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Mysterious bilge water Kevin Kane at 10:07pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/993 Water appears in the bilge of my O'Day 272LE with Universal Model 12 Diesel apparently only while mo
floor don robinson at 8:01pm 06.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1328 I have to replace the floor on my 1980 30 ft an would like to know what is under it be I cut it up w
Autohelm 7000 Bill Sheehy at 3:14pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1480 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc
Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/998 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1955 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2076 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1052 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/821 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/966 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in
Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:14am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/960 I can't seem to get my main sail up the last 12 inches or so. She goes up pretty smoothly until the
Headed to the Caribean Bob at 10:37am 06.24.02 Big Boats 8/853 We are considering heading south for some extended cruising in the Caribean. I would appreciate som
Let's go sailing Ray Carl at 10:25am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/804 First off,it's a temporary course that's set up the day of the race.The races are called Beer can ra
Jib Rigging Question (Roller Furled) Mark Malcolm at 9:21am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/743 Hi all,My 212 came with the jib pre-rigged without the 2:1 blocks attatched to the sail "O" ring (p
mast step/o-day 23 jeff at 8:55am 06.24.02 Day Sailers 1/1090 Mast step sags on my o-day 23 tempest.Has anyone else experianced this problem?Can't fully tune rig,
6v batteries - another question Bob F at 8:17am 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 I too am thinking about replacing my 2 4D house batteries on my H376. Is the switchover to 6v in ser
Carpeting for a Catalina 30 TR Michael at 7:27am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/3977 Any thoughts about carpeting the cabin sole? Good idea, bad idea? Is there anywhere to get a pre cu
Sheet Music Bill Arden at 7:24am 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1028 Hi - I just discovered this forum, and I have a question of personal nostalgia. In the early 80'
Are spreaders necessary on a n O'day Mariner? MGMurray at 7:09am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 1/1187 I read an article in Sailing about retrofitting a Rhodes 19. It was stated that the mast is strong e
Ray Jefferson replacement parts? Al Pilliod at 6:52am 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1693 I have a '79 Hunter 30 with a Ray Jeffeson knot meter on the blink. The trouble appears be the padd
o'day 15 tom at 6:35am 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/972 I'm looking at a oday 15 with trailer for $950. Seems to be in very good condition.What's your op

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Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail justsomeguy at 5:09pm 06.24.20 You may have to relocate the mounts (or the mount's mounts) on the grill to accommodate the curve of
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Tim22 at 5:08pm 06.24.20 Mainsail has wiring diagram I used. https://marinehowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1-2-BOTH-Wi
Excessive wiring jviss at 5:07pm 06.24.20 Your boat, your rules; but also keep your extinguishers charged and inspected. :( Yea, I'll be
MMSI agent..... pipedream at 5:07pm 06.24.20 if you take the class for your operator license, you will learn how to get into the FCC website. Ge
Schaefer 2100 furling line leo310 at 5:06pm 06.24.20 I use standard 3/8 line 110 feet.
Excessive wiring leo310 at 5:05pm 06.24.20 Old abandoned wires are ok only if they are a size that you would want to reuse, remember open ends
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail (1) Quasimotor at 5:02pm 06.24.20 Oriental, NC! Come. Beers on me. (Just joking, already returned home to NY!). But I did forget t
Water in Bilge Area Jacktar at 5:01pm 06.24.20 I agree plug the hole properly or use the heavy grease on the keel bolt method. Then watch for prob
92 335 roller furler maintenance DrJudyB at 4:57pm 06.24.20
Excessive wiring Dalliance at 4:55pm 06.24.20 I traced wires in Dalliance at one point. Some were labeled. Some not. Pulled out a number of old
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail kappykaplan at 4:54pm 06.24.20 (see photo) Where?
Water in Bilge Area rpludwig at 4:50pm 06.24.20 If it were me, I'd wire the bilge pump directly to the battery, as many do, then it will always work
Launch 2020 is just plain weird. sailme88 at 4:44pm 06.24.20 Am I far enough away? from the public landing to the left. Then he drives up the hill a bit and ba
Launch 2020 is just plain weird. sailme88 at 4:39pm 06.24.20 My boatyard has been proactive shutting down for a month and practicing prudent distancing, masks s
Excessive wiring FastOlson at 4:37pm 06.24.20 I disagree. He didn't even define what "XX" years means. This statement is so vague as to be mean
Launch 2020 is just plain weird. Will Gilmore at 4:31pm 06.24.20 Hard to believe he would climb up from the harbor, cross two roads, and belly into their kitchen fo
battery size for autohelm 1000 Richard19068 at 4:27pm 06.24.20 those specs are for a ST4000, not the 1000/2000. Am I missing something? The ST1000/2000 load is 40
What wood to use dlochner at 4:21pm 06.24.20 I'm a sucker for punishment Anyone who owns a DIY boat is a sucker for punishment. ;)
What wood to use DArcy at 4:18pm 06.24.20 I just went through this in the spring, I had to cut out the floor which is tabbed to the hull and s
GSBNY at 4:00pm 06.24.20 Another way to go as recommended by someone I know who lives in FL is Semco Teak Sealer. Goes on li

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