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A Newbie with an O'Day 22Hello hughesk1957 at 8:21am 09.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3260 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 3/979 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 26/8141 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 20/6647 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 6/1493 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 4/1020 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 15/4375 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 2/614 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 6/927 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 9/4791 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 0/1066 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 4/1984 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 4/1135 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 7/2068 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 4/1067 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 0/717 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 1/1073 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 0/1886 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 25/5756 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 9/2094 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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School's back in session cruise! Hayden Watson at 10:04am 09.08.23 No doubt. You make your own sails also? Designing and building that spinnaker was a very fun fa
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks mesmith1122 at 9:52am 09.08.23 Unaware of any specs. Our 1991 has different types of seacocks. The cockpit drains appear larger th
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:27am 09.08.23 Flattening sails is necessary when winds come up. Tighten the outhaul, the halyard, the main sheet
Adding second reef to main sail? JoeWhite at 9:25am 09.08.23 CowboyWay, I do not have more to add to above advice in adjusting your sails, but I noticed the boom
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (1) chichiflys at 9:07am 09.08.23 Unfortunately my chain plates have likely been undisturbed for 15 years or so....so I'm paying the p
Hunter Gel Cote? Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 09.08.23 A '95 is pretty close to a '99 model for gel coat so take a look at the below posting.
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... jviss at 8:53am 09.08.23 There's a pretty good, big anchorage off of Stonnington, CT. Free, if you throw the hook. Can get
Cal T2 27' Keel height New2sail at 8:51am 09.08.23
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 8:51am 09.08.23 Flattening sails is necessary when winds come up. Tighten the outhaul, the halyard, the main sheet,
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 8:49am 09.08.23 even cushions in the cockpit all contribute to your windage affecting the sailing action of the boa
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... Rick486 at 8:41am 09.08.23
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 8:38am 09.08.23 Thanks all for the info. I have a wing keel and 150% genoa. Yes, the gusts are what I experienced t
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 8:37am 09.08.23 219669 Greg Greg, I'm not really following what you're doing here, and why. Why all the hardware
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 8:32am 09.08.23 I would certainly reef my head sail some when I reef my main to try and balance things out. If eit
Cal T2 27' Keel height (1) jssailem at 8:23am 09.08.23
Learning about my Kells 23 - Swing Keel Bearing Blocks? jssailem at 8:09am 09.08.23
Adding second reef to main sail? (2) Tally Ho at 8:01am 09.08.23 I would certainly reef my head sail some when I reef my main to try and balance things out. If eith
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes BigEasy at 7:53am 09.08.23 I did it a few years ago during the winter. Here are a few shots of what you'll find . Nice w
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes BigEasy at 7:49am 09.08.23 I used a gun cleaning bore cleaning tool with a 22 caliber brass brush attachment. Fit perfectly an
Looking for new sails?? danooxnard at 7:48am 09.08.23 I bought a new jib for my C- 22 when I installed a new furler two years ago. It is an awesome sail

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