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5200 and PVC Greg at 11:36pm 04.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/11117 Does 5200 adhere well to PVC pipe? Any prep of the PVC needed? The PVC pipe will be bedded in fibe
Storage Bryce at 9:09pm 04.01.01 Big Boats 1/1013 An ideas on improving the accessibility and organization of the storage areas in the transom Lazaret
Who has plagiarized whom? David Knowles at 5:19pm 04.01.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1488 I hesitate to post this question, but I'm confused. While agonizing over the best way to deal with
Spinnaker on H23.5? Anders Leffler at 5:12pm 04.01.01 Smaller Boats 2/1100 In the owners manual there are several drawings showing a spinnaker. But I haver never seen anyone u
To loop or not to loop??? Seashantyman at 4:37pm 04.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1244 My 1979 O'Day 28 has a 1 5/8 exhaust hose, about 12 feet of it, which has a vertical loop in it befo
Electric winch question bill moffett at 4:30pm 04.01.01 Big Boats 2/1456 Considering replacing standard st40 main winch with electric model, but curious about user's comment
How do you Fix a Keel/Hull Joint? Nancy Schram at 4:09pm 04.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1319 The Keel/Hull seam is separating on our 1986 O'Day 272 (wing keel). It's not sitting perfectly strai
Indispensable electronics SailboatOwners.com at 3:18pm 04.01.01 Ask All Sailors 18/1291 What's the most important, indispensable electronic gear on your boat?Your trusty autopilot? The
where to place an automatic bilge pump oday 23' austin at 2:29pm 04.01.01 Day Sailers 1/1366 Where is the best place to put an automatic bilge pump- and where is the best place for the outlet?
Autohelm 300 Mike Turner at 2:27pm 04.01.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1350 My '81 Catalina 30 came with 2 Autohelms -- a 4000 that needs to be rebuilt, and an old belt-drive 3
too many anchors steven f. at 1:39pm 04.01.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1426 We sail on our 1981 H33 and have a great time cruising the local waters of western florida. We had
Dry Ice in the Ice Box? Ernie Tetrault at 1:23pm 04.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2168 I had a thought the other day. Why not use dry ice to keep the food and beverages cold in the ice b
Mail Sail replacement H 23 R. L. Wheeler at 1:12pm 04.01.01 Smaller Boats 2/922 I have to replace the main on my 1990 H-23. I am not sure if I want to use standard batten or a ful
Filling in thru-hulls ?? Don Fitzpatrick at 12:29pm 04.01.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1691 I am replacing my depthsounder and speed/log and the new thru-hull transducers are over 1/2" smaller
Water in the bilge! Wayne Morris at 12:10pm 04.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1087 I keep getting a small amount of water in my bilge and I do not know where it is coming from. It is
Installing refrigeration Ben at 12:03pm 04.01.01 Big Boats 4/972 Am interested in installing refrigeration on my 1983 Hunter 34. What unit would you recommend? And
Replacing cabin sole Ben at 11:58am 04.01.01 Big Boats 2/1147 Recently bought a 1983 Hunter 34 with a soft spot on the cabin sole in the main salon near the head.
Second House Batt Lee Henderson at 11:32am 04.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/982 I would like to add a second battery on board my boat. It seems tight in the area where the main bat
Installing Pedestal Guard & Pod - photo forum Jim Seamans at 11:12am 04.01.01 Smaller Boats 3/1293 I have placed 13 photos in photo forum, showing how I installed the pedestal guard, instrument pod.
Canvas John at 11:08am 04.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/943 I am in the market for canvas work for our Hunter 37. Does anyone have experience to relate that wi

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SoCal being hammered Brian D at 1:13pm 04.10.20 When I lived in Iran, we used to go skiing until around mid June. Lovely.
Catalina 310 lists to port DrJudyB at 12:32pm 04.10.20 Actually since it is 1/2 of a 36 inch level, 1.5/18 which would equal 8.3 degrees Okay. so I loo
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Rictifyit at 12:27pm 04.10.20 Im going to shut up now. If you are going to spend the money on the MA adhesive, stay away from E
Shaft trough hull log parts heritage at 12:17pm 04.10.20 https://www.propellerdepot.com/sailboat-shaft-logs.
Catalina 310 lists to port leo310 at 12:12pm 04.10.20 We have a 2000 310 and yes we have a port lists. We also have 4 6 volt golf cart batteries and tools
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 12:03pm 04.10.20 BobbyFunn, I read in one of your other comments about making plugs: " If the luran is detached fro
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:55am 04.10.20 keeping a close eye on your barometer is akin to keeping a close eye on your nav chart, it's helping
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Lucky17 at 11:50am 04.10.20 Thanks for the information so I think I should clear up.some information. I dont have a spouse or ki
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:48am 04.10.20 winds entering a bay will funnel and increase. winds leaving a bay will fan out and decrease. winds
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Justin_NSA at 11:42am 04.10.20 Foiled by auto correct again? :biggrin: It looks like he was mugged by auto correct!
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:40am 04.10.20 on the surface thermal excitation gives us many surface winds that we can learn to expect as we sail
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 11:38am 04.10.20 Well, I've been looking at boats and I am completely overwhelmed. Since I"m sixty-four, (and have ne
Removing Forestay from roller furler sail_MN at 11:35am 04.10.20 It looks similar to the one that I installed a few years back. Mine is made by Hood and those are p
Catalina 310 lists to port DrJudyB at 11:28am 04.10.20 And... when you put 300 pounds of crew to starboard in the cock[pit.... It would be a better test t
Planning to learn all I can dlochner at 11:26am 04.10.20 Duh!! Please feel free to laugh, I was just standing in my kitchen, and realized, hey, I live near
Boatless Summer? jason flare at 11:23am 04.10.20 Happy Birthday Dave! This Covid 19 has really but a damper on everyone's plans. I got this a week
Removing Forestay from roller furler dlochner at 11:23am 04.10.20 I thought it looked like a Schaefer system. The individual sections of the foil are riveted togethe
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jon hansen at 11:22am 04.10.20 there are only TWO kinds of wind. gradient and thermal. understanding each is the way to understandi
1990 Hunter 35.5 keel issue (1) shawanaga at 11:21am 04.10.20 I had the keel dropped and repaired What happens is the bedding around the bolts drys up and cracks
Shaft trough hull log parts dLj at 11:18am 04.10.20 G, here is a link to the shaft log. Buck Algonquin calls it a sailboat stern tube. They also hav

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