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Head hoses Voyager1 at 3:51pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 53/2661 Attempting to replace the hoses for the toilet on my ODay 302. I pulled out the old hose, my assumpt
Head hoses Voyager1 at 3:19pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/309 Duplicate post
Replacing vinyl hull liner in aft cabin Canonshooternb at 3:09pm 04.16.19 Big Boats 10/3225 The original vinyl hull liner in our aft cabin is starting to show some age. It is not ripped but h
Help Rigging ODAY 192-Cape Cod NateK at 1:18pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/525 My rigger retired and I need someone to step the mast and rig my furling jib and mainsail of my ODAY
A23 Centerboard pivot pin Capt. Seeweed at 12:35pm 04.16.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/391 I have access to both sides but how does the pin come out? HELP!
Morgan 32 rudder shoe (2) Ziggler at 12:18pm 04.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/328 1984 Morgan 323 shoal keel. Currently at the boatyard for installation of a bushing in the rudder
Adding to my Solar Array - Keep 1 controller or go to 2? Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:08am 04.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1056 Hi all, I have been given a couple of extra panels that I'd like to add to my existing setup. They
Maxwell RC8-8 Windlass Elysium_Van_Isl at 8:58am 04.16.19 Catalina 30 0/629 Hey all, Anyone out there fitted a Maxwell RC 8-8 to the bow of their MKI? I'm pulling the trigger
Best prop for my honda bf50a on 26X welderman at 7:47am 04.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/447 My aluminum prop broke on my Mac26X and want to replace it with SS. The prop on it is an 11 3/4 X 1
260 galley cooler rosypar1 at 7:28am 04.16.19 Smaller Boats 0/391 Previous owner modified the cooler by enclosing it and insulated it. However we find the ice melts a
Modification in the cockpit Beneteau at 6:28am 04.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1554 This is an off the wall idea.Has any one ever installed (as an example) a 2000 W Honda generator in
H26.5???? JimInPB at 8:23pm 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1580 I am going to look at a H26.5 in the morning. I may buy it. Does anyone have any quick advice on t
Painting lockers Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/343 I have completely emptied my lockers and cleaned them up. To freshen things up even more I would l
FYI - Quick Splice Connectors Ward H at 5:53pm 04.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/1805 Sharing this for those newer owners of Catalinas who need to trace down electrical issues. My bow li
Battery watering system (1) marchem at 5:38pm 04.15.19 Catalina 310 14/973 Finally installed the battery watering system for my 4 GC6 batteries. I had to trim the tubes betwe
Courtesy "B" circuit breaker Legend 40.5 fero at 3:49pm 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/851 Hello again, The CB on the main switch panel suddenly will not close (when I try to close it the sma
Adding second Cabin Top Winch fbcoache at 3:22pm 04.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/410 Anyone out there with a 30-T add a second winch to the cabin top? Looking to increase my sail inven
1998 Catalina 42 Mk2 Exhaust elbow glaufman at 2:05pm 04.15.19 Big Boats 9/1604 Hi- In the process of buying a 1998 Catalina 42... survey is done, of the items brought up, the exha
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (10) TomY at 12:02pm 04.15.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3533 163691 This is the worst Challenger backing plate failure I've seen: It was behind the head furnitur
Hand rails on coach top y/n? Jimski at 11:45am 04.15.19 Racing 7/921 My boat is a Catalina 30, but my question is more generic. The C-30 has teak hand rails on coach top

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'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 10:53am 09.04.23 As for your reason for keeping a worn out joker valve.. Jabsco no longer makes the proprietary jok
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 10:48am 09.04.23 The reason I asked is that most people who ask this question do NOT know how to splice, and they as
Raritan PHII long term review Hayden Watson at 10:40am 09.04.23 No wet blanket intended on this saga, but our two 1991 Jabsco electric macerator sea water toilets
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please Rich Stidger at 10:27am 09.04.23 My experience with drips of anything is that they can originate a long way from where they drop off
Tax Number rgranger at 9:38am 09.04.23 Call the SBO store. It is owned by former Hunter employees.
Blown exhast twodzusfittings at 9:36am 09.04.23 Not stainless
Harken Furler Halyard broke captcoho at 9:20am 09.04.23 But as mentioned adding a short pendant at the bottom so the jib is allowed to be fully hoisted. A h
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 09.04.23 @Terry Cox
lines (2) jviss at 9:13am 09.04.23 I will be able to swap the ends around at some point in the future Indeed, I'm a big fan of a haly
Harken Furler Halyard broke (1) PSR at 9:04am 09.04.23
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please danooxnard at 9:02am 09.04.23 RoyS has a good point. Oil alone would not make a square pattern. Dano
Blown exhast Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 09.04.23 Here is one unfinished. Looks like it's casted. Interesting little beast. If it's stainless stee
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56am 09.04.23 I am guestimating the run at no more than 15 ft Most marine toilets can only move bowl contents up
lines Tally Ho at 8:48am 09.04.23 XLS is a Samson cordage used for halyards. It is low stretch and has a shinier finish. TRO is sho
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26am 09.04.23 There's a reason why marine toilets aren't designed to hold water in the bowl: heeling and rough wa
New to the forum shemandr at 8:12am 09.04.23 For starters - weight. If the weight were in the cabin it would be insignificant. But hanging off
Rope to anchor chain attachment thinwater at 8:09am 09.04.23 I should have clarified (post 10). I prefer the rope-to-chain splice, even in the absence of a windl
Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? dlochner at 7:47am 09.04.23 That looks like a Lewmar Standard Portlight. There have been a number of variations over the years,
Harken Furler Halyard broke Capn Bill at 7:44am 09.04.23 You risk damage to the upper end of the furler. Best solution is to fix the problem. jssailem reso
Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? jviss at 7:41am 09.04.23 Good question; I get no hits on that P/N. I have gotten excellent prices and delivery on Lewmar stu

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