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transom boarding ladder oday20 Nightowl415 at 10:04am 05.04.20 Day Sailers 3/985 Any suggestions for a fixed mount transom boarding ladder for a 1978 oday20 that is sailed solo? Th
CNG to Propane Conversion kits jdhohmann at 10:01am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1530 Hey everyone Looking to finally convery my Gas Systems CNG stove to propane, but I am having a real
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Cat310onWinni at 9:50am 05.04.20 Catalina 310 15/5229 We have a 32 inch flatscreen that we would like to mount on wall. What is best location and mounting
Peter 9001 PeterBeckley at 9:31am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/297 Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
running new depth guage transducer wire in a hunter 29.5 markgoldfarb at 8:51am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/730 I have had to replace both he knot and depth gauged transducers in my 1998 Hunter 29.5. Does anyone
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 8:44am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1513 Hi guys My name is George and I live in England UK. I recently purchase a Beneteau First 26 and I wa
Hunter 25 Remodel - What to do with unused parts HippieChick at 8:29am 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/970 My daughter purchased a Hunter 25 and we're remodeling for her to live on. Good thing she's tiny :)
Dedicated Breaker/Electric Head? SDcondogirl at 8:27am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/869
Water Tank Inspection Plate FUP and More Questions nveater at 7:36am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/565 A couple of weeks ago I posted with the query about installing an inspection plate in my poly water
What year did Hunter start making Engine hour meters standard equipment. Buddy Gold at 7:32am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1494 I am looking at a 1994 33.5 that the owner said had no engine hour meter. I found that hard to belie
CO alarm problem (?) Justin_NSA at 7:28am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2154 I installed a new Kidde CO monitor last Fall. Up to now it has been silent and the readout has been
1979 Hunter 33 - Porthole Replacement billredd1 at 7:16am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 4/569 My "new to me" 1979 Hunter 33 has plastic portholes. Many of them are cracked. Any suggestions on wh
Looks like I will have to isolate for the next 14 days. DaveJ at 6:12am 05.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 15/971 Been married 38 years, this is the first time that my wife has cut my hair. They say the difference
Prout Catamarans Klaussic at 5:39am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1795 Hello Everybody, I am in the market for a sailboat and I am currently evaluating a number of option
mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 5:00am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/776 Mast light works as I ran wire directly from battery to light and lit up. I then tested for power co
Sail Warehouse Sledge62 at 4:42am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 1/419 Anyone have experience with these folks?
Club racers. L.Christensen at 4:40am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/1915 We have a 235 First with the wing keel and a roller furling jib and 3 year old standard dacron Preci
Galley Faucet - american standard wsconner at 4:28am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/702 I have an older style American Standard faucet in the galley. It looks like the Reliant model, but
Epoxy induction CapnGL at 10:18pm 05.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1199 Hi all, this weekend ill be putting a few coats of interlux epoxy on my hull. In gearing up ive read
Man-o-war misery (2) djustice at 7:52pm 05.03.20 Chrysler 2/2714 I bought a man-o-war a couple years ago. The daggerboard trunk is poorly designed and the gussets t

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Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Davidasailor26 at 6:28am 07.12.24
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10am 07.12.24 Need help trying to diagnose and name of someone to fix it. Located near Annapolis, Maryland. m
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 6:05am 07.12.24 Thanks all. Great insight! Looks like the new vehicle will be the larger Highlander, no downsizing
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin firebird13 at 6:03am 07.12.24 Thank You @quadrille38
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:00am 07.12.24 This has been bothering me, so I checked on what I have on my current boat, which is a Westerbeke 38
Mainsheet Joe at 5:58am 07.12.24 On a 23 foot boat, I would keep it 5/16 or smaller. On my 27 footer I use 5/16 Samson Trophy Braid.
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 5:34am 07.12.24 As Dave says, the SS wire in the casing is most likely seized. Pull it out from the casing and lub
Pearson Wanderer dLj at 4:11am 07.12.24 I think you posted this in the wrong forum - try putting it in the "Parts Search". dj
Mainsheet shemandr at 3:49am 07.12.24 You need to look at the blocks the sheet will go thru. Sheets that are too thick will not run smoot
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 2:39am 07.12.24 I figured out the mainsail issue (Mainsheet and Boom Vang too tight). Yes, mainsheet and boom vang
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 2:36am 07.12.24 Thank you for all the replies/advice. I finally had a chance to get back to the boat. I figured o
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 07.11.24 Five coats of System 3 epoxy and three coats of varnish. I have often considered that method. Any
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rich Stidger at 9:16pm 07.11.24 That's nasty. I've never been in there. Sorry. Maybe you can get to it by removing the seat plywood
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 07.11.24 You sold the boat ? The boat burned/sank ? Always the eternal optimist. Five coats of System 3 e
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again. ?
Are These Davit Mounts? thinwater at 5:14pm 07.11.24 I agree, they kind of do, but they are solid stainless steel, not tubes. These are definitely mean
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 4:19pm 07.11.24 "but the tow vehicle does not always need to outweigh the trailer " - totally agree, but for "amateu
Sailboat manual kappykaplan at 3:56pm 07.11.24 You may find what you need in the Oday downloads section on this site: https://oday.sailboatowners.c
Toyota Rav 4 for towing (1) LakeShark at 3:49pm 07.11.24 14,000 lbs will throw your F-150 around like a rag doll if it gets sideways. I've seen it happen a

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