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Pretty cool technology rfrye1 at 10:03pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1582 Most of us have been boating a long time. From the early days of handheld GPS to chartplotters to DS
Two cutlass bearings? (1) Dalliance at 8:52pm 05.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1927 Dalliance has always had what I take to be two cutlass bearings; one at the Y-strut and one in the s
Oday 272 Head kickntires at 7:15pm 05.12.14 Bigger Boats 6/3179 Hello all, I just purchased an 1986 Oday 272. The head was removed by a previous owner and I am pl
Bike on O'Day 25 sPk at 6:08pm 05.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1061 Anyone have any experience with folding bikes or storing a bike while sailing the O'Day 25? Will a
Water Pump bobcat30 at 5:31pm 05.12.14 Catalina 30 2/790 Last fall I drained all water systems and drained the pump. This Spring... Filled the two tanks.
GPS multi pin connector ChangsinLattitudes at 5:13pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 1/674 Having trouble with my Garmin 498 chartplotter. Female side of the plug was left out over winter un
galley drawers for s2 9.2c (1) Calypso at 4:57pm 05.12.14 S2 3/1336 I have two drawers left from when I put in an oven. The two under the stovetop. If some one needs th
Plastic Portlight FourPoints at 4:35pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1777 I have a plastic portlight on the starboard side of the hull in the aft berth. This was scuffed so
New Chartplotter and Depth Guage Installation (9) RJD at 3:41pm 05.12.14 Catalina 22 9/1768 Got a chartplotter and depth gauge for Christmas so I had no choice but to get out the saw, fibergla
Lost My Rudder!! TikiByCC at 3:19pm 05.12.14 S2 8/1766 Good Afternoon, CC here ,Me ' my wife our 2 girls ' Chi-chi our Chihuahua live on our
Roller Furling Question (4) DHaranSailor at 2:04pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1821 Hello Again! I just did one last practice rig before putting into the water for the summer. I ha
Chain plates crossection misha93 at 2:02pm 05.12.14 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/9994 What is the cross section dimensions of each of the six chain plates on Hunter 36-81? Thank you all
Push pit tubing diameter on h340 GCR at 1:46pm 05.12.14 Big Boats 5/1614 Does anyone know what the diameter of the tubing that makes up the push pits is?
paint name? sailer74 at 1:15pm 05.12.14 Day Sailers 5/979 The new to me 222 has a paint covering the rub rails and hatchboards. Its a brown treatment that is
37c Thru-hull Advice please kwaai at 12:57pm 05.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1247 I am planning to take s/v Kwaai out of the water and put her on the hard for a front to back rebuild
37c New 12 volt Head - very happy kwaai at 12:43pm 05.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/608 :D Since gaining ownership of s/v Kwaai I have had the pleasure of working on the head. I have had a
Excess corrosion rkuhn1174 at 12:35pm 05.12.14 Big Boats 2/1057 I am a new boat owner and noticed a lot of corrosion on all metal fittings in the boats hull. I was
Raymarine rudder poition sensor installation for 83 oday 28 (1) Euphoria2011 at 12:03pm 05.12.14 Bigger Boats 0/973 Anybody have a Raymarine Rudder position sensor installed on their Oday 28? I have found out that t
Air Intake Element Joe Mullee at 11:43am 05.12.14 Big Boats 21/3233 My engine is a1983 Yanmar 3GMF. The spongy air filter element was removed from the air intake silenc
Bimini logistics Gene Neill at 11:38am 05.12.14 Catalina 22 14/3183 My boat came with a Bimini top, which has no mounts installed at this time. The wife and I finally d

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Corroding galvanized shackle JoeWhite at 3:08pm 04.20.23 There are stainless steel shackle you can try.
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 3:04pm 04.20.23 The only other cause of high temperature may be that the antifreeze is not circulating as fast as it
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Scott B at 2:47pm 04.20.23 You will need to drop the plywood hard board panel that is above the nav station and starboard sette
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Tally Ho at 2:43pm 04.20.23 What is different between the X and M mast? Can the existing sail be used with either one? If not,
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:23pm 04.20.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:11pm 04.20.23 Making Part 2 soon. The rest of my post#161 Shorter and a bit more professionally done.:pimp: Mor
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 2:10pm 04.20.23 @artleyt115 If it's reasonably possible, I'd recommend getting your inboard running. It's a huge dif
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:09pm 04.20.23
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 1:44pm 04.20.23 My boat is constantly being pushed into the dock from incoming waves. The docks feature some lovely
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 04.20.23 It figured it was as good as time as any to redo the vanity . We've never used the sink , so out it
Progress report on the 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 1:24pm 04.20.23 I'd double check your bulkheads for rot around the chainplates. It's a common failure We do have n
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 1:15pm 04.20.23 Thanks for sharing guys, much appreciated.
Is BoatUS membership worth it? sesmith at 1:00pm 04.20.23 Not to hijack the thread, but it would be interesting to know what people pay for boat insurance.
Is BoatUS membership worth it? dmax at 12:51pm 04.20.23 I have Progressive, about $900 year which includes jump starts/fuel delivery/towing, my house is alm
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Timm R Oday25 at 12:41pm 04.20.23 Bulkheads .. I've replaced the starboard side . It was very straight forward. It wasn't rotted . The
Is BoatUS membership worth it? Roland5048 at 12:36pm 04.20.23 I carry AAA towing for my old vehicle and TowBoatUS unlimited towing on my old boat. Both about $16
Pumpin up those fenders! (1) Terry Cox at 12:36pm 04.20.23 Our fender lanyard remains fixed length with a carabiner to clip onto the toe rail. Always the right
Pumpin up those fenders! Terry Cox at 12:29pm 04.20.23 Never heard of such a thing.
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 12:18pm 04.20.23 I'd double check your bulkheads for rot around the chainplates. It's a common failure
Progress report on the 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 12:08pm 04.20.23 Oh my, that seems like a nightmare. I am definitely going to check this out. I'd hate to rip out my

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