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Atomic diesel, 11 hp, 1983 vmaks at 9:14am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/902 This boat is new to me and I am unsure as to how much water should be movig through the exhaust. Ce
replace teak companionway steps vmaks at 9:06am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/6189 O'Day 28, 1983....teak steps in the companionway going inside the boat have cracked in 1/2. Two are
mystery light fixture (1) minnella at 7:53am 06.01.12 Big Boats 3/1263 Does anyone recognize the fixture? It has 4 mounting points. The deck light does not have a globe or
Solar Set Up Advice twodzusfittings at 7:40am 06.01.12 Smaller Boats 11/2603 I have purchased a 15Volt, 7 amp solar panel with controller. I have the mounting design all thought
Slipping Throttle R. Chapin at 7:31am 06.01.12 Catalina 310 6/2103 The throttle on my 310 walks back to an idle almost immediately. I have rigged a velcro strip to h
Unable to Equalize Batteries? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:37am 06.01.12 Big Boats 2/1181 My boat has an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger with the standard remote panel. The manual
changing pitch of cockpit floor to stern pitch BJW at 6:25am 06.01.12 Catalina 22 11/2496 Hello everyone, Does anyone know the measurement of the amount of pitch I would have to raise th
Battery size Cmp1110 at 3:48am 06.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1367 Does anyone know what size, group battery is in our 28.5 ??
5411 transmission fluid digggs at 10:09pm 05.31.12 Catalina 30 1/2273 How do I check and change my transmission fluid on my. Universal 5411 diesel engine?
Hunter 25.5 Hairline Crack (3) JKCMBOAT at 9:28pm 05.31.12 Smaller Boats 4/1830 Last weekend I noticed a small amount of water in the bottom floor area directly above the keel. I
New Addition to the FLEET (5) bda_n_tampa at 9:00pm 05.31.12 Day Sailers 4/1729 Hey all, First time Oday owner :dance: Bought this beautiful 1979 23' last week. Im planning on doi
I'm in... (1) Squidd at 7:57pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3165 Finally after a winter of rehab and refresh I got the Lady back in the water again... Was hoping
Engine Alarm never shuts off rhythmsurfer at 7:38pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/12252 I've been rehabing a 1981 Hunter 36 with a 2cyl yanmar for the past year. Today I was working on the
Strut pro tool to lend or rent ? Nelsonhow at 7:09pm 05.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1379 Am I pushing it or what? My insurance survey identified the need to replace the cutlass bearing
Marine Elegance Head Install (4) jsalley at 6:38pm 05.31.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2421 My OEM W-C Headmate bit the dust recently. I'd planned on replacing it with an electric model at som
Glad to Be of Service! Dougo at 6:37pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3694 My brother ' I were enjoying some great sailing a couple weeks ago and eventually the wind died and
A small piece of Maine ifmdalvey at 6:15pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2739 Anybody fancy owning a small but remote piece of Maine? It could be yours for nothing as the town of
Comic Relief dparilla at 6:11pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3306 So I am out sailing this past Tuesday, and trying to redeem myself after gooning up my last arrival
retro fitting a screen for your front hatch vmaks at 6:07pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1167 Does anyone have a do-it-yourself option for fitting a screen into the hatch of a 28 ft O'Day? Also
traveler bolt size-loose bolts vmaks at 5:48pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/971 New purchase, 28 ft O'Day, 1983, the bolts/screws are loose on the starboard side of traveler. I wo

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Oday 302 keel surface (4) Tin Kicker at 9:03am 01.31.23 I spoke with the manufacturer, Marskeels, to do the same repair on mine. It is a solid lead keel and
Hunter Logo Removal Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 01.31.23 I'd suggest a hair dryer ONLY and grab one edge and start pulling slowly. No heat gun as they put o
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:59am 01.31.23 Finally stopped raining so I could uncover the boat and take a photo of the new flush mounted CNLink
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? jssailem at 8:58am 01.31.23 With all the interest in Lithium Batteries, perhaps a hi-tech fire blanket should be considered. He
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:51am 01.31.23 I forgot to mention that even though the CNLinko plug connectors say they are waterproof I have been
Quality Deck electrical connectors Rltgold at 8:44am 01.31.23 Project_Mayhem, Thanks for the link to the study, I looked it over briefly and need to sit down and
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 8:37am 01.31.23 Observations from investigating a lot of car and airplane fires over the years and looking at a few
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! (3) sailcapt340 at 8:24am 01.31.23
And this is? walt at 8:07am 01.31.23 Jim, correct about surge from being plugged into a marina AC. True for your boat or home. This artic
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 7:52am 01.31.23 That is excellent advice. Where should one test fire extinguishers? It feels like a bad idea to disc
And this is? (1) JamesG161 at 7:32am 01.31.23 per a ABYC standard, that has merged with their Electrical Standard. The Potection Zone is this kn
And this is? stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 01.31.23 ^^^ Maybe the most authoritative, evidence-based post on the subject I have seen in this thread. Esp
Mast cleat ckreitlein at 7:26am 01.31.23 I am pleased to report I found the exact cleats ... at US SPARS, Gainesville, Fl...$18 each....
Spinnaker on Hunter e33 rbrentsaunders at 7:03am 01.31.23 Hi @rbrentsaunders Congrats on the new boat! The manual for your boat is here: Link to manual On pa
And this is? (2) walt at 6:51am 01.31.23 My .02 FYI, "grounding" the mast does not mean you need to have a chunk of bare metal in the water.
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? BigEasy at 6:49am 01.31.23 What CO2 extinguishers are you using? Quick search reveals prices over $200 for a 5 lb CO2 model.
Quality Deck electrical connectors JBP-PA at 6:47am 01.31.23 CNLinko looks very promising, thank you. I share your love of the Sea Dog connectors, especially the
Hunter Logo Removal Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 01.31.23 Having never done it, I can only defer to those who have described their method which was the pruden
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:16am 01.31.23 Strongly suggest that everyone actually try using an extinguisher Often people use them wrong in
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? RoyS at 6:15am 01.31.23 With regard to 12 VDC electrical fires: Many boats have poor to non-existent fusing on their batteri

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