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jackhartjr at 8:03pm 12.03.17
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Hi folks, I just bought this trailer for my Oday 22 shoal draft. I am told that's exactly what was o
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A friend needs a surveyor for a 4o' Tolleycraft motoryacht in Quantico, VA. Can anyone here recommen
Snow Fairy at 2:05pm 12.03.17
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Should I buy replacement main and jib halyards with the fittings attached? How do I rethread the ha
tomgrigsby at 1:41pm 12.03.17
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Was this our Ed? http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cantonrep/obituary.aspx?pid=187230840
GBGraham at 11:14am 12.03.17
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Having Google'd this thread with no easy conclution and me just a newbe looking for interesting info
JRT at 8:41am 12.03.17
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Jackdaw was helpful on identifying a sail my old O'day 25 came with as a drifter. The PO thought it
Lisa at 8:27am 12.03.17
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Our boat came with a winter cover and was kinda excited about that. Put it on this morning and I can
Scott T-Bird at 7:28am 12.03.17
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Yesterday, I saw a dredging operation going on right outside our marina. Our marina owner was happy
Dan15O at 5:16am 12.03.17
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Hi, I'm new to this forum and to sailing. I'm looking forward to learning about sailing and working
Chad st julien at 8:17pm 12.02.17
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I have a question about the oday 25 swing keel, when the center board is in the up position how much
Cowpokee at 7:48pm 12.02.17
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I got out in the mild conditions yesterday on my new to me boat and tried singlehandling the asymmet
Lance Dias at 5:23pm 12.02.17
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I bought my Hunter 356 new in 2003. Only recently did I figured out where the water in the bilge was
bortiz at 4:00pm 12.02.17
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has anyone replaced the "in-deck" solar panel ? and if so, where did you get the replacement. any ad
Rus Jones at 2:40pm 12.02.17
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Does anyone know where I can find replacement engine mounts for my Yanmar YSM 12. It is the origina
Capt Robbie at 12:44pm 12.02.17
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Just hit the four year mark on my house batteries and I am looking into replacements. They are stil
Sailing Atlas at 10:07am 12.02.17
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Hi everyone. This is my first time on this forum and first time posting a question. Im hopeful som
viper at 9:24am 12.02.17
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My charger portion seems to work fine, is 100 amp, with a 2000 watt inverter.. just don't know wh
fhujber at 9:09am 12.02.17
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Hoisting the furling jib on a '87 272LE. The halyard is attached to a car that slides in a groove on
woodzy at 8:02am 12.02.17
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I've got a 1982 Cat 27 and would like some insight on running my main halyard aft. Does anyone have
friesen at 6:58am 12.02.17
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Hi everyone I am planning to install a deckwash pump on a 2007 B40. Based on various websites I ha

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Mast bag?
Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 05.25.24
The tail i then do a coil and a wrap with a top that runs through the top of the coil that allows t
Bilge water question
sailme88 at 3:05am 05.25.24
I suspect that the corrugated tan hose is the manual whale pump feed line. The white line to the r
Raw water vented loop question   (3)
Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 05.24.24
What caused it to leak in the first place? The #$%^&*> seat and/or plug in the crappy little pl
Mast bag?
dLj at 8:42pm 05.24.24
Your point is well-taken, although the problem with loosely-secured halyard could go beyond mere ae
Mast bag?
PaulK at 8:38pm 05.24.24
Assuming you bundle the halyard properly before putting it in the bag, tangles should be no more a
Mast bag?   (1)
thinwater at 8:35pm 05.24.24
Yup, had one on my PDQ 34 cruising cat for many years. Very durable. Very handy. I used it for the
Raw water vented loop question
JamesG161 at 8:05pm 05.24.24
What caused it to leak in the first place? The plastic vent thread? Rare event bothers me. Jim...
Raw water vented loop question
dlochner at 7:21pm 05.24.24
Rick, I expect that it is just a "generic" part. I'm wondering what the size of the threaded fitt
Raw water vented loop question
smokey73 at 7:20pm 05.24.24
Rick, I expect that it is just a "generic" part. I'm wondering what the size of the threaded fitti
Mixing elbow
dlochner at 7:13pm 05.24.24
Try HDI Marine. https://hdimarine.net
Raw water vented loop question
dlochner at 7:12pm 05.24.24
It is a generic vented loop, not a Yanmar Part. The vent sometimes gets plugged or loosens. Unscrew
Raw water vented loop question
Rick D at 6:57pm 05.24.24
I replaced mine with a Vetus about 15 years ago.
Mixing elbow
Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.24.24
I think the Universal engines just use pretty generic types of elbows if I remember right? I know on
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart
David in Sandusky at 5:36pm 05.24.24
Thank you both. I printed your pdf's, Kloudie, to show to my rigger.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts
kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24
This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all!   (3)
Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24
That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft
Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24
Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ...
Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24
The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I

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