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O'Day 30...Good Bad or Ugly FlyboyTR at 8:15am 10.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/12865 Hello, We are considering the purchase of an 82 O'Day 30 (centerboard version). The original motor
Rub Rail replacement Randall Schmidt at 7:58am 10.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4674 I have a 1984 Oday 28. the prior owner replaced the rub rail with a teak rub rail that needs mainte
Water line blocked or hidden valve? OS2Dude at 7:42am 10.20.16 Catalina 30 11/2059 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I has two fresh water tanks, one forward under the vberth and the other unde
FARR MUMM 30 OPINIONS JohnShannon at 7:52pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3318 Thinking of getting one of these. What should I look out for?
Hunter 22 Rigging GaryRigged at 6:48pm 10.19.16 Smaller Boats 7/1148 I bought a 1983 Hunter 22 this year and had a good summer on the water. I followed the suggestions
Boat speed decreased by 1 knot (2) mytime at 6:18pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 33/3596 I had boat hauled today and noticed barnicals on shaft and fishing line tight on shaft forward and a
Stainless steel chain capta at 6:16pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1771 Coming on two years with my 1/2 inch "hot dip galvanized" ACCO (made in the USA) chain and we are al
Keel cable replacement schedule MaryEllaRose at 4:10pm 10.19.16 Catalina 22 21/3407 How often should I be replacing my keel cable and roller ball? Next season will be the third year on
Refractometer calibation Jerry21707 at 3:12pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1979 Just purchased a refractometer to test my winterizing antifreeze protection. I calibrated the instr
Blistering on a new bottom? MattObjects at 2:11pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2348 When we bought our Rafiki 35 last summer, the boat's bottom was in good shape structurally (no delam
Water in the Bilge stress cracks on the keel housing? A J M at 2:03pm 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/773 I am the original owner of a 7.3 meter s2 sailboat with shoal draft. The boat has always had a dry
Catalina Hard Top Dodger Information (2) Frank P at 10:46am 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/13581 Hello All, I am trying to find information (pricing, options, materials etc) on the hard top dodgers
Help identifying windlass brand and model. (1) Jean Andre at 9:50am 10.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/358 I recently acquired an Elan 43 sailboat and I am looking for help to figure out the brand and model
Need stove for 9.2A SoundWave at 8:02am 10.19.16 S2 8/1400 We have a 1979 S2 9.2A and it has a hole in the galley counter. Does anyone have their original alco
Yanmar 2GM20 maintenance details Justin_NSA at 7:47am 10.19.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/849 I'm getting ready to haul Bella Luna out for the season so I'm going thru the winterization process
How to remove a swing keel Mrtuner at 5:12am 10.19.16 Trailer Sailors 2/3315 I have a Sirocco 15 and I would like to remove the keel to inspect the pivot bolt. I can't see how t
Mainsail Handling >>> Furl Boom or ? Agonizing... Rick D at 9:44pm 10.18.16 Ask All Sailors 38/6377 40', fractionally rigged, full battens, shorthanded sailing. OK, so I am having a dilemma... what to
anyone have a capacity plate on their 1979 25 ft O Day? Jeff22156 at 7:00pm 10.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3091 Dear O Day Owners, Anyone have a capacity plate for a 1979 25 ft O Day? I want to make a capacity pl
Boat Repairs seem insane Randall Schmidt at 5:26pm 10.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 64/6825 I have a 1984 O'Day 28 that needs some work according to my surveyor when I bought her. Below is wh
Hunter 420 aft deck cushions highportsail at 3:07pm 10.18.16 Big Boats 1/662 I am under contact on a 420 and was wondering if any of you know a source for cushions that go on th

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Gooseneck Pin Brianstanis at 3:44am 04.24.24 Those are bolts with plastic lock nut at the thread end. The bolt should be installed from the top
Gooseneck Pin Brianstanis at 3:43am 04.24.24 Assuming yours is like my goose neck. and the pin drops down into the assembly from the top... No,
Metal lathe kappykaplan at 3:38am 04.24.24 I just wish that I did not have to look at that particular shade of blue every time I open my engin
Metal lathe (2) Hayden Watson at 3:09am 04.24.24 I finally got balmars screwup fixed and it only cost me $137. I needed to buy a 1/2 drive impact wr
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 2:06am 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:18pm 04.23.24 So, I have asked the marina if they can haul me out late tomorrow afternoon after their last launch
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. jssailem at 9:32pm 04.23.24
New Batteries and Switch marcham at 9:02pm 04.23.24 Difficult to remotely troubleshoot wiring.... suggest tracing the wires from each battery switch. T
New Batteries and Switch (1) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 04.23.24 Just a guess, but one switch is a 1-2-both-off switch, usually used to switch the house batteries.
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:58pm 04.23.24 Water trapped in the pan is a good guess. Each year I lose some there while winterizing and it does
Gooseneck Pin JoeWhite at 5:43pm 04.23.24 Those are bolts with plastic lock nut at the thread end. The bolt should be installed from the top a
Holding Tank macerator remove JoeWhite at 5:34pm 04.23.24 Do not remove it. Fix the leaks.
Not perfect launch day... Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 04.23.24
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel (1) marchem at 4:24pm 04.23.24 When I installed a new fuel pump on our M25XPB I used a spade connector on the hot side. I can unplu
Not perfect launch day... kappykaplan at 3:40pm 04.23.24 Good luck with the teardown and reassembly, Greg. :beer:
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 3:27pm 04.23.24 Bummer. I followed your installation with interest. I've watched competent yard workers struggle
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? shemandr at 3:26pm 04.23.24 The Code 0 is a reaching sail. Maybe close reaching. It has a beautiful shape but a relatively nar
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 3:15pm 04.23.24 I decided to change the vent exhaust hose (hose from engine compartment to the blower). It turns out
Not perfect launch day... shemandr at 3:11pm 04.23.24 Bummer. I followed your installation with interest. I've watched competent yard workers struggle w
Gooseneck Pin ggrizzard at 3:08pm 04.23.24 Assuming yours is like my goose neck. and the pin drops down into the assembly from the top... No, i

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