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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 11/2495 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 1/2272 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 15/12247 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 13/2738 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
Charging Alarm Sailorjack at 5:18pm 05.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1266 Hi All I launched today and she floated. After I ran the engine for about 7-10 mins I started to
Pearson 303 Rudder Packing Gland jrezab at 4:54pm 05.31.12 Pearson 3/2641 I need to replace the packing material in the packing gland of the rudder ' engine drive shaft. Doe

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Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Will Gilmore at 1:53am 01.31.23 Fort De Soto, Caladesi Island. No Anchorage on Caladesi, just sail up to the beach and anchor in so
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Joe at 10:19pm 01.30.23 Egmont key is quite a way, 45 miles or so, from the mouth of the Anclote river. My friends' kept th
Repair around Cutless Bearing jon hansen at 9:47pm 01.30.23 fixing that little chip and some gelcoat repair, 10,000? i would have never guessed that much. so
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 8:09pm 01.30.23 Here's some interesting test data Watertight Connector Test - Practical Sailor
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 6:10pm 01.30.23 Doyle made us a racing style laminate main with no battens and a larger roach than the standard in-m
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 5:46pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 5:35pm 01.30.23 Looks great!
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 5:25pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be
Repair around Cutless Bearing jssailem at 4:59pm 01.30.23 Looks like someone tried to repair it before without permanent success. Proper repair would necessit
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 4:25pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. Much easier than what I found! :beer:
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay JohnnyMac at 4:16pm 01.30.23 Thanks, Benny! Speaking of Dinks. Do you have a recommendation for someone to work on small outboar
National Documetation Portal jssailem at 3:58pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. I found my boat on this link. https://cgmi
Oday 302 keel surface jibes138 at 3:51pm 01.30.23 I think the original casting had a defect and they used compound to fill it and fair it. Probably w
Oday 302 keel surface Tally Ho at 3:45pm 01.30.23
hunter 49 steering quadrant. artboas at 3:45pm 01.30.23 thanks Art, and yes your spot on again. My linkages we're all loose but I found that a few years ag
Beneteau First 24 Question Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be p
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 3:21pm 01.30.23 Nowhere nearly as user friendly as I recall. It's all redacted and you need to be very specific in
Oday 302 keel surface dmax at 2:49pm 01.30.23 The 302's keel is defintitely lead (I had one).
Oday 302 keel surface jssailem at 2:39pm 01.30.23 Looks like the fossilized remains of a Wiwaxia or A partial consumed anode. in the image it looks

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