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Head on O'Day 27 BMurph at 12:02am 06.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1171 Could someone out there send me some photos of what the head should look like on a 1976 O'Day 27? I
Turnbuckle material Tom Allen at 5:33am 06.20.07 Day Sailers 1/1120 I carry my stay and shroud line turnbuckles along with other spare parts in a tool box that was rece
Chicago Sail Lofts. Ralph18414 at 6:08am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1594 Can anyone recommend a good sail loft in the Chicagoland area? I am in northern Alabama but will be
Princess of the Lake Hugh4753 at 6:07am 06.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/885 Princess, do you have a number for John on Emmanuel II. I know he's at Carolina Winds now and have
AutoHelm 4000 autopilot problems Don at 6:16am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3313 I am on my 3rd attempt to fix the Auto pilot and if this doesn't work I may replace the entire unit.
Antenna info needed Popeye18296 at 6:14am 06.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1188 Is it necessary to have a radio antenna mounted on top of the mast? What are some alternatives?
Mysterious holes... Doug Washburn at 7:11am 06.20.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/895 Drilled in the plywood facing along the port settee starting up a few inches from the sole and conti
Stupid Question, What Do You Think? Capn Bob at 7:28am 06.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/938 So here I am, sailing upstream on the Columbia River, port tack, bucking a 1.5-2 kt current on a bro
Tell Tales and Inmast Furling Jim Rushing at 7:36am 06.20.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2218 Don, my new Catalina 387 has inmast furling and no telltales at all. I haven't a clue what is going
Fuel sender gone bad davids at 8:04am 06.20.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1375 Hi everyone --I've done a lot of searching ' reading about bad fuel senders, but haven't found one
Boat Sinking Gulf Of Mexico Benny at 8:30am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 26/2181 Just heard over the news that a South Carolina young man that took some time away from school to sai
Correct Oil Pressure Westerbeke 10two Rich at 9:08am 06.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/923 Last week that my oil pressure alarm was sounding and my pressure gauge was reading at at 100lbs. D
LEEKING WATER FROM CENTER BOARD verdijim at 10:06am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1070 AFTER TAKING MY ODAY 25 OUT OF THE WATER IT LEAKS WATER FOR DATS AFTER.HOW WOULD WATER GET INTO THE
bareboat charting course SweetTrade at 10:38am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1276 Hi all! I am looking into getting a bareboat charting course and all the courses needed before that.
Boom Vang and Main Sheet Replacements? Greg W at 12:18pm 06.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1199 I am wondering if anyone out there has replaced the Boom Vang and Main Sheet lines on a 1983 H31. I
Stuck in Neutral Danica at 5:34am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 10/4309 Sooo the boat is stuck in NEUTRAL! AHHHh this is our first sailboat so we;re very very new!Here's t
H34 Currently Crossing The Atlantic Joe Mullee at 1:10pm 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2773 Richard Bennett, who has posted on this site in the past, is currently crossing the Atlantic in his
Finished the A/C installation tcbro at 9:43pm 06.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/971 Installed a 16,700 BTU reverse cycle A/C in my '92 H33.5. I installed the compressor on a shelf I bu
Fuel Tank Hold Down Ken at 10:01pm 06.18.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1085 I am replacing the aluminum fuel tank on my 1980 Hunter 33. The original tank hold down was a stainl
Nothing's ever easy on a boat Ben16737 at 11:43pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1533 I need some advice from you experienced folks. I finally changed the name on my boat. Took some re

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Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel njlarry at 4:22am 10.16.21 Ditto whatever Stu says!
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Len Ingalls at 3:26am 10.16.21 http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?203526-Anyone-Have-Stimson-Bow-Roof-Shed-Plans-Can-t-Reac
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Hayden Watson at 9:07pm 10.15.21 The math geek in me cannot get past the "The 99% of the 50+ boats in our marina are stored mast up."
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Tally Ho at 9:02pm 10.15.21 What supports in front of the mast ? Halyard ? There is a loop for a halyard and I usually put my
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 10.15.21
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Monheganlover at 8:53pm 10.15.21 Hope you don't mind, but it looks like one of the seacocks in your photos (maybe one in the hatch in
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:43pm 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Tally Ho at 8:39pm 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:30pm 10.15.21 The concern with plastic is UV near round. UV is the scourge of almost anything unfortunately.
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? thinwater at 8:21pm 10.15.21 Yup, similar reasons in summer here. But, No insects living here in winter Plastic doesn't absorb
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Roadking Larry at 7:36pm 10.15.21 As we used to opine on the boats - 246 years of tradition unhampered by progress. :biggrin:
H34 Compression Post ScottFreeRick at 6:17pm 10.15.21 Thanks for all the replies.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dlochner at 5:51pm 10.15.21 The voltage drop can be the result of seemingly random events. For example the AP engages at the sam
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down (1) BarryL at 5:49pm 10.15.21 Hey, Power TO the Zeus should be provided on the dedicated power port. The Zeus does not get power
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:45pm 10.15.21 7Y1mXfpuoIo -Will
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:36pm 10.15.21 199304 -Will
Replacing Cabin Sole BigEasy at 5:33pm 10.15.21 As noted not all silicone caulks are the same. Caulks like DOW 795 and GE Silpruf have a different
Trucking a Yacht SandyFrank at 5:29pm 10.15.21 Last estimate I saw for a similar oversized load (but not a yacht in particular) was $3.00 per mile.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dkdoyle at 5:22pm 10.15.21 Check all the connections to make certain they are good. A drop in voltage can cause electronics t
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dlochner at 5:10pm 10.15.21 Check all the connections to make certain they are good. A drop in voltage can cause electronics to

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