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water pump impellers obsailor at 7:51pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/1984 My Cat 30 gets used for about four months a season in Long Island Sound. At the start of every seas
Freeport Tx Marina??? Rusty south at 5:16pm 04.22.15 Destinations 4/2310 Has any one had a sailbaot at Freeport TX marina, thinking of using as home port verses Kemah. Just
Mice in outboard slowdog at 4:33pm 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1271 I got some mice in my outboard I got them out and the wires fixes what's the best way to clean the m
O'day II Manual jparco at 3:31pm 04.22.15 Day Sailers 4/4021 Where can I obtain a manual for O'Day II 17?
Size of tubes on swim ladder Steverhnm at 3:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 6/1165 So I am going back down to my boat in Mexico in a couple weeks and know the little rubber things (cr
Hot water heater hose busted (1) jonelli at 2:54pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/2474 I turned on my hot water heater yesterday (110V) and about an hour or so later the output hose burst
Rough time/dangerous bridge ICW: Lake Worth/North Palm Beach emergpa1 at 1:11pm 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3209 Originally posted this deep in another thread, but thought I would edit it for errors and repost and
Sail track lubricant gary at 12:32pm 04.22.15 Smaller Boats 15/8760 Curious as to what you all might recommend to lubricate sail tracks on masts and booms, etc., etc.
Anyone parting out an S25? tomcat2k at 11:33am 04.22.15 Seidelmann 2/2452 Wonderful advice from other boaters lead me to discover that my boom (and likely mast) are not origi
Motor size recommendation (2) Sanderscarguy at 10:59am 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3834 Hello, I am new to sailing and have come across a 22 ft Cherokee sailboat for next to nothing. I
Custom Flags - Suggestions? jonelli at 10:47am 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2017 I've done a quick Google search and found some places online where I can order a complete custom tra
Redoing the non-skid with kiwigrip Alctel at 9:50am 04.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5837 It's finally time to tackle the topsides and non-skid. I am going to try to salvage the gelcoat o
O'day 34 headsail (1) Jonzi at 9:12am 04.22.15 Parts Search 0/1538 I'm in need of a new (used) genoa headsail for our 1984 O'day 34. Preferably a110% - 135%. Please po
upgraded trailer write-up (17) willsnow at 8:54am 04.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2508 I'm done!!! What I thought would be a fairly straight-forward refurbishing and bunk installation tu
2 part question about exhaust ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/4045 My exhaust exits the transom just above the boot stripe and it is pretty much submerged when running
rintys1 rintys1 at 8:41am 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1371 i have a 2008 yanmar 15hp have been having an on going problem with the engine. Only gets to 2000rp
Cockpit Life Line rlrobian at 8:30am 04.22.15 Catalina 22 5/1375 Guys, Still working on the restoration of our 84 swing 22. Is there some way to convert/modify the
Almost there jtuner119 at 7:43am 04.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1225 I would like to thank the sailboat owners community. When I first purchased my boat, last fall, I kn
S2 9.2 A stuffing box kegendron at 7:25am 04.22.15 S2 2/1128 I am looking to replace my dripless coupler with a regular stuffing box. I have a 2QM15 and the drip
Crossing my fingers DannyS at 5:31am 04.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1737 I went out on a limb this week with an ebay purchase. I've been searching ebay for some random parts

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Rudder Craft Rudder sytem morbidfollower at 8:16am 09.28.23 I have the 1/2" pintle setup. Sail in pretty strong winds here in the sf bay. No issues yet. Hopeful
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 7:56am 09.28.23 No dealers could help. I called many within a few hours. I then called the Yanmar Mastry Engine Cent
Old Raymarine L750 LloydB at 7:53am 09.28.23 what input devices do you have to connect to it if required?
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? kloudie1 at 7:52am 09.28.23 If I remember correctly, the QM dipstick tube end is below the normal oil level in the sump and any
Rudder Craft Rudder sytem AaronD at 7:41am 09.28.23 Anyone else out there have a Rudder Craft system on their 22 ? I installed ours in 2017, and it's
Rudder Craft Rudder sytem morbidfollower at 7:40am 09.28.23 Anyone else out there have a Rudder Craft system on their 22 ? I do. Extremely happy with it and w
Sail Stop for H34 kloudie1 at 7:32am 09.28.23 My 34 has flat slides, so I think that the middle one of these is correct: Davis Instruments Sail Tr
Anchor Locker kappykaplan at 7:29am 09.28.23 Is that like putting a piece of lightweight paper over the number and rubbing the side of a pencil
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? kappykaplan at 7:28am 09.28.23 Check your mixing elbow. With the exception of oil in the bilge, all the symptoms described point t
Rudder Craft Rudder sytem Jacktar at 7:25am 09.28.23 Yep, installed this year, like night and day versus original tilt up.
Anchor Locker justsomeguy at 7:24am 09.28.23 Many do a pencil tracing Is that like putting a piece of lightweight paper over the number and rub
Raymarine RL70C..... Rich Stidger at 7:17am 09.28.23
Window replacement kit for the 28.5 hunter kloudie1 at 7:15am 09.28.23 here is a summary: H-34 Fixed Ports Rebuilt \| Sailboat Owners Forums A local plastics shop custom c
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 6:13am 09.28.23 As with all else on a boat, whether radar or AIS is more valuable depends on how and where you use y
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 6:00am 09.28.23 Boats have an infinite capacity to absorb money. The great thing about AIS, it that it is relativ
Rudder counterbalance? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:23am 09.28.23 do not over heel the boat with too much sail. Reef the main and have a 100% jib or less. When the
Anchor Locker Ward H at 5:18am 09.28.23 Welcome to SBO. I enjoyed sailing my O'Day 25 for 5 years. Great boat. As others said, look for
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:34am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't g
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Jim Legere at 3:10am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't ge
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 1:17am 09.28.23 The lake we sail on is about 7 miles long. It is connected to Lake Michigan through a channel. F

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