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A Newbie with an O'Day 22Hello hughesk1957 at 8:21am 09.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3216 Hello! I am a newbie to this site, and have a 1977 O'Day 22 I bought a year ago and have a few ques
Cruise the Ohio River George68fs at 8:17am 09.22.14 Day Sailers 3/959 Thinking about solo sailing the Ohio River next summer, from Southern Indiana to possibly as far as
Considering a repower John rolka at 7:46am 09.22.14 Catalina 30 26/8014 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 for 2 years now, I've done some work to get her into ship shape, and she i
Junking a Boat usna06marine at 7:41am 09.22.14 Lancer 20/6545 As a single man, I bought myself a 1976 Lancer 25 and spent 3 years rebuilding it from the ground up
Mainsail sizing jayski at 7:26am 09.22.14 Catalina 30 6/1459 What is the correct foot for a Catalina 30 , standard rig? I am looking to replace the original main
376 Holding Tank Help robertsapp at 6:57am 09.22.14 Big Boats 4/1011 Prior to departure, we plan to put in a better toilet and replace all the sanitation lines. To reall
Drinking water odors hmurmur at 6:51am 09.22.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/4358 I had a family emergency and we had to leave the water tanks full for several weeks. I put water fre
How Many Splices....? braol at 6:30am 09.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/607 So, I rewired my bilge pump. The positive lead to the pump had 4 splices in it...5 total connection
watch out for those jellyfish (1) allen-deckard at 6:13am 09.22.14 Catalina 22 6/918 well yesterday we sailed out to the reef to go snorkeling. Looking over the side told my wife boy s
Oday 28 Standing Rigging question Euphoria2011 at 6:02am 09.22.14 Bigger Boats 9/4736 There was a pro rigger in the marina a few weeks back up from the keys to do a big job on another bo
Anchor Windless Yamaha33 Rick B at 8:54pm 09.21.14 Yamaha 0/1047 Anchor Windlass Yamaha33 revised We want to install an anchor windless on our Yamaha 33 and I am wo
Oday 22 cockpit drain wander22 at 8:42pm 09.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1963 I just picked up a 1980 Oday 22. The problem is the cockpit drain. The thru hull in the transom is j
41 DS anchor locker hatch jwieneck at 8:24pm 09.21.14 Big Boats 4/1114 I am new to my 2005 41 DS. I was planning on moving the current Delta anchor over to become my seco
swing keel leaks woodzy at 8:22pm 09.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2034 bought a mac 25 and pivot bolt leaks rubber washers hard as rock. can you get rubber washers for kee
1983 Hunter Cheribini Electrical Diagram Calvin1Calvin at 7:07pm 09.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1062 I need a wiring diagram for a 1983 Hunter Cheribini. My wiring is screwed up and I want to troubles
O'Day Sprite measurement needed Old Sprite Sailor at 7:00pm 09.21.14 Day Sailers 0/715 I have had my Sprite rigged as sloop for too many years to count. I took out the eyes for the shroud
Mainsheet system O'Day 22 repawn at 6:15pm 09.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1067 Since my boat came without a mainsheet system - no boom bang either I need to put something together
Mcvay Minuet makogirl at 6:09pm 09.21.14 Lancer 0/1870 Hi everyone ! I m new here, not too familiar either, I am French from Quebec, I am looking for a use
Best Depth finder for $200 NGoyette at 4:38pm 09.21.14 Ask All Sailors 25/5695 I am looking to replace my broken depth finder and I really do not want to spend more than $200, any
Alternator attitude adjustment njlarry at 4:04pm 09.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2069 The alternator on my Universal M25-xpb has a bad attitude and it's eating up the fan belt. I checked

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Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 9:14am 08.28.23 Here is a link to a post I created when I replaced the lenses on my 88. Going frameless on your Mk1
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:13am 08.28.23 Does your 85 has tempered glass lens? If so, they can be repolished if they are not broken. If th
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:09am 08.28.23 after looking at it again I think they are the original keel bolts that are bent into a J at the end
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 9:09am 08.28.23 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 and I would like to replace the window lenses on the 8 fixed windows. Cat
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:07am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordi
Sourcing window lenses jonelli at 9:05am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordin
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 08.28.23 I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. As I always say, start simple and work you
Impact driver on window screws? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 08.28.23 I have found that an impact driver will do less damage to the screws than will a hand screw driver o
Impact driver on window screws? kappykaplan at 8:53am 08.28.23 And I have a new tool! What could be better? :plus:
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 8:47am 08.28.23 The power impact driver took the screws out like a knife going through butter. And I have a new tool
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 8:37am 08.28.23 My biggest worry now is the keel and the keel bolts. def going to get a haul out and have the keel
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 8:30am 08.28.23 I wonder about the "volt signal" terminal. Does that mean one can only monitor one battery's voltag
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? jssailem at 8:22am 08.28.23 starting up the engine saw a glassy film on the water which is highly likely the missing antifreez
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? capta at 8:11am 08.28.23 First thing I'd do is check the oil. If it isn't milky, then move on to tasting whether the water th
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 8:11am 08.28.23 It's a Yanmar 3GM30F. I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. The one recommended in
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 jssailem at 8:07am 08.28.23 :plus: with @rgranger on the specs. You want to be smooth in chop you need a boat that will be bigg
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 08.28.23 WHAT IS THE ENGINE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Try a pressure test before tearing into pulling the HE as you coul
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 dLj at 7:32am 08.28.23 Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or just better to have two smaller alts
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 garymalmgren at 7:24am 08.28.23 In a few years I'll take a loan and buy a nicer boat when I know more about what makes a good sailbo
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Scott T-Bird at 7:03am 08.28.23 Speaking directly about the Catalina 30, I think it would be very difficult to find a better boat in

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