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89-94 H27 Lower Shroud Attachment (1) MarkW11 at 4:00pm 05.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/565 New boat for me and I'm about to step the mast for the first time. Today I noticed that one of the l
30A Shore Power Inlet Fail (1) dlochner at 3:38pm 05.15.16 Musings With Maine Sail 13/2398 Replaced the standard 30A shore power cord with a Smart Plug. After removing the old inlet I discove
WA6CCA Vertical Dipole for Sailing Yachts Brian D at 3:00pm 05.15.16 SSB and Ham Operators 5/1758 Back in October 2014, I reported that I built an HF Dipole antenna for my boat. Since then, the web
Holding tank Tim22 at 2:25pm 05.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1352 Hi all I have just discovered that the holding tank on my hunter 310 needs replacing. The input hose
Leaking Keel chuck stas at 2:25pm 05.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/5096 I just sanded the bottom of my Boat to paint it. When I was finished I saw a dark spot and thought I
Droning vibration at 2700 rpm mytime at 1:56pm 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1504 I have a 1994 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25xp. Over the winter I had: A new prop shaft spun and b
Poly will stop you dead. (1) LeoLambert310 at 1:32pm 05.15.16 Catalina 310 2/859 123444 Having picked up a poly sheet floating under the water the size of the boat stopped us dead w
Do you get seasick? rgranger at 12:02pm 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 30/6433 The topic of seasickness came up on another thread and I didn't want to hijack the thread... Here i
I am in deep trouble! Mayday! jd4cm0601 at 12:01pm 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 123/22292 Let's start this by saying that I'm an idiot and maybe the worst boat owner on the planet. I bought
goose neck replacement djekels at 11:11am 05.15.16 Parts Search 1/696 I've had it with my current gooseneck breaking off the mast from its 4 rivits per attachment. Does
Dock equipment-newbie question Texas Gun-Man at 10:20am 05.15.16 Catalina 22 8/788 I'm renting a space at my local lake marina. It is a lake with only 3 sailboats (only 2 active) coun
Halyard sheaves at base of 23.5 mast Scotty147 at 10:16am 05.15.16 Smaller Boats 30/2658 Some time ago I removed the pin and sheaves at the base of the mast on my 23.5. The plastic separato
Interior stain for Pearson 36-2 Ghughes at 9:06am 05.15.16 Pearson 5/1875 We are restoring a Pearson 36-2 (1988) and had to replace teak plywood around ports. Any recommenda
Ground Prep for Morgan 36T Chip Doughty at 8:31am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 1/712 Hello Everyone, I just bought a 1973 Morgan36T than is going to reside on my property for the next y
Raw water pump Ron20324 at 8:05am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1371 This is my first go-round with the raw water pump leaking out the back. I follow the threads about t
Transducer 26m macrigger at 6:10am 05.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/596 Im installing a lowrance transducer and would like it inside as opposed to a stern mount.....any ide
Edson pedistal guard on Yacht Specialties pedistal. johnm5858 at 5:48am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/368 After much talking with Edson and planning and installing, I just got done installing a pedistal gu
Edson pedistal guard on Yacht Specialties Pedistal. (1) johnm5858 at 5:44am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2504 After much planning and installing, Imjust got don installing a pedistal guard, my concern is the en
Aluminum water tank repair? (3) Chris & Lenore at 4:49am 05.15.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2191 Our spring surprise this year was a leak in one of the fresh water tanks. Seems to be about a pint a
Universal Diesel Engine Paint StanleyJ at 4:13am 05.15.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/2045 Hi Folks! I am looking for the dark gold or bronze engine paint found on Universal diesel engines.

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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? dlochner at 6:38pm 03.08.24 You don't say how big your Catalina is. That's an important factor. An outboard on a boat designed f
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 6:29pm 03.08.24 If there is a magnetic in the gasket, then the magnetic side should be where it can contact the meta
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 03.08.24
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 6:06pm 03.08.24 Well the outboard would only be used in the event of a Yanmar or steering failure. Once I had a Yan
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? garymalmgren at 6:02pm 03.08.24 Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? No! If you want security, you should have a reli
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket LloydB at 5:01pm 03.08.24 i just checked my home fridge just out of curiosity and the newer gasket on it has a flat magnet emb
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Tally Ho at 4:34pm 03.08.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JRacer at 4:33pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising There are some th
Hunter 170 pgandw at 4:32pm 03.08.24 Here is your best source of info: Daysailer Class Association. The class association for the Marine
Hunter 170 kappykaplan at 4:29pm 03.08.24 Here's one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/oday-mariner-spreaders.40027 And two more: ht
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:27pm 03.08.24 I think there is a general principle involved. The boat I have now is my first boat in 30 years. Wh
Are you Ready for Spring? (1) RussC at 4:04pm 03.08.24 I am SO ready. And as a lake sailer the excitement is really starting to build locally that our prem
Hunter 170 quiggers at 3:34pm 03.08.24 So, I went down the rabbit hole and really am quite taken with these O'Day boats, both the mariner a
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (1) NYSail at 3:25pm 03.08.24
Are you Ready for Spring? Siamese at 3:18pm 03.08.24 Oh, I'm ready for it, for all the good that does. Will be selling my 2014 Catalina 315 that I've h
Are you Ready for Spring? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.08.24
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Baja bash at 2:45pm 03.08.24 Hi just did mine and the flat side should go to the outside. That is where the magnet is so that the
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 1:59pm 03.08.24 It would be helpful to see the door or edge the gasket attaches to. Offhand, I'd guess the round s
Black water seacock jcrewser at 1:43pm 03.08.24 The Hunter 376 manual has a crude wastewater treatment schematic. It shows a "Tee" between the black

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