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ODay 25 Spreader Removal glong3 at 6:11pm 03.10.13 Day Sailers 2/1017 Does anyone know how to remove the spreaders from an oday 25 mast? There was a single bolt where the
All 320/326 owners with CS 3 blade prop. bigsick at 6:04pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2793 I have a 2003 326 with Yanmay 2GM20F. I want to replace my two blade Martec with a 3 blade fixed pr
Need a Vang? bhstech at 5:34pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1251 I've had a few posts here about my, new to me, 86 Cat 27 Tall Rig. This have mid boom sheeting. It
chartplotters lcook at 5:26pm 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1136 I have a MacGregor 26X. I need to buy a simple but adequate GPS chartplotter but the dedicated Marin
Ignition circuit fuse in a 309 Crystal_RPAYC at 3:31pm 03.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2024 There should be a fuse in the ignition circuit. This is the circuit containing the start and stop bu
Injector Replacement Yanmar 2GM (3) Nelsonhow at 3:24pm 03.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/11095 Hi Guys, Getting ready for the next season. I'm replacing the injectors on my 1983 Yarnmar 2GM.
Only in San Francisco (2) sfgary at 3:22pm 03.10.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1940 Spent the weekend on the boat in SF when walking to Dinner we saw the third street bridge going up.
Towing a Catalina 27 and questions about what trailer Diamondjet at 3:13pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 23/42437 Hello all! I'm looking for information on what it takes to tow a 1983 Catalina 27 on a 1500 mile t
34' O'Day Hauling sailormanron at 2:48pm 03.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1929 Hi, My name is Ron and I am new to the O'Day forum. I recently purchased a 1982 34ft O'Day. Looking
removal of starboard upper shroud chainplate Hayden Watson at 2:40pm 03.10.13 Catalina 30 11/3814
H380 waste hose length jackzimmerman at 2:35pm 03.10.13 Big Boats 5/1390 To avoid wasting a 2 hr trip down to the boat still on the hard, anyone know how many feet of Triden
Mac 25 Curtains? jjsbiggs at 2:15pm 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2087 I'm planning to make some curtains for my Mac 25. Should I cut them on a taper to match the windows
Agm Battery Space In Forward Engine Cavity windomember at 1:01pm 03.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1468 Hi all you 38s5 owners. Mine is in Trinidad and I am in Vancouver, Canada. I am wanting to purchase
Agm Battery Install In Eng Compartment windomember at 12:19pm 03.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/802 Hi fellow 38s5 sailers. I have a question regarding space to do the following since I am in Vancouv
Purchase of Catalina 22 1985 sandra.ward@mac.com at 11:31am 03.10.13 Catalina 22 11/2048 Hi I used to own a 25' Catalina for sailing in East Greenwich Bay RI Now we have returned to Up
Reefing question YVRguy at 11:26am 03.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2891 When I try to reef the main on my Hunter 34 I find that the sail sliders stack up in the track to th
Halyard clamp jammed (1) YVRguy at 11:20am 03.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1555 Halyard clutch jammed My Hunter 34 has an different style of clutch clamps in the cockpit than I'm
spring is on its way !!! rzobel at 10:13am 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1217 it is a beautiful day here near DC. all i can think of as i sit outside resting from slicing up a 6
Simulated Teak Decking windcat at 9:30am 03.10.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2070 We have pulled out the carpet from our Catalina 30 and have been researching alternate deck material
2 Forestays on My V25? (2) RonRock at 8:43am 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/6225 Top of my to do list this spring is setup my FF2 Roller Furler and Geneoa. So I'm thinking about the

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Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 jssailem at 8:15am 01.28.23 Your Hunter, do you have the topping lift terminated at the mast or is it run back to the cockpit?
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? George Braun at 8:11am 01.28.23 now i have yet another thing on my list to check in the spring - new 2008 Hunter 36, no idea of the
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. jssailem at 8:00am 01.28.23 Shelter Bay looks like a good spot to be for Saturday's big winds. Hi OrcaBob. Welcome to the SBO
And this is? Davidasailor26 at 7:56am 01.28.23
And this is? kappykaplan at 7:50am 01.28.23 Perhaps to discourage birds from landing.
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products John Marrone at 7:37am 01.28.23 Thanks to all you fellow sailors.
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 7:35am 01.28.23 Thanks for the great feedback. I was also concerned about the keel winch on the Macgregor, it could
Rain water leaking in V berth jssailem at 7:34am 01.28.23 Hello @akabud Welcome to the forum. You are getting some torrential rainfall this year. One might a
Flexible Tank Search RoyS at 6:35am 01.28.23 I put one of those in an odd shaped compartment last year. The flexible tank conformed to the odd sh
Considering sonar RoyS at 6:22am 01.28.23 Last year the chart plotter showed me motoring along about 100 yards off shore, er actually inshore
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Sail22Capri22 at 6:03am 01.28.23 I had success cleaning teak with this stuff : https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Gene Neill at 6:00am 01.28.23 Yeah, if the washer PSI is too high (and/or the spray tip too narrow) it will tear up the surface of
Cleat backing plates? Gene Neill at 5:58am 01.28.23 I may, however put a single additional larger cleat centered in the bow, just far enough aft to acc
Fuel tank sending unit RoyS at 5:57am 01.28.23 If the top mount of your sender looks like a ring with about 5 fasteners then it is probably the sta
Fuel tank sending unit Davidasailor26 at 5:40am 01.28.23 OEM equipment on that era 28 was just a float with a built-in gauge mounted directly onto the top of
Considering sonar dlochner at 5:20am 01.28.23 It might depend on where you sail. But, all I can say is that I have been using Navionics charts f
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion sailme88 at 5:09am 01.28.23 Analog cell phones died years ago.. People were forced to go digital. support is the key here.. No a
Flexible Tank Search Caboteur at 4:08am 01.28.23
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Sail22Capri22 at 3:04am 01.28.23 Thanks to a li'l gizmo called the Uniseal UNISEAL it's a fairly easy job to turn a portable potty
Flexible Tank Search SailMaster at 11:06pm 01.27.23 Good morning all, Thank you for all of the feed back. This is for drinking, bathing water.It needs

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