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Transome bolt lengths hotrodderjim at 5:19am 05.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/770 I picked up a really nice( almost new) O/B motor mount for use on my 1978 25ft. O'day. I'm looking f
Hunter 23 stanchion. Design flaw? (1) chrisandmolly at 4:09am 05.05.14 Smaller Boats 11/1685 Launched my 1985 last weekend. Found this after docking. I'm sure I can take it off to get welded.
Blister?? (2) katana750 at 9:36pm 05.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1236 I think this is a blister. I have read quite bit about them and understand how it happens but I was
Stern Rail vthardhatdiver at 9:19pm 05.04.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/547 I am looking for a little guidance on installing a stern rail on my 22. I have been searching around
Fixed a big leak today! CCrane2299 at 8:04pm 05.04.14 Day Sailers 2/770 My 1979 ODay 25 has leaked when it rained for a couple of years. Only when it rained so I knew it wa
2QM15 cold starting. newage1461 at 7:38pm 05.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1484 When I try to start engine in temps under 60, it cranks ' cranks, and smoke comes out the exhaust, b
Music on board Terry in Naples at 7:38pm 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2201 Being an old school sailor i never installed a sound system in any of my boats,not wanting to drain
Tried to remove antifouling paint with a furniture stripper Piotr at 6:47pm 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1711 With a predictable result. Everything was going great until I hit several patches of deteriorated ge
Upper shroud chainplates: what was Catalina thinking?? Gene Neill at 5:11pm 05.04.14 Catalina 22 12/5625 I've been pulling all my interior teak out this week, sanding it down and Cetol-ing it. It's lookin'
Oceanis 411 Swim platform locker Waterman19 at 5:03pm 05.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1815 Can anyone tell me what the small locker is for on a 2000 Oceanis 411 that is located on the port si
34/35 Genoa Track Bolts njlarry at 2:26pm 05.04.14 Bigger Boats 5/811 Both my Genoa tracks are leaking badly and need to be removed and re-caulked. An impact wrench made
O'Day 322 or Catalina 30T WellDrinker at 1:53pm 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2244 I want to get back into sailing after several years absence. I had a CS 22 for about 4 years and lov
Diagnosed and fixed my first electrical problem... Davefromoregon at 1:11pm 05.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/770 I have a 2008 343. Last night I noticed that the galley lights wouldn't come on but everything else
What did i break?!?! (3) Cambo at 10:18am 05.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1390 I was attempting to remove the oil filter today, it is in a brutal spot on my boat and I managed to
Hardware bedding, factory rubber gasket. LoveTwoSail at 10:09am 05.04.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1081 In removing several deck hardware items from the boat to seal for leaks, I have found a piece of rub
Want to purchase Jerry21707 at 10:06am 05.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1194 Hello all. I'm new to this so I hope I post this in the correct forum. I want to purchase a Catalin
BVI's Fresh Water rfrye1 at 7:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/3490 I'm headed back down to the BVIs for a much anticipated 10 day bareboat in a few weeks. I haven't be
Strange thing happening to keel (1) Dunham at 6:14am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1515 We are experiencing something strange looking on our keel. See picture. We've been told that it ma
1994 Humter 29.5 fuel shut off timangiel at 5:47am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/825 I have a new to me 1994 29.5 which was just launched for the season. It has a Yanmar 2GM20F engine.
Baby-Stays for raising Mast on H26 Bungalow Bill at 4:08am 05.04.14 Smaller Boats 2/972 Does anyone out there have the exact specs (length mostly) of the baby-stays that are used with the

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Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:51pm 10.06.22 209813
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 6:45pm 10.06.22 google it. Measure the distance when you're cleaning bottoms. The distance between the prop hub a
Through holes and prop dlochner at 6:42pm 10.06.22 What? Bwahahaha! Puh-leez google it. Measure the distance when you're cleaning bottoms. The dis
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 10.06.22 I'm a follow the manual kind of guy. I never, ever assume that the "highly trained technicians" at
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 6:28pm 10.06.22 The usual distance between the forward end of the prop and the strut is ~1 shaft diameter. The gap
Through holes and prop dlochner at 6:16pm 10.06.22 The general size of the depression doesn't seem big enough for a saildrive leg. Also, if you were t
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level Terry Cox at 5:37pm 10.06.22 You're most welcome. Please let us know what you find.
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 5:22pm 10.06.22 Unlikely perhaps, however the location is correct and the shape is more or less correct. You've see
Through holes and prop (3) dlochner at 5:08pm 10.06.22 209810 Unlikely perhaps, however the location is correct and the shape is more or less correct. You
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail DayDreamer41 at 4:40pm 10.06.22 Our Sapphire (41DS) OEM had (4) 1/4" round carbon fiber full length verticle battens, we lost the fi
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Davidasailor26 at 4:26pm 10.06.22 The torque will be based on the size of the bolt. Check out post #3 at KEEL BOLTS.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 4:25pm 10.06.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 4:17pm 10.06.22 My main has a luff line but I can never reach it to tension it while sailing since is over the bimi
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jon hansen at 4:12pm 10.06.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 10.06.22 That was one of the things I hated about the full length vertical battens. There was so much compr
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 3:58pm 10.06.22
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Hollyberry at 3:57pm 10.06.22 I've had very good luck getting info from Ward at: w.richardson@beneteau.com
Happy Birthday to John Shepard jssailem at 3:34pm 10.06.22 Did the blind guy really wish John happy birthday in the bar? How did he know it was John in the ba
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail jssailem at 3:32pm 10.06.22 You are talking about Fluttering of the leach. Luffing occurs on the sail area along the mast, or th
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 3:18pm 10.06.22 The stern bridle IS the same idea as the midships spring. Yes and no. One important difference

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