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Wiring Diagram for Oday 25 hodgy1957 at 5:14am 04.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3330 I recently came into possession of a 25' O'day, It seems solid, however the wiring is toast, Litera
rudder removal rojet at 5:07am 04.14.14 Bristol 0/3816 Looking for tips on how to remove the rudder on a Bristol 39/40.
Need a rudder and tiller for Venture 21 Hoddy at 4:56am 04.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1075 A year ago in September I had to pull my boat because of a hurricane. I left my rudder and tiller at
Icebox drain leaking -9.2c dbh252 at 4:55am 04.14.14 S2 5/1578 Does anyone here have any experience with repairing a leaking icebox? From the looks of it, the job
Crack between mast & hatch on '86 C-22 (7) dbk0630 at 10:27pm 04.13.14 Catalina 22 8/1887 So I ignored the cracks below when I got my 1986 Catalina 22 last August... and focused instead on m
Fixed port. rsublett at 9:20pm 04.13.14 Bigger Boats 2/1074 I need to find a replacement(s) for the fixed port lights in the main cabin on my O'Day 37 Center Co
ev100 auto pilot james295 at 8:57pm 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1031 Got a good deal on an ev100 auto pilot at the Oakland boat show for my 1994 29.5 hunter , Not very s
Bee-ware! Roadking Larry at 8:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1461 Found an interesting problem yesterday. My Cal 2-27 is on it's trailer sitting in my driveway under
Mast turtling sneakypete at 7:53pm 04.13.14 Day Sailers 14/7866 I'm new to sailing, took a course last fall on Hunter 146's and did fine. I will sailor my Widgeon t
hatch seal sartorst at 7:39pm 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1367 On the D shaped hatch seal which side goes up towards the hatch, my boat currently has the seals wit
Honda EU2000..... woodster at 6:24pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 21/5364 ok just got a Honda EU 2000 this week end..... its the companion model.....it seems to put out the s
1977 Newport 28 shower kelham at 6:15pm 04.13.14 Newport 1/4212 Hi Folks. I just bought a 1977 Newport 28. Wondering if any of you use the shower in this boat and i
Spinnaker Rigging question yohan at 5:45pm 04.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1082 I am planning to get a spinnaker from sailboatowner.com for my 26M. I did some searching and even c
sleep over trainmanjess at 5:13pm 04.13.14 Morgan 2/1509 hello all I arrived in Portsmouth about 9 pm last night, and found my new-to-me sailboat.. she wa
Refrigerator? Gino at 4:44pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1585 I have a 1989 First 32S5. I want to replace the kitchen storage space under the sink with a refriger
What gives? Roger Long at 4:10pm 04.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5736 An AC teaching moment, maybe. I keep one of those little 3 LED test plugs in the 110 volt outlet
O'day 272 Alternator change Charlie D at 3:41pm 04.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/836 Hello Captains: Just wanted to share with you the problem with changing a 35 AMP Alternator to a 4
Buzzers to Gauges robfmcc at 2:40pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2262 Can you swap out the "Oh Sht" lights for actual gauges for oil pressure and water temp on a 3GM? I*
portable soldering torch gettinthere at 2:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1436 Heading up the mast to do some VHF connector soldering. I have a berzomatic pencil type torch that d
Hunter 170 Stemhead Fitting pcupach at 2:26pm 04.13.14 Day Sailers 0/1370 Does anyone have a stemhead fitting for a 2006 Hunter 170 that they would be willing to part with?

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Top Down Furler JRacer at 7:31am 08.11.23 Top down kite on our 270. The top down furler and bowsprit were all crafted in house, and the kite
Thoughts on chart tables? (4) robbjd at 7:22am 08.11.23 Cliff, I would convert the table into more storage, or a fridge. I'm not familiar with the C&C 25s i
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 6:34am 08.11.23 That is a Grand Sail on your boat. She looks like she loves it. Great video. Thank you squire! It
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Ward H at 5:38am 08.11.23 No, the boat needs to rest on the keel. Stands only will not properly support the boat and could cau
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... jssailem at 5:38am 08.11.23 How do I get around this? Ask the marina for more stands and remove the wooden block so I can do th
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... dlochner at 5:37am 08.11.23 Follow up question: good to know this is likely a repair I can do myself. When the boat is on the h
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Jim Legere at 5:37am 08.11.23 Thank you everyone! Very very helpful. @Jim Legere she's a great boat, fast but also comfortable -
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Walsh0575 at 5:10am 08.11.23 Thank you everyone! Very very helpful. @Jim Legere she's a great boat, fast but also comfortable - h
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 4:48am 08.11.23
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 rgranger at 4:39am 08.11.23 The principals in this short exchange all know each other pretty well; I took as just some friends
Stern perch seats for 2008 Hunter 45 DS Rick486 at 3:25am 08.11.23 I'm looking to replace a damaged Stern perch seat for a 2008 Hunter 45 DS. Anyone have any ideas f
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Jim Legere at 3:13am 08.11.23 Like Paul says, the beauty of lead keels is that you fix them with a hammer. Given that this is a de
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 12:09am 08.11.23
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. BigEasy at 9:21pm 08.10.23
Watches justsomeguy at 9:11pm 08.10.23 Very disappointing....I thought more of you.....:facepalm: Understated is my real-world mantra. O
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... PaulK at 8:18pm 08.10.23 When you haul out in the fall you will need a 5 to 8 pound sledgehammer to bang the lead back into s
Gearbox issue? Ken13559 at 8:14pm 08.10.23 Black smoke is a result of over fueling. The governor system responds to loads placed on the engi
Gearbox issue? Ken13559 at 8:13pm 08.10.23 had the same problem with my kiwi prop, one of the reversing rollers had fallen out, no reverse an
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? (1) Tally Ho at 8:09pm 08.10.23 My general approach is to learn all I can about boats, and pre-inspect boats I am interested in. I
Transducer troubles PepperW at 8:00pm 08.10.23

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