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Speed sensor through hull fitting on O'Day 25 Isla-Mae at 12:01pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1845 I am restoring a '77 O 'Day 25 and come to a speed sensor fitting just aft of the keel. The gauge is
sigh, Selling my boat... What made you buy yours?? KandD at 11:29am 12.11.12 Big Boats 5/2034 :cry: USN has decided my wife has spent enough time on the east coast and we are going west... we'l*
Engine to Engine rivettw at 10:23am 12.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1415 Hello guys, Currently looking at the feasability of swapping out my old 2QM20 (in 79' 37ft Hunter cu
Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1561 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3443 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1893 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat
1977 Oday 22 (1) LFM at 6:21am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4875 Another new boat owner. With questions. My wife and I decided to quit buying gas for the gas sucking
Help me pick a potty kito at 6:18am 12.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3393 The Admiral is tired of peeing in a bucket and I need to put a porta potty in my Cat 22.....it would
About that H37C bridgedeck traveler. (2) Ed Schenck at 5:32am 12.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 32/5745 Spring of 2013 I want my traveler to look like Blaise's, see pictures. Tell me once more how you wer
The Boat Avatar HannaTina88 at 3:49am 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/32 Dear boat owner, Boat manufacturers use all their skills and the latest technology to provide bo
Wire Labelling Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7908 Has anyone come up with a good product for labelling electrical wiring which lasts ? I am ready to
Catalina 22 Advice--Sell or part out (4) GNX Guy at 5:51pm 12.10.12 Catalina 22 12/3291 Hi, New here. I am a scout leader that just inhearted a Catalina 22 for our unit. Unfortunatl
Purchasing my first sailboat & the survey ken336 at 3:09pm 12.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/4194 I saw a hunter 336 in great condition, cosmeticlly, so I had a survey and a mechanical inspection do
mac 26D rudder karlos263 at 3:03pm 12.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1892 Because of the heading up issue with the mac 26D, I decided to try modifying the rudder be adding a
Plumbing changes ifmdalvey at 2:12pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1718 Hello folks I have read up on several post on here about plumbing. I presently have the head going
Just purchased a Balboa26 (5) rgranger at 2:05pm 12.10.12 Trailer Sailors 12/5093 Hey All Well it was sort of an impulse/last minute decision but... Just letting you all know that I
Advice - Galveston Bay to Matagorda bay at the end of Dec. twobitdad at 1:54pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4922 I have to move my boat (Hunter 30', with the help of a friend, both of us with some experience) from
What is your dream boat? Bad Obsession at 1:09pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 51/8764 What is your dream boat? How would you outfit it? Where would you take it? If you had an unlimi
Cockpit Table (1) bigpapaporsche at 1:07pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1374 Attached is our 12X24 Cockpit Table on our Seaward 23. I made it from solid Teak and is supported by
Another New Project That might be of Interest (5) joker460 at 1:00pm 12.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/9563 I always wanted the raw water pump face plate to face forwards. There is a kit to do this but I didn

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buzzer alarm upgrade brad minda at 12:06am 04.06.23 the system from catalina direct is just short of 300 bucks.
buzzer alarm upgrade brad minda at 12:05am 04.06.23 the automotive idea was what I was thinking but I have no idea as where to star or how to install
buzzer alarm upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:21pm 04.05.23 How much is their system worth ? If you're comfortable with electrical components and wiring, you c
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 04.05.23 However, I need the pulse per revolution (PULSE value) in order to start the programming? Damn, n
Tachometer needle broken - help Rich Stidger at 8:53pm 04.05.23 Easy. First measure the diameter of the alternator pulley and the diameter of the engine crank pull
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 8:21pm 04.05.23 While the engine still lacks it Varoom having lost the magic smoke, progress has been made on the bo
Life lines questions Will Gilmore at 8:08pm 04.05.23 Do you sail offshore or where the weather could change suddenly? Do you host children aboard? I'm a
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 7:56pm 04.05.23 OK, I have the programmable tach. VDO no longer makes tachs mentioned and a company called Veratron
Life lines questions Joe at 7:54pm 04.05.23 That's the way it was built, many boats of that era were. In fact, many boats did not come lifelin
Life lines questions jssailem at 7:54pm 04.05.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up stickinthemud57 at 7:38pm 04.05.23 Man, I watch those videos and I am green with envy. The idea of flying across the water as they do.
Yanmar 1gm questions Gerry DELICH at 7:36pm 04.05.23 Thanks, I'll do that
AITA? Racing situation that came up Leeward Rail at 6:42pm 04.05.23 No, I got that, but I was also sensing a bit of "Why take a perfectly good hobby and turn it in to
Zinc on strut? heritage at 6:23pm 04.05.23 I had to replace the shaft log because of corrosion. I connected a bonding wire internally from the
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 6:17pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when
Yanmar 1gm questions dlochner at 6:15pm 04.05.23 Welcome to SBO. The first, easiest and cheapest fix is to track down and clean the terminals on the
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages heritage at 6:10pm 04.05.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:04pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who provided input and answers to my post. Special thanks to Crazy Dave who I cau
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 6:00pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who responded, particularly jssailem for the super-quick response. I was able to
Troubleshooting wind display Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54pm 04.05.23 Could be many causes but start with the easy (read - cheap) stuff. Remove all connectors, clean and

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