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Question about forward hatch on O'day 22 davidmhull at 8:43am 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1262 Good morning. I have an O'day 22 that does not have the forward hatch option. I called Rudy and he s
I spotted a listing on eBay for a guy who is parting out a 1988 272. Sunbird22358 at 6:39am 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/373 Removed to avoid violation of posting items for sale.
ultrasonic antifouling splax at 5:33am 07.12.16 Big Boats 5/1280 Hello, I was asked about ultrasonic antifouling and didn't even know that these systems were avai
Enlighten me--dark/light spots on hull (1) Windtherapy at 5:09am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2822 I hope the attached photo is good enough to see the dark ' light spots on my hull. This is after we
For want of a nail (cotter pin)....a mast was lost (4) DSqr at 4:22am 07.12.16 Big Boats 24/2846 It was a beautiful day Saturday on Lake Michigan as we set sail from Racine, WI with winds out of th
Dalys Seafin Equivalent what is available Australia? Akapeterc at 4:19am 07.12.16 Big Boats 1/651 My 2003 Hunter 44DS Teak was finished using Seafin Teak Oil, manufactured by Dalys. Does any know o
Turning block Randy Church at 4:02am 07.12.16 Big Boats 2/512 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. The original sheave on the port side jib sheet turning block shattered last
Sea Talk All U Get at 3:35am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/927 Hi all, I did an advanced search for Sea Talk and got a reply from 1999. My wind instruments were
Hunter 44DS Storage Ideas Akapeterc at 3:21am 07.12.16 Big Boats 0/615 I am setting up my yacht ready for moving aboard permanently, and am looking for ideas as to storage
Depth Finder mrudman850 at 8:27pm 07.11.16 Catalina 22 9/2093 My boat came with a Humminbird HDR 200 depth finder and in-hull transducer. The unit powers up and
Can't Get Enough of the Adventure! Kings Gambit at 8:18pm 07.11.16 Destinations 0/671 So, in only a few day begins (yet another) 14-day exploration of the northern Channel Islands of Sou
Made 2 major decisions on my 1985 26' this week Windtherapy at 6:00pm 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/1672 Well where do I start. Bought the boat 2 years ago and hardly had any time to work on it last summe
Propane tank recertification? scottdube at 5:16pm 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 61/10314 Has anyone had this done lately? I searched and only turned up older info. Mine are at least 13 ye
1981 O'Day 22..help unknown accessory!!! (4) Capri at 5:06pm 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/530 Hello. I bought an O'Day 22 that came with an accessory that I need help with. See photos. It was ro
2002 Hunter 326 Davits Unwrittentimeline at 4:26pm 07.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/1020 We recently had new davits installed on our Hunter 326 and moved the lifeline gate forward to allow
Stressful upwind journey - Long Beach to San Pedro - couple of questions marke14 at 4:05pm 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 45/3144 I had an interesting day of solo sailing yesterday. I checked the forecasts for weather, wind and t
keel bolt nut size for H290 danstanford at 3:14pm 07.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/279 searched high and low for the answer and the boat is an hour away so I thought I would ask you Guys.
Old Catalina 22 motor mount (1) Walkie at 1:02pm 07.11.16 Catalina 22 4/2942 125760 We are restoring my father's old 1970 Catalina 22 with retractable keel. We were almost the
Bio cross contamination with W/B boats Serenity seeker at 11:37am 07.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1830 Hello, I am completely new at all this, so please forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am in n
Looking for Swing Keel CMISCHEL at 11:21am 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4052 Hello O'day sailors, I have a 1983 O'Day 30 that is missing it's swing keel. Fabricating a replacem

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Jo
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:51pm 09.16.23 It seems to me that I read somewhere that the bulk of the heat generated in the alternator was from
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd sa
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:29pm 09.16.23 What effect will lowering the operating temperature have on the engine performance and combustion?
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:26pm 09.16.23 There are liquid cooled alternators on eBay. Here's a 150A one for $265: Alternator Bo 12v 150 Am
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. garymalmgren at 5:56pm 09.16.23 Hi Smokey If it is a broken sheeve, is it possible to replace the sheeve with the mast up? The shor
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 5:49pm 09.16.23 My seacock is bronze. No flow, with the seacock open (ie tank is empty and pumping "air") would be
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Tedd at 5:45pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Joh
Macerator "stalling out" JamesG161 at 5:45pm 09.16.23 Do you think it would damage the motor if I ran the macerator for a few seconds with the thruhull s
Where are these blocks used (1) Dalliance at 5:23pm 09.16.23 Snatch blocks. Use them when I reef my 150 genoa, which is often. No adjustable genoa sheet track.
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:12pm 09.16.23 I take it you're talking about the diagonals. For my 280 the manual doesn't give any numbers for th
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Dalliance at 5:01pm 09.16.23 I got rid of my topping lift 14 years ago. The mainsail roach hung up and chafed on it constantly.
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Tally Ho at 4:59pm 09.16.23
Macerator "stalling out" (1) Rich Stidger at 4:52pm 09.16.23 Dan, Definitely check the current draw. Mine draws about 20A when actually pumping and when the flo
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 4:33pm 09.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Don't know why I didn't put my hand on the motor when it stalled out :facepalm:
Sewing Cushions and Bimini BigEasy at 4:16pm 09.16.23 I am also tempted to copy a piece of canvas by ripping the stitches and flattening it to use as a pa
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Depends on how you do the edge hems. Two hems in a corner will get you 6 layers of fabric if the he
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Bimini projects are difficult; definitely a learning curve and an art. Yes, indeed. Sometimes we
Sewing Cushions and Bimini dlochner at 4:01pm 09.16.23 Thinking about my bimini and dodger I can't imagine anywhere where there are eight layers of fabric
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 3:55pm 09.16.23

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