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Re-Painting Logo on Sail Stache at 9:49am 07.16.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/803 Just bought a Widgeon and though the sails are in great shape the Red W and the Blue Circle is very
Sterling Pro Charge 0v/0a display. Don't panic! Justin_NSA at 8:13am 07.16.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3129 I came out to the boat Saturday and found my new charger not charging and reading all zeros on the d
Catboat? billorgrandpa at 7:55am 07.16.18 Day Sailers 5/1797 Did O'Day make a Catboat? I can't find much info about this 18' boat. Does anyone have more infor
This would be cool for those with larger boats. pateco at 7:23am 07.16.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1128 This popped up as an ad an a website I was visiting. I had to take a look at it. Electric Mooring
Raymarine ST60 wind vane sticking on Hunter 34 Ilanortho at 7:00am 07.16.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1355 Hi; ST60 was installed 3 years ago. For the last two years the display shows the wind vane "sticking
Replacing ALL Plumbing Hoses FlyingAloha at 5:53am 07.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2567 Hey again. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Im still stuck on the hard finishing the boat. No
Refrigeration oil? Pat T at 8:33pm 07.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/520 I am installing a new Adler/Barbour ColdMachine cooling unit ' evaporator. It says to lubricate the
Hunter 49 /50 fuel filter mounting. GOOD idea artboas at 7:15pm 07.15.18 Big Boats 3/523 Ok, I know that it seems that I'm looking for things to improve upon, and I never seem to run out On
Kettenburg 38 (1) Mark Maulden at 5:09pm 07.15.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/1256 153735 we were in Ganges a few days ago and noticed this wooden sailboat tied to the end of an adjac
Shift into forward issue KM2P transmission sea_casper at 4:12pm 07.15.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1795 Having an issue shifting into forward, checked shifting cable and control lever, shift lever on tran
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:38pm 07.15.18 Racing 1/580 GBCA Rum Race #4 was yesterday, Saturday, July 14th. Cruising Club Class was Catalina 1st, Hunter 2n
New Owner of a Catalina 310 Diane & Marshall at 3:22pm 07.15.18 Ask All Sailors 1/347 We have just bought a 2007 Catalina 310 after selling our 2005 Catalina 320. The layout of the 310 s
my sailboat has a flat bottom and no keel :( SUMB44 at 3:14pm 07.15.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2811 so, the first weekend she was out we lost the engine at the ramp and got pushed around by a fickle b
Throttel cable question (2) Capt Robbie at 2:14pm 07.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1111 153729 153730 153730 I have a H34 with a 3gmf yanmar and I think that I need to replace the throttle
Throttel cable what is this part and what exactly does it do? (3) Capt Robbie at 2:11pm 07.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/820 What does this clamp do and what is it called I have a h34 1983 and with a yanmar 3GMF diesel I don'
New (1997) Boat....New Questions rpell1@msn.com at 2:05pm 07.15.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/751 Hi all, I've had my "new" '97 Catalina 30 MKIII for just three days now and even though it's almost
rumba escape mossburga at 1:56pm 07.15.18 Ask All Sailors 0/450 I have a Rumba Escape that I bought last summer. I am having issues furling and unfurling. this is t
460 Dodger help needed (1) Chris Marshall at 1:40pm 07.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/629
Help with bent mast (1) chrisd1071 at 10:52am 07.15.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1916 I recently was putting my mast down for my 23 columbia. It was windy and I lost control of the stay
Kanzaki KM3A transmission rebuild markwbird at 10:07am 07.15.18 Ask All Sailors 8/6374 The drivetrain vibration Odessy continues. I have replaced the prop shaft, cutlass bearing, engine m

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1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) dlochner at 5:10am 05.07.24 I completely agree that forming a channel with hollow space or foam inside provides increased stren
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 wyctoronto at 5:09am 05.07.24
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:53am 05.07.24 The short answer, strength, cost, and weight. First is strength, a hollow rectangular channel is j
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 4:43am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose? The short answer, strength, cost, and
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 4:25am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look! Great, thank you Eian.
How worried should I be? Project_Mayhem at 4:22am 05.07.24 I'd take off whatever fitting the forestay attaches to to look for any hairline cracks and inspect t
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:13am 05.07.24 A friend removed one toe rail from my boat by removing the bungs and the screws. This took upwards o
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:06am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose?
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 4:03am 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? east coaster at 3:55am 05.07.24 Rather than cut the gasket out, I find using a punch set easier and more accurate. I borrow a punch
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 3:10am 05.07.24 Wasn't the Cocoa just top and bottom metal?
Should prop spin in Reverse? kappykaplan at 2:07am 05.07.24 Thanks for all of the good info and advice. Quite welcome. :beer:
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number eianm at 12:27am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look!
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested higgs at 9:09pm 05.06.24 If you pick a calm day you can expect the trip to take 5 to 6 hours by water. It would be an easy s
How worried should I be? higgs at 9:01pm 05.06.24 If the forestay was healthy then breaking it had to put tremendous pressure on every part of the rig
Deck Hardware Neddimg higgs at 8:55pm 05.06.24 Damage from leaking hardware can get extensive. I think the Butyl calk is your best bet for a short
Maybe we have earned it Hayden Watson at 8:24pm 05.06.24 What is your forecast for 11-12 for the RWR and 13-20 for a cruise. It looks like it will be sunny,
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 8:01pm 05.06.24 224622
over starting line early DArcy at 7:54pm 05.06.24 This is just the I flag rule. It is unfortunate they don't always fly the flag, but if the sailing i
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 6:45pm 05.06.24

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