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Looking for Hatch Rails - 1984 ODay 222 JimGate at 6:57pm 01.15.26 Day Sailers 1/18 Looking for advice on how to best replace the hatch rails on my 1984 ODay 222. Are there any availab
Looking for 100 / 20 solar charge controller with its own display (I dont use bluetooth or phones) Carl Wonderful at 5:19pm 01.15.26 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Anyone recommend a 100 / 20 MPPT controller with a display so I don't have to use my wife's phone to
Hatch Rails Replacement ODay 222 JimGate at 3:03pm 01.15.26 Parts Search 0/24 Looking for advice on how to best replace the hatch rails on my 1984 ODay 222. Are there any availab
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow siphon break (1) paultech at 8:00am 01.15.26 Big Boats 10/176 Hello, My 1986 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3GM30F has a siphon break between the exhaust elbow (that's being r
Bilge pump hose location seahunter at 11:38am 01.14.26 Big Boats 3/164 Bildge pump hose location
Jules Verne Trophy PaulK at 11:09am 01.14.26 Racing 1/90 Just to make people aware of a pair of trimarans that are trying to beat the ''round the world recor
2008 Fuel reading not displayed on LED Knotilus at 9:39am 01.14.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/120 I have a 2008 Beneteau Oceania 46 that has the standard panel by the nav desk. The Batteries and Le
Swim ladder warpage - Catalina 310 PEMS at 7:20am 01.14.26 Catalina 310 5/167 My swim ladder has twisted to an extent that makes closing both retaining latches difficult. When i
Any Ranger 20"s on the East Coast? Mara Scott at 9:05pm 01.13.26 Ranger Boats (WA) 0/77 Hi, I am in NJ and think a ranger 20 would be a good boat for me and my family, but I have never see
Sealing a rubber washer for centerboard bolt barney17 at 7:30pm 01.13.26 Ask All Sailors 6/146 I just replaced the pivot bolt for my centerboard (I have a 17' sailing dinghy), and I put new neopr
Cape Dory Typhoon cabin roof/mast base question (3) Bob Kessler at 6:43pm 01.13.26 Trailer Sailors 3/159 I looked at a Cape Dory Typhoon last weekend. The owner had fabricated a hinged mast base that see
Night sky forecast tool (1) jssailem at 2:02pm 01.13.26 Weather and Forecasting 1/117 If you enjoy watching the night sky and hope one day to see the northern lights, I have just discove
Two hours AC patrickfarley at 10:17am 01.13.26 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/347 I plan to put a 5000 btu AC in the V berth with a vent system to the forward hatch. The AC will dra
Soft deck spots patrickfarley at 8:06am 01.13.26 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/53 The deck in front of the mast gives a little. Never used to give a little. The small piece of deck
MD2B Alternator V Belt Tension (2) zinahewitt at 3:51pm 01.12.26 Engines and Propulsion 6/230 Hi All, I have an Alternator connected to the Engine Flywheel using a V belt. The Manual says. 23
Plugged raw water intake Stephentrapani at 12:42pm 01.12.26 Ask All Sailors 14/274 Hello. Any brilliant tips on unclogging the strainer fitting on my raw water intake, while in the wa
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions (6) TrapperJohn at 6:21pm 01.11.26 Ask All Sailors 13/361 Now that I had a little experience on my Morgan 321 this past summer, put the boat to bed for the wi
Bilge Pump Float Switch Bracket Fix/Upgrade (9) Clutch Cargo at 2:29pm 01.11.26 Bigger Boats 5/213 The installation of my bilge pump float switch is somewhat unique in that it is on a removable brack
Catalina 30 Electrical Panel / Nav Table Upgrade(s) jamesnovascotia at 9:49am 01.11.26 Catalina 30 3/219 Hey Folks, We have made some improvements around electrical capacity LiFoPO4 house bank (T-class fu
Picture of 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 411 emergency tiller (2) dcochran at 10:36pm 01.10.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/136 Does anyone have a picture of what the emergency tiller looks like for a 2000 Oceanis 411? My tiller

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Looking for Hatch Rails - 1984 ODay 222 Project_Mayhem at 8:00pm 01.15.26 Do you have a pic of what you are referring to? Hatch rails could mean a number of different things
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions PaulK at 6:16pm 01.15.26 OP appears to have a Morgan 32, which is substantially bigger than an O'Day 28
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions Davidasailor26 at 6:00pm 01.15.26 If it's blowing hard enough to need a reef you will need a separate winch to tighten down the clew
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions PaulK at 5:50pm 01.15.26 I'm not sure if I'd need another winch. If I just snug up the halyard on the cleat to hold the ring
Advice On Selling My Sailboat Foswick at 3:44pm 01.15.26 We sold a Catalina 27, not too long ago, stored on the hard. I assumed (incorrectly) that having her
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Foswick at 3:25pm 01.15.26 My wife is a school teacher - high school English. So, it is no surprise that a high percentage of a
Fixed Window Replacement dLj at 2:54pm 01.15.26 That's a steep bevel... I'd definitely cut that with my jig saw. I'd take a piece of 2X4 or 2X6, run
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop dlochner at 1:35pm 01.15.26 ( I had a typo where I meant to say "the correct current configuration is not ideal ") I do unders
Fixed Window Replacement (2) SV Temenos at 1:00pm 01.15.26 I thought a picture of one of my windows would help show the type of cut I will be making:
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Captain Larry-DH at 12:47pm 01.15.26 I strongly advise you to be there when your boat is hauled or launched unless your marina staff are
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop kappykaplan at 12:21pm 01.15.26 The siphon break must be above the waterline and be vertical. It does nothing when lying on its sid
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop paultech at 12:05pm 01.15.26 The design of a siphon break is not determined by the boat or its builder. It is an independent too
9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady Andrew Mylander at 11:52am 01.15.26
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop (1) jssailem at 11:39am 01.15.26 Agree its correct configuration is not ideal, The design of a siphon break is not determined by th
Advice On Selling My Sailboat Barn-dog at 10:13am 01.15.26 Again, thanks very much for your helpful comments ! Boaters and especially sailors, are a special b
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 01.15.26 I had the little vacuum breaker leak once and it was a %$#^&%(^$)&* mess. I measured the wate*
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop (1) paultech at 9:47am 01.15.26 Mine (1985) was exactly the same as Kloudie's. Are there any witness marks on that sound proofing m
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop Allan12210 at 9:43am 01.15.26 Mine (1985) was exactly the same as Kloudie's. Are there any witness marks on that sound proofing ma
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow vented loop paultech at 9:38am 01.15.26 The break was installed by Hunter on my '84 model H-34. Picture attached; you can see it on the bac
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions dlochner at 9:36am 01.15.26 The Ram's horn tack is better. The plain hooks can allow the sail to slide off the hook. Luff tensi

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