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Autopilot for O'Day 39 Taylor1618 at 8:50am 09.10.25 Bigger Boats 15/1402 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1984 O'Day 39. Beautiful boat and my family is ever so happy to be
Rudder repair (1) brhoads at 8:41am 09.10.25 Ask All Sailors 8/714 I just purchased an OD 23. The previous owner hit a rock with the rudder. This is a picture of his
Crimp Pull Testing Preview Maine Sail at 3:10pm 09.09.25 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1123 I have been fabricating a test jig for crimp pull testing. Today, I ran a test of the PRO-HST heat s
Isotherm Icebox Cooling Kit (2) Schwarz633 at 2:24pm 09.09.25 Ask All Sailors 4/734 I installed an Isotherm Compact "2501" U200X000R11111AB along with a SBD00154XA 2 meter extension li
Anyone need a trailer for movement or storage. Last used for 46 ft, Ted Brewer Pilothouse Cutter. (1) leac0010 at 12:39pm 09.09.25 Ask All Sailors 0/57 I don't mean to offer anything for sale, I'm just trying to get the word out that I have a nice heav
2002 Hunter Passage 450 integral water tank leaks S/V Gypsea Soul at 11:41am 09.09.25 Big Boats 4/596 Hello group, my wife and I are the new owners of a 2002 Hunter Passage 450. We have been refitting a
Cokckpit table and pedestal for 2002 Hunter 356 (1) Brian Choi at 9:58am 09.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/689 Looking for cockpit table and pedestal frame for 2002 Hunter 356. Anyone know where i can get this
Battery box mount. AP0196 at 9:15am 09.09.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1465
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? GeneraiT001 at 2:42pm 09.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 22/2391 HI, First post :) I'm about to look at my first sailboat (to buy) in a couple of days. I have zero
Hunter 49 Cutlass OD size ? Screen Saver at 1:56pm 09.08.25 Big Boats 4/816 Im trying to buy a new Duramax Cutlass bearing for my Hunter 49 that is still in the Water, so I can
Yanmar 2gm20f issue Ryan R at 12:25pm 09.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/842 My O'day 302 has a 2GM20F. As I was motoring along at about 2500 RPMs. Suddenly the RPMs dropped to
Hunter 41 AC black water coming into build from anti siphon above exhaust elbow any reason why JohnofChannelIslands at 10:47am 09.08.25 Ask All Sailors 2/371 Ha anyone had a few table spoons of water coming from the anti siphon elbow that is above the exhaus
Stopping and M25XP Project_Mayhem at 9:58am 09.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/603 Does the stop lever work by blocking the intake or through decompression? We accidentally drained
Outboard steering ACGravitt at 8:39am 09.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/872 I have a Morgan out island 28. I have added an auxiliary 9.9 hp kicker, but would like to build a sy
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? (1) AP0196 at 7:26am 09.08.25 Ask All Sailors 9/755
Forestay ddox at 3:37pm 09.07.25 Smaller Boats 8/894 So, went to rig it today, and when I tried to attach the forestay it was about 3 inches too short. I
Main Sheet Block O'day DS 1972 DelVel at 10:23am 09.07.25 Parts Search 13/1911 I need one my project boat is missing it, and Starboard traveler block.
Forward shower alterations Bogart at 2:36am 09.07.25 Big Boats 7/1053 Hi all My wife and I have been living onboard for more than 8 years and can count on one hand the nu
Water in certain storage compartments but not others (3) AP0196 at 6:41pm 09.06.25 Catalina 22 23/2531 I recently purchased a 1974 Cat 22. It had only been stored outside a couple months before I bought
Chainplates on my Hunter Cherubini - Does this look factory? (2) testingthewaters91 at 5:05pm 09.06.25 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1323

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O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 9:59am 12.02.25 You can still sail the boat without the CB in the meantime. Turning will be a bit sloppy as it will
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes jssailem at 9:51am 12.02.25
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:50am 12.02.25 This won't work because the CB will float and may not be stiff enough. Centerboards are usually eit
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:44am 12.02.25 That sounds about the same weight as the one for the O'Day 25. 2.5' draft with it up and 5' with it
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:43am 12.02.25 Way back before I can remember, I got a tee shirt for that. :facepalm:
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:42am 12.02.25 From Wikipedia O'day 19 You could measure the inside of the CB trunk and design one that fits the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 12.02.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 9:29am 12.02.25 Also, for the tabbing repair, you might find you have a sharp inside corner where the two surfaces m
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 9:29am 12.02.25 Measure the available space of the Keel Trunk so that the refurbished keel will fit back in the tru
12 volt electrical system Davidasailor26 at 9:27am 12.02.25 Our 37 from 2014 has Simnet wiring instead of Raymarine, so maybe not exactly the same locations. In
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:26am 12.02.25
Air Intake Redesign (2) Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 12.02.25 I couldn't find exactly what I wanted so I designed a filter assembly for the Spectre SPE-4809 that
O'Day 19 Centerboard dlochner at 8:57am 12.02.25 Still looking for any advice on options for a centerboard. Without knowing the actual dimensions fo
Replacing AC wiring to outlets jssailem at 8:47am 12.02.25
Whisker pole questions jssailem at 8:44am 12.02.25 I have the same pole. It is the original style as you describe. There is a procedure to handle this
12 volt electrical system jssailem at 8:23am 12.02.25 Welcome to the SBO Forum. I would trace the seatalk cable (identified in yellow) from any of the se
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 8:18am 12.02.25 I replaced my old M-25 starter in 2024 with a new "heavy duty gear-reduction" starter from Catalina
12 volt electrical system (1) FreeSoup at 7:28am 12.02.25 Hey All, On a Beneteau 37 with this system. Searched everywhere, but can't find the E25049 on the lo
Whisker pole questions fred1diver at 7:19am 12.02.25 You could always drill out the rivets and switch them around
Whisker pole questions Gene Neill at 6:54am 12.02.25 Does the pole extend via twist lock or by lines? Good question! Twist lock.

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