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Oday 28 Hand Rails IAMCCF at 6:05pm 04.23.16 Bigger Boats 51/6687 Hi All, I have been working on replacing all the teak on my Oday 28 Take Two. I have 6 of the 8 toe
What are these (1) sailnewbie at 5:40pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/872 Rope with alot of snaps, for flags ?
Fresh Water Tank Jim 5757 at 5:08pm 04.23.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1781 Our 1973 Morgan 28 has a poly tank under the V-berth. I've been chasing small cracks over the past f
Sail worries sailnewbie at 5:04pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 4/561 I've been finishing up a few things before it totally warms and noticed many spiders and bugs inside
Looking for opinions of the O'Day 31 / 30. jrowan at 3:57pm 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/955 Hello, We are considering purchasing a 1985 O'Day 31. Would love to have other O'Day owners opinions
H290: Reef Lines set-up (2) rssmith2468 at 1:14pm 04.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1353 Hi Folks New comer here - moved up to a 2000 Hunter 290 (bought last fall, just getting in the water
Greco SweetTank... Doug/Karen at 12:58pm 04.23.16 Big Boats 2/1077 What experience, if any , has anyone had using the Groco SweetTank product?
West Marine thumbs up DAVA390 at 12:23pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/718 I know we sometimes enjoy busting on 'Worst Marine " but they did right by me today. While waiting f
Info WRT Purchase 1994 Catalina 250 WB doublereefed at 11:08am 04.23.16 Trailer Sailors 6/1172 I am looking at a 1994 C250 WB that I'm interested in buying. I've observed, sailed on friend's boat
Drain from Cockpit seat jssailem at 10:36am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1792 I have a CAL 35 C 1974 boat. The starboard cockpit seat drain is plumbed to the sink drain. The sink
Interprotect barrier coat concerns kito at 10:09am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2955 I applied my second to last coat of 2000e (white) before I start on the AF paint. I am kind of conce
Weight distribution on a 26 classic walt at 8:56am 04.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/4999 I posted the quote in sticky thread about the differences between the 26 foot water ballast boats. I
Dangers of Breath-Hold Diving Kings Gambit at 8:46am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 54/7535 In another thread there has been brief discussion of reports of the tragic death of a fellow boater
rudder post cover for O'Day 28 (1) Riga at 8:02am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1421 I lost this cover plate. I checked with Rudy at D'R and he hadn't seen one like it. Anyone with an
Battery Location Greengas at 7:31am 04.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/761 Where do you keep your battery in your Mac 25? And what size battery do you use?
Replacement led lights for Oceanis 45 SteveInMD at 6:18am 04.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2789 I'm thinking of replacing the lights in the arch of my Oceanis 45. I would like lights that can be
Battery Charger Info (1) LakeOntario270 at 6:12am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 3/759 There have been a lot of threads lately dealing with charging batteries and chargers which got me th
Life on the outside All U Get at 5:39am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1105 Hi all, We've been making our way north trying to keep outside when the weather permits and this ye
ODAY 34 galley sink mpraizner at 4:54am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/941 Can anyone tell me where the galley sinks drain to?
2006 M25XPB Fuel Filter dnimigon at 8:30pm 04.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/2043 This engine uses the D1005 block and after much research I found out the Kubota fuel filter 70000-43

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Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 7:38am 04.11.24 Yes, ours look to be ready to be replaced or removed for good.
A fresh old gelcoat reveal BarryL at 7:31am 04.11.24 Hey, Years ago when I had my boat bottom soda blasted, I used Pettit Protect before applying bottom
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info William Taylor at 7:20am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ec
Keel shemandr at 7:02am 04.11.24 When a yard re-bedded my keel they used 5200. It was a yard with a very good reputation. I took my
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: BrianQ at 6:49am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the opp
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info jssailem at 6:39am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ecg
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 6:27am 04.11.24 Have you considered practicing controlling the boat from in front of or beside the wheel? A lot of
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:06am 04.11.24 No informed idea, but I assume they are handholds to help pull up from the lee side when heeled. But
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: BrianQ at 6:05am 04.11.24 my boat has a huge steering wheel that you can't get easily around when you need to get back to th
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 5:44am 04.11.24 Seems like they'll be easy to remove!
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:43am 04.11.24 I understand the idea of coming into the slip at an angle, bow up to the finger as you try to push
Keel Rodsails at 5:32am 04.11.24 Well , I'm still out to court on which bedding compound to use lots of opinions out there, 5200, 420
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats shemandr at 5:14am 04.11.24 I sailed on a boat with those and after a few hours decided that the builder hated men.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 5:10am 04.11.24 Definitely agree!! But still determined to learn to do it solo so as not to always be dependent jus
cleaning out head calcium dlochner at 4:49am 04.11.24 The acid won't bother the porcelain and probably not the plastic. Metal parts are at risk. At 12:1
A fresh old gelcoat reveal Don S/V ILLusion at 4:25am 04.11.24 Putty? Please tell us not really.
3GM30F Service Issue marcham at 4:25am 04.11.24 Yes, but it could be an installation issue, not necessarily a rebuild issue. I would have a mechanic
A fresh old gelcoat reveal marcham at 4:13am 04.11.24 You'll need/want a barrier coat first.... after doing all that work.
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer LloydB at 1:28am 04.11.24 Looks to me like somebody got in a hurry to get the boat out of the water or could not back the trai
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:15pm 04.10.24 The injector pump is a conglomeration of separate pumps. One for each cylinder. If during a rebui

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