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O'Day 302 shroud tension Voyager1 at 6:15pm 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/750 I got a loos gauge, what do other 302 owners with roller furler set the shrouds and back stay too?
Where to put replacement breaker panel Minnesail at 4:44pm 06.17.19 Catalina 22 13/1142 I have an older (1974) Catalina 22 that has the breaker panel right down at the sole where it's hard
Tightening Turnbuckles Stephen M at 4:28pm 06.17.19 Big Boats 9/1549 I have 3 questions; 1. I need to tighten some turnbuckles on our 2001 420 passage. Should you use z
O'Day 192 Z Spars Parts (1) GSBNY at 4:07pm 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2422
1998 Hunter 410 Dimensions under Chart Table jsmac at 2:42pm 06.17.19 Big Boats 2/433 Hi, Can someone tell me the measurements under the chart table on a 1998 Hunter 410? I am looking f
Cabin engine access/steps. (1) wing15601 at 2:35pm 06.17.19 Bigger Boats 5/1923
In NEED: V21 Mast - please keep an eye out (2) Hood at 1:55pm 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/825 Hello Mac family, Yesterday, all the green rookieness in me caused a huge and catastrophic error to
FUEL GAUGE RELAY LOLA MARCO at 11:06am 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/948 I have a 2018 Oceanis 45. It was struck by lightning. All electronics to be changed. Even engine Ele
fresh water cooling pump... off the shelf? Newbie3 at 10:38am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1627 I've been trying to research the specs for an electric fresh water pump system.. GPH, wattage, etc..
Best Boat To Learn To Sail On? Don Guillette at 10:34am 06.17.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 66/14158 I recently spoke with a fellow from FL who was interested in getting into sailing and was inquiring
310 Voltage Regulator Location FlyorSail at 9:13am 06.17.19 Catalina 310 67/10818 Hello Friends. My 2002 310's voltmeter is pegged on the high side and I'm worried about cooking my
Engine overheat despite all new water intake system (1) Ward H at 8:37am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 50/4150 One of my winter projects was new thru hulls, valves and a nice new Groco bronze raw water strainer.
Common Leaks for O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1088 I've been rebedding fittings here and there to eliminate water leaks. I've been finding a small amou
Still Glad I Have A Day Job Bill19233 at 6:01am 06.17.19 Racing 3/720 Really fun day racing on Galveston Bay, but still not quitting my day job just yet. I definitely can
Question about running mast head light wires. JimInPB at 3:52am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 4/699 I have a Hunter 26.5 that came from the factory without a mast head light. I would like to add one.
Need major help with Venture 22 1979! (3) SailingFree44 at 12:38am 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1348 Good Evening, I hope everyone is doing well. I need some major assistance with a 1979 Venture 22 th
Sailing and restoring "Avalon" - 1984 C-22 #12640 (1) AndreInPortland at 10:32pm 06.16.19 Catalina 22 41/7751 Hi all, I've seen a few other threads like this one, so I'd thought I'd start one about my 1984 C-2
Lead or shot ballast higgs at 6:23pm 06.16.19 Ericson 1/1610 Did Ericson use shot, rather than solid lead in any of its boats?
Corrected time was our friend this time! Scott T-Bird at 6:12pm 06.16.19 Racing 19/1481 The first real race for Ward and I was exciting to say the least! Too bad only 4 boats were entered
Survey - Sea Trial Issues and Questions pumpkinpie at 5:52pm 06.16.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1668 Hi everyone - Wife here... This is our second survey, two separate boats. The first was a complete c

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Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 10.17.24 I agree that this isn't detrimental to the boat's structure or the 2025 sailing season. I believe th
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 10.17.24 Were you using the boom when lowering/raising?
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 10.17.24 This is on my new to me 94 Catalina 30. The O'Day coamings are built like a tank. It was tested one
Towing a 260 SteveHughessails at 7:43am 10.17.24 I have a 2019 Ford F-250. I pull a Hunter 240 with it. I can just imagine your 260 is a bit more boa
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 7:24am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume? I can tell you once I've determined h
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:14am 10.17.24 Well all I can say is a father and son team with no idea was successful in unstepping the mast :) We
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 6:35am 10.17.24 I installed the EZJax, LazyJacks system, shown by @Hayden Watson on my boat. They work exceedingly w
Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 6:34am 10.17.24 Is that winch on the O'Day 25? What's the year of production? Lots of early boats used quite thick
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:33am 10.17.24 It looks like you dream of sailing on your own boat in the Salish Sea is moving forward. Make plans
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:31am 10.17.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point..... I've definitely learn
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 6:14am 10.17.24 Winches need adequate backing plates. Not all installs are completed with adequate backing.:facepalm
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle jssailem at 6:06am 10.17.24 First, as a new to you boat owner of a mature boat, I have been there and have winced at the discove
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 10.17.24 There was an article about a guy that drove a million miles with his old Volvo. He preached about fo
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:47am 10.17.24 I am interested in this project also. Right now I use the original Maxwell 500 windlass to assist re
Roller Furler quirky ? Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.17.24 Thanks for following up with the solution!
How do you initiate an owners information page? dlochner at 4:33am 10.17.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 2:16am 10.17.24 Despite all of the setbacks, I've definitely learned a lot about my boat so far, and the advice in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SJN at 10:30pm 10.16.24 Hello Mark. Where is the 2x4? I do not see it in photos. Stephen Nielsen 310 number 260
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:38pm 10.16.24 Terry, I meant to thank you as well for the heads up about the left side edits. How could I have mis

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