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LED navigation lights Colin at 2:11am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1092 Has anyone tried led navigtion lights and anchor light on their boat? If you have with success, cou
Masthead Lite Alan Douglass at 1:58am 10.25.02 Smaller Boats 7/993 Is is appropriate to keep the masthead light ON while sailing at night?I want to light up my winde
Masthead Lite Alan Douglass at 1:58am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1183 Is is appropriate to keep the masthead light ON while sailing at night?I want to light up my winde
Don't do this! Bill O'Donovan at 1:24am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 2/874 On my Yanmar 18, the fuel hoses are so short that the bolts get loose every time I go out. My mechan
Port ource other than Thrify Mariner or Sailnet Jim Logan at 1:10am 10.25.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1161 I've been trying to get some of the Gray marine (Bomar) plastic ports to replace those in a 1980 H33
Catalina 350 Owners Association Andy at 12:12am 10.25.02 Big Boats 10/4817 Hi Folks...Just a quick update...-Catalina has orders to hull #97... there bouts maybe more by n
Galvanic Isolator Russell at 11:54pm 10.24.02 Smaller Boats 1/771 I recently purchased an H-260 with the shore power option. The shore power was not working properly
Ericson 27- 1977 Steve Horswill at 9:37pm 10.24.02 Ask All Sailors 4/4653 Can anyone give me some general impressions of an Ericson 27 (1977). I am thinking about buying one
sail cleaning billy at 9:15pm 10.24.02 Smaller Boats 10/2035 I need to clean my main sail this winter. Is this a job I can do myself or do I need to have it prof
Oday 30 manual Rick Boaden at 1:22pm 10.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/889 Thanks to all the oday owners who responded to my request for info on the chainplate / stay problem.
Slide out gallery James at 12:25pm 10.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1058 I saw this photo of a slide out gallery and just knew it was something we had to have. Does anyone
Broken C22 winch Bob Rutland at 12:06pm 10.24.02 Smaller Boats 2/957 I broke a winch on a friend's 1979 C22. The winch is stainless steel, but it's base(which broke)is f
Oday 27 refit featured in DIY Boat Maintenance Julian Hood[author] at 11:27am 10.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1392 First I'm not trying to toot my on horn, but, if someone can get help redoing their boat from my exp
Forced air heating Ron at 11:10am 10.24.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1098 Hello All,Has anyone installed a forced air heating system on this boat. I'm looking into purchasi
Homemade holding tanks Mark Sanford at 11:04am 10.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/4382 I am considering building a custom waste holding tank using plywood and epoxy. This would allow me t
To 26x or not to 26x............ Phil at 10:46am 10.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/857 That is the question............. I am thinking of buying a sail boat. This is my first and I will b
vire 7? Steve at 10:37am 10.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2256 Is this a reliable engine? I know from this forum that it is expensive to repair but I want to know
Metal Holding Tank Jim at 10:02am 10.24.02 Big Boats 9/859 What works best as a sending unit for a metal waste water holding tank?
Bi-Fold Shower Door (1) Bob Miller at 7:50am 10.24.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1033 Check the Photo Forum for my installation of the shower door.Bob MIller"Gusty Getaway"
Shaft Tube for PSS Dripless Shaft seal on a 33 Brad at 7:20am 10.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1051 Does anyone know what size stern tube (for prop shaft) exists on the 1980 Hunter 33? This is for a

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GSBNY at 7:24am 04.27.20
Why I love newbe boat owners Leeward Rail at 7:23am 04.27.20 @Mike4116 has a good point. Lets take a close look at some of the words we use... That applies to
Mapping Electronics Wiring Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 04.27.20 A tone generator and tracer for phone lines may help in this situation. Removing the plastic tip off
Thrust requirements Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 04.27.20 I had a 36lbs electric on a similar sized boat. It worked surprisingly well when the water was calm.
Heat shrink solder connectors rschuss at 7:16am 04.27.20 The problem with soldering is that the solder wicks-up the wire and becomes a brittle joint. Use cri
Marinebeam stern light wiring Terry Cox at 7:15am 04.27.20 Our stern light takes a 32MM festoon incandescent bulb. Replaced with a MB LED, but it lasted less t
(2) GSBNY at 7:14am 04.27.20 Well, NY has allowed marinas and boatyards to reopen so back to working on the boat I go. Last sea
Why I love newbe boat owners Leeward Rail at 7:12am 04.27.20 One wonders why you felt the need to capitalize "service manager". Delusions of grandeur? :biggrin:
2006 Hunter 25 need mast crutch or pictures .... Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 04.27.20 Wheel steering was an option offered with all boats. If memory serves me correctly, the mast or tra
(1) Leein207 at 7:10am 04.27.20
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric rschuss at 7:09am 04.27.20 Look for "Sail Rite" fabrics. They have an array of marine fabrics that seems exhaustive.
How to replace a pump-out hose? BigEasy at 7:05am 04.27.20 I realize that you already purchased saniflex hose; however, I would try the trident 48mm hose befor
First Sailboat - No Sailing Experience Project_Mayhem at 7:04am 04.27.20 The O'Day sailboats can be maintenance nightmares. A wiseman would've sold mine a while ago but I'm
Info on Goiot manual windlass, 351 Oceanis Caboteur at 7:01am 04.27.20
Oday Widgeon conversion to workboat Project_Mayhem at 6:59am 04.27.20 The centerboard doesnt have any significant weight to it so removing it wont decrease stability. You
Replacing detaching interior vinyl with wood slats (1) Michael Davis at 6:57am 04.27.20 178187 This is the only photo on this computer. Still under construction. I used tongue and groove c
GSBNY at 6:53am 04.27.20
Why I love newbe boat owners rgranger at 6:51am 04.27.20 @Mike4116 has a good point. Lets take a close look at some of the words we use... What is Port?
Why I love newbe boat owners justsomeguy at 6:49am 04.27.20 You would have thought i was William Bligh. One wonders why you felt the need to capitalize "servi
Replacing detaching interior vinyl with wood slats Pir8te King at 6:48am 04.27.20 Are you using teak or stained pine. Where to source the teak. Would you post a picture or two? Than

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