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O'day 30 1979 Galley Drawer Hardware cookcwayne at 12:08pm 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/545 Trying to replace the plastic slide(s) that hold up the drawers any suggestions ?
Jib Furler (1) MikePoplin at 11:35am 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/363 I disassembled the furling components last Fall when I had the jib restitched; now I don't recall ho
Center board issues Flaco at 10:34am 06.14.17 Smaller Boats 8/1431 Ever since I bought my H260 I have found it very hard to pull up the swing keel. It takes all the po
Advice on loading a boat on the trailer (1) Cowpokee at 7:42am 06.14.17 Ask All Sailors 27/4361 Would anyone have an opinion on where the balance point on this boat would be? I have it on a lake t
Deja Vu All Over! NZ vs. USA Gunni at 7:21am 06.14.17 Racing 1/581 In light winds (and after a race stop for no wind) New Zealand easily defeated Sweden to win the Lou
Chart Plotter Recommendation for Hunter 310 JScho at 7:21am 06.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/1190 I just purchased a 2000 Hunter 310 and would like to add a chart plotter. Maybe 7" or 9". Wonderin
Questions about solar chargers AXEL at 6:31am 06.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1164 I'm thinking of adding a solar battery charging system to my C30. I know pretty much nothing about t
Center board pennant exit hole in cockpit CarmenK at 6:28am 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/753 I am a new owner of an old boat--1976 O'Day 25. The good news is that the centerboard was replaced s
Yanmar 1gm rpm neutral vs under load johnm5858 at 1:10am 06.14.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/718 I heard a mechanic once say what the normal difference should be on Max Rpms between /in neutral ve
Bimini for H22 (1) newsailor130 at 8:11pm 06.13.17 Smaller Boats 1/449 Any idea where to get a Bimini for my H22 (and being able to sail with Bimini up)? Steve Gully poste
Crap Meriachee at 8:08pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 23/986 There are a couple of spots in the non skid with black crap deep in the crevices. This was present w
Inverter questions redunculous at 8:01pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2302 I am about to take off for some extended cruising and was aiming at installing an inverter, I would
Fresh water pump causing surging Russ Gallagher at 7:27pm 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1800 Hello all. I'm brand-new to this boat and when I turn on the water pumping system I get pressure at
Spinnaker halyard roller Tally Ho at 7:23pm 06.13.17 Bigger Boats 13/3078 My O'Day 322 has a roller at the front top of the mast for the spinnaker halyard. The roller seems
Lowrance Link-8 microphone Tally Ho at 7:19pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1246 The mic on my Link-8 seems to flaking out and won't transmit when I key the mic. Does anyone know i
isotherm model 4730 refrigeration unit stops cooling Michel C at 6:55pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/293 Hi, need some guidance. I have an isotherm refrigeration unit model 4730. seems that after a little
Whisker pole hardware options-I'm clueless! Jimongee at 6:08pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2255 I am finally getting the itch to break down and buy a whisker pole for my 356. However when checking
Considering a Catalina 30 Roadking Larry at 5:51pm 06.13.17 Catalina 30 29/4012 I've been bit by the "bigger boat bug". Looking at an '80 Catalina 30. Preliminary look see is prom
Stuck Masthead Wind direction vane kimelmore at 4:45pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1583 I am going up the mast Saturday to find out why my masthead unit got stuck in one position. The inst
Need a whisker pole Jimongee at 4:12pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/255 we have a 2002 356. We are leaving in a. Few days for 3 months on the Great Lakes. We really shoul

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Santana 21 design info needed kcrr at 5:01am 12.28.23 Where are you located? When I bought my Santana 21 the man give me an extra mast and a boom. The tw
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 12:20am 12.28.23 You can read the adventures of one of our own members who took off from the Chesapeake bay May 2023.
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities Skipper J at 11:17pm 12.27.23 Good points by all, thank you. And I should not have said that I only wanted input from those who ow
Water lock broke (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:31pm 12.27.23 Luckily the leak could be easily patch using Seal Stic SS106 epoxy putty. Ken, if that muffler ha
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 12.27.23 I have the Thetford 550P. Although it's a discontinued model they are still out there, as the link
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 9:09pm 12.27.23 Looks like this is finally happening. I've bought the potty, and now I've started this thread. So t
Water lock broke Michael Davis at 9:07pm 12.27.23
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 8:34pm 12.27.23 Just thinking out loud here. I need to order some sanitation hose to go from the potty to the Y pipe
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker gwoolverton at 8:05pm 12.27.23 Take care when reading the Catalina Direct page about their breaker. They say it's 135Amp, but the o
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 6:57pm 12.27.23 Here is the way I look at ratios about sailboats. The question I ask is what was the use for which t
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities shemandr at 6:43pm 12.27.23 People have crossed the Atlantic in little more than a refrigerator but that doesn't mean I'd do it.
1985 Pearson 36.2 transmission cable NYSail at 4:55pm 12.27.23
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 2:44pm 12.27.23 If you are a good navigator, competent in weather planning, have the needed provisions for your boat
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities (1) tfox2069 at 12:55pm 12.27.23 I suppose the answer is sure, you could sail the 32RK across an ocean. But would you want to? @Dav
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:45am 12.27.23 Thanks very much for clarifying @jssailem!
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning jssailem at 9:43am 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (1) fstbttms at 9:14am 12.27.23 Fst - what's your take on how gracefully Trinidad wears over time with maintenance cleaning? ...Wou
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:10am 12.27.23 Ask your former hull cleaner what he thinks is the most durable and effective paint in your area. H
Thru Hull Replacement? (1) jssailem at 8:59am 12.27.23

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