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O'Day 192 - 1986 - Bilge Leak Question (1) jbulot@yahoo.com at 4:25pm 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5618 Hi all, I was hoping an experienced O'Day 192 owner might be able to help me out. After learning t
Tired of Snow in TV JeffThompson at 4:15pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 6/1591 Wondering if anyone has any suggestions how to get rid of the snow on all the channels. As much as
What size rail under boom? Jared1048 at 3:24pm 04.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/827 The rail that protects the two cowl vents. I need to know what size it is to get a mouting bracket f
Wheel Vibration LittleFrog at 2:08pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1696 I have a question concerning a "new" vibration in the wheel: I have started getting a serious "shak
Heads for a 26m Bobglas at 1:35pm 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1081 Just ordered a 26m, wife wants a head w/ tank that holds at least 9 gallons. Dealer said he'll insta
Easy Cutlass bearing removal (1) Jim Seamans at 1:19pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 18/14337 Having the proper tools to begin with, I thought this was going to be a nice one hour job. Murphy S
Waste tank "broken" Dantodd at 1:15pm 04.30.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2541 I've been unable to pump out my holding tank for a while. I finally got most of it sorted out but st
Jump starter off house battery KandD at 1:08pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1096 I don't see why not, but can I jump-start my diesel battery from my house bank? Last summer durin
Pettit Antifouling paint for inflatables Bob S at 12:29pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1480 Just a quick question to anyone that's used bottom paint on their dinghy? I'm reading the can for pr
tachometer type for 1985 C38????? oceandreams at 11:47am 04.30.12 Big Boats 6/1932 Hello, I had a wire come loose in my instrument panel and basically melt my engine wiring harness.
First Post as a owner! Sail Shackles, Sail questions... (1) bailing bucket at 10:58am 04.30.12 Day Sailers 14/3353 This will be my first post a new sailboat owner! I recently purchased a 1976 O'Day 25 and now is my
Dare I cut out some cockpit deck bear62041 at 10:47am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3430 My 1986 222 has a great storage area inside the cabin, aft of the step, aft of the centerboard halya
Latest pics of my custom H190 (5) tampastockman at 10:45am 04.30.12 Smaller Boats 7/1477 Here are yet more pics. Some are duplicates from previous post just to put them all together. The fi
How hard to check 3YM30 HX? Ken Honeycutt at 10:00am 04.30.12 Big Boats 3/879 Making my pre launch spring commissioning yesterday and discovered I had lost two impeller blades so
Jackline paulj at 9:16am 04.30.12 Catalina 310 0/1297 http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-04-24#.T56djqvy9q1 paulj
Black Gold (1) kloudie1 at 9:09am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1620 Got tax return .. went out and bought 4 new Yanmar motor mounts .. average price $116.85 each (diffe
Keel Shackle mbailey17 at 9:04am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1073 Just recently Bought a 85 Mac 22 and doing a little work on her, mostly cosmetic stuff, bottom paint
Testing engine sensors wahoo42 at 9:03am 04.30.12 Big Boats 1/928 How does one go about checking engine sensors and gauges. I have a Passage 42 with a 4JH2-TE Yanmar
Sinking of the Aegean Hunter 376 noprob2 at 8:29am 04.30.12 Big Boats 0/1945 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/30/11466954-gone-through-a-blender-no-signs-of-distress-be
What magazines do you read? Kermit at 7:53am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 28/3378 I just got a solicitation from "Soundings" magazine for a 12-month rate of $20.00. They don't offer

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Starboard & Port tack confusion! Brian D at 6:22pm 11.21.22 This was shown in the sinking of the Titanic movie. They ordered "Hard a Port" to avoid the Iceber
Clever Boat Names 31seahorse at 6:13pm 11.21.22 Seahorse: At the time we purchased and repaired her we were dividing our time between caring for ho
Starboard & Port tack confusion! JohnShannon at 6:12pm 11.21.22 So the only confusion arises when you are sailing by the lee. Obviously the side the sail is on is
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 5:58pm 11.21.22 I just confirmed that the line is 1/4". I just realized the furler is slanted backwards but the p
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:14pm 11.21.22 Thanks Sailors. I'll try to gravity feed the system. I haven't checked yet, but I assume this impl
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away capta at 5:02pm 11.21.22 I was always under the impression that Salt away was to was chrome and stainless outside of the boat
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 5:01pm 11.21.22 Let the forum know what the surveyor found.
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 4:59pm 11.21.22 Propably no different than any other sailboat of that vintage depending on how it was maintained. Wh
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.21.22 It is like an Easter Egg hunt! You have to crawl over the boat, look in every nook and cranny, and
Painting over sanded non-skid surface jssailem at 4:30pm 11.21.22 Do not change your wife! Yes.. sound advice. I hear that is more expensive than buying her a new b
Keel crack jaysweet at 4:28pm 11.21.22
New friend is a crow? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.21.22 But no sign. :( Bummer... He'll remember your face...:biggrin: and likely your tasty treats. Steak
Racing rule questions Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also 2
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 11.21.22
Keel crack Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 11.21.22 Lead keel due to keel shape. Which boat and year? I would scape off coating to see if crack in kee
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 3:31pm 11.21.22 It seems we don't have ravens in Florida. We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow.
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 3:30pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and
De-powering water heater for winter Leeward Rail at 3:28pm 11.21.22 Fwiw I would install a better circuit breaker so that you can simply turn it off in the future. Hope
Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 11.21.22 If you are lucky, what you have is just failed fairing compound. If so, the repair will be fairly e

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