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Ready To Launch This Saturday! (5) Ward H at 7:21pm 04.27.14 Day Sailers 19/1507 Last year I got caught up doing a lot of deferred maintenance, including a complete bottom job, on o
Yanmar Fuel Shutoff Cable H376/380/386 bigbrownpilot at 7:11pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 5/4691 The diesel fuel shutoff cable in our Hunter 380 won't pull out to shut down the engine. I was able
Deck Fill Caps 37CC finn1 at 6:59pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 5/1102 Does anyone know where to locate replacement deck filler caps? They are black plastic 1 1/2". What
nav table hight chusansail at 6:49pm 04.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1262 can anybody tell me the clearance from the floor to the nav table apron/ on hunter 37 cutter
Heat exchanger pin hole leak R. Chapin at 6:46pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 12/3608 I repeatedly loose small amounts of coolant and think I have located a pin hole leak in the undersid
Mast step core wet Kh3412 at 6:40pm 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1188 The core on the deck under the mast step is wet. Drilled some hole to see how far the water spread.
Two Stupid Battery / Connector Questions Ward H at 6:34pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 49/5946 1. My OB neg terminal connector is one size too small for my busbar. Busbar is 3/8, connector is 5/1
Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2336 I just bought a 31' that's been out of the water for several years. For some reason the keel is been
Weekend Work (5) Lost Parent at 5:42pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1250 Just installed my free ST4000+ autopilot with rudder sensor and my Wifes new windlass 74698.vB
Cracked Skeg jacksTYCracer at 3:13pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1090 Hello, I am getting into my third season with my 1975 O'day 27. When I bought the boat I knew that
430...new arch wind generator (4) Navicula at 3:09pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/834 hi guys....I have been building a new arch for the back of my 430. it will be for solar panels, wind
Hull Blisters mheflin at 1:54pm 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1097 Hi All, New to the site so forgive me if I am repeating and old topic. I'm considering buying a
Thats not Good ! Y25-II (2) Syntonos at 12:24pm 04.27.14 Yamaha 2/2237 Had a halyard block failure on our first real shakedown sail with the new sails on Syntonos. Weather
I40 Ballast Mike Wagner at 12:20pm 04.27.14 Irwin 1/1777 Our Irwin 40 MK II has several lead ingots under the sole in the salon. Any other I40s or Citation 3
Bent Pulpit Rail Okie44 at 11:47am 04.27.14 Catalina 22 1/619 Bought a C 22 a month ago, still setting in my driveway. Had a wind storm and a limb fell on the ce
Deck Anti-skid Pads (1) kloudie1 at 11:16am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 On the H-34, on either side of the mast base, there are two Treadmaster pads so ya can stand there s
What paint to use on inside wall of a boat? sd1953 at 10:46am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/75958 I have a wall in the navigator's desk area that needs to be painted. What kind of paint do I use fo
Pressure water pump runs on for no apparent reason Skipper at 9:26am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2269 -RESOLVED- Of all the systems on this boat, the domestic water system requires the most attention.
Transom on 25 - solid fb or sandwiched? USY27 at 9:21am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1686 I recently became an owner of 79 Oday25. The boat is in very decent condition even for its age as it
Headliner Cleaning/Replacement Kper at 8:59am 04.27.14 Day Sailers 0/753 Reposted on the main O'Day page.

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Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 9:52pm 06.23.23 Lumberjack have no problem in rural Oregon.
There is lust in my heart Eddie C at 7:17pm 06.23.23
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? (1) DayDreamer41 at 6:52pm 06.23.23 Would that be the Viking Octantis?
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 6:25pm 06.23.23 Isn't whisky shipped in barrels? https://img.freepik.com/premium-photo/dozens-whiskey-barrels-floati
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 DPW at 6:18pm 06.23.23 Ok: I took the advice, RTFM, and ran tests. First, it's not a Lewmar, it's a Quick "High Performance
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 5:55pm 06.23.23 217198
What amperage "Entertainment" breaker? MFD at 5:40pm 06.23.23 The breakers are intended to protect the wiring, not the devices. If you can determine the wire s
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) Unremarcable at 5:20pm 06.23.23 Unremarkable. I too replaced the swing keel lifting line on my 222. There is only the one block a
Engine vibration universal m3-20 (1) dlochner at 5:10pm 06.23.23 I'm from outta town. What is a "vented loop valve" ? The little valve at the top of a vented loo
Raw water system issues. dlochner at 5:07pm 06.23.23 So far you have focused on blockage, there is another suspect, an air leak that prevents the pump fr
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem Mechone at 5:00pm 06.23.23 Many work off a signal from alternator
Raw water system issues. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:00pm 06.23.23
Raw water system issues. JoeWhite at 4:38pm 06.23.23 I suppose you can use a pressure doc water hose and push water through each section and see where th
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 06.23.23 I secure all the hoses and clean up the vented loop valve and the water leaking stopped. I'm from
Its funny Friday! (1) DaveJ at 4:29pm 06.23.23 217196
Its funny Friday! (1) DaveJ at 4:27pm 06.23.23 217195
Raw water system issues. ToddH at 4:12pm 06.23.23 Sorry that meant to say diver not diaper I apologize
Raw water system issues. ToddH at 4:11pm 06.23.23 Thank you for that input I did most of what you were mentioning already except for the exhaust elbow
Remove Stove Top? capta at 4:00pm 06.23.23 I learned many years ago that, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I was changing the oil on my old K
Oceangate Titan Rick486 at 3:46pm 06.23.23 .........By the way I'm thinking that if the Navy knew precisely the time and size of the implosion

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