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New ports for an O'Day 25 Eric at 1:34am 07.13.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/859 I'd like to replace at least some of the original ports on my '76 O'Day 25 with new ones that open.
cat 30 prop CJINLONGBEACH at 1:09am 07.13.05 Catalina 30 1/1255 just purchased used (obviously) 1978 cat. What is the correct size/pitch prop for this sailboat? H
Transom vs Transom White Sale at 12:24am 07.13.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1046 Any engineers out there or technical sailors that would know the differences in transom types on sai
Moody 40 Bob at 12:19am 07.13.05 Trailer Sailors 3/3185 Thinking about maybe stepping up a notch. I have my I on a 1998 Moody 40 CC. Does anyone have any pe
Leaking Portlights???? Kirsten at 12:07am 07.13.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1188 We have found the Lewmar portlight lexan windows on our Beneteau 36CC have warped a ton and are leak
Pleasant Bay CC launching Paisano at 12:02am 07.13.05 Day Sailers 0/895 Hey does anyone know where I can launch my 17 Oday daysailer to get access to Pleasant Bay In Cape C
daysailer weight Paisano at 11:52pm 07.12.05 Day Sailers 4/2852 Whats a Oday 17 daysailer weigh exactly (or roughly)?I thinks it around 600# and if so my CRV can p
Damaged Mast Base Ed Doran at 11:15pm 07.12.05 Trailer Sailors 4/1465 Well, my first attempt to lower the mast and trailer my new (to me) 1986 H23 received mixed reviews.
hunter27 bow plate ropb at 11:07pm 07.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/994 looking for help, my 1976 h-27 has a metal bow plate which the fore stay attaches and two cleets whe
O'day 39 rudder removal Bernard at 11:00pm 07.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1062 Hi,the rudder lower bearing of my 39 is worn. I never removed a rudder ever and don't feel comforta
:o but I love my mac 26 palmetto dream at 10:44pm 07.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/986 Hi all. first of all I am inexperianced, only had my mac 26m for a year now and have only took it on
H356 electrical domino effect.. Al9586 at 10:03pm 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1003 1. Bought boat. Told during new-boat checkout briefing that Battery 1 position was START battery, B
Cutty Hunk Before the Bell at 9:19pm 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1594 Anyone out there traveled from New Bedford Harbor/Bay to Cutty Hunk Island?I know it's not a long
Hunter Regattas Before the Bell at 8:01pm 07.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 0/851 Anyone know of any regattas for sailboats or Hunter sailboats in S.E. Mass/Buzzards Bay? Any info.
Tuning the Standing Riggin Chad S. at 4:10pm 07.12.05 Smaller Boats 5/895 Can anyone ffer e some advice on tuning the standing rigging for my '85 Hunter 25.5. What is the ap
Main Sail cover questions Andy at 2:36pm 07.12.05 Big Boats 4/992 Move up to big boat this week with a new to us 340. It has the SS arch and the "sorta" Stack Pack ma
Depth Sounder/Fish Finder installation Bruce at 2:08pm 07.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/882 Has Anyone out there had any experience installing a depth/fish finder on a Venture(V21)? I have a H
Oday 23 headsails Kevin at 1:54pm 07.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/869 Does anyone know the size of the original working jib on a 1979 Oday 23? I'd like to replace mine,
H26 boat name Pat Adam at 1:41pm 07.12.05 Smaller Boats 4/977 We just had our 94' H26 named and thought we'd share the results... It definitely makes a statement
What do you think abouit the Lewmar anchor ? Estelle at 12:39pm 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 17/3536 We are about to buy a Lewmar 44 lb anchor for our Hunter 380. We found that it is almost the same a

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Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions Justin_NSA at 5:31am 02.08.21 Sounds like most of it is maintenance issues. But I would be most concerned about this " I see that
More 3D printing kloudie1 at 5:14am 02.08.21 That would be great technology to reproduce obsolete parts for older boats.. For instance, the pvc f
Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions jssailem at 5:10am 02.08.21 Boats are not supposed to leak. When they do something has broken or worn out and needs to be repair
Just cruising along... Will Gilmore at 4:43am 02.08.21 Congratulations JD, on the move. I really like Texas. I haven't seen much of their coast, other tha
More 3D printing kappykaplan at 4:42am 02.08.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed Saw on the news this morning that the 3D-printe
Just cruising along... Will Gilmore at 4:38am 02.08.21 Found my H31 at LCYC and brought it to Kemah (and now NOLA). Canyon lake is a fun place to sail, a
Mast painting Joe at 4:27am 02.08.21 I'd repaint it with Interlux Perfection. There's a good YouTube vid on the project. Go direct or
Transmission Fluid sailme88 at 4:26am 02.08.21 My Hurth is currently being rebuilt. The marine transmission mechanic says Dexron III (3)...
Seeking used C&C 34 Mast Joe at 4:24am 02.08.21 I have a 1973 C&C 35 which needs a replacement mast. New is very expensive; any suggestions for w
More 3D printing rgranger at 4:24am 02.08.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed I attended a technology presentation by the Mon
Need some offbeat advice Joe at 4:17am 02.08.21 Geez, DJ, that's such a good story. .... regarding the mast though: I'd offer it for 4 or 5 hundr
Transmission Fluid Maine Sail at 3:56am 02.08.21 DEX III is all you need. WalMart has a Super-Tech High Mileage ATF which is DEX III. You can also p*
Just cruising along... Apex at 3:28am 02.08.21 so Clay, when do you expect, or perhaps there already is a special SBO-promotion post somewhere?! N
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal CYQK at 3:12am 02.08.21 Drewskie Yes the base was covered with adhesive try to save as much of the old one when you remove i
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases CYQK at 2:56am 02.08.21 phone ward@ beneteau
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question Fidgit at 11:48pm 02.07.21 I'm in the process of setting up a raspberry pi with open plotter. I'll try to document the process
More 3D printing Mark Maulden at 10:25pm 02.07.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed
Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot JamesG161 at 9:58pm 02.07.21 When leaving the boat I always "bungee" the wheel in the 0 rudder position . Sometimes, me too!
Silly questions on engine mount Ken13559 at 9:24pm 02.07.21 In answer to question #2, use West Systems or similar. You will need to be aware of ambient tempera
Transmission Fluid GeorgeC at 9:16pm 02.07.21 I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Hurth gearbox requiring Type A. Here is what I got from Mack Boring re

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