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Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:18pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1300 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many
Oday 15 mfg#?? DefSocmonkey at 6:14pm 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1117 Well here we go, post #1!! I am looking to buy my first sailboat, I am going to look at an Oday 1
Clear lake, Texas offer Bob135711 at 4:25pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/623 I am back down here in the Clear lake, Texas area finishing off some final testing for the new job.
Catalina 400 drain holes between stringers RonWG at 4:07pm 04.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1641 Cleaning areas I don't see any way for water to drain I have hull 037 new to me even the area under
Chart Viewer for PC (using NOAA RNC Charts) c130king at 3:56pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 10/3507 Does anyone have any links to download a navigation program to a PC that can open downloaded RNC cha
LEWMAR 65st electric disassembly (1) capta at 2:04pm 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/636 I cannot find any comprehensive instructions for dismantling, cleaning and reassembly of the Lewmar
Batteries..help 26c Leatherneck at 12:00pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1262 I just bought two new batteries. Ones in boat when I bought it were dead. I installed first one unde
Re-caulking /sealing campanion hatch cover Sandy Feet at 10:45am 04.25.15 Big Boats 2/999 The sealant that is in the joint between the top of the house and the fiberglass cover that covers t
Additional Fresh Water (3) mfarinas at 8:17am 04.25.15 Catalina 310 6/1462 One item of concern as we departed on an extended cruise in southwest Florida, was the ability to ca
O'day 222 mercury outboard todd brown at 8:09am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/749 Launched the boat on Saturday. Out board seemed sluggish. Finally made it out to a place on lake to
Sealant for Keel to Stub Mackaroni at 6:16am 04.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3611 I have read probably hundreds of posts now on the best sealant to use between the keel and stub join
O'Day 23 keel ewait at 6:11am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/794 Can someone tell me the width of the O'Day 23 shoall keel
Shake and Break, part 5 Skip Gundlach at 4:41am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 0/585 Shake and Break, part 5 - Saturday, April 19, 2015 When we left you on Wednesday, we were wonderi
Flexible solar All U Get at 4:02am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1208 Hi all, I just read an interesting article on flexible panels and thought I would share the info.
Support the boat with no keel Mackaroni at 8:28pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1029 I have to drop my keel to inspect it and possibly repair it on an O'Day 302. If I have to repair it
A "what's it worth" question- Edson pedestal. Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1140 Not looking to sell anything here but I have an Edson pedestal set up that I took of of my Macgregor
simrad ap russell talisman at 7:45pm 04.24.15 Catalina 310 0/740 has any one had any luck with a simrad wheel piolit cant find parts spent hours trying to recalibra
Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot bream reach leevin100 at 6:22pm 04.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/783 Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot wind I 'test drove' a 2010 MacGregor 26M in 10 knot winds and noti
Universal 5411 (M15) 2 cyl diesel parts RBilly at 5:53pm 04.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/2545 I have an '83 O'day 28 on Georgian Bay in Canada with the 5411 (M15) (Kubota) engine. I went to Kubo
Marine Head Maintance seadaddler at 4:31pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/665 I have a Raritan Sea Era electric head and up until a few weeks ago always used fresh water flushing

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 8:53am 10.17.23 According to Epoch, the batteries should bulk charge at 14.6 volts and absorb at 14.2 volts. Would
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 8:46am 10.17.23 Thank you so much Kloudie1. This is incredibly helpful. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately I have
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:15am 10.17.23 @rgranger , I would absolutely be considering a larger trailerable, except I have no interest in bu
Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle TimFromLI at 8:06am 10.17.23 Thanks, it's definitely too rich. it won't start with the choke on. The problem started after I put
2013+ MH-40 Discussion tfox2069 at 7:52am 10.17.23 Really great to see a thread started of MH40 owners. I agree with @Bob R. (who is awesome to sail
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 7:33am 10.17.23 @JamesG161 I gave the actual land line as the poster is out of the country
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock JamesG161 at 7:19am 10.17.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you Call them M-F 10am to 4pm Eastern time at 877-932
Harken Mk 1 furler repair (2) kloudie1 at 6:37am 10.17.23 Found my files:
is it advisable or feasable? JBP-PA at 6:32am 10.17.23 It shouldn't take much to convert the sliding hatch into a pop-top type hatch. To cut off the entire
Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle kloudie1 at 6:30am 10.17.23 On the other hand, the usual problem is too lean at idle, requiring more throttle to start pulling f
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 6:29am 10.17.23 The old landline number in Florida for the Sailboatowners is 206-232-7245 plus the toll free
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock stickinthemud57 at 5:41am 10.17.23 Crazy Dave to the rescue!
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 5:40am 10.17.23 Thanks Dave
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 10.17.23 Yes and Bob can be trusted. You beat me to th punch. Shipping will be high either way For other
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 5:16am 10.17.23 At the Vendor_list_phone numbers at Marlow-Hunter, LLC \| I found Foss Foam @ 352-529-1104 - bobwal
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 5:10am 10.17.23 Thanks a lot
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 10.17.23 Sure. Sailboatowners.com is owned by Al Fooks and they have a build list of parts for your sailboa
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage sailme88 at 4:25am 10.17.23 Charges tend to cook batteries....you want that tender... if the one you have is too small, upgrade
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger sailme88 at 4:24am 10.17.23 Join a boat club that offers a wide variety of boats to experience. View each outing as a test drive
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 3:35am 10.17.23 28 is a comfortable size, and the Catalina 28 has a lot of interior. I moved up from Catalina 25 t

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