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WTB or a lead- Oday 25 Hinged Head Port Panes supercub at 6:40am 11.29.20 Parts Search 4/542 I am looking for 2 factory original hinged ports with panes to replace mine that have cracked at the
Looking for Oday 25 Head Ports (1) supercub at 6:30am 11.29.20 Bigger Boats 6/911 I am looking for 2 factory original hinged ports with panes to replace mine that have cracked at the
Bluetti Sailm8 at 6:24am 11.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1980 Does anyone have any real world experience? Youtube video's show it running RV's. Looks like an e
Hiya hdelorenzi at 6:11am 11.29.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/923
4JH2TE - Water Flow Issues - Heat Exchanger Removal? Puesta del sol at 4:10pm 11.28.20 Big Boats 3/766 Looking for someone who has removed the heat exchanger - suggestions, tools, manuals? Order of remo
Stern Rail Cushions? Hunter 450 Puesta del sol at 3:58pm 11.28.20 Big Boats 1/555 Has any one ordered - Rail back cushions, Hunter Passage 450. I am working with a customer to price
8.0 bulkheads SailingLoto at 3:33pm 11.28.20 S2 7/916 Has anyone replaced bulkheads in a 8.0? Anything in particular I need to know before I dive in?
Replacing a diesel fuel tank in 1981 C30 Running Late at 11:05am 11.28.20 Catalina 30 2/921 I have a pinhole leak in the tank. Anyone with experience removing a diesel tank from a 1981 vintage
starting batteries charged but no power to panel Swaney at 10:04am 11.28.20 Bigger Boats 7/912 My panel has no power but charging batteries are charged and starter has no juice bilge pun also no
Christmas lights? mermike at 7:29am 11.28.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1469 We might spend Christmas on the boat this year which will require some decorating. Does anyone have
Racing Marlow Hunter 31 rbrentsaunders at 7:21am 11.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/709 Is anyone racing a Marlow Hunter 31? If so, what is the PHRF and how does it perform?
FORJ Thermoplastic tape CYQK at 6:29am 11.28.20 Ask All Sailors 9/742 Ordered a roll of the stuff anyone use this......recomendations? Thks
Expedition Evans youtube CYQK at 6:21am 11.28.20 Ask All Sailors 34/9904 Anyone been watching their videos fiberglassing the grid back to the hull? What do you think
Hunter 38 electric heads recommendations Wl3175 at 5:00am 11.28.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1160 Its time to upgrade the heads to 12v freshwater flush as opposed to the manual salt water .Any recom
Best boat to purchase to live on Filmstress at 7:36pm 11.27.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2611 Blessings I am doing my research and asking experienced sailors. What are your suggestions for a li
Moving on! (1) sailme88 at 6:14pm 11.27.20 Big Boats 7/1498
Viadana sailboat gear (1) Grotto at 5:52pm 11.27.20 Catalina 22 4/970 I was hunting for some good sailboat gear to replace my aging blocks, cleats etc, was looking for th
LESSONS LEARNED twodzusfittings at 5:07pm 11.27.20 Bigger Boats 5/860 While I let the third helping of Pecan Pie settle, I thought I might just put something out there th
Making a mast for a sabot Slacker at 4:54pm 11.27.20 Trailer Sailors 25/5797
2002 passage 456 propane regulator parts discovery at 4:47pm 11.27.20 Ask All Sailors 1/268 Cant seem to find parts for the marshals gas company regulator assembly. Need to replace the pigtail

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How worried should I be? Project_Mayhem at 4:22am 05.07.24 I'd take off whatever fitting the forestay attaches to to look for any hairline cracks and inspect t
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:13am 05.07.24 A friend removed one toe rail from my boat by removing the bungs and the screws. This took upwards o
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:06am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose?
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 4:03am 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? east coaster at 3:55am 05.07.24 Rather than cut the gasket out, I find using a punch set easier and more accurate. I borrow a punch
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 3:10am 05.07.24 Wasn't the Cocoa just top and bottom metal?
Should prop spin in Reverse? kappykaplan at 2:07am 05.07.24 Thanks for all of the good info and advice. Quite welcome. :beer:
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number eianm at 12:27am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look!
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested higgs at 9:09pm 05.06.24 If you pick a calm day you can expect the trip to take 5 to 6 hours by water. It would be an easy s
How worried should I be? higgs at 9:01pm 05.06.24 If the forestay was healthy then breaking it had to put tremendous pressure on every part of the rig
Deck Hardware Neddimg higgs at 8:55pm 05.06.24 Damage from leaking hardware can get extensive. I think the Butyl calk is your best bet for a short
Maybe we have earned it Hayden Watson at 8:24pm 05.06.24 What is your forecast for 11-12 for the RWR and 13-20 for a cruise. It looks like it will be sunny,
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 8:01pm 05.06.24 224622
over starting line early DArcy at 7:54pm 05.06.24 This is just the I flag rule. It is unfortunate they don't always fly the flag, but if the sailing i
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 6:45pm 05.06.24
over starting line early Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 05.06.24
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank Rick D at 6:34pm 05.06.24 I'd check with the maker / distributor. They are a large commercial supplier, so they should have a
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Tally Ho at 6:00pm 05.06.24
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR SBeare at 5:50pm 05.06.24 I have a 2006 Hunter 44cc with the original Raymarine C80 chartplotter, GPS, radar, and autopilot.
over starting line early Rodsails at 5:44pm 05.06.24 In a mixed fleet I think trying to dip the line can be dangers because you have a fleet of boats beh

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