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Oday 31 Mast OdayGeorge at 5:27pm 11.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1023 I have a 1986 Oday 31. I need to replace the plastic pieces that clip onto the mast where the halya
Re-installing Garhauer Genoa fairlead bearings TommmD at 4:33pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1868 So.. I was trying to install my new Garhauer blocks without my reading glasses ' did not see the lab
EGR to Air Filter Mod (2) rpwillia at 4:02pm 11.11.14 Catalina 310 1/1017 I started a new post as I could not remember the original one :redface: and I said I would post pict
Deck Hardware on 23-1: Screws or Bolts sreidvt at 3:47pm 11.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3424 Deck Hardware on 23-1: Access To Nuts It's a bit too cold up here in VT to start rebedding the deck
taylor made replacements (1) centerline at 3:19pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 15/8422 I had two fenders fail me recently, they were very old so its not a surprise. one of them had stre
All wrapped up (2) DAVA390 at 2:46pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/967 Came home tonight to find that the shrinkwrap guy had been here. Quick service, called yesterday to
Original Color Yellowjeepman at 1:30pm 11.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/842 I have a 1984 O'Day 34 and would like to repaint the tan colored sections of the deck. Has anyone do
Flower pot, propane stove, and cabin heating Chief RA at 12:55pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 22/8457 After reading this proposal for heating I was skeptical like probably most everyone else. The first
Endurance 35 Pilothouse Cutter Kings Gambit at 12:40pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 1/2437 Has anybody in the forum had experience with the BC version of the Endurance 35 Pilothouse Cutter a
Refinishing White Counters Debbie123 at 12:38pm 11.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2407 Hello, All, I find myself responsible for redoing some needed work on our 28' O'day. One of the thi
want a petistal base for Navico WP 4000 y knot at 12:34pm 11.11.14 Parts Search 0/1088 Looking to buy the base that mounts to the petistal that the motor can be mounted on.
Congratulations and Thank You Long Story at 12:15pm 11.11.14 Catalina 310 6/1649 Let me be the second to formally offer congratulations and a huge thanks to the three new board memb
Sailboat Maintenance in Annapolis m/v grand turk at 12:15pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/973 I will be storing my 38 foot sailboat in Annapolis this Winter and would like some recommendations f
Exhaust: Stainless vs Hose wufibugs at 11:40am 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2455 I had drifted off the question I posed about whether to replace the 2" exhaust hose and got to think
What Fabric Type For The Cushions Below Deck? Seahorse24 at 10:52am 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1788 We need to get new cushions made for our Yankee Seahorse 24 boat project. We have found a shop nearb
Boat Maneuvers Terry Cox at 10:25am 11.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/954 We have the original 18x15 three blade RH fixed bronze prop on our 1991 P42 and am very pleased with
M405 mjslaw43 at 10:05am 11.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/882 Just purchased very used 1995 M405. Anyone have reliable specifications? CHARM
modifing the 25 bert f at 9:46am 11.11.14 Lancer 10/4677 Hi All, glad to be aboard the LO site. I bought my 25, Cream Puff in 1987. That's some 27 years ago
Nimble Arctic & Dickinson Heaters unclecurt at 9:08am 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 12/6223 Hi. New to this forum, and recent owner of a Nimble Arctic which I'm currently renovating after s
macerator trainmanjess at 8:21am 11.11.14 Morgan 8/3739 hello all I have a Morgan 35, and I am looking to add a holding tank and macerator to the head...

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Masthead sheave replacement Hayden Watson at 10:41pm 09.21.23 When I replaced mine, I got the Garhauer ball bearing sheeves which remove a lot of friction. Masthe
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Hayden Watson at 10:37pm 09.21.23 I installed a Lasdrop lip seal and have been very happy with it. On a sailboat, the nipple does not
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water BigEasy at 9:59pm 09.21.23 For my money, the Volvo Penta rubber stuffing box, which also uses a lip seal, is about as cheap an
Masthead sheave replacement jssailem at 9:45pm 09.21.23
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water jssailem at 9:23pm 09.21.23 The shaft seal be it traditional or dripless has nothing to do with your engine. It is all about the
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 09.21.23 RALPH YOU'RE SUCH A TRADITIONALIST! "Traditionalist humph". You start making fun of my spats :
In hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 09.21.23 Many boats do not have a horizontal surface on which to mount the transducer, Then a moment of si
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 8:21pm 09.21.23 Has anyone actually compared these other machines to a SailRite. I don't mean physical looks but th
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 8:04pm 09.21.23 But know that it's a Chinese made machine that is widely available under different brand names like
In hull transducer dlochner at 7:12pm 09.21.23 How do these idiotic ideas about liquid mounting develop in the first place ? From Airmar. The b
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water RSHunter27 at 7:10pm 09.21.23 If @Tally Ho recommends the Volvo Penta shaft seal, that's about as factual a report as you're goin
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water RSHunter27 at 7:08pm 09.21.23 No experience with the Tides Marine product. It appears to be a lip seal, in a holder, so it is re
2003 Catalina 36 MK11 moisture in the stringers dlochner at 6:58pm 09.21.23
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 6:56pm 09.21.23 If @Tally Ho recommends the Volvo Penta shaft seal, that's about as factual a report as you're going
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 09.21.23 You can get a toner/tracer on Amazon for as little as 20$ or less now a days and it will save you s
HELP.....Steering System Maintenance H 29.5 Ralph Johnstone at 6:41pm 09.21.23 It came apart simply and exposed all of the parts needed for regular inspection and periodic mainte
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Tally Ho at 6:41pm 09.21.23 No experience with the Tides Marine product. It appears to be a lip seal, in a holder, so it is rep
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 6:33pm 09.21.23 (sunk it into a pool of silicone) and connected it to my seven year old Garmin echomap 54DV chart p
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? isaksp00 at 6:30pm 09.21.23 @labrmnus I'm not sure what you're getting at - are you just wondering about why extra things are re
Third Reefing Point Crazy Dave Condon at 6:26pm 09.21.23 I have an easier release for a topping lift. Are you interested ?

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