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A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/2862 Very simply, how am I supposed to read this dipstick? Oil line right on the grooved line? Above it?
Stuck Transmission Plug PART DEUX twodzusfittings at 1:59pm 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 3/546 The manual states to use type A or Dexron ll grade automatic transmission oil. Neither are available
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 1:13pm 05.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/2669 What do I need to look for? Looks spacious. It was a Great Lakes boat for awhile and has been in Flo
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 1:02pm 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1282
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/3389 Stripes on my Precision 23 are in terrible shape,new ones are ordered, how do I peel old without des
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? markwbird at 10:19am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1594 I haul my boat and paint the bottom myself every two to three years. This is a task I hate with eve
O'day 28 stupid question: what is this?? (2) loneshark64 at 10:04am 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 21/2409
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/939 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/2836 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/1818 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1085 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1539 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3951 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/775 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/3563
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1406
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/878 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/5754 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2988 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/1259 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the

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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (1) rgranger at 11:24am 03.21.24 Active captain used to be a great way to find local marinas and I would call ahead and ask about par
Hull damage mac twenty five dlochner at 11:22am 03.21.24 You will have to wait until the hull is warm enough to fiberglass. The reaction will not kick if i
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 11:13am 03.21.24 It is often assumed that West Marine will have the worst price but...earlier this week I purchased
Hull damage mac twenty five rgranger at 11:12am 03.21.24 Thankyou so much !! Cant wait to work on it ! I am in Northern Mi its snowing! You will have to wa
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. rgranger at 11:00am 03.21.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not ma
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Bob S at 10:29am 03.21.24 I have no experience with SSB, I'm a coastal sailor but I read an interesting post (SSB/Starlink) on
No core?? Arrgh at 10:07am 03.21.24 I can't disagree with any of that :)
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 kerryedwards at 9:54am 03.21.24 With a no-start condition on an engine with glow plugs, the first thing you should confirm is operat
No core?? twodzusfittings at 9:25am 03.21.24 Let me say, it's not how she handles, it's in the quality of the build. As already stated, lack of c
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Rick D at 9:17am 03.21.24
No core?? Arrgh at 9:03am 03.21.24 Agree. my previous boat was a 1989 Catalina 30 and I feel my current boat is of equal quality and h
Backstay Connection to Mast (1) JBP-PA at 8:49am 03.21.24 Can you get a better picture? The topping lift should be inside the backstay, but on the O'Day 22 I'
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. jssailem at 8:35am 03.21.24 What do you think? I think you can stumble along picking up stones to see if there is one that is
Backstay Connection to Mast jssailem at 8:11am 03.21.24 They criss-cross at the very top, but I'm pretty sure this isn't right. You are correct. Just not
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 8:09am 03.21.24 Anchoring in Desolation Sound is no different than anchoring anywhere else. Many of my favourite an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:05am 03.21.24 that was great. Convinced me I don't want to mess with lithium batteries. I think I'll just go to A
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? JeepN3RD at 8:04am 03.21.24 Just wanted to "WATCH" this thread and ask you / folks responding, when you launch I assume they wil
Hunter Propeller Anode jssailem at 7:58am 03.21.24 stray current corrosion in marinas being an issue in fresh water. Simple answer is Yes. It can be
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 7:58am 03.21.24 The YouTube channel "Emily and Clark's Adventures" has some really good info on lithium batteries a
No core?? dmax at 7:51am 03.21.24 Agree. my previous boat was a 1989 Catalina 30 and I feel my current boat is of equal quality and ha

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