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I need another vagabond 17 Deacon at 1:21pm 02.18.25 Trailer Sailors 1/539 My keel fell of my vagabond 17 after being in salt water for five years. The bolts were fine and int
Searching for Beneteau Oceanis 500 /Moorings 500 Rudder/Rudder Shaft/ Bearings/Quadrant and also 18 ft Boom replacement (FranceSpar/Isomat) (4) OrionSailing at 12:31pm 02.18.25 Parts Search 0/352 Hi All if you have a salvaged Beneteau or know someone that might please let me know I am looking fo
Looking to crew in Charleston area richard9525 at 8:58am 02.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/350 We just moved to the Charleston area. Sailed the Chesapeake for years in my Hunter356. Need a crew m
any hunter owners in Charleston, SC looking for crew member richard9525 at 8:54am 02.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/15 We just moved to the Charleston area. Sailed the Chesapeake for years in my Hunter356. Need a crew m
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? jackhart at 6:59am 02.18.25 Ask All Sailors 10/947 Hi folks, I posted the same question on the O'Day site, however it doesn't see as much use. Do you c
Do you cover dinghy when sailing? jackhart at 6:52am 02.18.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/21 Hi folks, I've seen this asked, however not answered. When towing a small dinghy, say 8 foot, do y
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa garymalmgren at 2:59pm 02.17.25 Ask All Sailors 9/641 I am half way through this project. Today was the first test run fK99-5YadyY
Older CDI furler (1) CappyMike at 9:23am 02.17.25 Ask All Sailors 3/457 I have purchased a 2002 Macgregor 26x with a furler that I believe is a cdi. The furler is intact an
Steps to open and check copper tubes on heat exchanger for Universal M25-XPB engine? Monheganlover at 8:12am 02.17.25 Catalina 310 2/753 Researching this online, I have not found a step-by-step guide for checking and cleaning the copper
interior boom assemblies? Bob_S at 5:52am 02.17.25 Bigger Boats 4/521 Hello all and thank you for reading. I have an '83 O'day 28 with an Isomat mast and boom. It's the s
Catalina 22 Rudder refinishing Migolito at 12:37pm 02.16.25 Ask All Sailors 5/557 My Cat 22 is a 100% trailer sailor, so it stay in the water 2-3 days tops. So, I really don't need/w
Sacraficial Anodes AnyS100 at 12:11pm 02.16.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1089 I recently saw a video clip showing the installation and use of sacrificial anodes on a propeller sh
Hunter 170 crack down to keel (1) DFD at 9:12am 02.16.25 Day Sailers 6/768
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder Chuck_FLA at 8:12am 02.16.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1538 Should I use epoxy to join two pieces together, perhaps epoxy reinforced with screws or is waterproo
Diversion of CG funds Jacktar at 5:21pm 02.15.25 Ask All Sailors 1/19 The CG Aux a volunteer group assisting Coast Guard has just had all travel and expenses cancelled be
Tank monitor panel fix and backlight (2) Believe H46 at 4:26pm 02.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/441 Hi. Found a fix for the original 2005 tank monitoring panel for 15 bucks. The lcd display eventual
Electrolysis in Small Block Yanmar Engines (1) Upwind at 10:44am 02.15.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/890 Please see attached PDF document for pictures and discussion.
Funds stripped for ICE Jacktar at 10:16am 02.15.25 Ask All Sailors 2/61 Yesterday USCG Auxiliary cancelled all travel and expense from Coast Guard to refill empty accounts
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 DHembree at 9:23am 02.15.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/604 I have an '89 Hunter 27 that has the mainsheet bridle and cleat situated on the top of the cabin. I
Gelcoat repairs or paint (10) Lfarquhar at 6:13am 02.15.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/633 Looking for recommendation on best products and methodology to repairing the crazing

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Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 5:04am 09.11.25 Catalina released a TSB that instructs people to pour graphite thickened epoxy into the rudder tube
Autopilot for O'Day 39 dlochner at 4:59am 09.11.25 The big advantages to below decks autopilots are their, speed, power, and durability. This makes the
Hunter 30 1985 pedistal throttle handle Jim Legere at 4:47am 09.11.25 May have to custom make a handle. pushed too hard and it snapped off. That's just an old, plastic
Shimming rudder shaft colemj at 3:59am 09.11.25 What is the "shim repair technique"? Usually one replaces a worn bearing. Mark
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:16am 09.11.25 here are no words... -Will
Lithium Batteries sailme88 at 2:54am 09.11.25 I monitor several catamaran-focused forums where many (if not most) of the boats have lithium banks
Keel bolt damage on lead keel marcham at 8:46pm 09.10.25 Sorry to hear about your misfortune. We had an oopsie in May and we lost use of the boat till early
Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 8:01pm 09.10.25 Thank you @john2!!
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? jssailem at 7:11pm 09.10.25
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Tally Ho at 6:54pm 09.10.25 The clew and tack reinforcement are the same. The difference is in how baggy the foot is. On a fo
Keel bolt damage on lead keel dLj at 6:51pm 09.10.25 The image shows a significant displacement. As @dlochner says - it really needs to be looked at by a
Keel bolt damage on lead keel dlochner at 6:31pm 09.10.25 We are speculating the keel bolts need replacing, they may not. The keel weighs in at 7,700 lbs, the
Apparent Wind Indicator dlochner at 6:15pm 09.10.25 Post a photo so we can tell what brand. Windex is pretty popular and the vanes can be replaced.
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? dlochner at 6:13pm 09.10.25 I asked how many hours were on the engine but the owner did not know....apparently there is no inst
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? Tally Ho at 5:24pm 09.10.25 I asked how many hours were on the engine but the owner did not know....apparently there is no inst
Hunter 30 1985 pedistal throttle handle shemandr at 5:10pm 09.10.25 It doesn't go up to eleven!
Autopilot for O'Day 39 kappykaplan at 5:07pm 09.10.25 I'm running the Raymarine Smart Pilot Type 1 Linear Autopilot System For Sailboats with Raymarine Ro
Expired Flares Michael Davis at 4:55pm 09.10.25 At least with batteries you can just take them to your local recycle place. At least up here.
Keel bolt damage on lead keel shemandr at 4:50pm 09.10.25 I can speculate that the movement of the keel absorbed much of the energy of the grounding and maybe
Lithium Batteries Johann at 4:38pm 09.10.25 So for clarity; Charging Systems If people are still using basic old fashion non multi stage char

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