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Traveler Don Guillette at 1:39pm 05.24.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/3482 It sure has been a tough year for every aspect of our lives, including sailing - remember how some o
O'day 22 Upper Sidestay is SHORT (1) mmuldoon at 1:29pm 05.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/524 I've been sailing (but mostly updating) my O'day 22 over the past 7 years. I haven't had it in the w
Sherwood Raw Water Pump Leak shank at 1:17pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1638 My later model Sherwood raw water pump on my Universal 5411 started leaking after I replaced the imp
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel (2) Eleven at 1:08pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1662 The swing/lift part of my Beneteau 311 keel has been lost. It was there and operational during the s
Length of stock winch handle Larry O at 11:27am 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 16/1838 How long is the stock winch handle for a Hunter 26? I'm wanting to purchase a little longer handle
Full size porta potty? NINEv2 at 10:57am 05.24.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1813 Howdy all. One of the many projects for the new boat is the loo. We currently have a new porta pot
Oday 20 - Mast Base (2) flstanleyii at 9:59am 05.24.21 Day Sailers 0/679 I just bought a 1974 Oday 20 and discovered the mast insert supporting the lower halyard pulleys is
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument markwbird at 9:20am 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 6/4333 I installed the Raymarine i60 awhile back and the apparent/true windspeeds are off. When tied to th
326- replace light in aft cabin with fan Peter Garver at 8:56am 05.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/564 Hi, I'd like to replace one of the lights in the aft cabin and also in the main cabin with a fan; a
Odd Discharge (1) AwwShucks at 7:48am 05.24.21 Catalina 310 32/3933 I noticed the discharge in the photo the other day. I had seen something similar a few weeks back a
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 6:58am 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 51/4430 Newish sailor. ODay 28 with 2X 27M batteries. No solar. Background: We are the habit of turning on
Buying a Hunter 41 DS sailtheworld79 at 6:37am 05.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4625
Beneteau Oceanis 281 Xstream at 5:44am 05.24.21 Racing 1/2145 Has anyone in this forum ever raced one of these? What tips can you share with me as far as upgrade
Designed Xstream at 5:14am 05.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/883 Not being a boat designer, I wonder about fresh water tanks and whether they are supposed to be full
C25 keel lock bolt. SailingLoto at 4:44am 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 1/766 Is there a keel lock down bolt on a swing keel 25? All my other little boats had one. I wasn't sure
Online Salvage yard? tcbailey67 at 4:09am 05.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/849
Deck wash Jimongee at 9:12pm 05.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1539 I have a 2002 356. We spend the entire summer on the Great Lakes. That always means bugs covering
Fresh water Xstream at 8:57pm 05.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1404 I bought the Oceanis 281 that I have mentioned before and am currently going through it. It has a f
Battery Tray mcconkd at 6:07pm 05.23.21 Big Boats 6/769 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 AC and am in need of a battery tray for one of my house batteries as it is c
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 1:40pm 05.23.21 Ask All Sailors 11/9539 hey everyone, getting ready for splashing the boat, just changer the water pump/faucet to electric,

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Galley and propane help in an old catalina Tally Ho at 11:53am 09.22.24 Sounds like a fun project! First, for the propane locker, it needs to vent/drain out the bottom of
jabsco macerator paper gasket Ed whatnot at 10:10am 09.22.24 Ed, i was responding to your question if you could use permatex and the answer is yes. You can buy
Angled Engine Control Enclosure (1) BAD ORCA at 9:18am 09.22.24 I do have a router, radial arm saw and table saw along with the skills to fabricate something like
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 8:49am 09.22.24 When joining Fiberglass parts in a permanent way, I would resort to Epoxy Resin. Thinking about thi
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 8:45am 09.22.24 Thanks for replies. I need to take the sail off for mast/boom maintenance so will give the track a
jabsco macerator paper gasket JoeWhite at 8:29am 09.22.24 Ed, i was responding to your question if you could use permatex and the answer is yes. You can buy t
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 7:06am 09.22.24 They are custom fabricated. I used to make the angled panels for them. We heat bent the two sides
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge Terry Cox at 7:02am 09.22.24 Hope someone can help Do you have a macerator breaker If your boat came equipped with an overboar
Non skid hairline cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33am 09.22.24 You will need some reverse non skid which the forum store might have for your boat
Forestay Broke Away Crazy Dave Condon at 5:26am 09.22.24 @moorglade1 Look at your standing or stainless steel rigging to determine there are no broken stra
info on catalina 22 Joe at 5:25am 09.22.24 The "new design" was introduced in 1986. Fixed or swing keels seem to be the only difference below
My rudder broke off Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 09.22.24 Foss Foam and New Rudder are basically the same company. In addition this forum store should have t
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge marcham at 10:13pm 09.21.24 Your owner's manual should have a diagram of all the plumbing. If you don't have a copy, it should b
Fan inside fridge/icebox marcham at 10:08pm 09.21.24 Hi and welcome, can you post some photos? Congrats on the new boat! Are you talking about a fan be
Lubricating outhaul car/track (1) thinwater at 10:01pm 09.21.24 Or switch to a clew strap and ditch the car. That is what I have on on two boats. But it depends. Y
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge jmarty32 at 8:56pm 09.21.24 Thanks...this makes sense. Since there is a locker that has a hose that is just hanging. The manual
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Michael Davis at 8:43pm 09.21.24 am thinking I should be tightening the nuts closest to the collar (or loosening them to replace the
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing (1) Nunavut at 8:12pm 09.21.24 Managed to install a Rule mate 500 in the Yamaha 25-II - fits in the first compartment of the bilge
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates Not Too Shabby at 7:12pm 09.21.24 Thanks Gene! try heating one of the inserted chainplates with a heat gun to see whether it would
Lubricating outhaul car/track Hello Below at 6:37pm 09.21.24 Remove the car and clean the grooves, maybe a little McLube in the grooves. :plus: If there are ba

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