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Engine control panel replacement + intro (1) tredychris at 1:18pm 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1409 Hi I will be the 1st time boat owner of an '84 O'Day 28 (anniversary edition) by the end of this
Fiberglass drilling One arm sailor at 11:26am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/794 Hi all I have never drilled a hole in fiberglass! Is there any thing I Shaun know before I start? I
ST60+ Knotmeter Issue>>>Thoughts? Rick D at 11:13am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 32/4654 My Raymarine ST60+ not-meter is making me nuts. The display would not read knots when I was moving a
Oil paulj at 10:51am 08.20.15 Catalina 310 4/797 Which brand of oil and weight do you use on your Universal M 25 engine? paulj
Catalina 30 vs. C25 Roland20228 at 10:48am 08.20.15 Catalina 30 2/984 We currently sail a C25 but are thinking about switching to a C30. Is their performance about the sa
Moving mainsail sheet forward on a Mac 25 suvh8er at 10:24am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2094 Hello everyone, hope you all are getting some good sailing in this summer. I have been contemplatin
The skinny on a 1989 Oday 280 27 lookingtobuy at 10:18am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/5681 Hello my name is Jay. I am considering a 1989 280 27 . Any info would be greatly appreciated, parti
good reading... for the extremely wealthy only!! centerline at 9:37am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1320 as much of a fan as I am of Nigel Calder and what he has to share with the world thru his books, I d
Where to advertise my boat for sail ? Oliver at 9:25am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/566 Where you guys look for boats for sale?
2006 MacGregor 26M Pinched Mast Channel Repair DavidEBIDLOCAL at 9:16am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 I've recently purchased a 2006 MacGregor 26M (with the rotating mast), and I just discovered on tryi
11983 Watkins 32 questions Roland20228 at 9:05am 08.20.15 Other Sailboats 0/1677 Looking for input about how this boat would sail on Lake Champlain, VT, where the prevailing winds r
Oday 322 Owners manual fireman416 at 8:35am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1530 Good Day All I was hoping that somone out there may has a digital copy of an Oday 322 Owner manual
Loose footed main flynhi4u at 8:24am 08.20.15 Smaller Boats 3/713 In the process of ordering new sails and they default to a loose footed main. Will I see much of a d
Changing the cabin layout in the bow. Tac1300 at 7:01am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/804 i have recently obtain a 2002 hunter 466 from my Dad but I am wanting to change the layout of the fo
hydraulic gangway for hunter 456 passage CC nmenkes at 7:00am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/613 I want to install a hydraulic gangway on my Hunter 456 456 passage CC 2004. I need a length of 2.5
Sirius 21-Thinking of Selling Baysailor6 at 6:14am 08.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/16 I got this boat last fall and never owned anything over 17' in the past. It sails great but is not e
Albemarle Sound- Near Edenton pdwireSML at 6:10am 08.20.15 Destinations 7/2485 Hello all, First time posting and enjoyed all the information gained from others adventures. My
C-22 Fleet-130, Metro Detoit Award CaptDon01 at 5:54am 08.20.15 Catalina 22 1/612 C-22 Fleet-130 is our "Fleet of the Year" for 2015. We are going to get together next Thursday, 8-27
Butyl tape with no nuts Graycruiser at 5:44am 08.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1871 I need to rebed a SS hand rail on our C320. It is held by 3 bolts thru the deck into threaded holes
Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1986 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p

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Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 9:04pm 10.07.23 So the issue is still voltage drop, which I should address by boosting the wiring gauge via one of t
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:22pm 10.07.23 This "may" represent your EV-100 : eplacing my ST-4000 with an EV-100 but once I saw what a dog's b
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? bzano at 7:37pm 10.07.23
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching SycloneDriver at 6:48pm 10.07.23 Just like Art suggests, make sure the clutch lever is completely disengaged. If that fails there is
Broken Rudder rgranger at 6:33pm 10.07.23
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching Art12050 at 6:25pm 10.07.23 I have the same unit. When you disengage the unit, make sure the lever is all the way up. Sometimes
Catalina 18 overhaul Monsterfish at 4:06pm 10.07.23 Hi, Sorry, I only now came across your posting. I own Catalina 18, 1993. I was curious how did you
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 3:57pm 10.07.23 I am still debating whether to get a roller furling. First, it's expensive, second, the installation
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? SailingLoto at 3:15pm 10.07.23 Smaller jib and reef your main and she'll probably do a little better. That's a lot of wind to tack
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 3:07pm 10.07.23 Is the outboard engine on? :) Yes sir, 98 mariner 8hp long shaft
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 3:06pm 10.07.23 Rich, Home Depot in Westerly, RI. That was the only place that had Marine Grade Plywood last ye
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:35pm 10.07.23 @Monsterfish Your 18 came standard with mainsail and a 135% Genoa if memory serves me right. I w
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top (1) Tally Ho at 1:49pm 10.07.23 You really need a frame so the cover sheds water , snow and ice. I tried tarps the first winter I o
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 1:46pm 10.07.23 Thank you. This makes a lot of sense and its very helpful.
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? shemandr at 1:40pm 10.07.23 I see from sailboat data.com that the Capri 22 is a fractional rig. Usually a fractional rig will f
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.07.23
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 10.07.23 @Perry Welch I am having a difficult time what you have. Can you remove that rudder and take a fu
unknown sailboat PAC3142 at 12:51pm 10.07.23 Maybe this? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ford-20
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Rich Stidger at 12:37pm 10.07.23
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 12:34pm 10.07.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgrang

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