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Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1246 I'm interested in installing some speakers in the cockpit of my O'Day 25. I've seen many different l
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 10:48am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 10/706 Having read about the exciting upcoming expedition to map the length of the Amazon, in which the boa
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas seadaddler at 8:53am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 3/960 I have bird poop on my canvas from this past season and thinking washing each piece in washing machi
Holy freakin flying sailboat! (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 4/397 220400
Garhauer Traveler (1) reuabyor at 4:08am 10.03.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/820 Hey guys- I am trying to find one (1) garhauer traveler, control car. Port side. Mine broke and th
Rub Rail Kuwull at 4:45pm 10.02.23 Precision 0/8 I just sold my P-23. It needed new rub rail and by advice from Precision, I got Taco V11-3161. It to
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 1:59pm 10.02.23 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2012 im hopefully going to be getting an 1982 oday 22 and need to know roughly what the standing headroom
The cutest thing I've seen (2) rgranger at 11:40am 10.02.23 Sails Call Lounge 6/1606 220390
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 TakingOnWater at 11:02am 10.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1868 Hello, I'm so glad I found this forum. My wife and I have moved up to Lake Tahoe for retirement. T
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location yak4fish at 9:27am 10.02.23 Islander 4/4317 I just recently purchase an 1977 Islander 28 - I added a VHF Radio and an antenna off the aft rail f
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner yak4fish at 9:20am 10.02.23 Islander 8/1244 I just recently purchased an Islander 28 - the interior is in very nice condition, with the islander
missing panel Rick.johnson at 6:45am 10.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/390 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
missing panel Rick.johnson at 6:44am 10.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/41 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the port side a maybe cover panel about 4x6 " ?? Rick.johnson at 6:42am 10.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/400 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration Wicked Wanda at 7:18pm 10.01.23 Ask All Sailors 4/371 Having trouble setting up NOMAD AIS to work. RayMarine chart plotter is not showing the unit. So I
Anchor/Rode AUDIS BROW at 6:10pm 10.01.23 Bigger Boats 7/1627 I have a 27' ODay. Generally, I am anchoring in muddy bottoms in shallow water with I believe a 12lb
Line identification (1) Hayden Watson at 9:33am 10.01.23 Ask All Sailors 8/505 I was gifted these two lines which are both about 150' and could work for either my halyards or geno
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? jssailem at 10:34pm 09.30.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1354 Through the years I have learned not to state observations of ladies regarding their weight. We all
Pedestal cup holders Clydo at 10:31pm 09.30.23 Catalina 310 10/1721 Has anyone replaced any of their cupholders? One of my four is broken and wonder where can get repl
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Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 11:28am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 10:24am 02.25.25 It does have to be a minimum thickness to lock into halyard jammer, right?
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 10:16am 02.25.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of ali
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 10:03am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length of
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing jssailem at 9:56am 02.25.25 I guess it's for a thinner line. That is a good observation. We often have lines as the halyards
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? JBP-PA at 8:52am 02.25.25 One possible glitch in your approach is that the joint between extrusions might be corroded. The fo
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Rick Webb at 8:31am 02.25.25 There should be a sheave in there Time for a new one
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? SteveHughessails at 8:31am 02.25.25 I am educating myself on tuning our B&R rig on a Hunter 240. I step and unstep our mast all the time
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 8:30am 02.25.25 Yes, mine had the main halyard and the topping lift in those sheaves.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 8:28am 02.25.25 With the line on the left sheave, the tab presses on it and locks it from moving. I guess it's for a
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 8:09am 02.25.25 Also! There is an alternative product, called a T-Terminal Retaining Plug. https://www.fisheriessu
Mast rivets? JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.25 I had that problem with my H25.5. I would hold them in place with blue tape before raising the mast.
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? dlochner at 7:18am 02.25.25 Lot of words here, let's break it down. Building your own rigging, i.e., cutting the wire and insta
Solar Charging Question Caboteur at 7:12am 02.25.25
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 7:06am 02.25.25 Once things are disconnected, maybe it would be possible to find the correct center by pushing the s
Mast rivets? dlochner at 6:54am 02.25.25 If you use SS rivets coat the barrel with Tef-Gel to prevent corrosion between the aluminum and SS.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 6:38am 02.25.25 The tabs are guides that keep the sheaves and halyards in their place - if it's not bent, it should
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 6:06am 02.25.25 High-quality pop rivets. Aluminum or Stainless. Drill and replace. Going back to your other post,
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:52am 02.25.25 I don't see the part on the sbo store but you can order it directly from US Spars: https://www.ussp
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing eherlihy at 5:48am 02.25.25 Move the halyard to the sheave on the port side? I would do this before grinding anything.

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