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Looking for Swing Keel CMISCHEL at 11:21am 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4356 Hello O'day sailors, I have a 1983 O'Day 30 that is missing it's swing keel. Fabricating a replacem
Fwd Hatch on 1979 O'Day 28 (2) cepes at 11:17am 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1359 Hi: I would like to upgrade my forward hatch with a new(er) one, preferably clear. Can someone poin
Settee back cushions (1) DannyS at 11:01am 07.11.16 Bigger Boats 10/1470 Our O'day 35 settee back cushions have these aluminum tubes attached that hook onto wooden blocks on
1977 C30 dismasted AXEL at 10:54am 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1655 I had the unfortunate luck of being dismasted last weekend sailing in the Great South Bay of Long Is
Kudos to Edson Marine odaydokay at 10:32am 07.11.16 Bigger Boats 5/973 Once again, the Edson folks have shown a high level of responsiveness and helpfulness. Quick answer
Solar Panel Questions - Hunter 25 WiscoSailor at 10:06am 07.11.16 Smaller Boats 10/1837 Hi! I'm thinking of installing a small solar panel to help maintain/charge the battery bank while I
Catalina 275 CoachG at 9:33am 07.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/9989 Has anyone been racing a 275 I need info on modifications to the boat Thanks
First 345 Benoit at 9:27am 07.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1922 I am currently in the process of buying a First 345 - 1988, I love this boat. To those who own one,
Chain Snubber Deleted member 117556 at 8:01am 07.11.16 Catalina 310 7/1732 I am considering going to all-chain rode for my anchoring and wanted to ask about snubbers. I curre
Safety Grab Rail FlyboyTR at 7:21am 07.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/498 We have a 1991 Mac S. I have growing concerns about transitioning from the top deck, stepping down
Leaking Mastbase on 83 Oday 28 - Advice requested (5) Euphoria2011 at 6:28am 07.11.16 Bigger Boats 26/4890 Hello, My mastbase on my 83 Oday 28 has had a leak since I have had the boat (5 years) and its getti
41-45 Hunter needed for corporate charter in Chicago ASAP. (1) Aaron Kiss at 6:17am 07.11.16 Big Boats 2/179 HTTP://www.photosails.com is seeking a 41-45 foot Hunter for a two month corporate charter for Mille
Hey 49 owners - call me stupid but tkwhalen at 5:55am 07.11.16 Big Boats 18/1956 I can't figure out how to lower the dinette table into a double berth. I had assumed I would lift th
what's a good analogy for reefing? Justin_NSA at 5:31am 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 44/2233 I'm trying to explain why we reef or reduce sail in heavier wind to non-sailors. I'm more automotive
Boom vang on 27ft TurboTim at 4:06am 07.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/942 Just sailed my boat for the first time and trying to figure out how everything goes. Did these boats
Gooseneck On 1992 Hunter 33.5 tgrady at 6:47pm 07.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/794 Does anyone have a picture of how the boom is attached to the mask with the gooseneck. My boom 'pop
Catalina 387 Deck Light tomserb at 6:25pm 07.10.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/904 2006 Catalina 387 Deck Light has been replaced twice. Falls out after about 2 years. I believe it i
Hunter 23.5 Mast Rivets Mike in Cape Cod at 2:54pm 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 3/681 Can anyone tell me if the rivets used on the mast are aluminum or stainless specifically the four ri
Sandbags Fred at 2:45pm 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 13/1040 The PO told me that he was advised to install two sandbags under the forward berths of my 96 H26 to
Yamaha 9.9 questions (2) sailnewbie at 12:15pm 07.10.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/1079 What can you tell me about this motor, took in on a trade, runs good but know nothing about

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Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.27.23 Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn'
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 10.27.23 Never understood why some boat manufacturers put a drain in the bottom of a refrigerator. My suggest
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 10:54am 10.27.23 Thanks in advance for any advice. Hi John. Our 1991 boat's original Jabsco overboard macerator sys
Chafe guards sailcapt340 at 10:35am 10.27.23
Fuel lift pump feels hot question (1) jssailem at 9:59am 10.27.23 It appears you have 2 fuel pumps. One in green and one in red . Are these pumps in line? Could the
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 9:38am 10.27.23
Chafe guards Ward H at 9:28am 10.27.23 Your lines look like the same "Buccaneer" gold & white lines I bought through Defender. They feel m
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Ward H at 9:15am 10.27.23 I use the ones Dave shows in his post from Catalina Direct but I sure didn't pay the $154 they are c
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:03am 10.27.23 Hmmm. Sea trials for the wife? The man lives on the edge. :yikes:
Fuel lift pump feels hot question WayneH at 8:59am 10.27.23 My $0.02 worth and I take wooden nickels. :) At first glance, I'm with you about being concerned abo
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Sailgunner at 8:55am 10.27.23 You don't have any cable at your nav station? On my 410 that's where it goes. From my Nav station I
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement LloydB at 8:41am 10.27.23 So I somewhat want to disagree with a couple prior posts because I've fastened a lot of stuff to wal
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 8:17am 10.27.23 Yep that is the leak I bet. Crazy place to put pump out vent anyway. I have a vent in almost the
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 8:13am 10.27.23 Remove the fittings, check the ply core, and clean like mad the inside of the celling. Use a magic
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Jacktar at 8:06am 10.27.23 Yep that is the leak I bet. Crazy place to put pump out vent anyway.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:54am 10.27.23 I agree with John...replacing the tee with a y-valve should solve the problem. However, depending
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 7:14am 10.27.23 It would seem to me that a day sailor looking to get in and out of a marina when calm could carry a
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) jssailem at 7:09am 10.27.23 You could also look at a boat scrap heap after a big storm. There is often lots of scrap 1" pipe fro
MaxProp prop FastOlson at 7:07am 10.27.23 We used a two blade feathering prop for a decade. The gain in sailing performance was both in speed,
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) dlochner at 6:25am 10.27.23 Garhauer makes functional and affordable cleats, Schaeffer makes attractive, elegant, and expensive

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