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Winterizing Water Heater tank woodtickranch at 9:59am 07.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1216 We have a 28' 1984 O'Day that we just purchased this year i was wondering about winterizing hot wate
Clatter of old diesels Eddie7045 at 9:19am 07.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/3382 I'm a shadetree mechanic with little knowledge of diesels. I noticed that diesel engines do not make
looking for a boating gps newsailor72 at 9:06am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1903 new to sailing/boating, looking for a gps with maps, hope to spend under $200. is the gamin 76cx a
Reff lines throughthe boom? Jimongee at 8:08am 07.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1363 Does anyone have a quick tip for routing the lreef lines through the boom without taking the boom of
Roller Furler Ken and Julie at 7:35am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3935 I'm a novice sailor so bear with me here. I've been enjoying our new boat but ran into some troubl
Rudder setup pics for 26D (2) dawg2 at 7:24am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/5454 Rudder setup pics for 26D (PICS ADDED) I know I am asking a lot of questions,:eek: but there are no
1980 H37C Bowmar Hatch #'s jphud at 6:54am 07.03.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1061 Does anyone know the part #'s for the three hatch sizes. Aprox 9 1/4 x 9 1/4
Is this Genoa too big? (2) RonRock at 6:02am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4631 I recently bought a set of sails supposedly off of a Mac 25. I looked at the specs and realized that
Grounding Milton.Audas at 5:37am 07.03.12 Catalina 22 27/5307 Oh that word may conjure all sorts of sighs in trepidation. But my question is much easier on the he
Keel is stuck Marc Paulin at 4:53am 07.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2444 I have recently bought an O'Day 25 shoal keel and the keel has dropped very easily but does not come
New asymmetrical spinnaker's design paint falling off (2) deacm at 4:03am 07.03.12 Big Boats 2/1200 Has anyone else had this problem? What kind of paint are they supposed to use for putting the asym'
OMC Saildrive Control Panel PGRELLER at 4:02am 07.03.12 S2 3/1395 On my 1980 8.0 S2 I have a toggle for the choke, a key switch, and a push/pull switch for the blower
1998 352 Refrig fuse robfmcc at 1:01am 07.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1208 Refrig just stopped working and would like to check the fuse but can't seem to locate it and the man
Made it to Avalon, long slow trip. caguy at 11:37pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1474 Well. I made it to catalina. Got here about 830 . Motored the whole way , when was about 8 to 10 kno
Oday 222 Time to Sail: 25minutes Someyawhoo at 9:37pm 07.02.12 Day Sailers 3/1804 How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching t
Bow and Stern LED Lights, Battery Operated JKCMBOAT at 9:24pm 07.02.12 Smaller Boats 3/2350 Does any one have any experience and know of good bow / stern, battery operated, LED lights? Are th
Repair Marlow Winches Frank B at 6:17pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/908 I have disassembled my Marlow 23 winches and am having problems getting them to properly work when r
Wheel autopilot for 1995 MKII 36 rbtrinkle at 5:43pm 07.02.12 Big Boats 7/3023 Hey all, We are shopping for autopilots. We would like to put a wheel pilot on. We have found a RA
waterballast drain lubrication lcook at 5:27pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1310 The drain valve on the stern of my boat is quite stiff. It is a 2002 and I have just bought it. Mayb
Shopping for a new outboard CAMK36 at 5:17pm 07.02.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/3094 I need to replace my outboard. I have a 19' Oday. What HP and which make is recommended? I ap

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Through holes and prop (8) fstbttms at 7:32am 10.09.22 Oh boy, here we go again, playing it fast and loose while making it up as we go along. Right. I'm
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:43am 10.09.22 The "Sonnet" and Captain Fiero departed Sandy Hook this morning. Can anybody recommend a cheap(Read
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:33am 10.09.22 There are predominately two materials that are used to construct a dinghy. PVC or Hypalon. I am a
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:32am 10.09.22 Thank you! Thank you!
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:31am 10.09.22 Perhaps try Stabond U-148 two-part adhesive. Good for PVC or Hypalon. I used it to repair a blown s
Alternator Bracket RoyS at 6:25am 10.09.22 Does this remain in place? If so how is it secured? Yes, remains in place. Secured by same fastene
Tongue Extensions (3) JBP-PA at 5:47am 10.09.22 Here is my extension in case it helps. It has a sliding bar with its own hitch. It slides through s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 12:06am 10.09.22
Through holes and prop (8) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33pm 10.08.22 I'm saying that 1 shaft diameter (or less) is not standard in either the sailboat or powerboat sect
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging garymalmgren at 9:44pm 10.08.22 I am considering replacing my standing rigging at my dock. If you can pull up next to a wharf I wou
Tongue Extensions sail sfbay at 9:33pm 10.08.22 As a design engineer do not rely on other designs. Design your own that you know is safe.
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 9:07pm 10.08.22 Thanks, @sail sfbay . I do have a design strategy in mind, thanks. That design strategy includes gat
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 9:07pm 10.08.22 Hurricane Julia is small and just had time to get its status with 74 mph winds. s year. Jim...
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 9:04pm 10.08.22
Random photo from our first regatta rgranger at 8:50pm 10.08.22 Wow, that looks like a great improvement. I'll have to study my situation a little and see. That's
Tongue Extensions sail sfbay at 8:50pm 10.08.22 Since you can do the load and stress calculations, suggest designing it from first principles (as a
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:41pm 10.08.22 Which sail do you have? Hi John. As I said in the initial post, it's an asymmetrical spinnaker.
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 8:40pm 10.08.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 8:37pm 10.08.22 I used to keep my boat ant a marina at lake Martin AL. There were a couple of old salts there who
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 8:31pm 10.08.22 Tedd. Lets distinguish between Asymmetrical and Spinnaker. Basics The Asymmetrical attaches the Ta

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