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Gelpaste for repairs george kornreich at 10:26am 07.09.00 Other Sailboats 5/909 Do you feel that gelpaste (gelcoat with carbosil filler) is a good material for repairing minor crac
Outboard Motor Al Gabriel at 10:25am 07.09.00 Day Sailers 0/1532 I know you can mount up to a 4 horsepower motor on a O'Day Widgeon. Can you also mount one on the O
Wind instruments Geoff Kloster at 9:22am 07.09.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/909 I posted this in the "Ask All Sailors" forum but got no anwser. Anyone here have some thoughts?How
raw water strainer dave.b at 8:18am 07.09.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1155 my recentley acquired H27 has a 2gm yanmar. There is no strainer on the line from the through hull
Twin fuel filters george kornreich at 8:13am 07.09.00 Big Boats 1/1028 Could anyone give me details on installing a second primary Racor fuel filter in parallel with the e
Before I get my transom in a crack... Bill at 7:28am 07.09.00 Smaller Boats 5/917 Having not that recently stepped the mast on my h22 with the help of 2 non-sailing types, I have com
color chartplotter visibility in sun? bob at 7:27am 07.09.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/984 i'm considering buying a color chartplotter for my 40.5 which will be installed at the helm...howeve
Any known Problems? Doug Nowell at 7:24am 07.09.00 Smaller Boats 2/986 I am looking at buying a secondhand 240 but know little about them. Are there any known faults that
So many sheaves, so few lines Bill at 7:12am 07.09.00 Smaller Boats 2/1007 Hi all... let me see if I've got this right. My h22 has kenyon spars, and the boom has 2 sheaves at
Holding Tank For Head Mickey Goodman at 6:57am 07.09.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1346 Last week was the first long trip I took with my newly rebuilt 88 Legend 37. I sailed from East Gre
Poly vs Aluminum Geoff Berlin at 6:41am 07.09.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1438 Hi Peggy:Do you recommend poly (thickest wall model available) over aluminum for all replacements?
FUN John Taylor at 6:27am 07.09.00 Ask All Sailors 0/1403 Hello, I am interested in finding folks in the Boston/Gloucester area do help enjoy the fun of my C
how to find portholes,portlights or,windows Kevin Grey at 5:53am 07.09.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1280 I have a 1974 23' "pop-up" O'Day. I got it last summer and spent the rest of the year learning how t
Self Installation of Roller Furler Corky at 5:47am 07.09.00 Smaller Boats 2/940 How much trouble is it installing a roller furle?. Like a Harken oo flexible furler? I know I will
Bill.... DICK MCKEE at 5:30am 07.09.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1083 I dont't know if I have the same set up.There is one panel on the engine box. It contains 2 batter
Phil? Vanished Photo forum articles? Terry Arnold at 4:55am 07.09.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1022 Just now tried to find an earlier this year photo forum article on lazy jacks for H 33. Search does
Paint or Repair Jim Miller at 4:50am 07.09.00 Other Sailboats 3/865 I have several deep gouges in the side of my ODay 34. These gouges go all the way through the gel c
Water Pump Replacement Paul Bednarzyk at 3:41am 07.09.00 Other Sailboats 3/869 After returning from a two and a half week trip to the Bahamas, I found that the water pump for the
Catalina or Hunter Severin at 3:21am 07.09.00 Ask All Sailors 23/2860 Well, I'm stil in the learning process (there is so much to learn). With the help from you all (than
Igloo cooler for 240 Daniel Busche at 2:45am 07.09.00 Smaller Boats 4/1351 The handle on my cooler on my '99 240 broke off. This actually happened last year, probably on my s

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Macgregor 26M Mast Raising System Fix Jim26m at 5:52am 02.23.20 I have no welding skills. So I attache into the stanchion base support. I also raise in t fierce
fred1diver at 5:48am 02.23.20 I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, looking at getting and installing a depth finder, but I dec
Solar panel connection setup. JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:36am 02.23.20 The MC4 connectors are really the best option because they are waterproof and give flexibility for s
(3) garymalmgren at 5:34am 02.23.20
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:27am 02.23.20 Before you spend $200 on one of those actisense or yachdesigns converters, give standard horizon a
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? Captain Larry-DH at 5:18am 02.23.20 Not if they are registered but you could have 1 registered and 25 licensed with the same name. The
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? alpharalpha at 5:06am 02.23.20 It lists both his name and boat's name together; now that I've taken the time to read the articles a
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement fero at 3:26am 02.23.20 Thanks for the comments, as I said in the original post, l know and prefer furling downwind. As you
New alternator StanleyJ at 3:20am 02.23.20 I own a 1987 O'Day 272le and the alternator is failing. Should I replace the alternator with the or
Davidasailor26 at 3:14am 02.23.20
Solar panel connection setup. Sailm8 at 3:08am 02.23.20 This is what you need but you also need to correctly size your controller. https://www.amazon.com/B
Solar panel connection setup. Will Gilmore at 2:18am 02.23.20 Can you describe your panels and controller? What wattages are you dealing with, etc. What kind of
Mattcia123 at 2:14am 02.23.20 In the same boat, what is the purpose of the plastic bag?
New alternator Benny17441 at 8:52pm 02.22.20 It depends on your needs and type of sailing. Bigger is not necessarily better. How much horsepow
Macgregor 26M Mast Raising System Fix Tom McCormack at 8:47pm 02.22.20 I have no welding skills. So I attache into the stanchion base support. I also raise in t fierce c
Nautitech Catamarans thinwater at 8:23pm 02.22.20 ... It's actually still a sailboat, after all.... After he goes to the "dark side" he'll start tell
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 8:08pm 02.22.20 as you look into catamarans let us know your opinions from what you learn. i know little of modern
What sticks to plastic wheelpilot pedestal mounting bracket? jssailem at 7:50pm 02.22.20 Use a piece of starboard. Get the thickness / size you need. Drill a hole in the center the diamete
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Joe at 7:09pm 02.22.20 Before you spend $200 on one of those actisense or yachdesigns converters, give standard horizon a c
Quick Release Lever C-22 (2) Joe at 7:00pm 02.22.20 Thanks for the suggestions! It would be pretty easy to just replace the entire forestay. My boat c

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