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Transome bolt lengths hotrodderjim at 5:19am 05.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/880 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 11/2085 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 14/1880 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 0/620 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 2/954 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 6/1692 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 13/2535 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 10/1908 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 12/6433 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 4/2141 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 5/1078 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 8/2743 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 1/877 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 5/1555 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 6/1211 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 3/1357 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 12/4337 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 10/1672 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 5/914 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 2/1077 Does anyone out there have the exact specs (length mostly) of the baby-stays that are used with the

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I need a good chili recipe... (1) shemandr at 12:21pm 07.26.23 This is a green chili made with pork. You could use chicken boneless skinless thighs. Most folks d
Another What is It? Will Gilmore at 11:58am 07.26.23 I'm sorry to disagree, Jacktar. I've seen plenty of examples where the windlass was located aft of
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Johnb at 11:57am 07.26.23 Interesting. So the people who are most likely to have a limited knowledge of boating laws and regu
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? Ward H at 11:49am 07.26.23 Welcome to the forum! You came to the right place to ask your questions. I'm tagging @Crazy Dave Co
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 11:48am 07.26.23 I never did get the recipes for these chilis but you can probably Google the names to get the ingr
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (2) RustyPepper23 at 11:40am 07.26.23 218195218196
Replacing Raymarine ST50 Tridata display. Ward H at 11:27am 07.26.23 I went through this with my boat when I bought it. It came with ST50 instruments which worked spradi
I need a good chili recipe... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 07.26.23 I never did get the recipes for these chilis but you can probably Google the names to get the ingre
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 11:04am 07.26.23 Hell yeah. Appreciate the pics too. It will be nice. I was able to find a drawing of the chain plate
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 10:48am 07.26.23 most likely to have a limited knowledge of boating laws and regulations, rental boat operators I'm
How do you prove you can sail a boat? dlochner at 10:46am 07.26.23 From the California Boater Card FAQ: Q: Who will be exempt from needing a Boater Card? A: Accordin
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 10:44am 07.26.23 B&R rig does not need running backstays, i don't have the dimensions, I had my sailmaker design it.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 10:21am 07.26.23 From the California Boater Card FAQ: Q: Who will be exempt from needing a Boater Card? A: According
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 9:48am 07.26.23 I suppose. Did you end up adding running back stays or changing the rigging at all. Appreciate the a
H41 inner forestay? Windpilot at 9:35am 07.26.23 Chainplate was made by Seatek, cost of that part was insignificant compared to everything else.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? LloydB at 9:10am 07.26.23 Does this apply to out of state boaters in CA? So this rule only applies to Californians so everybod
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement Gary Ryan at 9:00am 07.26.23 Hi Jim....Yanmar 3JH3E 40HP
Another What is It? Jacktar at 8:28am 07.26.23 Windless aft of hawsepipe also not logical unless you are hoisting anchor at side of bow instead of
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Hayden Watson at 8:21am 07.26.23 On my 88 C30 the macerator was threaded into the T-fitting out of the tank. I unscrewed the macerat
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Hayden Watson at 8:17am 07.26.23 On my tiller boats, I used a good piece of nylon dock line that was looped over one stern cleat ran

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