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:Looking for other O day 12 owners. Bill Dion at 6:38am 09.08.20 Ask All Sailors 2/243 Hello, I am new to this forum but am interested if there happens to be any Oday 12 owners, activitie
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin Randall Schmidt at 5:03am 09.08.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2735 I have a 1984 ODay 28. When not used she sits buttoned up in the humid NC climate. I know I should
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. seadaddler at 2:59am 09.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1150 We all wax and clean our boats so what soap is good to use so as not to remove that Wax but yet clea
Clean Headliner seadaddler at 2:57am 09.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/934 I have a 2007 H-36 and have tried using vinyl cleaner but does not look clean and looks spotty so wh
Keel Winch Replacement LouiseS at 11:27pm 09.07.20 Sirius 21/22 2/1442 Hello fellow Sirius owners, I have a Sirius 21 and am in search of a new keel winch. Also, if anyon
Yanmar 2gmf Motor Mount thelilnauti at 7:08pm 09.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/549 Hey everyone, Quick question, we are replacing the motor mounts on our Yanmar 13hp 2gmf. I simply o
2001 Beneteau 331 salon table removal or newer model Sands Riddle at 5:22pm 09.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1280 Has anyone removed or replaced the salon table? I am considering removing the current table to creat
Helm Steering Wheel Moved? Dean Strong at 3:50pm 09.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/988 1990 Hunter 30 with Edson pedestal wheel steering. I have a quick release nut so I can hang the whe
OMC Zephyr sail drive (2) ewilkar at 3:13pm 09.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/2276 Water in the cylinder head coming from the intake port. Where can the problem be?, the engine does n
H23 after maintenance (6) P100D at 2:55pm 09.07.20 Smaller Boats 5/574 2 weeks worth of maintenance complete. Keel to Hull joint re-faired. Sanded to gelcoat. Barrier coat
Rigging turning while raising the mast (3) patrickfarley at 2:16pm 09.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2001 I have a mast raising system that clips onto the two standup poles that support the rail. A rope le
Color fading in grey hull (2) Dr. D at 12:38pm 09.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1582 As you can see from the pictures below, the grey hull of my 35.1 seems to have some faded area. I do
Negative Bus Location SlideRule at 10:35am 09.07.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1289
1962 Rhodes 19 - does it float? rbaevergreen at 9:48am 09.07.20 Day Sailers 2/889 I'm working on fixing up my new-to-me 1962 Rhodes 19 centerboard. The previous owner said it almost
Cal 29 - loose rudder post lokeypod at 9:21am 09.07.20 Cal 5/2982 Hello, new 1969 Cal 29 owner here! Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have been
Family Hunter Rendezvous (1) Mikem at 8:38am 09.07.20 Ask All Sailors 3/432 From left to right. My daughter in her new to her 1984 H37, Harmonic, me in our 2003 H466 Wings of G
Owners manual - B�n�teau First 33.7 lawyer33.7 at 7:38am 09.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1319
Fall Mainbrace... rpludwig at 6:25am 09.07.20 Catalina 22 0/627 some good C22 info here, especially on Ruddercraft... https://www.catalina22.org/index.php/download
Repairing cockpit floor Jan Z at 5:33am 09.07.20 Columbia 1/969 I have a 1975 Columbia 26 MKII with a crack along base of port side locker and would like ideas on h
Sonar transducer in San Juan 23: chirping sonar? (1) idouglas1304 at 11:47pm 09.06.20 San Juan Sailboats 1/2000 I am involved in a San Juan 23 restoration project at the Calgary Yacht Club in Alberta, Canada. I

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Illinois Sailing catsails8 at 6:03pm 02.12.25 I'm a few harbors north of you and would be happy to lend a hand here and there. I'll be splashing
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 5:51pm 02.12.25 Sure it does! I wonder if the exhaust is cool enough to vent out through my engine vent hose. Doub
Keeping warm for winter boat work Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 02.12.25 If going the Chinese diesel heater route do be careful of the muffler though - vNFx-BxDhcs
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Richard19068 at 5:37pm 02.12.25 ' I'm not trying to stir the pot but was reading an interesting article about this in "Marine System
Sailing courses in Thailand (9) Will Gilmore at 5:31pm 02.12.25 229730 This time in the Gulf of Thailand. Even more touristy. It is nice, but the beaches suffer a
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 5:27pm 02.12.25 By "plastic", I meant glass filled polymer like Forespar and Trudesign uses. They have a track his
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Project_Mayhem at 5:25pm 02.12.25 I would imagine adding some handholds, a cleat or two and possibly davits to the stern would be the
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 4:59pm 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:33pm 02.12.25 o the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailor courtesy of @Richard19068 : 229749 It exceeds t
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 4:30pm 02.12.25 I will be very busy with work come spring time so I'm trying to knock stuff out now. Fiberglass wor
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:17pm 02.12.25 We could have a long conversation about bronze vs plastic thru-hulls. I personally would never use
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 02.12.25 229751 This is taken from the above link referring to the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailo
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards clublunasea at 3:42pm 02.12.25 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and was thinking of dropping the mast this offseason and replacing my 20 yea
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:27pm 02.12.25 Someone posted a response by Beneteau saying they are duplex brass - which DZR is one. But even wi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas DuxDweller at 3:26pm 02.12.25 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:26pm 02.12.25 For a long time I agreed with that and defended the use of DZR brass for this application. However
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 2:53pm 02.12.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. https://www.amazon.com/Dic
Safety Tether Migolito at 2:09pm 02.12.25 Great replys folks thank you. I'll be setting up my Jackline AND adding some strong points along the
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 02.12.25 It doesn't seem likely that so many boats have stray current or galvanic issues. Generally the Ben

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