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BOAT MANUAL FRANK VOLPE at 3:50am 05.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/891 HAVE PURCHASED AN O'DAY 34. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING A MANUAL FOR THE BOAT?
Out To Lunch Don Guillette at 3:38am 05.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1379 Mates: I'm about to leave on a short vacation with my "land yacht". I'll be gone under 2 weeks but t
Is there a forum to buy/sell used boat stuff? w0nko at 2:58am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1194 New boat owner (Venture 21) here. Looking for some stuff (a cheek block for a topping hoist, a furle
Where to store the anchor? Doug J at 2:34am 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1124 I want to purchase a 26S. Love the boat. But one small problem is that there is no anchor locker.
Sail Care Sail Cradle MKIII Justin at 2:04am 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1478 I've been doing a lot of searching on lazy jack designs and packages. I want to 1)deploy from the co
Weird funky situation Fred G at 12:57am 05.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/883 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1985 H40. I had an intermittant start problem, and last weekend (
Floating dock lines Tony5898 at 11:32pm 05.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2980 What if any are the advantages of dock lines that 'floatt. I dock in a semi-private slip and can't
Chesapeake Rendezvous Carl at 11:18pm 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/788 The fifth Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous is June 27-30 at Crisfield, MD. Activities abound! Fame
1980 O'Day 30 Head Stay Clevis Pin Size??? Sojourn Jim at 10:24pm 05.05.05 Bigger Boats 1/1325 Blew the clevis pin which holds our furler (headstay) to the bow of our 1980 O'Day 30 and can't seem
Dumpster Diving for Cans and Other Goodies Dave at 8:13pm 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 In our Marina owners are encouraged to clean up after their pets. Where does all this go, you guesse
Hull give in Franklin at 3:14pm 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/776 Ever hear of a hunter or any boat where the hull just gave way from the pressure of water? I hear t
lightning revisited Billy W at 1:50pm 05.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/896 I always read with interest any posts about lightning. It is a confusing subject. The stainless ma
seizing a shackle Kevin at 1:23pm 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2422 I am replacing the main halyard on my Oday 23 with 5/16 inch sta-set x. The previous owner attached
Help Quick!! Benny at 12:43pm 05.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/795 The valve to the thru the hull for the galley sink broke off the turn handle. It is a gate valve bu
Hunter 33.5 model years Bonnie DeWolf at 12:23pm 05.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/6030 We are in the market for a Hunter 33.5; however, it seems that the layout changed slightly each year
26 Days Until I leave for Vacation in the Bay! Bad Obsession at 10:44am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1425 I am leaving for vacation in 26 days and I am going to head from Colonial Beach to the Bay. My plan
Transom ladder Les J. at 10:28am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 0/938 '86 Friendship 33 came with an SS removable folding ladder that slipped into SS brackets. The brack
From Norfolk to Oriental, NC Paul (Affinity C320) at 9:08am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 10/4780 From Norfolk to Oriental, NCAny recommended reading, things to watch out for? How long does this
Damaged Keel Colleen at 8:55am 05.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/843 My O'Day 322 has a wing keel. I was diving the boat the other day and noticed the aft, top section
gulf islands in june, any suggestions? robert at 8:44am 05.05.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1044 I am going to charter a 40 footer in Bellingham washington, and sail around the gulf islands in june

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Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? JRT at 10:38am 03.19.21 I started with an old LG Phone running Navtronics, it worked well but the screen was too small. I t
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 10:28am 03.19.21 I know if I get the floatation fully replaced in the boat she will not sink. My issue is I really d
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 10:23am 03.19.21 You must be reading other sources than I. I'm sure there have been some Edson wire to chain failures
Painting around the trailer AaronD at 10:22am 03.19.21 A couple related threads: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/off-the-trailer.179467 https://
Cherubini was a genius. At least he had good sources. Tally Ho at 9:46am 03.19.21
America's Cup danstanford at 9:37am 03.19.21 So NZ's development and retention of talent has come to be a competitive advantage over those teams
1997 Hunter 376 with the B&R Rig and a Z Spar mast. We discovered a depression in the mast extrusion behind the lower starboard spreader. (1) JamesG161 at 9:25am 03.19.21 This may help. You can download your Owners manual too, from SBO, as I did. I like to see how boats
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? MikeHoncho at 9:08am 03.19.21 Make sure it has an internal GPS. At least in the Apple line, this means getting a wifi and cellula
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Boomer54 at 9:01am 03.19.21 Make sure it has an internal GPS. At least in the Apple line, this means getting a wifi and cellula
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 sail sfbay at 8:57am 03.19.21 .............Hence the idea of linear drive. I will have a meeting with local Raymarine guys to dis
Its funny Friday! (1) dLj at 8:53am 03.19.21 Not sailing related, but I thought this one was pretty funny...
Lithium Ion Replacement JRT at 8:51am 03.19.21 Just a guess but if it is old and unknow when replaced then I would go with no. The links have a lo
Lithium Ion Replacement dlochner at 8:49am 03.19.21 The current batteries are only 4 years old. One of them is good, in that, it's holding a charge, th
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 Irek at 8:48am 03.19.21 Tk guys for prompt response and opinions. And to answer Rick, unfortunately yes, there was no autop
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question (1) sdcsmith2000 at 8:47am 03.19.21
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 8:33am 03.19.21 I an very surprised that your 40.5 didn't already have an AP. Please let me offer an opinion. I beli
Its funny Friday! (2) lehighsail at 8:29am 03.19.21 For Funny Friday
Lithium Ion Replacement william24424 at 8:28am 03.19.21 The current batteries are only 4 years old. One of them is good, in that, it's holding a charge, the
9.8 Tahatsu question rgranger at 8:12am 03.19.21 I would have included something like that in my post but don't know those bodies of water enough to
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:09am 03.19.21

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