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28 foot oday questions (1) Bo96 at 1:13pm 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2849 Im new to sailing going pick up a 79 oday 28 this saturday i was wondering if theres a detaild riggi
Rigger a Hunter 34 for a Spinnaker markwbird at 11:37am 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 5/705 I am in process of rigging my '84 Hunter 34 with a symmetrical spinnaker. This requires a down-hall
Garmin EchoMap DV43 Installation Pat at 10:30am 10.24.17 Bigger Boats 4/922 Good afternoon, my wife purchased the subject Garmin product for installation in our O'Day 272 LE..
Common negative wire for solar panels? galynd at 10:13am 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4521 I currently have 2 - 100 watt solar panels connected to a 20 amp mppt controller. I'm planning to a
Navigation Light Dilemma (1) Capri at 8:21am 10.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/529 Hi. Please see attached. I was rebedding a toe rail and discovered my starboard nav light is leaking
Beneteau 400 Forward Shroud Attachment (2) drdanj at 8:19am 10.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1316 I'm ready to make an offer on a '94 Beneteau 400. It seems a very good boat, but I see a problem - s
Anyone sailing in the Wurstfest keelboat regatta? Jackdaw at 7:31am 10.24.17 Racing 11/1325 Canyon Lake TX, Nov 11-12 I'll be down coaching and crewing on a Fareast 28r. Jodi is coming down a
What is the wing keel of a Cat 22 made of? catalanc at 6:40am 10.24.17 Catalina 22 5/1420 Hi Guys, I posted the question below on the general site and it was suggested that the Cat22 forum
New fresh water system advice SloopDogg at 5:58am 10.24.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1208 Hello all, I decided it was time to replace the sole of the main salon in my 1985 Tartan 40. This p
Power take off (1) All U Get at 3:48am 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/884 142153 Most boaters don't have a power take off on their engine so I thought I'd post ours. We had
Electric Windlass installation on Oday 34/35 rajhnsn at 3:03am 10.24.17 Bigger Boats 1/622 Has anyone installed a windlass on a 34/5? If so, can you share the particulars with me? I'm think
Portable fuel tanks All U Get at 12:18am 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/293 Hi all, Just wondering how long most of you get out of a fuel tank. The one in our dinghy is five
Cutless Bearing Clydo at 7:14pm 10.23.17 Catalina 310 4/1194 Is it normal to replace cutless bearing at around 450 hours? Shaft is straight, eng mounts tight.
Restarting a 9hp Yanmar diesel on a Hunter 27 after draining the fuel heath18703 at 7:02pm 10.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/474 Had just a terrible problem with sediment in our fuel clogging up our fuel line filters, so we're in
What's under my antifouling? (2) Suncatcher at 6:41pm 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1830 I'm sanding the bottom of my 1982 Hughes Columbia and confused about what's directly over at least s
Extendable bowsprit poles - advice AlastairLC at 6:19pm 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2867 Does anyone have experience with these gennaker poles, made by Selden or Forte? In particular, do th
2005 Hunter 41 ac windlass jack1812 at 5:12pm 10.23.17 Big Boats 15/1742 In 2005 I purchased a new 2005 Hunter 41 A/C, the electric windlass is a Simpson Lawrence however I
What is the Wing Keel made of? catalanc at 5:00pm 10.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2200 I have a 22 MK II that I am laying up for the winter. I noticed that there is some "wrinkling" of th
Yanmar 3YM30 AE Goyo at 4:47pm 10.23.17 Big Boats 3/883 I have recently upgraded my boat and I have a question about winteriIng the motor . The new boat i
Shaft removal jotruk at 4:27pm 10.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/4723 I have a 1979 hunter 27 with a yanmar deseil engine I hit an surmeged object and bent the shift and

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Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 06.25.24 I've seen a few homemade furlers that the owners have been happy with. Very inexpensive to build and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 1:28pm 06.25.24 ... or mud daubers:rolleyes: ... that is one chase that took me all day .... I was considering di
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 1:12pm 06.25.24 Hi Larry, does Aqua Maps allow the same 2 devices sharing per account as Navionics? We might it wit
DC breaker/switch panel questions dmax at 12:34pm 06.25.24 You should not run your deck level navigation lights (bow and stern) with a masthead tri-color - you
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 12:12pm 06.25.24 ..start compiling an equipment inventory and a maintenance and repairl log. Your boat's profile sho
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 Joe at 11:53am 06.25.24 You do realize that you can put any instrument on your boat you want. Yes, Hunter built the boats,
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 11:51am 06.25.24 If you have a boom vang, snug it up slightly to prevent the boom from moving up and down too much.
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 11:50am 06.25.24 Raise and lower the boom by hand near the mast and listen for squeaking sound. If squeaking, then
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 11:24am 06.25.24 You should indicate what kind of compass, where it is mounted and what your usage will be. Only thin
Best Place to post " boat for sale" odaydokay at 11:23am 06.25.24 Thanks, all. Good ideas to consider, all. Still very early in the process.
DC breaker/switch panel questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:14am 06.25.24 Conventional wisdom is to run the bilge pump direct to the battery bank with a dedicated on/off/ man
Furler woes (2) jssailem at 11:07am 06.25.24 A pendant is a way of shortening the length of halyard between the top of the furler and the mast. T
Mobile navigation app TomY at 11:04am 06.25.24 Aqua Maps is better overall than Navionics. I still use both, as @Davidasailor26 does, but overall
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Sailor Sue at 10:35am 06.25.24 I went down last night and the engine cranked on second push. I let it run for 2 hrs and it ran fin
Bomar hatch hinge pin chriscampbell at 10:28am 06.25.24 Do you have a source for those ? From Bomar, as a special order through WestMarine. Bomar part num
Furler woes bob45 at 9:35am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tac
Stearn furler joint connectors needed: LOWmarine at 9:21am 06.25.24 So, my old mirage 25 furler has broken at least 4 foil joint connectors... I think it's a stearn fo
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 jssailem at 8:58am 06.25.24 I want to replace the compass and the depth finder. Neither instrument works. Then, by all means,
Flickering House Lights Timm R Oday25 at 8:50am 06.25.24 Our 1981 Oday wires were run the exact same way . Seemed to be an industry standard back then
Furler woes JoeWhite at 8:49am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tack

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