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Bought an H170 (2) Edzzed at 1:07pm 08.27.20 Day Sailers 3/1388 So a couple weeks ago I purchased a Hunter 170. I had done a bit of reading up on them before makin
Kudos to the SBO team (1) Roland5048 at 12:17pm 08.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/650 Just wanted to give a shout-out to the SBO team on the great job they did on my new mainsail cover.
Yanmar 2QM15 injector pipe leaking. newage1461 at 11:51am 08.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/2017 I have a recently rebuilt 2QM15 that leaks fuel at the connection to the injector. I've tightened th
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 Shaw_2112 at 9:39am 08.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1157 Just bought a new to me 1987 Hunter 28.5, I've owned powerboats but this is my first sailboat. I hav
Stray Current? rpell1@msn.com at 7:15am 08.27.20 Catalina 30 12/4075 We are having a "discussion" at our Club about whether or not being continuingly hooked up to shore
Laura. Routes? Justin_NSA at 6:41am 08.27.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/960 We don't leave for Wichita until Saturday, but we're trying to choose the safest route from Destin
Which Nav App for iPhone? rpludwig at 5:27am 08.27.20 Catalina 22 9/1589 Sorry for the oft asked redundant question....which nav app do you guys favor for an iPhone? local
So im thinking about taking up sailing sold my powerboat today WilliamKidd at 8:42pm 08.26.20 Ask All Sailors 8/639 There is a ensenada 20 not to far from me I think I'm intrested in . What kind of things should I lo
Installing an electric bilge pump 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 8:26pm 08.26.20 Bigger Boats 7/1952
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? clavius at 1:49pm 08.26.20 Big Boats 12/1361 While reading through the 41DS owners manual, I noticed a diagram showing a manual bilge pump locate
Hatch replacement on 322 Theoffice at 12:21pm 08.26.20 Bigger Boats 2/1022 Anyone know the size of the midship hatch on the Oday 322?
Rat tail swimming odaydokay at 11:58am 08.26.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1643 Last weekend the head would not pump well. Intake is only a 1/2" opening and I am docked cross-wise
o'day 20 skindeepfx at 11:57am 08.26.20 Trailer Sailors 4/2134 Thank you for having me he in this forum, totally new to the sport besides some good kayak sailing
O'day 20 railing on stern rgrgoode at 10:26am 08.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1370 O'day 20 railing on stern, was this a option or have these been installed later, and did you build t
Hunter 33 forward hatch question Phil Herring at 10:15am 08.26.20 The Cherubini Hunters 2/954 Hey Cherubinis, we've got a customer trying to replace the forward hatch on a 33. We don't have much
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 Jack Weaver at 10:08am 08.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/833 I am replacing the running rigging on this boat. I have a mystery line that is secured at the base
Mac 25 Swing Keel Cable Help jonjbfx at 10:08am 08.26.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/891 I am sure this noted somewhere among the threads. As I was pulling out mandatory Long Beach MS harb
Replacing the gooseneck on the boom, C-18 (2) JonnyEp at 10:03am 08.26.20 Smaller Boats 7/2147 Hello All, I am expecting delivery of a new gooseneck for my 1987 C-18. The description on Catalin
H 31 battery location Flip Rutledge at 9:44am 08.26.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1183 my 1986 H31 has the batteries located behind the engine on a board over the transmission. is this th
Dolphin Senior parts phil123 at 7:26am 08.26.20 Parts Search 5/4325 need a tiller and a sail

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A few fixed rudder questions. Chuck_FLA at 4:17am 02.12.25 I think the gudgeon will rip out prior to the rudder blade breaking - probably the lower gudgeon .
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 3:36am 02.12.25 It's about time one of us in Florida chimes in with a "The cure for Winter is moving to Florida" po
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature (1) fero at 3:00am 02.12.25 Rich, I understand were the power comes from but what I wandered how did you bring additional wires
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? BigEasy at 1:03am 02.12.25 They are 14 years old. They are brass. And they don't have proper backing plates or flanges.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) BigEasy at 12:37am 02.12.25 Thanks. I just went through all of this last year on What was the condition of the rubber when you
A few fixed rudder questions. Will Gilmore at 12:08am 02.12.25 Maybe something like a light aluminum wire that will hold the rudder during a moderate bump of the b
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 02.11.25 Wow ! With ideas like that, it pretty well goes without saying that you're travelling with the wro
Watertight through-deck connection Urban Hermit at 7:24pm 02.11.25 I went to Pensacola's West Marine asking for just that. Two middle-aged clerks didn't know what I w
Keeping warm for winter boat work shemandr at 6:56pm 02.11.25 It's about time one of us in Florida chimes in with a "The cure for Winter is moving to Florida" pos
H340 Saloon Table operation? markymac1961 at 6:05pm 02.11.25 Thanks Folks. Yep all makes sense. I Shall pull apart and investigate when I get some time. As is
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? kodiak1120 at 5:49pm 02.11.25
A few fixed rudder questions. shemandr at 4:20pm 02.11.25 I think the gudgeon will rip out prior to the rudder blade breaking - probably the lower gudgeon .
Watertight through-deck connection (1) JoeWhite at 4:11pm 02.11.25 229720 This is what I use. West marin $21.00 Very happy with it.
Keeping warm for winter boat work dmax at 3:16pm 02.11.25 If you go that route, install a CO alarm immediately
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Mark Maulden at 3:06pm 02.11.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 2:49pm 02.11.25 How far back does the filler between the hull and lining go? A few small test borings might be neces
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 2:36pm 02.11.25 The problems with using propane on an enclosed boat in the winter are moisture and CO. The moisture
Keeping warm for winter boat work (1) Project_Mayhem at 2:26pm 02.11.25 I used an electric plug in heater most of the time working on Tally Ho over the winter. If it was
O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 2:02pm 02.11.25 I got ahold of him. He said there are none available anymore. I will try at West Marine tomorrow. If
O'day 272 parts Tally Ho at 1:52pm 02.11.25

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