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Thruhull for drain. Bronze, nylon or plastic. Dave at 2:13pm 05.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1048 I am attempting to buy a 1976 O'day 25. I had it surveyed and the only negative in the note to insur
Mast Head Bird Deterrent Ron at 2:04pm 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/5573 I remember seeing a bird deterrent that looked like a bunch of fine stainless wires protruding from
Inverter life span??? Richard Owen at 1:11pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 7/2415 Our boat is beginning it's 4th season. It's equipped with a Heart inverter (2500) and has the 120 vo
Bahama flotilla Jim Owen at 1:07pm 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1203 We are beginning to prepare for a crossing to the Bahamas sometime in the winter / spring of '93. W
Outboard Storage Richard Britton at 1:02pm 05.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/917 I have a 8 HP outboard I want to store on my 2000 340 Hunter. What type of pad will work on the ster
Blister nightmare Jim Owen at 12:59pm 05.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1076 Took our 30' in for a bottom job and the marina called us back and said they found 30 blisters....th
Transom Slap Silencer? Marty at 12:24pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 13/3125 Can anyone offer any opinions on this product? There were a couple of nights last season that I tho
TV Installation Marty at 12:20pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 3/1001 I recently installed a TV on my boat, but am uncertain on how to wire it. The TV has 12V DC input a
How to fix rub-rail? Eoin Heaney at 12:18pm 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1512 The Catalina 310 has a rub-rail that consists of a rubber 'bumper' which is held in place by an alum
boat drink, good music, and good company Carol at 12:15pm 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1087 In no certain order, if you have all three of these, you wouldn't need anything else. Well the moon
Stupid water faucet check valve/hose adapter! Alan at 11:23am 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 10/1567 Whatever it is called, broke the thing on the pump for the sink where the water hose attaches. I wa
C-22 Pop Top for sale Don Bodemann at 10:59am 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 1/1076 I have a pop top for sale (cheap) in good condition.contact me if interested at sailbode@gis.net
Sleeping quarters for a big guy Dwight and Nancy Herman at 10:02am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1064 Interested in buying a Catalina 30 (1984). Dwight is 6'4" and we are concerned about being able to
Help - our trailer brakes are stuck. P.J. Resare / pjresare@hotmail.com at 9:25am 05.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1121 Our 22'Catalina has been sitting on our trailer for nearly 2 years. We drove to Simi Valley CA from
28.5 electric Charlie at 9:25am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1006 Does anyone out there have a 28.5 (1985) with an electric motor??? I am considering trading my 23.5
What is this sailboat? (1) David at 8:21am 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1123 Can anyone tell us what manufacturer and model this boat is? (see photo) It's about 30 ft long, an
Pointing - Shoal Draft Hunter 34 Charlie at 8:03am 05.22.02 Big Boats 4/1114 I now have new sails, new standing rigging and the rigging is fairly tight, the shrouds loosen very
Windlass - Success - Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Charlie at 7:50am 05.22.02 Big Boats 1/949 A local boat builder solved my windlass problem.They mounted a S-L Anchorman Manual Vertical Windl
It's not FAIR ;;;-) Jim Seamans at 7:30am 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 3/925 It's just not fair, I got a nice little bonus from work and I was going to outfit Java with a cruisi
Water Tanks Mike Linstrom at 7:16am 05.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 Near the end of last season I filled both the stern and port water holding tanks. My marina winteriz

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kappykaplan at 3:15am 08.10.20 JB Weld was used on my coolant neck.
Ballast Cracked Problem George_NJ at 1:31am 08.10.20 Goatman, What a nasty surprise... Here's a good video of a guy who fixed his cracked ballast tank
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 11:47pm 08.09.20 P.S. All Kb dealers have access to the same parts, not that they would have them all (IN STOCK) - S
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 11:40pm 08.09.20 FZ Can you PM me the Kubota part number you have for your XP pan? I have never seen a Kb dealer th
Following in the footsteps.... Himilou at 11:26pm 08.09.20 Ok so today I completed a mini project that made me quite happy but the pictures suck so Im going to
Hunter 19-1 help a newb? Koltar at 10:19pm 08.09.20 Anyone know if this is a boat that I could put the mast up myself on? Also take down.
Anyone have any idea what this is? dbk0630 at 9:56pm 08.09.20
Routing fuel line through transom Project_Mayhem at 9:27pm 08.09.20 I'm hoping to have the time to put all of the lines and cables in a sacrificial sleeve or tubing
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Benny17441 at 8:55pm 08.09.20 Sailboats are slow and weather forecasts are not very accurate. Distance to the closests safe port
Chirping alarm sound while engine running Ken Cross at 8:55pm 08.09.20 Check each engine alarm function. Overheat with the test switch, oil pressure and alternator with ju
More propane outboard questions chuckwayne at 8:21pm 08.09.20 I have an adapter for 1lb tanks and I always carry several - just in case! the only disadvantage to
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 7:25pm 08.09.20 MMA https://www.gluegun.com/blogs/adhesive-reviews/an-introduction-to-methyl-methacrylate-adhesives-
Tacking Etiquette jon hansen at 7:09pm 08.09.20 sailing is an opera, sailing is a rock and roll concert, sailing is a play, sailing is an endless pi
Tacking Etiquette jon hansen at 7:01pm 08.09.20 proper etiquette on a fun day of sail. the skipper is in charge. it is his job to teach the crew. yo
Invest 92L glaufman at 6:50pm 08.09.20 Hero or foolish = success or tragedy... Actually if those are the only 2 options I'll have to choose
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:48pm 08.09.20 On a fridge door??? --Peggie
local knowledge point pleasant canal current flow Scott T-Bird at 6:45pm 08.09.20 I'm with @Ward H . If you are going to the Metedeconk River, Manasquan Inlet is the place to enter.
local knowledge point pleasant canal current flow Scott T-Bird at 6:09pm 08.09.20 Welcome @Dil to the forum and the world of sailing. So you're "new" to this game and already lookin
Tacking Etiquette jnorten at 6:09pm 08.09.20 Beam reach out until you are half tired. One tack. Beam reach back to harbor. This assumes you ha
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat Rick Webb at 6:01pm 08.09.20 That's what I do. Works for all kinds of doors. And a tie on the door means something else altoget

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