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Oil pan full of saltwater !? DaveAK at 6:08pm 06.18.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/1309 Universal M18 engine, in the water all winter, I just got aboard to get her ready for the season, an
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Jmonserrate234 at 9:20am 06.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/690 I recently purchased a 2003 Hunter 170. I know these boats are notorious for cracking in the hull bc
Replacing keel wire clips (2) newsailor72 at 9:04am 06.18.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/374 The clips for my keel wire rope is corroded, will these s.s ones work? Got them on Amazon but the sa
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 (2) JavaMan at 9:03am 06.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/693 Ok.... I have a 1986 Legend 37 and the sail has at least 2 reefing points. Everything I seem to fin
Trying To Fit New Furler - 1995-40.5 Karl13265 at 5:29am 06.18.25 Big Boats 4/574 Question for the group, has anyone fitted a Harken MK IV furler on their 40.5 I got tired of having
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 4:08pm 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1558 We've got a Garmin anemometer/vain tied into our plotter. (I will look up the model when my wife wak
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner Dadawada at 3:47pm 06.17.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/646 Participated as the potential buyer in part 1 of the survey of a 373 I'm looking at. In general, thi
Finally On the Water (1) Foswick at 3:40pm 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 2/319 After a slow start, this year, we are finally out. Will probably be cruising around for a few weeks.
Centerboard repair on a Widgeon NaomiMartin at 12:58pm 06.17.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/466 I recently purchased a used Widgeon, year unknown but possibly late 1950's early 1960's. The line wh
How to stop false 100% battery status (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 9:35am 06.17.25 Musings With Maine Sail 35/4297 I am trying to finish up with some upgrades to my electrical system and wanted to cast a few questio
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 8:48am 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1206 I have a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 381 and just purchased it last September. I moved it with the help of
Catalina 30 MKIII Stern Through Hulls Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 06.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/1016 The manual that came with my C30 was not updated by Catalina. I'm wondering what the three through h
Boarding ladder threads fred1diver at 3:55am 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1260 Hello again everyone our boarding ladder is wonderful in length but it is only bare SS rungs, not
Windlass Wiring Fault (1) Foswick at 11:30pm 06.16.25 Ask All Sailors 6/563 Please double-check my thinking on this: My windlass uses this solenoid which seems to be wired acc
Inboard engine questions john6206 at 3:15pm 06.16.25 Mid-Size Boats 27/2424 Hey everyone, Sorry I have so many rookie questions. Five days into boat ownership and the learnin
Starter motor issues Feo23 at 3:11pm 06.16.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/662 I've got a 94 Hunter 29.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F with a bad starter. It had been starting just fine b
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries HoosierSailor at 1:22pm 06.16.25 Big Boats 18/1953 Recently upgraded the inverter/charger and added battery capacity. I initially thought that it might
Weekend pics (3) pclarksurf at 10:37am 06.16.25 Catalina 22 0/336 We tease ourselves at work-- "pics or it didn't happen" My contribution to: you can actually s
Yanmar motor mounts shawanaga at 10:05am 06.16.25 Big Boats 8/796 Hello I have a 1990 35.5 Yanmar 3gm30f I was looking at the front of the engine and the bottom of th
Trailer bunks (1) newsailor72 at 7:32am 06.16.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/599 I think my trailer bunks need replacing ? I think they make some indents on the bottom of the hull.

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Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Project_Mayhem at 10:45pm 12.13.25 Do you want a test boat? Then you have the right specimen. If you want a liveaboard, ocean cruiser o
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 10:43pm 12.13.25 OK, I had a 1976 O'Day 27. FWIW, I added a hatch for ventilation on the roof. It was two layers of
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 9:42pm 12.13.25
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 9:33pm 12.13.25 If I understand your question correctly, you want to remove the headliner and then the inner skin o
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) Tally Ho at 8:56pm 12.13.25 So do people really raise their boat off their trailer and take the entire swing keel off every yea
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Rick D at 8:46pm 12.13.25 OK, I had a 1976 O'Day 27. FWIW, I added a hatch for ventilation on the roof. It was two layers of g
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL (1) Tally Ho at 8:44pm 12.13.25
A possible far superior coating/paint for boats. Oddvark at 8:34pm 12.13.25 And a bit more, this stuff sounds miraculous. Dragon Shield Polyurea Coating for Hull Strenghtening
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Tally Ho at 8:19pm 12.13.25 That IS my main worry. I do know there are areas that are not attached. I would find it odd if when
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL dlochner at 8:07pm 12.13.25 You will lose a lot of leverage by going to a smaller wheel. And as @Davidasailor26 says it will be
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 dlochner at 8:00pm 12.13.25 Part of the confusion is you are using language that is confusing. The deck has 3 layers, an outer
A possible far superior coating/paint for boats. Oddvark at 7:46pm 12.13.25 I saved some data on these and got some AI responses. AI categorization, "... Both polyaspartic a
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Davidasailor26 at 7:37pm 12.13.25
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL Davidasailor26 at 7:30pm 12.13.25 Keep in mind the wheel diameter affects not just the leverage you get but also how easy it is to ste
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 7:16pm 12.13.25 The deck hardware is through bolted. This would suggest no liner but a solid sandwiched deck... ...
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 7:05pm 12.13.25 Uma's liner was removed and then they invested a ton of time and money to reinforce the deck and hu
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Dalliance at 6:25pm 12.13.25 I put my used ones in a garbage back and then it all leaked in the back of my car. Calcium Carbonat
A possible far superior coating/paint for boats. Project_Mayhem at 6:10pm 12.13.25 I've commented here about my odd ideas and using new materials to lower cost and hopefully much mor
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Project_Mayhem at 6:02pm 12.13.25 DampRid is calcium carbonate I put my used ones in a garbage back and then it all leaked in the ba
A possible far superior coating/paint for boats. nramsey at 5:57pm 12.13.25 I'm looking for something to recoat my molded non-skid with. This stuff looks promising. My molde

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