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Art Feleky at 12:15pm 08.01.03
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Water under sole in galley. Tastes like fresh. Cannot locate source. Think it's coming for refrig c
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I am trying to find a hinge for the anchor locker of my 1983 O'Day 25. Also, one of the hinges on t
Marcus at 10:00am 08.01.03
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What is your favorite place to locate the tack for an assymetrical spinnaker on a 34? I have a larg
Bruce at 9:54am 08.01.03
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Lobster pots by the zillions are a definite hazard to navigation in Maine that you folks in the sout
Mark Sanford at 9:36am 08.01.03
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Has any H25.5 owners installed a dodger on their boat? I am considering one but due to the pop top,
Alan Kwiatkowski at 8:28am 08.01.03
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I'm looking for boom stays that I can insert into the mast channel and tighten to hold boom up where
Bill O'Donovan at 5:52am 08.01.03
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Anyone know where I can find a used 19-foot Rhoades O'Day with swing keel and trailer? Close to Virg
Mark at 4:33am 08.01.03
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I have a great 26 year old C30. Sound hull, engine et al, but the deck and especially the cockpit fi
Ed Brown at 4:03am 08.01.03
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Hello boaters, This is a question that a boater can best answer, I'm not a boater but a converstaio
Stanley Jesudowich at 2:27am 08.01.03
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Has Catalina fixed the mast deck compression problem with the newer 30's. What year did they "solve
Thomas Jendrysik at 1:48am 08.01.03
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I have a Hunter 22 1983 and need a replacement front hatch. Can anyone tell me where I can find an
Bob at 1:43am 08.01.03
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At the marina where I sail, it's difficult to find enough clean, flat space to fold a sail properly.
Mark Sutton at 1:39am 08.01.03
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Anybody know where I can obtain a stanchion base for a 1985 Beneteau 38?
Dave Busby at 1:38am 08.01.03
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I have an 86' 25.5, and I need to replace the mast wireing (two runs). The wire looks to be outdoor
Rob Davis at 1:36am 08.01.03
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Does anyone have any pointers to installing a new rub rail on an Oday 222. It seems pretty much stra
Lynn Steimel at 5:21pm 07.31.03
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I am looking for a tiller lock for the 240. I see the one advertised fits in the cockpit table mount
Lynn Steimel at 4:26pm 07.31.03
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I am planning on installing a marine radio with a mast mounted antenna on my 240. Can anyone tell me
Judy at 2:57pm 07.31.03
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We just lost our rudder out in the ocean off of Long Island. Needless to say we are safe and sound,
Doug Snell at 1:09pm 07.31.03
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Hello Peggy- You eariler advice has helped me gain some control on the the holding tank problems I
Dal Bryant at 12:08pm 07.31.03
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I have a 1997 Passage 450 with the YanmarTMD22 78Hp fresh water cooled/glycol heat exchanger. On an

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Leaking into bilge
Benny17441 at 10:00pm 11.11.20
Most boats have water trapped in the hull stringers below the sole. That water comes from various s
Can you help me find this boat???
Joe at 9:58pm 11.11.20
United States Navy reserve fleets You might also google "US Navy mothball fleets locations"
Halloween cruise   (1)
jssailem at 9:45pm 11.11.20
To extend the sitting of the anchor a bit out further you might consider the Mantus anchor mate. s
Halloween cruise
Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 11.11.20
About 20 minutes after I swung around on the current change at the side of the Dugwalla channel my d
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea?
DrJudyB at 9:32pm 11.11.20
I would agree with you but I've seen a significant difference in the past several years. Yeah, I
Scratched hunter 33 rubrail
MichaelStacy at 9:27pm 11.11.20
Michael looks like a bird tried to land and rest on the rubbrail and it was too slippery. But the b
Scratched hunter 33 rubrail   (1)
MichaelStacy at 9:25pm 11.11.20
Is there other damage? Can you provide a picture of the entire area? It is localized damage. Duri
Halloween cruise
Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 11.11.20
I assume that your light-weight prototype anchors have the same problem as mine did with lack of hol
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020)
cptjak at 7:47pm 11.11.20
ceramic coting and power coating are too different material's Ceramic is for high temperature exhau
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020)
MikeHoncho at 7:41pm 11.11.20
You can't power coat winches the plastic paint will burn off from line pressure and heat. Powder C
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020)
cptjak at 7:34pm 11.11.20
You can't power coat winches the plastic paint will burn off from line pressure and heat.
Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines
Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 11.11.20
My backstay goes through my bimini. The shop that made it basicallly made a 3" fabric tube for the b
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers
Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 11.11.20
If you can run a sewing machine checkout Sailmate.com. They have all the stuff you need and videos
Whisker Pole
Davidasailor26 at 7:17pm 11.11.20
Halloween cruise   (5)
forbin at 7:03pm 11.11.20
Steve at SV Panope helped me decide. ...set geometry was not as good as the Mantus. The weight down
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose?
ontherocks83 at 6:47pm 11.11.20
So this is where I'm a little hesitant to tell everyone the age of the sails due to the automatic sc
Whisker Pole   (1)
rpwillia at 6:44pm 11.11.20
187145 We probably had the pole a little high here. I have a ring on the front of my mast. I wanted
Whisker Pole   (1)
Hayden Watson at 6:33pm 11.11.20
While watching this video I realized that I had been sailing my whisker pole incorrectly. There are
Small surveillance cameras
CarlN at 5:51pm 11.11.20
First of all - what crook picks a Hunter 31 from all the boats in the marina. Any chance you know th

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