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Best method for preserving/restoring cabinet woods cbarnhart53 at 4:32am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1146 I recently had a minor disaster when a combination of events lead to the sinking of my Catalina 27 i
Boom angle? LittleCreek at 1:33am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4146 Hello everyone, I just spent some time replacing the internal rigging inside my boom and reattach
Steping the Mast IAMCCF at 9:09pm 08.23.15 Bigger Boats 3/1363 My 1980 Oday 28 will need to have the mast stepped each Fall and then the boat ' mast will need to b
leave it open or closed! Karyon at 8:32pm 08.23.15 Smaller Boats 3/766 So today we took our new H23.5 for its second sail, the previous owner says when he fills the ballas
LED cabin lighting Uno Mast at 8:31pm 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/6112 Seems like I read somewhere that it's a good idea to change something besides the fixture when upgra
Yanmar 4jh heat exchanger eianm at 8:25pm 08.23.15 Big Boats 1/1808 I have just had to go through the process of changing my heat exchanger and found the cost of genuin
Ordering new Main Sail. Couple of questions Ward H at 6:49pm 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1471 I am finally replacing my 35 yr old main sail. I got a couple of last minute questions which of cour
WYC Woman's Cup (5) Jackdaw at 5:58pm 08.23.15 Racing 1/1176 WYC has the largest number of woman racers of any club in the USA, and we actively promote ladies to
Main water pump Fredthedriver at 4:14pm 08.23.15 Catalina 30 4/887 Has anyone changed a main water pump un a universal m25xp diesel, mine has siezed and broke fan belt
Adequate towing vehicle? spitfire1967 at 3:30pm 08.23.15 Trailer Sailors 17/10364 I have a c/b ODay Mariner which weighs 1300 lbs. The question is: What vehicle can I purchase whi
Coolant Leak buddybear at 3:05pm 08.23.15 Catalina 310 5/1792 Have been doing multiple jobs on the boat. Disconnected the discharge hose from the raw water pump t
Roller fuller problems and the weekend scottmellloyditude at 2:53pm 08.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/865 Roller fuller... Harken and it looks to be in good shape. However we have tried to use it twice and
House bank battery location drkmcdaniel at 11:25am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2072 I have a 1994 35.5 legend, The house bank batteries are located in the port side lazarette, I would
Fuel tank Location drkmcdaniel at 11:20am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/718 I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 legend, the original owner removed the fuel tank, could someone possibly p
Vent Cowling White hcolvin1 at 9:21am 08.23.15 Parts Search 3/767 I dropped my cowl vent overboard. Anyone know where I can find a replacement?
Empty Holdibg Tanks on Beneteau 473 rbelau at 9:18am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5033 We are planning an offshore trip. It it possible to empty our (waste) holding tanks overboard (once
Mercury 9.9 Hurting my Season: Advice Needed (2) Sock Puppet at 8:42am 08.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 44/11899 I've been chasing an issue with my 2009 Mercury 9.9 4 Stroke since last year. Sometimes it will run
Isolation in ground circuit? (2) BobT at 7:52am 08.23.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2914 Electrical guys please enlighten. This little gizmo was between the ground wire and the negative bus
Leading lines aft on an O'Day 22 PamC at 7:30am 08.23.15 Day Sailers 6/1620 Hello all, I haven't posted here in quite a while. So by way of introduction, my husband and I r
Engine Alarms haebby at 6:50am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1486 Recently, we were sailing with the engine (Yanmar 2GM) OFF and no key in the ignition, when the engi

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Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Rich Stidger at 3:14pm 01.20.24 Mechanic diagnoses that the water ingress to oil was occuring in the fuel injection unit. Replaced
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... tgzzzz at 2:48pm 01.20.24 Glad I didn't bet on it.
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 2:29pm 01.20.24 Just to be clear..Mine is an 83 O'day 28 and it definitely does have keel bolts. Also just as an asi
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 jssailem at 2:18pm 01.20.24 @Media again i just completed my rebuild. I hope yours runs smoothly. It will give your boat a new l
Leroy Somer Windlass PhantomBJ at 2:08pm 01.20.24 Do you have the contact info of the previous owner? A short call would probably lead to an answer.
Leroy Somer Windlass PhantomBJ at 2:07pm 01.20.24 BJ, most motors have one common lug and 2 positive lugs. Placing positive voltage on each of the po
60 best Boats 30' and under Dalliance at 2:02pm 01.20.24 The Cherubini's also had a steel keel if I'm not mistaken? This should receive some interesting res
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Davidasailor26 at 1:33pm 01.20.24 I think you are mistaken about the 28s, Cap. No biggie for me.I don't have them. That was a selling
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? kappykaplan at 1:31pm 01.20.24 The downside is the attorney fees and the all expense paid vacation at a secure resort. :thumbup:
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? dlochner at 1:30pm 01.20.24 If loaded right it could be quite the profitable trip. The downside is the attorney fees and the
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? kappykaplan at 1:27pm 01.20.24 If loaded right it could be quite the profitable trip. :huh:
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... tgzzzz at 1:26pm 01.20.24 In the mid-80's they did have keel bolts with lead bolt-on fin keels. I think some of the earlier
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? Rick Webb at 1:24pm 01.20.24 If loaded right it could be quite the profitable trip.
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 1:19pm 01.20.24 I believe this circuit, like the main cabin fans and CO monitors, bypass the circuit panel so there
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Davidasailor26 at 1:15pm 01.20.24 Bob, what am I missing here? 28s don't have keel bolts. In the mid-80's they did have keel bolts w
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Terry Cox at 1:14pm 01.20.24 There is no power to the fan or 2 CO monitors in the fore cabin. Does your main panel have a dedic
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... dlochner at 1:09pm 01.20.24 Bob, what am I missing here? 28s don't have keel bolts. I think Bob upsized his boat to a 38 Bene
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... tgzzzz at 1:07pm 01.20.24 Hello all and thanks in advance for any help you could give. I am about to tighten the keelbolts on
Testing out my jump starter... LloydB at 11:14am 01.20.24
Acoustic guitar and boats. justsomeguy at 11:12am 01.20.24 Come on ahUti2Qcf3o

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