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I love wood, but,... (1) TomY at 9:52am 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 37/1997 This was posted on a wooden boat site. Clever idea and superb workmanship. What do you think?
Total Boat Non-skid (3) william24424 at 7:46am 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4024 I put this product on top of the non skid diamond pattern on my 30+ year old deck. Cleaning was a li
How to remove mast foot from Hunter 34 Globe Pilot at 5:56am 03.10.20 Big Boats 4/1287 Good day all! Last year I bought a 1984 Hunter 34. Had it surveyed and from what I read, it seems
Macerator & Other Discharge Valves? (3) pumpkinpie at 10:15pm 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 44/6386
Replacing Line Clutches Sable Sailor at 7:45pm 03.09.20 Big Boats 4/855 I have a 1986 Legend 45 and am looking to replacing the EasyLock Racing clutches. My search is compl
Suspicious connection blocked Justin_NSA at 6:44pm 03.09.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 24/1750 Would you know why my Bitdefender alerts me to a suspicious connection every time I come to this sit
Cetol application problems (1) Kendallb183 at 5:59pm 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3290 I'm applying cetol marine gloss to a teak table. I previously applied 3 coats to part of the table b
Double spreader rigs vs single spreader rigs Scott T-Bird at 2:33pm 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 13/3964
Looking for a part (Deck Organizer) (1) rgranger at 1:37pm 03.09.20 Smaller Boats 18/1458 Does anyone know (@Crazy Dave Condon ) who made the deck organizer for the H26 circa 1995?
WHY DOES IT ALWAYS TAKE LONGER..... twodzusfittings at 10:53am 03.09.20 Bigger Boats 5/804 I went down to the boat to do a few scheduled jobs. Easy ones: Caulk the windows, remove and replace
Watermaker install in v-berth closet (Hunter 376) aaronaxvig at 9:44am 03.09.20 Big Boats 1/618 I have written up how I installed a watermaker from Seawater Pro (basically all off-the-shelf compon
Whales (1) rgranger at 9:34am 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1180 Full confession. This is not exactly a sailing post and is mostly about a dad bragging on one of hi
Secrets for Aligning the Engine on a H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 8:51am 03.09.20 Big Boats 0/544 After decades of engine shaking, we decided to have the engine mounts replaced for the first time (y
Ugly bulkhead covering replacement obx53 at 8:20am 03.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/839 The ugly yellow bulkhead covering in my O'Day 25 needs to be replaced-throughout the cabin. The OEM
Winch help dfp51 at 6:08am 03.09.20 Bigger Boats 21/2412 We have a 1985 O'Day 28 purchased last fall. There are two Barient 16's on the cabin top (assumedly
Cleaning under the sole BillyK at 5:54am 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 8/699 Have a new to us Catalina 310 which i believe i discovered the reason the PO sold.. She has a leaky
Where to put clutches and winch? (1) Ben4195 at 5:44am 03.09.20 Catalina 22 17/2651 Hi folks, I got a "cheap" 1975 C22 over the winter (probably gonna spend at least 3X what I paid get
secret new storage lockers in H42! eianm at 9:27pm 03.08.20 Big Boats 13/1668 just posted this on owner mods- if you have a H42- take a look-would be interesting to know if othe
Hunter 26 with a Stern Crack (3) MySong at 6:20pm 03.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2215 1993 Hunter 26 with cracks in stern (pictures below). The top part of the crack is definitely into t
Selden Furlex 100S parts (1) Ken13559 at 5:56pm 03.08.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2558 Hi All, I broke my Tack Ring for Selden Furlex 100S. Would appreciate if someone could advise an Eng

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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? dlochner at 6:38pm 03.08.24 You don't say how big your Catalina is. That's an important factor. An outboard on a boat designed f
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 6:29pm 03.08.24 If there is a magnetic in the gasket, then the magnetic side should be where it can contact the meta
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 03.08.24
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 6:06pm 03.08.24 Well the outboard would only be used in the event of a Yanmar or steering failure. Once I had a Yan
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? garymalmgren at 6:02pm 03.08.24 Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? No! If you want security, you should have a reli
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket LloydB at 5:01pm 03.08.24 i just checked my home fridge just out of curiosity and the newer gasket on it has a flat magnet emb
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Tally Ho at 4:34pm 03.08.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JRacer at 4:33pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising There are some th
Hunter 170 pgandw at 4:32pm 03.08.24 Here is your best source of info: Daysailer Class Association. The class association for the Marine
Hunter 170 kappykaplan at 4:29pm 03.08.24 Here's one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/oday-mariner-spreaders.40027 And two more: ht
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:27pm 03.08.24 I think there is a general principle involved. The boat I have now is my first boat in 30 years. Wh
Are you Ready for Spring? (1) RussC at 4:04pm 03.08.24 I am SO ready. And as a lake sailer the excitement is really starting to build locally that our prem
Hunter 170 quiggers at 3:34pm 03.08.24 So, I went down the rabbit hole and really am quite taken with these O'Day boats, both the mariner a
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (1) NYSail at 3:25pm 03.08.24
Are you Ready for Spring? Siamese at 3:18pm 03.08.24 Oh, I'm ready for it, for all the good that does. Will be selling my 2014 Catalina 315 that I've h
Are you Ready for Spring? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.08.24
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Baja bash at 2:45pm 03.08.24 Hi just did mine and the flat side should go to the outside. That is where the magnet is so that the
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 1:59pm 03.08.24 It would be helpful to see the door or edge the gasket attaches to. Offhand, I'd guess the round s
Black water seacock jcrewser at 1:43pm 03.08.24 The Hunter 376 manual has a crude wastewater treatment schematic. It shows a "Tee" between the black

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