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Boarding Ladder on an O'Day 192 mahalo at 3:39pm 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/901 I have a boarding ladder that I want to install on the transom of my O'Day 192. It appears that the
Passage 42: what prop size? mundi at 2:58pm 11.25.14 Big Boats 4/1421 Our Passage 42 came with a 2 bladed, very efficent prop. Motored from KeyWest to Bermuda on less tha
Hunter Passage 420 thrusters greenispeace at 1:52pm 11.25.14 Big Boats 4/1346 Hello. Looking for thoughts on thrusters for the Passage 420. With a full enclosure on a high center
Stearing Problem John Bystricky at 1:19pm 11.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1057 I have a Catelina 28 that stears hard to port when motering. Is there a corection for this problem?
need some leak advice allen-deckard at 12:50pm 11.25.14 Catalina 22 3/1251 Ok I know this area has been beaten to death but I'm at a spot that I'm not sure how to proceed.
AYC Regatta at Lake Pleasant 1/16-18/2015 CaptDon01 at 12:48pm 11.25.14 Catalina 22 3/1285 Arizona Yacht Club Birthday Regatta/Leukemia Cup 1/16-18/2015 Mark your calendar and start making
Do you have more than one furling headsail? kito at 11:59am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1638 I bought a new Profurl furler for my H30 awhile back but didn't have a headsail to fit it. I ended u
To O'Day or not to O'Day dscribner at 11:04am 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2015 Looking for a bigger boat. Considering an O'day 272 LE. Although this is not technically a "traile
Senile wood pecker Clydo at 11:02am 11.25.14 Catalina 310 7/1731 Anyone have this problem? Had nice sail, boat back in slip ,all secured and I was ready to leave.
Rudder Removal Not Necessary (1) pvtpotter at 10:46am 11.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1075 :naughty: I see lots of people on here speculating about having to drop the rudder in order to remov
Ever move to a Powerboat and did you regret it? Cool Beans at 10:34am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 31/4570 A blasphemous question, no doubt :redface: But, it is a question I've been pondering for awhile. .
What is this knob for? (1) dfast7181 at 9:46am 11.25.14 Big Boats 7/2854 This knob/dial is located on the port locker in the aft cabin of my 2005 C-387. It's not a dimmer, v
Anchor size sailnoproblem at 8:56am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 52/8767 I have a 34C Tartan, 12,000lbs. Have a fluke anchor now but am switching to a Lewmar Delta. I have
Wierd HIN number davidmhull at 8:29am 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1543 I am trying to register my boat in Virginia and I noticed the HIN starts with DLZ. Every discussion
Joe Alves Jr. LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 7:03am 11.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1116 The late Joe Alves Jr., sailor of Trinka O'Day 22, would have been 71 today. Keep her in the wind Jo
battery powered fans? richk at 7:02am 11.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1486 Rather than rewire the boat I'd like to try battery powered fans which I can relocate for the best f
winterizing woes jkeaton at 6:35am 11.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/4018 Having a problem running anti-freeze through my yanmar 3gm30. When I pull the intake hose to put it
Dana Point or bust! Skipper at 5:17am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1564 --Updated 12/24 bottom of thread-- Woohoo! We're coming home. And we're bringing the boat with us.
Did I "steer clear" of a great opportunity? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 4:57am 11.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2229 At the present time, I am looking to replacement my beaten up Pearson with something newer and shini
heat exchanger timweed at 4:20am 11.25.14 Catalina 30 5/1750 It has been a very long time since I posted on the forum. This summer I lost my most recent crew d

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Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 11.27.22 Benny's reply reminded me of something... Some small outboards do not have a rectifier. As a result
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! jssailem at 9:46pm 11.27.22 I know that as I have removed weight from my boat (in my case 700-800 lbs engine and transmission)
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Monheganlover at 9:46pm 11.27.22 Thanks for the feedback. What you and the previous respondent say makes sense. I was going to econom
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Benny17441 at 9:38pm 11.27.22 I would not bother, the current provided by those small outboards is mainly intended to run navigati
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Benny17441 at 9:29pm 11.27.22 I fail to understand why you would want to install a plug in charger when you already have the set u
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 9:16pm 11.27.22 Does she list the same way when you take her out? Have you added anything to the mast, near the to
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 8:57pm 11.27.22 OP notices the listing at the dock according to my reading of post #1. While sailing I think it wo
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 8:55pm 11.27.22
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 8:52pm 11.27.22 Have you checked for leaks lately? Yep, but only checking the center-line bilges. Defiantly not t
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 8:49pm 11.27.22
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric Project_Mayhem at 8:11pm 11.27.22
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Project_Mayhem at 8:02pm 11.27.22 @Maine Sail is the gentleman behind MarineHowTo. As you already know, he is extremely knowledgeable
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Project_Mayhem at 8:00pm 11.27.22 Have you checked for leaks lately?
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 7:56pm 11.27.22
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? JamesG161 at 7:52pm 11.27.22 Ayup, Why did you Capitalize this? How much force is "Some Yanking"? Great add to this thread.
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? JamesG161 at 7:47pm 11.27.22 Why do you overcapitalize? W ee Have beEn here before....:banghead: Why do you care? PS: Metals
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? justsomeguy at 7:29pm 11.27.22 yank the top out! Ayup, there is some yanking involved.
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? justsomeguy at 7:23pm 11.27.22 Stainless shaft, and the Zincs do help protect a Bronze Props too. Why do you overcapitalize?
Watermaker justsomeguy at 7:03pm 11.27.22 never underestimate demand. Ayup.
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Davidasailor26 at 6:23pm 11.27.22 Overall I think your wiring plan is an ok way of tying in the plug-in style charger. I would be conc

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