret at 11:47am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 4/943 I noticed some discoloration on the forward side of the port and starboard bulkheads that the upper
Setee supports on Hunter 23 (2) Stokeshc at 10:53am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 8/1553 I have the settee bench tops removed and new ones cut and noticed that the horizontal boards they re
Leak on B332 Flatfish at 6:56am 06.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/683 I have an annoying seawater leak on my 2001 B331. it only occurs when hard pressed to windward. This
Reef line Routing (2) Ran-Dee9229 at 6:29am 06.25.21 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2049
Seaward Slipper 17' or Seaward Fox 17'. I located in NC, will travel for the right boat. Cheers! KnightsAtSea at 5:41am 06.25.21 Trailer Sailors 4/2279
240 center board Bubbadog at 4:59am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 2/395 Hello all. I just bought a 2002 Hunter 240. The line for the center board appears to be all the wa

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Fan inside fridge/icebox Sailgunner at 11:39am 09.29.24 Never have cold beer with that setup. Put a small refrig unit in for the frig and close the cross h
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:35am 09.29.24 Yes exactly, that is the question
Took out zephyr sail drive motor dlochner at 11:35am 09.29.24
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Tally Ho at 11:29am 09.29.24 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Tally Ho at 11:26am 09.29.24
Took out zephyr sail drive motor Tally Ho at 11:24am 09.29.24
Took out zephyr sail drive motor dlochner at 11:16am 09.29.24 We're going to need a little more information. Do you mean the motor is completely out of the boat?
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (3) Tally Ho at 11:13am 09.29.24
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 11:05am 09.29.24 Update: I tested my starter switch with a multimeter. Photo 1 is when I pull the starter switch =
Question about Eye protection when refueling Rick Webb at 10:34am 09.29.24 a face sheild not goggles would be more appropriate for what you have in mind
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (1) Caboteur at 9:58am 09.29.24
2999 Hunter 310 rudder kappykaplan at 9:32am 09.29.24 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. What boat bra
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ShawnL at 8:46am 09.29.24 Where in Upper Michigan? I sail a Catalina 22 out of the Houghton / Hancock area. We have a smal
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? dLj at 8:18am 09.29.24 Lot's of great suggestions above. I'll add in another suggestion on a somewhat different tack, so to
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 7:36am 09.29.24 MANY of these used boats are VERY old - like 40 years old. Is there a point where these "age out"?
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:22am 09.29.24 I'm noticing MANY of these used boats are VERY old - like 40 years old. Is there a point where these
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:15am 09.29.24 Yeah, the 420 is a performance boat used extensively for youth sailing programs. Sometimes it's a
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:09am 09.29.24 Unstepping the mast to get under a bridge underway is essentially a nonstarter unless the boat has
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:05am 09.29.24 ...There were approximately 20,000 manufactured, so they are ubiquitous! Owners have modified & co
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:58am 09.29.24 Welcome @ScottBHome Some good suggestions above. I noticed you listed a Hunter 15 with your profil

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