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What is the weight capacity for a mast on a 1987 ODAY 272 hold ? Smokes65 at 7:35pm 05.31.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1315 I have a furling main and a furling jib. Would I be able to climb up or have someone climb up it to
Rudder pintle (1) JBird at 4:38pm 05.31.20 Smaller Boats 4/871 Does anyone know where I could find this style replacement pintle for my 1985 Hunter 25.5 rudder or
Advice for getting a fixer-upper Lido 14 out on the water this summer (6) merganser78 at 4:25pm 05.31.20 Trailer Sailors 4/3465 Reaching out as I embark on my first iteration of making a terrible financial (but excellent quality
Curtain hooks falling out Dr. D at 3:20pm 05.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/5140 Beneteau uses the standard curly hooks to keep the curtains up. Seems about half the time I open the
Anchor Chain Piling up in Anchor Locker kenvail at 12:38pm 05.31.20 Big Boats 10/3634 The anchor chain on my Hunter 38 slides into the anchor locker at about 45 degrees for 8 inches or s
Mac 26x berth set up Mysteri at 11:54am 05.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/773 I am trying to remember how to use the cabin cushions to set up the galley berth and extend the V be
To cut or to dry? (5) acas11 at 11:35am 05.31.20 Catalina 22 4/692 I bought the 1977 c-22 from this thread and I had a fairly successful sailing season last year despi
Yanmar 4jhe injector install issue (1) hunter healer at 8:00am 05.31.20 Engines and Propulsion 0/582 I removed my 4 injectors and sent them for rebuilding and when they came back the supplied me with 4
Yanmar 4jhe fuel injector issue (2) hunter healer at 7:31am 05.31.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/1322 I removed my 4 injectors and sent them for rebuilding and when they came back the supplied me with 4
Sacramento/Foothill Area Mac26M help Marcdenzin at 7:30am 05.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1262
Template material sailnoproblem at 7:22am 05.31.20 Ask All Sailors 5/945 I need to make a template for a fairly tight area with a few cutouts. I was going to use shipping pa
1994 Hunter 26 water pushing up center of cabin floor Hwymariner at 3:27am 05.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/876 when on the trailer there is about 1/2 inch deflection with the cabin floor maybe a little more, ol
Centerboard boats under 25ft PuckVanD at 11:39pm 05.30.20 Trailer Sailors 4/3914 Hi everyone, I'm looking at buying a small pocket cruiser for sailing in Prince William Sound up her
Traveler Mod (3) Mechone at 8:59pm 05.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/586 I copied Jokers 460 traveler mod with a few updates ,instead of drilling and tapping line organizer
Demasted H260 IslandSouvenir at 5:25pm 05.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2850 My father and I attempted to step the mast on the H260 for the first time today. The halyard line br
Anyone know what this is? Anyone Need it? (1) Rick D at 2:44pm 05.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/845 This looks like a transducer plug to me. About 1 1/4 inches (31mm); has an arrow on top. The smaller
ISO sails 32.5 Irwin CC (1) Kimmarie at 2:09pm 05.30.20 Irwin 1/1163 180023 Hello Everyone ...I am searching for some used sail for our vessel Wanderlust 3 ...if anyone
It works - Winding my own BALUN coils (2) Brian D at 12:17pm 05.30.20 SSB and Ham Operators 3/2333 Love it when a plan comes together. Here are some images of my coil winding experiment. This is a 4
Woodworking from another era. (2) Leeward Rail at 7:44am 05.30.20 Sails Call Lounge 35/3293 I am in the process of cleaning out my dad's house and gathering all my great grandfather's tools .
Stanchion Leak Alansails at 4:11am 05.30.20 Catalina 310 4/1423 My wife has discovered a small drip on the starboard side probably coming from the stanchion just ab

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Water Tank Drains When Heeling (1) dlochner at 5:35pm 03.29.25 I'm having a hard time imaging the heel angle that would be a safe and fast angle that would put the
Water Tank Drains When Heeling Tally Ho at 5:35pm 03.29.25
Water Tank Drains When Heeling dLj at 5:33pm 03.29.25 Personally I'd go with option 4. I don't think there is a simple option. dj
Sailing Season(spring) Tally Ho at 5:27pm 03.29.25 My marina will open on April 1, and I would normally launch Tally Ho the day the marina opened (assu
fresh water flush dlochner at 2:05pm 03.29.25 Our experience is not consistent some of the statements made here. When we were on the Great Lakes w
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack jssailem at 1:24pm 03.29.25 Yes. But more slowly than zinc/copper brass or zinc/tin brass. It is also a less malleable metal for
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 1:22pm 03.29.25 That is one seriously robust tiller arm Don! Smooth sailing, wish you could join us for the Rondezv
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack colemj at 1:07pm 03.29.25 I looked up propeller struts and found that most are made of either manganese bronze or aluminum bro
fresh water flush colemj at 12:56pm 03.29.25 Yes, keeping an aerobic tank helps to eliminate odors. But few, and I mean few, boats can keep the
fresh water flush colemj at 12:42pm 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Fresh water DOES keep the toilet discharge line cle
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 03.29.25 Without that ability you'd have reroute the intake line into a jug of clean fresh water every time
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack jssailem at 11:41am 03.29.25 The strut is brass, Unless you sought out a brass strut and installed it, that would be highly unl
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Thanks @Peggie Hall HeadMistress for interjecting
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:55am 03.29.25 That's what makes teeing the toilet intake line into the sink drainline so handy on boats with below
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until. A question if I may .................
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 03.29.25 On my 1999 H-310, this fitting was factory installed to pass multiple wires down through the deck us
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:16am 03.29.25 No psych exams needed. It was only a few decades ago that all marine toilets were manual toilets.
Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 10:10am 03.29.25 I also have labels around on things, and probably could use a few more. Things like "Do not use key
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 9:19am 03.29.25 Just a comment on the topping lift - take it FWIW. I had a fixed topping lift that ran from the mas
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack 4lane at 7:51am 03.29.25 Many of you are really reaching into your shadenfreude reserves. The strut is bronze, it has antifou

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