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oday 25 adventure svchickadee at 5:34pm 09.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/939 This owner took his oday 25 down the ICW and to the Bahamas back in the early 2000's. It is educati
Main Halyard Key Shackle? The Garbone at 4:46pm 09.30.14 Catalina 30 0/857 Am in the process of replacing my running rigging. On my old main halyard it one of the POs has put
Fin or Wing Keel JBCatalina22 at 3:28pm 09.30.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/3586 I'm looking to upgrade from my Cat Capri 22 fin keel tall rig to a 315 and wanted to know if anyone
Outboard and Cockpit Controls Kper at 3:01pm 09.30.14 Ask All Sailors 13/6319 I know this has probably been debated a lot but my question is simple, would you purchase a boat wit
Get Your Free Amateur Radio License. radioactive at 2:56pm 09.30.14 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2547 Get Your Free Amateur Radio License. This is not a joke. No morse code r
This is why I go sailing (1) Jim Seamans at 1:48pm 09.30.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1526 This was taken Monday morning Oct 29 leaving Patuxent River, MD. We were headed home from the SSCA G
How does galley convert to berth? Philgreene at 1:26pm 09.30.14 Lancer 2/2513 I recently purchased a 1984 Lancer Mk V C'C design, similar to the one shown here. http://www.boats
Cockpit floods from scuppers Dellcom at 12:37pm 09.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/839 1979 ..27' hunter, water comes up scuppers, floods cockpit,....3people plus additional 59# from new
Head or no Head? agprice22 at 11:33am 09.30.14 Ask All Sailors 26/3775 We are considering mooring our boat and spending some short vacations aboard over at least the next
Signet Knot Logger Issues drpaoletta at 9:59am 09.30.14 Catalina 30 3/1677 Recently my speed instrument (signet MK267 digital) stopped working. I was able to replace the paddl
Cockpit Speaker Mounting Location (1) hillzz22 at 9:20am 09.30.14 Catalina 30 24/7716 I'm looking to flush mount a pair of 6.5" speakers somewhere in the cockpit and am thinking that the
equalization gettinthere at 8:36am 09.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2240 I topped up water in our house bank batteries and let them get fully charged for several days on sho
Shower flow drain problem Fefe at 8:32am 09.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2282 I have a Beneteau Oceanis 40 year 2009. I have problem with the automatic drain in one of my he
Blue windshield anti-freeze Sailor Sue at 8:05am 09.30.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3193 I'm wondering if anyone has considered, or actually used windshield washer anti-freeze to winterize
Hinged Mooring Whip Bases (4) Joe Blizzard at 7:14am 09.30.14 Ask All Sailors 4/981 I've been using fixed bases with my mooring whips for several years and snagging shrouds on the whip
Yanmar3gm30f- saltwater hose leaking carlager at 6:50am 09.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/3479 I recently replaced the saltwater hose connecting the rawwater pump with the heatechanger. Now th
Outboard motor for O'Day 25 Helm Hog at 6:31am 09.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3332 My boat is 1975 O'Day 25. I just got it in the water recently after working on it for a few years.
Universal-25XP: dip stick backing out down_shift at 5:53am 09.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1603 For some reason, the dip stick backs out all the way out of its seat when under power. Not sure if
Pre-purchase question tmjb at 5:30am 09.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/817 I am considering buying a 37C and am looking for pointers of particular things to look for. I've see
replacing exterior wood on H23 Iansails at 1:17am 09.30.14 Smaller Boats 7/1467 I am replacing most of the old worn wood on my H23 worth Iroko wood. I'm told it is known as Africa

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pros and cons of adjusting valves... jviss at 3:19pm 08.15.23 @Hayden Watson really did nail it. I agree with everything he said, in particular how too-loose val
Oday 19 Identifying Deck Mounts for Possible Stanchions. BruceC at 3:06pm 08.15.23 The mounts you refer to are definitely not stanchion mounts, but most likely simply mounts from whic
Need a "double" block at the mast base Barnacle Bill at 3:05pm 08.15.23 If you want to add another block, whether it be single or double, you have to utilize one of the hol
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 08.15.23 The F---ing Manual You spelled Funny wrong. ;) Glad you asked the question. My 3YM30 will be co
Mariner Roller-Stay Parts? Barnacle Bill at 2:57pm 08.15.23 I like Furlex by Selden spars
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Barnacle Bill at 2:56pm 08.15.23 I believe it is an old Nicro Fico "H" track, which is quite antiquated. The bearings really are jus
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 Scott B at 2:56pm 08.15.23 From the Sea-Fire site under dealers Control Fire Systems63a Advance Rd.Toronto Ontario M8Z 2S6 Pho
Sailing post heart attack Barnacle Bill at 2:50pm 08.15.23 I know people who have had much more severe heart damage than you and they still sail. Unless you ar
pros and cons of adjusting valves... dave_and_dd at 2:49pm 08.15.23 Well said. At least I can't say RTFM.... Ha! I took that away from youz guyz! But you could have
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Scott B at 2:48pm 08.15.23 Thank you kbgunn, I will check if any of the lines you suggested are available here in Canada. Go
pros and cons of adjusting valves... dave_and_dd at 2:47pm 08.15.23 Hey, thanks guys for the comments. Yep, I know it's recommended and I know it isn't all that diffic
Thoughts on chart tables? Barnacle Bill at 2:46pm 08.15.23 You can do what you want with your boat, but I think a chart table is a good place to have your lapt
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 08.15.23 First let me ask exactly how you measured the voltage at the headlamp which we call just the "lamp".
We just closed on Hull 45, we are so excited, we are Long Island NY based if anyone is around please let me know . Stu Jackson at 2:00pm 08.15.23 I thought you would chime in on this post and I was surprised you didn't. :) I'll ask again: why
Rowing a 22 Rltgold at 1:52pm 08.15.23 I found the oars & Paddles through NRS.com. Now to try and find oarlocks that slide into the top of
Top Down Furler JRacer at 1:38pm 08.15.23 The roller frame is more than up to the task. If you crafted a "U" shaped piece that mounted to the
Top Down Furler JRacer at 1:31pm 08.15.23 If you are too worried about it, you could mount a Dyneema bobstay that has a reinforced pad eye on
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 1:27pm 08.15.23 Thanks for the feedback. I have a Selden Pole and Ring and a Selden Top down furler. Have not insta
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? tfox2069 at 1:13pm 08.15.23 I've had a comar for several years to send AIS data to an ipad, or my phone. Easy setup, works fi
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? tfox2069 at 1:11pm 08.15.23 Yacht Devices YDWG 02 NMEA 2000 WiFi Gateway is a pretty nice, and easy to use device that plugs sea

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