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HELP! CB Stuck up, boat IN water guyssail at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/853 The centerboard on my '73 o'day 23 appears to be stuck up. this is my first swing keel boat...looked
Help with kill switch on Yanmar 2QM15 David W at 1:41am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 9/4493 Over the weekend my kill switch finally gave up the ghost. I had thought I had devised a repair that
Anybody doing the Figawi this year?? Allen at 1:33am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 0/894 Hey Guys,I'm heading out tomorrow morning from Boston to Sandwich on the Cape Cod Canal en route t
portlight shades Bill C320, Papillon at 1:32am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1990 Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep out the mornig sun and/or provide privacy while in the sl
Dinghy Franklin at 1:06am 05.25.05 Big Boats 11/945 Two part question:1) Why is an inflatable dinghy so hard to row and is it just now realistic to ge
Where is hull serial number on an O'Day 17" Peter Johnson at 12:23am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2176 I'm insuring my new-to-me O'Day 17' Daysailer 'Odie'. The insurance company wants the hull serial n
Bimini? Boom tent???? What is this thing??????? me262 at 11:14pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 9/1541 I am wanting to construct a cockpit shade. I have found after only two trips out in the Texas sun, t
Radiator flush? Bill O'Donovan at 11:08pm 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1018 Still trying to get an answer as to whether it's good to put Prestone radiator flush through the raw
Yanmar driving high output alternator Arthur Boas at 10:59pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2196 I installed a high output Balmar alternator on my Yanmar 4JH2BE (Hunter 40.5)I found continual bel
Hardware Vocabulary aquaholic1 at 10:28pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1012 Does anyone know of a website where mast/boom/rigging hardware is identified and defined? My sailing
New Capri 18 owner dennis hackbarth at 10:14pm 05.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/991 I have just purchased this boat and need to find a roller furling jib sail. Ithas a genoa which is
O'Day 25 hardware Charles Jones at 9:42pm 05.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/944 I have just purchased a 1979 O'Day 25 and would like to know if there is any source for the original
carbon monoxide detector "Safe T Alert" problems Al9586 at 8:43pm 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1669 Over the last week we have started to experience trouble with our hard wired, dealer installed CO de
considering this 88 M26D, opinions on damage Rick4852 at 3:19pm 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1400 Found an 88 26D I am considering. Overall condition of boat, gelcoat, trailer is excellent with the
Yacht/Boat shows in USA Mark at 2:43pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 8/864 Can anyone tell me which and when is the "biggest and Best" show in the USA?
PICTURES DAVE???avalonduet chet p at 2:33pm 05.24.05 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1150 DAVE: I hope your wife is recovering and all is well. I have been away on vacation to Seattle and g
looking for a cal 39 or cal 40 brian at 1:26pm 05.24.05 Cal 3/1899 I am looking to buy a call 39 tall rig with the longer keel or a cal 40. The boat will be used for
Bilge water R. Glad at 1:02pm 05.24.05 Day Sailers 1/1020 I have a 1971 model Daysailer I that I have owned for a few years. She has developed a crack in the
C28 sail combinations Paul Pfluger at 12:35pm 05.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1213 Ahoy there Catalina meisters! I'm looking for guidance on optimum sail combinations in differenct w
Help I'm SIRIUS Silicone Fan at 11:58am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 I'm really getting tired of my radio interupptions when someone walks into my satellite signal. Any

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Removing very old thru hull xducers daviddp at 7:43am 03.24.21 I use an oscillating saw to get most of the old transducer off from the inside the hull by flush cut
Removing very old thru hull xducers dlochner at 7:40am 03.24.21 Debond will not dissolve the sealant. Debond works by breaking the bond between the sealant and what
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Michael Davis at 7:36am 03.24.21 In my world there would be racing involving cruisers. Your boat design would include full bimini,
Removing very old thru hull xducers Hayden Watson at 7:34am 03.24.21 OK I am the proud (and resultingly poor) owner of my own can of Debond Marine Formula. Curiosity go
Boat graphics Whatfiero1 at 7:30am 03.24.21 $150 is what I pay for 2 on either side and state on back. And they gave me the extra oops sticker
Spring Cruise 2021 Stu Jackson at 7:29am 03.24.21 Tease, tease, tease.:poke: Uh, oh, all this time... Where is he? On a Bender?
cockpit table mounts dmax at 7:29am 03.24.21 A lot of cockpit tables are attached with SS hose clamps. Not the prettiest but cheap enough.
Why is America so disinterested in racing? All U Get at 7:24am 03.24.21 In my world there would be racing involving cruisers. Your boat design would include full bimini, s
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications (1) rgranger at 7:20am 03.24.21 191970
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 7:17am 03.24.21 Here is a photo of the exact port we've installed,
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 JamesG161 at 7:13am 03.24.21 Also have loan on boat from Credit Union. Your loan will be valued like a Car loan, and they use t
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 7:09am 03.24.21 191968
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.24.21 I have a few more thoughts related to sailboat racing :cool:. I think that in the past, or with the
Mac 26classic LAZARETTE...set up and access AndyVS at 7:04am 03.24.21 I mounted a strip of wood on back wall of laz & another on front, cockpit side. I put hooks on the b
Replace Batteries on the Hard SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:02am 03.24.21 Replacing 4D batteries is a job for the yard if there ever was one. I like to do lots of jobs myself
Replace Batteries on the Hard Justin_NSA at 6:53am 03.24.21 Regarding getting 2 strong "utes" to do the heavy lifting, LOL! I saw what you did there Vinney!
Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 6:52am 03.24.21
Engine Mounts Replacements SawyerCurt at 6:47am 03.24.21
Replace Batteries on the Hard shemandr at 6:38am 03.24.21 Regarding getting 2 strong "utes" to do the heavy lifting, or a buddy, I have to add that unless the
Mainsail furling line. Mechone at 6:35am 03.24.21 Yes, but spec in ref. cited in post #5 shows 10mm. Misprint in manual good find

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