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LED Anchor & Steaming light? sailing bubbles at 3:39pm 04.21.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/711 Does anyone have the part# or link to Led Anchor and Steaming light bulbs on a 87 272 LE?
How Much Paint teacherspet at 3:37pm 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1608 How many gallons will it take to do at least two coats of bottom paint for a Vision 32? Also for top
Stern Tube Diameter? (1) sailing bubbles at 3:37pm 04.21.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/675 Hello. I'm upgrading my 1987 272 LE to a PSS Dripless. I know its a 1" shaft.. Does anyone know the
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat phot01 at 3:08pm 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 20/4290 Been studying this for a while..need some advice. I need to drop my centerbaord 14-16 inches to repl
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive Souellette at 2:27pm 04.21.21 Catalina 275 8/3642 Hello. I'm starting to do some maintenance on the Yanmar on my 2016 Catalina. The engine has about 6
Anchor Well tb_gb at 2:14pm 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/494 I have a 1999 Hunter 380, and have a question. Does anyone have any idea how much weight the anchor
14.2 Expo Serenity on Hudson at 1:15pm 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 0/614 I got one some 3 years ago and have been sailing Boca Ciega Bay, FL mostly in July (ugh!!) and Decem
Keel is gone (3) Eleven at 12:51pm 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 5/950 Found out yesterday my 2004 Beneteau 311 has lost it's swing keel portion. First clue was when I was
Catalina 320 - remove stern pulpit skisil at 12:20pm 04.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/622 Need to remove the stern pulpit on my Cat 320. I have the 3 stanchion model. How are the aft two s
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 11:20am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 61/6137 Just joined the forum, and this is both a valid discussion question, and a test that I am doing this
C&C 44 Cabin Top (2) Osprey44 at 9:18am 04.21.21 C&C 0/717 I removed the section that covers that sliding companionway hatch to clean and re-bed everything. Th
Holding tank area uses after removal? JohnRichard at 9:06am 04.21.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/959 I am 99% set on installing a composting toilet in my Newport 27. The original flush unit was remov
variprop sailor5017 at 9:00am 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1070 hoping someone can tell me what kind of grease to use in variprop..
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) YVRguy at 7:14am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 33/6098 Our Hunter 34 has stern and bow cleats but no cleat at midships. As a result, we normally fix two
Mast setup (3) Scraigward at 6:31am 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 10/1549 Hi there, I am completely new to Sailing and just bought a legend 240! plan to have lesson before go
Painting over molded non-skid deck PeteTheri at 6:24am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 7/5375
Replacing freshwater hoses on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 5:24am 04.21.21 Catalina 310 4/770 The majority of the freshwater system hoses on my 2002 Catalina 310 are brittle and I a bit concerne
Legend Toe rail strength question. SandyFrank at 4:59am 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/803 Hello all, Just some early morning ruminating! On the legend series just how strong is that toe rai
Motor bracket weight limit kendyoozed at 8:28pm 04.20.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/742 On my 26D there is a swing down motor bracket. I do not see a manufacturer on it anywhere. What woul
Cabin Windows for 1980 O'Day 28 HansWerks at 4:11pm 04.20.21 Parts Search 3/711 My windows are badly crazed and need replacing. Suggestions for replacement vendors?

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C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a BarryL at 7:21am 09.16.24 Hello, Have you been aboard the S2? Back in 2004 I was looking for a bigger boat and I really liked
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? BarryL at 7:17am 09.16.24 Hello, Many current J boats are keel stepped. I believe that X Yachts are keel stepped. Salona Yach
looking for Lat/Long plotting software (1) JBP-PA at 7:10am 09.16.24 I can write the code to analyze it, but I would have thought it was a pretty common thing so there w
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E (1) Rodsails at 5:56am 09.16.24 I use a 12 volt pump on the outside of the tube for changing your oil. if you look at it , it goes
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 degas at 5:53am 09.16.24 I had an O'Day Mariner with its cast iron centreboard. When I sailed her, she was already 40 years o
Tropical Depression Seven (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 09.16.24 Cant make its mind as it meanders around,
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Terry Cox at 4:09am 09.16.24 Been through the ditch many times, several under sail. Our boat has a five foot draft and so to avoi
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Foswick at 12:06am 09.16.24 That's interesting. Every now and then we make the trip down to Seattle and, when we do, it is alwa
ROLL UP DINGHY Foswick at 11:44pm 09.15.24 Just about anything can be bonded to, if you know exactly what you have. Do you know, for certain,
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Mark Maulden at 11:24pm 09.15.24 Been through there numerous times. No issues..watch the tides..But glad the dredging is happening.
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 morbidfollower at 9:30pm 09.15.24 I have a keel centering kit new in the bag from Catalina direct. Something like that might be the so
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower Richard19068 at 9:14pm 09.15.24 Quote from a 2018 Sailing Magazine review: Southern Cross 28 "Engine The 14-horsepower M18 Universa
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower Dalliance at 8:41pm 09.15.24
Trouble with tacking West Potter 15 Johnb at 8:38pm 09.15.24
Hunter 49 / 50 Fischer Panda owners... artboas at 8:36pm 09.15.24 soooo you saying I should get a pointed stick ... as I do want all areas to drain to the main bilg
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? PaulK at 5:36pm 09.15.24 You definitely need a better method of securing the tack of your mainsail. While a ram's horn might
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33pm 09.15.24 Tie the strap so it cannot slip on you
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds JJLK at 5:14pm 09.15.24 Hello!! We just bought a Y36. Sailed her around Spain from north (Vizcay Gulf) to the Balearic Isla
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (1) SteveHughessails at 4:42pm 09.15.24 Thanks Dave We shared the same concerns. I am happy to report that the lift went very well. Next tim
Back on the water again..... scouper at 4:39pm 09.15.24 Your main is very high. Could you talk about this?

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