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Genoa track location rettop at 9:45am 04.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1537 I have a 1990 26s that I am upgrading. I've installed a CDI furling system and now I want to purchas
Another sailboat incident? shemandr at 8:30am 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/931 In the midst of all the commotion about the Dauphine Island tragedy, I saw a item on the crawl of a
O'Day Widgeon - Missing Mast Step (1) drewmacd at 8:19am 04.28.15 Day Sailers 1/2854 I recently acquired a 12' O'Day Widgeon, circa 1970's, from a family friend. Interestingly, they ori
Tiller to Rudder Sloppy (1) mlindberg1 at 7:19am 04.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1417 The bolt that connects the tiller to the rudder is really sloppy and has a lot of play. Is there a f
Port Gaskets bobcat30 at 7:11am 04.28.15 Catalina 30 2/831 Trying to replace my 4 port gaskets. Cat Direct has them for $35 each. I thought that was pretty exp
Smoke but no fire...Yanmar SB8 braol at 6:31am 04.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/4834 So...after bleeding my engine until well after the cows came home I have progress, sort of. Now I h
Hunter 260 control cables Prussian at 5:52am 04.28.15 Smaller Boats 1/642 Dave, Thanks for your reply. The outboard motor is a Nissan 9.9 HP, 2 stroke motor, 2004 model year
Photographs EnginesForward at 2:18am 04.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1084 I am not real computer literate. Can someone tell me how to load and post photos in answer to a top
Need a new coolant overflow/expansion reservoir c130king at 6:54pm 04.27.15 Catalina 310 14/2054 Mine is cracked and leaking. Temp fix with duct tape. Can't find one on Catalina Direct. Any help
Hot batteries on 2007 catalina 350 Burchards bounty at 6:38pm 04.27.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1815 My husband got to our boat and the batteries were firecracker hot. Could lightening cause this? He t
Trouble sailing up wind in 20 knot wind. Reidsair at 6:36pm 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2155 I'm having trouble getting my Mac 26S to point to the wind if the wind builds. Tiller hard a lee and
Backstay maddotto at 5:57pm 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/768 Hello and thanks for any help. I am trying to find the original length of the backstay for a '91, 26
Hunter 37.5 head issue ben solomon at 5:56pm 04.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1175 Hello, everyone. Has anyone replaced the clam shell vent for the holding tank vent? Mine is behind
Question about outboard motors alanmaki at 5:02pm 04.27.15 Columbia 3/1701 What is the largest outboard motor I can put on my Columbia T-23?
Scammers Afrakes at 4:41pm 04.27.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/2954 Please be aware of scammers plying the for sale classified ads. Specifically Katty Martins7000@Outl
Refrigeration coolant leak Sandy Feet at 4:30pm 04.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/658 We have a 2002 model year, Alder-Barbor Cold Machine I think it is CU100 . Uses coolant . The unit l
Extensive Parts / Diagrams 26M Macboy at 4:28pm 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/416 This is what I'm searching for for the C's. Thought I'd post this for others seeking similar for the
Outboard remote cables. Prussian at 3:28pm 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 1/679 I recently purchased a Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 Hp outboard. The shift, throttle control cables
Standing Rigging Assistance iamaskier87 at 3:14pm 04.27.15 Catalina 22 5/1226 Hello, I purchased my first boat, a 1981 Catalina 22, last summer in the water. During fall haul
VHF Cable Location? 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:29pm 04.27.15 Catalina 310 16/1400 Hi All: I bet some of you northerners are biting at the bit to get those sails up. Got a ques

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Beneteau house-starter battery switches Syversens at 7:03pm 01.09.23 Excellent, thanks! Not sure I'll go all the way with the negative bus and repurpose of the negative
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? ShalomOrchard at 6:01pm 01.09.23 After much searching, it may be the boat I saw was a Pearson 300, although I thought it was shorter.
Contessa 32 Owners ... AlastairLC at 5:53pm 01.09.23
Ugly wallpaper Davidasailor26 at 5:52pm 01.09.23 A similar project was documented on the Sail Life YouTube channel. He starts around 1:15 at IJDTwJMn
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 01.09.23 Boat was on the water therefore could not check the keel but owner said that the bottom was done fe
Beneteau house-starter battery switches Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 01.09.23
Ugly wallpaper (2) Hollyberry at 5:38pm 01.09.23 Check out my thread on a similar upgrade..... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mods-to-our
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? (1) CowboyWay at 5:38pm 01.09.23 Was that TV antenna mounted up high on the mast? I have one just like it, but I keep it stored on
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 5:31pm 01.09.23 Do most of you sail wearing gloves? Or are gloves for the heavy duty larger boats? Thanks I wear t
Contessa 32 Owners ... Morgan donor at 5:30pm 01.09.23 Reminds me of an old school Olin designed SS boat from the 60-70's. Narrow beam'd lead bomb. With so
Treadmaster TreadCote Reconditioner - Gray PJL at 5:27pm 01.09.23 Not with that... Living in Mexico and had my deck redone. First coat was Alumagrip (sp) as were al
Ugly wallpaper Timm R Oday25 at 5:15pm 01.09.23 Roughly two weekends . I spent perhaps most of a day making templates and figuring out how to work a
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 5:05pm 01.09.23 If you have bushing based sheaves in your masthead, adding some grease will work wonders
Busted Mast sbrogden at 5:04pm 01.09.23 If I can find a 6061 -T6 pipe the right size, I'm comfortable it can be repaired; it's close to the
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 5:01pm 01.09.23 Ouch! That's a bad break in a bad spot! I'd be concerned that any repair would make it difficult to
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 01.09.23 Not sure its worth replacing the mast mounted lights with LED since I don't really sail at night?
Occaisional Head Smell Project_Mayhem at 4:58pm 01.09.23 Well.... i got the smell out! Leave the stink in the head not the cockpit! I started off using t
Busted Mast (2) sbrogden at 4:51pm 01.09.23 Took a couple this afternoon.
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 4:49pm 01.09.23 Do you have any pics?
Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 4:48pm 01.09.23 As a fellow Oday owner perhaps this will help . Pulling off that nasty burlap was almost fun. that

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