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Tempest 23 - Excess/supplemental ballast needed? hangin at 8:31am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/831 I just purchased my first Tempest 23, 1970 Canadian build. I am curious as the compartments under t
Origo 6000 Stove/Oven RLMahan at 8:20am 04.08.13 Big Boats 32/8898 Hi all, I'm in the process of sourcing a new stove/oven for my H34. The one of the previous owners r
Base board support for holding tank Skipper at 7:53am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1157 Hi, I have an infinitesimal holding tank - 3 gal. The hilarity is that the builder installed the v
Potomac River Overnighter rzobel at 7:48am 04.08.13 Destinations 3/2182 I have my boat slipped in Aquia Bay and want to do an overnighter with a friend in a couple of weeks
Mast base pullys (1) RvrSailor at 7:08am 04.08.13 Big Boats 10/2093 Is this standard or a user modification? Any idea how the pin is removed?
Exhaust issue adwashin at 6:46am 04.08.13 Bigger Boats 14/2171 So I bought a '78 O'day last year and had no issues (my first sailboat). This past weekend was the
Yea, almost back in action! Gary_H at 6:35am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 1/721 This past weekend even though the water was still a bit cold I was able to finally install my new sh
1998 Hunter 376 Mast Dave Sullivan at 5:51am 04.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/975 I have a 1998 376 and the mast seems to have an excessive amount of bend. can anyone provide the be
Fine Cracks in Textured Anti-Skid Deck Surface (1) weh5748 at 5:32am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1511 Last yr I hastily painted a little excess gelcoat on this crack and made a bit of a mess of it ... a
Blisters on Hull (1) weh5748 at 5:16am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1991 I'm working on hull of O'Day 19 that I bought last yr and immediately put in water. Just discovered
Aging and disintegrating zippers nestorph at 4:56am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2936 I've started restoring and prepping a 1983 Islander 30 Bahama that has been on the hard for about tw
Back to the Future Roger Long at 4:39am 04.08.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2442 I left Hampton yesterday and rounded Point Comfort headed north for the second time in 2013. As in
LP Gas Leak Detection Albanach at 3:23am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2103 The manual/instruction sheet of my gas range recommends a leak check by opening/closing the tank val
What is correct way up for 26C wing nut on ballast valve? (1) Cruiser1 at 1:34am 04.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2136 I have just had a new ballast tank valve built for my 26S and after putting it back together could n
Track bolts Meriachee at 10:12pm 04.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/798 I'm thinking about installing outboard genny tracks on my 270. The existing tracks have a bolt in t
Leaking 2GM20F Ken13559 at 9:47pm 04.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 17/8163 My engine leaks oil at the gasket behind the crankshaft pulley. Question is if the leak stops when o
Catalina 30 cushions Lost Parent at 8:14pm 04.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1258 On the original cushions at the settee and dinette the seat backs are wood backed now from the facto
Hunter 260 Homemade Rudder Replacement (6) Hoop2125 at 8:11pm 04.07.13 Smaller Boats 11/4327 Our aftermarket rudder recently broke on our H260. This article should help anyone wanting to make t
Table replacement jroddy at 8:02pm 04.07.13 Catalina 22 12/2268 Thinking about replacing water damaged table. Any suggestions on Material or similar experiences? T
Butt splice Ted at 6:56pm 04.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1345 I'm adding a piece of electronics and there is a 14ga. 3 conductor cable in the way. There isn't eno

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Lewmar windlass drum removal Hello Below at 10:30am 02.05.23 Although I cannot identify the model of your windlass from your pics, I believe the more recent ones
Lewmar windlass drum removal dlochner at 10:05am 02.05.23 What is the brown stuff inside the handle socket? There may be a screw beneath it that screws into t
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:56am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
mooring pendants Will Gilmore at 9:56am 02.05.23
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 9:35am 02.05.23 i have a brake on my shaft. custom made i suspect. goes around the coupling. locks the 2 bladed pr
Evaluating a South Coast 26 PaulK at 9:35am 02.05.23 Just a boat handling point-- the side decks seem quite narrow, which might make going forward to hoi
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:34am 02.05.23 Also, the the rigging runs thru the same drain. Would have never thought of that
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:31am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
Perko vs. Vetus shell ventilators dLj at 9:28am 02.05.23 I have no experience with the Perko but looking at the Perko web site for these, they are doing the
Missing boom kappykaplan at 9:27am 02.05.23 Water seeks its own level. My sink drain is below the waterline. Water doesn't back up, even when
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:18am 02.05.23 Can anyone explain " the sink drains thru the keel, how would it drain just sitting still in the wat
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 9:18am 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Battery starter ... Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 02.05.23
Battery starter ... shemandr at 8:19am 02.05.23 Yeah, that.
mooring pendants jssailem at 7:53am 02.05.23 Welcome to the SBO site. It is tough to make these decisions. Money. Will it be a calm water experie
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:49am 02.05.23 Have had a 3blade Maxprop for years which feathers reliably. Prop walk is minimal and reverse thrus
Battery starter ... Don S/V ILLusion at 7:45am 02.05.23 Looks like a battery isolator common in that era of boats. You should replace It with something like
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 7:34am 02.05.23 For convenience of installation the wireless is very attractive. But. Signals can go week or fail. P
mooring pendants Captain Larry-DH at 7:24am 02.05.23
Oday 302 keel surface Mackaroni at 7:14am 02.05.23 Sorry for the delay in responding. The answers here are super helpful and I am very grateful for t

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