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Another Battery Question gjaffess at 9:11am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1019 On my O'Day 272, I have the usual 2 battery setup. If i have it set for battery 1, will both batter
Lee Helm Question cb32863 at 8:32am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 27/4909 Got my O' Day 25 finaly launched and have been having lee helm. Have loosened the forestay as much a
Keel Cradle jkowza at 8:24am 07.28.12 Sirius 21/22 5/3372 I happen to notice something the other day while the boat was on the trailer. The manual says to lo
5411 engine question: jrowan at 6:45am 07.28.12 Catalina 30 11/4934 Hello all, Does anyone else with a 5411 model Universal diesel know where the hose that exits up f
Bleed Screw: Which one is it? (1) Scup at 6:38am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 24/6354 ...on Yanmar 1GM10. See pic. Which screw is used to bleed the air from the secondary filter, "A"
Quadrant problems (4) Goldfinger at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1885 2? problems. 1) My quadrant stop is "working" the deck just behind the binnacle
Shower Curtain (2) gpd955 at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/10975 Did a search of the forums and couldn't find anything on this.... Have any Catalina (or other) ow
Making bed out of the table Ron.Korpan at 5:49am 07.28.12 Big Boats 4/1532 Recently bought a 92 hunter vision, suppose to sleep 7, tried to put the table down to make a bed, c
Catalina 27 Upwind Performance Ajay73 at 4:31am 07.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/6349 I have a 1980 C27 with the standard fin keel. Just this past week I was able to get out sailing it
Wet plywood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 4:19am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1303 On a recently purchased O'Day 19 in excellent shape overall I discovered and repaired several cracks
Cal 36 I think. ezajac at 3:49am 07.28.12 Cal 1/2842 Hello all. 1st time Cal threader long time reader. I have a 1968 Cal 36 I believe? The title for t
lifeline stops? Banooma at 3:27am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4283 I saw something on a sailboat some time ago that impressed me with its practicality....if I imagined
Water tanks usage preference islandrunner70 at 8:14pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1341 On my Bene 370 there are two water tanks connected through a Y-connection to the fresh water pump.
Busted rudder Bob Cronin at 6:52pm 07.27.12 C&C 2/2373 Hi all The rudder on my beloved C'C 24 broke off at the water line (18 months I paid a boat wo
Fixture hole in cockpit Golden Road at 6:50pm 07.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1361 On my 1978 O'day 23 there was something mounted in the aft (transom) wall of the cockpit, equi dista
How to change the oil filter of M30 perkins, Beneteau 352 sirocovzla at 5:43pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1687 Any can help me and tell a easy way to change the oil filter of the M30 perkins diesel engine of th
Excellent Vendor Report - Sea Frost (1) Maine Sail at 3:26pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3021 So a few weeks ago I ran into Cleave, the owner of Sea Frost Refrigeration, on the dock at our club.
Echo Charger wgkenney at 2:28pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2835 Hi all, Over the last two years I've been doing electrical upgrades on my B473 based on the advice
Internal charger short circuit fuse? Dave555 at 2:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/816 I have a Quick sbc adv charger factory installed in my beneteau. By misstake i switched the poles on
Bilge pump under the engine Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:13pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2399 In the Beneteau 361 if the compartment (or whatever is called) under the engine fills with water for

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Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up mermike at 8:29am 10.19.22 When I rebedded my chainplates I used blue tape at the threads to mark the turnbuckles. I did them o
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft FastOlson at 8:25am 10.19.22 We cruised a Niagara 26 for a decade. Fast and easy to sail. High quality design and build from Hint
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:22am 10.19.22 I did try connecting a length of poly tubing to the output of the pump with the other end of the tub
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:17am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed compa
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Justin_NSA at 8:16am 10.19.22 Yeah, you can see the outline of where the flange used to be... I'd bet BWY has them.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 8:13am 10.19.22 Look at the pic I attached. I did, thanks but, stupid question, it looks, then, like all you did w
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.19.22 There should be a flange that the bolts are fastened to. I would take out the "drain", clean it off
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft dmax at 8:04am 10.19.22 Beneteau makes some nice boats in that size, the First 26, 265 and 27, some have keel/centerboards a
Foam Seat Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 10.19.22 I can recommend Welcome to Buyfoam if you just want to replace the foam. Good pricing and service. T
Garhauer E-Z Glide Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 10.19.22 40 years ? That's it / You'd think you pay good money for something and it would last... Just kiddin
1 gallon paint can pour spouts mdidomenico at 6:54am 10.19.22 i use 5 gallon buckets that have resealable gasket lids. https://www.lowes.com/pd/United-Solution
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 10.19.22
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up CowboyWay at 6:36am 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 6:10am 10.19.22 Pearson Commander rates around 222 PHRF, I think. That made it competitive with the C&C 25, Ranger
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Orbweaver at 6:09am 10.19.22 MY understanding is that fitting's job is to hold the spreader perpendicular to the mast. As such yo
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 6:01am 10.19.22 With those reported conditions and the fact that you will mostly single hand I'm wondering why you
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? jssailem at 5:56am 10.19.22 Ideally, the keel and stub should be flat and evenly spaced, bonded with 5200 as the keel and stub
New electrical panel CYQK at 5:45am 10.19.22 When you get ready have a look at Paneltronics... they produce some great stuff installed them on my
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 5:41am 10.19.22 Curious. Why the 4ft Limit? The depths of the Sound seem to suggest that 5 ft draft will carry you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 5:29am 10.19.22 If you could find one the COMMANDER 26 (PEARSON) might be a good choice. com/nwct/a,29,153454,Pearso

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