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Javelin centerboard repair Cliff G at 9:54am 04.22.02 Day Sailers 1/2548 I recently purchased an O'Day Javelin. The centerboard looks like it might have been galvanized at o
Wheels for Baby,need a trailer for Oday 25(shoal) Patrick Shannon at 8:39am 04.22.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1668 Still searching for a basic Tandam wheel trailer for my Oday25 shoal keel. I can retrofit to the boa
garmin gps76map Carl at 8:31am 04.22.02 Big Boats 8/1213 i just bought one of these handheld chartplotters it is the most fun thing ive had in a while. prior
Boat sinks because of batteries bill walton at 8:30am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1232 As we have discussed many times here,one always needs to look at the interior of a boat upside down
Catalina 30 Owners in Houston/Galveston Dennis Fegan at 8:30am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/928 I am the Fleet Captain for Houston and wanted to announce:NOTICE TO ALL CATALINA 30 SKIPPERSFlee
Harken Magic Box Trevor at 8:27am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3056 Has anyone used a "Harken Magic Box" with a cunningham (see link below)? Looks like an interesting
danger to the paint? Greg aborad "BlueBerry" at 7:34am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 3/749 I am interested in using the IG products to "refresh" the topside on my '88 L37. However, I am a bi
Newbie Questions Scott Freeberg at 6:57am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/764 Hi, I have been racing and sailing catamarans for 22 years but now I'm getting very interested in ke
Fuel Filters Kelly at 6:54am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/810 My Cat 30 has a dsl. Universal 54/11HP enigine. I understand I have 2 fuel filter and that I should
Coming down S. Japhe at 6:43am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1223 We are coming down the ICW from NY to Florida ( and thru to the West Coast of Florida) We would appr
plex-glass cover the Yanmar instrument panel Jim Wharton at 6:25am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1765 Hi Guys,I have a 1991 Hunter 30T. I'm looking for a vendor that carries the plex-glass cover for t
Removal of the Shelves on the H34 Peter Roach at 5:56am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/808 I am in the middle of a fairly extensive refit of my 1983 Hunter 34. In the process of making the bo
Rig tension? Chris Gonzales at 5:38am 04.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/856 I finally bought a Loos gauge and want to tune the rig on my C30. Anyone have an idea what lbs of te
mermaid Marine Air and self installation Paul Aubrecht at 5:31am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1019 Has anyone attempted this and how difficult would you rate it with 1 being the 2 beer job and 10 bei
110v Refrigerator Peter Roach at 5:19am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/961 I have a 1983 H34 and I have been thinking of adding a 110v refrigerator where the plates currently
Bow point Kent at 5:15am 04.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/948 I need some help with the bow of my Javelin. Years ago I got the rubber transition material that go
Rub Rail waldo emerson at 4:55am 04.22.02 Big Boats 5/1148 What is a good way to restoreand clean vinyl/rubber rub rail.
Rub Rail waldo emerson at 4:48am 04.22.02 Big Boats 0/888 What is a good way to restoreand clean vinyl/rubber rub rail.
The Perfect Engine and Shaft Alignment Lee Hadjiosif-H310 at 4:36am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 4/751 Last summer I had realized that I had to do something about the shaft vibration but I wanted to do t
Bimini John at 4:22am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 2/1011 Does anyone have any feedback about sailing with a bimini top up, does the bimini take too much wind

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Can someone please help figure out what I have for genoas? Whatfiero1 at 6:30am 03.23.20 How did the 44'5" sail fit. Was it all way up and way down to deck. You can also look for used sail
Can someone please help figure out what I have for genoas? dlochner at 6:24am 03.23.20 If you take all the sails to a local loft they can give you well found opinions on each sail. In ter
Paint Color Preferences? Justin_NSA at 6:23am 03.23.20 So your looking for votes. pictures help reason many of us refer to our significant partner as t
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors efimki at 6:21am 03.23.20 Interesting. Are the deck hatches for water, diesel and waste all the same size / type on your boat
Paint Color Preferences? (2) jssailem at 6:17am 03.23.20 176358 There is a reason many of us refer to our significant partner as the Admiral. These are deci
HEAT EX CHANGER PENCIL ANODE twodzusfittings at 6:14am 03.23.20 Took mine out. Minimal wear on the sacrificial anode. I replaced it for the season. My boat sits in
Shoal keel Crazy Dave Condon at 6:09am 03.23.20
WHY DOES IT ALWAYS TAKE LONGER..... twodzusfittings at 6:03am 03.23.20 We are back up and running with a new Oberdorfer raw water pump. All my hard work paid off. The desi
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ wlieppe at 6:03am 03.23.20 Many thanks for your thoughtful responses! Thinking next winter I will combine a small space heater
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors ToddS at 5:58am 03.23.20 I have no macerator pump... so your setup and mine differ slightly because of that. My vent hose is
Paint Color Preferences? Dhamil6490 at 5:52am 03.23.20 Definitely a dark color from the water line down.
danm1 at 5:51am 03.23.20 So many cars, such a bad memory. Anyway, someone mentioned a Renault which reminded me that I once o
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engines air intake Rich Stidger at 5:49am 03.23.20 FWIW, I have a h40.5; a different boat. But I installed a blower and a 3" hose between a transom ve
Paint Color Preferences? Will Gilmore at 5:42am 03.23.20 I'm in the, go with your wife camp. I try not get to attached to little things like that and let ot
Paint Color Preferences? dlochner at 5:42am 03.23.20 White bottom paint looks great when the boat is splashed, a few weeks later when the crud starts to
Paint Color Preferences? DougM at 5:34am 03.23.20 Navy hull, red boot stripe, white bottom at least between the boot stripe and the waterline. My vote
Corona virus shemandr at 5:28am 03.23.20 The map was the first county by county toll I've seen. My county has 2 cases. I think we have abo
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 BIGUA at 5:27am 03.23.20 Hi Galiostro, I am the owner of a H 380 from many years ago, tell me with precision what you need
Catalina Island Locked Down jssailem at 5:12am 03.23.20 We here in Oregon are about to have spring break with the kids out of school. Yesterday was a beauti
Catalina Island Locked Down Michael Davis at 4:56am 03.23.20 We have gotten a couple of messages from other Gulf Islands and a couple of small towns saying to co

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