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Loose Bolt on the end of my "84" Oday 222 boom - How the heck do I tighten this? HELP!! (1) Donnie222 at 3:46pm 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2409 179520 end of my
Tank Level System - WEMA Norway Tim Mills at 1:36pm 05.22.20 Big Boats 1/1076 My new-to-me 2006 H41 as the WEMA tank level indicator system with the analog gauge and the diagram
ZF5 Transmission Oil 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:34pm 05.22.20 Catalina 310 4/715 Alright all you dye hard's out there with the immense knowledge of Transmissions. What oil is recomm
Automatic Float switch wiring Hunter 29.5 jcela at 12:04pm 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/772 I will greatly appreciate the opinion of our experts in our group about wiring a float switch to imp
1GM10 (c), 2GM20 (f)(c), 3GM30 (f)(c), 3HM35 (f)(c) Shop Manual (10) MikeHoncho at 10:54am 05.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1102 I have the shop manual for my 2GM20F. I came with the boat and I finally got to scanning it. There
Furler help needed to identify make model (5) Mhkent at 9:16am 05.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/644 My furler is missing parts. The only marking is Cruising or Cruiser on the top of the Drum /Spool
bow thruster fuse. miguelgdelrey at 8:43am 05.22.20 Big Boats 4/731 Hello everyone, hope this find you safe and in good health. Does anyone knows where the 300 amp fu
Drill and Fill for Transom Holes? sreidvt at 6:55am 05.22.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1148 I've searched the forums here but have not yet seen an answer to this specific question. I'm wonderi
Arlington... rpludwig at 6:18am 05.22.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/486 no words for this...thank you Trace Adkins..... rJO7lJIxG10
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning (2) flipwalker at 9:19pm 05.21.20 Catalina 22 27/3011 Good evening! My family and I just picked up a Catalina 22 that's in pretty good(as far as we can t
Man Over Board... While Motoring! Project_Mayhem at 8:58pm 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 27/1954 One of my favorite spots on a boat is the bow. I've always been hesitant to let people sit up there
Change the antenna coax for the Radio in my Mast SirMichael at 8:21pm 05.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/442 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5. I took my antenna analyzer to my boat to measure the antenna match on th
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights Hayden Watson at 7:59pm 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/5153 I was watching this Youtube video on Choosing Lexan or Plexiglass for new fixed portlights. I will
1994 Hunter 29.5 railings kamyk at 5:32pm 05.21.20 Parts Search 2/540 Where i can find new deck railing for 1994 Hunter 29.5 On a hardware layout its call Bow Rail (mfg:
Do all O'Day 34/35's have the mast fittings to run a spinnaker? DAWR at 4:31pm 05.21.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/946 We are seriously looking to buy an O'day 34/35. One concern we have had is that many of the boats t
1989 Catalina 30 Jac123 at 3:22pm 05.21.20 Catalina 30 16/2363 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with a faded interior. Any suggestions on the best product to spruce up th
Main plexiglass hatch storage Offpiste at 3:22pm 05.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/508 Hello H240 owners. I have my 2003 H240 and busy customizing as we all do. Where do you store the 3
A Memorial Day Story Brian D at 2:52pm 05.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 11/756 For all my Facebook friends who happen to be proudly associated with the United States Armed Forces.
Marinco/Nicro Solar Vent new model (1) HMT2 at 1:43pm 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/3142 My boat came to me with two Nicro solar vents. I replaced them five years ago and they have worked w
Disconnecting/Removing mainsheet while motoring? (1) tosolar57 at 1:05pm 05.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/3989 Hi all, new sailor here, so first, thank you for any insights. Taking all the help I can get and tr

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Replacing C 310 fuel tank Cat 310 #1 in GA at 8:38am 03.23.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tankage.1249923702/#post-1629245 My old thread from when I
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience JoeWhite at 8:14am 03.23.24 I had an opportunity to buy one, but it did not work out. Yes, it is a strong and heavy boat and if
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 7:41am 03.23.24 when you ask a question and get many well-intentioned but often contradictory responses there is no
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast Ward H at 7:24am 03.23.24 The mast base the blocks are on looks pretty beefy. I expect the blocks are just attached by machine
Launching boats with an outback? Justin_NSA at 7:19am 03.23.24 Check out this thread - https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/need-towing-weight-of-1981-mac-25.
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Justin_NSA at 7:13am 03.23.24 After researching, yep, batteries, I was going to go the 6V route to replace my group 31 flooded bat
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 6:53am 03.23.24 Also, there is no reason many here should take the time to or be expected to provide redundant, rep
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 6:28am 03.23.24 There is no reason for me to reinvent the wheel when I don't have time for it. Don't recall compla
Marine insurance sailme88 at 6:22am 03.23.24 Had insurance many years with Boat US. They sold to GEICO. Since then GEICO keeps going up and up
Launching boats with an outback? Sanfelice at 5:52am 03.23.24 Subarus of that vintage have CVT transmissions are much different than a geared transmisson. I would
Launching boats with an outback? Northof60 at 5:51am 03.23.24 Great advice. Thanks. I will definitely look into boat guides. And I'm thinking a tongue extension w
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Tally Ho at 5:48am 03.23.24 I used a fuse like this when I replaced my batteries a few years ago (i didnt have any fusing at the
Marine insurance Tally Ho at 5:39am 03.23.24
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Tally Ho at 5:32am 03.23.24
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware LakeShark at 5:30am 03.23.24 Thanks lakeshark, I do have a spare halyard for the jib, and I believe the Furler drum is in the mi
Launching boats with an outback? Captain Larry-DH at 4:12am 03.23.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... Sailgunner at 2:11am 03.23.24 Hey Sailgunner, This is what I read about. Do you happen to have any pics of it or any other info
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 12:09am 03.23.24 Please update your sig line, also. FWIW, our House Bank is a pair of Trojan T-145 deep cycle batte
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Davidasailor26 at 11:49pm 03.22.24 Would the ampacity be for the wires leading from the battery until the next fuse/breaker, I assume?
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JohnBisMe at 11:05pm 03.22.24 Would the ampacity be for the wires leading from the battery until the next fuse/breaker, I assume?

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